08-01-2013, 07:38 PM
I am a bit surprise by how much I would actually consider a full reset. I have started my 5th character and I must say it reminds me of the time I started my first character more than eight months ago and it has been fun playing on it. As things are now, however, a full reset would only be a temporary solution. It is quite possible that in another eight months I would be starting my 5th character again.
I am sure many people would be upset to lose their progress but I also understand why things cannot be left as they are. I have my doubts that simply making the game more difficult will solve things. For example, if hard mode is made more difficult for existing high-level players, I imagine it would be frustratingly difficult for players who are just now entering hard mode. I do not see ultra-hard mode as a solution because that means adding more servers and more cost.
If the developers chose to use the full reset, it would not be "just because some big-whigs were restless." It is because as high-level players get more equipment, more legendaries, and more gold, there is less incentive to play the game. A large part of the appeal of this mod for me is that you can improve your character. Once all the improvements have been gotten, there is little else to do.
To summarize, I find the idea of a full reset interesting but does have its disadvantages. As I see it, it is just a possible option. I am interested in seeing what is in the next big patch and definitely think we should wait until after its release before making any decisions. I have heard of bits and pieces about it and hope that it will satisfy both the high-level players who are losing interest and the low-level players who are still working their way up.
It is a long post but I felt I had to express my thoughts on the subject.
Kip
I am sure many people would be upset to lose their progress but I also understand why things cannot be left as they are. I have my doubts that simply making the game more difficult will solve things. For example, if hard mode is made more difficult for existing high-level players, I imagine it would be frustratingly difficult for players who are just now entering hard mode. I do not see ultra-hard mode as a solution because that means adding more servers and more cost.
If the developers chose to use the full reset, it would not be "just because some big-whigs were restless." It is because as high-level players get more equipment, more legendaries, and more gold, there is less incentive to play the game. A large part of the appeal of this mod for me is that you can improve your character. Once all the improvements have been gotten, there is little else to do.
To summarize, I find the idea of a full reset interesting but does have its disadvantages. As I see it, it is just a possible option. I am interested in seeing what is in the next big patch and definitely think we should wait until after its release before making any decisions. I have heard of bits and pieces about it and hope that it will satisfy both the high-level players who are losing interest and the low-level players who are still working their way up.
It is a long post but I felt I had to express my thoughts on the subject.
Kip
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