Why do we heal completely on levelup?
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It would feel weird for it not to be that way.
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" If you were running short of pots in Diablo (and even more so in D2 which was easier than D1 at early levels), then you are most likely playing far too recklessly and not using strategy. Especially if playing a ranged character. I never played much D2 as I didn't like it, but for D1 I always got mad at myself if I ever lost any life on my ranged characters before I encountered ranged enemies as it was a sign of sloppiness. |
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Why does leveling up heals a character completely in POE?
Back in Diablo2 (can't quite remember if Diablo had the same behavior) this made sense for new characters: You don't have to buy hundreds of potions at level 1, as you would get a heal when you hit level 2, 3, etc. But in POE flasks removed the need to buy potions anyway. So what's the reason for healing a character completely (even recharging flasks) when he levels up? It just feels awkward and out of place. I beat cruel, ruthless and merciless and all I got were some maps.
XBone: the beginning of the end. |
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You know what feels awkward? Suddenly losing all Life because you killed X amount of monsters (suddenly CI). Being able to refill a flask by killing zombies (what do you fill it with oh my god). It's a game, and there's abstractions. Thinking about abstractions always makes things... weird. To me, getting healed and refilled on level up works the same.
Additionally, I know I needed that heal and refill on level up on my first few (melee) characters fairly often. Heck, I occasionally still do for Hillock, if I don't find any armor :/ |
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" While tradition isn't always a good reason to continue doing something, many things become traditions because they are worth doing. To me, you didn't exactly provide a good reason for discontinuing this tradition, merely stating that it felt awkward despite being a longtime staple of the genre. Leveling up provides a surge of new-found power and a sense of achievement: it makes sense to surge back to full life and full power at that moment. |
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I see absolutely no reason to remove this awesome feature.
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