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What's the point of playing if you just follow the path without exploring? There's a walkthrough that shows the optimal order to complete things, making it easy and quite logical. The only challenging part is the labyrinth with tons of traps at the end, and the time limit with Kivan isn't great, especially since you encounter him early (if you notice him), but he quickly leaves, and you have to rush through the main storyline. I ended up getting him later to avoid that.

Every half hour, I'd launch a small attack, and the rest of the time, I'd shoot with the sling using right-click.

I once played through the first part as a druid. It was a bit silly. The last time, I played as a skald.

I probably won't play solo again. It seems kind of boring, and overall, fast runs don't seem to have much point, so it's better not to play them.

As for the fact that they deceive – well, how can I put it, you spend time and energy on the game, right? And what do you get in return?

In return, you get relaxation, good emotions, and an improvement in your psychological state.

Computer games, board games, drinking with guys in the garage, attending a concert, theater, fishing, watching a series, simply chatting with friends, playing football, hockey, creating a continuous-blooming garden, building a robot model, reading a book, etc. – all of this is called “leisure” in one word.

Are you the smartest person in the world or something? Do you know about Tatzko Foll?

If you spend time at the computer, then you're a computer enthusiast.

As for the fact that they were deceiving – well, how can I put it, you spend time and mental energy on the game, right? And what do you get in return?

Escapism. If you only watch Solovyov and Skabeyeva all day long, then your brain might start to malfunction, which is a pity, but even that is now being taken away, as they are pushing their own agenda everywhere.

I once played through the first part as a Druid. It was a bit silly, yes. The last time I played was as a Skald.

You can easily tank with a staff as a Sorceress. And even the Fire Breath spell at a higher level is also very powerful.

I played both parts as a Sorceress; 70% of the time, you surround the entire party with a frame, like in a strategy game, and right-click on the enemy. And since, like in the first Baldur's Gate games, mages only have slings, it turns out that they just stand there and wave their hands at some weaklings. And the rest of the time, you cast some kind of magic arrow, for which you need to rest, manage stacks, and generally take care of this frail mage throughout his life, and it deals about as much damage as a regular warrior's hit or two. You can cast an AoE spell on weak enemies to enjoy watching them get splattered, but a warrior can also take them down just as easily without any losses. So, it turns out that the class is just for "fun" – to cast some spells, but this fun is overshadowed by the constant tedious casting, micro-management to prevent the mobs from one-shotting him, dreams, and inventory overload. It's not worth the effort; it's better to fill the slots with Priests or Druids as a last resort.

I played that Baldur's Gate for exactly 15 minutes. It's complete nonsense; Diablo is a thousand times better. I've actually decided to take a break from games. I need to sort myself out, play some basketball, and work out. Otherwise, I might turn into a complete computer nerd. There's a basketball hoop in the courtyard next door, and it's set at a height of four and a half meters. Who did that? Some kind of Tatsuko Follies, maybe. One time, my ball got stuck up there, and I had to kick that metal thing with all my might to get it down.

It was installed on the fire hydrant.

Yeah, it's fine in the second part; there's just no point in constantly casting spells, especially on weak enemies. But against golems and dragons, it's good, considering that warriors often die quickly against them.
And in the first part, you can use ranged attacks against distant enemies when it's difficult to get through the melee. But usually, I kill bosses with wizards and the like, just filling the entire map with magic. 😎

I should have played Diablo 2 and reached level 99.

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Our grandmother passed away. She had a stroke and is in the hospital. My mom visits her every day.

And Raisa Musina already gave birth. Well, I missed my chance; I won't have a huge family.

I actually have some new games, not to mention the old ones that are better than Diablo 2...
Besides, you haven't played that many games, you could play more.

Which ones are the best? For its time, Diablo was top-notch. Blizzard was one of the first to organize online and PvP modes in RPGs. They were almost always the first; the only real competitor to remember is Fallout in terms of epicness. All sorts of clone games have long been forgotten. Added after 9 minutes: And regarding the fact that there aren't many games – I'm not some kind of hardcore gamer; I only play high-quality games from reputable publishers. Added after 11 minutes: By the way, I recently logged into WoW. Blizzard has made the game more difficult; I almost got my butt kicked by some random grunt with my mage, and he wasn't even unique. And with my gnome, I died when I went to the ogre castle.

They were almost always the best; the only real competitor I can remember is Fallout in terms of epic scale.

People say that turn-based strategies were also good. "Demiurges" and "Battle for Wesnoth" were among them.

They say that evil knights of terror are still lurking somewhere, but I think it's just a myth.

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Has anyone read Bunin? My mom keeps nagging me to read Bunin.

Stas Baretsky - Homies.

PVP modes in RPGs

So, Diablo isn't an RPG...
And any other genre is better, simply because they are more interesting than just clicking on mobs.

I encountered an Ogre in one game, and he turned out to be quite weak because he moves slowly, and I just shot him from a distance. It turns out that Ogres aren't that strong, even compared to zombies.

You probably met some old ogre, like Valuev.

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But in general, yes. There's no defense against a bullet, and now they've even added pistols.

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By the way, I don't really want to hang out in elevators anymore. You go in, take them out, your legs hurt, and you feel kind of out of it.

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Actually, I was thinking about it. If some thug with a knife attacks from behind, even someone like Shaka, Shaka will be in trouble. So, you really need to wear armor all the time.

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These two thugs attacked me from behind. They hit me on the head, and by the time I realized what was happening, there was a whole group of them. That's how it is. They all band together, go around, and loot. And they can even kill you. It's a dangerous neighborhood, guys.

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I looked at the screenshots of GTA 6. It's nothing. Just nothing. I won't buy it.

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I can't even walk down the street anymore. These stinky old Soviet geezers just annoy me. I can't stand seeing them at all.

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Arandor, I have a book here. I learned that the internet appeared in the 70s. Or maybe even earlier.

How Arandor's words about Diablo not being an RPG (well, technically it's an RPG with action elements) hurt Sanya's feelings. He immediately posted 8 messages on various topics!