I played Diablo 3 and I still play Diablo 3... people said that they wasted their 60 bucks when this game totaly worth a small 60 bucks... I,m able to log in when i want to... in 2 days I got logged off for server shut down 2 times and I was able to reconnect right after... YES it is very frustrating when you are at diablo with a full party and you see the server shutting down in 60 second but... This game is so fresh and ready for update that its just normal... nobody is being killed or even being hurt by that and with all the checkpoint they added you almost have to reason to care.... Yes maybe I'll say to those who rage about update that they may keep their 60 bucks for now and wait for the game to be operating well but guys... this game is freaking awesome...
I, In my case, wouldn't play Hardcore if I had internet issue like lag spikes or common DC.But well... Its a part of the hardcore process. The goal is the get as far as you can but you can still die. Then your character is saved on your profile wall with the time you played and the lvl of your character, just like a trophy! so you don't lose everything, you still get the chievement of that time you spend in some way... ^^
Hardcore ask you to play "better" and be alot more carefull while you play. People who play hardcore develop new techniques to dodge spells that may be fatal in hardcore when in normal mode the player wouldn't normaly care!
I think its an essential way to grow as a player when you finished the whole content of the game on normal and want to do ranked pvp.
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