Diablo 2

snoopy · Post by **snoopy** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 9:56 pm

Anyone played it? Enjoy it?

Jeff250 · Post by **Jeff250** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 10:01 pm

Yeah, it's pretty fun. I'm working with my lvl. 87 sorceress right now, which is hard with my shitty dorm connection.

Jeff250 · Post by **Jeff250** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 10:03 pm

I'm not sure how familiar you are with it, but it's not like an MMORPEEFSG or whatever they're called in that in Diablo you create/join games, and, minutes after everyone leaves, the game/world ceases to exist. But it's all good since there's no $$/month payment. The plot's fairly linear too.

snoopy · Post by **snoopy** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 10:19 pm

I understand it has pretty good single player action, too? That's what I'm mostly interested in.

MehYam · Post by **MehYam** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:40 pm

If you happen to have a console, I'd recommend Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance II. It's basically a Diablo II clone with very good graphics and a better single player game - highly recommend it... maybe they even have it for PC, although I haven't heard that.

I also hear DA's sequel is much better than the first, which isn't worth getting...

Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:45 pm

It's highly addictive.. I don't fancy the genre, but once I got started I was hooked - I beat the game on the first two difficulty levels.

Also, you get a sour wrist pretty fast from clicking the mouse all the time

Mr. Perfect · Post by **Mr. Perfect** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 12:45 am

It's a fine game for sure. Just make sure you get the Lord Of Destruction expansion pack. Adds more stuff then I care to list.

Genghis · Post by **Genghis** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 2:42 am

For single player, I'd vote Dungeon Siege over Diablo II.

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:35 am

I think I killed off an even year of my life in Diablo2:LOD At one point I had like 10 level 90+ characters. I'd play again maybe if there wasa big group of people and we all started fresh characters with no twinking....and if you dont know what twinking is, you probably dont do it

Zero! · Post by **Zero!** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 9:33 am

i play diablo 2 sometimes. been playing less after the 10.0 patch or wutever came out tho.

Tyranny · Post by **Tyranny** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:50 pm

I update my accounts every 3 months and that is pretty much it. We played mostly on USEast because that is where my friends brother played the most so... but we stopped playing after 1.10 finally came out. I've also had some bad experiences with Blizz when my friends and I got into it.

There was an incident where they supposedly tracked a hacker to our IP so they turned off our accounts. We had to call them and find out wtf happend because we couldn't connect to b.net. Then three days later they turned our accounts back on.

Then there was another situation where on my own personal accounts the characters showed up but when you clicked to use them it would say they've expired even though right next to the character it said they all still had 42 days left before they expired

Fortunately I only ended up losing one character after all that and it was my perf-gem mule. Still have my chip-gem mule which is more important because crafters trade stuff for chips.

The interest started to fade when all my friends left after 1.10 came out because it made it much much harder to rush someone through the game on all three difficulties and then power-cow to level the characters up and become self sufficient in the game. Learning how to trade for much better items. Doing pindle/mephisto runs for much better items and ultimately making the strongest character you could possibly make within the limits of the game itself.

1.10 changed the whole dynamics of the things we enjoyed the most. The game itself is still fun, don't get me wrong but since most of the people I played it with don't play anymore it just didn't have that same special something.

I still have though...

lv.91 Bowzon
lv.91 SwordBarb
lv.91 Paly
lv.91 Sorc
lv.87 WereDruid
lv.86 Javazon
lv.84 SummoningNecro - Full Trangs Set.
lv.83 FireSorc

All equiped with medium to high end items/weapons/armor. When I was doing MF runs which 1.10 also changed, I usually just threw away the low end stuff. Which, looking back was a bad idea because some people who were doing new characters on their own traded some good items for low end set items. Also when I started my newest lv.38 AxeBarb character earlier this year I could have used some of the lower level items.

It was fun while it lasted....I drop in every so often to goof around. Perhaps I'd get back into it. I spent way too much time to let all my stuff go to waste. I mean....

I have 8 total accounts. Two for playing and the other 6 full of mules so....Would be kind of fun to get back into it again.

BAAL · Post by **BAAL** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 4:04 pm

I still play a fair bit. Tyranny, gems are worthless these days dont bother wasting space on em save for a few perf diamonds and topaz. Rubies are also a bit useful if you like "crafting " rare items.

I play on USEast and can be found weekday evenings other than tuesday....Gammaray and I have played a fair bit together.

I've built up a sick melee dueling pally for lots of fun, a strong cold sorc for PVM and MF runs. Also have a Good Zon built, but i need to re-acquire a few items which i traded away for better stuff. Also have a Prety strong Barb, which again is missing a few items(I have em soemwhere) which is a good dueller and pretty much invincible in gameplay save for Iron Maiden casting Doom Knights

snoopy · Post by **snoopy** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 4:37 pm

Avder wrote:I think I killed off an even year of my life in Diablo2:LOD At one point I had like 10 level 90+ characters. I'd play again maybe if there wasa big group of people and we all started fresh characters with no twinking....and if you dont know what twinking is, you probably dont do it

I know what twinking is... I routinely twinked my low levels in DAOC- I wouldn't plan on twinking, here, though. I don't know too much about the game, just busted out the demo and it looks pretty cool. I'll look into DA2.

See here for why I'm interested in SP only.

KompresZor · Post by **KompresZor** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 6:17 pm

I play on US East also just look for kompreszor

I left all my accounts expire, so i'm starting over.
anyone playing the ladder?

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 6:38 pm

The lag on Bnet has thrown me away from playing Di2 except for TCP games.

Tyranny · Post by **Tyranny** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:00 pm

bnet has sucked since the first time I started playing on it when Starcraft came out. I don't think it will get much better.

BAAL · Post by **BAAL** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:15 pm

Thats interesting merl, we use the same ISP and i never experience lag on bnet---unless my fiance is dling somethin

Granted i dont play as often as i used to but i still find time for some duels or an MF run or two.

Gammaray · Post by **Gammaray** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 10:03 pm

Komp, I've looked for you several occasions, but I never seem to see you online.

Are you on east or west? Then again it's probably my choice of playing times.

Baal, I'd be on more if not for the fact that my work hours changed. blah!

Gonna see about gettin some game time in tomorrow (wed)

KompresZor · Post by **KompresZor** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:04 am

I haven't played for about a coupple of weeks.
I'm on the US East ladder around 8-11pm est, when I'm on

Beowulf · Post by **Beowulf** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 3:29 pm

I haven't played in years but I used to be totally addicted. I might consider reinstalling it if we get a group to start fresh and stuff.

Phoenix Red · Post by **Phoenix Red** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 8:43 pm

I would play USEast hardcore with you guys. No soft(noob)core for me anymore. I think all my characters timed out, I will miss my 92 werewolf

Xamindar · Post by **Xamindar** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 9:37 pm

I actually recently just bought this game. My friend finally broke me down I guess. We played co-op a bit to act 3. I like it.

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 11:25 pm

8 person parties starting nude from act 1 rule. Thats the only way to play.

I'd play again if we could get like, an 8 player DBB team going.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:09 am

I'd play if we all started from scratch on act 1 also.

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 9:47 am

Ok, thats two...anyone else up for starting nude in act1?

Xamindar · Post by **Xamindar** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:50 pm

I'm up as well!

Phoenix Red · Post by **Phoenix Red** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:10 pm

I'll go. I don't suppose I could con any of you guys into playing hardcore mode?

Xamindar · Post by **Xamindar** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:15 pm

So when are we all going to get on and play? Anyome want to set a date and time? How about tomorrow (labor day)?

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:22 pm

Tomorrow is good with me. Shouldn't be doing anything. Need a time(EST) and game name with PW.

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:24 pm

Tomorrow should be good...I'd like a bigger team tho...6-8 players, otherwise the party is too small. What realm? USEast?

Xamindar · Post by **Xamindar** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:40 pm

Avder wrote: What realm? USEast?

That sounds fine, i already have a character on uswest with my name so creating a new one on useast is the best for me.

So far we have four:
Avder
CDN_Merlin
xamindar
Phoenix Red

Any more?

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 9:17 pm

i am Verillia on USEast, but now that im in WoW, I dont know if im ever going to play d2 again.

whuppinboy · Post by **whuppinboy** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 5:22 am

hell i'm off today, if y'all are gonna play, i'll run around nekid witcha

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:17 am

whuppinboy wrote:hell i'm off today, if y'all are gonna play, i'll run around nekid witcha

Eww, at least put some undies on.

whuppinboy · Post by **whuppinboy** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:09 am

where's the fun in that? heh.

i'm on useast right now, playing my lowly pally

come join in the fun if ya want, going after mephisto right now.

game name is hoohum
password is boobies

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:33 am

playing nekid = new character

My sorc is only level 2. I've hardly played BNet because of the lag. I played 10 min last night and I could see the lag.

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:06 am

We could always do TCP then

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:26 am

time and place?

Beowulf · Post by **Beowulf** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:53 am

I'm down

whuppinboy · Post by **whuppinboy** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:55 am

same here, i'm currently going to kill diablo so message me or something, account name is rumbagod, character is n00bmawn

game name i'm in: hurrah for
password: boobies