New Diablo II patch lets you play without disc

[Shrygue]

via Joystiq


While the rumor mill is perpetually abuzz for Diablo III, let's go back one iteration to a game that's actually available. Blizzard has released patch 1.12 for Diablo II, which allows you to run the full game without the disc in the tray, provided you have all the required .MPQ files. According to BlizzPlanet, that either requires a full re-installation or copy-and-pasting the proper files onto the computer.

The patch also fixes some compatibility with Intel Macs and resets the online rankings. Our friends at BigDownload speculate this might be preliminary steps to putting the game on Blizzard's digital download store. Blizzard, known for patching games years after their release, updated Starcraft as recently as 2007.

[JKKDARK]

Fantastic news! That's what I wanted

[pibs]

A lil late blizzard, the community has had one for years already. After banning me and countless others for using a no cd crack, I wont have anything to do with a $#@!ty company like blizzard.

[mcdougall57]

never actually played this game, any good?

[JKKDARK]

One of the best games ever, I can't believe you never played it

[Kulawend]

Now all we need is a patch to remove the need for a CD key. I've misplaced mine about a year ago and haven't found it since, and although this game is good, it is far too dated to be worth spending money on ANOTHER copy.

[JuiceAlex1]

Sorry about bringing an old topic up but I would like to know if anyone of you got into the Diablo 3 beta?

The beta has just started a few days ago. I got in and the game looks really good. Blizzard announced a bunch of news with the Beta. They presented the new Barbarian skills system (diablo 3 barbarian skills) and they introd