Beamer wrote on Apr 7, 2021, 14:56:

Prez wrote on Apr 7, 2021, 02:01:
I guess I was one of the weirdos that liked all 3 Diablos so far.

I thought it was great. Felt very Diablo to me, but with better QOL improvements.

I played more Diablo 3 than the other 2 with expansions combined. All the classes were fun and the QOL was a big improvement over the clunky clickfest of D2 and 1. I liked D2 best but clicking so much killed it for me and once widescreen 1080P became the standard I couldn't play it until that was fixed with the modded versions. The loot drops and how they drop are still the best in D2 and that is why once Resurrected comes out it will probably become my most played Diablo.

Prez wrote on Apr 7, 2021, 02:01:
I guess I was one of the weirdos that liked all 3 Diablos so far.

I thought it was great. Felt very Diablo to me, but with better QOL improvements.

The only reason I will buy and play through D2R is for the high confident hopes, that I will finally rid of the D3 memories once and for all. imho, D3 is the worst iteration in AAA franchise history. I don't have any hope for D4, as it is from the same shareholders of company.

The Half Elf wrote on Apr 7, 2021, 10:27:

Prez wrote on Apr 7, 2021, 02:01:
I guess I was one of the weirdos that liked all 3 Diablos so far.

So ya got 3 played games out of how many?

I'll have you know that I've played over 2% of the games I own mister!

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Apr 6, 2021, 23:31:
I loved Diablo 2, but I probably have almost 1000 hours in the game, vanilla, LoD, and mods. I can't bring myself to spend $40 or whatever to replay literally that same game with updated graphics. I seriously hope you guys that end up getting it enjoy it though, I'm just burned out.

I put an unknown amount of hours into the game but that was around 20 years ago, lol. I think I'm pretty good with enjoying this as if it was fresh again. I'll recall plenty of moments but I'll enjoy them as I get to them again.

Zaibach wrote on Apr 7, 2021, 11:22:

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Apr 6, 2021, 21:40:
Yawn. Graphical overlay for literally Diablo 2 LoD from 15 years ago.

Please bring on Diablo 4!

I bet you think the same thing about Mass Effect: Legendary Edition uh? You should watch a few videos of the changes they made, it's not "just" a graphical overhaul. I can't wait to get back into it and pvp some more.

Like I said, I hope you guys who plan on buying this and other remakes/remasters like it a lot, and get your money's worth, at that.

However, I am going to skip the Diablo 2 remaster, and I am sure as shit going to skip any Mass Effect remasters, lol.

Prez wrote on Apr 7, 2021, 02:01:
I guess I was one of the weirdos that liked all 3 Diablos so far.

I'm with ya. Diablo 3 is pretty good these days, the latest changes this new season have been welcome. Granted it's essentially power creep, with a little bit of QoL, dressed up as a new feature/update to followers, however the game is going on 9 years old and I'm fine with it. As usual, it's great to play with friends / clan members.

I will probably give D2R a go. My issue is I've spoiled myself with hundreds of hours of Path of Diablo. I am not sure I can just give up all the bug fixes, many quality of life changes, trade site, and the additional end game content the mod offers and go back to 1.14 on what is, at this time, just a graphics update. Auto gold pickup is nice though, even PoD does not have that.

Prez wrote on Apr 7, 2021, 02:01:
I guess I was one of the weirdos that liked all 3 Diablos so far.

Haha! Ya weirdo!

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Apr 6, 2021, 21:40:
Yawn. Graphical overlay for literally Diablo 2 LoD from 15 years ago.

Please bring on Diablo 4!

I bet you think the same thing about Mass Effect: Legendary Edition uh? You should watch a few videos of the changes they made, it's not "just" a graphical overhaul. I can't wait to get back into it and pvp some more.

Cutter wrote on Apr 6, 2021, 22:33:
I hated that goddamned jungle in D2. D4 isn't going to be here anytime soon according to Bleezard.

Same here. This damned jungle with its midgets with squeaky voices and those goddamned blowpipes and those witchers reviving them... This is one act I will speedrun through in D2:R.

2012 Diablo III release.... This is bullshit, we want a remaster Diablo 2
2018 Diablo Immortals announced …. This is bullshit, we want Diablo 4 or a remaster of Diablo 2
2019 Diablo 4 announced...... This is bullshit we want a remaster of Diablo 2
2021 Diablo 2 remaster announced....... What is this asset flip bullshit, it's just a remaster of Diablo 2.




This comment was edited on Apr 7, 2021, 10:48.

Prez wrote on Apr 7, 2021, 02:01:
I guess I was one of the weirdos that liked all 3 Diablos so far.

So ya got 3 played games out of how many?

As much as I would like to see this game come out in a perfect 1:1 remaster there's definitely a lot of QoL issues and bugs even from 1.14b I'd like to see resolved before it's shipped. Increased stash size especially now that it's shared, a charm dump, stackable runes, loot filters and even a hotkey system like PoE/D3. Shorter seasons would be nice too since 6 months is just a bit too long.

Hell, I would even be okay if they did a pass on builds which became broken due to nuclear nerfs like Iron Maiden and Blood Golems.

Gamers are such rubes.

Imagine if today Ford tried selling a 1950 Ford "Resurrected" complete with metal dashboards, non-collapsible steering wheel columns, no airbags, same anemic engine, same shockless iron sping suspension, etc. Only a few die hard nostalgia car nuts would spring for one.

VaranDragon wrote on Apr 7, 2021, 04:05:

Prez wrote on Apr 7, 2021, 02:01:
I guess I was one of the weirdos that liked all 3 Diablos so far.

So did I, initially. Then after I finished the game on all the difficulty levels (well TBH even before that) and the "honeymoon" phase wore off it slowly dawned on me how bad the actual game was compared to it's predecessor in almost every single way.
There is a caveat here, I was a hardcore Diablo2 player. Really spent a huge amount of time on battle.net (those were the modem dial-up days) doing all the runs, building PvP characters, Uber Diablo runs, the whole shebang. A game really needs to be special to hold your attention for that long, and it's not like there were other great games that competed for my time in those days. If I were a more casual player, I would have enjoyed D3 a lot more and that's fine I guess. This is the direction that Blizzard wanted to go, but ultimately it was a disappointment for the really hardcore D2 fans among us. We were really vocal about it at that time too, hence the "Fuck those losers" Jay Wilson response and the ensuing memes.

If you haven't tried D3 recently I highly recommend it. It's changed a lot recently. Especially the new seasons can be quite fun.

Prez wrote on Apr 7, 2021, 02:01:
I guess I was one of the weirdos that liked all 3 Diablos so far.

So did I, initially. Then after I finished the game on all the difficulty levels (well TBH even before that) and the "honeymoon" phase wore off it slowly dawned on me how bad the actual game was compared to it's predecessor in almost every single way.
There is a caveat here, I was a hardcore Diablo2 player. Really spent a huge amount of time on battle.net (those were the modem dial-up days) doing all the runs, building PvP characters, Uber Diablo runs, the whole shebang. A game really needs to be special to hold your attention for that long, and it's not like there were other great games that competed for my time in those days. If I were a more casual player, I would have enjoyed D3 a lot more and that's fine I guess. This is the direction that Blizzard wanted to go, but ultimately it was a disappointment for the really hardcore D2 fans among us. We were really vocal about it at that time too, hence the "Fuck those losers" Jay Wilson response and the ensuing memes.

I guess I was one of the weirdos that liked all 3 Diablos so far.

Hopefully some of the devs on Diablo4 actually play some of it. So they can see how fucked up D3 was and what to do to make D4 a little bit better.

I loved Diablo 2, but I probably have almost 1000 hours in the game, vanilla, LoD, and mods. I can't bring myself to spend $40 or whatever to replay literally that same game with updated graphics. I seriously hope you guys that end up getting it enjoy it though, I'm just burned out.

Same, I swore a blood oath I'd never play Diablo 2 again.

I loved Diablo 2, but I probably have almost 1000 hours in the game, vanilla, LoD, and mods. I can't bring myself to spend $40 or whatever to replay literally that same game with updated graphics. I seriously hope you guys that end up getting it enjoy it though, I'm just burned out.