There is a reason why my skepticism about Diablo as handled by Blizzard is not unfounded. It begins with Diablo I, which was overrun by hacks and a complete incompetence to handle the situation; eventually, Elixirs were continuously hacked and distributed on the realms when possible. Blizzard abandoned the game, and it was nothing but bots and hacks. The only legitimate way to play now is single player.

The next stage begins with Starcraft. Again, they allowed people to go on without really doing anything for a long while. Though bans were distributed that doesn't actually stop anyone from going out and buying the game again; it's only ten bucks for the CD-key, and Brood War is truly unnecessary. The way that EUD triggers was handled by Blizzard was terrible; all that was left was EUD Conditions, and then they somehow managed to screw up Infested Terrans by disabling the "train unit" function. Smart.

Diablo II comes along. Great game. Then 1.10 comes along with good intentions while all the while managing to royally create an incentive to hack MORE. 1.11 just pisses me off some more. The only bright side about 1.10 was the ease of modding that it brought, and yet they still have not nerfed Paladins. Uber Duriel waypoint hack, anyone? Free Brains for all.

Ohh, by the way:
[Release] Version Hack - Play with 1.11b on Closed Realms
Premium Diablo 2 - Version Hack

So I guess we don't need 1.12 anymore. See, this is what happens when you fail to change any game code. Do you want to know WHY I know no code was changed? Because Median still works. If you can, go take a visit to the Diablo II Battle.net forums. Right now. Please don't ever doubt my skepticism ever again. My hopes for Diablo III are negative in the most general way. At first it was just disbelief and indifference, but now it has evolved into full-blown rage. WHY ARE YOU STILL HIRING STAFF BLIZZARD? Two options: this means that they are nowhere near done, or they had an incredibly large walkout, which means DIII is going the way of SC: Ghost. Cool.

/end angry rant