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Neb · 05-03-2002, 02:33 PM

Since we've just had two pro-D2 speeches I believe that I'd like to present the opposite viewpoint:

It ain't an RPG, hack 'n' slash with levelups and stats. Save your money for something better I'd say, playing singleplayer is almost the same no matter how many times you play it, and every time you save and reload every single monster is respawned, gets boring, FAST.

Then of course there's multiplayer, that's not much fun either, when playing online people will hack like there's no tomorrow and half of the people will be pretty annoying as well. All through the game you'll be doing the same stuff, finding more or less the same items, just stronger and stronger.

There aren't even any really imaginative and unique spells, much less items. Diablo 2 is Blizzard's one and only great mistake. Warcraft was a great game. Warcraft 2 even greater. Starcraft was wonderful. Diablo was cool. Diablo 2.... Not quite so cool.

Personally I found Diablo 2 to be boring before even getting halfway through it. I was tired of having to kill everything again whenever I played. Oh and then there's the fact that just a small mistake in how you allocate your skillpoints near the beginning of the game can make it impossible for you to progress any further and beat certain bosses.

I was incapable of beating the 2nd big boss of the game just because I'd made such a small mistake. Rather sucked, I'd have had to start over completely with a new character if I wanted to ratify that mistake.

Summary: Diablo 2 sucks badly compared to most games. Buy Diablo 1 instead, or better yet, buy something that's actually an RPG and not just called one. Personally I recommend Planescape: Torment.

05-03-2002, 02:33 PM	#33
Neb Account deleted by Request Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: . Age: 39 Posts: 8,802	Since we've just had two pro-D2 speeches I believe that I'd like to present the opposite viewpoint: It ain't an RPG, hack 'n' slash with levelups and stats. Save your money for something better I'd say, playing singleplayer is almost the same no matter how many times you play it, and every time you save and reload every single monster is respawned, gets boring, FAST. Then of course there's multiplayer, that's not much fun either, when playing online people will hack like there's no tomorrow and half of the people will be pretty annoying as well. All through the game you'll be doing the same stuff, finding more or less the same items, just stronger and stronger. There aren't even any really imaginative and unique spells, much less items. Diablo 2 is Blizzard's one and only great mistake. Warcraft was a great game. Warcraft 2 even greater. Starcraft was wonderful. Diablo was cool. Diablo 2.... Not quite so cool. Personally I found Diablo 2 to be boring before even getting halfway through it. I was tired of having to kill everything again whenever I played. Oh and then there's the fact that just a small mistake in how you allocate your skillpoints near the beginning of the game can make it impossible for you to progress any further and beat certain bosses. I was incapable of beating the 2nd big boss of the game just because I'd made such a small mistake. Rather sucked, I'd have had to start over completely with a new character if I wanted to ratify that mistake. Summary: Diablo 2 sucks badly compared to most games. Buy Diablo 1 instead, or better yet, buy something that's actually an RPG and not just called one. Personally I recommend Planescape: Torment.