Well designed loot and character leveling is a system that lets the player change how the game is played. End goal has a tendency to be irrelevant in games that focus on character building, it's more about building your own kind of game out of the available pieces. I remember loot and leveling being decent in BL, but it's partially obfuscated by also being based on a fairly simple FPS game.
e: Tho I do get the thing where it would probably just be better if you could pre-build a character without the need for leveling. Like have access to all the skills and make the character however you want. I can't think of a videogame that lets you do this off the top of my head (except for Jedi Academy multiplayer), but it would personally give me all the enjoyment of building a character w/out taking up a shitload of my time.
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Did they increase the level for the mines? Because I'm going to $20 but the about page still says $10. Also the payout system is kinda glitched and shortchanged me a $700+ dream.
Finally listened to this episode. I don't get where the Borderlands conversation comes from, since Scrym mentioned it once and it was just stating how Borderlands/Diablo 2 are better than Diablo 3.
As much as I love Borderlands 2, grinding is core to advancing in the game. I felt that you need to do all the side-missions to get far enough. I think this because of how death works in the game, where you just feel frustrated or ill-equipped to deal with stronger enemies. But this is still miles better than Diablo 3 where it's all about exploring the entire map for grinding/money purposes and leveling up. Bigger emphasis on getting good gear and preparing for hard mode.
But yes, SaltyBets is fun. It makes me there is an underground Australian SaltyBet betting ring.
I wanna be the saltiest, like no one ever was To pick them is my real test, to get bucks is my cause SaltyBet! Never bet DBZ, and the chat always lies Potato match, not again Need to stay out of the mines SaltyBet! What's this song? Darude sandstorm The dream is alive Waifu beats the mexibeam Now it's tournament time! Gotta get some salt, SaltyBet!
I'm sad that Sol dropped. He's closest thing I have to main in GG and the version that was in the tournament seemed to be a good copy. Other than some possible speed boost, his moves and combos seemed to be stuff that one could see in a real Guilty Gear match.
Forgot to bet waifu -> salt mines. Bet hit box, didn't bet robot, bet the dream -> ALL THE MONIES!!! Remembered to bet waifu -> mexibeam fake potato whatever -> salt mines.
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e: Tho I do get the thing where it would probably just be better if you could pre-build a character without the need for leveling. Like have access to all the skills and make the character however you want. I can't think of a videogame that lets you do this off the top of my head (except for Jedi Academy multiplayer), but it would personally give me all the enjoyment of building a character w/out taking up a shitload of my time.
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As much as I love Borderlands 2, grinding is core to advancing in the game. I felt that you need to do all the side-missions to get far enough. I think this because of how death works in the game, where you just feel frustrated or ill-equipped to deal with stronger enemies. But this is still miles better than Diablo 3 where it's all about exploring the entire map for grinding/money purposes and leveling up. Bigger emphasis on getting good gear and preparing for hard mode.
But yes, SaltyBets is fun. It makes me there is an underground Australian SaltyBet betting ring.
http://challonge.com/shakerclassic10
Sailor Uranus is taking it.
I wanna be the saltiest, like no one ever was
To pick them is my real test, to get bucks is my cause
SaltyBet!
Never bet DBZ, and the chat always lies
Potato match, not again
Need to stay out of the mines
SaltyBet!
What's this song? Darude sandstorm
The dream is alive
Waifu beats the mexibeam
Now it's tournament time!
Gotta get some salt, SaltyBet!
They're doing some final match thing. Rare Akuma vs. some waifu. A rematch?
That was weird. Neither did much damage despite launching supers nonstop. The little waifu won, but that seemed to be the point.
And now Dark Donald vs. her.
Apparently not against Dark Donald though.
"Hoh yeah"
Madonna:Hatsune Miku::Muhammad Ali:Rare Akuma