# Diablo 2 - Who thought up this con job? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 20, 2003, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-who-thought-up-this-con-job/196395 "2003-08-20T08:03:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-who-thought-up-this-con-job/196395/61 "2003-08-22T00:02:19Z")
It was nice meeting you “in game” **Absoul** , and again Happy Birthday! I think I put my user names in the Diablo 2 [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=176500&perpage=50&pagenumber=1) in the Cafe Society, but they are: numbnut numbnut1 numbnut2 and numbnut3 The thread is up to 9 pages now, but several SD members put their usernames in it. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-who-thought-up-this-con-job/196395/62 "2003-08-22T00:10:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \* > \*\*Ya ever heard o’ _Fable_? \*\* I haven’t, but I have heard of Knight of the Old Republic, so my previous comment was not entirely accurate. Still, I’m heartily sick of games getting billed as Role-Playing Games that don’t involve any actual _role_ playing. And 99% of console “RPGs” are pre-rendered plot scenes broken up by extended leveling fests that have zero bearing on the outcome of the plot, beyond making the character powerful enough to get to the end of the game and kill the final Foozle. They can still be _fun_, but they ain’t role-playing. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-who-thought-up-this-con-job/196395/63 "2003-08-22T00:26:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \* > \*\*… And Populous. \*\* My point is, Peter Molyneux has some awesome ideas, but the implementation is sometimes not so great. Fable is perhaps the most ambitious game ever, so it may be the coolest game of all time, or it may fail horribly. It may even manage to do both at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Burnt\_Sugar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@Burnt\_Sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burnt_Sugar)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-who-thought-up-this-con-job/196395/64 "2003-08-22T00:33:07Z")
D2 is the _only_ game I’ve been able to get into. I think, like the others said, it’s the shopping. It’s finding the cool stuff and selling it. And deciding where to put gems and the satisfaction of killing a champion (or whatever) and getting a nice pickup. I think I’ll play now. It’s a great time waster! ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-who-thought-up-this-con-job/196395/65 "2003-08-22T05:03:31Z")
You dejected guys do not know the wonderful art of modding. You can choose to turn your plod and click game into “AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! Monsters after meeee!!! What do I do???” ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-who-thought-up-this-con-job/196395/66 "2003-08-22T06:58:59Z")
**absoul** , that is basically the story of my life too, except today instead of doing 50 meph runs I rushed a character and then sat in cows. I hit level 54. I’m going to level 80 or so with this guy. Bstar, herald, guardian angel, etc. Auradin with staying power:) ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-who-thought-up-this-con-job/196395/67 "2003-08-22T07:28:43Z")
i once had a level 6 character in hell/hell. then i’ll find one of those pk games and harvest some ‘??!’. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-who-thought-up-this-con-job/196395/68 "2003-08-22T07:47:06Z")
Also amusing is hostiling the room in a norm cows game. At level 9 (lowest level possible to hostile at). I haven’t made my level 9 dueler yet, but I’ve got plans. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-who-thought-up-this-con-job/196395/69 "2003-08-22T13:35:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ENugent \* > \*\*Go play Geneforge or Avernum if you want interesting tactics and character development. Diablo is basically FreeCell on crack - just turn off your mind and keep clicking. \*\* Oh, yes! I’m waiting on Geneforge 2 to come out. I haven’t played Avernum, but I was unbelievably hooked on Geneforge. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-who-thought-up-this-con-job/196395.md?page=3)