but it's hopeless at this point. +5 for each level is ridiculous.
I agree, it's too much. It'd probably be better to just not hand out any additional points at all for Paragon levels. Even if they did only +1 we'd still see people grinding to Paragon 10,000 just for that extra power. It's absolutely unnecessary. They could perhaps keep the Paragon system for cosmetic rewards/bragging rights only but with no additional power gains. Again, there are (many) other ways to ensure replayability while at the same time not leaving casual/semi-hardcore players lagging behind. Infinite leveling really takes the fun right out of the game for those who can't play 24/7/365.
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"For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and as the last Man He shall stand forth upon the Earth."
Really hope that for D4 we will have none of that "infinite leveling" or that if it's still there in some sense the effects of leveling up will be miniscule after a certain point. Right now with D3 no casual/semi-hardcore gamers can keep up with those playing 16 hours per day (make that 24 actually, there is plenty of account-sharing going around). Really miss being able to actually complete a character like in D2. Replayability could be ensured via other avenues than simple endless power creep. People play D2 over 20 years later for good reasons.
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"For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and as the last Man He shall stand forth upon the Earth."
I agree, it's too much. It'd probably be better to just not hand out any additional points at all for Paragon levels. Even if they did only +1 we'd still see people grinding to Paragon 10,000 just for that extra power. It's absolutely unnecessary. They could perhaps keep the Paragon system for cosmetic rewards/bragging rights only but with no additional power gains. Again, there are (many) other ways to ensure replayability while at the same time not leaving casual/semi-hardcore players lagging behind. Infinite leveling really takes the fun right out of the game for those who can't play 24/7/365.
Really hope that for D4 we will have none of that "infinite leveling" or that if it's still there in some sense the effects of leveling up will be miniscule after a certain point. Right now with D3 no casual/semi-hardcore gamers can keep up with those playing 16 hours per day (make that 24 actually, there is plenty of account-sharing going around). Really miss being able to actually complete a character like in D2. Replayability could be ensured via other avenues than simple endless power creep. People play D2 over 20 years later for good reasons.