The Actual Problem With Map-Only Uniques

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Real_Wolf wrote:

light radius is often hated on, but I q uite like it.

Sure, other affixes are more important, but its not thorns

I don't mind it but it's not a desirable affix relative everything else. Now if there were some "Increased Damage within Light Radius" nodes, then it'd be really interesting.

Thorns could work as a %Reflected Melee Damage as opposed to flat reflect.

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Rumthorp wrote:

If casuals like you could get them that means everyone can get them. If everyone had the rarest items in the game then that would make for a boring game. Why do you want a boring game?

I'll never understand why someone else having something makes it less valuable to you. What other people have has zero effect on your play or your character. The only thing it changes is the Epeen value of it, which honestly if that's all you care about then that is a personal problem you should address.

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Rumthorp wrote:

If casuals like you could get them that means everyone can get them. If everyone had the rarest items in the game then that would make for a boring game. Why do you want a boring game?

Everyone in D2 had no problem obtain Botd, enigma, Cta, etc. Yet, its the most successful ARPG game.

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Tomorrow wrote:

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Rumthorp wrote:

If casuals like you could get them that means everyone can get them. If everyone had the rarest items in the game then that would make for a boring game. Why do you want a boring game?

Everyone in D2 had no problem obtain Botd, enigma, Cta, etc. Yet, its the most successful ARPG game.

And D2 LOD was terrible, D2 Classic was more fun after the changes that introduced enigma

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Real_Wolf wrote:

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Tomorrow wrote:

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Rumthorp wrote:

If casuals like you could get them that means everyone can get them. If everyone had the rarest items in the game then that would make for a boring game. Why do you want a boring game?

Everyone in D2 had no problem obtain Botd, enigma, Cta, etc. Yet, its the most successful ARPG game.

And D2 LOD was terrible, D2 Classic was more fun after the changes that introduced enigma

Yeah D2 LOD was so fucking awful. That's why it fixed literally every issue with classic Diablo and dramatically improved the gameplay. Because D2 LOD sucked a left nut.

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Real_Wolf wrote:

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Tomorrow wrote:

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Rumthorp wrote:

If casuals like you could get them that means everyone can get them. If everyone had the rarest items in the game then that would make for a boring game. Why do you want a boring game?

Everyone in D2 had no problem obtain Botd, enigma, Cta, etc. Yet, its the most successful ARPG game.

And D2 LOD was terrible, D2 Classic was more fun after the changes that introduced enigma

D2 LoD wasn't terrible, but classic was definitely better. Mainly because charms in LoD were mandatory to be worth a fuck in PvP but they were an absolutely huge undertaking. I'd say it is way harder to get a full inventory of good charms in D2 than it is to get a 6link shavs. But classic was also better because enigma completely homogenized 99% of playstyles.

To get back on topic, the REAL problem with map only uniques is that it is completely unviable to sustain maps without playing the market and outright buying your maps. I've ran plenty of 110% quantity or maze+hordes/champs maps to know that current map drop rates are disgusting. Nothing is more demotivating than burning through 10+ very well rolled 71 maps and getting a handful of 66-68's back. What is even more disgusting is how long this problem has been persisting for and how GGG refuse to acknowledge it. Other than Torn Banner, I've never been more disappointed and sickened by a developer's incompetence. I've been tentatively watching the forums for awhile now waiting on a statement from GGG about this issue, as I've already quit the game for awhile. In all likelihood, I'm just wasting my time.