how can you suck at diablo2? its an rpg type thing

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  1. Sheriff Fatman

    Sheriff Fatman Active Member

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    Or "a real challenge" to fuckwits like Ioo and "an entertainment (type thing)" to people of low intelligence or above.
     
  2. gamenut

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    I once played to a level 50 barbarian because I was bored. Don't say it. I'll say it for you. I played a loooonnnnng time. I was really bored. I ran around killing all I could with one swing.
     
  3. Ioo

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    Sheriff seems to be gearing up for a revolt... can't stand being the shadow of the great spammer anymore?
     
  4. Jarinor

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    Well, I got to level 64 or 65 with my Bowazon...in single player as well...the hours I wasted holding down the right mouse button...
     
  5. Sheriff Fatman

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    Lysa got her Trapassin up to 75 and my Bearid is currently 74. Sorry for the lame names, I just wanted to prove I'm a Diablo vet :wink:

    Yeah, Ioo, that's exactly it. I am trying to compete with you. Your posts are so cool, and everyone loves you so much, I just have to try to be you. I ... I think ... I think I love you.

    <font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Sheriff Fatman on 2002-02-22 18:38 ]</font>
     
  6. Jarinor

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    I think that loo should change his sig to reflect his enormous popularity here...

    "Loved by all, especially Sheriff Fatman."
     
  7. DarkUnderlord

    DarkUnderlord Administrator Staff Member

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    I'm starting up a new club. It's called:
    "The I Love Ioo Association"
    Or "TILIA" for short. Anyone want to join?
     
  8. Jarinor

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    You know, it really should be the "TINIA" - The I Need Ioo Association. A small change, but an important one nonetheless :smile:.
     
  9. Quethim

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    Well since I am really bored and I found that this thread looks pretty interesting(I didnt read it all though). I will tell you what I think.

    A computer game can not be an RPG. You dont role dice now do you? So then it cant be a ROLE playing game. Yes Diablo 2 is clasified as a RPG but is it really one? Is Arcanum one? Is Baldurs Gate one? Is the RPG forum an RPG?
     
  10. Saint_Proverbius

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    If you think that's all there is to an RPG, then every game is an "RPG" by that shallow definition. You're a space marine in Doom, it must be an RPG!

    Just find someone with Diablo 2 to help you get past Diablo.
     
  11. Quethim

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    And the definition of a RPG for a computer would be: Gaining levels,gaining skills,an adventure, playing a character with a personality,and a whole lot more. Yes Diablo2 is a RPG for the computer game definition. It has level gaining, skill gaining, an adventure, finding items, special quests, and a whole lot more. I like Diablo2 it is a really fun game and I like the way they did the items. Where an item randomly comes. Not much RPGs have that way of using weapons.
     
  12. Ioo

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    Quethim, how is rolling dice roll (get it?) playing?..

    And thanx for the sig advice, I'll do that.
     
  13. Gonk

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    Um, Quethim. Dice rolls are used for aiding randomization in RPG's. The dice themselves aren't necessery for a RPG. It's just a tool to aid the gamemaster.
     
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    I bought two new computer games yesterday. They were Throne of Darkness and Fallout 2. Is it just me or is Throne of Darkness very similar to a Diablo 2 based in Japan?
     
  15. Saint_Proverbius

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    By that definition, Diakatana in an RPG.
     
  16. Sheriff Fatman

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    Q., an RPG is simply one where the point of the game is to role-play. It has nothing to do with throwing dice or gaining levels. Free-form role-playing, often the choice of purists (or just people who like to do things to let them feel superior) generally has little more than a narrator (GM) and a bunch of players, held in line through shared attitudes.

    There is a difference between a game having a role-playing element and being a roleplaying game.

    Any game putting the player in a role other than his normal one can be considered to have an element of role-playing. This would even be true in a game that allowed you to "play yourself" (not to be confused with Ioo's playing with himself), if that game put you in a situation other than one you would normally encounter, because you would be playing a role.

    Games where the point is role-playing are more often game systems, such as D&D or GURPS, which enable people to create scenarios for each other, make characters, and role-play those characters in the scenarios.

    So far, the computer versions of this have rarely provided fully fledged gaming systems. They're more often an application of a specific set of game system mechanics, resulting in a computer version of a scenario, or possibly campaign.

    NVN might be a step towards something more, but that remains to be seen.
     
  17. Jarinor

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    I'd like to point out, Quethim, that if your idea of roleplaying is dice-throwing, then you have to include a large bunch of middle-aged kids who are obese, sweat constantly, and think that there's only one food group, which is pastries. Also, heaps of kids around your age.

    I am talking, of course, about Warhammer gamers. All they do is throw dice, measure stuff in inches and argue "Your space marine can't see my orc! There's a tree in the way!"

    "Look, buddy, he can, I put my head to the desk, and I could see your orc. It's not my fault he's crap with a gun and my space marine is a hardcore badass."
     
  18. Otto Krupp

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    Even in Australia *sigh*. Is no place safe from Games Workshop?
     
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    The concept isn't that bad really. It's just very expensive and time-consuming. It can be great fun though.
     
  20. Ioo

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    Gamenut... Throne of Darkness is Diablo set in Japan... dont even bother playing... Fallout2 on the other hand is the best RPG... and I think it really qualifies as an RPG... a real RPG, more rpg than arcanum. :p and alot more fun for sure
     
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