Diablo 2 themed private server ideas

[zuvuwx]

EDIT AGAIN: i made a webblog on wordpress.com for complete info for this server that i will update as i work. there will be a link to my svn there one i complete a alpha version. much of the below info is obselete so go to the blog to learn more. you can post comments on the blog with no registration for now as well. Diablo2wow’s Weblog




Alright i have decided that it is time for me to bring my grand idea to the public to see if anyone cares. This grand scheme is to make a diablo 2 private server to merge what i think are the most fun parts of both. the idea would be to start from scratch npc and item wise and then make wow versions of EVERYTHING. from quest npcs to roving gaurds to some sort of seudo random properties npcs (perhaps scripts to change the npcs to a random npc when u get near. wich can be done) also of course the complete d2 item database. wich is the easy part. as far as the numbers side of things goes i would wanna try to copy the d2 system as much as possible and just do some tweaking to make sure stats didnt get too outa hand depending on what kinda conversions had to be done (as in finding a way to convert +1 all skills to a meaningfull stat). monsters would have to be tweaked somewhat too. the stats will be easy to figure out but def gona have to do some scripts to force some ranged spell only npcs to give it that feel of needing to keep moving. along with that would be making a taberd that made all spells instant cast and i would make the base move speed some were in the 10-15 range(up from the default of 7).ok now on to the split up sections.

classes: would simply have to figure out wich d2 classes correspond to wich wow chars then make spell sets that sit inbetween d2 repetitive ownage and wows slightly more choice system. simply becuase skill points are outa the range of anything i would want to do. so a palladin would have skills that are similiar to all 3 of his d2 trees. talents can be i think left alone with proper class spell choices.

world: i would like to make large versions of all the acts if possible. all that would have to be done would be finding a suitible are or 2 then walling off the paths to the next area and have portals at the path "ends" so that u could port from area to area with no break in the fighting*. finding suitible areas for all the acts would not be hard at least. i know alot about ascent lua scripting (i like to think i do anyway) so bosses and monsters would fight very alot like they did in d2.

*exept when ure loading screen is chugging by if its cross continent

EDIT AGAIN: i made a webblog on wordpress.com for complete info for this server that i will update as i work. there will be a link to my svn there one i complete a alpha version.

[TheSpidey]

Not a bad idea actually.

You can change the base walking/running speed in the core.
You can give players different spells, but don't forget that their talent trees will still be there.

[Power of Illuminati]

I acctualy LANed on d2 yesterday, pretty funny that this came up again. But yeah, pretty nice idea.

*Gonna be a smiter!*