v1.10 changes

[Artega]

I have to agree with NiteFox on this one. Maybe it's just that I'm jaded, but I'm not expecting much from D2 v1.1. From what Isolde and all of the others have said, it sounds like it'll breathe some more life into the game, but let's face it: D2 is showing its age. Sure, there are a great many mods out there (ones that I regularly play include SevenLances, V&K's Middle Earth, and the Baldur's Gate v1.06 Beta), but there are only so many things one can do in the game. If not for such excellent mods available, I would have stopped playing D2 a long while ago. My main gripe is how incredibly limited D2 is compared to a lot of other RPGs. D2 has seven classes, limitless stats, and a limited selection of skills. It's probably just me, but I love the intricate character creation process found in the AD&D-based games (BG2 being the most recent, but IWD2 sounds like it'll be absolutely joygasmic if I ever get my hands on a copy). Unfortunately, BG2 is limited in that it is very story-driven, and is rather linear. I'm hoping IWD2 will slake that lust for an intricate, non-linear game; at least, until World of Warcraft (or a new computer - whichever comes first, though the new computer will be needed to run WoW. Go figure) arrives. I'll probably get flamed for this opinion, but D2 requires no real skill, or it doesn't seem to. Strategies in my games (including Players 8 SevenLances) basically resort to ATTACK, RETREAT, REGROUP, REPEAT; there's not even the maniacal clicking that was in present in Diablo.

I'll probably reinstall D2 once the v1.1 patch is released (Quake II is currently in D2's place), though how much more life it will breathe into the game is questionable.