Diablo 2 hardmode was awesome, until you lagged and died to LE multishot named! Diablo 2 without LoD was so much more fun as it was somewhat challenging even with the best rares out there. Runes in newest LoD and many of the elite/exceptional uniques in first few patches made diablo II way too easy. If this game isn't as horribly unbalanced as D2 I may give it a shot.