My D2 play has been goofy since I started (earlier this year). Ultimately, I think it's Firewall driven issues.
For GW 1 and 2, I found that I had to do a fresh uninstall reinstall at the beginning, otherwise after accepting a mission, my game would freeze BEFORE I ever even got to the mission briefing - regardless if it was a Human v Human or v AI.
Then, if after the uninstall reinstall I would then play on GSA, i would have the same game freeze issue. Unistall Reinstall.
I could tolerate that (about 15 mnutes wasted time prior to every D2 session)
Well, for GW3 I was left out in the cold as no matter what, I would experience game freezes.
Now, the only thing I THINK is different, is that GW3 was the first AFTER the server directory was changed. Perhaps that's the issue, and then perhaps the port settings on my firewall are no longer correct? I don't know - I am at a loss.
Anyway, I have a Linksys wireless router. I have lost the original access IP to go in and change them, but I think someone told me they are universal for the type. Worst case, i can probably get them if I have to.
Anyway, any help is appreciated. I plan on being all freshly installed tonight, ready to go.