I would also buy a remake. Practically, though, DD is still available (online at least), still looks pretty good and is easily playable on new systems; I think remakes generally get done for older games that don't look good any more and don't play well on current computers. IMO the timing for a remake would probably be better after Divinity 3 (assuming that concludes the plot line).
Divine Divinity is a 2D game, so there needs to be a new set of animations hand drawn for each unique piece of equipment. Practically, this means all items in a particular equipment class (ie light armour or large shields) look the same when equipped on the character. The set of drawings for each type of animation (at various angles) take time to create and consume a lot of disk space. Beyond Divinity dropped to 2 CDs largely due to having 3D characters, which also allowed more and a greater variety of equipment types (though some people still prefer the handed-drawn look of 2D).
