u/ElJefe_Speaks

• Figuring out how to stand on some random-ass branch to make the insanely long jump to a dam to eventually get Hawkmoon.
• All the jumping deaths. SO MANY JUMPING DEATHS. "Guardian down," in that panicked voice from Ghost. Being totally paranoid I would die on an easy jump and expose myself as a total fraud.
• In VOG, complaining to my fireteam ad nauseum that my sword - which was equipped to take down barrier champions - was bugged because it simply was NOT working. Later realizing I had my symbols mixed up and I am an idiot. I have never told anyone until now.
• Some random, verbally abusive dude leading me and a team of randos through the process of getting Divinity. The team refused to call him out for being a TOTAL asshole because we all wanted Divinity so badly.
• A specfic occasion when the kindest strangers in the entire world patiently walked me through Duality for the first time. 
• The final boss music in Grasp of Averice, OMG!
• The INSANELY lucky sniper shot I got in crucible to finally earn Deadeye. I almost passed out I had such a head rush.
• Me taking FOREVER to nail the jump in Grasp to finally get Gjallarhon while the random dude I was with was patient and encouraging. This guy was prepared to wait all night for me to nail that jump.
• Buying D2, figuring out I was insanely in love with it, then deciding to splurge on Forsaken (I was broke at the time). I remember being at dinner with my wife and her mom while it was downloading, counting the hours. 
• Playing VOG with a team of total rookies until 4 am. One dude kept complaining to his friend how he couldn't believe he spent money on this game.
• Playing VOG with, like, the best team ever and completing it in 20 minutes without needing to do a single thing. 
• Group emotes while somebody left a raid to take a piss.

 

Lastly - thank you, thank you, thank you, SO MUCH, to all the leaders out there who allowed the solo randoms, like me, into their teams and patiently walked us through mechanics, secrets, best practices, etc. Gaming gets a bad rap for how toxic the community can get (looking at you, Trials :)). Sure, D2 could get toxic. But my memories of the people I met in D2 are overwhealmingly postive. I am going to miss this game so, so badly.