Diablo 2 Server

[immolate]

Hi guys.
I've been a fan of the Diablo series ever since Diablo 1. I only recently bought Diablo 2 and LoD, and I've been playing it almost non-stop :P
Had a mate over and been playing it over LAN; so much fun.

I was thinking about the idea of someone who could possibly host a server/game, and leave it on all the time. And for everyone here who's interested (and anyone else as well) we could really get a popular server going. I'm talking many many people, using the party window (half of you don't know it exists, I bet) PVP'ing, trading, and even doing Co-Op play. Of course.. if you'd done the quests once.. you'd need an editor to undo them.. and uhh.. I dunno how that'd tie in with the 'no hacking' rule the server would obviously need. But ehh, we'll sort that problem out later.

So is there anyone out there who feels this idea has enough potential (the idea being to create a server, or say, a group of servers, that brings back Diablo 2 Multiplayer for all those interested, and becomes hugely popular/populated) that would possibly be able to host a game/server like that?

And does anyone else like the shape of the idea? Try get the game name details etc posted in a sticky on this forum, so people can see it, and really try and get everyone enthusiastically involved in MP again?

Opinions kgo.

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Edit: err just a recap after reading through that; The actual core idea is to try and get everyone who's enthusiastic about Diablo 2 MP to all get focused on this one server/game or group of servers/games, and get a nice MP community going - instead of all the random 2 player games scattered throughout battle.net.

[wingkid]

I'm up for that, sounds awesome! Wouldn't people just get accustomed to getting away with hacking, thus making it pointless and not fun?

[immolate]

Well yeah we couldn't have hacking obviously.. that always ruins multiplayer, on any game.

But I had a quick look on battle.net last night, and the most people I saw in a single game was 6. I'm talking of making a game/server that I dunno.. perhaps hundreds? of people play on. I have no idea if there's a limit, and whether or not the world would be big enough to hold that many people haha. But that's the general shape of the idea.

[CdMagicFind]

Sorry to ask this but. Do you know much about diablo?

The limit is 8 people in a regular game and without a mod, that's about all it can handle. It edits to have more monsters with more people, but with 100's, that would be literally completely cluttered. Not to mention, though the number of players in a game has little effect on lag, hundredfold, this changes a bit.

I like the idea, though. Most people play single player. If you set up a good single player type of "Ladder", that would be pretty cool. Choose who you let in wisely, though. I think most of the people here are reputable, though.

edit - play single player to do this*

[immolate]

ahh don't apologise, i know **** all :P hahaha.
if the highest number of players you can have is 8, then screw the idea.
i didn't actually know that.
and yeah, i'm in agreeance with you - the world would be soo cluttered.
ah well, it was just an idea.