Diablo II
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 of 2000 due to it's continuation of the first Diablo game and it's access to free online play via Battle.net.
The expansion pack for Diablo II, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction was later released in 2001.
A sequel, Diablo III, was announced in 2008 and is currently in production and is projected to be released in early 2012. [1]
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 player fight monsters in the setting of dungeons and dark wilderness in order to obtain items and level up. The game is available to be played in 3 difficulty levels: Normal, Nightmare and Hell. Players can access new difficulty levels by beating the final boss on their current level. They then replay through the world on the harder setting working their way up. There are also two different types of character 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 their items will be lost unless another played has checked the "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 pack Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, they made the difficulty modes Nightmare and Hell harder for all players including the ones who did not buy the expansion pack. Some of these players felt that this was an attempt by Blizzard to force them to buy the expansion pack as they could no longer progress without the special items and abilities offered within the expansion pack. [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 constitutes 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 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.
