Quote (izParagonzi @ 2 Feb 2026 19:39)

Increase the spawn rate for Objectives. Or. Increase the maximum from 3 Activated to 5 from the Objectives list.

I am not Pro-Active to nerfs, that is your concept to cry about it. I disliked a lot of nerfs, however, some updates were good.

You are spouting of garbage, in this post and my previous posts in this thread, I have mentioned positive ideas for Updates that are NOT nerfs. All you are doing is spam crying... typical of you though... have fun to babble more.

Proof is in my threads, the top line of this post and my other two posts, you cry too much, as you said, 20 years later and you are still crying:

Quote (izParagonzi @ 2 Feb 2026 19:39)

EDIT: ^InsaneBobb oh, you didn't read, you said FUN right, well I posted I didn't like Static play in 2007, the game was boring and crap to me, however, 1.15 was good, had more things to do... damn, there was no things as Prof with the old crap & muting was just hoping you got the right mix mods to convert to the mods you wanted.

2007 LS wasn't fun for me, now you are crying because you want the old days back? Who is actually crying bud.

Quote (InsaneBobb @ 3 Feb 2026 15:44)

Yes, the proof is in your threads, the proof in in your posts, the proof is in your account. 90% of the existence of Rex on JSP has been bitching about "OMG! Group Whistle Climbs are too op!"

We know, Rex. That's why resetters end up being those who spend all their time on Discord playing drinking games and such while hanging out. That's why every nerf, such as mobs that stunlock you for 20 seconds kill your ability stacks wipe you out solo, while barely even being an annoyance in group.

The game is as Paul INTENDED it to be. It started as a solo game with a multiplayer market. The solo game was nerfed to shit, and every new update nerfs it further. LS is NOT what it was in 2006/2007. LS is now a party game.

If you prefer solo? Evidence suggests the game isn't about "catacombs" at all. The game is about skilling. Which would be why the Muting ladder is the most difficult ladder to get onto. Solo = Muting. Playing the RPG? Group whistle.

That's clearly what Paul has intended it to become. And every additional nerf? Simply reinforces the point.

You are FAR worse than anyone else on all of D2JSP when it comes to screaming in the wind. You can't even acknowledge reality.

Quote (izParagonzi @ 2 Feb 2026 20:20)

Once again, all you did with your posts was bitch

Quote (Apocynaceae @ 31 Jan 2026 12:34)

For the more senior and professional players, do you look forward to updates? Is there anything that would bring more appeal to this niche title? I know a lot of players contend the game has gotten more challenging and less “fun.”

Any changes on the horizon that could swing that pendulum? I’m just a casual player (~2-3 years now), so am always interested to see how Ladder Slasher evolves.

Thanks in advance.

Quote (InsaneBobb @ 31 Jan 2026 14:23)

Not interested in updates. Most of them just nerf the drops further while introducing monster abilities that do things like reset your ability stacks to effectively nerf the player directly as well.

Been some time since there was an update that introduced anything that added to the "fun" element of the game. Would prefer it remain as is rather than suffer yet more and more nerfs.

Quote (izParagonzi @ 31 Jan 2026 18:16)

I like "Monster Abilities" that remove player "Abilities" because we NEVER had abilities, that was an update and made the game so much easier to get to Master Quest, and people runs so fast as one hour group runs. This update was actually a balance issue, and the people that are crying about it, are those that want an easy run.

Think about when Abilities were never included, do you think you would play as often as you do now?

You could not increase character levels to join your group runs (having higher level characters in your group), players created the bridging system to pick up lower level players, give them the lead and drive so that group could MQ together, now that is community working with each other... now it is easier, however it has turned into starting @ level 1 to Master Quest in selected groups for 1.5 hour runs "Whistling" ... hey, they find fun in that, I don't and some others don't as well.

There are nerfs that were bad and people quit, but that is way in the past, the game is way easier, the drop rate was increased TWICE during updates.

Quote (bhBc @ 31 Jan 2026 15:08)

downdates only

let em know ^jimmyhoud

Quote (Apocynaceae @ 3 Feb 2026 04:58)

I appreciate all of the responses.

I see how passionate some of you are/were about the game, and it is really fascinating to read the decades-long history.

Quote (Apocynaceae @ 3 Feb 2026 16:58)

I appreciate all of the responses.

I see how passionate some of you are/were about the game, and it is really fascinating to read the decades-long history.

Quote (InsaneBobb @ 3 Feb 2026 16:31)

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There is no whining or crying. My preferred method of play is solo explore. The aforementioned nerfs are DESIGNED to destroy solo explore, while having almost no impact on group whistle, which is NOT my preferred method of play.

Now, your first post (snipped for relevance) ..

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Quote (InsaneBobb @ 2 Feb 2026 15:01)

There was PVP. Multiple times. Game had PVP at the start even. In fact, you could bet fg on duels. I made thousands low level dueling. Then again, back then, a solo climb was still possible in around 45 minutes to an hour with decent enough gear.

Paul intentionally made solo slow, shitty, and 1000x more difficult and 1/1000th as rewarding, and removed pvp, to try to force players into team play.

Now you have absolute geniuses like Rex talking about how "nerfs are good" because he thinks team play is "too op!" What his bourbon-addled brain fails to comprehend is that every nerf impacts solo play FAR more severely than group. Want to save up that powershot stack or salvation stack for when you hit the 3 wave EP at level 75 on your robe-locked monk/ninja/warlock/alchemist? Too fucking bad, every other mob wave you spawn kills your stacks. Doesn't even impact group play, at least with offensive skills. Tank takes most of the stack-killer hits, and in group play, multistrike and such is best to spam off at 10-30% anyway. NN for one person to try to go overkill on a wave. WAY faster and more effective for entire group to simply toss their skills at low stacks at every single wave with 5+ mobs.

But, Rex is still a noob, never experienced the original game, and has no friends, so doesn't understand just how badly every negative thing that he begs for (nerfs) effect him more than literally every other player in the game.

Edit: One last thing about the absolute genius talking about his love for nerfs and how the game is "too easy": https://forums.d2jsp.org/user.php?c=3&i=234344

Notice how he doesn't focus one character to unlock monk+ classes? He hates all over group play, claims the game is "too easy", then intentionally stays on heavy armor classes. Too easy? If he finds things easy, it's because he intentionally only plays the easiest classes and ONLY the easiest classes because he's shit at the game, and will never be anything else.

I've made Warlock completely solo since soloing was nerfed to shit. I've made HH multiple times and Alchemist as well via group play since soloing was nerfed to shit. I play the game to experience all the classes, both group and solo (though I dedicate the most time to solo). The same as most players. Rex wallows in the first three class tiers because he's simply so bad at the game that he can't manage to get beyond easy mode. And because he's so bad he won't dare monk? He wants Paul to screw your game experience over too.

Don't buy into the bullshit. Rex is just a bitter forever-noob who wants to see the game crash and burn, because he's so bad at it, that's the only way he'll have a chance to make anything more of himself than some ancient-ass alcoholic that spends 90x the time ranting about retarded and nonsensical bullshit than actually playing or even understanding the game, let alone getting good at it. AKA, "I can't beat them, so let's beg for nerfs that bring everyone down to my shabby, worthless level. Can't beat them competitively? Demand the dev make them suck no matter what they do or how much time and forum gold they invest, so that I don't feel like such shit."

Quote (BWConformity @ Feb 2 2026 02:44pm)

Are you me and JonWon in a shared dream together? :lol: