I'm really wondering what the devs are really thinking when they consider MF as a "problem." They shouldn't even be seeing MF as a factor in "doing harm to co op." There's a very simple solution to any MF issues.
Make the monsters do more overall damage.
Why is that? Well, because smart players will see MF guys on their team as an asset to their team, by being the guy that increases the chance of better loot dropping. Smart players will also see them as deadweight in damage dealing potential. So... if they make monsters more dangerous, risk and reward will be maintain. You wouldn't consider having a full team of MF equipped players in a difficult area. You may opt to only bring one or two instead.
MMO players don't see healers or CC classes as a "problem". They see them as utility and as tools that benefit the team, while also holding back a raid's damage. If the raid boss poses a significant threat, a team decides on hoe many healers they should bring to a fight, while making sure the raid can bring the deeps!
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Oct 8, 2009asfastasican posted a message on Auras to Return in Diablo III?I'm not going to comment on the whole aura situation, but I am very concerned with a blue response stating how their basic game philosophy won't be compromised when it comes to rescricting classes from wearing specific armor types. They say that they don't want to restrict classes from wearing all kinds of armor, but isn't it true that they are restricting what weapons each class can use? If they consider Diablo to be an item driven game, why would they contradict themselves like that?Posted in: News
In Diablo 2, a necromancer could use an axe if he wanted to. Will this be the case with the Sorceress? Or will she only be able to use orbs, book and other hand-held caster items? -
Jul 14, 2008asfastasican posted a message on Diablo III Thoughts From Ex-Blizzard EmployeePosted in: NewsQuote from name="Drake Tristan" »Blizzard fan-boys amuse me.
Immature, ignorant, clueless Blizzard fan-boys amuse me to no end.
I hate to be the guy to defend the fanbois that supposedly are immature, ignorant, and clueless, but have you ever played that POS game? You can't possibly tell me it's any good. Even after the big bug-fixing patch they threw in recently, people still fall through the world and it's only made it slightly more playable for the few that still play it. The game is definately not fit for new players.
The entire Flagship company got pink-slipped, and here you are ragging on so-called "fanbois"? lol. -
Jun 27, 2008asfastasican posted a message on Hello from Paris ... Wee Wee, Merci and all thatPosted in: NewsQuote from "Medievaldragon" »When we settled to refill our mana pool, and some food --- great ... no McDonald's anywhere. And all the food menu is in French in every restaurant around us. Amazing adventure for a Paris noob.
There's a McDonalds on Champs Elysees for goodness sakes! lol. You know!? That long road that goes straight down from the Arc!? One of the most famous streets in the world!? Go get a big mac for me, will yah? - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
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I tried to log in. Got three different error messages. Came back later and tried to login. made it to the authenticator screen then it said I didn't have the magical license, even though I have a wow plan digital order and a CE on the way.
A small number of 60k users is too much for a stress test. Go figure.
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What a jerkface!
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I'm going to cut that sentence short right there and make you look like a goofball. Oh no! God forbid we have... BALANCED CLASSES!
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Figures, the one time this community could do something nice or put some effort into actually thanking an old time Diablo 3 dev and you think I'm trolling.
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Blizzard has gotten into this rut ever since they started designing WoW and its expansions. They started off by making cool and original armor sets for the classes in Vanilla and continued to try to make each set look more crazy and over-the-top with each tier being introduced. By the time Wrath of the Lich King hit, they ended up having to make most classes look like hobos trying to survive the harsh climate and basically reset the coolness factor on the tier sets.
This whole progression-type of mentality has carried over Diablo 3 it seems. There's plenty of pointy armor and also fully suited sets of armor that seem unpractical or over the top.
If they bothered to just re-render some of the classic Diablo armor sets while throwing some new stuff in there, I think the results would be surprisingly awesome.
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I personally don't know the guy's email or have any other contact information of his though. Can anybody help with that?
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Good to know Diablo 3 will be released in 2011 and that they are probably showing us 1 year old footage that's probably on the CE bonus footage anyways...
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Let's just hope the stuff you saw was just nonsense. There's a couple of things I've heard about Game Of Thrones/Clash of Kings that I think I've heard. Whether they are true or not, I don't think it will spoil the show or the books for me too much.
Anyways, the only people you can blame for this are the people at Blizzard really. Leaving stuff that can be data-mined inside of the beta client is just plain lazy. Any other information or art leaked is also Blizzard's bad. Send them an nasty e-mail and notify your congressmen. Be sure to pout about it right after to get it our of your system.
I don't remember any other Blizzard title being this riddled with spoilers. People that either heard or guessed SC2 WoL's ending weren't able to blame Blizzard much. Besides the stupid picture of Kerrigan laying down that was out before release, a lot of people with a clear head could have just guessed the god-damned ending, just because the ending itself was like a poorly-written fan fiction. :/
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The Portal 2 event was phenomenal. There was nothing silly about it. They tied up all of the hardcore nerd, hardcore gamers and casual gamers into it. Not only that, but they had plenty of content AND helped a big handful of indie developers sell their games as well.
If that's Valve being silly, then Blizzard should put on a god-damned clown suit. Hell, they can't even get their crap together for a multi-platform release. Why couldn't they release this on release day on consoles? Because of pride? I don't give two craps about whether or not it gets released on consoles and I prefer PC-only. On the other hand from a business perspective, it seems stupid not to with a game like Diablo. My problem with Blizzard lately is that they are stuck in limbo...
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A - A company that leads the industry by designing magical games with years of replayability on their own time through hard work and ingenuity
B - A company that designs movie-esque games that provide a set amount of entertainment from within rigid working schedules and forced release dates
* - Where Blizzard is right now, relying on their brand name and WoW success to sell copies of new games. Problem is that Blizzard is having an identity crisis regarding what their company is or was, thanks to the Activision merger. They want to take their time releasing games, but they aren't designing games like they used to and they have outside pressures to release on schedule...
Valve knows who and what they are. On top of that, they help other companies sell their games with their own and also give developers a chance to work for them.
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*Wait a pre-set amount of time*
100%!
*Unlock super special secret message*
"PLAY DIABLO 3... AND YOU WILL DIE ALONE..."
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If you posted the same poll regarding SC2 on most SC2 forum before it's release, you would have gotten the same results. Season 1's ladder became bloated with inactive players not too long after release.
Many players can't put themselves in a state of mind were they can accept that the game might not last more than a year, let alone accept that any Blizzard game expansions will take AT LEAST 16 months to be released. WoW expansions take 2 years each like clockwork and Heart of the Swarm looks like it will be the same deal.
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I edited my last post and answered your questionnaire.