Is Diablo 3's release this summer going to seriously hurt our population?

[Striiker]

Meh,
I'll be passing on it. I loved the original Diablo back in the day as it allowed me to play with three other friends in a Dungeons & Dragons type world. I played many a night into the wee hours of the morning. I once only got 45 minutes of sleep and dozed off at work during a server install.. I played the game with others as well and when I observed the rampant cheating, I gave up the game and moved on. I never really got back into Diablo. I played Diablo II for a while but Everquest became my obsession in 99 and I rarely played much else..

I think we'll see a dip in the numbers online but I don't think it will last. Many of us chose to play on P1999 for reasons that will not be filled by playing elsewhere (be it on the SOE EQ servers or the other easier and less true to classic servers on the EQEMU list). Those regulars here will be around for the long haul..