Actually, I guess I should have mentioned this in the article, but Bashiok has said that there will be no BoP. Of course, this is subject to change. But, at the moment, BoP is nowhere to be seen.
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EvilBeanz posted a message on Diablo III, Featuring BoENice update,Posted in: News & Announcements
You gave me a different look on BoE over all, I dont mind BoE ... I just hope they dont go alot on BoP.
Agin good job
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Sixen posted a message on 1.13 AnalysisThe 1.13 release will in fact change more within the Diablo II community than many players expect. First off, i'd like to start by talking about some undocumented patch notes. The first of which, is a cool new Battle.net feature. The new patch added an option to change your Home Channel on Battle.net. That is, when you login to Battle.net, instead of going to your standard language specific channel, you will join the private channel of your choice. Follow the steps below to use this new feature:Posted in: News & Announcements
- Go to Start > Run > type regedit
- Navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Diablo II"
- Right-click in the right-hand pane, select "New -> String". The name of the Key should be "Default Channel" The value is the channel name.
http://diablofans.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=66&pictureid=411&thumb=1
Something else I would like to note in regards to Battle.net is a possible change in The Chat Gem... As unbelievable as this may sound, while repeatedly clicking on the gem, I did not receive one of the normal responses, instead I received a blank line. This could mean one of two things:
- They are messing with the Chat Gem and inadvertently added a blank line.
- There is a response that is shown in black text, which matches the background.
Either way, it means that the Developers are looking to do something with it. Could this mean further development of the mystery in the coming days? As a result of this, could it further support a cameo in Diablo III? It has already made an appearance on the diablo3.com.
Next line of business, is the new Respec system. By completing the Den of Evil quest, you will receive a Stat/Skill respec in addition to Skill point, per difficulty. Already existing characters will receive a free Respec in the Hell difficulty, as noted in the 1.13 patch notes.
Furthermore, we now see the addition of the five new items and a new cube recipe. We now have the following items, which will completely revolutionize the current Currency system on Battle.net.
- Twisted Essence of Suffering
- Charged Essence of Hatred
- Burning Essence of Terror
- Festering Essence of Destruction
- Token of Absolution
http://diablofans.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=55&pictureid=409&thumb=1The four Essence items are similar to the Uber Keys and the Token of Absolution is similar to an Organ. You can create a Token of Absolution by using the Horadric Cube to transmute one of each Essence item. The Token of Absolution now grants a Stat/Skill respec. This is a must-have for every user, you can use it for respecs in addition to the three granted from Akara. With that in mind, this will be a highly farmed item; I would like to compare it to the Hellfire Torch, Annihilus, and Gheed's Fortune charms, in saying that it will be added to those as "required" for every character.
The patch has also brought about some bug fixes, game play changes and class balances. The first bug fix includes a stop to duping. Hopefully this will help bring runes back to the state they were meant to be. Blizzard seems pretty confident that it will, by increasing the drop rate for most of their high runes. After taking a look at the new Diablo II game MPQs and comparing them to the 1.12 files, it looks like the Rune drops have started increasing at the Rune Treasure Class 12, which drops the Mal and Ist runes, going up to RuneTC17, which drops the Zod rune. The following are approximate increases in drop rate for each rune:
Also keep in mind, there are a total of 169 Runewords possible in the game, and as of 1.12, only 78 were being used. It's more than possible that 1.13 brought about more from the list. We will have to do more research in this, if anything is found, we'll keep you updated.
http://diablofans.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=66&pictureid=412&thumb=1The future of leveling has also been changed, or rather, reverted. Players will no longer be able to use Uber Tristram to gain quick levels, Uber Mephisto's summons no longer grant experience to users. Players will now have to use old techniques; Chaosing and Baaling, to gain levels. Luckily, for players looking to do some Chaos runs, Iron Maiden was removed from the Oblivion Knight.
On a similar note, there have been quite a few balance changes to each class. The Amazon has received some buffs to her Immolation Arrow skill, which is good for all Ele Bowazon's. The Assassin's Shadow Master was slightly buffed and since most builds utilize the free minion, it will do some good for any Assassin player. The Barbarian's Masteries skills were all buffed and his Whirlwind skill now uses less mana. Unfortunately for the Paladin, his Blessed Hammer skill was nerfed slightly, though these will still remain to be one of the more popular classes within our community. The Werebear Druid skills have been buffed, I would expect to see more of these guys hanging around now as well. For Summoning Necromancer's, you received a few buffs in Blood Golem and some Poison and Bone Skills. Last, but certainly not least, is the Sorceress. She has received more changes than any of the other classes; all for the best. You'll be seeing some guides and information in regards to new 1.13 builds for each class in the near future. The first of which is the Hydra Sorc, by Seth.
Unfortunately, this patch did not bring about a few very popular suggestions nor did it fix quite a few major bugs, which the users made very clear in the Diablo II Test Realm Forums. A few worth noting:
- TPPK Exploit
- Removing Teleport from Enigma
- No new Classic or Single player additions
- End-game content
- Shared Stash
- Increased resolution
Though, there are endless amounts of suggestions and improvements that can possibly be made to Diablo II in the coming years. Hopefully we will still see some further development to solve these bugs. Perhaps 1.13 was the start of a new beginning for D2. Only time may tell...
In addition to my analysis, maximusje has blogged about his experiences on 1.13.
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ScyberDragon posted a message on Co-op ressurection systemI think that there will be some effort from your team to resurrect you. Maybe when you die, your health globe begins to fill with a black color. The other players have to click on you as fast as they can. The more black you have filled up, the less life you start with when you are resurrected.Posted in: Diablo III General Discussion -
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Axam posted a message on How will you play?First I'll take all my remaining time off sarting from the day BEFORE the game is released. This day is going to be used for 2 things:Posted in: Diablo III General Discussion
First it will be used to stock up on food/snacks/caffeine and clear myself of any outstanding responsibilities for the next week or so. Secondly it will be used to shift my day over so that my "morning" coincides with the midnight release of the game. This will help me maximize the amount of time I will be able to play before succumbing to much over-rated sleep...
After picking up the game at mignight with all my friends we'll all race home and create characters. We'll immediately log onto battle.net and create ladder characters reserving the names we want. I will be most definitely play a softcore wizard first.
I'll inocently create a gamne and talk to all the NPC's in town while I wait for the rest of the group. At this point we'll be playfully teasing the slowest person to get home and install. Not long after (maybe 30 seconds or so) anxiety will start to build... I'll then decide to wait at the edge of town... then just outside town... Just another step... Finally a monster will aggro and I'll have no choice but to defend myself...
Once everyone is installed and ready to go I'll be on the receiving end of a few remarks but it won't last long as they'll just want to play. After playing for about 30 minutes I'll be in total regret for having played with my friends because they'll either be racing through the story skipping dialog and content or asking me to wait for half an hour while they check their equipement, walk their dog, pick up their sister from work, or ask me to stop playing because they're tired.... - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
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2. Super Mario Bros. (NES, 1985)
3. Tetris (PC, 1984)
4. Grand Theft Auto III (PS2, 2001)
5. Half-Life 2 (PC, 2004)
6. Doom (PC, 1993)
7. Metroid (NES, 1986)
8. Final Fantasy III (SNES, 1994)
9. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES, 1990)
10. Ms. Pac-Man (Coin-op, 1981)
11. World of Warcraft (PC, 2004)
12. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES, 1992)
13. Super Mario 64 (N64, 1996)
14. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3/360/PC, 2007)
15. Final Fantasy VII (PS, 1997)
16. Mike Tyson?s Punch-Out!! (NES, 1987)
17. Chrono Trigger (SNES, 1995)
18. Resident Evil 4 (GameCube, 2005)
19. Metal Gear Solid (PS, 1998)
20. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64, 1998)
21. Super Metroid (SNES, 1994)
22. Contra (NES, 1988)
23. Galaga (Coin-op, 1981)
24. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS, 1997)
25. Street Fighter II (Coin-op, 1991)
26. God of War (PS2, 2005)
27. BioShock (360/PC, 2007)
28. Diablo II (PC, 2000)
29. Half-Life (PC, 1998)
30. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (360/PC, 2006)
31. Tecmo Super Bowl (NES, 1991)
32. GoldenEye 007 (N64, 1997)
33. Super Mario Kart (SNES, 1992)
34. Sonic the Hedgehog (SEGA Genesis, 1991)
35. Starcraft (PC, 1998)
36. Civilization (PC, 1991)
37. SimCity (PC, 1989)
38. Mega Man 2 (NES, 1988)
39. Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox, 2001)
40. Gran Turismo (PS, 1998)
41. Resident Evil 2 (PS, 1998)
42. Pokemon Red and Blue (GB, 1996)
43. Final Fantasy X (PS2, 2001)
44. EverQuest (PC, 1999)
45. Final Fantasy Tactics (PS, 1998)
46. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3/360, 2008)
47. Super Mario World (SNES, 1991)
48. Deus Ex (PC, 2000)
49. Guitar Hero (PS2, 2005)
50. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2, 2001)
51. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, 2007)
52. Pac-Man (Coin-op, 1980)
53. Battlefield 2 (PC, 2005)
54. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox, 2003)
55. Ico (PS2, 2001)
56. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3, 2009)
57. Tony Hawk?s Pro Skater 2 (PS, 2000)
58. Mass Effect (360, 2007)
59. Adventure (2600, 1980)
60. Arkanoid (Coin-op, 1986)
61. The Legend of Zelda: Link?s Awakening (GB, 1993)
62. Star Wars: X-Wing (PC, 1993)
63. The Legend of Zelda: Majora?s Mask (N64, 2000)
64. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2, 2004)
65. Fallout 3 (PS3/360/PC, 2008)
66. Zork (PC, 1980)
67. Soul Calibur (DC, 1999)
68. Double Dragon (Coin-op, 1987)
69. Dr. Mario (NES, 1990)
70. The Sims (PC, 2000)
71. Age of Empires (PC, 1997)
72. Mortal Kombat II (Coin-op, 1993)
73. Rock Band 2 (PS3/360, 2008)
74. Tomb Raider (PS, 1996)
75. Super Bomberman (SNES, 1993)
76. Mario?s Picross (GB, 1995)
77. Ninja Gaiden (NES, 1989)
78. Command & Conquer (PC, 1995)
79. Kingdom Hearts (PS2, 2002)
80. Final Fantasy II (SNES, 1991)
81. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES, 1988)
82. Left 4 Dead (PC, 2008)
83. Okami (PS2, 2006)
84. Shadow of the Colossus (PS2, 2005)
85. Metroid Prime (GameCube, 2002)
86. Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube, 2001)
87. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC, 1995)
88. Baldur?s Gate II: Shadows of Amn (PC, 2000)
89. God of War II (PS2, 2007)
90. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii, 2006)
91. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2, 2004)
92. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC, 2002)
93. Skies of Arcadia (DC, 2000)
94. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (GameCube, 2003)
95. Silent Hill 2 (PS2, 2001)
96. Counter-Strike (PC, 1999)
97. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (SEGA Genesis, 1992)
98. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS3/360, 2009)
99. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PS2/Xbox/GameCube/PC, 2003)
100. Portal (PC/360, 2007)
101. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (PC, 2002)
102. Heroes of Might & Magic III (PC, 1999)
103. Donkey Kong (Coin-op, 1981)
104. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3/360, 2009)
105. System Shock 2 (PC, 1999)
106. Resident Evil (PS, 1996)
107. Gears of War (360, 2006)
108. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3, 2008)
109. Crash Bandicoot: Warped (PS, 1998)
110. Halo 2 (Xbox, 2004)
111. Tetris Attack (SNES, 1996)
112. Final Fantasy XII (PS2, 2006)
113. Earthbound (SNES, 1995)
114. Sid Meier?s Alpha Centauri (PC, 1998)
115. Command & Conquer: Red alert (PC, 1996)
116. Advance Wars (GBA, 2001)
117. Fallout (PC, 1997)
118. Team Fortress 2 (PS3/360/PC, 2007)
119. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Xbox, 2005)
120. Mega Man X (SNES, 1994)
121. Lemmings (PC, 1991)
122. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn, 1998)
123. NHL ?94 (SEGA Genesis/SNES, 1993)
124. Warlords (Coin-op, 1980)
125. Shadowrun (SNES, 1993)
126. Twisted Metal 2 (PS, 1996)
127. Oddworld: Abe?s Oddysee (PS, 1997)
128. Metroid Fusion (GBA, 2002)
129. Homeworld (PC, 1999)
130. Kingdom Hearts II (PS2, 2006)
131. Pilotwings (SNES, 1991)
132. Quake II (PC, 1997)
133. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (PC, 1997)
134. Borderlands (PS3/360/PC, 2009)
135. Final Fight (Coin-op, 1989)
136. Star Fox (SNES, 1993)
137. Madden NFL ?99 (PS/N64/PC, 1999)
138. Call of Duty 2 (360/PC, 2005)
139. Wolfenstein 3D (PC, 1992)
140. Diablo (PC, 1996)
141. Civilization IV (PC, 2005)
142. Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (PC, 1993)
143. Assassin?s Creed (PS3/360, 2007)
144. Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2/Xbox, 2004)
145. Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC, 2004)
146. Power Stone 2 (DC, 2000)
147. Super Castlevania IV (SNES, 1991)
148. Super Mario RPG (SNES, 1996)
149. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (PC, 2002)
150. ActRaiser (SNES, 1991)
151. Fable (Xbox, 2004)
152. Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (PS2, 2003)
153. Asteroids (Coin-op, 1979)
154. LittleBigPlanet (PS3, 2008)
155. Crackdown (360, 2007)
156. Gauntlet (Coin-op, 1985)
157. Devil May Cry (PS2, 2001)
158. Pong (Coin-op, 1972)
159. Battlefield 1942 (PC, 2002)
160. Thief (PC, 1998)
161. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (360, 2005)
162. Far Cry (PC, 2004)
163. Robotron: 2084 (Coin-op, 1982)
164. X-COM: UFO Defense (PC, 1993)
165. Peggle (PC, 2007)
166. King?s Quest VI (PC, 1992)
167. Doom II (PC, 1994)
168. Tempest 2000 (Jaguar, 1994)
169. Braid (360, 2008)
170. Ridge Racer (PS, 1995)
171. Bully (PS2, 2006)
172. Ikaruga (GameCube, 2006)
173. Lode Runner (Apple II, 1983)
174. Gunstar Heroes (SEGA Genesis, 1993)
175. Dig Dug (Coin-op, 1982)
176. Castlevania (NES, 1988)
177. Tekken 3 (Coin-op, 1997)
178. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS, 2005)
179. NBA Jam: Tournament Edition (Coin-op, 1993)
180. Max Payne (PC, 2001)
181. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3/360/PC, 2009)
182. Samurai Shodown (Neo Geo, 1993)
183. NFL 2K5 (PS2/Xbox, 2004)
184. Vagrant Story (PS, 2000)
185. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi?s Island (SNES, 1995)
186. Marble Madness (Coin-op, 1984)
187. Infamous (PS3, 2009)
188. Planescape: Torment (PC, 1999)
189. Kid Icarus (NES, 1986)
190. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (Xbox, 2004)
191. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2, 2004)
192. Eternal Darkness: Sanity?s Requiem (GameCube, 2002)
193. Jak 3 (PS2, 2004)
194. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (DC, 2002)
195. Ultima (PC, 1981)
196. Call of Duty (PC, 2003)
197. NHL 09 (PS3/360, 2008)
198. Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (Xbox, 2004)
199. Tactics Ogre (PS, 1997)
200. Beyond Good and Evil (PS2/Xbox/GameCube, 2003)
I think D2 got a fair spot for Games of all time. Thoughts?