Hardcore and why you should play / try it

my average ping is 280-300

from australia... best on singaporean server.

Can never play HC. The desyncs/dcs/loading portal deaths/etc will surely kill me

...and why you shouldn't play HC:

You will die due to dsync once or twice.

You will decide to make tankier character that can survive few secs of dsync.

You client will crush while loading - you will find yourself transferred to Default.

You will quit the game, SC and HC, because avoiding death from mobs numerous times, just to be killed by this bug or another, kind of makes you realize - you are just wasting your time.

Oh, of course - "it's beta".

My Internet isnt for example the most stable. My ping jumps sometimes for hours like 50 up to 1800 and i play most time with around 250. Its ok, something you have to keep in mind. Its like playing a shooter with a ping of 100+. You just aim diffrent.

@Aromes - Thx for trolling a thread. I appriciate it much

i had never bothered to play HC in any other similar games, i have always had the view of Fuck that, i dont want to put in all that effort just to have it taken away possibly by something that was out of my control. however in PoE if you die u are simply sent to default, so i thought i would give it a try

since doing so i have found i get 2 rewards from doing so.
1. Progression feels alot more rewarding, strangely resulting in a sense of pride in what i have accomplished on this toon. far more so than any other game on softcore.
2. the adrenalin rush when fighting hard bosses or creature packs for the first time or a near death experience is brilliant!

One could say I take these rewards at the cost of: NOTHING, because if i choose i can play in default.

I have died once at lev 31 in normal (stupidity) and once at level 52 in cruel (desync). after each death i proceed to delete the toon so i could reuse the name... now that i have played in HC i just cant go to default. it would just be to... well boring, tedious, or tiresome, take your pick.

so i guess the real cost i pay is always needing to be on my toes because if im not i don't really have the option of playing in default.


level 73, farming maps, going strong and proud. I dont look forward to my eventual death. but i do look forward to creating that new spec that i never do while i have a much better toon available to play.

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AROMEZ wrote:

...and why you shouldn't play HC:

You will die due to dsync once or twice.

You will decide to make tankier character that can survive few secs of dsync.

You client will crush while loading - you will find yourself transferred to Default.

You will quit the game, SC and HC, because avoiding death from mobs numerous times, just to be killed by this bug or another, kind of makes you realize - you are just wasting your time.

Oh, of course - "it's beta".

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This issue goes beyond the game only being a beta.

First they make an online game where enemies carry on beating on you if you get the slightest lag or during a loading screen. And then they tell you that you can't die.

Both the hardcore and default league death penalties might look great to a tiny niche of hardcore players, but in practice these things only work either in single player offline game, or online games with client side mobs.

Thx Osheril1 for trolling. It would just not feel right to be on the internet and people talking in a average way to each other like in RL. <3

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Osheri1 wrote:

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AROMEZ wrote:

...and why you shouldn't play HC:

You will die due to dsync once or twice.

You will decide to make tankier character that can survive few secs of dsync.

You client will crush while loading - you will find yourself transferred to Default.

You will quit the game, SC and HC, because avoiding death from mobs numerous times, just to be killed by this bug or another, kind of makes you realize - you are just wasting your time.

Oh, of course - "it's beta".

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LOL how can u plus this? u die in HC u go to default, no loss only the option to gain a different gaming experience.

meh dont know why i care, im happy and know i can fall back to default when i die.. seems noone else is aware of this GAME changing fact

Dont feed the troll dude. Just ignore them

@bhav - the contra , and i am not a fan of this online shit, is that if the whole client is on your pc we would have much trouble with people cheating. Duping items and and and...well what destroyed D2. This way its much easier to control it.