yeah well, i guess your "LEET" fps/rts skills dont transfer to an RPG.. imagine that! stop playing and give us all relief from your stupidity
also.. my wd has 700 res all 4k armor and 25k dps without buying anything from the RMAH and ive spent less then 3million total on the gold one.. pretty sure the problem is whats in front of the screen, not on it.
I laugh at you for thinking diablo3 needs skills to be played, or any rpg for that matter. My fucking 9 years old cousin plays D3 and while he's not in inferno mode yet he finished the game alone up to izual on hell mode by never changing his spells in his hot bar since he's lvl 45. But he has good gear because he plays this thing 20/24 7/7 so he can manage without doing much. Yeah D3 is for the elite games alright. -sigh-
The problem with your childish mentality is that you're simply wrong...
A game that relies heavily on gear does not equate to not requiring skill, just as a game that relies heavily on skill (and has gear that affects performance) does not equate to not requiring gear (though less so).
There is balance, and trade offs... Skilled players need less gear, and geared players need less skill... Just like every other game (again, that has performance enhancing stats, including that on gear)...
My opinion is that pre-1.0.3, D3 required more gear to skill ratio, and now it's balancing out... I'm finding Inferno easy (relative to pre-1.0.3) because I know where not to stand... Others are finding it easy because they already had very good gear (for whatever act they were stuck on), and now they can continue to stand in shit, but not die quickly.
Fantastic! Really helpful, thank you.. and just in the nic of time!
I'll make it my mission now to find out how you do that by watching a youtube tutorial when I get home :- D
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There are millions of ways in millions of programs...
But, in Gimp (a free and powerful image editor; so that you don't need to pirate Photoshop), just open the image, select all (Ctrl + A), make it float (Ctrl + Alt + L), then find the layers dialog, and on the transparency slider (or the edit box next to it), find your %. Ctrl + H will put the floater back down, then you can save it.
There may be easier ways in Gimp, but I'm no pro, and would be interested to know of them ; )
I like your paper idea, so I'm going to offer some personal information : )
I am in my mid thirties, and have been gaming for about thirty years; starting with an odyssey II, and a bit later, Atari 2600... I was passionate right from the start.
The goods, which may not all be related to gaming (there is never only just one reason for any result, so while gaming is/was a big influence, there are always other factors; some known, some not):
In my earlier 10's and teens, I did a lot of studying on a varied amount of subjects, including (but not limited to, because I forget many), computers, games, the mental - psychology/sociology, paranormal/ESP, the physical - nerves, massage, sex, RSI/Carpal, etc...
In the end, my simply goal was, 'to make games'. I wrote a letter to a then-popular gaming company, Sierra, and received a response, which paraphrased, suggested I learn C and Pascal programming languages. So because of gaming interests and this response, I taught myself C++ (and some versions of basic before that), assembler, etc, and started coding for DOS and Windows 3.1.
Skipping forward, I continued my self teaching, and also attended a post secondary institution for software development, which while I didn't learn any (useful) development languages/constructs/etc, I did learn some non-coding aspects about the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), so it wasn't a total waste.
As an avid gamer, my first job out of school was at a typical software developer rate (as in, 'middle class'), and this contract work was the result of socializing in online games (a MUD in those days, pre-graphical multiplayer games). My next major full time role was again a result of socializing online in related to games.
So as of now, I work professionally in Software Development, and the good for most is that I make a lot of money, hey... The good, for me, is that I do it because it's what I enjoy... It's not ideal, because it's not game development, but I still do that in my spare time (when I can force myself away from playing them instead : ).
There are many other positive factors that could be attributed to being a gamer, including good hand-eye coordination, problem solving skills (also very relevant in my career), etc... But again, it's hard to pin point the cause for these things... I also have a very high distinction between reality and media, which may seem obvious to most people, but it really isn't : ) I am also uncannily observant, both of surroundings and people, and some would consider me empathic (or at least, of high empathy), but is this because of nature, nurture, gaming, or the studying I did early on; never can tell : )
Anyhow, as for the Bads, which again, may not be directly related to gaming.
I have always been an introvert; I have consistently had a small group of friends to 'hang with', but was never into bigger social events; parties, events, etc... Beyond that, I have a hard time socializing, which I mostly attribute to not having the same interests as most people (which definitely has included gaming; something that was much more rare and taboo than in recent years/decades). In other words, if I were growing up now, instead of 20-30 years ago, what would be different?
Somewhat related to this, I am overweight.. Part of this is definitely related to a sedentary lifestyle, both at home and at work. If I weren't an early gamer, would I be as involved with computers, and therefore, on them 80% of any given day?
So if you do the word math, you can see I feel more positive about what affect gaming has had on my life... Also, maybe because I'm older, gaming is something I embrace, and it is in no way a point of shame. The comments kids (including 40+ year old kids) like to make about 'no social life' and what not, beyond just being silly statements of ignorance (of the accuser), is just a non issue, because I'm intelligent enough to know that different people have different goals (for everything, but socializing is related).
I could go on for another few hours, but I'll leave it at this : )
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The problem with your childish mentality is that you're simply wrong...
A game that relies heavily on gear does not equate to not requiring skill, just as a game that relies heavily on skill (and has gear that affects performance) does not equate to not requiring gear (though less so).
There is balance, and trade offs... Skilled players need less gear, and geared players need less skill... Just like every other game (again, that has performance enhancing stats, including that on gear)...
My opinion is that pre-1.0.3, D3 required more gear to skill ratio, and now it's balancing out... I'm finding Inferno easy (relative to pre-1.0.3) because I know where not to stand... Others are finding it easy because they already had very good gear (for whatever act they were stuck on), and now they can continue to stand in shit, but not die quickly.
-Alamar
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-Alamar
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There are millions of ways in millions of programs...
But, in Gimp (a free and powerful image editor; so that you don't need to pirate Photoshop), just open the image, select all (Ctrl + A), make it float (Ctrl + Alt + L), then find the layers dialog, and on the transparency slider (or the edit box next to it), find your %. Ctrl + H will put the floater back down, then you can save it.
There may be easier ways in Gimp, but I'm no pro, and would be interested to know of them ; )
-Alamar
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I am in my mid thirties, and have been gaming for about thirty years; starting with an odyssey II, and a bit later, Atari 2600... I was passionate right from the start.
The goods, which may not all be related to gaming (there is never only just one reason for any result, so while gaming is/was a big influence, there are always other factors; some known, some not):
In my earlier 10's and teens, I did a lot of studying on a varied amount of subjects, including (but not limited to, because I forget many), computers, games, the mental - psychology/sociology, paranormal/ESP, the physical - nerves, massage, sex, RSI/Carpal, etc...
In the end, my simply goal was, 'to make games'. I wrote a letter to a then-popular gaming company, Sierra, and received a response, which paraphrased, suggested I learn C and Pascal programming languages. So because of gaming interests and this response, I taught myself C++ (and some versions of basic before that), assembler, etc, and started coding for DOS and Windows 3.1.
Skipping forward, I continued my self teaching, and also attended a post secondary institution for software development, which while I didn't learn any (useful) development languages/constructs/etc, I did learn some non-coding aspects about the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), so it wasn't a total waste.
As an avid gamer, my first job out of school was at a typical software developer rate (as in, 'middle class'), and this contract work was the result of socializing in online games (a MUD in those days, pre-graphical multiplayer games). My next major full time role was again a result of socializing online in related to games.
So as of now, I work professionally in Software Development, and the good for most is that I make a lot of money, hey... The good, for me, is that I do it because it's what I enjoy... It's not ideal, because it's not game development, but I still do that in my spare time (when I can force myself away from playing them instead : ).
There are many other positive factors that could be attributed to being a gamer, including good hand-eye coordination, problem solving skills (also very relevant in my career), etc... But again, it's hard to pin point the cause for these things... I also have a very high distinction between reality and media, which may seem obvious to most people, but it really isn't : ) I am also uncannily observant, both of surroundings and people, and some would consider me empathic (or at least, of high empathy), but is this because of nature, nurture, gaming, or the studying I did early on; never can tell : )
Anyhow, as for the Bads, which again, may not be directly related to gaming.
I have always been an introvert; I have consistently had a small group of friends to 'hang with', but was never into bigger social events; parties, events, etc... Beyond that, I have a hard time socializing, which I mostly attribute to not having the same interests as most people (which definitely has included gaming; something that was much more rare and taboo than in recent years/decades). In other words, if I were growing up now, instead of 20-30 years ago, what would be different?
Somewhat related to this, I am overweight.. Part of this is definitely related to a sedentary lifestyle, both at home and at work. If I weren't an early gamer, would I be as involved with computers, and therefore, on them 80% of any given day?
So if you do the word math, you can see I feel more positive about what affect gaming has had on my life... Also, maybe because I'm older, gaming is something I embrace, and it is in no way a point of shame. The comments kids (including 40+ year old kids) like to make about 'no social life' and what not, beyond just being silly statements of ignorance (of the accuser), is just a non issue, because I'm intelligent enough to know that different people have different goals (for everything, but socializing is related).
I could go on for another few hours, but I'll leave it at this : )
-Alamar