Diablo 2 either won't open or constantly crashes during gameplay

I have a similar problem. Running MacOS 10.13.6 (High Sierra). Running D2 LoD. Some additional points:

  • Game ran without problems in pure single player mode.
  • Problems began after “Open Battlenet” button initiated patching
  • Game now normally requires 4-6 launches before it will run.
  • Once running it doesn’t crash,
  • Launch crashes are of two distinct types:
    Freezes, eventually requiring a forced quit. Gives Apple dialog for reporting.
    Plain crash, giving Bizzard Error dialog for report to Blizz.
  • Same result after reinstalling (multiple times)
  • Same result installing on another Mac

I had to buy a new CD key, because the one purchased years ago was “assigned to another BN user” for some unknowable reason. Needless to say, I’m not thrilled about having to buy a new copy of a game I already owned, only to have it not run properly.

Dan

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