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Dec 29 2021 07:36pm
Quote (chopstickz777 @ Dec 30 2021 02:19pm)
The game's not fun because it tries to be difficult. It's fun because a) pvp is very engaging and b ) the rush you get when you find a very rare item that is a huge upgrade for one of your characters.

Problem is, we're all playing with fully decked out chars. When you're just starting out and have negative resists in hell, and you're not a sorc, it can be quite challenging and slow going. Every piece of gear you find is massive and the progression feels very rewarding. This is especially true in hardcore mode - which might be the experience you're looking for.

Hell, I still got that feeling on my infinity geared light sorc just recently when I found a 20 life/10fr small charm. Her FR isn't fully maxed and she can take a lot of damage against pit lords or even diablo in sanctuary, so finding that small charm was huge. Sure, I could have sold it for fg's, but I personally get a sense of self-fulfillment when I find a piece of gear and actually use it.


im talking about D2R, if pvp worked properly id be happy and would never get bored! PvP is what kept people playing LoD for the last 20 years
but since D2R is purely PvM i am seriously struggling to find a sense of fulfillment or incentive to keep grinding.
i agree there are aspects about the game that remain addictive like when you finally MF that gear that you really need
for example i made a bowzon a few days ago and i needed eth titans for switch and actually found some last night which made me feel good for about 5 seconds
but then i remembered there is no pvp anyway so why do i even need this crap why did i even make a bowzon lol why am i playing this stupid game?!
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Dec 29 2021 07:40pm
are you saying there's no pvp because wsg is gone? I mean yeah it sucks but we can still play
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Dec 29 2021 07:42pm
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im talking about D2R, if pvp worked properly id be happy and would never get bored! PvP is what kept people playing LoD for the last 20 years
but since D2R is purely PvM i am seriously struggling to find a sense of fulfillment or incentive to keep grinding.
i agree there are aspects about the game that remain addictive like when you finally MF that gear that you really need
for example i made a bowzon a few days ago and i needed eth titans for switch and actually found some last night which made me feel good for about 5 seconds
but then i remembered there is no pvp anyway so why do i even need this crap why did i even make a bowzon lol why am i playing this stupid game?!



Hah Eth titans, I had on Java and realized it wasn’t needed and made no difference for pvm. But if the content scaled maybe I would have needed it to improve life leach etc…

This post was edited by fulleffect on Dec 29 2021 07:42pm
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Dec 29 2021 07:44pm
Quote (Taurean @ Dec 29 2021 06:56pm)
Play challenging builds. Bowa hardcore. And don't buy fully decked high end gear. Start fresh and use what you find.



Gimping yourself is not a solution. Sure I can play the game with only blues or some crap like that but that’s not pushing it to the limits.
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Dec 29 2021 08:08pm
Also, with the 2.4 patch will come more power creep in the form of new runewords and improved talent trees, there needs to be an outlet for this power creep and currently there isn’t even an outlet for the current power.
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Dec 29 2021 08:43pm
We need inferno mode.
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Dec 29 2021 08:48pm
Quote (bbs12 @ Dec 30 2021 03:43pm)
We need inferno mode.


and paragon leveling B)
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Dec 29 2021 08:49pm
Quote (B00MAN @ Dec 29 2021 08:48pm)
and paragon leveling B)


yeah true...wait...what is paragon leveling?
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Dec 29 2021 08:49pm
Try a walkthrough style where you only use what you self find on single player. It’s a challenge but also a lot of fun. You can set the game to /players 8 if you want to. Unlike online where 99% of the stuff you find is unusable, on a walk through most of what you find is an upgrade
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Dec 29 2021 08:50pm
Quote (IgoSoHard @ Dec 29 2021 08:49pm)
Try a walkthrough style where you only use what you self find on single player. It’s a challenge but also a lot of fun. You can set the game to /players 8 if you want to. Unlike online where 99% of the stuff you find is unusable, on a walk through most of what you find is an upgrade


or, what I should do is turn off the computer and go outside...
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