O do own the D2 CDs, however, they are too scratched to work, and god only knows where my case even is at this point, so I have to resort to other means.
Pfft, that's okay. When I moved to Maryland the first time I misplaced my D2 LOD disc. I had the sleeve but not the disc itself. Having a key and no disc is kind of a bummer. Thank goodness for ThePERFECTLYLEGITIMATEPLACEFORGETTINGSTUFFBay.org.
True to form, I found my pressed CD the day after I installed it, but kept the ISO around so I didn't have to find a crack. Not like that's an issue now that the latest patch is out, of course.
If we're using Vent, you have 2 volume controls. How loud you are, and how loud the other people are.
Do you know if Vent lets you use alternate output and input devices? I have a headset that has both a mono speaker and a mic and would like to try to use that for chatting, since it bugs me when people's voices get mixed in with the normal game sounds.
If not I'll just use my laptop as a designated communications device.