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Diablo II is a "hack and slash" game, and is the second game in the Diablo series developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It was one of the most popular games in 2000 due to its continuation of the first Diablo game, and its access to free online play via Battle.net. The expansion package for this game, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, was later released in 2001. A sequel, Diablo III, was announced in 2008 to be currently in production and is projected to be released in early 2012. [1] These games include ethical dilemmas, including items that are considered "bugged."
Contents
Game Play
The original Diablo II is split up into four acts. Within each act, the player has different quests that he/she has to accomplish, and at the end of each act the player has to combat with a boss. There are five character classes in which the player can choose from: the Amazon, the Necromancer, the Barbarian, the Sorceress, and the Paladin. During the game, the players fight monsters in settings of dungeons and dark wilderness in order to obtain items and increase levels. The game is available to be played in 3 difficulty levels: Normal, Nightmare or Hell. Players can access new difficulty levels by beating the final boss on their current level. They then replay in a harder setting to continue to work their way up. There are also two different types of characters that the player can create: softcore and hardcore. The difference between these two types of character is that in hardcore, once the character is dead, he/she cannot be resurrected and all of their items will be lost unless another player checks out "loot" icon for them. [2]
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Expansion
The expansion for Diablo II added a significant amount of content on to the original game. Two new character classes were introduced (assassin and druid), as well as a fifth act. Also added were new items and item modification possibilities.
Controversy with expansion
When Blizzard released the expansion package of Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, they released a software update that made the difficulty modes "Nightmare" and "Hell" to be more challenging for all players, including the ones who did not buy the pack. Some of these players felt that this was an attempt by Blizzard to force them to buy the pack since they could no longer progress their levels without the special items and newly offered abilities. [3]
Ethical concerns
Bugged Items
In Diablo II, there are certain items that are considered "bugged items." These are items that can be used in ways unforeseen by Blizzard and grant advantages. There is controversy among players over whether using these items will constitute a fair gameplay. Some argue that any glitches should be not abused because it is akin to cheating, while others believe that unless Blizzard releases or announces a patch to fix the bug, it is a fair gameplay.
See Also
References
- ↑ http://us.battle.net/d3/en/
- ↑ Diablo II
- ↑ Diablo II: Lorde of Destruction http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Diablo_II:_Lord_of_Destruction#Critical_response.
