Blizzard is no longer fixing diablo 2 bugs or dealing with modders/botters because they want diablo 2 lod to die. you can see on their website in the games section that diablo 2 lod isnt even listed in the classic game section anymore. they’re trying to get everyone to switch over to that abomination they made called “d2r”. diablo 2 lord of destruction was originally made by a team called blizzard north which dissolved back in 2005. during the games creation blizzard south (the people who run blizzard now) only created the cinematics of the game so all the talent that went into diablo 2 lod no longer exists within the company. thats why all their new games look like WoW, including d2r. its only a matter of time before they pull the plug on diablo 2 lod. it was never their creation so they have no interest in supporting it even though its the best game to ever come out of that company. RIP diablo 2 lod
They said they would continue to support the game for the classic experience. It won’t get major updates like D2R, but it’ll run and stick around. That’s really all anyone can ask for at this point. I’m fine w/ occasional patches to keep it running and nothing else. Obviously bug fixes will take longer than they would for a product like D2R that actually makes them money.
D2 is part of the golden era of games where companies hosted online services free for a game you only paid box price for.
What bugs? And don’t say mana burn and tomb vipers.
Modders mod on separate servers and Blizzard has never been able to stop botting, map hack and pickit.
I play hc ladder on us west - zero problems.
i cant even log into the game right now because of the CD key bug just to name one
You’re saying cd key, are you referring to the 16 digit cd key or the 26 digit digital key?
I’ve just discovered that 4 of my Blizzard accounts are missing their redeemed d2 game keys.
I had the CD bug too and it would no go away on its own, why now after all these years when it resolved automatically, I could be wrong, but it feels like they want to push the remaining players out
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