And yes, we can absolutely play Diablo 2 now without Ressurected, as I am doing right now. If I want a more modern ARPG combat style or want more content, then I could be playing Diablo 3 or Path of Exile for that, or just stick to Roguelikes like Hades. It's not because the game is particularly challenging or difficult, it's because we can derive some sense of fun from finding an item or rune that everyone acknowledges as EXTREMELY rare. To me, it's not about the acts or difficulty, it's the game itself I care about.Īnd it's hard to really add any real substantial content to the game when at its core it's about building your character up to how you see fit, and fighting the RNG gods to do so. I've put in thousands of hours into this game, and I've still never seen a Ber or Zod rune. I don't think that this changes the value of the game though, since the point of the game is not about doing fresh content but it's built on the randomness of drops and how you can play an infinite number of times and not have the same game experiences going through the same content. I completely agree that the remaster is way too expensive for what it should be, I'm not going to be shy about saying this out loud. The value of a game is absolutely subjective to us. Does this mean Hades is of lesser value than PoE? No, it doesn't. I mean, just as you said you paid half the price for Hades and had a blast, I could say I paid nothing for Path of Exile and played for far more hours. When the original game is still there, and D2 only needs tweaks to be something special in 2021.I think all value is subjective.

If people have completely forgotten their time with D2 or havent replayed it in recent years and just want to throw down cash to relive some sweet nostalgia, all power to them. I just put 50+ hours in a game that is half the price (Hades). As I said, its pretty much 3 acts you do 3 times, you can get to hell in an afternoon. Not asking for entire new animations/voice work/cgi etc.īecause D2 is incredibly bare bones when you compare it to current similar games on the market.

Its simply an idea to actually pad out some content that wouldnt require too much work outside of updating the graphics.

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