Diablo 2 was a game that I loved because it made me feel like an action hero, but in the end, after learning of all the scams and hacks associated with my beloved game, I’m not even sure what to think about it anymore.
The “diablo 2 dupe method 2021” is a way to duplicate items in Diablo 2. The item duplication is done by exploiting a bug that was present in the game back in 2001.
It was the year 2001. I was in eighth grade at the time. When my elder sister was out on Friday and Saturday nights, the phone line was open, which meant it was time to go online and immerse myself in the world of Diablo 2.
Despite the fact that I was well aware of how bad I was at the game, I couldn’t get enough of it. As a 14-year-old, I felt like an outcast among a community of gaming geniuses, hackers, and ladder jocks—college students who could stay up all night without their mothers throwing them out at 3 a.m. Because I spent more than half of my time in trading games, I didn’t level up very rapidly. I didn’t have a single piece of equipment worth exchanging. I mainly loved pinging people for trades so I could look at all the high-level stuff they had. Power farming on its own was never as appealing as mingling in the town square.
My Sorceress eventually progressed to level 60 or thereabouts, and I still had a lot of inexpensive stuff. When I finally dropped my own unique War Staff off Mephisto, I felt I was going somewhere. After recognizing the golden writing, I felt sick to my stomach. Jang Bong, the Iron. This was more than simply a competent team. With attributes like +2 to all Sorceress talents, +20 percent quicker cast rate, and a generous +30 defensive boost on top, this was end-game gear. This was the most professional crew I’d ever seen. Finally, I had the type of stuff I could flaunt in trading games and get others to trade for it!
My luck seemed to be on a roll only a few nights later. A man stated he’d present me an unique item since he had a software that could produce them during a lengthy conversation session adjacent to Charsi’s store. I didn’t trust him at first, but he said that if I met him in a private game, he’d offer me a choice of two rare armors. I agreed, and he handed me the nicest armor I’d ever possessed a few minutes later. I had no idea how item duping and hacking worked. But I was curious to learn more. He said that he would assist me in learning how to produce my own products. He had the elixir, so to speak, in the shape of a URL that I needed to visit. I’d be able to create all the uncommon stuff I desired once I downloaded his application. I’d be wealthier than I’d ever imagined…
My father had told me not to put too much unneeded data on the family computer since it would slow it down. However, this was a worthwhile cause. I entered the URL that this individual had provided me, downloaded a small.exe file with a pixelated icon, and executed the software. Many of you are aware of what occurs next when a naive 14-year-old downloads and starts a software that was recommended to him by an online stranger with his own agenda. But I had to teach myself this lesson.
I was expecting a software to appear and provide me with all of the options available. Instead, the game automatically returned to full screen, my inventory screen appeared, and one of my things was thrown to the ground. I grabbed my mouse and attempted to reclaim the object, but my character began fleeing in the other way. I couldn’t seem to find a place to click. My character just went about spasmodically, dropping stuff one by one. The sinister character followed them and snatched them up one by one. My prized Iron Jang was the last to die. Gone. Everything. My inventory had been wiped clean. When I eventually gave up and stood nude in the center of town, I saw that the software was just repeating the steps of opening the inventory, selecting an item slot, moving the mouse to the left, clicking to drop, and then moving on to the next item slot.
I was so close to crying. It was hard to exit an online game without saving, but I reasoned that if I merely shut the computer off in the midst of a game, the modifications would somehow be undone. That’s what I did. I’ve reloaded the game. I’m still barefoot.
In despair, I walked the game terrain. Who showed up in a separate game around a half-hour later? It was none other than the shady con artist himself. I approached him and stood there, unsure of what he would say and what I could say. Of course, he had no intention of returning any of the equipment. Especially not that group of people.
I concluded that talking strong was the best way to get anything back. So I simply said, “What’s up?”
“Sup,” he said.
“Wow, that was a fantastic trick you pulled there.”
“Trick?”
There was no sense in saying anything else. He was just going to act stupid. I lingered for a while, unsure of where to go. Even the Act 1 monsters would be tough to defeat if you had no equipment. The sinister character pursued me and offered me a transaction. When I opened the window, he handed me my helmet at random. That was the end of it. He didn’t say why he felt only a smidgeon of pity enough to return that one item.
The Irong Jang was no longer with us.
That’s how I discovered that some individuals do, in fact, use the internet to spread misinformation.
It’s been two decades since then, and nothing on the internet has ever burnt me as much as that. I sometimes see postings on the Diablo reddit where people complain about how hostile the user population has gotten. That doesn’t seem to be the case. More than once, a man has handed me a Pul rune in exchange for 40 jewels, and I’ve just thrown it on the ground, completely believing that I’ll return the jewels. Yes, there are still con artists out there. However, my vigilance is still much too high.
For the first time, I’ve gotten a Sorceress into the 1990s while playing through Remastered. I spend the most of my time power farming, continuously striving for the ideal build. During a Mephisto run, I dropped a War Staff with gold writing. I lifted it up, recognized it, and fell in love with its golden radiance—The Iron Jang Bong. The object and I had finally been reunited after 20 years apart.
I put it in its proper position. I placed it back on the ground where I had discovered it. That device was roughly as old as the modem on which I used to play. A 40 Res HOTO is worth more than a hundred Iron Jangs to me. It was unnecessary for it to take up room in my stockpile. After all, I already have a soft spot in my heart for the thing.
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