Multiboxing and "party play" negatively impacts the average player - Here's the solution

Problem: Players are using multiple accounts to boost drop rates. This is achieved by either running two accounts on one PC (completely legal btw), or by recruiting "XP leechers" into your maps to boost drop rates (also legal).

This in turn inflates the price of maps, chisels and scarabs, and creates an economy whereby at least two accounts are required by a single player to remain competitive.

Micromanaging multiple XP leechers isn't enjoyable, but if you don't play this way, then you're penalised for it.




Solution: Give solo players the ability to scale party size bonuses, without actually being in a party. Think of it as a simulated party, if you will.

If the ability already exists to artificially boost drop rates as a solo player via "party play", then let's just remove the friction and allow solo players to achieve the same without the micromanaging of multiple accounts/players.




Alternative Solution: Delete party play entirely until a suitable (non-abusable) solution is found.




This issue has been around forever and I'm surprised that it's never been addressed. If you'd like an example of what I'm talking about, YouTube "3.26 dolo" strat where two or more accounts can be utilised to massively boost drop rates. I think everybody is well aware of this by now though.

just remove all party bonuses! fixed!

Don't we want to encourage party play? It's a blast playing with my pals.

I've always felt that these games were at their best when you had a big old mob of players together.

Ahhhh... the good old days...

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"It's July 28th, 2001. You've just logged into Diablo 2 on your level 57 Necromancer. You have a liter of Mt. Dew, a medium dominos Pizza, and you and five guildies are pushing hell mode for the first time. You and two of them are using Roger Wilco to chat. You don't know it yet, but these are the best days of your life."

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TreeOfDead#4438 wrote:

just remove all party bonuses! fixed!

This.

Party play = faster clearing = more maps per hour.
That should be the bonus.

Just for the record, I also play with friends in party.

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TIGRElaranja#2163 wrote:

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TreeOfDead#4438 wrote:

just remove all party bonuses! fixed!

This.

Party play = faster clearing = more maps per hour.
That should be the bonus.

Just for the record, I also play with friends in party.

+1

its alrdy so much rewardin and faster + safer + more fun so why it needs EVEN MORE bonuses?

just to make public party where "NO LOOT NO LOOT OR KICK"????