cw8: Oh, the gambler npc? I only gambled once and I got that Unique Wand. In TL1 at least you can get greens or blues or crap if you gamble, had gambled a few times I didn't get any Uniques. Think it's more or less the same here in TL2.

MonstaMunch: I have a feeling legendary only drops in hardcore mode or something.

DarrkPhoenix: Well, I just finished the game with my embermage and have now started on a new-game+.

DodoGeo: where do you buy maps for random dungeons like in T1?

MonstaMunch: You can buy maps from the guy in The Minehead.

DodoGeo: Cool, thanks. As I'm on Act II and I don't know where Minehead is, I guess that's in game+ mode only?

DodoGeo: What's the game+ like and where do you buy maps for random dungeons like in T1?

DarrkPhoenix: Newgame+ is pretty much the same as the first playthrough, but it starts at lvl 51.

hedwards: Looks like the bug is still there with the most recent patch.

Porkdish: I like games that reward me for playing well, not long.

I feel more attached to my characters for every decision made in making it. If I find someone who has a better build, swapping out to it with my current character cheapens every minute I spent playing with them. Areas and bosses are memorable for how you defeated them.

I'm currently playing a second Berserker with a drastically different build to my first, the early game is a lot harder, and the difficulty is fun. I would never have that if I could just swap out my skills with my first Berserker.

I never did the Diablo 2 rush-rush-rush to high level. It defeated the point of playing the game to me. Skipping the whole game just so your new build is great for pvp or end game farming. I'd rather try builds that are fun for playing the whole game, not just the end.

MonstaMunch: It was Steam. I was playing, then Protoss told me about the patch, and warned me that people were losing items from their shared stash when they updated. So I put all my important stuff into my other stash (left one unimportant item in shared just to see), and restarted with the update. Much to my delight, the "test item" was still in my stash, though a few minutes later I realized some areas I'd unlocked were unavailable, and I was about 4 quests back from where I previously was. It's odd because it still remembered my last waypoint, and let me teleport to it, even though it was on a map that it said I hadn't been to yet (the Forgotten Halls, Act III). Like I said, the only good thing was that I kept my xp and items, that's something I guess.

hedwards: I guess it's not a bug, they just reroll the environment when there's a patch. I don't usually play games like this when there are still patches being made regularly.