05-18-2012, 10:02 PM
Rares are a pushover, but Champion groups can be pretty nasty. The few Unique enemies I have faced were pretty disappointing too. Champions are where the challenge is, except Wallers. They are not challenging, just really, really annoying. They constantly erect walls between you and them, making it so neither can hit the other. Whoo, real challenging *invests time preparing a powerful attack combination*. The hardest battle I have had was a group of Vortex champions and a Knockback Rare. I would get pushed away and stunned, then drawn back in and punished, then pushed away and stunned... it was practically a touch of dead!
Bosses... yeah, they are OK. Still, none of those I have faced yet match the terror of some of the series' best bosses. Diablo's Butcher was terror on a stick. Diablo's Skeleton King was actually a tricky opponent, Diablo II's Duriel was really, really scary when you played a Bowazon (especially when bows sucked). I can honestly say I have found Champion groups more challenging than the bosses, so far. Champion groups force me to adjust my play and use every resource I have; bosses force me to watch them telegraph `totally badarse attack #6' so I can dodge it, lest I get slaughtered by it. Meh, worst type of boss design. A good boss should challenge you to use everything you have learned so far, not be an SNK meatsack with railgun breath and exploding fists.
Bosses... yeah, they are OK. Still, none of those I have faced yet match the terror of some of the series' best bosses. Diablo's Butcher was terror on a stick. Diablo's Skeleton King was actually a tricky opponent, Diablo II's Duriel was really, really scary when you played a Bowazon (especially when bows sucked). I can honestly say I have found Champion groups more challenging than the bosses, so far. Champion groups force me to adjust my play and use every resource I have; bosses force me to watch them telegraph `totally badarse attack #6' so I can dodge it, lest I get slaughtered by it. Meh, worst type of boss design. A good boss should challenge you to use everything you have learned so far, not be an SNK meatsack with railgun breath and exploding fists.
May the wind pick up your heels and your sword strike true.