Because of the skill tree, Diablo 2 has more bang for the buck than any game I have ever played. That’s why the synergy system of 1.10 is so compelling and warrants playing the game over again - it adds an additional layer of complexity and interaction into a skill system that is richer than any RPG on the market, and introduces it at almost the end of the game’s life, when most players can actually appreciate the different builds that are now possible. What makes Diablo 2 so interesting is the richness of the character skill trees and how different skills play off one another - any character class has so many substantially different builds that in any other game they would actually be considered different classes. I don’t think it is that easy - a game like Nethack has almost nothing in common with Diablo 2, although Diablo 2 is obviously heavily inpired by the former. It seems like the vast majority of doofs are basically guys who don’t even enjoy the core game. The guys who are just leeching levels are the ones who really bug me - I just don’t understand what they are “getting” out of the game at all, since all they do is hang back at the outskirts of the xp bubble. Guys who join your group and then instantly try to PK you the second you send them a tp. Piles of drops that disappear the second they hit the ground, regardless of whether or not your character can use it. Level 14 characters trying to leech levels off of your work in nightmare. With most of the qt3 group missing in action for the last few days, I’ve been doing some leveling in the public games, and man, I just don’t get these guys. I swear, the lag on USEast today was worse than it was when 1.10 was released.

Not only is mousepad’s site down from the stress, but itself seems to be crumbling from the demand that the usual gaggle of morons logging on simultaneously to test it out are putting on it.

Mousepad Map Hack 1.10