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Discussion: For those in favor of easier respects/spec templates, and were in favor of fast travelling between dungeons, seeing the current implementation as meaningless obstacles. What of leveling? (forum.stellarcastle.net)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/diablo

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cross-posted from: https://forum.stellarcastle.net/post/6500

There's contention within the diablo 4 community right now seemingly by two camps of players: the ones that immerse into their characters and want more commitment into their choices, and the other camp who want to slay hordes of demons with little to obstruction or disruption to that gameplay loop.

I am curious as to what your thoughts on the obstacle leveling brings and what meaning it has that is separate from other obstacles that take up time, like the current respec implementation as well as the soon-to-be trivialized nightmare dungeon hopping?

For honesty, I've been completely against the push for trivializing these things as I am a type of player that likes their verisimilitude within the games they play, especially those with the "RPG" acronym somewhere in its genre, no matter how light.

I'm struggling to find why one is okay yet the others are not, and I'm looking for a healthy discussion.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I generally like the idea of easier respecs and want something like a load out system in D4. Personally, I don't like RPGs that lock you into a certain role because I just think it's a pointless waste of time having to start a brand new character just because you want to experiment with everything the game has to offer. Plus, people can learn multiple things / become multiple roles in real life, why can't I do that in a videogame?

[–] MopeyZooLion 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it’s a pointless waste of time having to start a brand new character just because you want to experiment with everything the game has to offer.

But how else can they get you to spend more time in-game and increase the chance that you might just wander on over to the MTX shop and give them money? /s

I've been enjoying the game, but I'm already starting to feel like some of these time consuming processes have been put in just for this reason. Why would you buy horse armor if you're not riding around all that much?

[–] fodder69 2 points 1 year ago

undefined> but I’m already starting to feel like some of these time consuming processes have been put in just for this reason

Yes

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