tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826783898962653229.post7674826974655595556..comments2023-10-18T08:34:32.335-07:00Comments on Banana Pepper Martinis: Diablo 2: Still Grinding After All These YearsKirk Battlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16612840105075834275noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826783898962653229.post-19644382628037000002009-11-11T10:04:42.588-08:002009-11-11T10:04:42.588-08:00When I was thinking about games where the people w...When I was thinking about games where the people who were intense about it really required a massive change, this one immediately came to mind. It was almost like the difference between screwing around with a basketball in the park and the NBA, the refinement of the tactics I was reading in the faq's (and the amount of time it took) was amazing.<br /><br />It's funny you should mention economy structures though, I've got a blog post coming down the pipeline on just that using the same ideas from Diablo 2.Kirk Battlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612840105075834275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826783898962653229.post-32709812856192478112009-11-11T06:17:58.250-08:002009-11-11T06:17:58.250-08:00I found your essay really interesting, because I&#...I found your essay really interesting, because I've been a longtime player of the game, on and off for a decade, but never beyond a casual level. I was probably more 'into it' than you, and I think I gleaned a little about the workings of its economy (now THERES a topic someone could write a long essay about), but overall the hardcore player base was always this bizarre, mysterious, almost invisible ivory tower. At least with other games you know that the hardcore players are playing the same game as you, but better and more often. With Diablo 2, everything is a mystery.<br /><br />My mind just boggles to think about the amount of time devoted to Blizzard-made and other games whose followings last for years and years, especially those that are popular in Asia. Whole communities and mini-cultures and _movements_ must develop and disappear within them, all invisibly.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864153083454504139noreply@blogger.com