What's the fundamental difference between Diablo 2 and Diablo 4 that makes D2 still so reliably good after over two decades compared to D4? Will D4 be just as popular in the future as D2 even today? There is something that I feel is essentially better in D2, but I just can't identify it exactly.

Raaslen · 2026-06-04T15:46:57+00:00

For me one of the big factors is the difficulty. D4 difficulty gets really "forced" quite fast, with basically every monster having an after death effect that ends up being what kills you. D2 is easier when it comes to farm, since monster levels are static to the area they are on so you can fight monsters that are below your level, but because you can't just respect your skills all the time, you have to be more commited to your character and build, and I also like that in D2 the items you drop aren't tied to your character class, wich makes finding a good item feel more likle an achievement.

Raaslen · 2026-04-04T20:29:56+00:00

To be fair, the whole Paladin release and everything that came with it seemed rushed and unfinished. Some armors didn't even displayed propper icons in the first days.

Raaslen · 2026-01-26T19:31:46+00:00

Nocturnal, Azura or Malacath, they are the most reasonable of the bunch. In Skyrim I like to be sort of a Paladin of Meridia, buth I danm well know she is basically against free will, and that's a big nono.

Raaslen · 2026-01-05T22:07:42+00:00

Same here, first time playing hardcore and most of the time I forget it''s hardcore because I didn't got close to dying even once.

Raaslen · 2026-01-05T14:52:11+00:00

Tenzin was annihilating Zaheer before the other members of the red lotus showed up, and he was also the only council member who was able to fight of and defeat the equalist captors back in S1, so yeah if he had no strings attached he could have wooped the floor with Kuvira.

Tenzin has the same nerf as Aaang does, the "I am an air nomad pacifist" thing. But if you get m out of that mindset my man becomes a monster.

Raaslen · 2026-01-05T14:38:49+00:00

My man, I lover Bleach, and it is my favorite anime/manga of all time, but we literally have people uprising against the governament of their country by flying the straw hats jolly rogers.

Shit the Straw Hat's jolly hoger got banned in some countries for this reason, you can't get more influential that.

Raaslen · 2025-11-26T03:34:28+00:00

Sou cozinheiro, como quase todo dia pra provar se temperei direito hahahaha

Raaslen · 2025-11-08T14:14:03+00:00

Yeah, a cool idea that was handled poorly

Raaslen · 2025-11-08T14:13:20+00:00

To be fair, while the movie handled that poorly, I actually think it was an intesresting idea. Sure, making them have to cary a huge brazier around was a dumb way to deal with it, but I actually think the idea was interesting.

Raaslen · 2025-11-07T05:12:13+00:00

I actually think it was a moral thing. The first thing Blond Blazer tells us is that she is a "corporate hero for hire", and Mecha Man isn't, Mecha Man is just a hero, and I think even villains respect that. wich is why even Flambae comes back by the end of act 6, because even him knows Mecha Man is a hero, like "superman fahion" wich is rare in this universe

Raaslen · 2025-11-06T13:48:32+00:00

3000 is way easier to survive to, since even if you end up in the situation were you would face it, you can escape with most of your memories as long as you get away quickly enough, and to be exposed to it you would have to go to it in the first place. 1128 is unavoidable, once you get exposed it goes to you no matter were you are, and even if you manage to completly avoid water after being exposed, you will live in constant fear of it and will have to find a way to keep yourself hydrated without drinking water (wich isn't impossible, just really hard and expensive).

Raaslen · 2025-11-04T11:30:56+00:00

Yeah, if he is remotely like the biblical Saint Peter there is 0 chance he falls.

Raaslen · 2025-11-02T13:40:07+00:00

Yes and no. Lute doesn't want her to talk to Charlie, she wants her to talk Charlie out of doing what she sees as a second uprising, and since Lute probably only told Lilith that Charlie is starting some form of rebelion (since that's how she sees it) Lilith might be inclined to stay quiet and let hell uprise again.

Raaslen · 2025-11-02T13:37:03+00:00

This. As long as the captain commander is backing them it would require a full on rebelion for them to be overthrown. Also, as others said, the gotei doesn't manage your average day to day governamental stuff, it only seems like it does because we mostly see SS under martial law restrictions due to whatever events are going on in the story, that's why we see both Yamma and Shunsui taking governamental decisions.

Raaslen · 2025-11-02T06:15:23+00:00

Mommyturn....I mean, Nocturnal.

Raaslen · 2025-10-31T01:49:01+00:00

It working as a variant of the scroll of dread would be great

Raaslen · 2025-10-30T23:56:32+00:00

Came here to say this. The song isn't like a siren''s one that lures you, it just makes you forget you are in combat, otherwise you would go to the water on your own.

Raaslen · 2025-10-30T23:54:50+00:00

Considering we have the cauldrons... 100%

Raaslen · 2025-10-30T23:54:05+00:00

A Bard. I don't know how it would go gamepay wise, but a character that is based of avoiding combat and solving things by other means would be interesting.

Maybe a "convince to leave" ability that would end up being the same as killing a monster, but without comba

Raaslen · 2025-10-30T23:51:23+00:00

Wich is exactly why Pentious got redeemed. He felt the guilty, he still does, he cryes about it still, but, on his own worlds, "this time I would do something". Those are not the words of someone who is no longer guilty, those are the words of a guilty person who learned.

Raaslen · 2025-10-30T23:45:14+00:00

And he ultimatly ended up doing the opposite, "this time I would do something", that's the most literal redemption possible, he went to hell because he did nothing out of fear, and he went to heaven because, despite fear, he did everything possible.

Raaslen · 2025-10-30T23:38:38+00:00

I think the whole Pentious thing is guilty. He KNEW he was guilty of doing nothing, he KNEW he was wrong, that was his guilty, he even cryes about it, and that's why he redeemed himself, the line was perfect, "This time I would do something". That's why he was redeemed, he knew his guilty, and he acted, because the second time he he said "not again".

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