@ssully: I have limited experience, so someone else could probably word something more elaborately, but when I played hardcore (a buddy who only ever plays hardcore wanted to play together) it was a thrill unlike most things found in other games. Maybe the first time somebody plays Darksouls without reading about it is a close feeling.
It's dangerous at every corner, you have to have a ton of foresight (knowing what champion affix's will murder you, knowing when to retreat and farm easier stuff/better gear, knowing what skills increase survive-ability while also letting you still kill stuff and progress). And when we eventually reached 70, oh man it was a HUGE feeling of accomplishment. I never did much stuff deep after 70 on the hardcore Demon Hunter, I think T1 was all it could clear, but I still felt satisfied and super impressed with myself.
I think I may give it a shot for real this season, after all this talking about it. I have no idea what class is best suited for Solo Hardcore play (I mainly play D3 solo due to having a newborn and having to step away from the computer at random times for random lengths), so I'll have to do some research, but being able to say I got a seasonal 70 hardcore character, and maybe trying some deeper endgame stuff on it, seems like a heck of a badge of honor. I know there is already a Lvl 70, Paragon 40 guy in my clan, and every time I see him play I'm impressed.
Log in to comment