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jem...@gmail.com
Apr 28, 2013, 4:36:45 PM4/28/13
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Hi Guys,
It has been a long while since I posted to this NG. I do occasionally lurk though.
This morning I was reading through the archives from as far back as 2003. Some of our discussions were very entertaining. Over the years Diablo 2 has been more than just a game. It has been a way of life, so to speak.
Along that line of thought, I stopped playing online and went SP (no ATMA) exclusively several years back. The online community can often be too frenetic for my tasks, and I wanted to defeat the game 100% self found, playing very slowly when I had the time. I'd play a few hours here and there every couple weeks. It was a fun diversion.
My barb was working through Act 4 hell when my computer finally died. My new computer no longer supports Diablo 2 (and I really don't care enough to hack around that limitation) so I broke down and bought Diablo 3.
Diablo 3 was fun for a couple months, but then it lost its allure. I have changed. The game has changed. It's over now.
I want to thank this community for the years of fond memories. As for me, I'm busy with the house, and with family, and work, and all the myriad other things that make life worthwhile.
Take care. I wish you all the very best.
"Player has left the game. Diablo's minions weaken".
-Jason
It has been a long while since I posted to this NG. I do occasionally lurk though.
This morning I was reading through the archives from as far back as 2003. Some of our discussions were very entertaining. Over the years Diablo 2 has been more than just a game. It has been a way of life, so to speak.
Along that line of thought, I stopped playing online and went SP (no ATMA) exclusively several years back. The online community can often be too frenetic for my tasks, and I wanted to defeat the game 100% self found, playing very slowly when I had the time. I'd play a few hours here and there every couple weeks. It was a fun diversion.
My barb was working through Act 4 hell when my computer finally died. My new computer no longer supports Diablo 2 (and I really don't care enough to hack around that limitation) so I broke down and bought Diablo 3.
Diablo 3 was fun for a couple months, but then it lost its allure. I have changed. The game has changed. It's over now.
I want to thank this community for the years of fond memories. As for me, I'm busy with the house, and with family, and work, and all the myriad other things that make life worthwhile.
Take care. I wish you all the very best.
"Player has left the game. Diablo's minions weaken".
-Jason
ImperiusDamian
Apr 29, 2013, 11:46:56 PM4/29/13
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On 2013-04-28 16:36, jem...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> It has been a long while since I posted to this NG. I do occasionally
> lurk though.
>
> This morning I was reading through the archives from as far back as
> 2003. Some of our discussions were very entertaining. Over the years
> Diablo 2 has been more than just a game. It has been a way of life,
> so to speak.
>
> Along that line of thought, I stopped playing online and went SP (no
> ATMA) exclusively several years back. The online community can often
> be too frenetic for my tasks, and I wanted to defeat the game 100%
> self found, playing very slowly when I had the time. I'd play a few
> hours here and there every couple weeks. It was a fun diversion.
>
> My barb was working through Act 4 hell when my computer finally died.
> My new computer no longer supports Diablo 2 (and I really don't care
> enough to hack around that limitation) so I broke down and bought
> Diablo 3.
>
Ah, man, that sucks :(
> Hi Guys,
>
> It has been a long while since I posted to this NG. I do occasionally
> lurk though.
>
> This morning I was reading through the archives from as far back as
> 2003. Some of our discussions were very entertaining. Over the years
> Diablo 2 has been more than just a game. It has been a way of life,
> so to speak.
>
> Along that line of thought, I stopped playing online and went SP (no
> ATMA) exclusively several years back. The online community can often
> be too frenetic for my tasks, and I wanted to defeat the game 100%
> self found, playing very slowly when I had the time. I'd play a few
> hours here and there every couple weeks. It was a fun diversion.
>
> My barb was working through Act 4 hell when my computer finally died.
> My new computer no longer supports Diablo 2 (and I really don't care
> enough to hack around that limitation) so I broke down and bought
> Diablo 3.
>
What I tend to do when I get new rigs whose OSes no longer support old
games, is I run a Windows 2000 or XP VM through VirtualBox. Reduces
performance somewhat but with old games that's not really an issue. It's
the only way I can run the original Age of Empires or the early Tomb
Raiders, for example
The Diablos all seem to work fine on Win7 x64 though, which is
interesting given the sheer age of the first game!
> Diablo 3 was fun for a couple months, but then it lost its allure. I
> have changed. The game has changed. It's over now.
>
> I want to thank this community for the years of fond memories. As for
> me, I'm busy with the house, and with family, and work, and all the
> myriad other things that make life worthwhile.
>
> Take care. I wish you all the very best.
>
> "Player has left the game. Diablo's minions weaken".
>
> -Jason
>
but you do what you gotta do. Good luck with house, family, work and all
that good stuff :)
kinlaw
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