08-19-2011, 12:44 AM
(08-18-2011, 10:25 AM)lyyn Wrote: Well, went online. It was pretty much a non event. I jumped around gateways/channels and didn't find a public game. I only found one active chat, eavesdropped a bit, regretted I understood the language, and enjoyed a nice quiet church game by myself.
Yeah unfortunately D1 is ancient by video game standard. And this medium and industry doesn't really appreciate longevity. There's exception, but in general this is the rule I've seen. (Without this becoming a dead horse beating, I'm not talking about companies making new products etc.)
re: item savers\backups.
I'm personally in the camp that it's not the program, but how you use it kind of deal.
Quote:- When I feel like playing the Crypt, I import the cathedral map. NOBODY who designs a dungeon like the Hive gets to force me to actually play it. (Green environment with a yellow map? Alien/Insect feeling in a gothic game? Sheesh. Doesn't anybody actually play this before they decide “ok, let's start selling it”?)
OMG! I am so reporting you to the legit police!!11
I keed I keed. The Hive level is IMO, pretty close to universally hated.
It sticks out in such a bad way.
And yes, many people had the same suspicion as you about the lack of play testing before it was shuffled out the door.
IIRC I still did play the Hive level occasionally, but I hated that I was forced to do so if I want access to the Crypt.
I think LoG is right though that in multi (I think same in multi-offline) it's treated just like the rest of the level to clvl barrier. That is if your clvl meets the height requirement, you're allowed entry.