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Title: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: MuffinMan on May 20, 2012, 01:31:03 PM
I assume most everyone is reaching the end of Normal mode about now. What are your plans now? Taking the same character through Nightmare, Inferno, etc..? Starting another class? A combination of the two? Some people might even just be done after taking through one class.

I ask this because with D2, I only ever took three classes through Normal and then through maybe Act 1 of Nightmare before I got bored. These three playthroughs were probably 2 years apart from each other.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Quinton on May 20, 2012, 01:40:38 PM
I've taken a monk through normal into the start of nightmare, a wizard to 25, another wizard to 20 (playing with a group of friends -- think we may finish the game with this set of characters), and a demon hunter to 16.  Right now I may be a little burnt out on D3, but I am interested in playing more nightmare -- even on the first playthrough, normal didn't feel terribly challenging (though it did get harder through acts 2 and 3.

I like that I'm still running into new bits of content on subsequent playthroughs that I didn't see before.  I expect I'll be playing it on and off for a while.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Malakili on May 20, 2012, 01:53:06 PM
Onwards towards Inferno with my "main" and leveling up other characters to play with various groups of friends.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Trippy on May 20, 2012, 02:05:51 PM
Trying out the other classes to see which one I like the most. Finished Monk yesterday and am working on Demon Hunter currently.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: jakonovski on May 20, 2012, 02:10:23 PM
Probably some coop with friends and after a few sessions the game will fade out and be forgotten.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Sjofn on May 20, 2012, 02:14:27 PM
I'm slowly half-assing my way through nightmare on my DH, but I'm going to start half-assing my alts up through normal so they can start equipping the nice loots my DH keeps finding for them.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Miasma on May 20, 2012, 02:19:27 PM
Going to try and get that staff for the secret level.  I'll invite some friends once and then probably not play it again until an expansion pack.  Are they still doing expansion packs actually?


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Quinton on May 20, 2012, 02:21:26 PM
I'm slowly half-assing my way through nightmare on my DH, but I'm going to start half-assing my alts up through normal so they can start equipping the nice loots my DH keeps finding for them.

Finding cool loot is one of the things that keeps my trying other classes... and burning gold to increase my stash... saving up for the 200k upgrade to the third page now.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Lakov_Sanite on May 20, 2012, 02:58:18 PM
Just wanted to chime in here to confirm you cannot enter Hell until level 50.  Just duo'd act IV with Malakili(barbarian getting beat on while he kites like a pro) 

I have Hell unlocked now but I can't select yet.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Xanthippe on May 20, 2012, 03:26:21 PM
My Witch Doctor is in Hell now, and I will be slowly working up to 60. I need gear. Resist gear, vitality.

I will level up other characters too. My barb is 19? I think and I plan on making them all.

I love this game.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Cheddar on May 20, 2012, 04:13:43 PM
Got through normal as a WD and rolled a monk.

Now I am pining for my WD.  Will probably start working my way through Nightmare now.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Maledict on May 20, 2012, 04:15:20 PM
Am finding nightmare a lot more enjoyable than normal even if it isn't that much harder. For one thing loot is actually getting good now, and boss monsters and packs can be surprisingly tricky.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: kildorn on May 20, 2012, 04:35:55 PM
I will die a lot to belial in NM while playing with some fun alts.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: 01101010 on May 20, 2012, 04:46:23 PM
Going through therapy for my barbarian addiction. I hated this character when I first started... But I'll probably keep going with her for a bit into nightmare.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Llyse on May 20, 2012, 05:37:10 PM
Finish Nightmare with my Monk, not sure after that.

I've also got a wizard in Nightmare now too..

Megrim is very keen to participate in group death in Hardcore...  :drill:


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: MournelitheCalix on May 20, 2012, 10:30:05 PM
I am playing through Nightmare, and the difficulty really ramps up.  I was suprised at how hard some of the junk boss mobs have been.  That being said I am enjoying the ride through Nightmare just as much as my original trip.  My plans right now is to maximize +gold find, +magic find, and +dex, with a smattering of +vitality where I can find it.  As I find items that are decent (I found a 53 Two handed axe with about seven stats on it today)I am auctioning heavily to fund my AH addiction.  I am using the gold I find to AH more and I am hoping that soon I will be about as buff as you can be and to ride that all the way into hell mode.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: apocrypha on May 20, 2012, 10:39:03 PM
I'm taking a wizard through NM at the moment, grouping with various people in the process. It seems to be a lot harder grouped than solo, but better loot and more fun :)

Also leveling a DH with a friend who's playing a barbarian. He's never played this kind of game before and really enjoying it. We hit Act III lastnight and spent a fair amount of time just marveling at the epic feel of it and the Omaha Beach atmosphere.

My alt-itis has kicked in however and I'm also playing a monk and a baby WD every now and again. My barb is still level 1 but not for long I'm sure!  :why_so_serious:


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Paelos on May 21, 2012, 06:20:11 AM
I'm duoing nightmare with a buddy of mine. We duoed my barb and his DH all the way through normal. Also, F13ers periodically drop in. Muffin stops by often and I've seen Ruvaldt and Merusk.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Merusk on May 21, 2012, 06:34:09 AM
Yep, was fun hitting things with you guys last night.

My plans are to slowly work through Nightmare in F13 or public groups.  Nowhere near the marathon "must plow through" sessions that I did normal mode in.   I'll be working through normal on a monk with the wife and I started up a hardcore witch doctor as well.

I figure since it's free, I'm nowhere near "top of the ladder" and there's no raid content to push towards this is something I can keep playing when I get bored and come back to for a long, long time.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Paelos on May 21, 2012, 06:46:21 AM
Funniest part so far was when the F13ers show up my friend the DH says, "Oh look ANOTHER wizard. How many of those guys rolled wizards?"

I was like, "I think all of them?"  :why_so_serious:


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: 01101010 on May 21, 2012, 06:49:10 AM
Funniest part so far was when the F13ers show up my friend the DH says, "Oh look ANOTHER wizard. How many of those guys rolled wizards?"

I was like, "I think all of them?"  :why_so_serious:

I have a wizard...level 1. He is one of my mules.  :awesome_for_real:


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: kildorn on May 21, 2012, 06:59:26 AM
Funniest part so far was when the F13ers show up my friend the DH says, "Oh look ANOTHER wizard. How many of those guys rolled wizards?"

I was like, "I think all of them?"  :why_so_serious:

Man, every time I look at the F13 list they're all playing DH's!


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Merusk on May 21, 2012, 07:06:29 AM
Yeah, the initial class thread seemed to indicate we'd have a TON of monks & barbs a good number of DH and relatively few wizards. In practice, not so much.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Quinton on May 21, 2012, 07:36:15 AM
My first character to finish normal was a monk! 


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Sjofn on May 21, 2012, 02:51:09 PM
I have people mocking me because I have two scarf wearin' douchebags now (and a third for HARDCORE but he doesn't count because he will die in the Belial fight).  :heartbreak:

It's looking like my second character to finish normal will be my wizard, though.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Rasix on May 21, 2012, 02:57:10 PM
I have people mocking me because I have two scarf wearin' douchebags now (and a third for HARDCORE but he doesn't count because he will die in the Belial fight).  :heartbreak:

 :rofl:

I imagine once I finish normal, I'll just end up finishing it with another character before getting too far in Nightmare.  I keep waffling between liking my WD or DH more.  WD got a hell of a lot less annoying when you pick up the Zombie Humungus. DH is just more brains off while playing and her abilities synergize a lot better at this point in time.   


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Cheddar on May 21, 2012, 03:05:56 PM
There is a WD Passive later that lets your pets share life regen and thorn damage.

I am motivated.  Totally gonna rock out the pet path!   :drill: :drill: :drill: :drill: :drill: :drill:


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Ingmar on May 21, 2012, 03:08:46 PM
I'm hearing the pets eventually become ineffective - not seeing that so far but I'm only in Act 1 NM.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Sjofn on May 21, 2012, 03:09:25 PM
:rofl: 

Quiet, you! The achievement calls for TWO level 60 demon hunters!  :cry2:


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Trippy on May 21, 2012, 03:38:48 PM
I'm hearing the pets eventually become ineffective - not seeing that so far but I'm only in Act 1 NM.
Yeah in Inferno.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Cheddar on May 21, 2012, 03:40:15 PM
I'm hearing the pets eventually become ineffective - not seeing that so far but I'm only in Act 1 NM.
Yeah in Inferno.


Goddamnit.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Xanthippe on May 21, 2012, 09:47:00 PM
I'm hearing the pets eventually become ineffective - not seeing that so far but I'm only in Act 1 NM.
Yeah in Inferno.


I'm having trouble with them in Hell. Tired of dying to every blue pack I see.

Started a new monk. I am Babalicious hear me ROAR. I feel invincible. Part of that's due to being in normal and part of it's due to monkiness.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Tebonas on May 22, 2012, 02:18:49 AM
I haven't reached the end of normal yet. I periodically have to level up other classes if I want to use those class specific drops my main gets after all. I guess after I finish once with my main character, I move on to Torchlight 2. Thats what I did with Torchlight 1. The loot doesn't look interesting enough to warrant loot pinata mode yet. Maybe that changes.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: 01101010 on May 22, 2012, 04:31:57 AM
I began Nightmare but am damn curious about hardcore, so I rolled another Barb in hardcore - male this time. The spitting is discerning as an idle animation, but the voice is fitting. I am finding that my finger does not stray too far from the health pot button now and I am watching my health a hell of a lot more.  :awesome_for_real:

I'll probably continue with him till I die or complete normal, then start nightmare in earnest.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Jeff Kelly on May 23, 2012, 02:45:17 AM
Probably keep playing until Torchlight 2 hits shelves. Somehow it doesn't grip me like Diablo/Diablo 2 LOD did back in the day. Too many things that just don't feel right.

Either they should have done a real char progression like in Diablo2 where I skill the attributes and talents or they should have made it easier to switch setups I could use to or three presets on my DH (custom boss fight, crowd control, kiting/single purples yellows) with out the hassle to manually switch it around every fucking time.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Hutch on May 23, 2012, 07:59:04 AM
It would appear that my plan is to roll up a Witch Doctor, after getting my Wizard through the end of Normal mode last night.

My WD is level 9 and pretty fun so far.


Title: Re: What are your plans after Normal?
Post by: Xanthippe on May 23, 2012, 08:23:38 AM
Probably keep playing until Torchlight 2 hits shelves. Somehow it doesn't grip me like Diablo/Diablo 2 LOD did back in the day. Too many things that just don't feel right.

Either they should have done a real char progression like in Diablo2 where I skill the attributes and talents or they should have made it easier to switch setups I could use to or three presets on my DH (custom boss fight, crowd control, kiting/single purples yellows) with out the hassle to manually switch it around every fucking time.

You did check Elective Mode under Gameplay Options, right?

Isn't Blizzard going to release an API for mods? Maybe I'm confused, I did not really read much about D3 until it launched and still haven't on the official boards. That would be a terrific mod, to have the ability to set specs and switch with one button.