Until you want to play with your buddies over LAN. And we would have gotten it if it wasn't for those meddling suits.

Thankfully D2RLAN exists.

Yeah, it's neat. At the very least it behaves like a normal modern window. Original d2 has big problems with a monopolitic behavior over your screen estate while being 4:3.

Another counterpoint is Nier, where gameplay became more smooth and story additions made it worth another whole run. Character designs changed, that expectedly caused some drama, but having almost-unheard of prequel of Automata being there accessible to new audiences with new lore for old souls to is a win-win situation. Rare games made me not question preorder or first day purchase.

I could argue with Final Fantasy III remake