Diablo 2 expansion

[ProMinx]

The beta was just sent out to the testers on Thursday. My friend was accepted, but I didn't find out in time. According to my friend, the improved graphics (640x480 => 800x600) are a definite plus, and the gameplay is different (i don't understand how...) in a good way.

I've been waiting for this game for a while though... I just started playing on Battle.net again because they deleted my old characters (lack of use), so that I'll have strong characters by the time the expansion is released. Oh well, I'm supposed to go over to my friend's sometime soon to check it out, and if the guy doesn't mind too much, I think I'm going to try to extract an ISO from his CD.

ProMinx

[Hiro]

The expansion outta be interesting.

[Mezpin]

I just got back into Diablo 2 this last week. Last summer, I was addicted for awhile and just stopped after like a month. Now I'm back on it again, so I'm starting to get all hyped up about the expansion.

If you don't mind, you wanna make me a copy of that CD for me? Next time we work, the Smirnoff Ice is on me.

Mezpin

[MadCool]

I was addicted to Diablo 2 for like 2 month when it first came out. It was crazy.... But well worth it.

[ProMinx]

Mezpin, Steve (Butt) is the one who has the Diablo 2 expansion beta. I haven't asked him yet, but all we have to do is find an expansion key code somewhere online and he'll let us borrow the CD.

ProMinx

[ProMinx]

I got the cd :-p oh hell yeah... i've been playing the game a little bit here and it seems pretty few with the new character classes.

ProMinx

[ProMinx]

According to the Blizzard booth today, the expansion will definitely be released during the first half of this year. For those of you who can't remember dates, that allows a maximum of 44 days before the game is on the shelves. The version they were playing at E-3 was also the final release version, version 1.07! The game is done! They're just finishing the boxes and printing the CDs. They want to cold-cock us all upside the heads by announcing it and having it on the shelves within a few days after all of our whining about the delays. Blizzard is always late...but they almost always (Starcraft is the exception) deliver a product that is well worth the wait. From the beta I was playing (until I returned my CD to my friend), this expansion will entirely revitalize the Diablo community. Trust me that this game will be worth paying up to 40 bucks, as long as you already have Diablo 2.

ProMinx

[CluelessSi]

I still think Starcraft is very good game, It has way better AI and balance then Warcraft. (Warcraft is aslo an awesome game)
I can't see why u don't like it.

Originally posted by ProMinx
According to the Blizzard booth today, the expansion will definitely be released during the first half of this year. For those of you who can't remember dates, that allows a maximum of 44 days before the game is on the shelves. The version they were playing at E-3 was also the final release version, version 1.07! The game is done! They're just finishing the boxes and printing the CDs. They want to cold-cock us all upside the heads by announcing it and having it on the shelves within a few days after all of our whining about the delays. Blizzard is always late...but they almost always (Starcraft is the exception) deliver a product that is well worth the wait. From the beta I was playing (until I returned my CD to my friend), this expansion will entirely revitalize the Diablo community. Trust me that this game will be worth paying up to 40 bucks, as long as you already have Diablo 2.

ProMinx

[ZrEo0]

does any1 know how much it will be retail?

[ProMinx]

They haven't officially announced the date yet, so they also haven't announced a price. I gathered this information by spending a little time hanging out with one of the Diablo 2 programmers. After a few minutes, he tried to show me the new cinematics (i would've taken a few dozen pictures for you guys, only to find the computer he was using didn't have the cinematics unlocked) and then volunteered some information about why they didn't include the option of 1024x768 although they had played around with it a little. when asked about a release date, he told me that it will definitely be out tduring first half. Tomorrow I'll ask around the Blizzard booth for a price (and see if I can guilt any of them into a realistic estimate for a Warcraft 3 release date). Programmers always have a better (or more conservative) timescale idea than the company itself.

ProMinx

[ProMinx]

Here you go, my bitches and hoes. You couldn't ask for anytihng more...not with my busy schedule kicking my ass. We have a shipping date!

If you check the blizzard site, you won't find any hints as to the diablo 2x release date...but if you head over to ebgames.com...well, let the page speak for itself.

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categorie...p?pf_id=197711

Ships 6/28/2001 (cutting it close to the end of that first half release that i was assured) and sells for $34.99. That is one expensive expansion...but I'll still buy the MoFo.

tired and groggy hating physics lab...
ProMinx

[ProMinx]

$34.99 and claimed to be released on June 22, 2001

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...662745-6838322

[yippiekiyeh]

You think that battlenet is clogged and slow now... just wait till the expansion pack... there will be no way to play... everyone one will be clogging the Battle.net servers...

[ZrEo0]

hopefull blizzard is preparing for the traffic

[ProMinx]

Blizzard already has at least one extra server that they'll be opening...i think. They made a temporary server called Expansion West, where they copied all characters from a West account and that is what they used for the Beta (it ran really quickly, so i assume that it was a server separate from the rest of West)...so i assume that they'll be using that when the expansion comes out. All I have to say is that this expansion will be worth playing, with or without online play (of course...i usually only play games online, but still).

ProMinx

ps - anywhere find anywhere else with a claimed release date or better price?

[yippiekiyeh]

Whoops started a new thread by accident... oh wells

see what I mean:

http://geocities.com/yippiekiyeh/webcam/webcam.html

If you want your own copy check this place, where I got it from:


http://interactcd.com

good luck and good hunting


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