First of all, let me say that this is not a QQ post.
I've played this game since released and log over 300 hours on my barb alone. I've killed all bosses and have dropped the boring sword and board build and been gearing towards 2h build and now I can farm act2 with my eyes closed and act3 with some difficulties, but I've been slowly trying to gear up to do better. I've also slowly stocked mf over time.
However, I've found that it's been harder and harder for me to find a reason to log into the game. Most of my usual "runs" either solo or with friends consisted of killing elites getting 5NV, farm some more, then go kill boss or multiple of them. I TP to town when full to de/vendor the gears I've got and at the end of the run I usually find myself netting maybe some 50k gold and some essence, but it's been hard finding a piece of gear even worth wasting my AH slot. Most runs average to 0 sellable gear and some lucky ones will net me maybe 1 piece that can sell for over a million.
Each of my upgrade now costs 10M upwards and at the average of 50k gold per run it would take forever to earn enough money to get a single upgrade. I don't even hope to get upgrade for my own anymore since it requires very specific rolls with high values.
I keep telling myself every time I do a run I keep hoping this time I would run into that awesome 30M+ item that I can sell or if I'm lucky is a huge upgrade for myself. But over time, it becomes harder and harder to keep believing (the most expensive item I've gotten is one 20M amulet).
But then even if I do get to upgrade, then what? I just repeat the farm with slightly faster run but each netting mostly vendor/de items and rarely something I can sell.
Now, I know how the argument goes: "D3 is a farm game" "If you don't enjoy farming, then don't play" "It was the same in D2", etc. So please, spare me the lecture. I know it's supposed to get increasingly harder to find upgrades. I used to joke that D3 is an AH game with a bit of ARPG minigame to pass the time. However, as gear becomes increasingly harder to sell and harder to find upgrade, the reward comes at a much longer even gearing from AH takes very long time to progress. The rewards in this game comes at a much greater interval and I find it really hard to keep me hooked into logging this game. Most of the time I just log and collect my unsold items and repost them before I log out.
Again this is not a QQ post, I'm just curious: Does anyone else having this problem? Why do you log into the game? What keeps you going?
Maybe start up a new character and give him some ridiculous gear? A switch in playstyle / class can see the game from another point of view, which can be fun.
I've been thinking about that, and the thing is there is very little to no incentive for me to level up other char. So far I've lvled up my wiz to 60 and able to do act2, but then I kill stuff much faster on my barb and since my wiz can't get any other upgrade besides gear/gold to buy gear, it's most efficient to "gear up" my wiz by playing on my barb...
I though leveling would be fun, but the fact that I have repeated act1-2-3-4 for millions of time already made that kind of moot. Then, once I lvl up another char to 60, what then? I just bank them again and continue gearing them up by playing on my barb and never use them for any reason?
Other then that, don't feel obliged to log on for some reason. Go do something else in the mean time. Eventually the urge to slay demons will come back, we've all experienced that with Diablo 2
Yeah, that's kind of what I do right now I only log to check my AH from time to time and if I feel like doing a quick run, I might. But it's been harder and harder to find incentive to log esp when stuff on AH rarely sell anymore.
Well, you could always try out a hardcore character. That's what I've been working on for a couple weeks and last night hit Level 60 HC. It's not "hard", but you need to be on your toes and not take the game for granted. Besides that the AH there is more stable due to dramatically fewer players and more players leveling and needing to be geared in the middle difficulties/acts. Just thoughts for you since it definitely helped me get more enjoyment out of the game.
I used to joke that D3 is an AH game with a bit of ARPG minigame to pass the time.
Sad thing that's not a joke.
I think, I just open the tab out of habit. I've had my share of it for the time being, Barb and DH @60, Diablo beaten pre 1.03. I'll come back to it from time to time to lvl the other classes and test the Natalya 4p bonus once I get that ring from the ah.
Yeah, well if you had 3 characters (28 wiz, 37 barb, 33 dh) die to random crash boss, you wouldn't be loving it so much. D2 is ancient, but I've NEVER lost a hc character because of a crash. Never.
First of all, let me say that this is not a QQ post.
I've played this game since released and log over 300 hours on my barb alone. I've killed all bosses and have dropped the boring sword and board build and been gearing towards 2h build and now I can farm act2 with my eyes closed and act3 with some difficulties, but I've been slowly trying to gear up to do better. I've also slowly stocked mf over time.
However, I've found that it's been harder and harder for me to find a reason to log into the game. Most of my usual "runs" either solo or with friends consisted of killing elites getting 5NV, farm some more, then go kill boss or multiple of them. I TP to town when full to de/vendor the gears I've got and at the end of the run I usually find myself netting maybe some 50k gold and some essence, but it's been hard finding a piece of gear even worth wasting my AH slot. Most runs average to 0 sellable gear and some lucky ones will net me maybe 1 piece that can sell for over a million.
Each of my upgrade now costs 10M upwards and at the average of 50k gold per run it would take forever to earn enough money to get a single upgrade. I don't even hope to get upgrade for my own anymore since it requires very specific rolls with high values.
I keep telling myself every time I do a run I keep hoping this time I would run into that awesome 30M+ item that I can sell or if I'm lucky is a huge upgrade for myself. But over time, it becomes harder and harder to keep believing (the most expensive item I've gotten is one 20M amulet).
But then even if I do get to upgrade, then what? I just repeat the farm with slightly faster run but each netting mostly vendor/de items and rarely something I can sell.
Now, I know how the argument goes: "D3 is a farm game" "If you don't enjoy farming, then don't play" "It was the same in D2", etc. So please, spare me the lecture. I know it's supposed to get increasingly harder to find upgrades. I used to joke that D3 is an AH game with a bit of ARPG minigame to pass the time. However, as gear becomes increasingly harder to sell and harder to find upgrade, the reward comes at a much longer even gearing from AH takes very long time to progress. The rewards in this game comes at a much greater interval and I find it really hard to keep me hooked into logging this game. Most of the time I just log and collect my unsold items and repost them before I log out.
Again this is not a QQ post, I'm just curious: Does anyone else having this problem? Why do you log into the game? What keeps you going?
I'm not a heavy AH hustler....but I make at least 500k-1m+ a day just selling "stuff".....mid-range inferno starter gear "stuff".
Add to that a few key transactions.....like an Archon Crown i sold for net 8.1mm and a 1 hand X-bow I sold for 4.9mm.......man I have no trouble making scratch. And that isn't even top-shelf gear.
Just as an example....here are a few relatively innocuous items that I sell about every day....
Over 21hours and that merch food is over a quarter million already.
Another ok item grabbing over 100k and I assure you it will more than double in the closing few hours.
Don't price your items too high and they sell fast....people get their mind set on it and a bid war breaks out over something that some might not even bother with because they think the only thing that is AH worthy is high-end items.
Just the last two days....buying and selling ebb and flow. As you can see....I'm not even close to rich but I maintain income and buy smart to gear my char appropriately.
What keep s me going?
I hate watching TV.
I come home from work....I smoke a lil grass and I like to have a game to play. I'm usually a one game guy...and 99.9% of all console games suck assholes and most PC games follow right behind them.
I said this before in another thread and I'll say it again. This game is tits.
This game is more fun when you:
- play drinking. Usually beers. Hate dudes that can buy Anchor on their local groceries. I have to pay too much to have them delivered.
- play high. Leads to weird builds and enjoyment of stuff you don't notice often.
- haven't spent THAT much time on it so you don't get burnt out.
All the posts that have been made about not having fun anymore have come from people with over 200h played. Dudes, you do realize that maybe its a bit too much? Everything in moderation is key.
This game is more fun when you:
- play drinking. Usually beers. Hate dudes that can buy Anchor on their local groceries. I have to pay too much to have them delivered.
- play high. Leads to weird builds and enjoyment of stuff you don't notice often.
- haven't spent THAT much time on it so you don't get burnt out.
All the posts that have been made about not having fun anymore have come from people with over 200h played. Dudes, you do realize that maybe its a bit too much? Everything in moderation is key.
avoiding moral lessons, but isn't *anything* fun under your conditions?
I've played this game since released and log over 300 hours on my barb alone. I've killed all bosses and have dropped the boring sword and board build and been gearing towards 2h build and now I can farm act2 with my eyes closed and act3 with some difficulties, but I've been slowly trying to gear up to do better. I've also slowly stocked mf over time.
However, I've found that it's been harder and harder for me to find a reason to log into the game. Most of my usual "runs" either solo or with friends consisted of killing elites getting 5NV, farm some more, then go kill boss or multiple of them. I TP to town when full to de/vendor the gears I've got and at the end of the run I usually find myself netting maybe some 50k gold and some essence, but it's been hard finding a piece of gear even worth wasting my AH slot. Most runs average to 0 sellable gear and some lucky ones will net me maybe 1 piece that can sell for over a million.
Each of my upgrade now costs 10M upwards and at the average of 50k gold per run it would take forever to earn enough money to get a single upgrade. I don't even hope to get upgrade for my own anymore since it requires very specific rolls with high values.
I keep telling myself every time I do a run I keep hoping this time I would run into that awesome 30M+ item that I can sell or if I'm lucky is a huge upgrade for myself. But over time, it becomes harder and harder to keep believing (the most expensive item I've gotten is one 20M amulet).
But then even if I do get to upgrade, then what? I just repeat the farm with slightly faster run but each netting mostly vendor/de items and rarely something I can sell.
Now, I know how the argument goes: "D3 is a farm game" "If you don't enjoy farming, then don't play" "It was the same in D2", etc. So please, spare me the lecture. I know it's supposed to get increasingly harder to find upgrades. I used to joke that D3 is an AH game with a bit of ARPG minigame to pass the time. However, as gear becomes increasingly harder to sell and harder to find upgrade, the reward comes at a much longer even gearing from AH takes very long time to progress. The rewards in this game comes at a much greater interval and I find it really hard to keep me hooked into logging this game. Most of the time I just log and collect my unsold items and repost them before I log out.
Again this is not a QQ post, I'm just curious: Does anyone else having this problem? Why do you log into the game? What keeps you going?
I've been thinking about that, and the thing is there is very little to no incentive for me to level up other char. So far I've lvled up my wiz to 60 and able to do act2, but then I kill stuff much faster on my barb and since my wiz can't get any other upgrade besides gear/gold to buy gear, it's most efficient to "gear up" my wiz by playing on my barb...
I though leveling would be fun, but the fact that I have repeated act1-2-3-4 for millions of time already made that kind of moot. Then, once I lvl up another char to 60, what then? I just bank them again and continue gearing them up by playing on my barb and never use them for any reason?
Yeah, that's kind of what I do right now I only log to check my AH from time to time and if I feel like doing a quick run, I might. But it's been harder and harder to find incentive to log esp when stuff on AH rarely sell anymore.
Sad thing that's not a joke.
I think, I just open the tab out of habit. I've had my share of it for the time being, Barb and DH @60, Diablo beaten pre 1.03. I'll come back to it from time to time to lvl the other classes and test the Natalya 4p bonus once I get that ring from the ah.
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Sol77-2972/hero/66110450
I want to get better at the auction house so I put my weapons up, that way I can't be tempted to farm in game for doodoo.
I'm not a heavy AH hustler....but I make at least 500k-1m+ a day just selling "stuff".....mid-range inferno starter gear "stuff".
Add to that a few key transactions.....like an Archon Crown i sold for net 8.1mm and a 1 hand X-bow I sold for 4.9mm.......man I have no trouble making scratch. And that isn't even top-shelf gear.
Just as an example....here are a few relatively innocuous items that I sell about every day....
Over 21hours and that merch food is over a quarter million already.
Another ok item grabbing over 100k and I assure you it will more than double in the closing few hours.
Don't price your items too high and they sell fast....people get their mind set on it and a bid war breaks out over something that some might not even bother with because they think the only thing that is AH worthy is high-end items.
Just the last two days....buying and selling ebb and flow. As you can see....I'm not even close to rich but I maintain income and buy smart to gear my char appropriately.
What keep s me going?
I hate watching TV.
I come home from work....I smoke a lil grass and I like to have a game to play. I'm usually a one game guy...and 99.9% of all console games suck assholes and most PC games follow right behind them.
I said this before in another thread and I'll say it again. This game is tits.
My poem about tits;
Roses are tits
Violets are tits
I like tits
Tits.
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Sounds like your just getting burnt out a bit.
- play drinking. Usually beers. Hate dudes that can buy Anchor on their local groceries. I have to pay too much to have them delivered.
- play high. Leads to weird builds and enjoyment of stuff you don't notice often.
- haven't spent THAT much time on it so you don't get burnt out.
All the posts that have been made about not having fun anymore have come from people with over 200h played. Dudes, you do realize that maybe its a bit too much? Everything in moderation is key.
avoiding moral lessons, but isn't *anything* fun under your conditions?
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Sol77-2972/hero/66110450