How could they not buff Hoc ?? Ya its a good helm with block% as of now but what after ? So they buff every item and don't toutch this ? This would certainly upset many poeple I am one obviously. Blizzard this helm needs a buff bad if for nothing else to stay in the same league with the other legendarys after 1.04
Because HoC is already awesome and fits its role as a legendary right now as-is. Block % on a helm + crit + socket + <base stat> + vit on a well rolled HoC? What more do you want?
You know they are just previewing 1.04, doesnt mean they didnt buff it, its just not in the preview.
No, they outright said that some legendaries are plenty good as it is. Helm of COmmand is one of them they specifically mentioned. Those are ARE fine, won't be buffed.
I'm pretty sure they meant they wouldnt overhaul the item because they believe the current % Block is already quite powerful and all that they dont need to pimp that item as much as most legendaries.
Seeing that everyone wants this helm already, why on earth do you want to buff it?! Just wait for the patch and see what we get and be happy with it instead of this endless complaining all the time.
+1. We'll never be free of people who complain simply to complain.
It is complaining, because you're just saying "buff it" with zero argumentation. You can't just say "other legendaries are getting great buffs" without saying why Helm of Command is going to underwhelm. Just stating your opinion in a negative way is, by far and large, the definition of complaining.
Not to mention that the helm is _indeed_ getting a buff, as it was explained in the legendary post:
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We used to reduce the value of certain affixes on Legendary items because we were concerned that having fixed affixes would make them unbalanced. What it actually did was make those items kind of crappy. For example, if the item's level (ilvl) was 50, the first affix would always roll at 50, then the next would roll at 47, and the next would roll at 43. This was done to offset the power of fixed affixes in a random world, but we've learned it's not necessary, and Legendary items being powerful is OK. So lesson learned, we no longer reduce the value of any of the fixed affixes on Legendary items. For example, if an ilvl 50 Legendary item had Strength as one of its fixed affixes, previously it may have rolled a range that you would have seen on a level 45 item, making it seem really underpowered, but now it will always roll within the range of a level 50 affix.
In addition, Legendary items used to cap out at ilvl 62, making it near impossible to find a weapon that had strong DPS. No more. We’ve promoted a LOT of the new Legendaries so that they will roll at ilvl 63, giving them access to the highest possible affix rolls that are in the game.
The helm is a perfectly good example of how all other legendaries should be. And that's how they will be. It's the only helm (and one of the few (?) items apart from shields) that offers % block. That is very unique and if you want a block build then this helm is a must, making it a very important part of the gameplay.
It is complaining, because you're just saying "buff it" with zero argumentation. You can't just say "other legendaries are getting great buffs" without saying why Helm of Command is going to underwhelm. Just stating your opinion in a negative way is, by far and large, the definition of complaining.
Exactly. You didn't "just state the facts" (or any facts for that matter), you made a vague and arguable assertion and backed it up with *no* facts. That, my friend, is useless complaining, especially when you consider that we haven't seen a preview of *any* legendary helms yet, so what are you comparing the current HoC to exactly?
How could they not buff Hoc ?? Ya its a good helm with block% as of now but what after ? So they buff every item and don't toutch this ? This would certainly upset many poeple I am one obviously. Blizzard this helm needs a buff bad if for nothing else to stay in the same league with the other legendarys after 1.04
HoC is already one of the best Helms in the game, its fine. (I use one myself, I have yet to find a better Helm for my Barb)
HoC is fine and needs no buff. How would it upset you if they didn't buff it? It's not like your current item gets buffed if that was the case since it wont be retroactive.
(IMO) The ONLY thing that items like HoC need in terms of "buffs" are to not have the random affixes and just have set affixes with a random range.
I did not see any mention of that in the legendary preview though, so I'm wondering how that will pan out. Although I'm wondering if this step is necessary for crafted legendaries. It might be something that really only needs to apply to dropped legendaries. Not sure.
How could they not buff Hoc ?? Ya its a good helm with block% as of now but what after ? So they buff every item and don't toutch this ? This would certainly upset many poeple I am one obviously. Blizzard this helm needs a buff bad if for nothing else to stay in the same league with the other legendarys after 1.04
You don't come and say "I'm not happy with how an element of the game is turning out and I'm affected by it" and then tell everyone "calm down it's just a game".
Anyone who already has the helm probably have it because of the block chance, which will not be found on any other helms in 1.0.4, so they wouldn't want to have to spend even more gold/money to get the buffed version, and have their current helm be basically worthless. Remember that they ARE NOT retroactively buffing, so if you have HoC now, it wouldn't have been changed anyway, and you would be stuck with an inferior item.
So I am going to assume that the only people that would upset by HoC not being buffed are people with the pattern and want to make even more obscene amounts of gold/money off of the buffed helm.
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'Cause I'm the type of nerd that will bust your jaw.
iirc they used the HoC as an example of a legendary which was already... well, legendary and did not require a buff.
No, they outright said that some legendaries are plenty good as it is. Helm of COmmand is one of them they specifically mentioned. Those are ARE fine, won't be buffed.
+1. We'll never be free of people who complain simply to complain.
Not to mention that the helm is _indeed_ getting a buff, as it was explained in the legendary post:
The helm is a perfectly good example of how all other legendaries should be. And that's how they will be. It's the only helm (and one of the few (?) items apart from shields) that offers % block. That is very unique and if you want a block build then this helm is a must, making it a very important part of the gameplay.
Ha. Bagstone.
Exactly. You didn't "just state the facts" (or any facts for that matter), you made a vague and arguable assertion and backed it up with *no* facts. That, my friend, is useless complaining, especially when you consider that we haven't seen a preview of *any* legendary helms yet, so what are you comparing the current HoC to exactly?
HoC is already one of the best Helms in the game, its fine. (I use one myself, I have yet to find a better Helm for my Barb)
Ha. Bagstone.
...don't force me to stop wearing my HoC, thanks.
I did not see any mention of that in the legendary preview though, so I'm wondering how that will pan out. Although I'm wondering if this step is necessary for crafted legendaries. It might be something that really only needs to apply to dropped legendaries. Not sure.
^^^ has helm of command pattern
Make up your mind.
Ha. Bagstone.
So I am going to assume that the only people that would upset by HoC not being buffed are people with the pattern and want to make even more obscene amounts of gold/money off of the buffed helm.
'Cause I'm the type of nerd that will bust your jaw.
OP: HoC needs a buff.
Us: No it doesn't because x, y, and z
OP: Whoa guys, calm down! It's just a game!
Us: <_<
EDIT: ninja'd by overneathe...