Seriosly, the bug is an obvious miscalculation, violating every rule of how the def value of an armor should get calculated, giving an huge unfair boost in def.
Argumentation to unfix the bug goes “it added game depth”.
I’d say it removed game depth.
Diablo 2 is about making decisions. Same goes for your merc. You have to decide if you want an high def merc, and go with defiance. Or you decide for damage, and go with “might”. Or you just get that horrible holy frost merc.
The thing is: YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT ALL.
Edit: The cube recipe is still there, the gamble on numbers of sockets is still there. Only the bugged bonus def is gone.
Stop crying about eth bug
My advice? Take your own advice. lmao.
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So if you run out of arguments you just start trolling?
Please answer me a question: Are you against charm inventory? Why?
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because in D2 you have to make conscious decisions if you want to sacrifice character development for inventory space. and while thats just a small part of the game and a annoyance for all the pampered D3 players in this forum its also one of many examples of where a decision ingame comes with an upside just as with a downside making said decisions more meaningful. And while this is just a small example, in aggregate these little things play a big part in seperating D2 from the Life and emotionless QoL fast food titles of today.
you might not like it and i couldnt care less.
Exactly this also applies to eth bug. It allows you to run a might merc with the def of an defiance merc. But you should make an decision.
Edit: Just to clarify: I totally agree that charm inventory is an terrible idea.
thats the wierdest brain acrobatic i have read all month yet i would have to lie if i said im surprised seeing your other posts.
Sorry I don’t care if the monsters in the game think I have an unfair advantage…
You’re right, i should have written “imbalanced” instead of “unfair”. Doesn’t change anything though.
You’re wrong on many levels.
Okay. You’re also able to give me an solid explanation why, that not summarize to “i want my leet haxxor 5k merc plate back”?
I really don’t see the problem with fixing the ETH bug, people are so spoiled…it’s not like you need ETH bug to survive or to have a viable merc. Game development has been on hold for 10 years, I expect them to fix exploits/bugs/glitches and no this one won’t break the game.
no need for insults here. it does give etheral items some meaning and a bit more depth for mid game armor for mercs. those ebugged merc armors usually arent even endgame stuff (with the exception for bramble maybe?). etherals are not worth the effort otherwise and end up in the same department as rare armor and weapons. Also in low level dueling it is important and gives more depth to the choices. a 522 defense ancient armor with 10 str less vs longevity of the item.
? Mercs don’t reduce durability, eth items still got their legit 50% bonus, how do they have no meaning without eth bug?
in lld YOU wear the armor. not the merc. he would need 3x +9 -15% req jewels to be able to wear it. had a geared level 8 merc once, he needed 3 of those jewels to be able to wear it. quite expensive, considering he also need +40ar on them to hti anything.
because the tradeoff doesnt hit the threshold. if i have to chose between a eth 136 defense splint mail vs a 95, i dont care for the 50% too much. also superior can give you 15 ed and you won’t have to lose the item sooner or later.
D2 is more than lld, eth items will always have an usecase even without eth bug.
a usecase that isnt worth the effort otherwise. for 50% vs the 15% you get from superior you have to forego a 95% bottleneck (there is only a 5% chance to drop an item as etheral.). Etheral stone, duress, prudence are midgame, not endgame. even a merc with 6-8k (which you dont achieve with these armors, exept for a defense a2 merc maybe) defense will get hit by about 30%-35% by the monsters in chaos run hell. damage reduction and res are more important endgame.
But the devs said, they would keep every bug, that is an advantage for players. And this one in particular has become a really neat feature.
No… Whom is this unfair against?