General Discussion - Hardcore Character Restoration after 1.0.1 Carrion Queen Bug - Forum

" Miraa wrote: " evilTricKs wrote: For all those who don't agree with restores in extremely rare cases imagine this happens to you like it did to us: You login and load up your character. You enter a zone. You walk 10 feet and die. It's not as if connection issues or desync killed our characters. People reported getting 1 shot from off the screen lol. Anyone who's played ARPGs with permadeath for a few years (or even months, really) probably knows this feeling. Mostly due to lag, but other factors out of our control as well. It's just part of hardcore. Sometimes you just have bad luck or other factors outside of the game that are completely outside of your control, and your level 99 character with all the uber gear is lying facedown in the grass. That's just hardcore. That's the essence of hardcore. Sometimes bad things happen to good players. Even to the best top 1% players. Hardcore was never promised as a mode where you only lose your character if you mess up, or you aren't skilled enough. It's a brutal, unforgiving mode where death, ANY death, is supposed to be final, irreversible, no bargains, no takebacks, no mercy. To go back on that is to disregard what hardcore means. I understand that GGG's heart is in the right place. Obviously, it sucks to lose your character when you didn't do anything wrong, and I'm sure they felt guilty especially considering it was a bug so close to the official game release. But in my opinion, it's a mistake, and it only tells me that the people in charge don't get the point of hardcore. This was beautiful, Absolutely beautiful. Almost shed a tear. [Removed by Support]	Posted by Anthian#0475 on Nov 13, 2013, 10:21:04 AM Quote this Post
" geradon wrote: " Wittgenstein wrote: why are you making this such a huge deal? How long was the patch even live before the bug was found and corrected? hmmm, no deal. i quite like the fact that hardcore players became "hardcore"-players as it effectively killes the elitist attitude of some of their members. and, secondly: to be honest, i'm angry because i have the alpha status but neither access nor any info. Email Chris or another member and get your access back then. "the premier Action RPG for hardcore gamers." -GGG Happy hunting/fishing	Posted by Wittgenstein#0994 on Nov 13, 2013, 10:22:01 AM Alpha Member Quote this Post
" Raybabbitt wrote: Holy cow you guys should take this thing less serious and stop playing annoying drama queens just for the sake of being annoying. It's just disgusting to see how so many of you have that "hate-attitude" towards anything you could possibly hate. If it was happening to you, you would all be grateful. It's a friggin game, we play it for fun remember? Spoiled children of the new age. I am the light of the morning and the shadow on the wall, I am nothing and I am all.	Posted by Crackmonster#7709 on Nov 13, 2013, 10:25:13 AM Quote this Post
" Wittgenstein wrote: " geradon wrote: " Wittgenstein wrote: why are you making this such a huge deal? How long was the patch even live before the bug was found and corrected? hmmm, no deal. i quite like the fact that hardcore players became "hardcore"-players as it effectively killes the elitist attitude of some of their members. and, secondly: to be honest, i'm angry because i have the alpha status but neither access nor any info. Email Chris or another member and get your access back then. Somebody give me alpha access please... No longer a forum dweller, please use PM for contact purposes.	Posted by ignarsoll#5178 on Nov 13, 2013, 10:26:14 AM Quote this Post
They made the right choice, no question. This was not your typical bug. It was the first update after release, with many new players around, where a common enemy was doing absolutely insane damage (I'm talking insane damage). Good move. I got lucky, didn't rip to them but came very close. I ran past then after that, knowing something was wrong (I keep global off). Current IGN: TheBearerOfLight Gizoogle Chris: "Da State of Exile muthafuckas axed mah crazy ass ta post a reminder dat they podcast is dis weekend, as usual. It aint nuthin but tha nick nack patty wack, I still gots tha bigger sack." Last edited by BoltThrower87#3044 on Nov 13, 2013, 10:29:59 AM	Posted by BoltThrower87#3044 on Nov 13, 2013, 10:27:20 AM Quote this Post
I just imagine if skeletons would do 10000 instead of the 100 ish damage they normally do, caused by a bug. Every HC player would die, who doesnt use global or read the forums every 30 mins or so. Its just a monster we all got used to and we know what to expect. Same with the queens imo, i dont know anybody who wouldnt just get in his face and kill it. If you have like 5k hp and 80 res and 8% LL, no way you would take 1 ball just to see if the damage isnt too high today. People whining a lot about HC, but you can almost work around every "problem". desync --> dont use high mobility skills, use oos, get better computer. client freeze --> alt f4 now. Not much you can do about undocumented damage buffs. Imo its a dangerous road, cause where is the line now? But in this case the only right decision without pissing of many players.	Posted by sintflut2012#1326 on Nov 13, 2013, 10:44:15 AM Quote this Post
" ignarsoll wrote: Somebody give me alpha access please... why - what do you want with it? <3ggg	Posted by moomaaru#4809 on Nov 13, 2013, 10:46:54 AM Alpha Member Quote this Post
That whole thing is a sick joke .From a scene from jaws the movie .1000 thousand people entered the instance only 277 players survived that was a sad day in history 723 died this day . Last edited by slapnuaround#4109 on Nov 13, 2013, 10:56:23 AM	Posted by slapnuaround#4109 on Nov 13, 2013, 10:50:52 AM Quote this Post
I just died from a normal white Carrion Queen mob in a 67 map as a 78 character :D I'm not sure if it's just the coincidence of all coincidences or if there was something wrong with the fix The map mods were x chaos dmg per sec and LMP. Not sure whether they do attacks or spells, but if it's an attack then I had Ondar's Guile and if it's a spell then I had Phase Acrobatics and 74% spell block. All that with 4k HP and 80% fire resist. I dunno, i've never experienced white Carrion Queens as particularly tough enemies, but i was dropped before I could react :D	Posted by mallow#1197 on Nov 13, 2013, 10:51:43 AM Quote this Post
Im not sure but LMP Queens shoots like 3 + 3 projectiles? lmp alchemist aint a joke either Bust a move!	Posted by Bustamove#3985 on Nov 13, 2013, 10:57:38 AM Banned Quote this Post