Re: Vanilla or modded gameplay?
I would simply like to expand on some previous, solid points with my one opinions/twists.
For some reason you often see the complaint that Spirit and Insight are broken, or at least they offer too much for the cost.
I never really understood this argument, since it's actually nice to have runewords that are easy to make and useful. The vast majority of runewords that use runes in the same Thul-Sol range are really bad to the point of unusable. I don't understand why we should benchmark low end runewords to crap like Ancients Pledge, King's Grace, etc and then start complaining when something actually usable is available. For what it's worth, I'd love to see more end game viable runewords that don't require amazing effort or luck to aquire.
It's not that there broken or crazy, it's that, as you pointed out, they are the (arguably) the only two in the thul-sol range that are commonly end game gear, and most people comment that the best runewords out there are expensive, yet these 2 are two of the most useful and happen to be cheapest, which you must admit is kinda odd. But I agree with you in that nobody should complain about it. They should enjoy it :smug:. And on battle.net, it gives an affordable alternative in a power hungry uber gear seeking environment.
I also agree with you in that there should be more useful low level runewords, but I also think that if you make them too good, it takes away the value of the better ones. And in a way I like working hard to get an uber weapon of death, the fact that it's not easily attainable is something to be proud of.
- But. ___ Why? I don't want to believe they wanted to make a joke with us SP's. So what else could it be to have availabe ''jah+jah+jah+jah'' that is ''Zod' + 'Zod'' runeword and some other ''Lo+tir+sol'' with very similar modifiers to the measure it's as usefull if not more usefull to a specific build than the first pice.
It's not fair to say they are unrealistic for single player, as blizzard never intended last wish, etc. to be made in single player, therefore cannot be criticized. Blizzard did not create the Runeword Mod, nor did they (to my knowledge) advocate it's use, so cannot be held responsible for it being too hard to get in single player. And for the ones available without Runeword Mod, they are not meant to be achieved like we have discovered ways of doing here. It's so if you are lucky enough to find a Ber, then you can make Beast. They never meant, I don't think, for us to LK/HF rush them.
Personally I'm more annoyed at crap like Last Wish and it's like. Seriously, Blizzard must have been perfectly aware that there is no legit way to get runes like that, so why even make it use such ridicilous HR's?
As for the battle.net side of it, Blizzard was/still is smart enough to anticipate massive duping. They saw all sorts of it before 1.10 when Last wish was introduced, so they knew it was coming. And from Blizzard's point of view, why not give them something to "party" with? Then they invite friends who
buy the games. Let's face it, Blizzard knew what they were doing when they made freaky runewords in regards to battle.net. It's cheap, yeah, but it makes them money. A sound business decision, as simple as that in my opinion.
It's easy to forget as single player (ooh rah!) players, but battle.net is where blizzard makes there money, which is why they have ubers and we don't.
sorry for the semi-hijack, but it seems you have already made up your mind. Hardcore man, good luck. I hear that once you go hardcore, you never go back. Me, I'm to chicken.
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