Mob Density changes make a huge differance

[minkage]

Holy cow im running around act 1 on mp4 and theres an insane amount of mobs now compared to the last time I dipped my toes in this game. Finally, at least to me. This game FEELS like Diablo 2.

Despite the overwhelming negativity around this game from the AH/RMAH, Launch issues, Jay Wilson haters and so on. It feels like every patch they improve the game in real noticable ways. I predict come the release of the 1st expansion for this game that there will be a massive turn around in community support and much less negativity/doomsaying.

Loving the game

[RoKPaNda]

I just started playing this again yesterday as well (Haven't played in a few patches) and I'm not sure which patch made it more enjoyable, but it's much much more enjoyable for me at the moment. Good stuff.

[Duncanîdaho]

For sure it does. Finally I don't have to do act 3 over and over again and have some choices.

Check out the decaying crypts(only spawns sometimes) in fields of misery for some monster slaying fun.

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I just started playing this again yesterday as well (Haven't played in a few patches) and I'm not sure which patch made it more enjoyable, but it's much much more enjoyable for me at the moment. Good stuff.

Have you played since monster power came out? If not you have to go into the options menu to enable it. Just an FYI if you didn't know already.

[Yalingo]

If you want to enjoy D3, play Hardcore. It feels like how the game was meant to be played.

D2 wasn't all that great until LoD. D3 is definately improving... still a lot of stuff they can do to make it better.

[OmniSkribe]

If you want to enjoy D3, play Hardcore. It feels like how the game was meant to be played.

D2 wasn't all that great until LoD. D3 is definately improving... still a lot of stuff they can do to make it better.

What's the point to play hardcore. There is no skill involved if any second you can die due to connection?

[Deleted]

What's the point to play hardcore. There is no skill involved if any second you can die due to connection?

That's why it's so "hardcore" - need a hardcore connection. And your phones off the hook/turned off. :P

[Deleted]

For sure love this patch, recently returned to D3 and my paragon level went from 24 to 45 without to much trouble just farming keys / checking new zones with density's.
Except for the usa Gold problems i think blizzard is finally starting to improve this game, to bad it had to take over an year to get it like it is now ...
Anyway a new route i recently started doing with shitloads of monsters in it=
[Start the game on Quest 9 last tab act 1]
-Festerling Woods (Nv stacks 3-5)
-Cemetry of the Forsaken (Depending on stacks to get to 5 quickly)
- Fields of Misery (Keywarden + tons of mobs and elites in this zone)
- Decaying Crypt (if it's up in Fields of misery, very good packed dungeon with tons of mobs)
- Weeping Hollow (complete clear, sick mob packs)
- If i'm still in the mood i optionally finish the last quest line to kill butcher since you need to clear the level 2 & 3 of the keep he is in + the prison so its allot of mobs again and gives decent xp!

[Vook]

Check out the decaying crypts(only spawns sometimes) in fields of misery for some monster slaying fun.

^Thisthisthisthis

Fields of Misery is packed with huge groups (20+) of mobs now, all over the zone. And then you go into Decaying Crypts and it's just endless zombies in there. So much fun!

If you want to enjoy D3, play Hardcore. It feels like how the game was meant to be played.

Permanently losing your character after a lagspike is "the way D3 was meant to be played" ?

[Army Dreamer]

So much fun!

Some people have a very strange perception of fun.

[bionics]

Love being able to do Act I again without worrying about if I could be getting way more exp. per hour or not in Keep or Act III. Act I is well designed, has a high variance of mob types, and plenty of dungeons to explore.

Definitely boosted the playability level tenfold.

[Deleted]

D2 wasn't all that great until LoD. D3 is definately improving... still a lot of stuff they can do to make it better.

The original D2 was actually a much more balanced game than the expansion. Are you simply repeating what someone else says or do you have actual experience?

[Lysah]

Permanently losing your character after a lagspike is "the way D3 was meant to be played" ?

Yes. Unfortunately, leveling is such a massive chore that it really hurts to lose a 60 in this game. Even the gold/gear investment loss isn't as painful as having to level up again, for me anyway. But they have no reason to look at the 1-60 experience when 95% of the game is level 60 on softcore.

[Djuntas]

The original D2 was actually a much more balanced game than the expansion. Are you simply repeating what someone else says or do you have actual experience?

I'm sure it was, but that was merely cause we got more options later on? Things really only got very bad once top high runes started to circulate. Enigma for everyone on non-ladder was pretty common

[Pendulous]

Check out the decaying crypts(only spawns sometimes) in fields of misery for some monster slaying fun.

All three Fields caves actually. Lost Mine, and Scavenger's Den. I've heard Watch Tower is really good again, but I have yet to get it to spawn. Den of the Fallen, which doesn't seem to always spawn, is good in Weeping Hollow (as is Weeping Hollow itself).

There's a noticeable difference in the amount of XP I'm getting. Whether that be because of monster density or the NV/XP interaction, or a combination of both, I don't know. But I only farm on MP2, so I don't think I'm getting much more XP than normal. All I know is, these last five levels should go by pretty fast.

[Nerraw]

Just tried joining a public game. Holy carp, dat density change!

Another interesting change regarding public games is that you can now search for "Any Quest" and just get dumped into an open game if you're not too fussed about where you end up. I hadn't even released my mouse button before I was on the loading screen.

[glowpipe]

its better than what it was, but act3 is still way ahead when it comes to xp per hour

[Pendulous]

its better than what it was, but act3 is still way ahead when it comes to xp per hour

Not by my calculations. I'm getting a few more million XP per hour in Act 1 than I ever did in Act 3. Though there may be other factors on top of monster density that causes this:

-Less time spent in town. I pick up ALL rares, so I spend multiple times per run in town salvaging all that crap. Now though, with a one-click identify all, time spent in town has been lowered.
-More time spent in-game. Act 3's farm route was a quick, 15 minute run into like three zones. Then you log out, back in, and do it again. In Act 1, I can farm enough viable spots to stay in one game for an entire hour. Meaning I spend more time with NV stacks at 5, meaning with the new multiplicative XP gains, I'm gaining more.

[Nerraw]

And even if they're not completely balanced, it'll still give those of us not min-maxing our routes some other scenery to look at without completely gimping ourselves.

[Coldkil]

All three Fields caves actually. Lost Mine, and Scavenger's Den. I've heard Watch Tower is really good again, but I have yet to get it to spawn. Den of the Fallen, which doesn't seem to always spawn, is good in Weeping Hollow (as is Weeping Hollow itself).

There's a noticeable difference in the amount of XP I'm getting. Whether that be because of monster density or the NV/XP interaction, or a combination of both, I don't know. But I only farm on MP2, so I don't think I'm getting much more XP than normal. All I know is, these last five levels should go by pretty fast.

Same for me - lower MP are insanely good it seems for solo play and fast xp farm. If you are in a group, higher MPs suddendly become better.

I didi a couple of leveles in 2 or 3 runs, but i do cemetery - forest - hollow - fields(+ caves) - catherdral 2 to 4 - manor - agony to butcher.

[Aydinx2]

I'm a bit worried about the mob density now thought.
I used to be able to do MP10 but now there's just too many mobs ;_;
At least it gives me an increase in damage and quicker area clearing (monk sweeping winds).

Edit: monks 4 lyf