IMO- and just based off research I have done- again I am not an expert- but most of the issues, in the technical side of this, are likely because or at the very least made worse by, the old engine D2 is built on. [b]The Basics[/b] They took part of the OG- Halo (The Blame Engine) - so 24 years old- built that up with a new part- (Tiger Engine)- 11 years old and built what we currently have. By all standards for a multiplayer-online-live service game, an engine of that age, is fairly old. It causes and or contributes a large amount of the ongoing issues we have in D2. A real fix isn’t as simple as- turn it off, and what simply re-write code? The real solution would be, build a new engine and remaster or redo D2. D2 however, is an 8 year old game. It [b]likely[/b] isn’t the best use of time or resources. If you’re going to invest in a new engine- you’re probably better off putting a new IP on it than an old game. From what I could tell, you’re probably looking at 4-7+ years or so, just to build a new engine and rebuild D2. If they made a new engine and new IP- sequel D3- and kept the same graphics and art style and design- etc then it’s closer to 5 year. Those are rough estimates and based on no set backs. Best case scenario- let’s say it took them 5 years- how many players would come back? Even if it somehow took 6 months to a year to fix, how many players would come back? Anyway, that’s just my thoughts, based off my understanding.