[Mr. Jeeves]

I would get kinda sick too, from the 3D immersion effect or something.

That's always been my problem with these first person shooters, though I'll probably get Doom III also. Diablo II is my favorite - it's "obsolete" by today's graphical standards, but the playability is such that I still play it all the time.

[Paradox]

Hah! My younger brother is a Diablo GHOD! He has played that thing everyway including backwards, and plays till he wins out. Something that some game companies had forgotten, that game PLAYABILITY is key, graphics is secondary. Diablo is a very playable game.

Now that Doom III is "done", I wonder if the owner of the company, John Carmack, will put more effort into his X-prize rocket project.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Playing video games until you feel sick?

[Sloth]

Diablo II is my favorite - it's "obsolete" by today's graphical standards, but the playability is such that I still play it all the time.

I just started playing it a few weeks ago -- still can't kill Duriel with my 26th-level assassin.

[najida]

I love Diablo II,
Something about blowing demons to little bits at the end of the day that makes me smile.

[GreenLanternCorps]

Diablo II "Obsolete"

Goodness help me, I still have the following:

Red Baron
Age of Rifles
Dark Forces

Of course my first PC was:

486DX-2 66mhz
8MB RAM
520MB Hard Drive
2x CD
3.5mm AND a 5.25in Floppies!

[Xenalyte]

Okay, crew, who's up for some D2 after hours? We should agree on a realm, and a game name/password that we could always have running when one or any of us are online.

Sloth, is your assassin a solo or a multiplayer character? My claw assassin Ralla had lots of trouble with Duriel - claws were not the way to go for him.

Here's what I did.

Ralla still had her rogue archer mercenary from Act I. She also had a couple points in Burst of Speed. We Bursted, then entered Duriel's lair and immediately set up a Town Portal (I have it hot-keyed to F1). Ralla had a few points in the first fire trap - can't remember the name - and she lobbed them at Duriel until the rogue got slaughtered. Then she'd TP back to town, resurrect the rogue, and repeat.

It took probably eight town-to-Duriel-to-town exchanges to do it. The secret is not to stay in town too long - Duriel (and all the bosses, I think) regenerate health when you're not pounding on them.

[Docbarleypop]

diablo II has better graphics, but the first was much better in my opinion, have you tried Fallout II? great game,

[stands2reason]

Diablo II is my favorite - it's "obsolete" by today's graphical standards, but the playability is such that I still play it all the time.

Hubby's favorite, as well. Both of those games (I & II) were worth every penny, and almost make up for some less worthwhile purchases (Myst, for example).

[Hot Tabasco]

I was hooked on Turok-II till I finally broke free of the mesmorizing effect it had on me which had me spending literally hours on end playing the damn thing.....

These games are evil and parents who allow these things to be their babysitters deserve all the problems they are going to get due to parental neglect.

[yhwhsman]

Diablo II is my favorite - it's "obsolete" by today's graphical standards, but the playability is such that I still play it all the time.

Me too.