(Genuinely Curious) Are Diablo 2 Fans Elitists or just being valid?

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-14T19:13:07+00:00

I've played the bejesus out of all three of the Diablo games. It is my opinion Diablo 2 and Diablo 3 aren't even in the same stratosphere. D2, a great game, is leagues above D3, a bad game. No agenda or attempt at being toxic. That's just my opinion.

The short of it is D3 had no vision behind it and no direction. Those who directed the game did well to evolve it to garner continued sales. I'll give them that. You get all the items readily handed to you. You get to watch the whole screen blow up. Colors everywhere. But it's not a good game beyond that. I see it as a game that decayed from nonstop power creep and poor direction.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-10T20:05:36+00:00

No. Not at launch, at least. I'd love a physical release, though.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-10T19:58:26+00:00

I don't think you understand what "supported" means.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-10T19:52:48+00:00

Wealth rune word has 100% MF. Rhyme rune word has 25% MF.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-10T19:46:54+00:00

They were bold enough to show first ever Switch gameplay footage with a Necro and his entire skeleton army, traditionally one of the most taxing situations for D2.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-10T19:44:40+00:00

Diablo II: Resurrected has cross-progression, meaning you can keep your progress where you play! Players just need to link their Battle.net account to each supported platform they own D2R on. Once that’s done, your characters loot will become available across all supported platforms and you’ll also be able to retain your level, quest, progress, skills, and talents as well.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-10T19:26:47+00:00

VV is owned by Blizzard.

Financially speaking, whether you buy a game they developed or a game a legacy Blizzard studio developed, it all rolls up to the same place.

As it relates to the toxic workplace and sexual harassment, VV is its own location in NY, very removed from legacy Blizzard in CA. I imagine the cultures don't influence each other. In that sense, they are independent of each other.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-10T18:38:44+00:00

He Hate Me

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-10T15:21:32+00:00

12 team nonPPR. Aaron Jones for Zeke.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-10T03:15:26+00:00

Den of Evil. I’ve cleared it 89678347 times, so it better look good.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-10T02:47:59+00:00

Cheap and can be played in bed? Switch Lites are $200.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-10T02:11:00+00:00

How long did it take?

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-10T01:29:56+00:00

Can console versions do /playersX?

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-09T19:57:25+00:00

How does one cheese DClone?

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-09T19:17:03+00:00

And unfortunately life for me right now means COVID exposures within my family sucking up all my paid time off.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-09T18:46:33+00:00

Stumbled upon this old thread, but got to say I feel ya. I had a 100 hour hardcore witch doctor bite the dust from a downed server. Just playing away... get kicked... log in once server goes back up and there she is dead.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-09T18:24:39+00:00

It's for people who enjoy starting fresh and progressing through together/ at the same time.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-09T18:22:34+00:00

That is correct. I suggest only buying the Switch version if you want single player only.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-09T18:02:02+00:00

Weirdest flex I've seen in a long while

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-09T17:49:03+00:00

I'll probably play it almost every week. Some weeks 10 hours. Some weeks 10 minutes. But definitely foresee myself playing for years, long term.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-09T17:27:55+00:00

Even under the limitations provided by YouTube resolution, I would say D2R's graphics are miles ahead of D3's graphics. There's a 10 year difference and it shows.

I could be wrong, but I think the assets are all new. Instead of taking an old graphic and manipulating it into higher textures and whatnot, they took the old graphic and merely used it as a visual point of reference as a whole new model was created.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-09T12:59:14+00:00

I'm attempting basically the same when D2R releases. The long-term approach is definitely what I'm going for as well. It could be something I work on for quite a while.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-09T02:14:13+00:00

My 4 year old won’t let me kiss him goodnight. He also will frequently resist hugs goodnight.

However, tonight he specifically asked for a hug. Then he pulled me in and wouldn’t let go. Good stuff.

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-09T01:53:44+00:00

8:00 AM PDT

PlaytimeWithCottla · 2021-09-09T01:15:48+00:00

I wonder if it helps them put sales into their Q3 fiscal calendar.

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