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D2R.ORGHead to http://squarespace.com/rhykker to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code RHYKKER. Diablo II released 26 years ago, and yet the entire ARPG genre is still wrestling with many of the same design problems it solved remarkably well. In this video, I break down why Diablo II’s influence still hangs over games like Diablo IV, Path of Exile, Path of Exile 2, Grim Dawn, Last Epoch, and more, from loot and itemization, to progression, buildcrafting, replayability, friction, and the way great ARPGs make you want to keep playing even when no quest marker is telling you what to do. This isn’t an argument that Diablo II is perfect. Plenty of its systems have aged badly. The more interesting question is: what did it get so right that developers are still trying to recapture the same feeling decades later? What do you think Diablo II still does better than modern ARPGs? Or has the genre finally surpassed it? Let me know in the comments. Time stamps: 00:00 Intro 01:35 Preface 03:22 1. Loot 06:52 2. Power 09:53 3. Friction 13:11 4. Endgame 15:18 5. The Player 17:12 6. Chasing Diablo 2 19:33 7. Copying D2 21:36 Conclusion Links: Chris Wilson on breakpoints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCO63TsDp4I Chris Wilson interviews Moon Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-5RHd7vTfk My gear on Amazon: https://a.co/d/047uawZl (I earn commission!) Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRl31PWkfF0a3j3hiDRaCGA/join ▬ Subscribe for more videos ►http://bit.ly/RhykkerSub ▬ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rhykker ▬ Follow me on Twitch to join me when I play: ►http://bit.ly/1v5gqDu ▬ Follow me on Twitter for updates: ►https://twitter.com/rhykker ▬ Visit my website: ► ▬ Buy Raider merch: ► Check out the official Diablo 4 Discord: and the subreddit: Executive producers: Kiskaloo, Zaeith Special thanks: John Dwyer, Joshua Dotson, MaiaNashira, Nazgren, Arcthorin, Lamer of Sweden , Neme5i5, Nicholas Lautner , Remiehneppo, Toioiz, Tony Duran, Valentine Judnich, zoomsp #Diablo2 #Diablo #ARPG
