Diablo (original, 2 and 3)

[Ythan]

Just came to say probably shaft.ed but he's the first response.

[shaft.ed]

I've decided not to recognize Diablo3 as an actual Diablo game as it makes me feel better that way
Also I stopped playing aRPGs in general because of the massive time sink

[Nero Cain]

MMOs are only a time sink if you let it. If you just play casualy and don't worry about keeping up with the Jones then it's not an issue. Are they addictive? sure So IG you could argue that it's best to stay away so you don't become addicted.

[shaft.ed]

it's more about the open endedness of gameplay

[Ythan]

I've come full circle to appreciating being railroaded.

[xRECKONERx]

i did some leveling for the most recent d3 season and had fun but then i realized the season armor didn't have a set dungeon even tho you had to do a set dungeon to complete a seasonal goal and i was like fuck it im out

[shaft.ed]

I've come full circle to appreciating being railroaded.

i dont mean open world
I'm more on about the time commitment being quite variable
recently been playing games that take a set amount of time so I wont' think "just another level" or "I'll clear the next area"

[Ythan]

I've come full circle to appreciating being railroaded.

i dont mean open world
I'm more on about the time commitment being quite variable
recently been playing games that take a set amount of time so I wont' think "just another level" or "I'll clear the next area"

Ah. Do you generally have other games on the docket you want to get to next?

[Nero Cain]

i did some leveling for the most recent d3 season and had fun but then i realized the season armor didn't have a set dungeon even tho you had to do a set dungeon to complete a seasonal goal and i was like fuck it im out

d2 has nothing funky like that. I just like ladder better than non-ladder b/c I can make ladder only ruwords. I'm also not worried about ever making it in the lists.

[shaft.ed]

I have no docket
Until the year of our lord two thousand and eighteen the only PC game I had bought outside of the Diablo series was Warcraft III
I then bought Blood Bowl II, and have only played against the AI because I can't guarantee I will be free the entire stretch of time needed for a game to play against actual people. So that's currently my only PC gaming. Averaging maybe 5 games a week right now, and they're good because they are contained to about an hour.

I guess I also do Table Top Simulator, but that's every two weeks with my gaming group (thanks corona) and maybe once every two months or so with my brother/nephew

[shaft.ed]

i did some leveling for the most recent d3 season and had fun but then i realized the season armor didn't have a set dungeon even tho you had to do a set dungeon to complete a seasonal goal and i was like fuck it im out

d2 has nothing funky like that. I just like ladder better than non-ladder b/c I can make ladder only ruwords. I'm also not worried about ever making it in the lists.

dude just play single player
its so much a better experience
also has (had?) a great community https://www.diabloii.net/forums/forums/ ... r-forum.3/

[Nero Cain]

WTF has happened? I mean, to begin with, it feels very empty but then again it's a 20 year old game so I don't really expect just a ton of players but it's like half the games are just ppl begging for free items. like I don't mind giving out some free things and I'm not too proud to admit that I've benefited from someone giving me free items but I've never begged for anything.

[shaft.ed]

dude just play single player
its so much a better experience
also has (had?) a great community https://www.diabloii.net/forums/forums/ ... r-forum.3/

[Nero Cain]

I mean, I occasionally like human interaction and there are ladder only runewords and items. I'm just saying that it's just mildly stupid that so many players want free items in a game that's not super hard to get items and I have nowhere else to rant.

[shaft.ed]

There is a runeword mod for runewords in single player

also there is a infinite stash
i can't imagine going back to Bnet mules again

[Nero Cain]

d2 remaster looks p good

[shaft.ed]

I'm just hoping they don't make the original unplayable

i'd be sad if it were online only and I couldnt use muling software