Antiadbuster at DiabloII

[Sarouk]

Well just went to check DiabloiII.net and I got message that I couldn't see the site because I'm running a pop-up/ad removal utility.

They must be desperate for revenue if they use an antiAdBuster.
I'm not going there anymore for sure.

[Sarouk]

Well I bypassed the protection already :)

I'm using adsubtract and I added a string to check in the Ads section.

Now I'm browsing DiabliII.net again

Edit: seem it was a weird coincidence. because the string I added should've not worked at all, yet it did. I checked DiabloII.net again without it and I can see the site. I guess they got many complaint and decided to remove the AntiAdBuster and they must've remove it at the same time I did my change.

[Nicodemus Phaulkon]

Now I'm browsing DiabliII.net again

To which statement, one must ask: "Why?"

[Sarouk]

I like DiabloII.net but hate Ads and Pop-Up (like many ppls). But I don't like it enough to go there with the Ads, etc.

So i decided not to go there anymore if I was forced to disable my ads blocker to see the pages.

[Taem]

I use zone alarm pro and it disables most pop-ups.

[kandrathe]

Now I'm browsing DiabliII.net again

I look there sometimes to see what the masses are up to, which is something I don't want.

[WarBlade]

To which statement, one must ask:  "Why?"

In many regards the site is not worth the effort, but as a news site it does quite well. Add to that Arreat Summit's ridiculous graphic content that most would reserve for a Flash site and consequently the obnoxious load times on dial up, D2.net starts becoming an acceptable alternative.

[[wcip]Angel]

I couldn't get in either (I can now, though) and I have no anti-pop-up-devices except for the one built in to my Internet browser (opera) ..

I think it's sad that a site has to force pop-ups on people. Only reason why I check dii.net is to see if 1.10 is out yet. Not that it'd matter, I've stopped playing (hopefully) for the last time.

Just waiting for that new MW-expansion to come...

[Nicodemus Phaulkon]

Add to that Arreat Summit's ridiculous graphic content that most would reserve for a Flash site and consequently the obnoxious load times on dial up, D2.net starts becoming an acceptable alternative.

*nods*

I'll STILL load up Arreat Summit first. ;)

Cheers, Warblade.

[Roland]

PLEASE tell me it's out. It was supposed to hit shelves today, and I was going to rush right out to buy it today. :D It BETTER be out, especially if I actually take the effort to go out there. :P

GAH! They pushed it back 2 days! :( Bummer. Oh well. Guess it's back to cleaning. Gotta love spring. :P

[[wcip]Angel]

PLEASE tell me it's out. It was supposed to hit shelves today, and I was going to rush right out to buy it today. :D It BETTER be out, especially if I actually take the effort to go out there. :P

GAH! They pushed it back 2 days! :( Bummer. Oh well. Guess it's back to cleaning. Gotta love spring. :P

You're talking about Bloodmoon, right?

I haven't got the game yet, but here's a small part of my collection:
http://www.home.no/lzp/Weapons.jpg

[kandrathe]

Why do they lay out the weapons on bed?

[[wcip]Angel]

Why do they lay out the weapons on bed?

"They"?

Don't you mean "you"? ;)

"lzp" is my account on a free Norwegian hosting site.

Where else should I put it?

Overview of the bedroom:
http://www.home.no/lzp/1.jpg

Some Dwemer-gear:
http://www.home.no/lzp/2.jpg


Some Daedric gear to the left:
http://www.home.no/lzp/3.jpg

Next to my bed:
http://www.home.no/lzp/4.jpg

Overview of the dining area
From right to left:
Indoril, Dwemer, Tribunal-guard-outfit, Dark Brotherhood-assassin, Her Hand (high ordinator) and Glass armor behind my two underlings:
http://www.home.no/lzp/5.jpg

Close-up of the dining table and the chairs:
http://www.home.no/lzp/6.jpg

The room from another angle:
http://www.home.no/lzp/7.jpg

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This constitutes roughly 1/3 of my gear. The rest is in chests and cupboards in Ald'rhun and Balmora. I'm currently running across Vvardenfell looking for all the unique items I can sell to the museum in Mournhold. The goal is to sell all items except boots of blinding speed and Ebony Cuirass. (which are essential to my playing MW)

[Roland]

How the HELL do you find all this stuff? My GOD this game is so HUGE! I've played it for DAYS on end, and I haven't even covered a QUARTER of the land, let alone seen even ONE of those items! Talk about a massive RPG, this thing just keeps getting bigger everytime I see it! And Bloodmoon comes out today!!!!!! I'm rushing off to the mall today. I WILL have my copy! :D :D :D

Run run run! *ZOOM*

[kandrathe]

Wow. :) It *really* looks impressive. You have motivated me to try Morrowind out.

[Roland]

OMG, I'm so psyched to try it out. :D I haven't even touched Mournhold, and I'm excited about Solstheim? YIKES! I'm in for a LONG haul.

BTW - I know I am an idiot for asking this, and you can make fun of me to your heart's content, but... How do I get to Mournhold? :blink: :unsure: :D I simply don't know how to get there, and I don't remember the "manual" (HA!) saying anything. At least they give you clues in Bloodmoon. :P

Speaking of Bloodmoon (again), are you going to try and contract Lycanthropy? I'm definitely thinking of starting a character solely for the purpose of being a Werewolf. It sounds really cool. I just wonder how I'm gonna get a level 1 newbie there. :P They say you can travel by boat to Solstheim from Kuul, but I don't even know where THAT is. :P Like I said, I haven't even seen a quarter of the land, let alone of the entire game itself (and that's BEFORE expansions; my GOD!).

As to Kandrathe:
The game is AWESOME. The virtually classless system ala Arcanum style (choosing your skills to create your own custom "class"; of course, you can choose from one of the pre-made classes; I'm partial to the Assassin, myself) makes for loads of replay value just through character creation. The simply ENORMOUS gaming world will keep you entrenched for DAYS (get this: each expansion, of which there are two, are supposed to add 20 to 40 HOURS of gameplay, depending on how much you do; that's 80 hours worth of additions, all for around the cost of a Morrowind Collector's Edition, ON TOP of the original game; starting to catch on? ;)), if not WEEKS. The multitude of quests, from the main storyline, to the Faction quests, to all the hundreds of little side quests you can find along the way, drives you through the game and keeps you absolutely HOOKED. Partaking of even the most basic quests can open the doors (or, on occasion, even close the door) for dozens of other quests along the way. Incredibly varying landscapes (now with the new Winter tileset for Bloodmoon! Yay! Kind like LoD for D2 ;)), cities, and dungeons sprawl the HUGE game world. You'll cruise through tiny little backwater villages consisting of nothing more than a few ramshackle huts to conglomerate cities with spiring towers and massive castles (Vivec, anyone? Hell, even Ebonheart). Then there's the litering of dungeons, ancient ruins, and mines that you'll no doubt find yourself exploring, be it hunting monsters, riches, or people. The game is just HUGE.

It's a really fun game, and you really don't notice the lack of Multiplayer (it's just too immersive to notice the lack of it; besides, I don't see any readily viable way for them to have implemented it, anyway). It does have its problems, of course (Alchemy, for example), but you can avoid most of them. The game is so open-ended, so massive, that you can spend days doing virtually nothing in terms of the storyline. I'm barely 3 or 4 quests into the main storyline, and I've been playing it for close to a week, at least. Having a blast the whole time, too, even if I sometimes feel like ringing some of the quest-giver's necks. :P But, actually, that's a GOOD thing. EVERYONE in the game has personality. Every single NPC. It really makes you feel like you're in the game. And once you get your own Stronghold, that feeling just gets that much better. :)

I highly recommend this game to any serious RPGer. It addresses 99% of all problems with RPGs, and is just an incredible game in its own right. The lack of MP is rather disheartening, if only because you become so addicted to the game that you just want to share it with others, but truly, the game does NOT need it. And the powerful Construction Set that comes included with the game, that EASILY rivals NWN's, gives you infinite possibilities for expansion. The real suffering of this game is that it's not widely known about, at least in my opinion. The community is very small, and not very organized. NWN's, despite its lack of organization, is at least BIG enough to sustain the game. Not so with Morrowind, so player-made content is scarce, unfortunately. But, it has the potential for great player-made content, at least. It's not as open-ended in terms of payer-made content, as compared to NWN. I.e. I don't think you can completely remove the main game, and put something else in its place. But, it might be possible. In any case, the game is FAR greater than ANY player-made module for NWN could ever be, so it's not a big issue. :) Besides, if you made a big enough world on your own, you could just give passage from Vvardenfall to your new land, and not even bother with the actual game. :) So it still works out in the end.

Grab a copy (it's only $30) and dive in. I promise you you WON'T be disappointed, if you're a hardcore RPG fan. It's got plenty enough hack 'n' slash to satisfy even the most casual gamer, but so much RPG elements that it's enough to make the hardcore crowd cream their pants, twice. :D