The only thing that will redeem this steaming pile of garbage is if they actually make a D2 remastered at some point.
Rather remake. Remaster on current old engine is very hard to do as Brevik said, also they will have problems in stopping modders (tmc/map hack), dupers and overall cheaters (botters are impossible to stop), next problem is very archaic game mechanics which only small group of hc fans want to play nowadays.
They firstly announced WC3hd so it looks like they have much of work on D2HD already. This new WC3 Reforge looks like semi Remake (some differences in Campaign but the same MP), new President is "u think u do, but u dont" so I think D2hd will be full remake with different systems, maybe with boa and ah to bring back d3 ppl, mobile ppl, new casual ppl and ocasionally d2 hc ppl. It will be big test (like "diablo" mobile) before new Diablo 4 game.
You are absolutely right. It's impossible to remake D2 while keeping all of its systems and mechanics because of issues that you have already listed.
I like the idea of bringing it back with BOA / AH, it might work out... Although I'm sure that anything other than the original trading system will create a huge backlash but some things are just not going to happen i.e bringing back the game with all the bots, dupes, hacks, real money 3rd party sites, etc, etc...
It will be something like Destiny / Anthem (That new bioware game)... coop based open world mmo/arpg loot hunter.
Probably in third person view - Hopefully with the ability to zoom the camera in/out.
Destiny occupy the scifi part of the genre and Diablo will cover the fantasy / dark fantasy side. That way Activision Blizzard can pretty much take over the whole genre... Unless Destiny 2 will suck and Anthem will be good which i doubt (Both of them will suck ).
They should make it proc on everything CC'ed... kind of like how APD procs on stun/freeze just with slow/chill/stun/freeze whatever. Maybe then it will be good...
-You have a 1/100 for a legendary class set to roll super ancient.
-If you have 4 super ancients from the same set, you will gain a "weak" skill rune for the skill(s) that is affected by the class set you have equipped i.e IK set will only give you skill runes of WOTB/COTA.
-If you have 6 super ancients you will gain a "strong" skill rune for your set skill(s).
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Now we just need a D4 announcement at Blizzcon
Or D2 remake I guess
You are absolutely right. It's impossible to remake D2 while keeping all of its systems and mechanics because of issues that you have already listed.
I like the idea of bringing it back with BOA / AH, it might work out... Although I'm sure that anything other than the original trading system will create a huge backlash but some things are just not going to happen i.e bringing back the game with all the bots, dupes, hacks, real money 3rd party sites, etc, etc...
People who think you can port this to PC or play it on the PC with an emulator clearly never played a recent or "modern" mobile game.
The only thing that will redeem this steaming pile of garbage is if they actually make a D2 remastered at some point.
I mean that "multiple projects" video a while back was a thing...
Also, Wolcen looks like crap.
Dude that actually looks better than the crap they showed at Blizzcon.
It will be something like Destiny / Anthem (That new bioware game)... coop based open world mmo/arpg loot hunter.
Probably in third person view - Hopefully with the ability to zoom the camera in/out.
Destiny occupy the scifi part of the genre and Diablo will cover the fantasy / dark fantasy side. That way Activision Blizzard can pretty much take over the whole genre... Unless Destiny 2 will suck and Anthem will be good which i doubt (Both of them will suck ).
Paragon 810 or so... 2 primals so far. Thundergod's belt and Tormentor staff. Both crap.
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They should make it proc on everything CC'ed... kind of like how APD procs on stun/freeze just with slow/chill/stun/freeze whatever. Maybe then it will be good...
From what i understand, the idea is as follows:
-You have a 1/100 for a legendary class set to roll super ancient.
-If you have 4 super ancients from the same set, you will gain a "weak" skill rune for the skill(s) that is affected by the class set you have equipped i.e IK set will only give you skill runes of WOTB/COTA.
-If you have 6 super ancients you will gain a "strong" skill rune for your set skill(s).
Some explanation could be nice
I actually think that what Unseeneel mentioned makes the most sense. A FPS Diablo game in the style of Borderlands would be really awesome.