05-05-2004, 03:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-05-2004, 03:08 AM by Bob the Beholder.)
Allow me to elaborate a bit: I play only single player. I don't twink. I dislike power levelling, except in extreme circumstances. I like difficult monsters, not a stilted balance between ridiculously weak and so strong it's impossible to win (without excessing power-levelling or mfing, at least). Oh, yes, something I forgot to mention is that I dislike the higher level requirements and restrictions, because I don't play for high levels anyway. I like to start finding equipment I might be able to use for a while before the end of my characters' careers.
All that taken into account, vanilla DII, back in the 1.06 days, as well as Diablo 1, are awesome. Lord of Destruction: Not so awesome.
I imagine on the realms, where you can trade and party up, it's not so much of a problem, and some people like it better. I tried that once. Realms = laggy fortress of morons (and the occasional really cool person, of course; can't make blanket statements like that) with an excess of spammers, cheaters, grief-gamers, and your general unscrupulous evil-doer. (That's not all people, of course; just way too many of them)
So, I play in single player where I have more control over my game. And I highly suggest the way I detailed in the start of this thread as a way to control your environment even more.
In other news, I've now fully cleared the first half of Act I, with the character I've always wanted to try, but never realistically could due to the expansion: A Hot Babe (fire skills only sorceress).
All that taken into account, vanilla DII, back in the 1.06 days, as well as Diablo 1, are awesome. Lord of Destruction: Not so awesome.
I imagine on the realms, where you can trade and party up, it's not so much of a problem, and some people like it better. I tried that once. Realms = laggy fortress of morons (and the occasional really cool person, of course; can't make blanket statements like that) with an excess of spammers, cheaters, grief-gamers, and your general unscrupulous evil-doer. (That's not all people, of course; just way too many of them)
So, I play in single player where I have more control over my game. And I highly suggest the way I detailed in the start of this thread as a way to control your environment even more.
In other news, I've now fully cleared the first half of Act I, with the character I've always wanted to try, but never realistically could due to the expansion: A Hot Babe (fire skills only sorceress).