I Remember When...

When you could rush level 1 characters to merciless and put them at area entrance for up to +250% quantity bonus across the whole area.

I remember seeing some video of this diablo 2 like game, so i bought a beta key and gave it a try. Act 2 was in testing, only playable to the bandits quest.

When 3 Legacy kaoms dropped for me in 5 Days

There was no Trade Chat.
There were Ruthless difficulty between Cruel and Merciless, and only two acts.
Silk had no voice acting.
Purity (of Elements) Aura used to give + to max resistance.
There was a notable passive called Elemental Adaptation giving +5 to all maximum resists.
There was no Scion.
Searing Bond sucked as much as desecrate's damage and no one used it.
BM did not have Mortal Conviction behind it.
CI used to give +50% more ES. Chaos resist did not exist.
The highest flask tier was Hallowed.
There were only Closed Beta supporter titles and Kiwi pets.

When I wasn't an alcoholic