Hey guys! Been a Blizz fan since original D2 dropped 20ish years ago. I just purchased D2R after hearing about QoL improvements (quick cast, storage, auto gold loot etc). I’ve come to the conclusion that I greatly underestimated the system requirements for the remastered game. Have there been any updates or trouble shooting tips since circa 2022 as to how I can launch and play in Legacy Mode? I don’t NEED pretty graphics, but would like to play the game offline with semi current rune words that I’m unsure were implemented in LoD. Any assistance would be much appreciated!
Welcome back to D2(r).
I’m afraid that I can’t give you a lot of help on “Legacy Mode” but for what it’s worth, if you want to run the “real” version (with enhanced graphics), you don’t need that powerful a PC and GPU.
I’m running on an Intel i5-4570 (4-core, 16 Gb RAM) and a nVidia GT 1030 (2 Gb VRAM) and it runs fine, albeit with a very little bit of stuttering in animation-heavy areas (e.g. River of Flame etc.). I’m sure you could run it on an even less powerful rig as long as you dropped the screen resolution a bit.
D2R is significantly improved over LoD in a lot of small ways that collectively add up to a really big way. If you were used to LoD you will find D2R to be a really enjoyable game (IMO).
As always, YMMV.