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5 Rating: 5, Useful: 69 / 89
Date: May 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I absolutely love Diablo II and when I heard about it... I was thrilled. It's only going to be a few more weeks before it actually comes out. I was in awe about the new stuff that is going to be added.

2 new character classes, Druid and Assassin. Each with 30 new abilities and special weapons.

Some things that I saw were weapon tabs (for those of you who have played Baldur's Gate). They are quick weapon selection for easy weapon access for up to 4 weapons (2 on each hand) for the right time. Another thing that made my jaw drop was the doubled stash size and 10 times (somewhere around there) the amount of gold it can hold (the picture that I saw said 1250000).

Another thing that they have which is really useful is quest specific items. These are items only found by completing a quest and only on certain character class can use them:

Necromancer-Wands Barbarians-Axes Paladin-Shields Amazon-Bow and Spears Assassin-Dagger Sorseress-Staves Druid-Clubs (something like that)

They have also added jewels which are either magical or unique and do more then gems but do the same thing no matter what you insert them into.

Like sockets? Well now EVERYTHING (including armor and shields) can have up to SIX sockets! Thrown weapons however cannot have sockets.

Runes have come back from the world of Hellfire. Runes DO NOT act like traps as they did in Hellfire. Instead they insert into weapons as do jewel and gems. Ecept now they can turn an item unique. Runes have prefixes like Pul Rune. I saw a weapon that had a Jo, Ber, Pul, and an Es rune inserted. The weapon was an axe and its name was now JoBerPulEs. The name is derived from the prefix of the runes and will now encourage to insert in the right format.

There are many new weapons as the War Pike, Hydra Bow, Crown Shield and Fang Visor which gives 80 defense. An Amazon was using a War Pike which gave +1 to Passive and magic Skills and +1285 to attack rating!!! Spears can now give Amazons skills. There will also be orbs which act like Sorceress wands, they also give abilities to the sorceress much like staves.

There are thing called charms which you dont equip but just have in your inventory and they give you the special attributes that are described on them (horadric cube and stash dont count). Be warned that this might sound nice but most charms are 2-4 inventory spaces large.

There are also crafted items (name appears in orange) that you can only create thru the right items and the horadric cube. They are far more superior than any magic item. Also elite items come into play and are only available thru Hell diffuculty (Names appear in red I believe). elite Items are the most powerful items in the game.

In Act 5 you can hire Babarians. You will now be able to edit your mercenary's weapons/shield, helm and armor and revive them if they get killed. This applies to the Rouge (Act I mercenaries), Lut Gholein Spearmen (Act II mercenaries) and the Fighter-Mages (Act III mercenaries).

I can't wait till D2:LoD comes out!

Lord of Destruction (of free time and social life)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 59 / 65
Date: August 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Many people complain about the high price of the Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction (LOD) Expansion set. To do so, I think, is to miss the point. You buy the game to play it, and its playability is what matters. People tend to think that an "expansion" merely adds a "10% more" to a game - but the fact is, LOD adds so much to the original game that you will probably never look back.


Why would you give up a doubled stash? The 800x600 resolution pestered for way back in 2000 when D2 Classic was released? Instant switching between two sets of weapon/shield? New class-specific items, new uniques, greatly improved set items (gain bonuses as you collect each item, instead of having to complete them), elite items, runes (and runeword items), crafted items (i.e. make your own rares)? Two new classes (a druid who can summon creatures, cast elemental spells and shapeshift; an assassin who practises martial arts, lays traps and hones shadow disciplines), and an entire new act set in a wintry landscape (bunnies included)? Afraid to play alone? Don't worry, now your hirelings survive more than their first hit, and can be equiped with weapons and armour - they can even teleport when you walk too far! And some even have paladin auras! And they can be resurrected!


How about little little details like: you can now reset the gambling screen at will; gambling prices scale with your level; a repair-all-equiped items button; blue items now get the most powerful prefixes/suffixes, giving them renewed value; click an item on the Horadric Cube to place it inside (you have to do it to realise the convenience); Act 2 Desert Warrior hirelings cast paladin auras; Act 5 Barbarian hirelings use Stun and Bash; town NPCs now sell more items; Act-end bosses can now be repeatedly killed for chance to find top items (in D2 Classic, great stuff only drops once); you can walk through your hirelings/minions (no more traffic jams in the Maggot Lair)... and the list goes on.


Let's be honest though - everyone knows that the game code is not perfect; it has its bugs. Few games (especially of this scale) can claim to be bug-free. But despite this, the game is totally playable. I myself have not stopped playing D2 since June 30, 2000. The important thing to savour is the fact that the developers, Blizzard, are keen on resolving technical problems and gamneplay issues: think about it - Blizzard has released NINE patches to date. This may seem to suggest that the game is wrought full of bugs, but change your perspective - what it ultimately says is that its developer is conscientious enough to keep working at it. How many software developers can claim this level of diligence?


Ultimately, the game is super-fun. As I suggested in my review of Diablo 2 (Classic), the game rewards all kinds of players, from the undiscerning clicker to the meticulous strategist - that is one of Blizzard's secret ingredients: allowing every style of player to find something that suits them in the game, and yet never fully satisfying them. I suppose that's why, after countless games, my wife is still trying to perfect her (deceptively simple?) mace-stunner barbarian...

Useful links prior to release

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 20
Date: May 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

(Cut and paste, Amazon's browser doesn't like HTML)

[1] For complete details on the new Uniques, Sets, and other treasures, look at: spirea.lurkerlounge.com

[2] For detailed coverage on the Beta, and continuing revelations, check out: http://www.diabloii.net

[3] For discussion of changes, strategies, exploits, and skill reorientation, visit: http://www.lurkerlounge.com

[4] The Chaos Sanctuary is being updated - it's called The Arreat Summit, and will be the official source for all LoD data. Right now, Geoff has it in a very partial format - most of it is just cloned Chaos Sanc info. http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/

[5] The Beta testers are discussing their revelations in the official D2X forum, here: http://www.battle.net/forums/d2xbeta/

[6] And for the best strategy overviews, where you can learn a LOT without reading your eyes bloodshot for 20 hours straight looking for detail, check out my site, http://www.darkangelcollect.com - due to the imbalances and bugs in the current D2X Beta, I'm waiting for the actual RELEASE of LoD to put all of my Xpack data into the site. Look for that massive update to my site in June.

Enjoy!

A *huge* addition to Diablo 2 gameplay

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 35 / 40
Date: July 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

As much as I loved and was addicted to Diablo 2, the graphics just weren't there. When you killed a boss and little red pixels splashed everywhere, it made the moment almost laughable. Diablo's programmers took the many comments about the graphics to heart, and they did a STELLAR job of revamping them in this expansion.

I would have easily bought the expansion for the graphic upgrade alone - that makes Diablo 2 almost like an entirely new game, worth playing through all over again. However, they didn't stop there. There are 2 new races - the druid and the assassin - both of which I *love*. The assassin has cool attack moves that are great fun to watch. The druid can either shapeshift, or summon creatures, or control the elements. I love all three, but the elemental attacks are GREAT! This has become my new favorite character.

There are new monsters to fight, an ENTIRE new act with great graphics, tons of new weapons, even new Cube recipes to play with. And, in a move that other game companies should pay attention to, you can now have TWO sets of weapons defined (i.e. bow and sword/shield for example) and easily toggle between them. I've been dying for that in every game I've played!

It is really like an entirely new game, with the added benefit that you don't have to learn new keystrokes. I *highly* encourage any Diablo 2 lover to grab this, and if you don't have either one yet, treat yourself and get them both!

Brought back the Addiction

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 28 / 44
Date: June 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I thought I was done with Diablo 2 until I started hearing about the Expansion. I thought it was just another stupid add on to a game until I saw what it had to offer. They have 2 new classes, Druid and the Assassin. I played the Assassin and i like the character for several reasons. She can set traps to wound an enemy, also she is very skilled in close combat using fightingskills and claws to slash and bash the enemies. This is wat I thought the game lacked the first time around, a girl who was willing to kick a little butt. The Druid was a decent character. He is like the necro in a lot of ways. Hecan summon bears and wolves, but can also do a lot of harm with the other skills he has. I liked the Assassin more than the Druid. They both have 30 new skills and look great. Also they have improved th color to 800by600 which will make the game a lot more detailed. Also another act hs been added. Act 5 will let you finish the game letting you go to the Barbarian Highlands and fight Baal, the Lord of Destruction. It will add six new quests in the 5th act one letting you socket an item and a quest that when compleated you will get a classspecific item, im dieing to se what it is. But the most exciting part to me was the all new weaponry. They have a lot of new weapon classes and types, new uniques including alot of new uniques and set items. I love how they broght back a lot of the old weapons and armor from the old game like the mighy Arcanes Valor, an armor used by a great warrior with god-like stats. Over all this looks like the perfect expansion for the almost perfect game. I think that this will excite and inspire the Diablo player too keep plaing for at least another year.

One of the best games ever.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is amazing. It's the kind of game where I figure I'll take an hour break from my piles of homework to play it and end up playing it for 4 hours by mistake. It's very fun, let's just hope the Lord of Destruction doesn't stop me from graduating.

Diablo2 and Lord Of Destruction

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I think this game rocks because I like strategy and action games like this one. I recomend this game to everyone to buy it. At first I didn't like it, but after you play it a couple times it gets a little adicting meaning it makes you play it alot. I think the expansion pack is going to be really good and I can't wait till it comes out!!!!!!!!!!

Diablo II: Lord of destruction

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 12
Date: June 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, is a major improvement on Diablo II. It has increased stash sizes, thousands of new weapons, and a bunch of new quests. Now it is harder for high lvls to ... enemys. Diablo II was a fun game, and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction is an even better game.

They've done it again

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I believe Blizzard has truly wowed Gamers again with this new rendition of 4 million copy selling diablo II. It is a spectacular revamp of an already outstanding game. This is a must buy for gamers everywhere

Lord of Destruction is fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The expasion set is really fun. You'll like it if you played Diablo and/or Diablo2. If you like real time RPGs you'll like it also. although its only 1 act it adds alot of other features to all the other act including the new playable characters (Assassin and Druid). which makes duling funner and new stratgies if you decide to make one of the new characters. This game is challenging and you won't like it if you get fusterated easly. It is no fun if you have a slow computer espally on Battle.net because when you use way points and the screen frezzes while you are arving in the area the rest of the game is still moving and you'll get killed without knowing it. Other wise you probably like the game. Sorry for the Miss Spelling.

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