I want to get Diablo II

[Abedeus]

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Just because? There are no reasons, it is just "a pile of puke", there isn't one good thing about this game it is just a pile of puke ...

Tell me, did you cry out "fanboy mode, ACTIVATE!" before typing that? 'cos it looks that way. You insult a game I suggest, give no reason why you feel it is bad, support diablo and to top it off use a made up word "reseted".

Well, you said a game is "bigger and better than Diablo 2", and I gave a pretty good video showing why your game is so great.

Although it would be quite hard for a modern game to be shorter than Diablo 2...

Also - reseted is a "made up" word? I guess I done goofed.

"They reset the ladder a few weeks ago".

HURR

From what I saw of your video it was the same as diablo 2. You just missed out the big "sphere grid" section AKA the reason I said it was bigger and better than diablo 2.

I'd rather get good gameplay, music and the atmosphere Diablo 2 has than one of the dozens of clones.

I played a LOT of D2 clones, Titan Quests, Dungeon Siege, Torchlight, Deathspank. Only the latter two kept my interest for more than few days.

 

[omega 616]

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Just because? There are no reasons, it is just "a pile of puke", there isn't one good thing about this game it is just a pile of puke ...

Tell me, did you cry out "fanboy mode, ACTIVATE!" before typing that? 'cos it looks that way. You insult a game I suggest, give no reason why you feel it is bad, support diablo and to top it off use a made up word "reseted".

Well, you said a game is "bigger and better than Diablo 2", and I gave a pretty good video showing why your game is so great.

Although it would be quite hard for a modern game to be shorter than Diablo 2...

Also - reseted is a "made up" word? I guess I done goofed.

"They reset the ladder a few weeks ago".

HURR

From what I saw of your video it was the same as diablo 2. You just missed out the big "sphere grid" section AKA the reason I said it was bigger and better than diablo 2.

I'd rather get good gameplay, music and the atmosphere Diablo 2 has than one of the dozens of clones.

I played a LOT of D2 clones, Titan Quests, Dungeon Siege, Torchlight, Deathspank. Only the latter two kept my interest for more than few days.

Sorry all mighty ruler, I didn't realize that what you said was 100% truth for every person ...

Also doesn't explain why if it isn't diablo it's "a pile puke", when in all probability you haven't even played it.

I haven't played the game but I am suggesting it so the OP can check it out.

 

[Some_weirdGuy]

well, for a dated game it is still quite good, i still play it, you can get the Diablo II war chest (it has the ancestrall recall expansion and the other one) for about $20-$30 depending on where you live.

If you do play, I recommend playing as a sorceress or an Amazon, very tricky classes and both very rewarding

... are you sure you're thinking of Diablo 2 and not some other game? 0.0

Diablo 2 only had one expansion pack, Lord of Destruction. (It also came in the 'battle chest' not 'war chest', though that's not such a big distinction I suppose, unless you're really sure what you had was called a 'war chest')

And Diablo 1 was the same, only had 1 expansion pack('Hellfire', which was actually made by Sierra not Blizzard if I remember right, and didn't come in the 'Diablo battle chest')

 

[Mondai Randy]

I got the battlechest , so I will have both

 

[Cheesus333]

I'd just go with D3. Diablo 2 is a pain in the arse to play nowadays unless you ENJOY playing at 640x480 resolution.

If you get the Lord of Destruction expansion they bump it up to 800x600

Which... isn't... great but hey, progress is progress.

Diablo II is easily among my all-time favourite games. I strongly recommend it, but it really is about what you're into.

 

[Mondai Randy]

I should be getting it by the weekend ,any advice for a Diablo newbie

 

[-Samurai-]

Anyway, have fun, and stay the fuck away from d2jsp. That shit ruins the game.

How so? It provides a form of universal currency so you don't spend hours bartering with people.

It brings an outside force into the game and makes it easier to acquire top-tier gear, which ruins the in-game economy.

The bartering system was the currency. It was part of the online appeal. Score a SOJ for Pul? That's like killing Mephisto for the first time on your own.

D2JSP meant that people stopped working for their gear. It forced an uprising of twinked out characters and killed the pvp scene.

 

[Aerduin]

Diablo 2 is great fun, specially if you go with the expansion pack.

Very similar game ( and very underated in my opinion) is Sacred 2, which has the bonus of being available on consoles too, if that tickles your fancy.

No mattter what, enjoy.

 

[VladG]

You could go through it once or twice for the heck of it. It's still by far the best game of it's kind (at least for a few more hours ). No modern clones have so far managed to create anywhere near as good an experience.

Oh, and you certainly need the expansion, Lord of Destruction.

Also there are mods out there that enable higher game resolutions, or failing that, windowed mode. I've personally found playing D2 on a modern high-res monitor quite unpleasant, but either of the options I've mentioned makes it much better.

However Diablo 3 is poised to blow it's predecessor out of the water.

 

[Mondai Randy]

what class is the most recommended?

 

[Stryc9]

what class is the most recommended?

Try each one and determine which one fits you the best. I personally like the Assassin that comes with the LoD expansion and before that I played a Barbarian and an Amazon. Since I restarted I've been giving each class a new chance so I have almost one of each going now. The only ones I haven't started are a new Amazon and a Druid which I've never touched before.

 

[Vigormortis]

I've been wanting to play it for a while , never had the time except now , is it still worth buying now? I would like to play with others.

Yes. Get Diablo 2. It is still worth playing. I still load it up from time to time.

Diablo 2 is the best game in the series (and that includes being better than 3), as well as the pinnacle of the action/looting dungeon crawler RPG. After all, it basically created the genre; and really has yet to be topped. (ever hear someone say a game is "like Diablo"?)

It's not without it's flaws, of course, and dealing with Battle.net can be tedious, but it's still a hell of a lot of fun to play. Solo or otherwise.

Then, once you're done with playing through the game once or twice, head over to Steam and pre-order Torchlight 2. Because, if you end up loving Diablo 2, you'll love Torchlight 2. Being that, unlike Diablo 3, Torchlight 2 is being made by the same team behind Diablo 2. Not to mention, again unlike Diablo 3, Torchlight 2 has LAN play, full stat/skill customization, no-auction house, and on-and-offline play.

Oh, and Torchlight 2 is a third the price of Diablo 3. So there's that too. Hell, you can get a 4-pack off of Steam for the same price as one copy of Diablo 3.

 

[Vigormortis]

what class is the most recommended?

My personal favorites were always the Necromancer, Druid, and Cleric.

However, for a 'newbie', you can always try starting with the Amazon or Barbarian. They're skills and such are fairly straightforward and will allow you to better learn the ins-and-outs of Diablo.

 

[AngleWyrm]

Titan Quest [http://store.steampowered.com/app/4540] is better.

 

[Mondai Randy]

I think I'm go to start a barbarian first, then maybe a Necromancer

 

[Stryc9]

Titan Quest [http://store.steampowered.com/app/4540] is better.

Titan Quest is at least equal to Diablo II but it's stretch to call it a better game. Even fully patched it still has it's share of problems like that rubber-banding bullshit it does if you've been playing too long. The physics engine can do some weird shit that can either be hilarious to watch or a make impossible to get a piece of loot too. Titan Quest's map is also the same every time you play too, unlike with Diablo II where it more or less generates random maps for each character.

Once you hit Act II of Titan Quest it starts to look and sound an awful lot like Diablo II itself not that this is exactly a bad thing, but still, for a story that was written by the guy who wrote Braveheart I expected something better than "Let's pretty much just do what this other game that's similar to ours already did.", it feels kinda lazy.

Both games are good in their own rights, I've owned and played both of them pretty much since they came out but I don't really prefer one over the other.

 

[Mondai Randy]

been reading some more about Diablo II, and well , I can't wait. I'll be playing it all summer

 

[neonsword13-ops]

Why not play Torchlight?

That's pretty good, too.

Or just wait for Torchlight II.

 

[Mondai Randy]

Since Diablo III is out, for those who bought it, how is the experience so far?

 

[Mondai Randy]

OK, I got Diablo II , I am installing it , who wants to play with me?