I don't think anyone knows for sure, but we can take hints from D2 and speculate. Will today's hot items (200m+ Vita/Life Vile Wards, 300m+ CC Mempos, nicely rolled Zuni rings with CC/CD, etc just to name a few) become a thing of the past a year from now? Or will they retain their value even after major patches like PvP have been released?
No doubt the D3 expansion will make these items obsolete as powerful new loot arrive, but that's still far, far away.
As more and more players attain high-end gear, there must be a new high-end gear to replace it. That's the whole point of farming in an MMO. In Diablo, you farm until you get high-end gear then you either duel or you wait until the next ladder reset.
I don't think anyone knows for sure, but we can take hints from D2 and speculate. Will today's hot items (200m+ Vita/Life Vile Wards, 300m+ CC Mempos, nicely rolled Zuni rings with CC/CD, etc just to name a few) become a thing of the past a year from now? Or will they retain their value even after major patches like PvP have been released?
No doubt the D3 expansion will make these items obsolete as powerful new loot arrive, but that's still far, far away.
Yes they will. Just like any anyother ongoing game.
You shouldn't worry for a long time. It's not like Blizz gives the game any content anymore. Gear will be obsolete when the expansion hits somewhere around 2016
I wonder if people will actually have any motivation to grind for hours just to improve their trifecta amulet by 2% crit, 25% CD, and 2 IAS. Not that there aren't a lot of people who are already disinterested in that sort of gear progression.
I know people kind of already do this, but an expansion with the focus being, "Now with 100 more primary stats on gear!" Isn't all that exciting. It's going to have to add a lot more. I wouldn't be surprised if we some major itemization tweaks in the expansion.
Do you see many rolling with the String of Ears or Helm of Command anymore? It's the way the game goes. As new items are patched in or improved, old ones become obsolete.
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No doubt the D3 expansion will make these items obsolete as powerful new loot arrive, but that's still far, far away.
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I know people kind of already do this, but an expansion with the focus being, "Now with 100 more primary stats on gear!" Isn't all that exciting. It's going to have to add a lot more. I wouldn't be surprised if we some major itemization tweaks in the expansion.