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Rules of Engagement, Lesson #1 -- Say Nothing
August 10th 2000, 03:55 CEST by andy Diablo II and The Patch That People Hate. What's going on? You want to be kept informed, I know you do. You've got questions that you want to ask, and baby you know I want to get those answers for you! And I nearly managed it too... But you see, Blizzard is one of those game companies that still insists on locking its developers away in a dark room and putting a load of PR people out front to defend them against the perceived evils of journalism. And so, it is my sad news to report that despite the best efforts of your friends at the Planet o' Crap, we've been defeated by the lovely Ms Debra Osborne of Havas Interactive, Blizzard's parent company. For the curious, it went like this...
And that, my friends, is where the curtain closes. Apparently the questions were passed on to the QA team as promised, answered, handed back to Debra, and then, for some unexplained reason, she was asked not to send them to me yet. Will she send them? Did she ever intend to send them? Were they ever answered? Did she even pass them on to the QA team in the first place? Believe whatever makes you happy, folks! |
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Charlie your assuming and you know what happens when you assume.. You Make An ASS out of yourself when the truth is revealed later. :) |
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Post <b>#164</b> by Charlie Wiederhold: <quote><i>I think ladders are stupid for Diablo 2 and don't think they should have been added. However, if they feel the need for them, the should seperate them out into classes so that you can compete with your fellow classmates. You can still see how you fare against *everbody* but your competition is against other people who have a similar skill set (much like any sport). </i></QUOTE> That's true, of course. By the way, they have class-based ladders, sort of. You can have different views on ladders, one of them hardcore, and the other is class based. The default is all classes together, but you can see how you match against others in your class. What I was saying is that it does not help cut down exp gain for the powerfull classes, hence the patch... Post <b>#165</b> by EvilAsh Assuming is the only thing left when Blizzard does not give any official reasons why. You know, when you have enough facts you can safely assume some things. Fact1 - ladder was coming to an end. Fact2 - exp gain for higher levels was dramatically cut, to 1/5 of what it was before. Fact3 - fastest exp gaining skills were nerfed, even though Blizzard knew it would generate a lot of negative feedback. Fact4 - obvious bugs and loopholes in skills which don't allow fast exp growth but are unbalanced (BG/IM) were not fixed. You have something to say about those facts? Give them some thought, it is as clear as it can be. If Blizzard wanted to keep ladders alive for another year, the only thing they could do was a 1.03 patch as we know it. If Blizzard simply wanted to balance the game, there were many much better ways. Post <b>#163</b> by EvilAsh Items you use depend on the skills you base your characters upon. If you use mana-critical skills, you collect wyrm's equipment. If you are in for a close combat often, you try to get higher DC and hitpoints +. If you use bow most of the time, you seek items with AR boosts. Of course, at level 34 you just put on whatever you find. Once again, I was talking about higher level chars who can choose what to wear and who collect their items for quite some time. This is quite irrelevant to the discussion though, just one more reason why nerfing sucks.<I><B></B></I><I></I><I></I> |
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Andy, no update on the topic? Still very interested in those answers...<I><B></B></I><I></I><I></I> |
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<b>#167</b>, PiRaMidA: <QUOTE> Andy, no update on the topic? Still very interested in those answers... </QUOTE> I'm going to send Debra another note today to ask what's happening. |
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Ooh, apparently we should be getting those answers tomorrow... ;-) |
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Post <b>#169</b> by Andy: <QUOTE><i> Ooh, apparently we should be getting those answers tomorrow... ;-) </i></QUOTE> Cool news, thanks! It better be something good ;)<I><B></B></I><I></I><I></I> |
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<b>#170</b>, PiRaMidA: <QUOTE> It better be something good ;) </QUOTE> It better be <i>something</i>... |
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Post <b>#171</b> by Andy: <QUOTE><i> It better be <I>something</I>... </i></QUOTE> well, I guess you were right ;(<I><B></B></I><I></I><I></I> |
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Still no answer to the questions? Agh...seems to be they are pulling the old "Ha ha, look at these mortals squirm. Should we decide to grace them with our godly presence, we'll handle their questions with a paragraph that will say no comment so off! Ho ho ho.." and I still can't believe EvilAsh argued. Did you see his last post? Man alive... |
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u knwo what sux abouthte patch most, i spend my time and effort to go on the net download the crakcs and the no key check for b net , then i go on and it automatically patches me then i gotta go find a whole new set of cracks, daym man. they shouldnt automatically patch it should be only if u download it from there site. blizzard has enough money already they dont need my little 40 bucks, shesh i gottapay my rent here |
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fukin guys |
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What? guy, could you please speak in English? |
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<b>Guido wrote in post #176:</b> <quote>What? guy, could you please speak in English? </quote> I think that was his best shot at it, bud. ;) -- Dethstryk Damage Gaming |
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<b>#174</b> "guy" <QUOTE> u knwo what sux abouthte patch most, i spend my time and effort to go on the net download the crakcs and the no key check for b net , then i go on and it automatically patches me then i gotta go find a whole new set of cracks, daym man. they shouldnt automatically patch it should be only if u download it from there site. blizzard has enough money already they dont need my little 40 bucks, shesh i gottapay my rent here. </QUOTE> You sir, are a crackwhore, aren't you? <I><B></B></I><I></I><I></I> |
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