A few years back Blizzard released the remastered edition of Diablo 2. That was one of my favorite games growing up. I figured I would spend some time playing the original to give myself some nostalgia (on the old school battle net from the early 2000s). This was a game where you level up a character, collect loot, and trade. Without online trading and cooperation, the game can become difficult.
As I started playing, I noticed that 1) there were less games to join and 2) there were still somehow thousands of people playing, as seen in the character rankings. So somehow you didn't see people playing, but they were leveling up ahead of you. Well, as you might have guessed, those thousands of players were actually bots. It actually made me kinda sad because the lively online experience I once had as a kid was gone. It didn't seem like there would ever be any going back either.
As I started playing, I noticed that 1) there were less games to join and 2) there were still somehow thousands of people playing, as seen in the character rankings. So somehow you didn't see people playing, but they were leveling up ahead of you. Well, as you might have guessed, those thousands of players were actually bots. It actually made me kinda sad because the lively online experience I once had as a kid was gone. It didn't seem like there would ever be any going back either.