Blizzard Replies to Concerns about Classic Hardcore - String of Ears and Trading

Posted 2023/06/29 at 5:35 PM by perculia

Thanks for the post Azelon. Let’s see if we can dig in with some answers:

Azelon:

We can start earning trophies for “String of Ears” at level 10. But 2 friends can level many alts to 10 to increase the stack count of each other’s mains. Leveling a character to 10 is easy and fast so they are “disposable”. What I think is more appropriate for the minimum level to be increased to at least 40. Once you reach that far, players won’t be engaging in Duel to the Death readily and very few people would want to loose a 40+ character just to increase someone else’s trophies. I think 40 is an important milestone in Classic because it’s then when you get your 1st mount.

Azelon:

Trading should be restricted to few levels below and above the character’s level. Otherwise high level characters will easily farm gear for low levels. Classic Hardcore should be about the journey from level 1 when you start with nothing and survive through all the difficulties. Later after release when there are characters from all levels chain trading should also be prevented. This way a character level 60 could trade it with 57 who could trade it with 54 and so on all the way down to the desired level. To prevent this an item, once traded, should have a cool down period during which further trading will not be possible. I think a cool down period of 1 week is good but would like to hear other opinions what this cool down period should be.
Similar restrictions should be applied to the amount of gold that can be traded between players. For example, depending on the character’s level, there should be maximum amount of gold that can be sent or received for a day or for a week. This should also limit the amount of RMT which shouldn’t have a place in Classic.

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Comment by AlexiRussianA Soul or Iron like buff for solo self-found would be cool and the duel level should be at least 30.Comment by OartholomewHonestly, good answers. Just use the add-on to track no trade. Stop worrying about how other people play their video games.Comment by ElladarynHonestly, good answers. Just use the add-on to track no trade. Stop worrying about how other people play their video games.Comment by Civil4794so again, blizzard will not put down actual dev time to make a complete hardcore version. This is just going to another cash grab.Comment by tzirikhow do so many grown adults not know how to spell "lose"?Comment by zomgzHonestly, good answers. Just use the add-on to track no trade. Stop worrying about how other people play their video games.Comment by YresaHonestly, good answers. Just use the add-on to track no trade. Stop worrying about how other people play their video games.Comment by Squishyyhow do so many grown adults not know how to spell "lose"?Comment by Crudeslolol bros play the game how you want to , otherwise, just @#$% off. the audacity of edge lords trying to tell people how to enjoy gaming.Comment by Kiandaso again, blizzard will not put down actual dev time to make a complete hardcore version. This is just going to another cash grab.Comment by Pandaabearso again, blizzard will not put down actual dev time to make a complete hardcore version. This is just going to another cash grab.Comment by newowhitThe "out of scope for our initial patch 1.14.4 launch" is such a huge L. I forgot it's impossible to release something that's fully fleshed-out and a finished experience. They've just confirmed that they do not care about making it an actual complete experience and will cut corners in order to get it out asap. How lame can you be as a developer. "We hear you, but the quick cash grab is more important."Comment by newowhitso again, blizzard will not put down actual dev time to make a complete hardcore version. This is just going to another cash grab.Comment by SomanychickensI don't like the whole "No trading" business that's been made up and trying to be pushed.

The point imo of Hardcore gaming is to play the game as is, with the challenge of not dying of course. Part of playing this game in its experience is the economy of the game.

Limiting no trading, no economy, etc, turns in to a glorified solo experience. Which makes sense in Diablo or any other ARPG. But this game is an MMO, trying to add a bunch of arbitrary rules is trying to turn the game in to something it isn't.Comment by SeniaaHonestly, good answers. Just use the add-on to track no trade. Stop worrying about how other people play their video games.Comment by MadSoritmihcraLmthe ironman SSF bull#$%^ that has been enforced by the addon is so $%^&ing stupid. it actually gives me brain mold.

dont force every single player to play like you. at least youre getting a hardcore official. let the rest of the work happen.Comment by ApollomantisMy question is what does it matter with string of ears exactly, its just a buff you gain from duels, so unless it offers some reward I don't see the entire point of cracking so hard down on it. It's just some benign cosmetic buff that doesn't really matter in the end, and even if you set the level bar higher, if people actually care enough about it they'll just setup a bot account to farm kills with. If I'm being blunt too it feels like people are calling for an essential RPer paradise here, where everyone is essentially off on their solo adventures and so forth. With the whole death is permanent being entirely RP centric over a true challenge as griefs and trolls will have a field day with mob trains and so forth to mess with people.

I have ZERO issues with RP just to be transparent, yet this seems to be detracting a lot from what an MMO even is with the whole trading deal, which I doubt will even be engaged with much. In which it seems more like people want a RP adventure over an MMO with the hardcore server with all the changes their suggesting and asking for.Comment by dfordeathmaggyThe "out of scope for our initial patch 1.14.4 launch" is such a huge L. I forgot it's impossible to release something that's fully fleshed-out and a finished experience. They've just confirmed that they do not care about making it an actual complete experience and will cut corners in order to get it out asap. How lame can you be as a developer. "We hear you, but the quick cash grab is more important."Comment by avatarofshadowremember when Classic was just going to be the old game, without any changes ?Comment by fpsdan117so again, blizzard will not put down actual dev time to make a complete hardcore version. This is just going to another cash grab.

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