i explore always on my lock, i have only ran from eps once in my 3 climbs with the new system, that was b.c it was at lvl 73 and they were doing more dmg than my heal was able to cover effectively, i could have done it if i wanted to but it would of taken some time (no shrines) so i just ran instead.

but i think the reason is that my guild allows me to use an 37int 10xee 50 wild heal which just gives the heal a good boost and make the charm in acc above the -25% effectiveness.

Have only come close to dying in group catacombs not yet in solo.

Edit: about the dying in sc, u guys obviously have to reconsider your builds. This actually means that a base vita chars will not work any longer. Its a simple concept the more life u have the harder it is to die. This game has changed fundamentally u cannot use the same system with a new one, does not work that way.

This post was edited by RoXthebus1 on Oct 12 2010 09:04pm

this unfortunately =/

Quote (Svartermetalisk @ Oct 12 2010 09:55am)
Solo is slow, drops is garbage and it does not give increased prof anymore compared to cata.

Stay away from it if possible imo


Have to agree with that... pity my timezone makes it nearly impossible to be in a group.
Solo was pretty much all I had, and when I cata'd... it was when I was off work and there were alot more ppl on.

Concur with responses so far...


Yeh..timezone really sucks for me as well. I think for guild catas this game has improved tremendously..it's beautiful almost..i get the concept!!!... but for someone who is mostly stuck trying to solo, the game is not a game but WORK. Soloing for most of us on HC is not easy... I'm NOT saying impossible...just not AS easy as it was,regardless of lag or dc's. Risks are too abundant and if anyone has slashed over in HC for the amount i have and invested in gear...well the risks are JUST not worth it for me..I do not find staying in the black all the way to the MQ and being able to find NOTHING very rewarding...just my opinion is all. I have climbed over 100 times and died once because of lag...no crai topic was made cause i KNEW the risks, i just LOL'd and picked myself up and jumped on another char....but 3 ep's ...

Most of us have jobs and slash to have fun and relax...whats relaxing on HC anymore???? Soloing is obviously harder for HC players....most DO NOT have the gear on SC to PRACTICE like i do

It would be preferable to me to have MR. Taulborg incorporate ALL of us together...as ONE core....NO HARD CORE/SC...just ONE CORE!! Then at least us HC slashers won't feel the pain so much.

IMO ofc....i know i'll get ripped for this post but i feel what i feel is all.

i'd be fine with a core merger but with two conditions.

1. All unspwanables currently on sc get deleted.
2. If my char dies, it dies forever, just like hc. Idk maybe when creating a char there would be an option for either unlimited deaths or limited.

Also i don't think he means for this game to be relaxing, i think hes trying to make it more of a competition and grouped focused. Idk apparently hes got something against the loners out there who enjoy some good solitude time

Edit @ waffles: Its prob of the hc item situation, u guys find enough godlys nowadays u don't need more glitched items from a time where the system was still new maybe if hc got a week or month with that same system i would feel different but i don't

This post was edited by RoXthebus1 on Oct 13 2010 01:01am

i have a feeling that the chair you're sitting in may be the new proud owner of its own personalized nuclear weapon e-travel coordinates.

that may just be me though

but if i wanted a game with MORE of an MMO feel, i'd take my forum gold elsewhere. i remain because i still have hope that my anti-social moods will still have a safe haven in this game.

This post was edited by FloppyWaffles on Oct 13 2010 01:01am

Hey..i'm ALL for group focus and group based. BUT..for those of us in guilds who have different time zones...this blows!! Most of my guild are from the U.S. and the 2 euro meatballs i have in mine... ( ) go to school or work when i am on AND have the time. So...i'm SOLO no matter if i like it or not....and IMO..a GAME is supposed to be FUN and RELAXING!! (A CHALLENGE???...HELL TO THE YEH!!). BUT... hell no ROX..who the heck wants to die and NOT
get the gear back that you WORKED for and EARNED??? That would suck big time IMO!! ya though ROX!!

If hardcore is merged with softcore, I would quit. I play Hardcore because it gives me purpose. Dieing and just playing again is just pointless to me.

But I am fairly confident that won't happen but who knows.

Hardcore is meant to be hard. Not many people play it because it either doesn't suit their style of play or they just don't have good internet. The shortage of gear on hardcore is inevitable, because people are going to always die.

I could die at any point in time. Although I am arrogant about it because I haven't died in 2 years and feel invincible. But the fact remains hardcore isn't for everyone and people either need to accept the road on Hardcore is going to be tough and play it or don't.

I'll admit though, it is harder to put together gear nowadays but it is still easier to mq. And the drops rates have been sick in the catas the last few catas I have done.

NO doubt HC is tough..it's one of the reasons i play there...but YOU miss my point!! Whats the use of soloing..(IFFFFFFFFFFFFFF) you don't have GG gear or a group just to risk your gear on 3 ep's??? Death is inevitable no matter HOW you ROLL the dice....it will happen with these conditions in catacombs slashing solo!! All i am saying is ....it would be better to merge everyone together
so AT THE VERY LEAST....people who worked hard to EARN their stuff don't get the shaft!!

You have to be willing to part with your gear at any point of playing HC. My character can survive for over 5 seconds if it is by itself on a 3 wave ep. Having over 150 dex and good magical and physical defense. Staying in the catacombs alone for 5 seconds of no action, you will be booted. I could attack for about 4-6 seconds before reaching half life vs a 3 wave EP. So my character could sit there for about 10 seconds and take the hits.

If you can't handle the eps, then you just stay in the black. It is about being smart and not putting yourself in the position of that danger. It is a combination of how you build your character and how you play it.

The game becoming harder is no excuse for some theory to combine the cores. And if you die, you should be dead and that character or the gear should never be coming back. I mean if you are worried about people losing their gear, make a suggestion for players to be able to loot on HC, if you are so worried about it.

I have loss a good 50k in gear before in total. Three times due to lag issues on my end and once when the server completely tanked. I continued playing and bounced back. Joshie has lost well over 100k in gear and he continues to play HC because playing anything remotely close to softcore is like wiping your ass before taking a shit.

Does dex even reduce crits still?

Also, the biggest problem is lack of drops. Who wants to play alone and watch the rest of the community's pockets get stuffed with gear, or FG from that gear, when you are stuck playing alone for a much worse chance at finding anything(running in the black). Especially when we were used to solo giving good prof points and the playing field was pretty even as far as drops were concerned, so you didnt have the feeling of wasting your time. And before anyone says playing any game is a waste of time, dont.