Transformation, Correlation, Complementation by the Tri-variation of statistics: Either we can’t handle what D2 is, or where it’s headed.
I will also post an image to show that Transformation, Correlation and Complementation as a trichotomy of stat variation happens in the stats of the following hero sets.
There’s a reason why I’m not including the Druid and the Necromancer in this tri-fold symmetry of sets. It’s because the Druid would fall under correlation and the Necromancer would fall under contrast(complementation) which would then tell us that the Sorceress is the ONLY hero in the game that, statistically, properly classifies under the concept of transformation.
So instead of focusing on a clear impression that the Sorceress has been singled out, I’m just going to focus on the idea that the Sorceress is missing a partner as a separate archetype.
Transformation: Stands out too far for correlation or contrast
-Sorceress
Str-10
Dex-25
Vit-10
Egy-35
(And if a hero identity stands out too far, and focuses too much on one thing, then it’s safe to say that it’s a negative)
-Missing Archetype(Sea Witch?)
Str-Stand Out high
Dex-Stand out low
Vit-
Egy-
Correlation: Where all stats could potentially be equal
-Amazon
Str-20
Dex-25(-5)
Vit-20
Egy-15(+5)
-Assassin
Str-20
Dex-20
Vit-20
Egy-25(-5)
Contrast(complementation): Evenly Staggered stat sets
-Barbarian
Str-30(-5)
Dex-20(-5)
Vit-25
Egy-10(+5)
-Paladin
Str-25
Dex-20(-5)
Vit-25
Egy-15
Rules: If the statistics can be adjusted by the value of 5, positively or negatively, or either just positively or just negatively to match the total amount of stats that some heroes have, (Ex: Dru=80) and it yields a result that understandably classifies under Tranformation, Correlation or Contrast, then we clearly have an established trichotomy of diverse identities which I will advance, adorn and broaden, later on. And as you can see, when the stats are adjusted within the rules window, we can identify 3 different kinds of stat patterns which are best described as Transformation, Correlation and Contrast(Complementation) as they are exemplified by these archetypes in the game.
Now I am not promoting the following. Just providing an expanded and insightful perspective of the prior where I thought it was interesting how the Assassin could be valued for intelligence in the familiar way that the Assassin has the dominant stat of energy.
I am not trying to say what’s right or wrong, real or not, as I am not a qualified expert or a scientific realist. I just want to point out the positivity, the quality, and the beauty that we are heading away from as we devalue diversity and shun, even maliciously target absolute dependency. While I think that there could be a misunderstanding of what diversity is and it’s virtue, I really think that we’ve been deceived by the sense that the role of the child is one of “absolute dependency” as a completely negative, or even anti-virtuous identity.
But it never had to be that way. Us who have played the game with these archetypes(Diablo 2) have been dragged into, what appears to be, this assumption that the child is an absolute, non-sophisticated, or even anti-virtuous identity, just by SURELY being lesser in some way than that of the parent identities. And that fear that has caused many to turn away from any hope of valuing the child identity, we have started to spiral out of control, leading us now into the devaluation of diversity as well.
This has led to now a terrible impression currently being given by the tri-role family. Now the archetypes of the mother and the female child in this case, are being maliciously targeted, singled out, devalued, and mis-understood. The following image shows what a “trinitarian diversity” could be all about. And note how the Diversitilist archetype itself is a prime identity in this geometrically accurate diversity. Now realize what I had to artistically accomplish in order to produce this result. I had to convert a “monstrous triumph of lyrical grotesquery”(which I’ll post in the comments) into something digestible, attractive and more light hearted. I suspect that it was also the monstrosity of lyrical grotesquery that caused men to run in fear from the beauty and potential of diversity as well. I told you that I would only point out the beauty, quality, and poetic interpretation that we are now heading away from. It seems that it could also be said that we are heading away from some very virtuous sub-values here doing some attractively interesting things further expressed by arch-values as a trichotomy of Harmony, Dancing and Competition. I believe that revelations of this caliber cause us to step back and say to ourselves, “my God, what have we done and what are we doing!?”
The new beautiful giant as a conceptual trinity
Sorc/S.witch -A Blooming Transformation between Specialized Masters(Harmony)
Barb/Pal -A Radiant Complementation between Qualified Virtuists(Dancing)
Ama/Assn -A Cosmic Correlation between Marvelous Diversitilists(Competition)
If this thread receives a comment then I will try to immediately post the images.
Key concept: The co-cooperative contrast as exemplified for us by the Barbarian/Paladin tandem.