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Diablo II Lord of Destruction for the FIRST TIME

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  • Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
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Комментарии • 608

  • @DarthMicrotransaction
    @DarthMicrotransaction  Месяц назад +8

    Live Daily: www.twitch.tv/darthmicrotransaction

    • @KrazyKurtis
      @KrazyKurtis Месяц назад +1

      Moo

    • @Entrepreneurr
      @Entrepreneurr Месяц назад

      Hey fellow red head! I would love to see you play Hollowknight blind if you haven’t done so yet.

    • @steadychasingmoneybands6213
      @steadychasingmoneybands6213 Месяц назад

      we need more d2 stash tabs...

    • @fixxa6455
      @fixxa6455 Месяц назад

      Why not choosing Resurrected

  • @StriKe_jk
    @StriKe_jk Месяц назад +66

    The sound design is a 10/10 in diablo2, not just the insanely good tracks but also all other sounds. They are unique and distinct yet not confusing at all and provide a great feedback to the gameplay. You will know exactly what mobs you hit, what mobs die, the skill you used, the attacks the mobs used, the area you are in and their drops - all with your eyes closed. In comparison D3 and D4 is a blended mess of random shouts and grunts.

    • @OliverJacobsen777
      @OliverJacobsen777 Месяц назад +3

      Many items and sounds from monsters was later re-used in world of warcraft by blizzard

    • @phil-l
      @phil-l Месяц назад +16

      My brain is CONDITIONNED to the rune drop sound, like a dog that would hear its owner whistle 1000' away lol

    • @christianwilliams9164
      @christianwilliams9164 6 дней назад +1

      @@phil-lbest sound in game imo
      distinct and delightful to the ear
      D2 sound/s reign supreme

  • @PanZerhag1
    @PanZerhag1 Месяц назад +87

    I've been playing this game on and off for the last 22 years. Such fun to see you experience this for the first time, brings back such fond memories. If you ever need tips, guides or resources in general, MrLlamaSC got you covered. That guy is a D2 oracle. Hope you go into NM and Hell, that's where the game truely shows its depth!

    • @Mitchasaurus9
      @Mitchasaurus9 Месяц назад +1

      How old is MrLamaSc ?

    • @QQWoLPHie
      @QQWoLPHie Месяц назад

      Man, no one one that is good at the game played on ladder.
      ​@@Mitchasaurus9

    • @Stavroization
      @Stavroization Месяц назад

      ​@@Mitchasaurus9mid 30s?

    • @Dugrath
      @Dugrath Месяц назад +3

      This is a game I always come back too. It's so good. I wish they would just do expansions but keep the base game all the same. It's imo perfect arpg.

    • @freedomfighter8883
      @freedomfighter8883 Месяц назад +3

      Dbrunski is good too, better than Llama imo

  • @shaelumtir5553
    @shaelumtir5553 Месяц назад +71

    Reading the "15" in OG font as "16"... classic

  • @saltysaurus
    @saltysaurus Месяц назад +65

    19:20 It hurt me watching DM throw the resist charms...not knowing the next difficulty decreases your resistances.

    • @VanRukh
      @VanRukh Месяц назад +13

      This is part of the fun 🤣

    • @orbbb24
      @orbbb24 Месяц назад +3

      I think he said he only intends to play through normal to get the story. I don't think he is moving on to the next difficulty. However, I haven't finished the video yet so maybe he says different.

    • @ioanvladescu5987
      @ioanvladescu5987 Месяц назад +4

      I know, it hurt so much that I jumped to the comment section to find someone having said the same thing :)) Cool to watch a newbie play. Makes you understand how much detail you know about the game after 20 years of playing it.

    • @Nabekukka
      @Nabekukka Месяц назад +10

      ​@@orbbb24Just finished the video, and he's dangling the option... He's dangling it hard. Theoretically.

    • @akse
      @akse 20 дней назад +1

      Well charms make the game much easier than it should be. HP stats resists and skillpoints etc. Also they just consume massive amount of bag space.
      If you play classic or original version you won't have these and monsters hit almost as hard.

  • @teacherchad2777
    @teacherchad2777 Месяц назад +111

    ENJOY!! one of the best games I've ever played

    • @BG1435q
      @BG1435q Месяц назад

      what are the others, chad?

    • @Kefroth1
      @Kefroth1 Месяц назад +1

      @@BG1435q Balan Wonderland.

    • @bearwitty9690
      @bearwitty9690 23 дня назад

      ​@@BG1435qCory in the House.

  • @barryschalkwijk9388
    @barryschalkwijk9388 Месяц назад +22

    The itemization doesn't "change a little". There are complete tiers of base items and sets/uniques you haven't even seen in nightmare, and the strongest will only drop in Hell difficulty. The game gets way harder but the loot upgrades accordingly.

    • @AntwKats
      @AntwKats Месяц назад +7

      let alone Sets , Runewords and a whole godamn encyclopedia of Cube recipes. Playing Normal is like playing the tutorial

    • @Prilletime
      @Prilletime Месяц назад +4

      the guy has no idea he's to young and plays new games and thinks new gen actually has itemization haha

    • @radagonsoreseal3457
      @radagonsoreseal3457 25 дней назад

      @@Prilletime Path of Exile has like double the itemization D2 will ever have so actually new gen most definitely has more itemization than this relic.
      D2 was good for it's time though but don't gaslight yourself into thinking it's still the best out there.

    • @enjoijamesx
      @enjoijamesx 9 дней назад

      ​@@radagonsoreseal3457 Nah finding a crown of ages and getting 2 ber runes and making a completely decked out smiter to stomp pub duel games was the best gaming experience I ever had. I've never seen a game with itemization as good as D2.

  • @Mochachocakon
    @Mochachocakon Месяц назад +8

    4:22 You raise the bar not with graphical fidelity, but with art direction and pacing.
    Elden Ring proved that, every hilltop was just a damn painting waiting to be made I swear

  • @darthzero4623
    @darthzero4623 Месяц назад +13

    D2 LoD classic is definitely one of my favorites, but I enjoy the updated visuals from D2: Resurrected despite the minor changes. Very Nostalgic

  • @loganknoll
    @loganknoll Месяц назад +11

    sunk hundreds of hours into this as a kid , absolutely loved it

    • @polterkat
      @polterkat Месяц назад +3

      this game taught me what "addiction" was as a child 😬

  • @EricOneHive
    @EricOneHive Месяц назад +17

    D2 is definitely one of my favorite games of all time, something so satisfying about finishing difficult runeword and feeling insanely powerful

  • @unquietgaming
    @unquietgaming Месяц назад +21

    As big as you are in the Diablo space I was surprised to find out your a D2 newbie lmao
    Glad you gave it a go!

    • @AUZlE
      @AUZlE Месяц назад +3

      Makes one real sad. D3 was garbage and D4 is simply a disfigured shadow of Diablo 2.

    • @unquietgaming
      @unquietgaming Месяц назад +2

      @@AUZlEthis is why we play Diablo 2 😊

  • @deaDParrot88
    @deaDParrot88 Месяц назад +11

    Itemization goes crazy the further you get into the game, with nightmare really taking off on the fun factor in gameplay

    • @m4stek
      @m4stek Месяц назад +1

      That first HR drop hits like crack

    • @Stavroization
      @Stavroization Месяц назад +3

      ​@@m4stekeven more common stuff like occy, shako, etc hits hard

  • @mobst4r1
    @mobst4r1 Месяц назад +5

    That ending is hilarious. “Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo!”

  • @ShadyShing
    @ShadyShing Месяц назад +20

    Awesome to see you go through the 1st playthrough of D2 LOD. One of the greatest games ever made

  • @OliverJacobsen777
    @OliverJacobsen777 Месяц назад +5

    Some times even 10 years of not playing diablo 2 lord of destruction my brain still whisper " ral tir tal sol" when i get insight in something

    • @fullout42
      @fullout42 Месяц назад +1

      Tal thul ort amn

    • @OliverJacobsen777
      @OliverJacobsen777 Месяц назад +2

      @@fullout42 i cant remember the runes but my forvarite runeword is obedience. It is giga broken and giga cheap

    • @huntersigler9895
      @huntersigler9895 20 дней назад +2

      Jah ith ber

    • @SWENWAR
      @SWENWAR 12 дней назад

      Ko Vex Pul Thul, Dol Um Ber Ist, Ber Mal Ber Ist, man I'm broken. So many things to remember in my day, but I still remember these.... Diablo's soulstone is in my head forever, obviously.

  • @duffpotski6861
    @duffpotski6861 Месяц назад +4

    This is my favorite game of all time! DM, you have to experience Hell difficulty.

  • @mickeyB6453
    @mickeyB6453 Месяц назад +6

    Man, growing up waiting for this expansion to drop, seeing the brutal cinematic and then playing through Act 5 for the first time, it was wild. I think I might still have the full-sized manual from LoD. It's wonderful to see someone experience this for the first time all over again.

    • @warrensmith481
      @warrensmith481 Месяц назад +3

      So true... still remember watching that cinematic first time the day LoD came out

    • @dhLotan
      @dhLotan Месяц назад

      Still one of my favorite cinematics in any game ever

  • @gousriracha9018
    @gousriracha9018 Месяц назад +2

    For a smoother experience use the /players x ( pick a number - 1-8) command in single player. What this command does is emulate it being more players in the game (8 being max) hence making the game a lot harder. To play on a higher player setting make the level grinding reduntant. In normal you usually leave for nightmare when closing in on level 40, 60 from nightmare to hell. Players 8 in hell as a newcomer is a no go but fidget around with the players setting and see where you feel comfortable.

  • @Embryonicsynth
    @Embryonicsynth Месяц назад +13

    This game is really Timeless 🤘

  • @solitude7566
    @solitude7566 Месяц назад +7

    I love Steam just as much as the next guy but mid 90s to early 2000 Blizzard will always be peak gaming for me. Between Starcraft, D1 & 2, Warcraft 3, WoW, and accompanying expansions for all, there was no better time in my gaming history. Every release in those days somehow always lived up to my sky high expectations. I will never stop going back to them.

  • @robertzimmer6655
    @robertzimmer6655 Месяц назад +3

    Best series you've done yet, can't wait for more! Comment for the algorithm!

  • @chordling2
    @chordling2 Месяц назад +16

    Back in the day we used to do public baal runs until lvl 40 then nightmare, then nightmare baal runs til 70 then hell.

    • @Treehunter24
      @Treehunter24 Месяц назад +2

      I remember those days!

    • @Treehunter24
      @Treehunter24 Месяц назад +3

      Hated dial-up internet though, if someone called the house phone you would get disconnected from the game lol.

    • @d8l835
      @d8l835 Месяц назад +3

      Back in my day we used to run cows because it was far better exp then anything else in the game 😅

    • @enricofriske1696
      @enricofriske1696 Месяц назад

      ​@@d8l835yep "Back in the days" we went Hell Cows with lvl1 😉

    • @yammytime4273
      @yammytime4273 Месяц назад

      @@Treehunter24ya and be scrambling to type in The next game name that you were hoping is one number up from the last one

  • @thegrayjedi5202
    @thegrayjedi5202 Месяц назад +3

    Dude this game is absolutely amazing and the story just makes it so good too.

  • @Drago6817
    @Drago6817 Месяц назад +39

    Just FYI the first playthrough is basically the game on easy, that's why the combat is so easy, they want the story to be accessible to newbies. The real game doesn't really begin until hell difficulty. Also, you cant really properly review the game yet as you've only experienced about 10% of it. The itemization also hasn't even begun yet, the first few good drops in Nm will blow your mind.. Looking forward to the Hell clear vid 🙂

    • @jonodutz
      @jonodutz Месяц назад +1

      What this guy said

    • @1ButtonDash
      @1ButtonDash Месяц назад

      he's 100% not gonna play hell. he might dabble in nightmare a bit but I don't see him getting into this

    • @sonoftristram
      @sonoftristram Месяц назад

      ​@@1ButtonDash he already finished the game on Hell

    • @1ButtonDash
      @1ButtonDash Месяц назад

      @@sonoftristram oh really? what build?

    • @sonoftristram
      @sonoftristram Месяц назад

      ​@@1ButtonDashHe's playing Paladin and this is his first playthrough so of course he went full Hammerdin 😅

  • @thebigcg
    @thebigcg Месяц назад +6

    I think the main reason D4 falls short is the items don’t mean anything. In Diablo 2 whether you played for 1 hour or 10,000 hours, when a Ber Rune drops, it is a feeling unlike anything else. You immediately know you can build an amazing runeword or trade it for some really good gear that will significantly better your character. This is lost in D4. I think this is why PoE resonates so highly with many people. Drops mean something. And until blizzard realizes they need to change their item formula completely; it will always fall short in my opinion. People like to trade. People like having the dopamine rush of a very expensive item dropping they can actually do something with. In D2 and PoE, yellow items are more often than not better than uniques. This gives the sense of a never ending chase for that perfect min maxed item. Again this is lost in D4.

    • @WolfRaven-jm1cm
      @WolfRaven-jm1cm Месяц назад +2

      It's actually lost in many games. The fact is that modern games force players to play one type of way or a single build because the entire game is tailored around it and no trading.
      Diablo 2 has so many ways to play a single character and a diverse set of item affixes and unique mechanics that you could play as a barb with a bow or a sorc with a scythe.
      Diablo 3 and 4 don't even give you an option to use weapons outside of your class.
      Many games these days are like that and the developers seem to think that characters in the game are supposed to represent themselves and the players are just there to watch the story the developers want to tell.
      Diablo 2 has a story but it's not so much the main focus. It's in the background, something the player discovers on his own journey as a champion of Sanctuary. The player is the focus and the player is the main character in Diablo 2.
      There is just another story being told in the background, unfolding as the player discovers information about Marius and his role in what is happening in Sanctuary.

    • @noobgoestrapping5084
      @noobgoestrapping5084 Месяц назад +1

      I agree wholeheartedly. Massive old school Diablo 2 fan here.
      I think POE hit a goldmine with their currency, and general item tinkering.
      Because that way, even in a SSF setting(no real trading), there are "big" drops that still give you that dopamine rush that a big value trade item would.

  • @Tiverus88
    @Tiverus88 Месяц назад +2

    D2,WC3,SC amazing games growing up with. Then in high-school WoW got released. Miss those days.

  • @ioanvladescu5987
    @ioanvladescu5987 Месяц назад +2

    It's cool watching a newbie do the game for his first time. I've played it so much in the past 20 years, min maxing the best builds of each class, that I forgot that this game actually lets you make lots of choices early on. Lots of suboptimal and character breaking choises if you plan on trying hell, but fun choices nonetheless. Choices that make the game fun until you have to respec.
    I wish you'd play this game more, so that we could all re-experience all those "firsts" of a d2 virgin: first time you beat hell, firsti time you beat hell on hardcore, first time you beat ubers, first time you play cow level, first time you find cool shit (a high rune, some good uniques, some cool charms, some bling), first time you make cool shit (an enigma or an infinity, the goats), etc. Hope you do it.
    PS: What I LOVE about this game is that hell is a very tricky difficulty bump that can he a challenge to overcome at first (because there's very few builds that can handle an all res monster if you don't have infinity or - now that they've added it in the game - a sunder). But you just gotta beat it once, and after you aquire an enigma and an infinity, it opens the door for lots of builds on all characters because you can transfer that item. So until your first infinity runeword for +1, you're quite limited in a couple of things like hammerdin, but after that you can go wild. I find it has much more variety and flavour than D4, and that's not an unfair thing to expect from D4.
    I actually enjoy the sunder as well, because it's not as op as infinity, and because you find them one by one, all the richness of builds from other classes unlocks gradually (which I think is very good). You start hammerdin and while finishing the game first, maybe you find a sunder that's cold, so that opens up builds with cold damage like sorc's. Or maybe you find a lightning one and suddenly you can play lightning sorc or javazon.
    They had a solid, perfectly good game to build upon and return to the roots while gaming for the future, because as much as I like D2, it has a million things that can be improved. It's evident that D2 could have been redone, because the ressurected did deliver some patches that added cool stuff to the game after a long period of stall (new runewords, assasin is op, etc). But they chose to make the shareholders happy and shit on the community. And now we hope that maybe D5 will undo the sins.

  • @ColinDavidChen
    @ColinDavidChen Месяц назад +74

    Shout out to Pirate Software's father for his work on the cinematics.

  • @Oliver-tb9ol
    @Oliver-tb9ol Месяц назад +3

    Man, StarCraft changed gaming with the amount of sales especially in Korea. It’s crazy how much influence blizzard had in gaming during this “run”
    I want to say it was the first pc game to sell over a million copies.

  • @JenniferX-
    @JenniferX- Месяц назад +1

    Nice video! I love d2. I played it for many years. It's nice to see it played from a new person's perspective.

  • @benjaminpolancocalaf
    @benjaminpolancocalaf Месяц назад +3

    Gained a new sub! Waiting for those nightmare gameplays! Ggs

  • @zbear84
    @zbear84 Месяц назад +1

    Happy to see you enjoying one of my favorite games of all time. I hope you continue this play through into Nightmare and Hell!

  • @carlthegamer9215
    @carlthegamer9215 27 дней назад +1

    Harrogaths music is iconic. I would sometimes just space out listening to it for a couple of minutes.

  • @damnnamealreadytaken2052
    @damnnamealreadytaken2052 Месяц назад +2

    I played a lot of d2.
    I used to have a "power ranger" setup.
    Farm mephisto in hell, when he is near to die, go back to town, put all the items with % find magic item. 😅

  • @vizzle89
    @vizzle89 Месяц назад +1

    One of the few fully narrated rpgs in it's hayday.
    It's why diablo has been such a success in the olden days

  • @D4AM
    @D4AM Месяц назад +1

    20+ years later and this game still walks D3 and D4.

  • @nekrus1
    @nekrus1 Месяц назад +6

    One of the best games ever!

  • @EPIC3245
    @EPIC3245 Месяц назад +1

    The HD remaster is absolutely beautiful, but you hit the nail on the head with your argument of the current state of games. D2 broke every boundary possible during its induction. It felt....revolutionary. It was a game you wanted to sacrifice sleep for. Decades before streaming. It mirrors that excitement of mysteries under the christmas tree. Thag being said, it's built quality is still unmatched

  • @QQWoLPHie
    @QQWoLPHie Месяц назад +2

    Bro, back in the day we used to bloody foothill runs till 30ish then start doing baal runs. But before that we used to be able to do cow runs and just go from level 1 to 99 in the secret cow level. That was a magical time with rune words with six open sockets called ith weapons That were hacked into the online game.

    • @thedarkknight221
      @thedarkknight221 Месяц назад +2

      Blood runs. I feel like I got so much good loot from them too.

  • @Dmoestar
    @Dmoestar Месяц назад +1

    I love your take on nostalgia and seeing you play this game in "old school" graphics it hits my nostalgia scratch real good

  • @Dividendless
    @Dividendless Месяц назад +1

    Diablo 2 and the Xpac are masterpieces. When you get hooked into the itemization, you'll realize this also has an incredible end game too.

  • @RickBomhof
    @RickBomhof Месяц назад +3

    DIABLO WALKS THE EARTH

    • @erk8520
      @erk8520 Месяц назад +1

      200 Stone of Jordan's sold to merchants

  • @TheSeventhGuardian
    @TheSeventhGuardian Месяц назад +107

    Now you understand why people who played Diablo 1 and 2 in their time hated Diablo 3 and 4. ( diablo 3 and 4 is like destroy everything in the scream and run with 232479346353596373653957376359353649 dmg scale, is a dumb game... d1 and d2 is more slow and less dmg scaling its close to a table game)

    • @jhedges8301
      @jhedges8301 Месяц назад +13

      I remember the name and use of 40-50 unique and set items that were badass for certain builds and classes from Diablo 2. I remember 1 item from diablo 4 and it's because every class wants the helmet. Loot is so shitty in Diablo 4, and this season was supposed to be loot reborn. Lol

    • @estogaza5827
      @estogaza5827 Месяц назад +9

      @@jhedges8301Every aspect of the game is stupid in comparison to D2. D2 was a multi player game. D3 and D4 are single player games. Simple as that. It’s basically a different genre. Then add on item issues and everything else and ya. It’s a different game series imo.

    • @G4VLLL3
      @G4VLLL3 Месяц назад +4

      Exactly.. I’m sure d3 and d4 could be fun but I was a hardcore d2 player n it just isn’t the same

    • @PoliticalyOK
      @PoliticalyOK Месяц назад +2

      You’ve never seen a mosaic assassin I take it.

    • @daltonroberts7312
      @daltonroberts7312 Месяц назад +1

      ​@PoliticalyOK mosaic is a new build only since D2R and the introduction of new runewords/sunder charms. In OG LOD your closest thing to wiping entire sceens at once was a tesladin or sorc

  • @Irn_BruYT
    @Irn_BruYT Месяц назад

    This makes my day hearing someone enjoy a game I had my first online experience with friends in early 2000s. Such a fantastic game that I go back to time and time again honestly have so many great memories of playing this 😂

  • @Kvantasan
    @Kvantasan Месяц назад +2

    the music was performed by Slovak philharmonic orchestra

    • @Kvantasan
      @Kvantasan Месяц назад

      @@tvlyt456 yes, amazing

  • @chronomancer6665
    @chronomancer6665 Месяц назад +3

    I freaking love the music down in the harem levels, but you only spend like 2 minutes in there.

  • @olliebeast1012
    @olliebeast1012 Месяц назад +1

    You mentioned the ramping of the difficulty and severity of what was going on as the acts progressed. Gear basically does the same thing. Every decision becomes more important as you get later in the game, later difficulties, and later acts in those difficulties. If you're not prepared for Dolls and Souls in A5 Hell, you'll get absolutely destroyed. Even with good gear you can still get caught if you're not careful. Then after you beat the game there's so much min maxing with FCR, FHR, FBR, AS breakpoints, defense, life, AR. Skimping other what seems like obviously good stats to maybe get that AR pumped up to hit things more, etc. Then after you've mastered all that, the true test of skill, knowledge, and gear is PvP. And for that, you'll have to talk to Coooley.

  • @Krusty_Kowz
    @Krusty_Kowz Месяц назад +4

    You will enjoy the itemization the more you get into runewords, set items and other unique gear like a shako, arachnids mesh, etc 😊

    • @mattw5371
      @mattw5371 Месяц назад +1

      The chances of him finding any good gear on one single play through is pretty low though

    • @ezet
      @ezet Месяц назад

      @@mattw5371 if he tries to play through single player hell with melee paladin he will have to stop to farm and find some items

    • @mattw5371
      @mattw5371 Месяц назад

      @@ezet a lot of farming.

    • @erk8520
      @erk8520 Месяц назад

      Imagine if he heard of Grief lol. He'll pump all his points into Fanaticism overnight lol.

  • @tpolton36
    @tpolton36 Месяц назад +1

    Continue, please! Love the content.

  • @blueguitarthings4722
    @blueguitarthings4722 Месяц назад +1

    You’re making me want to go play d2 again for the six billionth time.
    PS: nightmare and hell are where the game really ramps, especially hell and especially in solo runs

  • @SvenS2
    @SvenS2 Месяц назад +1

    Ngl, this made me wanna play D2 again

  • @WinterDominus
    @WinterDominus 6 дней назад

    12:35 playing D4 with this in the background and suddenly hear the rune drop and I'm like "where? oh... wrong game 🤣👌"

  • @pedroaboffa
    @pedroaboffa Месяц назад

    funny to see someone watching diablo and playing for the first time when 25 years ago i was already playing it.

  • @usctrojans001
    @usctrojans001 Месяц назад

    I Played D2 When it First Came out and Maybe once more but it's Been a Long While Playing it All Over Again. I Honestly Don't Remember the Story or the Game Play it's Been that Long Ago. I Now have to Play D1 & D2 All Over Again! I Think What Got me Hooked to Diablo was the First Time a Ring Dropped, Everyone Stopped to see what the Ring Stats Had...Game Changer for Me!

  • @CaseyNickell
    @CaseyNickell Месяц назад +2

    Would you like to see Runewards make a return in D4? How about the Secret Cow Level?

    • @kylemenos
      @kylemenos Месяц назад

      If the devs really want to show people they care. They will come up with a better system than runewords. They need to start experimenting and take a bloody risk for once. I would suggest they start streaming and ask the community for help designing dungeons the best ones being showcased with new patches. Those areas should be manipulated with items to make it almost impossible to clear or just fun and have a cosmetic to chase as a drop. Get people involved in the building process and make uniques and dungeons by the community for the community with the polish of Blizzard.

  • @salownsu123
    @salownsu123 Месяц назад +3

    What do we want when we say "follow the design of D2"? The items (3 pre/3 suff + balanced mods), a focus on rares. Meaningful combat where you have to engage with monsters. No 1 shotting the screen. A great campaign. A great music score. Fun PvP.

  • @rafaelmelo2238
    @rafaelmelo2238 Месяц назад +2

    U gotta try Nightmare and then Hell, so we can get that death count up a bit lol!
    Enjoy bro! Great videos

  • @Pixelsoep
    @Pixelsoep Месяц назад

    Seeing the gates of Secheron in D3, including what I imagined to be a little blood pool left by that guy from the intro cinematic gave me chills.

  • @jtdubs828
    @jtdubs828 Месяц назад +1

    Such an amazing game! They did a fantastic job on the remaster too

  • @The_Synergy
    @The_Synergy Месяц назад +1

    Would love to see you do nightmare and hell difficulty

  • @ForrestNeal
    @ForrestNeal Месяц назад

    So many aspects that I relate to with you bro! Love OSRS, Diablo 1, Age of Empires 2, Starcraft, all the old-school games I grew up on. Mechcommander was a good one too.

  • @kernoleary1394
    @kernoleary1394 Месяц назад +1

    Yo DM! The itemization gets ALOT more interesting in nightmare and hell. Normal kind of just gives you the opportunity to learn the story and whatnot, no real reason to stop and grind like there is in the higher difficulties. Also im sure you've realised by now, but you shoulda kept your resistance charms because you lose res just like in poe

  • @cliffordpike6850
    @cliffordpike6850 Месяц назад +1

    Now you've got to do nightmare and hell difficulty - at the very least :)

  • @ryanthompson4113
    @ryanthompson4113 Месяц назад

    Saved up quarters I used to get for lunch for this Xpac back in the day. That Baal cinematic will always give me chills and take me back to being a wide eyed 9 year old playing something I shouldn't be.

  • @lordeggo
    @lordeggo 28 дней назад

    The Spitter boss in Diablo 1 is notorious for a first play.
    One thing to keep in mind with D1 is that it was a global magic and gear system. You could swap to a bow. Spells like Teleport or Stone Curse made running after things a non-issue. It's why next to Bow Rogue a Warrior is the best class end-game. Rogues make decent melee as well though they lack the Crit Warrior's get and need Fastest Block on shields.

  • @Norex7777777
    @Norex7777777 Месяц назад +9

    "i shall take your position into consideration" has been my go to way of telling people to go fuck themselves since 2001 because of that cutscene :D timeless game, timeless cutscene!

    • @AUZlE
      @AUZlE Месяц назад +2

      Back when Blizzard game's had glorious scripting. That died so long ago. D4 isn't bad but D3 was as bad as a mobile game when it came to story and scripting. Many other Blizzard games are also horrendously written.

  • @Slyith444
    @Slyith444 Месяц назад +2

    Kinda hyped for this to go on

  • @danielmantell3084
    @danielmantell3084 14 дней назад

    Man I hope you're doing Nightmare and Hell. Had a blast watching these videos.
    The game gets really interesting in Hell due to the difficulty spike and immunities, you really need to consider your build to just be able to beat it. Thankfully you picked Paladin though, which is probably the easiest class for a new player to beat it with, and you can run Uber Tristam if you re-spec.

  • @rolawrence036
    @rolawrence036 Месяц назад +1

    the music is what gets you greatly immersed into the game...they need to adapt in Diablo 4

  • @Blackkbird001
    @Blackkbird001 Месяц назад +1

    You have seen the light.

  • @OliverJacobsen777
    @OliverJacobsen777 Месяц назад +1

    All about diablo 2 and lord of destruction was so far ahead of its time.

  • @ChrisPeakock
    @ChrisPeakock Месяц назад +1

    Please do NM and Hell, I really enjoyed watching you playing this piece of art

  • @odorric
    @odorric 27 дней назад

    I would say the influence for the music of Lord of Destruction came from the first Conan's soundtrack, that is one of the greatest soundtracks of all time. They probably wanted to give the "Barbarian" feeling, combined with Diablo's own. :) Truly masterpiece.

  • @bigdogang
    @bigdogang Месяц назад +1

    So awesome he’s playing this

  • @KrisMIW91
    @KrisMIW91 Месяц назад +2

    Now you have to do nightmare and hell, then ubers. You have no idea man lol

  • @jakemeyer8188
    @jakemeyer8188 Месяц назад +1

    D2 is why I didn't play D3 until right before D4 launched. It's too tough a pill to swallow knowing that they followed this masterpiece up with D3...

  • @WarPumpkin115
    @WarPumpkin115 10 дней назад

    It's kinda fun to hear DM talk about how easy D2 is. Normal is easy, then a spike at Nightmare, then the Hell spike. Then you have to get chin deep in to the runewords and uniques if you want to go in to pandemonium. Somewhere along the way I got a feeling that DM is going to get hooked. D2 is a masterpiece, it'll get it's hooks in you eventually.

  • @SpaceDino420
    @SpaceDino420 Месяц назад

    I really hope you play through to Hell and endgame! When you get fully sucked into the itemization and gearing up for Ubers, and the D2 trade economy, that's where the crack-level addiction really ramps up. It scratches an itch that D3/D4 never could quite reach. Rod seems to think the long grind/chase isn't feasible anymore, but I really think they fundamentally misunderstood the assignment when trying to bring back what made that long grind enjoyable. The dopamine hits in D2 are... *chefs kiss*.

  • @TheSterbend666
    @TheSterbend666 Месяц назад +1

    been playing since 2005 best game ever

  • @codyallen9188
    @codyallen9188 Месяц назад

    I've still got the original D2 and LOD disc in case lol from 01 this game has childhood memories such a master piece for the time.

  • @ihausman
    @ihausman Месяц назад

    Please upload full vods when you go to Nightmare - would love to watch while I work but can't use Twitch!

  • @gillygillies
    @gillygillies Месяц назад

    Just FYI, the D2 version that you played was already the LOD expansion. In the original D2, there were only 5 classes and 4 acts. LOD added 2 extra classes, a 5th act, as well as new items such as charms and jewels. Charms and jewels did not exist in vanilla D2.

  • @TheKmagz
    @TheKmagz Месяц назад

    I'm legit excited to see you finish the game i.e. complete Hell. Itemization pops off in NM and Hell. Doesn't truly shine until then.

  • @Steph1
    @Steph1 Месяц назад

    3:00 I absolutely love that the dialogue worked as intended ❤
    (For those missing it: this guy is a traitor and tries to dissuade you from fighting Baal’s army)

  • @thatguywhoswatchingu
    @thatguywhoswatchingu Месяц назад

    Speaking of the music, one thing that I miss from og d2 over d2r is the process of loading up the game and hearing that first theme roll in while you're navigating menus. It sucks you in immediately and sets the whole tone for what you are about to experience.

  • @Yumums
    @Yumums Месяц назад

    This game came out over 20 years ago and the depth and PVP is second to none. I hope you keep playing it! There's so many builds!
    Edit: Try a Smite Paladin with Smite and Fanatasism next! Smite is good because it doesn't miss (no attack rating) it's a physical damage type and late game there are minimal physical immunes, and it's just very fun! Don't forget the Crushing Blow weapon/boots mechanic! Good luck!

  • @diefordethklok3711
    @diefordethklok3711 Месяц назад

    “Say I enjoyed the game and decided to go to nightmare…” Hippity hoppity youre LOD’s Property.

  • @OliverJacobsen777
    @OliverJacobsen777 Месяц назад

    Till this day, even after so many years, no one has ever figured out what the item that drop from ubers "standard of heroes" can be used to but many think it can be combined withsomething in the cube like the way there is recipes for many stuffs

  • @V0lk
    @V0lk Месяц назад

    This was peak D2 back in the day. It made the game so much better.

  • @warrensmith481
    @warrensmith481 Месяц назад

    Speaking to how fun the combat is, alot of builds play vastly differently...and most are completley transformed after getting Enigma (teleport). But Zeal Paladin is probably one of the most simple playstyles.
    Some of the most fun playstyles imo are:
    Any Sorc build, jav Zon, trap /mosaic Assasin, hammer Paladin, summon / corpse explosion / poison nova Necro, and wind / summon Druid.

  • @Nabekukka
    @Nabekukka Месяц назад

    "Theoretically...", he says. Pondering if it might be a good idea to spend some time slaughtering some MooMoos, before continuing to Nightmare, theoretically, it might not be a bad idea. Theoretically.
    Moo. Mooo. MOOOOO!

  • @logic314
    @logic314 Месяц назад

    The dopamines of finding ber or jah in this game is off the charts.

  • @geoi6448
    @geoi6448 Месяц назад

    Incase nobody else commented, this is not vanilla pre-patch LOD. There's tons of balance changes and updates for resurrected

  • @pandamoniumsan
    @pandamoniumsan Месяц назад +1

    i feel like the key to d2 is that it is a two step game
    step one is to play the story and enjoy leveling with a pace that doesnt just expect you to hit max level and start endgame grind, the story tries to slow you down and have you enjoy the encounters like in the ice caves for example running in poe style would get you surrounded and possibly killed. fighting bosses feels like a moment for each act where you actually have to stop and fight them instead of in poe's case we are just there to get to maps so the bosses instantly hit their next cinematic moment like kitava falling off the roof 3 times while you do nothing. in a game paced like d2 that moment would feel like time to catch your breath but in poe its just tedious because you know you could be doing a map.
    step two is the endgame grind itself which poe does well but is so full of features and its own story its practically a separate game which might as well start every character at maps and skip the story the game doesnt feel like showing you anyway. d2 does this not as well but still fairly interesting by giving more dedicated players runes and uniques to collect and turn their leveling character into a full build.
    i feel like if blizzard wants to make d2 levels of success they would need to make the difficult decision of focus a story and tac on an endgame or focus endgame and just start players off in it. also since the guys who made d2 story and cinematics are scattered to the wind and the games industry has both hit the ceiling of technology and somehow constantly needs to grow thier profits and budget i dont see any games being made with the passion needed for something as impactful as d2 to happen again

    • @mackparker9064
      @mackparker9064 4 дня назад +1

      unironically the "getting surrounded and killed" is quite common with extrafast mobs on hell diff and gets deadlier when they get mana burn, pretty much the poe experience imo lmao.

    • @pandamoniumsan
      @pandamoniumsan 4 дня назад

      @@mackparker9064 lol, and thanks for reading my long azz comment

  • @thinkagain9315
    @thinkagain9315 Месяц назад

    Man, what a cliffhanger!!! You nailed it!!! 😂

  • @Era_Itchys
    @Era_Itchys Месяц назад +2

    been waiting for part 2 :3

  • @Francois424
    @Francois424 9 дней назад

    To answer a question you asked in the earlier part of the video, name other gaming companies that pushed the envelope as much ?
    ORIGINS. Not the crappy streaming platform or w/e from EA. The "Origins: We Create Worlds". They where really good from like 1984(ish) to 1994(ish) or something.
    We had the Ultima franchise (and subsequent Underworld and stuff), Wing Commander, and a few others who weren't as pushing... But every time I got a new Ultima (except 6) I was blown away and usually needed to upgrade my hardware to play it without lagging. Great company, RIP.
    D2 is pure awesomness. So many ways to play it that I still find new funny builds that work well 25 years later.
    You should find the author(s) of D2's music and ping them on w/e social media they/you use to let them know you think of their work as John Williams-qualiy. I'm sure they would appreciate the kind words !
    Cheers man !
    PS: And if you play Nightmare/hell, if you can, make a series on youtube or dump your VOD on youtube. That would be a nice watch !

  • @travgiants24
    @travgiants24 Месяц назад +6

    There is a mod called project diablo 2, it's d2 lod but with mapping like POE among other end game content, also they updated useless set items and uniques, stackable gems and runes, it's really hard to go back to d2lod or d2r once you've played pd2.

    • @luizotavioviana1826
      @luizotavioviana1826 Месяц назад

      agreed

    • @yzwme586
      @yzwme586 Месяц назад +1

      love PD2 but i went back to D2R, mainly because I sold an item for 50 HR (30 fcr arach) and then got bored, felt like I beat the game lol. Will definitely return for the next season though. To me the funnest part of D2 in general is building up your character, once you have it all I get bored and want to do it all over again.

    • @d8l835
      @d8l835 Месяц назад

      ​@@yzwme586 30fcr arachnid mesh does not exist in d2r

    • @yzwme586
      @yzwme586 Месяц назад

      @@d8l835 i know it doesnt, im saying i found it in PD2 and went back to d2r after i sold it on pd2

  • @i.aladdin
    @i.aladdin Месяц назад

    Gaming company with a high peak of quality games getting churned out, not to the same level as Blizzard North but Rareware put out absolute bangers of games and I figured I'd give them a mention. Donkey Kong series, Conkers Bad Fur Day, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Battletoads series, Killer Instinct series, Banjo Kazooie series.