kador wrote:actually i do.. but i guess i am the only one

and dont forget to mention the exp rate. I used to love the game by the time people used to actually take years to become D2

this was actualy a good thing, due to the extremely slow exp pvp was present from lv 10+, game in general was more balance too, there where no avoerabundace of stats (cant get best hp,weapon and spell at the same time) and weapons where olso better balance (diference between 2h and shield is not that noticeable in the low/mid tiers), heck people usd all kind of spells and weapons from scorched earth to Gauntlet as main weapon that was actualy good due to the low stat requirement (see lack of overabundace of stat).
now is be d2+ good rares + 1 or 2 build for each class or dont even bother to go pvp.
another thing i remember was the old chance to fail when crafting, many hate it but it was actualy good since the odds of achiving imba shit rares was olmost imposible, now everyone with enought time or $$$ seem to have monster rares wich further increase the gap between casual and hardcore players.