Quote (Massivelybored @ Jan 5 2011 02:29pm)
There is a new one of these same threads going up at least 2-3 times a week now. Its getting rediculous. Everyone is saying the site is changing, well obviously it is this thread is still open. 1 year ago this thread would of been closed and warns would of been handed out. My how things change. It seems like the general consensus is the this update is disliked for basically the same reasons(no arena, no prof, solo catas, shitty casters, etc...) I myself hate the fact that there is no arena/well. I'm hoping that the rest of this update comes out soon and will revive the game some. All i want is a viable way of soloing and a little equality between it and grouping. The fact that this was always mainly a single player game, up until the last few updates drives me nuts to think Paul would take all of that away. I mean shit the game was out for like 2 years before multiplayer was even introduced. I have made it through just about all of the updates(inb4 you quit 12 times) i just can't let it go i love this game. Not so much as it is now but it is really a great time consumer. It was nice when i did nothing but sit infront of the comp all day. Its nice now when i get a couple hours a day to play. Unfortunately 2-3 hours sometimes isn't enough time to do a climb. Getting stuck at awkward levels blows just waiting and hoping for a good group to come along. Even though the update isn't what people were hoping for nor expecting it has its highlights. I personally am just hoping Paul will see and hear the communities voice on this one and give us a viable way to solo even if it is in catacombs. I have come to realize the more we "bitch" about stuff the less Paul seems to care what we think. The sad part is half of these updates were what people wanted done, just not in a way they expected. People wanted the vaule of items increased, he took away muting. People were whining about snipers, he gave us the vault. I wish we could play old versions. I'm sure I wouldn't be the only playing season 9 all over again. /end incoherent rant
I would agree with this..
I just came back to this game and I personally really enjoy what Paul has done to the catacombs...
The ability to do Stop the Seven Shamans and a 9 wave Evil Presence spawn in a group with less than average damage dealers was a very fun experience for me.
I think the main issue in the current game, all crying over losing muting, arena, proficiency gaining aside, is the fact that the new players are unable to purchase good enough gear to keep them interested/wanted in catacomb games...
In Diablo II, 100 forum gold gets you a very powerful character.
In Ladder Slasher, 100 forum gold invested will just get you kicked...
Now, I have no idea how to fix this, but I'm sure there will be some updates in the future that will help fix this "problem"
We also need to keep in mind that unlike the majority of video games that we are used to (I assume many of us came from "Diablo II") Paul released this game with the intention of updating it as he went along.
If Diablo II were to have done MAJOR updates like Paul has been doing, I'm sure there would have been a different reaction towards that game. Just be patient and see what Paul has in store in my opinion. If you have a serious suggestion -- by all means post it, but as we all know crying about the updates will get us nowhere.