Titan Quest is aimed precisely at the Diablo crowd. That's probably the best bet when it comes out.
D2 had some amazingly easy gameplay. Had a good replay factor, along with good graphics at the time. It was possible to solo most places(if you gear was good enough), mob scaling for party members if I remember correctly so you couldn't completely cheap it out. A fun loot system, easy to navigate world, and even a decent pvp mix.
I think a lot of the appeal to replayability was in the randomly generated maps. Of course some areas were static, but most areas were randomized enough so it wasn't a pixel for pixel copy of the same cave as last time. The challenges were enough to get you frustrated by eventually figure out without resorting to some step-by-step internet instructions.
The open trade system was very easy "2 sojo, pst"
, and the generic items had enough random stats to make even blue items worth while gear. Heck some blue items beat out uniques for particular purposes. Gambling was a nice way to toss away money for a chance at something good. Crafting and sockets was a bit much but hey they all can't be gems I suppose.
I still say that pre 1.09 was the pinnacle of D2, and no game out will touch it in the aspects that I've mentioned. I played D2 for I want to say close to 2 years, and even with an 8 player cap per "game" it was still one of the best titles that I can think of for the hack and slash genre.
I think a lot of the appeal to replayability was in the randomly generated maps. Of course some areas were static, but most areas were randomized enough so it wasn't a pixel for pixel copy of the same cave as last time. The challenges were enough to get you frustrated by eventually figure out without resorting to some step-by-step internet instructions.
The open trade system was very easy "2 sojo, pst"
, and the generic items had enough random stats to make even blue items worth while gear. Heck some blue items beat out uniques for particular purposes. Gambling was a nice way to toss away money for a chance at something good. Crafting and sockets was a bit much but hey they all can't be gems I suppose.I still say that pre 1.09 was the pinnacle of D2, and no game out will touch it in the aspects that I've mentioned. I played D2 for I want to say close to 2 years, and even with an 8 player cap per "game" it was still one of the best titles that I can think of for the hack and slash genre.
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Titan Quest and Hellgate: London are the two most exciting hackn'slashers coming our way.
Mage Knight is another one, but mehhh it doesn't look too good.
Can't be bothered reading the thread. Has anyone mentioned Sacred and the expansion? That's probably the closest and best D2 clone released to date.
Oh, for the record I preferred D1 to D2 by leagues.
Mage Knight is another one, but mehhh it doesn't look too good.
Can't be bothered reading the thread. Has anyone mentioned Sacred and the expansion? That's probably the closest and best D2 clone released to date.
Oh, for the record I preferred D1 to D2 by leagues.
My friends and I run it. I'm not saying we are the best at designing graphics or programming but we keep it running and try to get updates done often... Pretty big game actually.
Hey don't knock graphics.
The ALL TIME BEST rpg is called Angband. Sure the graphics aren't all that but I guarantee it mops the floor with anything else out there. Anything.
The ALL TIME BEST rpg is called Angband. Sure the graphics aren't all that but I guarantee it mops the floor with anything else out there. Anything.
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