I just found it amusing he said damage isn't always important (for a Viking/Warrior it is by far the most important stat).
He also said "Tactics" was a waste of a skill because of high initiative. For Viking/Warrior it is paramount for certain builds because not all units have high move speed and round 1 is critical. In fact, thanks to the Siege Crossbow, my elves only have speed of 1. (If my game wasn't bugged, I could have used 2 Yew Bows... )
Sounds like he mostly plays a Mage, which is fine. I played them too and I understand what is important for mages too. However, based on his responses, I'd say he seems to be more experienced in Mage builds than Warrior builds.
@tiberiu diablo 2 hardcore isn't really all that "hard". It is tedious and annoying. Not to mention you can spam full rejuvs in diablo 2. I suppose there is a bit more of a thrill though. Considering people have beaten Diablo 2 solo hardcore with a naked necromancer.... some supposedly did it with /8 player difficulty too while going solo.
They even took on the Uber Tristam with a naked team too. (now that sounds impressive if not for the coordination).
A challenge is a challenge is a challenge, and after spending some time on any of them, you can devolve almost every "video game" challenge to "simple". That's a bit of a stretch though and I think its best to just admire the work someone has done. If you want to poo poo someone's challenge/work because you don't think it is amazing, so be it. You do have the freedom of speech. I think we already know your position on this matter at this point though.
I do admire succeeding in hardcore diablo 2 for their tenacity to withstand what I'd rather not. (perhaps that's your position on no-loss in KB as well)
But I don't know if I'd go as far to say it is stupid. If you ever do a video game challenge and someone says your works are "stupid", don't be surprised. And if you think all video game challenges are inherently not interesting challenges, from that point of view, why would you bother comparing Diablo 2 challenges to this? Most normal people would insist all video game challenges are stupid.
@impy, wow great to see you are alive and well! I sort of like the 'easier' play of WotN if only because it makes it more flexible for different builds mid-way through the game. The plethora of items and such makes it a lot easier to switch up builds without having to restart.
I realize this does take away from the game a bit. I've always felt somewhat railroaded in Armored Princess and had to use scanners to ensure I'd get a very enjoyable build. I'm already at a good start on my 2nd playthrough (only level
so I'm hoping that means that most playthroughs have a generous helping of item.
Not sure if you finished it yet, but it is extremely difficult to do no-loss because of certain... "events" later on. I've already speculated it is possible but pretty hard. I wouldn't be surprised if you managed to succeed though!
Just one perspective, perhaps better to try to succeed with a threshold of losses and/or using very strange/weird builds. I've never seen a very successful Dwarf build before or < level 5 neutral build.
What bugs me is that some builds are just TOO efficient right now that it is very hard to deny using them. I felt similar issues with Armored Princess... and without the old Rune Mage for easy level 5 resurrection, I feel even more railroaded. We will see though! Game is still young!