ℹ ggi's VoH Review

[Iggi-11818]

@Vukotlak-2201

I disagree on torment difficulties. I don’t think it is good to have everything available on T1.

That’s fair, I see it as a difficulty chooser myself. So for example, some games have the option of Easy - Medium - Hard modes, to some degree anyway. This is how I see the Torment Levels myself. Some people love to go through a game on Easy mode for example, others want a challenge, and some are just in the middle.

I myself lean toward medium-hard difficulty. My wife loves easy modes in video games, she plays a lot of RPGs and is mostly there for the story. I just like that there’s a choice in Diablo 4 now instead of being forced to play at a level you may not be comfortable or just don’t prefer.

@Vukotlak-2201

i would say the 2 most important aspects you need in an ARPG. A high wall to climb over and somethign worthwhile behind it. D4 fails on this premise and this is a huge issue.

I agree with this. Currently the only ‘wall’ we have is the Pits.

@Vukotlak-2201

I do not feel loot or skil is importnant in D4, it is mostly the build. This is bad.

I agree with you and I don’t at the same time, you can’t just run into Torment 4 with crappy gear for example. However you also can’t expect to deal a decent amount of damage either if you don’t have the right build, I think it’s a mix. Typically you need some staple items before you can get to that point depending on the class/build.

I think we both agree class balancing still needs a lot of work, but I’m going to quote myself in another thread about the problem I feel the game has. Now this was originally in response to bugs, but the rest I feel is relevant to what we’re talking about.

@Iggi-11818

I think the bigger issue is as well is that balance in general just isn’t there yet for a lot of builds, and for a player who wants to make their own build, and follows the ‘formula’ that should technically work, it typically falls flat in the later game comparatively.

The devs have even said the majority of the player base builds incorrectly just within their own skill tree. Adam J. said this during an interview with a streamer. Which leads up to a following question, if you want us to play our way, but tell us we’re playing wrong, how are we supposed to know how to build?

Yes one can argue you can follow guides, and what not, but not everyone wants that, nor should it be required in my opinion. I have nothing wrong with people who do follow guides, I myself use them often, but just in general, they shouldn’t be almost mandatory.