All they want is to be in the top 1% of players even though it does absolutely nothing for them and they remain the same person sitting in the same room pressing the same buttons as everybody else, but they’re “special” because they did that same thing 500 times to get a rare drop. But it’s like nobody cares about playing the game anymore, it’s just the result they have at the end. You know what one of my favorite memories in this genre is? Getting the **** scared out of me encountering the Butcher in D1, and experiencing the slow but meaningful growth of my character throughout that game. This mindset is exactly what gave us D3 and current PoE. But nah, let’s judge every single build by its speed at clearing Hell, like that’s all that matters to every single player. What it doesn’t offer is the amazingly fun leveling experience D2 has y’know, that climb from being a nobody to slaying legions of advanced demons via hard work and good skill planning. If an endless endgame and equally viable builds for every class is what you want, that game offers it.

I swear, WAY too many people treat Diablo 2 like 3 and make me wonder why they don’t play 3 instead. Are we playing the same game? Kill speed isn’t the single determining factor of viability and fun in D2, and neither is being able to clear Hell solo.

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