Happy 16th Birthday Diablo II! - MMORPG.com News

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Happy 16th Birthday Diablo II! - MMORPG.com News

It's hard to believe it's now nearly two decades (if you go with rounding, that is) since Diablo II was released by Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo II launched on June 29, 2000 with the game's first expansion, Lord of Destruction, coming a year later. If that doesn't make you want to get out the Depends and Dentugrip, nothing will.

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SBFord

I remember getting selected for the CBT that included the first town, the Den of Evil and nothing more. It was a HUGE 98Mb and took all night to d/l on dial-up. Good thing nobody needed the phone that night.

Sirmatthias

I still remember the creepiness of Diablo 1 and how scary the skeletons were or the fact my character had no face.

SBFord

Sirmatthias said:

I still remember the creepiness of Diablo 1 and how scary the skeletons were or the fact my character had no face.

"FRESH MEAT....."

*screeches and runs for the stairwell or to kite him to one of the side rooms with a door* 

Sirmatthias

Sirmatthias

I think my Gamma was turned down so light mattered

jesteralways

I remember playing diablo 2 for hours after hours for days, trying to tweak the class trees to suit my favorite play style; melee and realizing that playing range and running round and round was the best way to play the game. I remember how shocked i felt learning my favorite playstyle was worthless in solo play of higher difficulty.

SBFord

Remember doing this so you wouldn't lose everything when you died...and your gear spewed all over the area? I still mourn the Obsidian Plate of the Stars I lost one time when no guildies or friends were around to help me retrieve it in the bowels of Hell with yellow orb shooting succubi all around.

Tintagil

I remember the first time I stumbled across the tome for the Warlord of Blood... Chilling.

Ammon777_new

wow i feel old now...

DKLond

Loved Diablo 2 - but for some reason I have a more special place in my heart for Diablo. There was just something about the gothic setting and the constant descent to hell. 

Ammon777_new

now make Diablo Online MMORPG !!! World of Diablo !!!

Nilden

With the amount of birthday/anniversary threads you post you might as well just make a MMORPG calendar. Actually I guess this isn't even a MMO so just a MMORPG video game calendar. Then just have it be a feature of the site like on IMDB for celebrity birthdays.

That way you can stop scrapping the bottom of the barrel and posting birthdays like they are news. No offence to Diablo 2.

SBFord

Nilden said:

With the amount of birthday/anniversary threads you post you might as well just make a MMORPG calendar. Actually I guess this isn't even a MMO so just a MMORPG video game calendar. Then just have it be a feature of the site like on IMDB for celebrity birthdays.

That way you can stop scrapping the bottom of the barrel and posting birthdays like they are news. No offence to Diablo 2.

You're not you when you're hungry. Here...have a Snickers bar.

Dauzqul

It wasn't just Diablo II, but also the raw way this game was handled back in the day.

#1. No Micro-Transactions.
#2. No in-game bonus items via Cross Promotions, Collectors Editions, Kickstarter, etc.
#3. No Multi-Game client launcher.
#4. No monthly fees.

It was just pure gaming. You buy the game; you play the game. If you wanted to show off some cool item, you have to go and earn it.

SIGH.

Nilden

SBFord said:

Nilden said:

With the amount of birthday/anniversary threads you post you might as well just make a MMORPG calendar. Actually I guess this isn't even a MMO so just a MMORPG video game calendar. Then just have it be a feature of the site like on IMDB for celebrity birthdays.

That way you can stop scrapping the bottom of the barrel and posting birthdays like they are news. No offence to Diablo 2.

You're not you when you're hungry. Here...have a Snickers bar.

I can't eat peanuts but thanks for trying to kill me.

SBFord

Nilden said:

SBFord said:

Nilden said:

With the amount of birthday/anniversary threads you post you might as well just make a MMORPG calendar. Actually I guess this isn't even a MMO so just a MMORPG video game calendar. Then just have it be a feature of the site like on IMDB for celebrity birthdays.

That way you can stop scrapping the bottom of the barrel and posting birthdays like they are news. No offence to Diablo 2.

You're not you when you're hungry. Here...have a Snickers bar.

I can't eat peanuts but thanks for trying to kill me.

Better?

Thanks for being a good sport!

jesteralways

Dauzqul said:

It wasn't just Diablo II, but also the raw way this game was handled back in the day.

#1. No Micro-Transactions.
#2. No in-game bonus items via Cross Promotions, Collectors Editions, Kickstarter, etc.
#3. No Multi-Game client launcher.
#4. No monthly fees.

It was just pure gaming. You buy the game; you play the game. If you wanted to show off some cool item, you have to go and earn it.

SIGH.

There used to be a time when in my country we could by 5 big size chicken for less than a $. I would LOVE to go back to that time too you know... /sarcasm

Kabulozo

Dauzqul said:

It wasn't just Diablo II, but also the raw way this game was handled back in the day.

#1. No Micro-Transactions.
#2. No in-game bonus items via Cross Promotions, Collectors Editions, Kickstarter, etc.
#3. No Multi-Game client launcher.
#4. No monthly fees.

It was just pure gaming. You buy the game; you play the game. If you wanted to show off some cool item, you have to go and earn it.

SIGH.

There were RMT at least in Diablo 2. If I wanted I could buy all items I wanted through RMT with real money dude.

Dagon13

This was the first PC game I bought myself.  Unfortunately we only had 2GB HDD and not enough free space to install it.  Months later I had saved enough to buy a new 20gb HDD which is how I got my start in the nitty gritty of computers.  Unfortunately then the game wouldn't run because my video drivers were out of date and we didn't have internet so I couldn't get the new ones.  Months later my parents finally caved and we got dial up.  Within a few months after that I finally successfully downloaded new video drivers and got to play.

I feel like my love for Diablo 2 may have been born of blood, sweat, and tears.

Uzur9

Was playing D2 last night Look at the clock an 2-3hrs have gone bye.

freegames

It defined a genre and gathered a generation

Shodanas

jesteralways said:

I remember playing diablo 2 for hours after hours for days, trying to tweak the class trees to suit my favorite play style; melee and realizing that playing range and running round and round was the best way to play the game. I remember how shocked i felt learning my favorite playstyle was worthless in solo play of higher difficulty.

Worthless ? I presume you never tried ww barbarian.

jesteralways

Shodanas said:

jesteralways said:

I remember playing diablo 2 for hours after hours for days, trying to tweak the class trees to suit my favorite play style; melee and realizing that playing range and running round and round was the best way to play the game. I remember how shocked i felt learning my favorite playstyle was worthless in solo play of higher difficulty.

Worthless ? I presume you never tried ww barbarian.

Ohh i did, that was the 1st class i played but it was no match for amazon ranged build or wizard when soloing higher difficulty.

Cygi

This is the game that convinced me to h'n's games.

10/10