Balance disussion (Inferno) - Page 16

On May 24 2012 07:53 JoeSchmoe wrote:


you can't compare the notions of micro btwn d3 and a RTS like SC2. it's like trying to micro a fungaled marine against a swarm of ultralisks.

On May 24 2012 07:53 JoeSchmoe wrote:


you can't compare the notions of micro btwn d3 and a RTS like SC2. it's like trying to micro a fungaled marine against a swarm of ultralisks.

On May 24 2012 08:01 hkf wrote:


Actually a wiz is like playing a single marine

against cracklings

On May 24 2012 08:09 Dfgj wrote:

arcane orb slows, so it's totally like playing a marauder

inferno mode is mass immortals though

On May 24 2012 08:14 Blitzkrieg0 wrote:


Except in this version immortals are massive cause they're immune to concussive shells.

On May 24 2012 07:05 JoeSchmoe wrote:


you don't get a comp sci degree to learn how to program. a book can teach you that in a day if you're interested in syntax. it's the study of semantics that hold any value. there's reason why the discipline is called computer science



again you're generalizing on what constitutes as being "able to program". sure anyone can dish out code but no respectable company is going to ask you to write a trivial loop or if/else statement in their interview. no one cares about syntax.



of course it's not your typical rng. most likely it's a weighted rng based on some distribution. might be a little farfetched but there might be some learning involved based on AH saturation of items of specific specs and their prices.

On May 24 2012 08:40 Mammel wrote:

Well, don't think theres any evidence that it's not just "Pick the stat, pick the value, repeat on all variables". Let's take SoJ for example, it has bonus to random power source to 1 class and then it has bonus to 1 of 6 possible damage source. And then theres 1 completely random stat that you'll want to be vita+your stat, vita, or your main stat, depending on your build and class. I don't know how many different stats there are, it's at least around 20 for ring. So that's 5*6*20 1/600 SoJs, most likely the rarest ring in the game (at least should be, just seen a few in AH) that it's even remotely useful to you. And ofc all the stats have wide range as well, chance to get a perfect one is in the billions.
Biggest difference in items is whether or not you'll get double stats, vita+vita/main stat affixes are ofc far more rare but have the chance to make it so much better.


Same thing might be the reason legendary weapons suck ass, they have random magic stat that varies, it's possible, though unlikely, that it can be pure +dmg that would make them insane. Although I think that leg weapons are underpowered and it's a bug/fucked up at development.

All items are listed here, with their possible stats http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/item/ring/#type=legendary

On May 24 2012 08:10 Catch]22 wrote:
Im still skeptical when people claim Act 2 inferno is IMPOSSIBLE TO BEAT WITH PERFECT GEAR like so many seem to try to claim

On May 24 2012 09:26 Salv wrote:
Rares should be better than legendary items, I don't dispute that, but rares and magical items shouldn't have the potential to be 70% - 100% better than a perfect stat legendary. In my opinion, the rarest legendary items should be better than 80% of the rares you could find, therefore if you find an amazing legendary item it's likely to be your best in slot for quite awhile. As it is now, only some amulets and rings are really amazing compared to their rare counterparts, even after just four or five days.

On May 24 2012 10:49 antelope591 wrote:


Why should rares be better than legendary's? It shouldn't be that way at all -_-. Legendarys should stomp rares. When you got a windforce or grandfather, or later an enigma or botd it was an awesome thing in diablo 2. Getting random rare #2535 is nowhere near as exciting.

On May 24 2012 10:49 antelope591 wrote:


Why should rares be better than legendary's? It shouldn't be that way at all -_-. Legendarys should stomp rares. When you got a windforce or grandfather, or later an enigma or botd it was an awesome thing in diablo 2. Getting random rare #2535 is nowhere near as exciting.

On May 24 2012 11:29 hkf wrote:


p Cruel Colossus Blade of Alcarity (300 ED 40IAS) > p GF.

On May 24 2012 07:15 BrauL wrote:
So many people don't understand how to item&skill build their chars. That's the first step. The second is learning how to micro so you don't die. Come on people this is a bw and sc2 forum; the most complex and difficult games out there. You can figure out d3 inferno.

On May 24 2012 10:51 Xinder wrote:
All this talk about how Barbs suck it up in inferno makes me really scared to put time and effort in my barb that's currently not past act 1 of NM yet. Haven't had as much time to play since i got to NM. But it just scares me that I might put in fuck tons of time and effort to reach inferno only to have the game go "oh you picked a barb? TROLOLOL". Dunno...just thoughts from a leveling barb.