I had just recently stopped playing D3. I enjoyed the randomness of the loot, even though the Legendaries/Set pieces were a tad less random rolled than rares. It had been a long time since I had played a game where I didn't have to do an instance/raid to obtain an epic piece of loot that the rest of the playerbase did not have already. I long for the days of EQ/AC/AC2 where I could truly find/trade for an item off world mobs that had uniquely rolled stats that set you apart from other players. Anyhow, back to the crux of my post...
I am contemplating playing GW2, but I find I have less and less time to devote to "raid nights" to acquire the top end items. Is GW2 raid based when it comes to the upper echelon of loot? The last MMO I played was Rift, and while I enjoyed it, every class after getting raid geared were essentially clones...Did I say I missed the days of uniquely statted items where the RNG had to have a 1 in millions chance of duplicating the same item already? Please bring back old school styled loot systems gaming companies...
Also, was considering Torchlight 2 also, as sort of a D3 replacement. Is the loot in TL2 as varied as D3 was? Is the trading market about the equivalent also? Or is it a "whatever you find, is what you use". I enjoy farming for a few hours, and then coming back to town to AH items, or straight barter with other players. Almost as fun as playing the game itself...
I also would rather not go back to any MMO that has been released for awhile already....I had contemplated Borderlands 2, but damned if that cartoony look really is not my style. Is the loot in Borderlands 2 varied also? Or does every class walk around with similar items also?
Sorry about the wall of text, and the lack of a cohesive order to this post...I am feeding a fussy 1yo on my lap as I type this.
Thanks again for any advice on any of these titles. I have the money to spend, but not sure which direction I want to go in atm...
I am contemplating playing GW2, but I find I have less and less time to devote to "raid nights" to acquire the top end items. Is GW2 raid based when it comes to the upper echelon of loot? The last MMO I played was Rift, and while I enjoyed it, every class after getting raid geared were essentially clones...Did I say I missed the days of uniquely statted items where the RNG had to have a 1 in millions chance of duplicating the same item already? Please bring back old school styled loot systems gaming companies...
Also, was considering Torchlight 2 also, as sort of a D3 replacement. Is the loot in TL2 as varied as D3 was? Is the trading market about the equivalent also? Or is it a "whatever you find, is what you use". I enjoy farming for a few hours, and then coming back to town to AH items, or straight barter with other players. Almost as fun as playing the game itself...
I also would rather not go back to any MMO that has been released for awhile already....I had contemplated Borderlands 2, but damned if that cartoony look really is not my style. Is the loot in Borderlands 2 varied also? Or does every class walk around with similar items also?
Sorry about the wall of text, and the lack of a cohesive order to this post...I am feeding a fussy 1yo on my lap as I type this.
Thanks again for any advice on any of these titles. I have the money to spend, but not sure which direction I want to go in atm...
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