I think this post was dual wielding Passions. :)
But you're mistaken. It greatly annoys me beyond words that it is possible for some characters to easily stroll through act 5 at /players 8 while other characters can/not barely do it in /players 1.
However, something I havn't had the time to test that might be true is that the tests I did were in fact in /players 8. Because the game keeps track of your /players setting between games now (as Griz found out), it's possible that they were. But during my tests I'm almost certain I set it to 1 each game just to be sure. But, I'm playing Realms these days to try to get in on the 1.09 action before 1.10 destroys it, and last time I tried to revert from 1.10 i had to reinstall the game - a 30 minute process on this computer. So somebody else will need to do further tests.
Edit: The best example I can give is a bone necro who doesn't use CE. Three max synergy slvl25 bone spears will kill most things in /players 1 in nightmare. TEETH can level nightmare. You're looking at more than three times that many spears, even spirits, in hell. Bone spear/spirit does better damage than a lot of sorc skills, and are infinitely safer to use with bone prisons and walls. A no-CE bone necro is able to solo hell successfully and safetly in /players 1, but would not be able to perform in much higher player counts. Add in CE, and he owns everyone. But, sorcs don't have CE. Their equivilent, static, cannot kill.
I honestly hope I am very, very wrong, because I want to be.
But you're mistaken. It greatly annoys me beyond words that it is possible for some characters to easily stroll through act 5 at /players 8 while other characters can/not barely do it in /players 1.
However, something I havn't had the time to test that might be true is that the tests I did were in fact in /players 8. Because the game keeps track of your /players setting between games now (as Griz found out), it's possible that they were. But during my tests I'm almost certain I set it to 1 each game just to be sure. But, I'm playing Realms these days to try to get in on the 1.09 action before 1.10 destroys it, and last time I tried to revert from 1.10 i had to reinstall the game - a 30 minute process on this computer. So somebody else will need to do further tests.
Edit: The best example I can give is a bone necro who doesn't use CE. Three max synergy slvl25 bone spears will kill most things in /players 1 in nightmare. TEETH can level nightmare. You're looking at more than three times that many spears, even spirits, in hell. Bone spear/spirit does better damage than a lot of sorc skills, and are infinitely safer to use with bone prisons and walls. A no-CE bone necro is able to solo hell successfully and safetly in /players 1, but would not be able to perform in much higher player counts. Add in CE, and he owns everyone. But, sorcs don't have CE. Their equivilent, static, cannot kill.
I honestly hope I am very, very wrong, because I want to be.
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USEast HC
Dark_Mutterings (Necromancer)
Doug_Winger (Wearbear)
Heroic career and 1.10 aspirations cut tragically short because NOBODY CAN DO ANYTHING WITH A 22.2K CONNECTION WHY DOES GOD HATE ME.
USEast HC
Dark_Mutterings (Necromancer)
Doug_Winger (Wearbear)
Heroic career and 1.10 aspirations cut tragically short because NOBODY CAN DO ANYTHING WITH A 22.2K CONNECTION WHY DOES GOD HATE ME.