Is Diablo worth of buying?

[Taem]

Why the obsession here with Hellfire in general and The Dark in particular? Good mod, yes. But for someone just starting out, perhaps the impossible task of finding HF, the eternal corruption caused by playing HF and then the major modifications in TD aren't what they are looking for.
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Well, I wouldn't call it an "obsession" with Hellfire - no, not nearly. Now that I'm reflecting, I think the first time I played Hellfire I also thought it was stupid and shelved it until I found out about V&K's Hellfire MOD and OMG I had more fun with that than all the time I spent playing Diablo! Two of my good friends had the MOD also and we were always hooking up via IP to IP.

But you bring up a good point with Hellfire prices topping $20.00 now ($60+ for NIB copies). You are right that Chaos Theory should just get Diablo and see if he/she likes that first; master it and have fun with it before sinking more $$ into the expansion.

· TD is fun for experienced D1 players who have HF.

Humm, you are without a doubt correct that The Dark is for experienced Diablo1 players, but that shouldn’t stop Chaos Theory from trying it if he/she likes Diablo 1.

As for my "obsession" with TD? I can say with all seriousness that you make some great MOD's yourself Brother Laz, Median 2.0 being one of my favorites. TD is "my" personal favorite MOD for Diablo 1 and nothing IMO even comes close. I enjoy multi-play enormously – in fact, that’s the main factor for purchasing a game for me as an adult. After beating D1, Hellfire and almost every MOD in-between numerous times, TD has brought on a refreshing challenge for me like none before it. Why? Because you will need ALL-THE-SKILL you can muster to survive in The Dark. None of that AUTO-MOUSE-CLICKER.DAT to take out a mob while you zone-out watching T.V. Actually, running towards the largest mobs will kill you fast! You really need to use the environment intelligently, stealthily, and to your advantage. Party members can accidentally kill one-another if they’re not careful, so you must constantly pay attention to what you are doing! There are so many reasons this MOD is superior to any other D1 MOD's, and even D1 itself IMO, I can’t possibly list every single reason I feel this way. But again, this is my own personal opinion and everyone is entitled to their own. Most people I've had a chance to talk to about TD love it, but a few people felt it was a rehash of the "same-old-thing", while others found it too difficult for their "hack-n-slach" desires, and still others simply either didn't see much of a difference or simply didn't enjoy it at all. Each to their own...