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If I just bought diablo 2 and not the expansion pack could I still have some good nostalgic fun? Or is the expac worth it?

Altar United States. July 09 2011 08:39. Posts 535

The Expac is worth it just for the increased resolution.

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Gliche United States. July 09 2011 08:42. Posts 806

On July 09 2011 08:34 Jayrod wrote:
If I just bought diablo 2 and not the expansion pack could I still have some good nostalgic fun? Or is the expac worth it?

Expansion is worth it. It adds a ton of stuff.

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Diks Belgium. July 09 2011 08:48. Posts 1718

On July 09 2011 08:34 Jayrod wrote:
If I just bought diablo 2 and not the expansion pack could I still have some good nostalgic fun? Or is the expac worth it?

Expansion is not worth it imo. The game becomes much more easier with it, and the gameplay just suffers a lot from the new stuff. The rune system is absolutely dumb as it waste of the space in your inventory; having to go back to town every time you pick an item sucks and doesn't provide any gameplay improvment.
If you really like diablo, stick to classic. The community in hardcore is absolutely awesome, it's all about survival and helping each others.
This is just my opinion. There are a lot more player in LOD than classic, so a lot more players to tell that I'm wrong.

EDIT : The increased resolution is a very nice addition though. Soo it might be worth it depending on the price.

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ATLzac United States. July 09 2011 09:10. Posts 50

ive never played classic so i dunno, but runewords are fun. nigma makes the game fun as shit. theres no bvc without nigma

Peace.

Supamang United States. July 09 2011 09:33. Posts 2084

On July 09 2011 08:48 Diks wrote:

Im one of the players to tell you that youre wrong.

D2 Classic was stupidly easy for me. Even in Hell mode most of the time I was only afraid of anything that could cause lag on my old shitty computer

The expansion is so much better merely because of the amount of content added to the game. Types of Unique items increased by like 3 or 4 times, different types of modifiers for Rare and Magical items also increased. Crafted items, different Horadric Cube recipes, Runes and Rune Words, etc. Theres a ton of stuff in there that lets you customize your character a lot more than in D2 Classic. Also, the 2 new classes are pretty fun

I dont know about hardcore mode. When I played D2 Classic, my comp was so bad that I wouldnt make it past Duriel without dying at least once

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lazydino Canada. July 09 2011 13:15. Posts 321

I lost my Diablo 2 LoD Expansion CD, but I still have the CD key, while keeping both the original Diablo 2 and CD key respectively. Is there anyway I can still play the expansion?

"I have this moron thing that I do, it's called thinking" - George Carlin

RANDOMCL United States. July 09 2011 13:32. Posts 355

On July 09 2011 08:48 Diks wrote:

The game is much more difficult now than it used to be. The gameplay is the same. The "rune system" is not a system, but simply another method of item variation (which is always good), and many of the runewords create entirely new playstyles. They don't drop very often at all, so I don't know what you're talking about concerning inventory... but it is the same in LoD as classic.

Just thought I'd correct some of those errors.

gosuMalicE Canada. July 09 2011 13:59. Posts 624

On July 09 2011 13:15 lazydino wrote:
I lost my Diablo 2 LoD Expansion CD, but I still have the CD key, while keeping both the original Diablo 2 and CD key respectively. Is there anyway I can still play the expansion?

Yeah man, Just log onto your blizzard account and register the CD key there, then you can just download a game client directly from blizzard.

I play Protoss, because lets face it, who doesn't love hyper-advanced Egyptian ninja-aliens that kill people with lightsabres attached to both arms?

iNCuBuS_ United States. July 09 2011 14:23. Posts 897

Anyone on want to play with a pretty much diablo newb? I just started my first online character on US East, Im level 4 right now.
I was lucky enough to get help with the Blood Raven quest (I hated that in single player *shudder*) and he gave me some items that I cant use for a while, but thats ok

He did ask what my account name was, is that needed to join a clan or something? Seemed kind of weird, that part

Edit: Cancel that, going to bed now instead

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EPO Canada. July 09 2011 14:48. Posts 339

On July 09 2011 14:23 iNCuBuS_ wrote:
Anyone on want to play with a pretty much diablo newb? I just started my first online character on US East, Im level 4 right now.
I was lucky enough to get help with the Blood Raven quest (I hated that in single player *shudder*) and he gave me some items that I cant use for a while, but thats ok

He did ask what my account name was, is that needed to join a clan or something? Seemed kind of weird, that part

probly to add you to his friends list, although he coulda figured it out on his own so I dunno maybe he's semi-newb also.

vaporizor United States. July 09 2011 14:50. Posts 53

On July 09 2011 08:48 Diks wrote:

for me d2 was all about items so i guess thats why i love lod. but finding rares pre lod was also a shit ton of fun

Turbovolver Australia. July 09 2011 14:55. Posts 1637

I am pretty sure that guy was talking about charms taking up inventory slots. They're such an addictive item, but they probably do harm gameplay. Who's gonna pass 'em up, though?

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obesechicken13 United States. July 09 2011 15:05. Posts 4242

On July 09 2011 14:55 Turbovolver wrote:
I am pretty sure that guy was talking about charms taking up inventory slots. They're such an addictive item, but they probably do harm gameplay. Who's gonna pass 'em up, though?

Yeah, I hate charms because they take up inventory space. Some of the D2 mods (and WoW?) got it right. 1 slot per item and lots of slots. Although inventory tetris was kinda fun too.

lazydino Canada. July 09 2011 15:13. Posts 321

On July 09 2011 13:59 gosuMalicE wrote:

Yeah man, Just log onto your blizzard account and register the CD key there, then you can just download a game client directly from blizzard.

The *Game Client* is not the actual game, It's just an install guide, and it still requires you to put in your Diablo 2 LoD CD. Am I right...? >.>

"I have this moron thing that I do, it's called thinking" - George Carlin

Appendix Sweden. July 09 2011 15:23. Posts 598

On July 09 2011 15:13 lazydino wrote:

The *Game Client* is not the actual game, It's just an install guide, and it still requires you to put in your Diablo 2 LoD CD. Am I right...? >.>

No, what you download from blizzard store is some kind client which downloads the game from their ftp. Its the full game you get, and as long as you have a legit cd-key you can register and download any of their games.

And you dont need any CDs

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d(O.o)a Canada. July 09 2011 15:28. Posts 4774

On July 09 2011 15:05 obesechicken13 wrote:

Yeah, I hate charms because they take up inventory space. Some of the D2 mods (and WoW?) got it right. 1 slot per item and lots of slots. Although inventory tetris was kinda fun too.

Oh my god yes, it was so fulfilling to fit every drop from mephisto into the inventory even if you spent 3 minutes doing it.

Hi.

lazydino Canada. July 10 2011 02:39. Posts 321

On July 09 2011 15:23 Appendix wrote:

Thanks, it worked fine for me

"I have this moron thing that I do, it's called thinking" - George Carlin

GDbushido United States. July 17 2011 06:23. Posts 926

So I'm going through the campaign for the first time since I was nine and, well...is the game supposed to be this easy? I just stomped Andarial with my 15 Druid, had to resummon my wolves once and took two potions.

That was also the most threatened I had felt through out Act One. >.< Someone please tell me the rest isnt such a breeze.

remember not to think too much and your trip will be numbingly pleasant

vaporizor United States. July 17 2011 07:30. Posts 53