Diablo 3 tried to emulate the difficulty of Diablo 2 but it pushed things so hard that many players encountered a nearly insurmountable difficulty spike near the end of the first act.
It ended up being removed from the game and is often cited as one of the Blizzard design team’s biggest failures. For example, Diablo 3‘s auction house attempted to incorporate one of World of Warcraft‘s most memorable features. Indeed, the series’ gloomy nature was baked into the core of the franchise and Diablo 3 was decidedly a departure.Įven if you don’t care about visuals, that perceived “betrayal” of the Diablo series’ core elements is reflected in other ways. Even during Diablo 3‘s pre-release marketing blitz, fans let Blizzard know that they were concerned about the sequel’s colorful visuals, and how they contrasted with the dark and dingy design aesthetic of past Diablo games.
The title’s connection issues were even the source of the Error 37 meme that has haunted Blizzard to this day.īut no Diablo 3 element drew more initial scorn than the title’s visuals. Due to the game’s controversial always-online requirements, many Diablo 3 fans who waited 12 years to play the next major Diablo game found themselves waiting unnecessary additional hours, days, and, in some extreme cases, weeks to play the game they bought. The fact of the matter is that Diablo 3 suffered through one of the worst launches a major PC game has ever endured. Let’s go back to 2012 and the release of Diablo 3. That’s not just a good thing, that’s pretty much what many fans are hoping Diablo 4 will end up being. That might not sound like a big deal, but it’s clear that the Resurrected team has identified something special about the core Diablo 2 experience and wants to make sure that anyone who plays the remaster is able to discover it on their own terms.īased on what we know so far, Diablo 2 Resurrected is poised to be a better-looking version of Diablo 2 with smart adjustments that improve upon the spirit of the all-time classic PC game without compromising its fundamental brilliance. For instance, the Diablo 2 team decided to not add quest markers to the minimap as they felt it “totally changed the vibe of the game” despite seemingly being a modest compromise.
In fact, the team suggested that any changes they’ve made to Diablo 2 Resurrected that could compromise your ideal Diablo 2 experience will be entirely optional.Įven then, the team felt some changes went too far. The developers have also added the ability to automatically pick up gold, but they’ve made that feature optional in case you feel that it hinders the experience of the original game.
Diablo 2 players were doing this anyway, but there wasn’t a formal way of pulling it off until now. For example, Rob Gallerani of Vicarious Visions said that the team had made it possible to create a shared stash that lets you easily move inventory between characters.
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