OT: What does it mean to you to be part of the SPF?
- Thread starter Milamber
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If you ask me this place is great. It's like a great big channel on bnet that allows me to still talk with fellow d2ers while playing by myself and without all the stupid spamming, hacking, jack asses. I also never have to use another forum since everything is right here (seriously I used to be a big barb/druid/community poster before my 6 month hiatus, now I never have to leave the spf to find something).
Also the community is great. Not once have I seen a bad flame post (maybe in a couple "how do i hack items" threads) and you guy's always have a well thought out answer. Plus, my personal favorite is that so many of you aren't from America. It's a fun cultural experience just talking to you all (especially the Austrailia/New Zealand mates
). Plus where else can you read about a Fartarian, honestly.
Basically, your guy's love for this game and wacky builds is a big reason I came back to this wonderful game. Have a drink on me at the EMB :drink: .
Also the community is great. Not once have I seen a bad flame post (maybe in a couple "how do i hack items" threads) and you guy's always have a well thought out answer. Plus, my personal favorite is that so many of you aren't from America. It's a fun cultural experience just talking to you all (especially the Austrailia/New Zealand mates
). Plus where else can you read about a Fartarian, honestly. Basically, your guy's love for this game and wacky builds is a big reason I came back to this wonderful game. Have a drink on me at the EMB :drink: .
It means a community of people that I feel I can trust for some reason.
I obviously have no time to do every single build I want so its cool to read abt other people's achievements.
I'm not a very friendly person by nature but I like the way things work around here (most of the time) :lol:
I obviously have no time to do every single build I want so its cool to read abt other people's achievements.
I'm not a very friendly person by nature but I like the way things work around here (most of the time) :lol:
I've been visiting this form since 2001. I've never been one of the most active posters, because I only jump in and make a post when I really have something to say. The best thing we have here is the people. There's a lot that has changed in the game, and even though individuals have come and gone, the "spirit of the SPF" has remained.
So to answer your question, Milamber, to be a member of this forum means to me that I am a small part of a great community.
So to answer your question, Milamber, to be a member of this forum means to me that I am a small part of a great community.
Well, to me this forum is like a sanctuary, for playing Diablo 2 without hacks, cheats, dupes, bots about which I have heard about (hurray, i'm a "bnet virgin" 
).
Also I like being part of a great, intelligent community, with a good sense of humour, but also a lot of maturity (not many forums could reach such greatness, even over many years). A community in which all "i need item pack" or "gib meh chcar edritorz" (Shame on you, Durf! How could you make them do it!?) threads are made by foreign "tourists", and most of the time handled with ease.
). Also I like being part of a great, intelligent community, with a good sense of humour, but also a lot of maturity (not many forums could reach such greatness, even over many years). A community in which all "i need item pack" or "gib meh chcar edritorz" (Shame on you, Durf! How could you make them do it!?) threads are made by foreign "tourists", and most of the time handled with ease.
It's definitely the people. People here are those who truly enjoy the game. I've never played on battle.net, and have no desire to do so. Truthfully, any mp game I'm in, I lag so badly that it's almost impossible to play. So I always play SP, and here, I can find lots of intelligent people who have advice about things I want to know. And of course, all of the tournaments. :winner: Which for once, I'm actually not actively playing in one, just running one (Random) and watching another (Weaponless) that I died in. Hmm, time to fix this.
Anyway, everything great about this place boils down to the people here. Thanks everyone for being who you are and as awesome as you are.
Anyway, everything great about this place boils down to the people here. Thanks everyone for being who you are and as awesome as you are.
When I discovered this forum, it totally rekindled my interest in DiabloII. The people here are fantastic, and made me feel sooo welcome. I could ask the stupidest (sp???) questions and still get nice answers from people who wanted me to be here. It's a genuinely warm and sweet atmosphere, and it opened my eyes to so many features that I hadn't been aware of. (the graal, atma, trying new characters, etc)
i like this forum because there are many people in here. there's a lot of knowledge in there too, and i dont get bored because there are always some new threads (in the d2forum i've been before, most active members had been gone). and mostly i like that forum because it's focussed on sp-playing, and you won't believe it, i play sp :lol: !
i dont post that often, because my english isnt the best (but i dont care :uhhuh: ) and most questions are already answered :thumbsup: when i want to post :grrr:
mfg nobo
i dont post that often, because my english isnt the best (but i dont care :uhhuh: ) and most questions are already answered :thumbsup: when i want to post :grrr:
mfg nobo
I can't even remember when I joined this forum. I was here even before "The Great Forum Crash" -- iirc, it didn't crashed, but rather they upgraded -- and this forum thought me alot. I stopped visiting the forums shortly after v1.10 beta was released and I thought by then I can escape the grasp of D2. But as proven, I wasn't able to and I'm regularly here again. :lol:
Just a few months ago I decided to visit the forums just to check what's happening and it quickly inspired me to play the game again. I don't usually post, except in the trade thread and earlier in the giveaway thread :uhhuh:. I would rather read other member's posts and learn new tricks for an old game, which helps keep the game interesting for me.
All in all, being part of this forum means being part of a generally nice community of D2 players where you learn alot and where members are always willing to help others, either game-related or life in general.
--maxgerin
Just a few months ago I decided to visit the forums just to check what's happening and it quickly inspired me to play the game again. I don't usually post, except in the trade thread and earlier in the giveaway thread :uhhuh:. I would rather read other member's posts and learn new tricks for an old game, which helps keep the game interesting for me.
All in all, being part of this forum means being part of a generally nice community of D2 players where you learn alot and where members are always willing to help others, either game-related or life in general.
--maxgerin
Ah, memories.
When I first discovered the d2.net forums, I hung around in places like the newcomer and strategy forums. In the strategy forum, the Good Morning group would post their exploits each day. It was a cool idea, but it seemed be kind of exclusive if you weren't in that group.
Then I found the SPF and it was filled with people sharing their gaming experiences. Perhaps becuase they weren't sharing their adventures online, SP people just seemed more motivated to tell the tales of their achievements.
Then I discovered all the interesting ways SPF members kept the game interesting. Grail hunting, trading, Hardcore tourneys, unusual builds, MP games. It was like a whole new world.
I loved talking strategy with people, and swapping ideas based on stuff I'd read at other forums. what's the best MF equipment? Can you beat Hell with a Tancred's Set paladin? Is a blender a viable assassin build?
I don't post as often as I used when I was a fixture in the daily thread. I'm feeling more and more like one of the guys sitting on the porch in our rocking chairs, going "Yep. Yep" and keeping a bemused eye on the young-uns with their fancy runewords and odd new builds.
"Why in my day, if a man wanted to get himself to 99, he'd go out and kill himself a cow. And he'd keep doing till he killed enough. None of this fancy-schamncy Kill Baal 800,000 times non-sense. And we spent years killing Pindle just to find items we never planned to actually use anyway."
Chris
When I first discovered the d2.net forums, I hung around in places like the newcomer and strategy forums. In the strategy forum, the Good Morning group would post their exploits each day. It was a cool idea, but it seemed be kind of exclusive if you weren't in that group.
Then I found the SPF and it was filled with people sharing their gaming experiences. Perhaps becuase they weren't sharing their adventures online, SP people just seemed more motivated to tell the tales of their achievements.
Then I discovered all the interesting ways SPF members kept the game interesting. Grail hunting, trading, Hardcore tourneys, unusual builds, MP games. It was like a whole new world.
I loved talking strategy with people, and swapping ideas based on stuff I'd read at other forums. what's the best MF equipment? Can you beat Hell with a Tancred's Set paladin? Is a blender a viable assassin build?
I don't post as often as I used when I was a fixture in the daily thread. I'm feeling more and more like one of the guys sitting on the porch in our rocking chairs, going "Yep. Yep" and keeping a bemused eye on the young-uns with their fancy runewords and odd new builds.
"Why in my day, if a man wanted to get himself to 99, he'd go out and kill himself a cow. And he'd keep doing till he killed enough. None of this fancy-schamncy Kill Baal 800,000 times non-sense. And we spent years killing Pindle just to find items we never planned to actually use anyway."
Chris
somethingsin
New member
Is there debate on this matter?
free, legit ITAMZ!!!!
well, that and being kicked in the shins.
Seriously: Even after a short time here, I consider myself to be part of a group of people, who don't hate each other; a rarity on the internet. I can't really call any of the forumites friends, because I don't really consider someone a friend unless I know them in person, but y'all is a cool bunch at least...
free, legit ITAMZ!!!!
well, that and being kicked in the shins.
Seriously: Even after a short time here, I consider myself to be part of a group of people, who don't hate each other; a rarity on the internet. I can't really call any of the forumites friends, because I don't really consider someone a friend unless I know them in person, but y'all is a cool bunch at least...
farting bob
Banned
Being part of the SPF (and a top class spammer as well) to me means missing coursework deadlines, being tired every morning because i go to sleep to late, and getting my second (out of 3) annual warnings from college within 2 months for breaking rules on the internet (3 main rules are no game sites, no chat sites and no porno. i regularly break 2 of them here, but cannot log on unfortuntely)
Sint Nikolaas
New member
First I saw that mil made this topic and thought ''yay a spam topic'' then I read the first 3 posts and I though ''hehe I'm right'' then I read the rest and thought:
This place gave me back some of the good D2 moments, I was trough with this game (even with SP) untill I came here and found some more goals to fight for (litterally, mostly PvP).
Lately, I've been around another forum and not so active anymore here, was thinking about dropping out at #1000, but there are still some people here that I want to see from time to time. I haven't reached all my goals yet.. so.. sorry I'll stick to the fridge some more
One of the folks that I'm missing though is Boddah.. uh yeah.. I'll shut up.
~slaps strijds because he can in this place~ *pirate laugh* :jig:
This place gave me back some of the good D2 moments, I was trough with this game (even with SP) untill I came here and found some more goals to fight for (litterally, mostly PvP).
Lately, I've been around another forum and not so active anymore here, was thinking about dropping out at #1000, but there are still some people here that I want to see from time to time. I haven't reached all my goals yet.. so.. sorry I'll stick to the fridge some more
One of the folks that I'm missing though is Boddah.. uh yeah.. I'll shut up.
~slaps strijds because he can in this place~ *pirate laugh* :jig:
