New skill trees with 210 new skills, new base items, gems, runes, uniques, runewords, sets, crafting improved monster AI and new monster types, elite and heroic monsters, 28 uberquests for advanced characters, 5 challenges. Compatible with Diablo II Lord of Destruction 1.10/1.11/1.12/1.13 (PC/Mac).
Best game ever! Forget entirely the fact that it's a mod, in my opinion this is not only better than Diablo 2, it's better than any hack and slash game I have ever played, and I can guarantee that it has most likely ruined any chance of me ever enjoying Diablo 3 as much as I enjoy Median XL.
The fast paced action, the over the top spell trees, the elite enemies that actually pose real significant threat throughout the game, the exhaustive cube recipes, including upgrading uniques, disenchanting them, etc etc...
I started playing Median XL just this year and it's one of the best games, if not the best game, I have played this year.
The only downside? It makes me absolutely rage when I die!
The fact that it's on Diablo 2 as a mod and has so much particle effects and monsters at the same time sometimes causes unnavoidable lag or lag spikes, can get annoying.
The resolution for diablo 2 in this day and age is damn terrible, so if you want to bring it up you need a separate resolution mod, which actually makes the game easier and allows you to "cheat" with certain champions, casting spells from 10 miles away to kill enemies safely, also if you have this mod you cannot use vs. 1.113c.
The fact still stands that all these downsides are things the mod creator cannot control, and because of that, I give this game 10 on 10.
Absolutely fantastic mod.