Kid4today

joined 1 year ago
[–] Kid4today@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

It’s decent. A lot of the things that have been fixed or improved have been done over the last couple of seasons and so are part of the base game.

Blizzard really shot themselves in the foot by releasing the game the way they did. So many ppl played it at launch and have formed a (deserved) bad impression of the game and now it’s really hard to win those ppl back no matter how much they improve the game.

I made the decision to completely avoid the game at launch as I thought it would be a disaster. I only decided to give it a go when it came to gamepass and I’m glad that I waited as I think those early days would have seriously put me off the game.

 

How’s your season going? What are you enjoying? What are you not enjoying?

I’m having fun! There’s a few things I’d like to discuss.

First is the spiritborn. Oh boy is it OP. I mean SERIOUSLY OP. I thought the lightning spear sorc last season was OP, but the spiritborn is magnitudes more powerful. It crushes everything.

I expected it to be powerful but not as powerful as it is. I realise that blizzard wants to sell VOH expansions so they’re gonna make the new class powerful but I don’t think even they realised just how crazy it was gonna get.

Obviously it needs some nerfing for next season but I hope they don’t nerf it into the ground so no one ever plays it again after this season. The items need some work too, most builds are all centred around the rod of kepeleke/midnight sun combo at the moment and it would be nice to see more variety.

The season theme is meh. The realm walkers are boring and the rewards are nothing special.

The undercity is good for target farming but the gameplay itself is nothing special, especially as they made it easier with the last patch.

I tried the citadel for the first time lastnight, it was ok but not as fun as some ppl had led me to believe it would be. It’s difficult though. In the random party I was in we got full group wiped about 6 times before we managed to work out what we were supposed to do. That was the second wing of it I did, in the first wing I still have no idea what the objective was… we just completed it somehow. In the last wing I played with a clan mate and followed his lead, I think that was actually the longest and most fun wing.

I’m liking the new levelling system. At this point I’m usually considering making an alt to try another build but I kinda want to stick with my character this season and see if I can get it to 300 paragon, I’m currently around 250 I think.

[–] Kid4today@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I’m having a great time too. I was apprehensive before the release as I was worried all the changes might make the game too difficult for me but that hasn’t been the case at all… part of that may be the spiritborn being so strong though!

Weirdly I’ve found the opposite to you in that I think I’ve levelled up faster this season than usual but I think that’s just because I’ve gotten better and more used to the game, I only really started playing in season 4. I didn’t start playing the new season until Wednesday and I’ve only played evenings after work and I’ve made my way to torment 3 already.

Haven’t tried the citadel yet, thought I’d wait until I have a really decent build together first.

[–] Kid4today@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It sure is. Nerfs come in different sizes though and this one seems to be a butchering.

However, everyone is probably going to be playing spirit born anyway so… I don’t suppose it really matters.

[–] Kid4today@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Goodbye lightning spear sorcerer.

[–] Kid4today@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

Thanks, I just learned from that link that the literal translation of ‘Moo Deng’ is ‘Bouncy Pork’.

[–] Kid4today@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Then you end up with a whole map where you can only go one or two places to be challenged. Huge areas that are completely pointless and offer no reward, instead just having to go and do the same area over and over again. How boring.

The feeling of getting stronger comes from the gear you find and working out ways that you can get the powers they have to synergise with each other.

I’d much rather have it this way. As an example, I played starfield a while ago and even though it has dozens and dozens of star systems you are stuck with just 3 or 4 that offer even the slightest challenge at the later levels.

Edit: That’s not to say that levelled areas don’t work in other games of course. I love to play Valheim and that has levelled biomes but it’s a completely different game. It’s a journey with a start and end (end still not done though). It’s meant to be beaten, finished. Diablo isn’t like that, it’s a perpetual game. Elden ring is another example but again is a game that’s meant to be beaten.

[–] Kid4today@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Why would it be a problem? It’d be laughably easy if the mobs stayed the same as they were when you start the game at lvl 1.

 

How’s it going? What build are you playing? Are you struggling or slaying?

I’m having a lot of fun. The infernal hordes are manic when they really get going, had me whooping out loud a few times! The ‘slaying hellborne invigorates you’ is my fave boon, attack speed goes crazy with that one. I’m gonna miss them when the season ends. They make it so easy to get gear, gold and master working mats this season. The only thing I’m struggling with this season is boss mats, I never have any exquisite blood, distilled fear etc. Soon as I have enough I go do a tormented boss to try and get a mythic unique.

I started as chain lightning sorcerer then switched to the lightning spear build. It just deletes everything. I killed Lilith for the first time ever this season and every single tormented boss. I got mythic uniques that actually work for my build for once too.

Now levelling a barrage rogue with the intent to switch to andariels build if I get an andariels visage.

[–] Kid4today@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

No one cares buddy. Sorry.

[–] Kid4today@lemmy.world 138 points 3 months ago (9 children)

30’s?? That’s rookie numbers, I’m nearing my 50’s.

[–] Kid4today@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
[–] Kid4today@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Come on, let’s count to 34 together!

1, ah ah ah…

[–] Kid4today@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago

Me too, that’s a good one.

 

How do I search posts within a community, is that possible?

Also, is it possible to just browse through communities? I know I can search for communities but I’d like to just be shown a load of them and browse through them to see if anything catches my fancy.

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