I joined d2 long after "Five of Swords" were removed, so i can't speak to experience using these. Though, i am now convinced the portal was %100 intended to sunset the director.
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5 RepliesYes we did, we also had survivalist, specialist, and health boosted armour pieces long before this new system. The were literally coined that years ago, still have a few pieces tucked away in the vault.
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I completely forgot about Five of Swords
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10 RepliesEdited by pallwizzy: 10/20/2025 9:00:03 PM[spoiler]The best explanation I've seen ( with only a small amount of evidence) is that all of eof was meant to be part of a stand alone game that never happened and was just tacked on to d2 as a dlc. To me thats the best explanation as to why the gameplay, scaling, and portal are all such weird lateral/ backwards moves. It feels like a completely different game because it is.[/spoiler] Turns out this is all false.
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12 RepliesIt was inspired by the Swordz card yes. Was it meant to replace the director? Maybe... but that's not what I wanted. I wanted the Portal... to be a complimentary and supplemental system.