Perhaps add legendaries (although I dont trust current blizz to do it right)
Runewords just made diablo2 another cookie cutter build game with most classes doing the same, tele tele tele stomp tele tele
The game was designed around unique builds and characters and playstyles, runewords went directly against that concept! Please turn back this age old mistake and make this game amazing.
And without runewords you’d have the same tele tele tele stomp tele tele gameplay… because everyone would be a Tal sorc… lul.
That wouldnt be an issue for me - the girls would still want me for my powerful BO! (lal).
I cant see runewords ever going away. Maybe a rares only ladder IF we get themed ladders - which i truly want but cannot see happening. But runewords are here to stay.
It wasn’t like that before runewords were the standard…
Thats because the player base was 15 and Youtube didn’t exist. in 2022 they’d just play the meta.
Just like if you then removed teleport… everyone would play a FoH Pally rocking
Hand of Blessed Light
HoZ
Shaco
Vipermagi
Maras or a GG crafted ammy
SoJx2 or a FCR/resist ring
Arachnids
Mage Fists/Frosties/Chancies
Some 40% FRW boots
Naw. It’s because the runewords weren’t as powerful back then.
Or didn’t exist (classic).
The point here is… doesn’t matter what you change… people will play the meta. All removing runeswords does is change the meta.
I agree with that. There will always be a meta or cookie cutter standards for what works best.
Actually why I liked CharlesJT’s idea for mini alt ruleset seasons between main ladder seasons.
You could do all sorts of whacky stuff with those as long as the characters/items didn’t roll into NL.
Things like have a no RW season. Or a no TP season. Or a 10x rune drop season, or double melee damage season, w/e.
They could be even just a month or two long and it would be fun.
Remove runewords, add more uniques
Good intention
Very bad idea and approach
They should keep what they have and improve upon it
Not remove
Not add
Fix the existing itemization and then we can talk about adding stuff
Wrong assumption based on ignorance
You generalize runeword like they are a monolith that appeared at the same time
Nope
Original runewords were totally ok
It 1.10 runewords you have to blame
Patch 1.10 in general was a horrible patch
I agree. What really ruined everything was the emergence of Enigma and return of the CTA.
whats going to occur if you do that you think ?
take away nigma ? everyone will play sorc and other classes will become non-existant
take away teleport from sorc ? everyone will then play paly for vigor + charge
take charge and vigor away ? ok wtv you say blizz…Assassin/Barb time for Burst of Speed & Increased Speed skill
take away remaining movement speed skills ? blizz, your game is way too boring now, good bye