Diablo 2 is 24 Years Old - Sharing Our Fondest Memories
On this day in the year 2000, the Dark Wanderer began his journey to the East to end the Dark Exile of the Prime Evils and unleash Terror upon the world. Even after twenty-four years, Diablo 2 is still highly regarded by many as one of the best games ever made.
Taking the world by storm, Diablo 2 cemented itself as a titan of gaming. Diablo 2 spurred on countless LAN parties of players doing Campaign walks and Chaos runs, packed internet cafes, and provided inspiration for many Dungeons and Dragons Campaigns. The game even drew in the modding and game development crowd with the likes of Project Diablo 2, Median XL, and was the muse for many other games to follow suit in the ARPG genre.
In the spirit of celebrating Diablo 2's 24th Anniversary, all of us here in Wowhead's Diablo division would like to share some of our fontest memories of the game that changed everything. So come take a stroll down memory lane with us and listen to the beautiful ambiance of the Rogue Encampment, courtesy of Youtube Content Creator Age of Ambience!
The Wowhead Team
- SoJs!
- Oh oh the act 1 scammers who drop items on the other side of the fence.
- Necro bone walls from 6 screens away ganking you the second you stepped out of camp.
- Dropping your runes in the wrong slots.
- Oh yes bricking perfect items because Ber Ith Jah.
- The music was some of the best I think to have been in a video game.
- I used to sit in the Rogue Encampment when I was a kid to listen to the music and ambiance while I did my homework and played around with Adobe Illustrator.
- First time entering the cow level as a little kid. Man D2, what a game.
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The Wowhead Team
- That soundtrack was the first true lo-fi beats.
- All I remember is the banwave for using the maphack. Well, that and all the botters — good ol' Pindlebot!
- Every single sound is identifiable in isolation by players.
- The realization years into playing that Magic items with Teleport were valuable and
