Questions For Veterans With Good Memories

[comeatmebrow]

When Diablo 2 was first released was Battle.net available? Or did it take a week for it to go online? For some reason I remember Battle.net not being available when D2 first launched.

Also, were lances in Diablo 2 when it was first released (somebody told me this)? If not, which patch introduced them?

Thanks

[Barl]

Lances were supposed to be in the game at time of release (1.00), but could not actually be found until patch 1.04. According to the patch notes for 1.04: "Lances, Holy Water Sprinklers, Grim Helms, War Clubs, and Stilettos can now be dropped by monsters and chests."