And to be honest I feel like GGG is dodging this problem, and not giving any kind of answer as to how they feel and think about this. If the plan is to more or less kill solo play just come out and say so, don't hide information from your players that invest time and money into your product.
I too wish we just knew where things are going and why so we can either shut up and let an already overworked team deal with issues in the time it takes or just go and find another game because this one will never bend to people who are not part of an organised streaming map party who have instant trades, lotteries for all their gear rolling, 6+ map bases to map from etc.
We are told too many people are using Purity, by a dev team who made Purity the only 40% aura and hence the only 3rd aura we can run.
We are told maps are not for xp, by a dev team who made maps the only way to get xp.
We are told too many people are not rolling hard maps, by a dev team who made rolling maps all about bypassing hard mods to get to maze/magic monsters/pack size.
We are told the devs are not happy about players requiring maps to get to 100, then they make a change that only effects plays who have already ground 1000s of high level maps to get to 95.
They say they dont want people to RMT and then they make the entire process of gearing and levelling your character a massive orb sink that is beyond most players and pushes them into RMT simply to continue to play the game day by day.
I say Id like more communication, but tbh I dont really believe their communication any more, what they say directly contradicts what they have done and continue to do. Id like to know where this game is going, but Id also like it if I could actually believe it when I hear it and it made sense with what actually happens in the game. Right now I dont know if we are being mislead intentionally and for what ends, if the devs are just out of touch with their game, if they are just incompetent... tbh I cant quite get my head around any of those being true but theres no alternatives. Nothing makes sense guys.
And to be honest I feel like GGG is dodging this problem, and not giving any kind of answer as to how they feel and think about this. If the plan is to more or less kill solo play just come out and say so, don't hide information from your players that invest time and money into your product.
I too wish we just knew where things are going and why so we can either shut up and let an already overworked team deal with issues in the time it takes or just go and find another game because this one will never bend to people who are not part of an organised streaming map party who have instant trades, lotteries for all their gear rolling, 6+ map bases to map from etc.
We are told too many people are using Purity, by a dev team who made Purity the only 40% aura and hence the only 3rd aura we can run.
We are told maps are not for xp, by a dev team who made maps the only way to get xp.
We are told too many people are not rolling hard maps, by a dev team who made rolling maps all about bypassing hard mods to get to maze/magic monsters/pack size.
We are told the devs are not happy about players requiring maps to get to 100, then they make a change that only effects plays who have already ground 1000s of high level maps to get to 95.
They say they dont want people to RMT and then they make the entire process of gearing and levelling your character a massive orb sink that is beyond most players and pushes them into RMT simply to continue to play the game day by day.
I say Id like more communication, but tbh I dont really believe their communication any more, what they say directly contradicts what they have done and continue to do. Id like to know where this game is going, but Id also like it if I could actually believe it when I hear it and it made sense with what actually happens in the game. Right now I dont know if we are being mislead intentionally and for what ends, if the devs are just out of touch with their game, if they are just incompetent... tbh I cant quite get my head around any of those being true but theres no alternatives. Nothing makes sense guys.
Oh no problem. We make some nerfs to soloplay and then it will go on.
Oh thats a great idea. I dont like solo and self found players.
Whats the best to nerv. Oh wait. Without res noone can play solo.
great. so we nerf purity again, take some bullshit aura gems for it and sell
it as a verry good idea for the op purity gem. With kaom nerf the had no life
and now purity. The solo players will see.
o.k. guys. thats a great idea.
So we dont need to fix desync or fps rate or something like that. We can make
a content patch and fuck the solo players.
Great
Great
o.k. i make a news from that and good night together.
Its time to look for another game. Thats really sad :-(
And to be honest I feel like GGG is dodging this problem, and not giving any kind of answer as to how they feel and think about this. If the plan is to more or less kill solo play just come out and say so, don't hide information from your players that invest time and money into your product.
I too wish we just knew where things are going and why so we can either shut up and let an already overworked team deal with issues in the time it takes or just go and find another game because this one will never bend to people who are not part of an organised streaming map party who have instant trades, lotteries for all their gear rolling, 6+ map bases to map from etc.
We are told too many people are using Purity, by a dev team who made Purity the only 40% aura and hence the only 3rd aura we can run.
We are told maps are not for xp, by a dev team who made maps the only way to get xp.
We are told too many people are not rolling hard maps, by a dev team who made rolling maps all about bypassing hard mods to get to maze/magic monsters/pack size.
We are told the devs are not happy about players requiring maps to get to 100, then they make a change that only effects plays who have already ground 1000s of high level maps to get to 95.
They say they dont want people to RMT and then they make the entire process of gearing and levelling your character a massive orb sink that is beyond most players and pushes them into RMT simply to continue to play the game day by day.
I say Id like more communication, but tbh I dont really believe their communication any more, what they say directly contradicts what they have done and continue to do. Id like to know where this game is going, but Id also like it if I could actually believe it when I hear it and it made sense with what actually happens in the game. Right now I dont know if we are being mislead intentionally and for what ends, if the devs are just out of touch with their game, if they are just incompetent... tbh I cant quite get my head around any of those being true but theres no alternatives. Nothing makes sense guys.
Why not creating new "solo player oriented" aura gems ?
These auras would affect only the holder and his minions, not the other players and their minions.
Mana reserved is divised by two.
This.
Even though it's such a simple idea, i'm surprised I haven't seen/thought of it before. All my defensive problems would be nearly dealt with if this was implemented.
And to be honest I feel like GGG is dodging this problem, and not giving any kind of answer as to how they feel and think about this. If the plan is to more or less kill solo play just come out and say so, don't hide information from your players that invest time and money into your product.
I too wish we just knew where things are going and why so we can either shut up and let an already overworked team deal with issues in the time it takes or just go and find another game because this one will never bend to people who are not part of an organised streaming map party who have instant trades, lotteries for all their gear rolling, 6+ map bases to map from etc.
We are told too many people are using Purity, by a dev team who made Purity the only 40% aura and hence the only 3rd aura we can run.
We are told maps are not for xp, by a dev team who made maps the only way to get xp.
We are told too many people are not rolling hard maps, by a dev team who made rolling maps all about bypassing hard mods to get to maze/magic monsters/pack size.
We are told the devs are not happy about players requiring maps to get to 100, then they make a change that only effects plays who have already ground 1000s of high level maps to get to 95.
They say they dont want people to RMT and then they make the entire process of gearing and levelling your character a massive orb sink that is beyond most players and pushes them into RMT simply to continue to play the game day by day.
I say Id like more communication, but tbh I dont really believe their communication any more, what they say directly contradicts what they have done and continue to do. Id like to know where this game is going, but Id also like it if I could actually believe it when I hear it and it made sense with what actually happens in the game. Right now I dont know if we are being mislead intentionally and for what ends, if the devs are just out of touch with their game, if they are just incompetent... tbh I cant quite get my head around any of those being true but theres no alternatives. Nothing makes sense guys.
Im getting dejavu... when they made the change to aura reservation to 60% everyone moaned saying it was gonna kill solo players etc, yet after the patch my marauder had more life, more armour, more es, more dps, more of everything, and i still found myself with additional points left over from not having to go so far for IR.
Im not saying this will be the same, although i dont use purity anyway, but I was one of those people moaning about the aura changes and once I got on my character and worked out where all of my skill points were going I suddenly found my foot was in my mouth and felt stupid for doubting them.
So any changes that come just give it a go, and IF things are very wrong im sure GGG will do something about it fairly quickly.
Also my 6 year old niece just asked me why that character had christmas lights flying around it... seems like you are making it more appealing for 6 year olds, will make her an account later :P
And to be honest I feel like GGG is dodging this problem, and not giving any kind of answer as to how they feel and think about this. If the plan is to more or less kill solo play just come out and say so, don't hide information from your players that invest time and money into your product.
I too wish we just knew where things are going and why so we can either shut up and let an already overworked team deal with issues in the time it takes or just go and find another game because this one will never bend to people who are not part of an organised streaming map party who have instant trades, lotteries for all their gear rolling, 6+ map bases to map from etc.
We are told too many people are using Purity, by a dev team who made Purity the only 40% aura and hence the only 3rd aura we can run.
We are told maps are not for xp, by a dev team who made maps the only way to get xp.
We are told too many people are not rolling hard maps, by a dev team who made rolling maps all about bypassing hard mods to get to maze/magic monsters/pack size.
We are told the devs are not happy about players requiring maps to get to 100, then they make a change that only effects plays who have already ground 1000s of high level maps to get to 95.
They say they dont want people to RMT and then they make the entire process of gearing and levelling your character a massive orb sink that is beyond most players and pushes them into RMT simply to continue to play the game day by day.
I say Id like more communication, but tbh I dont really believe their communication any more, what they say directly contradicts what they have done and continue to do. Id like to know where this game is going, but Id also like it if I could actually believe it when I hear it and it made sense with what actually happens in the game. Right now I dont know if we are being mislead intentionally and for what ends, if the devs are just out of touch with their game, if they are just incompetent... tbh I cant quite get my head around any of those being true but theres no alternatives. Nothing makes sense guys.
+1
Kinda regret having thrown some more money toward GGG recently, with all the anti-solo anti-self-found things being introduced now... and nothing actually changing for self-founders in regard of content access. It'll probably get even worse. Partying vs solo is already at a such disparity, its not even funny.
When night falls
She cloaks the world
In impenetrable darkness
Last edited by morbo#1824 on Nov 11, 2013, 6:51:10 AM
