Hell, I like all his ideas! But to reiterate, my prediction is first few patches will be a bumpy ride. I love what Marco is doing with the mercs - what a fantastic idea! I'm not sure how I feel about removing the max resists aspect Laz built up, but we'll see how that goes, however if Marco is putting them on new charms in new uber levels, then it makes more sense. Ultimately though, talk is talk and Laz had a lot of great ideas too, so until I see some fruit from this idea tree, I'll still have doubts.

But there's a lot of talk going around, and if multires works for Sigma, for me that would be the biggest factor in me picking it up since I've yet to get multires working correctly with d2se and PlugY (which are basically requirements for playing D2 now, IMO ). Without some better graphics, I honestly don't think I'll even give Sigma a try sadly. I think all the new features will be exciting to play, but to be perfectly honest here, I'm not sure I can stomach another round with D2 unless Marco drastically alters the game, and for me that means Multires must work. But enough about my experience rant more to the point: As of February 2nd 2010, the mod is currently at version 1.F9. Among them are Median 2, Median 2 SE (Special Edition), Median 2006, Median 2006 SE, Median 2007, Median 2008, and now Median XL. It is the latest incarnation of a series of mods which he wrote. That's absurd! Part of the joy of D2 is in the grind, not just for farming gear, but getting to the next level of excellence, and while Laz may have balanced 2012 perfectly, Ultimative has way more content to explore and consequently, the experience gained per content is way too high! This, IMO detracts greatly from the game it's a mistake Laz implemented that I hope Marco corrects. Median XL is a mod for Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction, created by Brother Laz. of this you can be absolutely sure! How do you balance the 128-extra uber levels Marco is wanting to add? I think the experience needs to be ramped back down to 1.A-1.Z levels, because as of now, I hit clvl 120 by Act 1 Destruction (I don't use maphack or anything like it, so it takes me awhile to find my way around) on that note, I almost couldn't complete my clvl 90 challenge, and not from lack of trying, but from gaining too much experience just casually playing the game. There will be overpowered items, monsters, skills, etc the first few patches of Sigma. The way Marco is changing things are super exciting to be sure, but remind me a lot of when MXL was being created and all the growing pains it had. years to get MXL 2012 to the point it is at now. He will have a lot of balance issues to deal with. MarcoNecro is really adjusting a lot of the gameplay.

(12-09-2012, 03:39 PM)MonTy Wrote: I don't have my hopes up too much.

I've quit D2 so many times and restarted, that I know I'll play again when Sigma is released. Wanted to ask, what do you think of Ultimative and the development of Sigma? (12-09-2012, 03:39 PM)MonTy Wrote: I've seen you posting over at MXL forums.

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