Minimum level requirements to be in WT3/4, massive experience nerfs for lower levels, etc. Powerleveling has been a staple of diablo games for a very long time, why are we going away from that
Because the dev team is full of morons.
The game has no end game so why power level? To reach 100 faster so you have nothing to do except start a new character?
I exclusively play with my friends, as that’s the way I enjoy the game the most.
This change means that if any of us ever want to level an alt, we are going to have to drop to WT2 to play with them. You cannot run high tier content with a low level friend anymore.
The drive to play an alt starts around WT4 - so that means our level 70s will be in WT2 to help them level. And they only get bonus exp up to 10 levels higher. We’ll be grinding level 20 mobs. At level 70. Just to shave off a few hours of leveling time for our friend.
This essentially means that unless we all decide to level alts at the same time (what if one of us is enjoying their character?), or we decide we want to sacrifice dozens of hours to help a friend level to WT4, they’re going to have to level solo.
This means dozens of hours not playing with a friend, for no clear reason. I hate this more than any other change in the patch, to be honest.
Probably to destroy players selling boosts.
Powerleveling is trash unless everyone has access to it not just premade social cliques. In D2, everyone had access to it. In D3, idk but you got 70 in like 2 hours anyway so who cares. D4 leveling takes a lot longer. Granting premade social cliques such an extreme advantage is bad design. They need to gut the rest of the over the top benefits groups get compared to solo too. At least until they have a group finder.
Was happy to see this.
because blizzard wants you to engage with the seasonal battlepass track crap. They also want you here for as long as possible to extract as much value from you as they can.
As a hardcore player, so I can quickly get back into the meat and potatoes that is WT 3/4 after a character death.
because they probably don’t believe in powerleveling as a way of cheating perhaps ? against the gaming morale or spirit ? who know…
It is nerfed to the ground for sure, so tell your bud to grind it out like everyone else did
God forbid you have to enjoy the rich story and amazing gameplay instead of endlessly exploiting unintended game mechanics. Kids these days.
Because they want you to actually level instead of being carried?
The horror!!
Because you cannot kill anything in WT 4 and spend your time leeching world events. Do you really need someone to confirm this?
Really? Lol….
Sitting at the entrance of a dungeon isn’t really considered “playing together”, any less than you dropping down to WT2 to play with them… one of you isn’t really playing the game regardless of the situation
Is it that hard to find friends or join a clan? I wonder why…
The issue i have have with this is, it wont be feasible to help people who came to the season late.
I don’t want to demand clan mates power level me. I want to pug a rush like a normal diablo game. If soloists don’t have equal access, then it shouldn’t be in the game.
Not contributing to the dungeon and standing at the entrance are two very different things; not everyone plays that way.
It’s possible we’re in the minority, but any time we play with lower level friends, those lower level friends (including me, when I’m the one bringing up an alt) rather enjoy running around the dungeon like a headless chicken trying to dodge death and keep up with everyone else.
We may not be contributing, but it’s genuinely hilarious, fun, leads to some ridiculous Discord conversations, and means there’s still social interaction between us. It’s far more fun for us than playing solo and trying to catch up alone.
It also means I cant play with my friends who are not lvl 70+ yet lol. Yo Blizz you understand that not all of us play the game at the same pace right??
Tough luck, suck it up and maybe play the game
I love that they did this.