Well, it would show when your grouped with someone else, but your right Nioxic. You don't really have the ability to show off your gear, as there is no character icon representation in chat (major fail by blizzard). So a HC character could only show off their banner, and gear by grouping with other people and showing them in party at the main screen...for whatever thats worth.
My biggest complaints with D3 are:
1. Only 4 people in a group ....seriously?
2. No character avatars in chat....we had to take a step back from Diablo 2?
3. No PVP and no hostile...the promise of future arenas..bah
4. No rune drops
5. Can't pick your game or game parameters. Why can't we peruse a selection of games to join like before? Why so many steps backward on functionaltiy?
There are other complaints but I won't go into them all. The fact of the matter is I will put hundreds if not thousands of hours into the game, but I really don't understand why Blizzard is failing (in my opinion) on some of these items. Especially the chat avatars.
EDIT: I had a change of opinion on most of these items. I think Jay said Blizz is seriously taking the complaint about showing off your gear more easily in bnet chat a priority. There is a way, you can just right click anyones name in the channel and see their gear and everything about them. However, there is no automatic visual representation. Anyway. 4 person groups, now agree. No pvp, im ok till later. no rune drops- i like it better the way it is now. I would still like to be able to select a game from a list of titled games as an option to automatic queing by quest.
One more note: Blizzard has done a fantastic job. I am so completely thrilled with how i see the game turning out, i cant describe it. The level of thought, and detail they put into this thing is incredible, if not outrageous.
Thank you guys....i know its just a game, but its something I love.
Equinox/Blackstaff/Whitefire
I just wanted people to see the changes in my thoughts since then.
Well, it would show when your grouped with someone else, but your right Nioxic. You don't really have the ability to show off your gear, as there is no character icon representation in chat (major fail by blizzard). So a HC character could only show off their banner, and gear by grouping with other people and showing them in party at the main screen...for whatever thats worth.
My biggest complaints with D3 are:
1. Only 4 people in a group ....seriously?
2. No character avatars in chat....we had to take a step back from Diablo 2?
3. No PVP and no hostile...the promise of future arenas..bah
4. No rune drops
5. Can't pick your game or game parameters. Why can't we peruse a selection of games to join like before? Why so many steps backward on functionaltiy?
There are other complaints but I won't go into them all. The fact of the matter is I will put hundreds if not thousands of hours into the game, but I really don't understand why Blizzard is failing (in my opinion) on some of these items. Especially the chat avatars.
EDIT: I had a change of opinion on most of these items. I think Jay said Blizz is seriously taking the complaint about showing off your gear more easily in bnet chat a priority. There is a way, you can just right click anyones name in the channel and see their gear and everything about them. However, there is no automatic visual representation. Anyway. 4 person groups, now agree. No pvp, im ok till later. no rune drops- i like it better the way it is now. I would still like to be able to select a game from a list of titled games as an option to automatic queing by quest.
One more note: Blizzard has done a fantastic job. I am so completely thrilled with how i see the game turning out, i cant describe it. The level of thought, and detail they put into this thing is incredible, if not outrageous.
Thank you guys....i know its just a game, but its something I love.
No disrespect intended to softcore players. I really just enjoy hardcore more, and this thread is practically a screaming as an appeal to justify the existance of HC.
There are many reasons not to play HC or reasons that make it impractical. Bad internet connection, low end computer, a girlfriend that likes to sit in your lap or otherwise distract you, as well as other behavioral considerations.
I too experience major mood swings, and honestly i have lost several HC characters to that. You should have seen how pissed i was when my lvl 96 amazon was killed by a necromancer. He gathered up all of the cows with his minions and left them on top of the portal. I was killed before my screen loaded, and i had top of the line everything as far as computer/internet connection. He laughed when i died and said "umadbro?". I did get over it a few hours later but the fact is those situations are inevitable.
As ubernoob mentioned, you will die, you will lose high level characters, you will likely be hurt/angry. Its all part of the process, which is why i gave the advice above several times. Taking those preparations make the loss easier to take when it does inevitably occur. My sons and I all game in WoW, especially arena pvp and all 3 of us can rage when taunted in a stressful situation. So don't feel alone! I hope you enjoy your hardcore experience, just remember that the deaths are inevitable.
Just be sure to save the advice i had at the end of my post. The part about back up sets of gear, preparation, and keeping multiple characters. I got all that from experience.
I hope to see you in game, and welcome to permanent death.
I can't speak for everyone, but i can certainly give you my perspective on playing Hardcore. Let me preface by stating that I am a D2 player that had 4 characters over lvl 95, HC...(all died).
For a certain segment of the gaming population, which includes myself, once you play HC, you can never go back to normal.
It was mentioned by someone else. It is the "RUSH"....the adrenaline rush. You can't be tired. You can't be drunk. You can't be slow. You can't be stupid. You can't be underprepared. I would almost give you the comparison to my suzuki hayabusa gxsr 1300 motorcycle. You need to be on your game at all times. One mistake and this ride is over my friend.
Even if you do everthing right, you can still die. BUT, the thrill of knowing that every step you take needs to be spot on, gives meaning to the game you will never experience otherwise.
When you have 500 hours invested in a character, and top gear, and your fighting in the hardest parts of the game, you will know fear, comradarie and excitement. You will never find this in normal.
Additionally, the people you know in the game that do the same....have a bond with you. Playing HC deserves some level of respect, not for being cool, or having a big EPEEN, but for having perserverence, dedication, awareness, and love for the game.
To be able to lose a character you have dedicated that much time to, and pick yourself up and do it again, speaks volumes. Give it a try and you may understand. If not, no big deal, there is always softcore
With so many players dying in Hardcore it tends to cull out the weak or impatient. It makes top gear MUCH, MUCH harder to obtain.
One final piece of advice. If you do play hardcore, be sure to keep sets of back up gear in your shared stash or on mules. Also, take the game a little slower. Be overprepared, overleveled, or overgeared or all three. I also like to keep multiple characters going at the same time. So if i lose one, I still have a back up to farm new gear with etc...
Good luck my friend. The beta is awesome, and I just can't wait to play this game.
Signed,
BLACKSTAFF
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I just wanted people to see the changes in my thoughts since then.
My biggest complaints with D3 are:
1. Only 4 people in a group ....seriously?
2. No character avatars in chat....we had to take a step back from Diablo 2?
3. No PVP and no hostile...the promise of future arenas..bah
4. No rune drops
5. Can't pick your game or game parameters. Why can't we peruse a selection of games to join like before? Why so many steps backward on functionaltiy?
There are other complaints but I won't go into them all. The fact of the matter is I will put hundreds if not thousands of hours into the game, but I really don't understand why Blizzard is failing (in my opinion) on some of these items. Especially the chat avatars.
EDIT: I had a change of opinion on most of these items. I think Jay said Blizz is seriously taking the complaint about showing off your gear more easily in bnet chat a priority. There is a way, you can just right click anyones name in the channel and see their gear and everything about them. However, there is no automatic visual representation. Anyway. 4 person groups, now agree. No pvp, im ok till later. no rune drops- i like it better the way it is now. I would still like to be able to select a game from a list of titled games as an option to automatic queing by quest.
One more note: Blizzard has done a fantastic job. I am so completely thrilled with how i see the game turning out, i cant describe it. The level of thought, and detail they put into this thing is incredible, if not outrageous.
Thank you guys....i know its just a game, but its something I love.
Equinox/Blackstaff/Whitefire
No disrespect intended to softcore players. I really just enjoy hardcore more, and this thread is practically a screaming as an appeal to justify the existance of HC.
There are many reasons not to play HC or reasons that make it impractical. Bad internet connection, low end computer, a girlfriend that likes to sit in your lap or otherwise distract you, as well as other behavioral considerations.
I too experience major mood swings, and honestly i have lost several HC characters to that. You should have seen how pissed i was when my lvl 96 amazon was killed by a necromancer. He gathered up all of the cows with his minions and left them on top of the portal. I was killed before my screen loaded, and i had top of the line everything as far as computer/internet connection. He laughed when i died and said "umadbro?". I did get over it a few hours later but the fact is those situations are inevitable.
As ubernoob mentioned, you will die, you will lose high level characters, you will likely be hurt/angry. Its all part of the process, which is why i gave the advice above several times. Taking those preparations make the loss easier to take when it does inevitably occur. My sons and I all game in WoW, especially arena pvp and all 3 of us can rage when taunted in a stressful situation. So don't feel alone! I hope you enjoy your hardcore experience, just remember that the deaths are inevitable.
BLACKSTAFF
Just be sure to save the advice i had at the end of my post. The part about back up sets of gear, preparation, and keeping multiple characters. I got all that from experience.
I hope to see you in game, and welcome to permanent death.
Blackstaff
I can't speak for everyone, but i can certainly give you my perspective on playing Hardcore. Let me preface by stating that I am a D2 player that had 4 characters over lvl 95, HC...(all died).
For a certain segment of the gaming population, which includes myself, once you play HC, you can never go back to normal.
It was mentioned by someone else. It is the "RUSH"....the adrenaline rush. You can't be tired. You can't be drunk. You can't be slow. You can't be stupid. You can't be underprepared. I would almost give you the comparison to my suzuki hayabusa gxsr 1300 motorcycle. You need to be on your game at all times. One mistake and this ride is over my friend.
Even if you do everthing right, you can still die. BUT, the thrill of knowing that every step you take needs to be spot on, gives meaning to the game you will never experience otherwise.
When you have 500 hours invested in a character, and top gear, and your fighting in the hardest parts of the game, you will know fear, comradarie and excitement. You will never find this in normal.
Additionally, the people you know in the game that do the same....have a bond with you. Playing HC deserves some level of respect, not for being cool, or having a big EPEEN, but for having perserverence, dedication, awareness, and love for the game.
To be able to lose a character you have dedicated that much time to, and pick yourself up and do it again, speaks volumes. Give it a try and you may understand. If not, no big deal, there is always softcore
With so many players dying in Hardcore it tends to cull out the weak or impatient. It makes top gear MUCH, MUCH harder to obtain.
One final piece of advice. If you do play hardcore, be sure to keep sets of back up gear in your shared stash or on mules. Also, take the game a little slower. Be overprepared, overleveled, or overgeared or all three. I also like to keep multiple characters going at the same time. So if i lose one, I still have a back up to farm new gear with etc...
Good luck my friend. The beta is awesome, and I just can't wait to play this game.
Signed,
BLACKSTAFF