Diablo IV

[covr]

I've started playing necromancer 2 days ago, lvl24, II word difficulty. Itemization is shit, it is insulting my intelligence. Lvl scalling is shit, killing any sense of progression and ruining a lot of fun.

However skellies go clank clack, mages shoot rainbow bolts and corpse explosion go boom boom. I have not lost a single HP during this playthrough.

 

[ArchAngel]

I've started playing necromancer 2 days ago, lvl24, II word difficulty. Itemization is shit, it is insulting my intelligence. Lvl scalling is shit, killing any sense of progression and ruining a lot of fun.

However skellies go clank clack, mages shoot rainbow bolts and corpse explosion go boom boom. I have not lost a single HP during this playthrough.

It was never hard, especially not for Necro. Switch to WT3 and go straight for Helltide to get some challenge (it lasts until you get some decent Sacred gear).
Also Minion Necro is strongest character in current game. Play Rogue if you want some challenge.
Also mods on items seem to also be dependent on level of the gear that is dropping. I am in WT4 now and mod pool seems to have things I have not seen before

 

[ArchAngel]

Fedora Master you need to show us where the bad man touched you. These feelings you are having are not going to go away by themselves. Neighbor's dog is never going to love you.

 

[luj1]

So you are defending this shit AA? Shame, shame

 

[ArchAngel]

So you are defending this shit AA? Shame, shame

Current version is playable and some fun can be had. If one already has Game Pass it is worth trying.

 

[covr]

I've started playing necromancer 2 days ago, lvl24, II word difficulty. Itemization is shit, it is insulting my intelligence. Lvl scalling is shit, killing any sense of progression and ruining a lot of fun.

However skellies go clank clack, mages shoot rainbow bolts and corpse explosion go boom boom. I have not lost a single HP during this playthrough.

It was never hard, especially not for Necro. Switch to WT3 and go straight for Helltide to get some challenge (it lasts until you get some decent Sacred gear).
Also Minion Necro is strongest character in current game. Play Rogue if you want some challenge.
Also mods on items seem to also be dependent on level of the gear that is dropping. I am in WT4 now and mod pool seems to have things I have not seen before

I think I have to beat campaign first to increase difficulty. So far it is fun, mindless autobattler.

 

[ArchAngel]

I've started playing necromancer 2 days ago, lvl24, II word difficulty. Itemization is shit, it is insulting my intelligence. Lvl scalling is shit, killing any sense of progression and ruining a lot of fun.

However skellies go clank clack, mages shoot rainbow bolts and corpse explosion go boom boom. I have not lost a single HP during this playthrough.

It was never hard, especially not for Necro. Switch to WT3 and go straight for Helltide to get some challenge (it lasts until you get some decent Sacred gear).
Also Minion Necro is strongest character in current game. Play Rogue if you want some challenge.
Also mods on items seem to also be dependent on level of the gear that is dropping. I am in WT4 now and mod pool seems to have things I have not seen before

I think I have to beat campaign first to increase difficulty. So far it is fun, mindless autobattler.

Yes. You can access TW3 once you finish the campaign. Game tells you it is lvl 50 content but you can easily do it at lvl 40 and probably even less with Necro.
Same for later accessing WT4, it is officially lvl 70 content but I did it at lvl 64 or so with my companion Druid.

 

[Cogemesiter]

I stopped playing last year about half way through the campaign since leveling up didn’t really seem ‘fun’. If I wanted to try the new season do I need to complete the campaign to do so? Or can I just jump in similar to D3?

 

[abija]

You need to complete the campaign once per account after that you can skip it (iirc, I might be wrong on having to complete it).

 

[ArchAngel]

Yea, there is no skip until you complete it once

 

[BlackAdderBG]

You can skip the campaign without beating it first for sure. The problem is that you probably can't get to tier 3 so it's kind of pointless to be able to skip.

 

[Lemming42]

What the fuck are the "seasons" all about. Still don't get it. I played this on release and thought it was the usual mindless fun you get with ARPGs, is there a reason to come back to it now?

 

[Modron]

Best case scenario: continued support and new content. Worst case scenario: time limited content designed to prey on the fear of missing out and drain wallets. Since this is a blizzard cash shop game I am assuming the latter.

 

[abija]

You can skip the campaign without beating it first for sure. The problem is that you probably can't get to tier 3 so it's kind of pointless to be able to skip.

I'm talking about getting the skip campaign options on new chars.

 

[BlackAdderBG]

You can skip the campaign without beating it first for sure. The problem is that you probably can't get to tier 3 so it's kind of pointless to be able to skip.

I'm talking about getting the skip campaign options on new chars.

Yes, before posting I tested it to see. Account that never finished the campaign (act 3 or 4) can create new season character and check the skip campaign box. Map is revealed and the portals activated from the other character.

 

[ArchAngel]

Best case scenario: continued support and new content. Worst case scenario: time limited content designed to prey on the fear of missing out and drain wallets. Since this is a blizzard cash shop game I am assuming the latter.

All the shit they sell are cosmetic like in PoE. You only need to buy the base game once (or have Game Pass)

 

[Florian Gheorghe]

Really liking the new season. Got to lvl 70 in just a few days with necro. But I am a causal player.

 

[motherfucker]

Yeah I don't think I'm likely to check out Season 5, or even the DLC. The game used to suffer from an identity crisis, but now Blizz seem to be fully set on pandering to D3 babies and MMO tourists. I liked D4 because I saw the potential, now that they're well on track to pissing it all away I just don't see myself sticking around. I hope Rod Ferguson has fun figuring out how to monetize a game with a core audience that refuses to play it for more than a week every 3 months, or how come the game that aped D3 at every turn died exactly the same undignified death. PoE2 can't come soon enough.

 

[Reinhardt]

now codex loves d4. sdg is vindicated.

 

[ArchAngel]

now codex loves d4. sdg is vindicated.

Love is not a correct word. Also this version is 1 year worth of improvements.

 

[mediocrepoet]

If you polish a turd long enough, you lose your sense of smell.

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

Gotta love all these broke ass beta tourists who initially shat on the game, but now that its part of the gamepass its all MUH DIABLO :]

 

[luj1]

After PoE 2 comes out whats left of this game will dissipate

 

[ArchAngel]

After PoE 2 comes out whats left of this game will dissipate

Lets hope PoE2 is that good.

 

[mediocrepoet]

After PoE 2 comes out whats left of this game will dissipate

Lets hope PoE2 is that good.

Better than D4 isn't much of a hurdle in any department that isn't art.