I remember the late 90s early 2000s. The Diablo 2 box was awe inspiring to look at and felt magical. I must of been too young at the time early teens. But I was terrible at D2 online. Nowadays I have a new found enjoyment out of it where I can understand what to do now, and yet, the drive to find all the cool magical gear is still with me, I'd jump for joy finding awesome stuff. I found my first Shako not too long ago and I was like OMG YESSS. I'm 32 now lol.
Exactly the same boat, I was too young to notice or dive into the intricacies of the game and now with resurrected I’m enjoying the nostalgia but at the same time basically a brand new game
Good video, and tale. I must admit, Brevik is one of my heroes. The things you've accomplished in life, is nothing short of amazing. What you did with Diablo has had such a huge impact on my life... I've logged over 10k hours in Diablo 2 alone, and at least 5k hours in Diablo 1... I spent so much of my youth glued to my PC, and grinding runes and uniques... I've had 12 or 13 level 99s... And i don't think there'll ever be a game as addictive as those games. Diablo 3... Great game, but has NOTHING to do with Diablo, save for the lore... So, can't wait to see, if they goof up the upcomming Diablo 4, despite promisses of it becomming dark enough... They really should turn the Diablo Franchise back to you, Brevik and all of your original team... I hear a Netflix series on Diablo is in the works... Can't wait to see if that lives up to the hype.... But i digress... In short... THANKS !! From a eternal fan... ;)
Great memories here too with diablo 2.i never cared to grind like you. I just loved the story and gameplay. A lot. Lol. I think at this point.. it's either they have soo many ideas that they wish they could have done after 20 years that it would take them longer than blizzard does to make games.. or.. or.. they have barely thought about the diablo games since 02. Yeah we still see them get interviewed and yeah they saw d3 release. Maybe even played it. But they've been focused on their new games they make. Their personal lives. It would be a massive undertaking for them to do diablo 4. I think they're capable of it but they'd have to want it bad enough and it would have to be paid very very well. Who knows.. maybe in about 8 to 10 years they'll be put to the task and make a fantastic diablo 5. Or.. call it diablo origin's. Lol. Idk. What's a good new game name for diablo instead of 4 5 6 7??
I remember D1 and the (very) long wait for D2, and reading about it in PC gamer. I also remember the race to be first level 99, with GerBarb taking the crown over in Europe. Did you reach level 99 in classic, or the expansion? My baby was a level 92 barbarian in classic, but I focused mostly on PvP. I participated in one ladder reset where we were the fastest team on the entire realm to beat each difficulty, so I was pretty decent/addicted to the game. I was lucky to play with some of the best players on the realm and it was a nice community with generous people. And that was the days before teamspeak and discord, etc. so we only knew each other through chat. Definitely the most fun I've had gaming, Diablo 2 was just a masterpiece.
I remember when Jay Wilson called David a 'loser'. What a joke... Jay Wilson is the real loser together with his crappy, boring D3. A random meaningless guy calling a loser someone who created one of the best games ever? I wonder who is the real loser here.
@@dominblabla im still angry David Brevik is a legend blizz should ask him his opinions and advices in d3 development progress as path of exile did. look how smooth game path of exile i feel playing real d3 every time listening d2 soundtrack background. i wish to see him as a lead designer he have unlimited credits for me he criticized his own game series how fucked up
@@ozgun6224 Yeah. He's really passionate game developer. He doesn't make it only for the money, he wants to deliver a good enjoyable game. That's the difference between him and loser Wilson. Too bad that Blizzard South didn't let him make his own Diablo 3. And then Diablo 4. Brevik is just the right person in the right postion, D1 and D2 just proved it. Blizzard North was a great team... but now it's just the past, killed by Blizzard South's greed and lust for power. I am so fascinated by Diablo series that i have even stored D2 pre-release videos about gameplay etc. Even Blizzard North studio is shown in one of them. Also interview with young David. It's platinum stuff today. prntscr.com/tateda I can make ZIP or RAR and upload for you guys if you never saw these classic vids.
@@dominblabla great you need to upload those files anyway if you dont want to lose accidently someday im sure you have physical backup do you mind sending those files to david brevik maybe young brevik can change his idea about making a new game sure i want to watch d2 interview why dont you upload on youtube in 20th anniversary of diablo 2 meaningful gift for gaming world
take a look at mrllamaSC's interview with max schaefer, they do mention it a little. it was supposed to be an mmo iirc with a similar theme like d2 of course. they already wanted a shared world or at least a shared town in d2 but it was too complex at the time so they cut it i wouldn't be surprised if they used some of the ideas for the original d3 in WoW. Though after splitting up their first games and tries at making something similar failed hard until they got to making Torchlight
So inspirational! :) I always listen to one of David's talks when I lose motivation at working on my dream RPG :D Great talk! Also check out his new game: "It Lurks Below"!
he def isn’t very good at public speaking, which is understandable. but it is pretty painful trying to listen to this with his anxious/nervous tone, constant shuddering and squeaky voice. not sure why he is described as the alpha male in the book ‘stay a while and listen’ (a book documenting the making of diablo 1 and 2)
This guy rocks! I found this Character down here in Miami called Gran Hechicero that honestly to me is str8 out of the Diablo universe! such a crazy out fit and character, but maybe cause I love Diablo so much!
Everybody. Go find the other presentation of this. He tells the story more in depth and the crowd isn't silent and unresponsive like this crowd.. ugh these guys are awful. The crowd in his other video are fun and he makes them laugh. And he gives a guy the original diablo in its case still because the guy admitted that he got it by hacking and never bought the game. I think he gave brevik 20 bucks for it. It was a great moment. Please watch that one!
I wouldn't be ALL that harsh on the crowd! The GDC talk was 'ideal' since everybody in the room was basically a fluent or native English speaker, I wouldn't be surprised if many people here were shy or not confident enough in English to react as strongly to this presentation as an American crowd might. Also, this talk at least goes a bit into Diablo II's development a bit over the halfway point, which Brevik's GDC talk never goes into (save for a few tangential audience questions), so there's value in this too! However, I wouldn't be surprised if Brevik does another huge in-depth talk for Diablo II since its 20th anniversary is just a few months away~
The thing is that 2016 presentation is only about Diablo 1.. not even a word of Diablo 2. Here he's talking about both games, which is cool. I loved D2 same as D1.
yeah today games are about simplifying things for mass appeal, and micro transaction systems by guys sitting around in business rooms. Back then it was a small team of passionate guys wanting to make the best game possible that was FUN. Modern day fun has been lost in the quest for more money.
At 32 minutes in David talks about skill balancing with synergies in the 1.10 Patch. It is my opinion that particular patch ruined D2, and made way for a mass exodus up to D2 LOD. Strictly for D2 not LOD. Synergies took away unique character innovation. Synergies basically required you add skill points only to the skills that help out your main killing skill. They should have balanced out the skills without synergies. Also, they should have left life and mana leech during pvp. Synergies made classic D2 all about the items. They did not introduce new Items in D2. Only in LOD did they do that.
1.09 is still my favourite Diablo experience. However, I do think 1.10 ultimately increased the longevity of the game .This became really important because Diablo 3 never came out.
@@showmetheway2 true the introduction of runewords and ubers extended the games life and added new synergy builds. However, inevitably it came at the expense of character diversity and made the builds 100% all about items a.k.a. Runewords. Since the game is all about items now I think they need to balance out the items by re-introducing rares that are equivalent to Runewords, and buffing some of the unique and set items.
@@byrondelgado5521 Agreed. I'll go so far as to say that the original D3 never coming out changed ARPGs forever. Since people played the same game over and over "the meta" culture g and 'speed farming' became far more mainstream to the ARPG experience than it was meant to be. Everyone had to be given teleport after a while. D3 encouraged speed and more mindless combat and we have never looked back. I think D4 will also become about speed with the way the feedback is coming in. I understand this is a VERY controversial opinion.I loved 1.09s pace.
Brevik is overrated, he should keep his mouth shut, because his opinions are as irrelevant as his career is for the last 20 years. He made two good games, and he wasn't alone in that venture. Ever since Diablo 2, his career has been in a downward spiral, so it's kinda laughable to see him preaching all the time about what's good and what's bad for the gaming industry, when everything he did for the last two decades is complete and utter garbage.
Instead of taking the money with 3DO, he wanted to keep the philosophy and make the best games. What a legend.
Then ironically look what happened to Blizzard later on lol
@@jamesmiller5331 lol
David Brevik seems like one of the nicest people in the world.
The Schaefer brothers somehow seem even nicer. Some great people in that team.
I remember the late 90s early 2000s. The Diablo 2 box was awe inspiring to look at and felt magical. I must of been too young at the time early teens. But I was terrible at D2 online. Nowadays I have a new found enjoyment out of it where I can understand what to do now, and yet, the drive to find all the cool magical gear is still with me, I'd jump for joy finding awesome stuff. I found my first Shako not too long ago and I was like OMG YESSS. I'm 32 now lol.
Exactly the same boat, I was too young to notice or dive into the intricacies of the game and now with resurrected I’m enjoying the nostalgia but at the same time basically a brand new game
Dude I love listening to these stories. So much nostalgia.
Good video, and tale. I must admit, Brevik is one of my heroes. The things you've accomplished in life, is nothing short of amazing. What you did with Diablo has had such a huge impact on my life... I've logged over 10k hours in Diablo 2 alone, and at least 5k hours in Diablo 1... I spent so much of my youth glued to my PC, and grinding runes and uniques... I've had 12 or 13 level 99s... And i don't think there'll ever be a game as addictive as those games. Diablo 3... Great game, but has NOTHING to do with Diablo, save for the lore... So, can't wait to see, if they goof up the upcomming Diablo 4, despite promisses of it becomming dark enough... They really should turn the Diablo Franchise back to you, Brevik and all of your original team... I hear a Netflix series on Diablo is in the works... Can't wait to see if that lives up to the hype.... But i digress... In short... THANKS !! From a eternal fan... ;)
Great memories here too with diablo 2.i never cared to grind like you. I just loved the story and gameplay. A lot. Lol. I think at this point.. it's either they have soo many ideas that they wish they could have done after 20 years that it would take them longer than blizzard does to make games.. or.. or.. they have barely thought about the diablo games since 02. Yeah we still see them get interviewed and yeah they saw d3 release. Maybe even played it. But they've been focused on their new games they make. Their personal lives. It would be a massive undertaking for them to do diablo 4. I think they're capable of it but they'd have to want it bad enough and it would have to be paid very very well. Who knows.. maybe in about 8 to 10 years they'll be put to the task and make a fantastic diablo 5. Or.. call it diablo origin's. Lol. Idk. What's a good new game name for diablo instead of 4 5 6 7??
I remember D1 and the (very) long wait for D2, and reading about it in PC gamer. I also remember the race to be first level 99, with GerBarb taking the crown over in Europe. Did you reach level 99 in classic, or the expansion? My baby was a level 92 barbarian in classic, but I focused mostly on PvP. I participated in one ladder reset where we were the fastest team on the entire realm to beat each difficulty, so I was pretty decent/addicted to the game. I was lucky to play with some of the best players on the realm and it was a nice community with generous people. And that was the days before teamspeak and discord, etc. so we only knew each other through chat. Definitely the most fun I've had gaming, Diablo 2 was just a masterpiece.
Path of Exile is the Succesor to Diablo 2.
If you haven't you should check out "It Lurks Below" which is Brevik's new game. It's great!
I m so happy that the body parts stayed inside the game, making it possible to re-use them in my D2 mod
Great story and background about Diablo
One of the early games that changed everything!
1 dislike by Jay Wilson, Chief Murderer of Diablo 3..
fuck that real loser
I remember when Jay Wilson called David a 'loser'. What a joke... Jay Wilson is the real loser together with his crappy, boring D3. A random meaningless guy calling a loser someone who created one of the best games ever? I wonder who is the real loser here.
@@dominblabla im still angry David Brevik is a legend blizz should ask him his opinions and advices in d3 development progress as path of exile did. look how smooth game path of exile i feel playing real d3 every time listening d2 soundtrack background. i wish to see him as a lead designer he have unlimited credits for me he criticized his own game series how fucked up
@@ozgun6224 Yeah. He's really passionate game developer. He doesn't make it only for the money, he wants to deliver a good enjoyable game. That's the difference between him and loser Wilson. Too bad that Blizzard South didn't let him make his own Diablo 3. And then Diablo 4. Brevik is just the right person in the right postion, D1 and D2 just proved it. Blizzard North was a great team... but now it's just the past, killed by Blizzard South's greed and lust for power. I am so fascinated by Diablo series that i have even stored D2 pre-release videos about gameplay etc. Even Blizzard North studio is shown in one of them. Also interview with young David. It's platinum stuff today. prntscr.com/tateda I can make ZIP or RAR and upload for you guys if you never saw these classic vids.
@@dominblabla great you need to upload those files anyway if you dont want to lose accidently someday im sure you have physical backup do you mind sending those files to david brevik maybe young brevik can change his idea about making a new game sure i want to watch d2 interview why dont you upload on youtube in 20th anniversary of diablo 2 meaningful gift for gaming world
Man, I wish he spoke about how their version of D3 started and was cancelled
take a look at mrllamaSC's interview with max schaefer, they do mention it a little. it was supposed to be an mmo iirc with a similar theme like d2 of course.
they already wanted a shared world or at least a shared town in d2 but it was too complex at the time so they cut it
i wouldn't be surprised if they used some of the ideas for the original d3 in WoW. Though after splitting up their first games and tries at making something similar failed hard until they got to making Torchlight
The Legend himself... thank you.
So inspirational! :)
I always listen to one of David's talks when I lose motivation at working on my dream RPG :D
Great talk!
Also check out his new game: "It Lurks Below"!
The audience is so quiet. Not laughing at one joke.
Because there is a living legend standing before them
This guys always been one of my heros! But God damn the way he's talking 8s making me feel nervous and im laying on the couch! 🤣
he def isn’t very good at public speaking, which is understandable. but it is pretty painful trying to listen to this with his anxious/nervous tone, constant shuddering and squeaky voice. not sure why he is described as the alpha male in the book ‘stay a while and listen’ (a book documenting the making of diablo 1 and 2)
They even interviewed at exile con.
Awesome person really love making games.
The part about them going to Blizzard because they were gamers and not business men is ironic considering Blizzard is now owned by Activision.
It wasn't the fault of Blizzard even that they became owned under Activision's thumb.
This guy rocks! I found this Character down here in Miami called Gran Hechicero that honestly to me is str8 out of the Diablo universe! such a crazy out fit and character, but maybe cause I love Diablo so much!
House full of Engineers its the 90s ominous cathedral music looms im 7 years old.
@33:20 @mrllamasc no loading screens for d4. Good argument for better in game experience.
Was sure The Faery Tale Adventure was the inspiration, btw, I still play Master of Orion II today :-)
Very interesting!
😁Yes that first moment, you hit that skeleton is relatable.
5 years later, there is loading screen in Diablo II
Everybody. Go find the other presentation of this. He tells the story more in depth and the crowd isn't silent and unresponsive like this crowd.. ugh these guys are awful. The crowd in his other video are fun and he makes them laugh. And he gives a guy the original diablo in its case still because the guy admitted that he got it by hacking and never bought the game. I think he gave brevik 20 bucks for it. It was a great moment. Please watch that one!
I wouldn't be ALL that harsh on the crowd! The GDC talk was 'ideal' since everybody in the room was basically a fluent or native English speaker, I wouldn't be surprised if many people here were shy or not confident enough in English to react as strongly to this presentation as an American crowd might. Also, this talk at least goes a bit into Diablo II's development a bit over the halfway point, which Brevik's GDC talk never goes into (save for a few tangential audience questions), so there's value in this too!
However, I wouldn't be surprised if Brevik does another huge in-depth talk for Diablo II since its 20th anniversary is just a few months away~
The thing is that 2016 presentation is only about Diablo 1.. not even a word of Diablo 2. Here he's talking about both games, which is cool. I loved D2 same as D1.
To be fair, I would have been silent too. I wouldn't call it the crowd not being fun or whatever. They're just intently listening.
@@dominblabla check out his talk at Gamescom / Dev Com 2020 it touches on D1 but it's mostly about Diablo 2 :)
AHHHHHHHHH, Fresh Meat.
EDIT: It is now your TURN.
yeah today games are about simplifying things for mass appeal, and micro transaction systems by guys sitting around in business rooms. Back then it was a small team of passionate guys wanting to make the best game possible that was FUN. Modern day fun has been lost in the quest for more money.
At 32 minutes in David talks about skill balancing with synergies in the 1.10
Patch. It is my opinion that particular patch ruined D2, and made way for a mass exodus up to D2 LOD. Strictly for D2 not LOD. Synergies took away unique character innovation. Synergies basically required you add skill points only to the skills that help out your main killing skill. They should have balanced out the skills without synergies. Also, they should have left life and mana leech during pvp. Synergies made classic D2 all about the items. They did not introduce new Items in D2. Only in LOD did they do that.
He had to do that if he wanted people use other skills.
1.09 is still my favourite Diablo experience. However, I do think 1.10 ultimately increased the longevity of the game .This became really important because Diablo 3 never came out.
@@showmetheway2 true the introduction of runewords and ubers extended the games life and added new synergy builds. However, inevitably it came at the expense of character diversity and made the builds 100% all about items a.k.a. Runewords. Since the game is all about items now I think they need to balance out the items by re-introducing rares that are equivalent to Runewords, and buffing some of the unique and set items.
@@byrondelgado5521 Agreed. I'll go so far as to say that the original D3 never coming out changed ARPGs forever. Since people played the same game over and over "the meta" culture g and 'speed farming' became far more mainstream to the ARPG experience than it was meant to be. Everyone had to be given teleport after a while.
D3 encouraged speed and more mindless combat and we have never looked back.
I think D4 will also become about speed with the way the feedback is coming in.
I understand this is a VERY controversial opinion.I loved 1.09s pace.
Now I wonder what is all in the source code that they lost
The name 'Diablo' came from shit-can of the world San Francisco, man, that is one hell of a blackpill to find out.
500th liker!
Still waiting for a First Person 3D Diablo 1 and 2 remake.
Brevik is overrated, he should keep his mouth shut, because his opinions are as irrelevant as his career is for the last 20 years. He made two good games, and he wasn't alone in that venture. Ever since Diablo 2, his career has been in a downward spiral, so it's kinda laughable to see him preaching all the time about what's good and what's bad for the gaming industry, when everything he did for the last two decades is complete and utter garbage.