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#1 26 MAY 2003 at 8:58pm
Andromus Guild Master Posts : 5538 Joined: 6 NOV 2002 Status : Offline	So the Memorial Day weekend stretched out before me -- a three day weekend and no plans in particular. I decided this would be an excellent chance to start a few things -- play Diablo for the first time (Yes, I know -- I'm the only person left who hasn't), start Gabriel Knight 2, and catalog my book collection. Well, Friday night I started Diablo, figuring I could give it a try that evening and maybe start the other two items on my list Saturday. This turned out to be a major miscalculation on my part, because I was somewhere on level 10 trying to convince a bunch of poison spitters and toad demons that while violence wasn't the answer to their problems, it did wonders for me, when I realized with a shock it was late Sunday night already, and I hadn't started the other two things on the list. So like the little angel and demon perching on someone's shoulder in the cartoons, my adventure side and my action side started an argument. Adventure side: Right, then. I think you've had enough. Hand over the mouse. Action side: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just one more level, and I'm done. Adv: Mmmhmm. That's what you said on level nine, and level eight, and... Act: Look, I just need I just need to find the Anvil of Fury, and then I'll really kick evil's butt. I mean, look at what I've got now: "Sword of Maiming"? What good is that? Maybe if I wanted to just prod evil's butt a little, but come on! I need real power! Adv: Like you really need the Bow of Belligerence, and the Dagger of Disemboweling? You could open a weapons shop with the junk you've got already. Act: And I need to make another scavenger run, there's got to be tons of mystical goodies I've left behind. Adv: Ooo....more mystical crap, big deal. Look, in this game everything's enchanted. If you had Cain identify the cow pats in the field, they'd probably turn out to be the long lost Celtic Cowpats of Cardiff, or something. Act: Listen, do I hassle you this much when you're trying to figure out how to open a door using a plastic pink flamingo, a kazoo, and a half-eaten croissant? Adv: Well, actually you do. Your solution to everything is just to go around the corner because you're sure there's going to be a rocket launcher, an Abrams tank, or at least a sharp pointy stick. Act: Then you know what it feels like. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a gargoyle over here who's just dying, to, well, die! Adv: What about starting Gabriel Knight 2? What about organizing our books? Act: (Busy clicking away) Stuff Gabriel Knight. Adv: (Shocked) WHAT did you say? Act: I said stuff Gabriel Knight! And the books too! How many shelves worth haven't we read yet? Adv: Thanks to games like Diablo, that's why we don't get any reading done! Act: You mean thanks to Gabriel Knight 1! How much time did we waste on that? Adv: WASTE? That tears it.... And showing a surprising amount of initiative, my adventure side smacked my action side with the mental equivalent of a rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle, surprising my action side (who is always ready for hell-hordes or waves of commandos, but couldn't possibly imagine being hit by a rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle), and allowing me just the split second I needed to wrench myself away from the computer. So, here I am, making good progress in book cataloging, but keeping a watchful eye for my action side to make its next move, mental rubber chicken at the ready....
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#2 26 MAY 2003 at 9:35pm
MichalN Grand Inquisitor Posts : 7058 Joined: 14 SEP 2003 Status : Online	That was funny And this is why I don't even bother to make plans, I know they never work out anyway I forgot my sig.
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#3 27 MAY 2003 at 6:21pm
Eva Guild Master Posts : 3247 Joined: 5 NOV 2002 Status : Offline	play Diablo for the first time (Yes, I know -- I'm the only person left who hasn't), You're wrong - I have it (both I&II) on a shelf collecting dust - I guess my action side needs to get kicked into - well, action!
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#4 27 MAY 2003 at 8:43pm
Deleted User	Dia blows, apparently. I'd like to try it. Warcraft 3, on the other hand, is a different entity entirely!

#5 29 MAY 2003 at 1:34am
szcax Journeyman Posts : 935 Joined: 12 OCT 2002 Status : Online	Andro: very, very funny! I remember when I first played Diablo (like you, way after it was the 'cool' game to play) and I thought it got real boring real quick. Click on a monster until it dies, loot its corpse, repeat. Keep at that long enough and you'll win. Uninstalled after a half a day of gameplay. I'm glad you're enjoying it though. Again, thanks for the article. It brightened up my otherwise mediocre day. Black holes are where God divided by zero
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#6 29 MAY 2003 at 1:48am
Andromus Guild Master Posts : 5538 Joined: 6 NOV 2002 Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By szcax (29 MAY 2003 1:34am)* Andro: very, very funny! I remember when I first played Diablo (like you, way after it was the 'cool' game to play) and I thought it got real boring real quick. Click on a monster until it dies, loot its corpse, repeat. Keep at that long enough and you'll win. Uninstalled after a half a day of gameplay. I'm glad you're enjoying it though. Again, thanks for the article. It brightened up my otherwise mediocre day. Yes, in a lot of ways it's overrated. Someone called it a glorified version of Gauntlet, and they're not too far off. Strategy mostly consists of finding a bottleneck or some other defendable place and then drawing off monsters from the main pack. Lather, rinse and repeat. Yet I'm still finding it addictive, with its promise of random new items. Around the next corner could be a really great....well, who knows what I'll find? That alone will probably get a replay out of me.
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#7 31 MAY 2003 at 11:27pm
Jess Journeyman Posts : 1359 Joined: 21 MAR 2003 Status : Online	I gotta admit, that was pretty amusing to read.
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#8 19 JUN 2003 at 11:03pm
Allanon Journeyman Posts : 1322 Joined: 19 JUN 2003 Status : Offline	I found that both Diablo 1 & 2 were much fun if you played together with a bunch of friends on Battlenet !! Give it a try - just hacking and slashing around by yourself , agreed , is not much fun at all !! Finding that cool new weapon , armour etc also added to the addiction ! I was hooked so damn much that I can honestly say that I have 4 characters at the 99 level ( Pally , Sorc , Necro , and Barb ) . No more though !! You only live once , but , if you live right , once is enough . Being happy takes work ...
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#9 20 JUN 2003 at 12:27am
Bob_the_Builder Journeyman Posts : 956 Joined: 25 APR 2003 Status : Online	Cooperative mode is definatly fun but it's better when you play with people you know. A lot of times you get people that try to rush through the game. NO SOUP FOR YOU!
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#10 20 JUN 2003 at 12:37am
Allanon Journeyman Posts : 1322 Joined: 19 JUN 2003 Status : Offline	You are absolutely right , Bob ! I only play with friends or like - minded gamers . I was always willing to help out newbies with a few items or gems here and there though. I too dislike the gamer wanting to rush - pointless and UNFUN . Nothing compares to doing it yourself ( with friends in the same party ) , a more sense of accomplishment is felt . When you actually rise from level 1 to the upper 80's and 90's legitimately - a cool but exhausting experience !! You only live once , but , if you live right , once is enough . Being happy takes work ...
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