Azmodan and Black Soulstone

Aldeth the Foppish Idiot · Thu, 23rd Feb '12, 5:06pm

Hmmm.... Could Azmodan actually be the end game boss?

(I mean, you'd think that seeing as how it's Diablo III, that Diablo would be the end game boss, but in Diablo II, it was Baal, so you can't be sure.

henkie · Thu, 23rd Feb '12, 7:01pm

It's been a long while, but I'm pretty sure Diablo was the end boss in vanilla D2 - when act 4 was still the final act - while Bhaal became the end boss when act 5 was added in the expansion.

Aldeth the Foppish Idiot · Thu, 23rd Feb '12, 7:38pm

You are correct - it's just that with all the later patches and improvements that came out long after the release of D2, most people now consider Baal to be the end boss. (I think there's no "h" in the Baal in D2 - I think that's reserved for the one in the BG series - and of course they have a different pronunciation.)

EDIT: And don't forget that work on the expansion had already begun prior to the initial product launch of D2 - It was already determined that the last Act boss you'd have would be Baal.

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Thu, 23rd Feb '12, 7:38pm	#3
Aldeth the Foppish Idiot SPS Account Holder Mod Reviewer Armed with My Mallet O' Thinking Froggster Champion! Gold Miner Champion! Straw Game Champion! Tubin Champion! Worm Catcher Champion! Join Date: May 2003 Location: MD Posts: 12,321 Like: 26 Liked 47 Times in 40 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 30,027 Level: 46 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 88.52% Daily Activity 3.31% Weekly Activity 110.85% Monthly Activity 93.38% Achievements	You are correct - it's just that with all the later patches and improvements that came out long after the release of D2, most people now consider Baal to be the end boss. (I think there's no "h" in the Baal in D2 - I think that's reserved for the one in the BG series - and of course they have a different pronunciation.) EDIT: And don't forget that work on the expansion had already begun prior to the initial product launch of D2 - It was already determined that the last Act boss you'd have would be Baal.
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