I am slowing gearing up my companion druid.
Diablo IV
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Just changed from lightning to fireball wizard after picking up a nice unique staff for it. I should have done this the second I got the staff. Holy crap it is SO much stronger and more fun.
Man, this season lost me quicker than any other season. I feel like it's too quick and easy to get end game geared up until you need uber uniques and then it's just a slog after that. I don't really want to be forced to find random group ups and do tormented boss rotas, but it feels bad soloing them knowing you're being 1/4 less efficient with the mats.
Hordes are fun but they got old pretty quick, especially because I can't seem to beat tier 8 without the uber uniques. I'm assuming they will tone down the rewards for hordes next season because they trivialize all other end game content in gear, mats, and gold by a large margin.
Hordes are fun but they got old pretty quick, especially because I can't seem to beat tier 8 without the uber uniques. I'm assuming they will tone down the rewards for hordes next season because they trivialize all other end game content in gear, mats, and gold by a large margin.
I suppose I'm the opposite I love how easy it is to make alts now. On my 3rd character but I've had horrible luck with mythics. I only run tormented bosses with 1-2 others I don't worry about forming a perfect 4 man.
I also haven't played since season 2 so enjoying it a lot.
I also haven't played since season 2 so enjoying it a lot.
Formerly tv1113
End game is still an issue, but that just may be my issue with ARPGs in general.
I don't like the idea of grinding gear simply for the sake of grinding better gear, or beating a boss that really does nothing for me.
As always, I enjoy my Season Journey. After I complete it, i'm pretty much done unless I feel like leveling an alt.
I don't like the idea of grinding gear simply for the sake of grinding better gear, or beating a boss that really does nothing for me.
As always, I enjoy my Season Journey. After I complete it, i'm pretty much done unless I feel like leveling an alt.
After I finished the season, I'm pretty much just killing time. I farmed for a bit with some of the TXAG guys and that was fun (2 shakos!). I am building an uber killer so I can kill Lilith as much as I want because eff that beyatch.
Started with my first Rogue. Well, I guess not First because I did need one last season for tempering lol. But rogue was fine and then I geared up the fractured glass Sorc. Just changed my Rogue to Andy's Rogue and it's pretty strong too.
Lathspell said:
End game is still an issue, but that just may be my issue with ARPGs in general.
I don't like the idea of grinding gear simply for the sake of grinding better gear, or beating a boss that really does nothing for me.
As always, I enjoy my Season Journey. After I complete it, i'm pretty much done unless I feel like leveling an alt.
Isn't grinding gear the whole point of an ARPG? More of a rhetorical question because that is wheat I remember doing in D2 for hours, hoping for a drop. D3 I remember early on, grinding campaign with my gold find gear.
I don't really have a solution, but I'm leaning more towards the PoE model. There's the grind for gear but you also get mats that let you craft endgame gear. Plus getting max level isn't something that happens in the first day.
I have high hopes for PoE2, assuming they can dumb down some of the game or have an in-game encyclopedia that explains all the details.
That's my point... I want more than simply grinding gear. I don't know what that would entail and I have no solution... I just know I get to the end of seasons and I'm pretty much done.
I remember my days of vanilla WoW back in 05-07, raiding was fun and all, but I got to really enjoy my gear when I would do battlegrounds and world PvP. I got to enjoy having cool stuff. I know MMORPGs and ARPGs are inherently different things, I just wish there was more to enjoy in the end game.
I remember my days of vanilla WoW back in 05-07, raiding was fun and all, but I got to really enjoy my gear when I would do battlegrounds and world PvP. I got to enjoy having cool stuff. I know MMORPGs and ARPGs are inherently different things, I just wish there was more to enjoy in the end game.
Agreed, I think gear can be the main focus as long as the ways to get it are fun. There just isn't enough in D4.
I still haven't picked up the expansion
I still haven't picked up the expansion
Gaming PC did not survive the move. Either my water cooler pump finally died, or something on the mobo that controls the pump died. Sucks, but I guess it was way past time to upgrade since I have been running an i7 6700K forever and needed an excuse to upgrade.
I went berserk this time around, but gonna try air cooling again. Too many problems with air bubbles on liquid cooler.
I9 13900K
Asus 4080 Super
Asus Strix ROG Z790 E-Gaming WiFi II
64 Gb of Kingston Fury Beast 5600 DDR5
WD_BLACK 2TB SN850X NVMe 2TB
Corsair HX1500i, 1500W PSU
Noctua NH-D15
Re-using my Corsair 760T case.
I went berserk this time around, but gonna try air cooling again. Too many problems with air bubbles on liquid cooler.
I9 13900K
Asus 4080 Super
Asus Strix ROG Z790 E-Gaming WiFi II
64 Gb of Kingston Fury Beast 5600 DDR5
WD_BLACK 2TB SN850X NVMe 2TB
Corsair HX1500i, 1500W PSU
Noctua NH-D15
Re-using my Corsair 760T case.
haven't the i9-13900K processors been having all kinds of thermal issues?
For benchmarking I have heard. Lots of folks said no issue for gaming though, but seems to be Mobo dependent, and mostly seems to depend on whether the Mobo manufacturer leaves the power unlimited as a default option and folks don't catch it. Guess we'll see.
I got to play the POE2 beta and it was brutal hard. Granted I am not very good and have old man reflexes, but the bosses were HARD. Several of them took me multiple hours to finally figure out how to beat. I was playing monk which was not great until you hit level 20+ and get a couple of essential skills. Once I got those, POE2 was crazy fun.AtlAg05 said:Lathspell said:
End game is still an issue, but that just may be my issue with ARPGs in general.
I don't like the idea of grinding gear simply for the sake of grinding better gear, or beating a boss that really does nothing for me.
As always, I enjoy my Season Journey. After I complete it, i'm pretty much done unless I feel like leveling an alt.
Isn't grinding gear the whole point of an ARPG? More of a rhetorical question because that is wheat I remember doing in D2 for hours, hoping for a drop. D3 I remember early on, grinding campaign with my gold find gear.
I don't really have a solution, but I'm leaning more towards the PoE model. There's the grind for gear but you also get mats that let you craft endgame gear. Plus getting max level isn't something that happens in the first day.
I have high hopes for PoE2, assuming they can dumb down some of the game or have an in-game encyclopedia that explains all the details.
I dont think its a direct competitor with D4 as it is a completely different game. I enjoy both for different reasons. I never could get into POE1 because I started too late but I plan to give POE2 a try at launch in November.
D4 is fun because you get so strong you just destroy everything. POE2 was a really fun challenge from what I saw of the game.
Playing the PTR and next season is gonna be awesome. Haber not seen VoH except during the demo but I'll start with the new class first. Can't choose it in the PTR.
Anybody still playing this season? I finally got fully geared up last week. Probably going to start a sorc tonight.
Yes but playing the PTR for another day then back to Seasons. PTR has been a blast.
I can't get the PTR to load on my mac, so i haven't been able to play it with my normal group.txag2k said:
Yes but playing the PTR for another day then back to Seasons. PTR has been a blast.
I think the PTR ends tomorrow so after that I'll be back to season 5.
Been playing as a rogue this season and been enjoying it. If anyone needs help with any content let me know
Just sold 4GA Tibults will with 11% unique roll for 20 billion 
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I've played every Diablo full game and expansion launch day 1 since Diablo 2 and I'll be skipping this to wait and see what people think. The loot and level scaling just crush the experience for me.
I'm ready to roll the new spiritborn as soon as servers are up. I wasn't going to play one at launch but witch doctor was my favorite in D3 and the new centipede build looks similar.
Update from 20 minutes ago
" Latest update it looks like it will be about upwards of two hours until we launch Vessel of Hatred. Additionally Battle.net 3.4k players will need an additional sizable update before playing. We will let you know when this update is available. We apologize for the delay and look forward to seeing you in Nahantu soon"
" Latest update it looks like it will be about upwards of two hours until we launch Vessel of Hatred. Additionally Battle.net 3.4k players will need an additional sizable update before playing. We will let you know when this update is available. We apologize for the delay and look forward to seeing you in Nahantu soon"
Every. Single. Blizzard. Launch.
lol... Blizzard dropping the ball. Of course.
Same but... I am not sure this is a knock on Diablo.. I enjoyed the new story but the level grind got stale.WGann3 said:
I've played every Diablo full game and expansion launch day 1 since Diablo 2 and I'll be skipping this to wait and see what people think. The loot and level scaling just crush the experience for me.
Thought it was just how "bad" the game was so I tried Last Epoch and again... fun game but pointless.
The pointless gear grind with low drop rates just didn't do it for me like it used to.
Noticed the feeling during D2R when I realized just how RARE high runes are for the grown up adult player... I don't have the time.
Miss the football talks and running D3 back in the day brother.
Fun times, good to see you are still at it.
Fun times, good to see you are still at it.
Jumped on for a little bit at lunch. The new class is fun
I enjoyed the campaign and general feel of the game. Felt like they did a great job on getting back to the dark, gritty Diablo feel that D3 absolutely destroyed. I was patient, and tried coming back to more recent seasons, and that loot was just plain boring to me.SF2004 said:Same but... I am not sure this is a knock on Diablo.. I enjoyed the new story but the level grind got stale.WGann3 said:
I've played every Diablo full game and expansion launch day 1 since Diablo 2 and I'll be skipping this to wait and see what people think. The loot and level scaling just crush the experience for me.
Thought it was just how "bad" the game was so I tried Last Epoch and again... fun game but pointless.
The pointless gear grind with low drop rates just didn't do it for me like it used to.
Noticed the feeling during D2R when I realized just how RARE high runes are for the grown up adult player... I don't have the time.
I've actually enjoyed Last Epoch quite a bit. It needs more time in the oven, but the loot and crafting ran circles around D4. End game systems just need a lot of work. And D2R is still keeping me busy, came back for season 8 even though it's in maintenance mode and still having a blast with some buddies. The gear chase is just so much more rewarding than D4 for me.
I'm rooting for D4, there's some good there and I don't hate the game or anything. Just gonna sit on the sidelines for a while though.
Yep, much more aggressive play style which I really like. I just did about 90 minutes last night, but it seems like there are quite a bit more systems to digest. Haven't even touched seasonal content nor runewords yet.FightinTexasAg15 said:
Jumped on for a little bit at lunch. The new class is fun
It's basically a monk Druid hybrid.
Campaign aside from some good cut scenes is long and boring. Level 49 and don't think I'm close to the end yet.
Campaign aside from some good cut scenes is long and boring. Level 49 and don't think I'm close to the end yet.
Formerly tv1113
Nevermind that was actually the end … that was a really weak and boring campaign with a terrible end lol
Formerly tv1113
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