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Mephisto Run number 5000 edition

---Handy/interesting Links---

=DIABLO 1=
Last semi active D1 community
http://tristr.am/

Diablo evolution - very cool site where you can read about early D 1 versions and even test some of them
http://diablo-evolution.net/index.php?pageid=files

Info for those D1 players that look for a challenge
http://www.realmsbeyond.net/diablo/vironman.html

Something for D1 hellfire lovers an unnoficial patch that fixes most of the annoying bugs and adds extra optional features like gillian stash, adria and wirt are closer to the rest of the townsfolk, exp sharing work in multiplayer games
http://lurkerlounge.com/belix/HellfireProject/Help&Info.htm

Unofficial Diablo patch that make Diablo compatibile with modern systems also works with battle net and has few quality of life changes and bugfixes
http://diablopat.ch/index.php

Diablo 1.09 torch addon that gives you acces to stash, ingame shrine list, monster HP bar, option to highlight items on the ground with alt key and more, most of those options are optional
https://freshmeat-blog.. de. tl/Diablo-Torch.htm (added two spaces before de and tl because 4chan blocks it for some reason)

HD Belzebub mod
https://mod.diablo.noktis.pl/

Diablo the hell mod
http://www.moddb.com/mods/diablo-the-hell

=DIABLO 2=
Best D2 wiki out there
https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Main_Page

Detailed guide for rune hunting at LK
https://www.diabloii.net/forums/threads/1-13-lk-patterns.764531/

D2 drop calculator
http://dropcalc.silospen.com/item.php

Mercanary Guide
http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=42086445

Treachery vs Fortitude
http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=54233648

Median XL mod
http://www.moddb.com/mods/medianxl

Back to the Hellfire mod
http://www.moddb.com/mods/back-to-hellfire

Path of Diablo mod
https://pathofdiablo.com/

GLIDE-wrapper
http://www.svenswrapper.de/english/


Cool D2 promo, concept artworks, monster renderers and more
http://www.mobygames.com/game/diablo-ii/promo

>> No.4861076

>>4861015
You forgot:
https://github.com/dgengin/DGEngine

>> No.4861089

>>4861076
my bad, I just copied the OP from the last thread. but yeah diablo I being reverse engineered and all that shit.

to kick this thing off, I got bored and made a zealot (still playing path of diablo but no relevant changes on this end). i finally decided to board the treachery hype train when i found a cuirass and a lem rune in act 3 NM. holy shit, it's fucking awesome.
>dat fade proc against diablo when he uses firestorm
>the venom proc to add some nice elemental damage against the fire resists (i'm still using holy fire at the moment, will probably respec to shock until i get a good weapon for fanatacism soon)
damn, i should have listened sooner, treachery is fucking great. the +2 to assassin skills just always seemed like a wasted mod to me but a lem rune isn't such a high price to pay

>> No.4861246

I swear Nightmare Meph runs are as addicting as fast food. You know you need move on and finish the game and there are better farming spots later on but the sheer ease of it and the rate of green and golds keep me from moving on. I have a problem.

>> No.4861315

>>4861246
oddly ive been farming the den of evil and bloodraven and the double crypts on hell...getting damn decent drops and with plugy getting some other people setup

>> No.4861317
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4861317

Ayyy we back.

@me mate who was asking to see my remaining list. Not much has changed. Found 3 ist, 1 jah and a 4os soc staff. Would probably be a little further along but have been leveling a HC Paladin/making a pokemon game.

Still no HoZ, of course.

>> No.4861320

>>4861317
that "15 runes" should be changed to 10, but I am far to lazy to do so right now.

>> No.4861329

>>4861089
>will probably respec to shock
Yeah the dps increase over fire is ridiculous.

>until i get a good weapon for fanatacism
Made that mistake on my HC pally once. Spent my last akara reset and swapped to fanaticism without having a high base damage weap. Thought that they weapons I had would be enough.

Ended up grinding for million years in the countess tower til I could make a Lawbringer. Every single tower run was a near death experience. Multiple sub 10hp moments, thank fuck I had a rockfleece + string of ears to give -24% damage.

As to your whole treachery thing, yeah it's fucking wonderful. Eventually when you don't need it, you can pass it onto the merc and it's still an amazing item to have. Combine that with reapers and you'll be living like a king.

>> No.4861343

>>4861329
honestly the only reason i even put off respeccing this long is that i'm playing single player and I found a hexfire and i liked the +3 to fire skills, but i'm at the point where I could make black and use that so it's definitely past due for me to switch over. i just need to find a decent base first. the plan is to get a base, make black, then respec for shock and hope that CB + shock damage is enough for me to take care of lightning immunes and other monsters respectively. the rest of my gear is getting to be pretty weak though. i'm really looking for any decent pally shield to role for two sockets and make rhyme in, i'm fucking tired of getting frozen

>> No.4861346

>>4861329
>>4861343
ah, fuck, i just realized that black has knockback. that seems like it'd be really irritating for a zealot.

>> No.4861352

>>4861343
>>4861346
Yeah it really annoys you. Just wait till you drop something else with CB on it. Goblin toes are easy to find. Hell I even carried a Bonesnap on switch for a while.

>> No.4861612
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4861612

>can't clear hell trav on my gf barb

FUCK my merc keeps dying also I die fucking ismail vilehand

>> No.4861651

I'm 85 and stuck at ancients.

>> No.4861767

>someone said I'll get drac's this week
>I sit down to play for 30 minutes and say I'll get them on my last run
>get them on my last Meph run and on a Monday, the very start of the week

Guys, we can predict the future. I'm actually a bit scared.

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4862956

Thanks for the upgrade, I guess.

>> No.4863257

Bets on my first ever anni?

>> No.4863258

ok, i'm officially dropping path of diablo. the "extra content" offered by the mod is mediocre at best, the tweaked skills are pretty dumb, and the guy who made it did all sorts of shit that fucks up the game
>setting drops to player 8 so loot drop rate is better but the countess is now completely fucking gimped
>change the rune droprate somehow so I almost exclusively see ral-thul
>nothing to improve playability of weaker builds or elemental dependent builds
i'd probably just have more fun with a single player drop mod or something

>> No.4863263

>>4863258
I literally told you, but you didn't listen.

>> No.4863275

>>4863263
you were right all along anon and i knew it, but my first character was an MF sorc and my retarded brain wouldn't let me stop without doing at least 1 or 2 chars for her to actually MF for. i got 2 to hell and then got bored and stopped

>> No.4863280

>>4861343
Hexfire is good for holy shock as well because of ignore target defense.

>> No.4863282

How many more Diablo 2 and RTC threads until ps2/xbox/cube are allowed?

>> No.4863286

>>4863275
Why didn't you just ask for a rush? And why doesn't anyone wanna guess the stats on my first ever self found legit anni?

>> No.4863289

>>4861076
here's an actual diablo 1 sauce
https://github.com/galaxyhaxz/devilution

>> No.4863292

>>4863257
Please respond, I want to identify it already.

>> No.4863332

>>4863292
14 / 19 / 8

>> No.4863381

>tfw it's another episode where summoner drops two sets of keys and countess the whore drops a single key

>> No.4864012

>tfw zeal is uninterruptible but fury isn't
druids really got the short end overall didn't they

>> No.4864093

Bets on my first ever legit solo found torch? If I get past mephisto that is.

>> No.4864663

>>4864012
Good thing about fury though is that you can hold it down from target to target.

>> No.4864862
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4864862

>CDs still work after 15 years
>keys still work after 15 years

fuck

>> No.4864970

odds: get KFC
evens: farm torches

>> No.4865173

Aussiebro, what runeword do I want in a grand matron bow?

>> No.4865184
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4865184

>3 countess keys in a row

>> No.4865185
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4865185

>>4865173
Depends on what build and how many sockets.

Faith works well in every build, Ice for cold, Phoenix or Hand of Justice for fire.

Brand is sexy as fuck to use.

If you can't afford any of the above, Harmony is quite good for a mid range bow. It can also be kept on switch after you find something better, too. That aura is hard to beat.

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4865223

>4os thresher drops
>not eth

>> No.4865227

>>4865185
None of those look cool.

>> No.4865231
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4865231

>>4865227
what the fuck do you want?

>> No.4865238

>>4865231
For you to guess my next torch.

>> No.4865241

>>4865238
10/10/class you don't play

>> No.4865245

>>4865241
16/16 Amazon. How ironic.

>> No.4865432

Aussiebro bet on my third torch.

>> No.4865462

>>4865432
M8 it's 3am here. You're lucky I don't sleep much.

15/19 Ass

>> No.4865464

>>4865462
Why can't you say 2020sorc, fag?

>> No.4865465

>>4865464
cause everyone plays sorc. It's boring.

>> No.4865468

>>4865465
Getting easy items is not boring.

>> No.4865476

>>4865468
>muh efficiency again

Yeah whatevs. I hope you get ya a good sorc torch soon.

>> No.4865534

>>4865173
if you don't want to use faith go with brand, it's awesome

>> No.4865553

>>4865476
>14/10 sorc

I guess it's good enough.

>> No.4865606

>first kira's rolled 52 res
>second just now rolls 53

Nobody let me near a school.

>> No.4865618
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4865618

>eschuta's
>+1 to skills

>> No.4865664

>eth arreat's
>eth demonhorn
>eth valk wing

FUCK OFFF AAAAAAAA

>> No.4865856

I have been looking around for a way to get D1/2 on my Linux machine. Long shot but does anyone have a link to a Ubuntu snap or flatpack of Diablo? One with wine built in of course. I cannot find one searching for it.

>> No.4867059

>>4865856
Get a normal OS like Win 10 instead of that nerd meme.

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4867115

7 decides

>> No.4867145

>>4865618
eschuta's sucks because of the way the +% to lightning/fire damage stack with mastery anyway, you're probably better off just using HOTO or something

>> No.4867148

>>4867145
No, I tested it.

>> No.4867151

>>4867148
yes, eschuta's damage is better, but the difference for most is negligible given the massive boost that already comes from lightning mastery. you're better off with the + resists from HotO freeing up space for better gear in other slots IMO. but it's just a personal preference

>> No.4867154

>>4867151
It's not, also you go ES with eschuta's so you don't need resists.

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4867163

>>4867154
>>4867151
>neither one of you discussing the actual numbers to prove your point

Dropkick retards the both of you.

>> No.4867170

>>4867163
What numbers retard, you get to use ormus with eschuta's and get to socket a facet in the eschuta's. There's no argument. The damage is way more.

>> No.4867175

>>4867170
for what reason would you not be able to use ormus with HotO?

>> No.4867181

>>4867175
For the reason that you'd do less damage and waste the resists you don't need.

>> No.4867184

>>4867181
what's the rest of your gear

>> No.4867187

>>4867184
Griffon's, mara's,spirit, arachnid, soj, 10% fcr ring, frostburns, silkweave's.

>> No.4867203

>>4867187
i know silks are the standard but i think they're lame as fuck, you're honestly better off trying to craft a good set of boots. loading up with + res charms or something? your resists are going to be shit with that setup unless you get good ones from that ring. all you have is mara's and presumably torch/anni

>> No.4867207

>>4867203
>i think

Didn't ask.

>your resists are going to be shit

You don't need any with ES.

>> No.4867216

>>4867207
cheers, enjoy your shitty +1 eschuta's

>> No.4867218

>>4867216
It's +3. Enjoy your NM LK runs and being stuck at ancients at lvl 85.

>> No.4867412
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4867412

>keyboard defaults f1 to "show desktop"
>the inevitable happens

this is what i get for being a cheap fuck who buys logitech

>> No.4867436

>>4867412
At one time I got too friendly with toggling the map as well as pressing alt to show items. Ended up alt tabbing more times than I care to admit.

>> No.4867439

>>4867412
Whew, I remember removing my Windows key when I played HC. But it's good removing it for any game where you use Alt, anyway.

>> No.4867445

Twink items for bowazon leveling?

>> No.4867470

>>4867436
>>4867439

it's a shame that literally the only thing you cannot rebind is "game options" which would be great on 'v'

speaking of which, what are everyone's bindings? i had skills on 'asdf', pots on 'qweg' ('g' for full rejuvs), inventory on 'z' and show items on spacebar

>> No.4867515

>>4867470
Mostly standard controls, but I use E/R for my most swapped skills e.g. guided and magic arrow and the Fkeys for lesser things.

When playing HC I run my belt with 2 health, 1 mana and 1 rejuv. The health and mana stay as the number keys but rejuves on Space. I find that to be the best panic button.

One thing I will give D3 credit for is the choice with button hotkeys. I loved having inventory on scroll up and close all windows on scroll down.

>> No.4867586

>>4867216
>>4867218
I think you're both autistic

>> No.4867604

>>4867586
Didn't ask.

>> No.4867617

>>4867604
t. the nm lk runner

>> No.4867629

>>4867617
t. stuck at ancients at lvl 85

>> No.4867674

>>4867604
Maybe you just needed to be told

>> No.4867682

>>4867674
Not really.

>> No.4867739
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4867739

Just wasted my last free respec by misclicking when talking to Akara.

>> No.4867741

>>4867739
But you can respec all you want.

>> No.4867758

>>4867741
Sure, but he said "free respec", all those besides Akara's require grinding and aren't free.
Though if you want to be anal about it, too, you could point out Akara's isn't "free" to begin with because it is a quest reward.
Either way, annoying to lose that for no good reason.

>> No.4867761

>>4867758
No they don't, they're free and unlimited.

>> No.4867767

>>4867761
How so? Are you talking about anything else than tokens of absolution?
If your time is worth nothing, sure, they are free.

>> No.4867769

>>4867767
Are you unironically implying you're not playing plugy?

>> No.4867778

>>4867769
Busted! I play on battle.net, without any QoL plugins or hacks.

>> No.4867782
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4867782

>>4867778
>I play on battle.net

>> No.4867783

>>4867782
>Stop playing the game in a different way than I am
Okay. Have a good day.

>> No.4867786

>>4867783
Who are you quoting?

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>>4867059
thanks for tip

>> No.4868104
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4868104

>>4868102
You're welcome.

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4868139

>>4868104
No (You)re Welcome!

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4868307

>every guide assumes you have access to top of the line gear

>> No.4868328

>>4867115
Tchutchuca Linda

>> No.4868569

>>4867115
Barbarian. Be a Chad. Also hardcore mode and live a little.

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4868929

>>4868307
>using guides

>> No.4869013

>>4868569
I've already picked the class, idiot. And hardcore is for retards.

>> No.4869020

>>4869013
>hardcore is for retards
t. nightmare LK 85 ancients turbocasual

Have you tried being less pathetic?

>> No.4869024

>>4869020
>using my meme against me

Nice try, wont fly.

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4869038

>>4869024
>he isn't good enough for HC

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4869067

>>4869038
>he isn't good enough for one HoZ after two years

>> No.4869093

>>4869067
Oi fuck off cunt, he ain't me.

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4869224

>tfw can't figure out how to mod infinite arrows

>> No.4869721

>>4869093
Makes sense. Bet that shitter hasn't even cleared hell yet.

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4869738

>>4869721
>post your face when he hits 99 before beating hell ancients

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4869745

>>4869738

>> No.4870910

>>4867115
Trump

>> No.4870923

I can't believe people still meme HC.

If the games that featured HC were not so busted as to have it be a handicap, maybe they would be good HC games. Otherwise go play rogue/roguelites if that is what your vagina needs.

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4871003

>>4867769
plugy is a nice mod.

but even in SP there are things more powerful than the mere labors of men

>> No.4871026

>>4870923
lol git gud, scrubber

>> No.4871382

>>4870923
>if it doesn't reward me with better items it's shit
Jesus Christ, this is a female mentality right here.

>> No.4871393

>>4871026
t. levels to 85 to kill ancients, then dies to them

>> No.4871403

>>4871382
Did you reply to the wrong person? That has nothing to do with rewards.

>> No.4871450

>>4870923
>If the games that featured HC were not so busted as to have it be a handicap
Wait, why should hardcore be anything but a handicap?
Seems like it's working as intended.

>> No.4871469

>>4871403
I didn't. You complain that HC is a handicap. Only way to not make it pure handicap is increased loot or some other meme shit.

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4871757

>>4861246
Oh shit, I finally moved on and just killed hell Meph for the first time. This might seem sad to everyone but this is possibly the greatest thing to ever happen to me playing this game.

>> No.4871774

>>4871757
It's just an arachind my guy.

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4872609

>tfw PKer tagteams are hunting people in hardcore

>> No.4872974

>do a few hc/hell meph runs with some sorc
>talk joke and shit
>after a few runs, he allows me to loot
>do the same, then port to town for merc/repair/pots
>after half a minute, he opens a portal and tells me to come through
>suddenly get really bad feeling
>hover finger over esc, step through, then immediately savexit
>for 1/8th of a second before exiting, see cluster of popping stygian dolls surrounding char
>make private game, see health orb at half

stay safe, hombres

trust no one

>> No.4873265

>>4872974
>the state ot HC retards

>> No.4873382

When I'm shopping for a wand to make White, what exactly am I looking for? What act+diff do I need to get it from, am I looking for a readily 2-socket one, or do I have to get an unsocketed one and use socket quest on it and if so what base wand and difficulty does it have to be from to be able to get 2 sockets?

It's been so long since I last played a boner I forgot about this stuff.

>> No.4873394

>>4873382
Normal drognan for a +3 bone spear wand I believe.

>> No.4873415

>>4873394
Should I bother trying to get one with 2 sockets, can that spawn? Or should I look for one that has none and just use larzuk?

>> No.4873424

>>4873415
I feel like that would become self evident after a few minutes of shopping, no?

>> No.4873427

>>4873415
I wouldn't want to waste larzuk on a shitty runeword like white. Bone wands can spawn with two sockets, and you can also use the cube for a really high chance to get the proper sockets.

>> No.4873442

>>4873424
>>4873427
Alright thanks, I really couldn't remember how that works and none of the tables or wikis made it clear either.

>> No.4873508

Clearing the game as a faggot bowazon is a load of horse shit. Never played a weaker spec like damn.

>> No.4873520

>>4873508
Yeah mate I told ya bows are shithouse. Takes a fuckload of gear to get them anywhere good. Blizzard were very overzealous when it came to accounting for the combat range.

Something they conveniently forgot about for the sorc.

>> No.4873523

Is there a mod that fixes the 5 and 6 font and can still go on bnet?

>> No.4873526

>>4873523
Yeah it's called wearing glasses.

>> No.4873528

>>4873520
Can't wait to get to 42 and respec to javelins. And to think you literally started with a bowazon and worked on your grail with that literal shit for such a long time. Aussiebro you can do better than this.

>> No.4873535

>>4873528
Got every other class over 95 I can do what I want.

>> No.4873541

>>4873535
Yeah but you did the most difficult part on a bowazon.

>> No.4873549

>>4873535
>I can do what I want.
No you can't, you have to do what the Diablo and D2 General thread tells you to do.

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4873550

>>4873541
Yep. Don't be like me, kids.

>> No.4873551

>>4873549
Yeah well fuck those guys, they're all faggots anyway.

>> No.4873552

>>4873549
Yes, you especially, lvl 85 stuck at ancients NM LK runner.

>> No.4873568

>>4873508
Bowazon is just godawful dogshit. The synergy patch was a mistake.

>> No.4873578

>>4873568
I was considering modding my plugy to buff bow skills, and also martial arts for assassins, but then it feels like cheating, and I wouldn't be able to balance it properly. Shit sucks.

>> No.4873581

>>4873578
>I was considering modding my plugy to buff bow skills
I thought about doing that but agree with what you said about cheating.

Once I've finished the grail, I will do that. Probably create a few new bows as well.

>> No.4873584

>>4873581
>Once I've finished the grail, I will do that

Yeah, but what's the point then? I'm already almost burned out with around 100 items remaining. You'll have everything, every class leveled, and nobody to play with.

>> No.4873595

>>4873584
Fun mostly. I would probably do the modding in a separate game directory, start from scratch and run through the game a few times to play with the changes.

>> No.4873597

How rare is Gheeds?

>> No.4873601

>>4873597
Drops all the time from Andariel and Meph.

>> No.4873604

>>4873601
If you bug Andy it’s a 1:467 with 0% MF. 300 MF is 1:198

I find it all the time in chaos and world stone, too.

>> No.4873607

>>4873604
>If you bug Andy
>If

Are you trying to imply there's a possibility that someone in this very thread didn't do that?

>> No.4873608

>>4873607
I somehow didn't do that on my necromancer. Wish I'd found out before getting him to 96. Though it's not a big loss cause other characters exist.

I wonder if I could just un-do the quest through hero editor and re-do it to bug her.

>> No.4873639

Aussiebro, I can't decide between strafe and freezing arrow for nightmare and hell. I currently have a cucko shakaku and I'm switching to a WWS soon.

>> No.4873649

>>4873639
WWS lends itself to strafe cause the amp proc isn't good for cold damage.

You could make either work, cause FA has somewhat decent base damage, but you'll be struggling with immunes and mana more.

>> No.4873664

>>4873649
Alright and should I put two shaels into that bitch?

>> No.4873668

>>4873664
Yeah I would. Shael+Nef is also really good though, too.

>> No.4873679

>>4873668
Alright, and when do I stop pumping dex? Because right now I'm full dex no life. And does life and mana per hit from items work with bow skills? Because I'm not feeling it, only on normal attacks.

>> No.4873689

>>4873679
>Alright, and when do I stop pumping dex?
You're gonna need some in hell, definitely. Depending on gear and charms, I would aim for 5-600 life, though this is coming from a very long time bowazon player, you may need some more to be comfortable. 750ish maybe?

> And does life and mana per hit from items work with bow skills?
Works only on the actual physical arrow itself i.e. even the magical/elemental arrows work, but not the extra effects they have like aoe explosions etc

Remember it's a %steal of the physical damage only.

>> No.4873693

>>4873689
>>4873679
Oh yeah and some people do like to keep strafe on quick swap to steal both life/mana when using FA at a much faster rate.

>> No.4873697

>>4873693
>>4873689
One more thing, should I go gface over vamp gaze? Maybe it will be better for a strafe build with WWS?

>> No.4873703

>>4873697
Yeah Gface any day unless you really need the leech. Giantskull is also useful if you have some good sockets, but I believe Gface is the best physical bowazon helm.

Could be worth it to you to use vamp in the ancients/baal fight though, at least your first time. They can kill squishy chars really unexpectedly.

>> No.4873705

>>4873703
Bassed aussiebro. You're getting a HoZ tomorrow.

>> No.4873707
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>>4873705
One of these days mate, one of these days..

>> No.4873724

Does based on character level modifiers work for mercenaries?

>> No.4873730

>>4873724
Good question. Just tested it out on my 99 amazon with a shaco, then on the 98 merc and he gets slightly less HP. So it's off their level apparently.

>> No.4873742

>>4873730
Awesome. Ive been trying to find a good weapon for my goldfind barbs merc.

I was also wondering if %enhanced damage to undead works the same way as %enhanced damage on a weapon or if it is calculated differently

>> No.4873764

>>4873742
It works exactly the same as off-weapon ED, regardless of where it comes from. Same with damage to demons.

Though they are all distinct multipliers from each other.

>> No.4873852

AussieB, the strafe build is weaker than FA. Do I want more CB maybe?

>tfw posted this on /a/ accidentally and wondered why nobody's replying

>> No.4873861

>>4873852
It's harder to get to the highest damage numbers using physical then it is when using cold or fire. You really feel the lack of base damage with the low and mid tier bows.

CB does indeed help. It's why I run gface and gores. You can cheese a little more with Duress.

I also try to get as near 100% crit as possible, too. With critical strike + deadly I can reach around 80-90% effective crit chance, which does help.

You could also try wearing an atmas scarab, too.

>tfw posted this on /a/ accidentally and wondered why nobody's replying
kek.

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4873869

>>4873861
>I also try to get as near 100% crit as possible, too

So I should pump points into Critical Strike and not Penetrate?

>You could also try wearing an atmas scarab, too.

I don't have it, and that's lvl 60 too.

Also, rate my name.

>> No.4873871

>>4873869
top tier name.

Yeah I would sink a fair bit into CS.

Though looking at ya level, I can see where you lack damage. It'll take a long time, but once you get into the 70/80s you'll start seeing that damage from dex paying off a lot.

>> No.4873874

>>4873871
Fuck it then, I'm switching to javelins. FA is too mana hungry, and Strafe does no damage.

>> No.4873878

>>4873874
Yeah that'll be faster

>> No.4874231

It's insane how much stronger lighting fury and charged strike are than literally any shitty bow skill.

>> No.4874268
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>random raven frost from a mob near Eldritch

>> No.4875507
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is it worth gambling on boots

>> No.4875519

>>4875507
meh. I've never had trouble finding rares with a few good stats.

If you REALLY want something specific then go nuts I guess.

>> No.4875623

>>4874231
Even lightning strike is pretty strong even though it's a meme, also looks cool as fuck.

>> No.4875684

Since people are talking about Bowazons I will share my funny experience with one. I got to Izual on normal at a quite low level since I was a too lazy to farm experience and runes. Anyway, I was kiting him for ages to the point where I was back in the Outer Steppes and close to town. I ended up parking myself in town and just letting my Merc kill him since he had way better damage than me.

>> No.4875693

>>4875684
Fucking hell. I guess I can't knock it if it worked...Must have been funny to see.

>> No.4875730

Quick bets on my hell hellforge my guys. And you're only allowed to say ist or gul.

>> No.4875741

>>4875730
>ist

>> No.4875743

>>4875741
Who are you quoting?

>> No.4875747

>>4875743
No one you dumbass, it's quicker to double click the word and hit post, as it copies what you highlight.

>> No.4875763

>>4875743
>too lazy to type in a 3 letter word

This kid lmao. Still guessed wrong too.

>> No.4875768

A question, Diablo is old as fuck, abandonware and a classic, how come you still need to jump trough ten hoops to play it? How come no one made a download and play prepatched version?

>> No.4875772

>>4875768
>old as fuck
Probably that reason.

>> No.4875887

About to play Diablo for the first time in 20 years. Don't remember dick about it except the vaguest shit. What's the skinny on the classes and styles of play? Is it tank, kite and spam or is it more in-depth?

>> No.4875891

>>4875887
Install plugy, make a sorc, read a build guide, acquire a holy grail.

>> No.4875903

>>4875891
Good up til the second part. Take the sorc and shove it up your ass. He also said diablo, not diablo 2, illiterate.

>>4875887
The classes are super obvious, ranged, melee and magic. How long has it been since you've played a game in this style? It should become evident what you do and don't do rather quickly. Just open the game and start it.

>> No.4875906

>>4875903
There's a sorc in Diablo 1 too you mongoloid.

>> No.4875909
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>>4875906
>plugy
>holy grail

Try again.

>> No.4875915

>>4875909
>plugy
>second part

Don't ever try again.

>> No.4875923

>>4875915
idiot

>> No.4875925

>>4875903
No, that's the thing. I played games where the only way to play with a respective class is
>the warrior's only grace is dying very slowly, so it turns into having a roomfull of monsters beat your ass while you keep an eye on when you need to drink the next health potion to avoid dying while calmly clicking to do incremental damage and dying because your brain goes numb
>the rogue gameplay is kiting hordes of monsters across a floor slowly thinning them from afar and dying if you back yourself into a corner
>sorcerer gameplay is spamming fireballs from afar and getting your ass handed to you the second you let someone get close or run out of mana.

So I'm asking for tips to avoid picking or building a character that will lead to this type of "fun" gameplay. Are there any particular classes and builds I should go for or avoid? I'm looking for something with a fast clear potential while being forgiving towards microing fuck-ups from someone who's pretty rusty at real time rpgs.

>> No.4875926

>>4875923
retard

>> No.4875939

>>4875925
That's pretty standard for those classes and these games. I don't think this game is for you.

Try Diablo 2 instead, classes are a little more diverse.

What you said you don't like is literally the d1 classes in a nutshell.

>> No.4875961
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>seraph's AND a 5/5 light facet from Meph at once

AAAAAAAAAAAA

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charsi or sell on jsp?

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>>4875961
>never seen seraph's in my entire life
>get my second one in less than two hours just now

>> No.4876268

>found an ist in hellcows

anyone else hate doing countess?

>> No.4876275

>>4876268
I considered making a dedicated tower runner early this ladder but decided against it, it just doesn't seem like that great of an idea,especially on bnet where maps reset. I do love runes though, but I suppose you're better off farming places like trav, cows, and chaos.

>> No.4876353

>>4875768
They did, it's called a torrent.

>> No.4876416

>>4876275
it wouldn't be so bad if the map wasn't gigantic on hell

being a poverty trapsin makes cow herding ezpz in comparison

>> No.4876634
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https://www.artstation.com/artwork/WP3l3
Never saw this before, despite being three years old.

>> No.4876656

>>4876634
>despite being three years old.
reported

>> No.4876674

>>4876656
N-no that's not what I meant, please no bannu.

>> No.4876690

Guys the summer anime season has a Diablo anime in it.

>> No.4876695

>>4876690
Is Diablo a cute girl?

>> No.4876698

>>4876695
No, it's a guy.

>> No.4876702

>>4876698
DROPPED.

>> No.4876746

>>4876702
But Diablo is a guy in the real Diablo games too.

>> No.4876978

Is NM Andy best for SoJ/Raven farming?

>> No.4877238

>>4875985
it's not as good as Maras, but could be worth something

>> No.4877314

>>4877238
i was thinking more of the level 30 lld community but a necro might be stacking fcr

>> No.4877370

Why the FUCK can't I log in to Bnet?!? I just bought D2 from straight from blizzard and the shit don't fucking work.

>> No.4877417

>>4877370
Everyone gets a temporary hold on their IP for a few hours right after they first try to connect to Bnet. Same thing happened to me last week.

Wait a bit, and you should be able to log on just fine.

>> No.4877738

>>4876978
It is for SoJ for sure. Probably for a raven as wee, since it can drop in NM, but I did a shit ton of runs when I was farming a SoJ and never got a raven.

>> No.4877765

>>4876978
>>4877738
The drop calculator in the OP says she cannot drop a Ravenfrost on NM difficulty. For a Ravenfrost on NM your best chances would be Duriel, Diablo, Mephisto then Baal. Hell Andy however does have the highest chances of dropping one of any boss in the game.

>> No.4877837

>>4876978
SoJ yes, raven no, i think you have to go to hell andy for the best odds because of the way ring drops work.

>> No.4877839

hey guys, i just uninstalled a shitty d2 mod and am going to go back to vanilla with plugy for a while, maybe with a singleplayer drop mod to keep it interesting. if i want to re-edit my characters so they have their old gear and setups, does hero editor work with plugy? or is there some other way to do it with just plugy?

>> No.4877858

>>4877839
yeah it works with plugy, just stay away from the stash and cube while editing.

And make backups before you do anything.

>> No.4878138

>>4876695
Yes, if you the D1 Rogue fits your criteria for cuteness, take her ending as canon, and disregard any other depictions or mentions of non-demon form Diablo in the franchise.

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>rare lacquered plate

>> No.4878381

What should be the minimum viable stats on a weapon for a Fanaticism Zealot? I found a Baranar Star which has decent damage and I'd like to put it to use if possible.

>> No.4878568

>>4878381
baranar's would be just fine for a zealot. good for PIs, especially if you can spare a point in conviction or something, and still good enough to get through hell easily for a fanat pally

>> No.4878849

Paging the bowafag anon and anyone else interested:
Should I max out Critical Strike on my planned untwinked bowazon? It looks like, on one hand, you want all the damage you can possibly get, but on the other, CS has some diminishing returns. I expect to play the hand I am dealt, so I don't count on getting a lot of +skills, but I'm still wondering if it wouldn't be better to slam points into Pierce or whatever.

>> No.4878943

>>4878849
Just do a javelin build my dude.

>> No.4878957

>>4878943
Fuck off.

>> No.4878968

>clear big group
>encounter XP shrine a few steps further
>barely encounter any monsters during shrine influence
Every fucking time.

>> No.4878991

>>4878957
You fuck off.

>> No.4878995

>>4878968
Also:
>come across XP shrine
>the very next unique enemy is cursed
>take one hit
>enjoy Amplify Damage instead of XP boost

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>>4878849
Sorry it took me so long to reply. Depends what you need, single target or crowd clearing. Bowazons suck major ass with bosses so I lean toward Critical Strike.

But both skills diminish once you get far enough into them and honestly it's something I've never really cared much about. Just go for a balance if you're super analcreamed about muh diminishing returns.

Hopefully you drop a razortail belt soon, that 33% pierce is real good when you're low on gear.

>> No.4880002

>>4878995
That was the story of my life when trying to get my bowazon from 98-99. Satan himself would have cowered before my anger at a few points.

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There is a god...and he hates me.

>> No.4880232

>>4880202
You know what though, aussieb? You don't even need a HoZ, it's not even that good. And Lama for example has been autistically playing more than you, and he doesn't even have a Windforce, a useful item, which you have.

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>>4880232
Silver lining, hey? I really do love that bow. Thanks for the positive words.

Found this, too. One for the grail.

>> No.4880248

>>4880235
I've seen like a million of these, what do you mean for the grail, they drop like nothing.

>> No.4880251

>>4880248
I've seriously never dropped one until now. Or ever, I think.

>> No.4880270

>>4880251
This game can be so gay sometimes. That's not even an elite unique item. Starting to feel that I'll never get a griffon's for example, because it's as if everyone is cursed to not get that one item.

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>>4880270
Griffons is one of those thing's I know you're not supposed to get, but I've seen four or five at this point. Good luck with it, though.

>> No.4880296

>>4880275
I have at least 5 lighting facets right now, two of them perfect, the rest no less than 4/4. I want a motherfucking gryffons for my javazon, the most fun spec in the game.

>> No.4880314

>>4867115

Bitch Lasagna

>> No.4880321

>>4880314
Come on my guy, that post was from a week ago. Bitch is already lvl 80 and waiting for a griffon's.

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>only needs a torch to complete holy grail on max players hardcore wt

https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=77449927&f=161&o=1930

>> No.4880383

>>4880380
I don't get it, why does he have screenshots of a lightsabre and a pul rune?

>> No.4880389

>>4880383
There's 200 pages of his stuff, he's probably just posting things he can use for the RW grail and whatever.

Use ya brain for 2 seconds.

>> No.4880394

>>4880389
If he's that far in his grail, then he probably has literally hundreds of Pul runes. Use yours.

>> No.4880396

>>4880394
cubing? Or maybe he's just showing off any rune that drops above a certain tier. I don't fucking know, why do you need this shit explained to you? You're so mystified by a fucking pul rune and a lightsaber.

>> No.4880398

>>4880396
I was just curious, you don't have to get triggered about it, and if you don't know don't reply.

>cubing a Pul rune

Don't be ridiculous.

>> No.4880403

>>4880398
Doesn't take many to make a mal or ist.

>> No.4880408

>>4880380
>Penta Lunata confirmed to be second rarest item in the game

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>>4880398
I cubed a lot of them when doing my grail runewords. You need over 9000 ist runes to make everything and I put them into a lot of stuff too.

>> No.4880421

>>4880403
It actually takes 8 for an ist, and both of those runes are really common for someone this deep into his grail.

>>4880410
It's still just a literal pul, not screenshot worthy at all.

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>>4880421

>> No.4880427

>>4880421
>It actually takes 8 for an ist

Wait, no, it takes way more.

>> No.4880430

>>4880426
No, that's a fact, a pul is barely worth anything.

>> No.4880432

>>4880421
>It's still just a literal pul, not screenshot worthy at all.

Says the guy who hasn't completed his grail.

>> No.4880439

>>4880432
Not an argument.

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>>4880439
Sure it is, experience is a thing.

>> No.4880442

>>4880440
What does this have to do with anything? In fact it's an argument on my side, since even I, someone without a completed grail, knows a Pul is worthless at that point of progression.

>> No.4880446

>>4880442
Dumbass

>> No.4880453

>>4880446
>ad hominem

Next time don't even try if you're gonna embarrass yourself this bad.

>> No.4880472

>>4880442
>even I, someone without a completed grail
Shouldn't be inserting his opinion on progression.

>> No.4880485

>>4880472
By your logic you nor him shouldn't either. He doesn't even have items that drop form the easiest thing to farm in the game, Mephisto. I don't need any kind of progression behind my back to be able to state a well known fact, that a Pul rune is nothing impressive. At all.

>> No.4880508

>>4877370
I still can't get on Bnet. I don't understand, bros. What have I done wrong?

>> No.4880545

>>4880508
You are on 1.14D, right?

Also have you tried to delete your d2 registry and do a re-install? I had to wipe my registry once, which allowed me to get into battlenet.

>> No.4880549

>>4880508
>What have I done wrong?

You're not on plugy.

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>>4880398
Huh? Puls aren't even *that* hard to cube up. Just get farming.

>> No.4880606

>>4880573
What the fuck are you talking about, moron? Learn to read.

>> No.4880610

>>4880545
Is there a difference between deleting your registry and uninstalling? I can get on Bnet in WC3, and SC:Re just fine, but not D2.

>> No.4880621

>>4880610
Yes they're very different things.

>Press Window Key + R and type in "regedit'
>find HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Diablo II and delete it.

I didn't have to do this part, but you may.

>find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Blizzard Entertainment\Diablo II and delete that too

You can also try deleting "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Battle.net" too, though keep in mind it may affect other battlenet games.

Be very careful doing things with regedit, don't delete or fuck with anything else in there unless you know what you're doing. You can seriously fuck your pc up.

If this doesn't work, try the other things here: http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=71899906&f=34

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> cubing Pul rune

As if it matters. Don't even think about it. Flawed diamond drops? Just cube the fucking rune.

>> No.4880631

>>4880626
Waste of runes.

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>>4880631
You just have to pick at literally every fucking thing people do here, don't you? There's literally nothing wrong with what that guy did.

I'm done with this general, you're too much of a cunt.

>> No.4880642

>>4880639
>nothing wrong with cubing runes after gul

Bye then assmad retard. Go be a special snowflake retard somewhere else. Literally the whole community has agreed upon this years ago.

>> No.4880653

>>4880631
Any rune sitting in the stash is a waste of runes.

Which is why I have an infinity, and you have to download bigger stash mod.

>> No.4880657

>>4880653
>unironically playing single player without plugy

t. NM LK running stuck at ancients at 85 retard

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>>4878995
wait, curses overwrite shrines?

>> No.4880684

>>4880676
how new are you?

>> No.4880686

>>4880684
I've been playing since it came out.

>> No.4880690

>>4880684
Don't talk shit to my boy aussieb or else.

>> No.4881162

anyone got those oldschool diablo 2 memes?

like
>'kill boss'
>image of Diablo 2 cover with generic meme background
>'click click click click click'

>> No.4881716

I know it's a grandpa's game at this point, but it's still kinda sad to see D2 Bnet in its current state.

>the top ladder guys run teams of leveling bots for Hellbaal
>most people have pocket BObarb bots
>fucking everyone has a coldsorc bot on some kind of rotation

I realize that Blizzard does a banwave at the end of every ladder, but why fucking bother at that point? Everyone is already done playing and can just get another key before the next ladder starts up, ready to bot again.

It's easy to see why most people just say fuck it, pirate, and run mods.

>> No.4881861

>>4881716
still one shotting these bot-boys with my spirit wielding, snowclash wearing blizz sorc in duel games

>> No.4882007

>>4870910
are you referring to the druid? he kind of does look like trump now that i think about it

>> No.4882329

>>4881716
> and can just get another key before the next ladder starts up
Which is good for Blizzard.

>> No.4882475

>>4882329
True, I guess. It's disheartening since I added a few people to do runs with a few weeks ago, and now all I see is

>[dude] has logged onto Battle.net
>dude has joined private game dude214
>dude has joined private game dude215
>dude has joined private game dude216
>[dude] has logged off Battle.net
>[dude] has logged onto Battle.net
>dude has joined private game dude217

I had to wipe my list since it was getting so annoying. Blizzard really doesn't give a shit unless it cuts into their shekels.

>> No.4882543

>>4882475
You ever shoot those people a message asking if they want to do something together?

>> No.4882568

>>4882543
Yeah, and that's how I figured they were botting. That and they never seemed to sleep.

>> No.4882595

>>4882568
That's rotten, tomorrow will be the 3 week mark since ladder reset and it seems like we're already at the point where things just stagnate. But there will always be a few people out there who want to just play the game and make the journey with other people.

>> No.4882598

>>4869093
He ain't no fortunate son

>> No.4882847

>>4882543
What would you even do together with a guy who is following the regular Trist -> Tomb -> Ancients -> Baal -> Ancients -> Baal -> Ancients -> Baal -> MF MF MF MF MF progression? Like, what's left?

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[ERROR]

>Get the urge to jump onto my D2 Skellymancer
>"This Battlenet account has had no activity for over 90 days and has been deleted"
WHAT THE FUCK

>> No.4882954

>>4882947
How can you not know this?

>> No.4883186

>tfw leveling amazon and waiting for that lvl40+
It's suffering, the only highlight was gassing negroes by the hundreds in flayer jungle to farm lvl24.

>> No.4883653

I've finished diablo 1 and expansion using warrior. Now I'm going to play diablo 2. What's the nearest class+build that I can use that is closest to the warrior in diablo 1?

>> No.4883706

>>4883653
Barbarian or Paladin are the closest.

>> No.4883726

>>4867115
Best boy necromancer

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finding a rare ethereal crystal or dimensional sword with great mods would be fun

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Finally. The recent couple of acts were a cakewalk, maybe NM will kick my ass.

>> No.4883889

>>4883706
Yes. But what should I pick from the two?

>> No.4883896

>>4883889
Barb is fun and doesn't run like a sissy.

>> No.4883902

Is there a way to generate a new map in Diablo 1 with specific unique items in it, like The Grandfather (Great Sword)?

>> No.4883907

>>4883889
make a paladin

>> No.4883913

>>4883896
What causes the paladin to run? I remember running away in Diablo 1 because of my stat build (low vitality)

strength 4x
dexterity 3x
vitality 1x
magic 2x

I did this because I like to use fire wall and other magic spells sometimes. I'm thinking of doing the same thing in Diablo 2.

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>>4883913
Here's my build. I used this on Diablo, then exported it to Hellfire.

It has low vitality, and enough magic. So, i end up playing strategically, hit and run, hiding in corners, and using fire wall and other magic spells when there's a chance.

I think it's a better experience than just walking up to the enemies and hitting them until they die. Where's the fun in that.

What melee class and build that does that in Diablo 2?

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>>4882595
There's nothing that can realistically be done. The true endgame is the metagame, so unless you're willing to buy and sell things on d2jsp and participate in that waste of time, you might as well quit after you kill hell Baal.

Squeezing that last 10% out of the game isn't really worth it for the time required.

>> No.4884307

Hey remember the time when you would permanently lose your merc if a corpulent ate its corpse. Lost some mediocre rogue gear that way on nightmare and I am still cheesed off to this day.

>> No.4884328

>>4883947
>>4883913
>What melee class and build that does that in Diablo 2?

You can go with a melee sorc, she has a skill called Enchant that sets your weapon on fire. Can actually reach some of the highest damage in the entire game.

Plus with that you can still cast spells like firewall etc if you want

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>>4884328
>melee sorc
Not really what I'm looking for. I prefer it more on the melee side. I was hoping someone will pick between barbarian and paladin and give a point to why.

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>>4884345
Are you seriously that much of a fucking sheep that you need someone to make every decision for you? Please never reproduce. Fine I'll give you a basic run down on the two, so you can fuck off.

Paladin centers around using auras that have differing effects, from damage, tank and support options. He also has several holy skills that give buffs or do direct damage. These all go with the melee striking skills, some that rapidly hit targets around you, others that give elemental damage. One of the easiest classes the play though the game with.

Barb is more open ended when it comes to weapon choice, swords, axes, maces and spears as well as some throwing weapons. Hard hitting single attacks, stuns, rapid striking the same target etc. He has a bunch of warcries that give temporary buffs to skills, health, defense etc. He also gets a lot of permanent, passive buff skills that increase resistances, move speed and some others.

Pick your poison. Just keep in mind that the Barbarian will be a far slower character to go through the game with, until you get some decent gear.

>> No.4884437

>>4883726
I'm not naming my amazon "Best boy necromancer". What a garbage name.

>> No.4884508

>>4884345
Melee in D2 sucks big time past Normal. Melee Pally sucks less, since he can respec inro Zeal+Holy Shock in Nightmare which has good damage regardless of youe weapon. Barb has damage problems already in the end of Normal

>> No.4884523

>>4884508
>Melee Pally sucks less

Imagine how much other melee must suck if you say melee pally sucks less, when it's actual dogshit trash, and only good for ubers with very specific items.

>> No.4884524

>>4883947
Not melee but basically that's how you play a bow pally

>> No.4884662

>>4883947
Update:
Decide that I'll play both as barbarian and paladin.

I started playing as barbarian and hit enemies with my ax, now I got a lot of items, and now I got my own stash box, and that means I can't just leave stuff on the floor in the town anymore. Should I just leave items that I don't need?

>> No.4884664

>>4884662
Sell for money or just leave them on the ground items disappear after a while on the ground

>> No.4885967

>>4884508
>Barb has damage problems already in the end of Normal
I just killed NM Andariel and can't complain so far.

>> No.4886121

>>4885967
In my experience, transition into NM is painful unless you have already farmed for yourself like a couple of Bloodletters.

>> No.4886187

>>4886121
I'm playing with one of those drop mods so gear isn't that much of an issue, on /p8 though. For me the shittiest part about normal difficulty was always Duriel.

>> No.4886732

>found thunderstroke instead of titan's

end me, boys

>> No.4886773

>>4886732
>found at least 5 of each in less than a week

You'll get one soon enough.

>> No.4886781

>>4883947
I wish there was a quick weapon swap in Diablo 1. For the first four levels I was mostly plinking away at enemies from afar with a bow when I was using the warrior. Would be great to do that then switch off when they get close.

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Just realized Patch 1.14d for diablo 2 exist.
I got 1.11b, playing in single player only. Is it safe to get patch 1.14d?
Pic related: Me.

>> No.4886821

>>4886812
Are you using plugy?

>> No.4886825

>>4886821
>plugy
I don't think my iso's comes preinstalled with mods. So, no.

>> No.4886830

>>4886825
Then you can update easy, just make a backup before just in case. Or don't, because playing single player without plugy is retarded.

>> No.4886834

>>4886830
>Larger Stash
I like the idea, but that would change the game play. I'll play this without mods first.

Okay. I'll get the patch. Here I go.

>> No.4886845

>>4886834
Yeah it would change the game for the better. It's a game with a lot of items and builds, some being super rare. If you're just a casual that just wants to beat the 3 difficulties and quit that's cool I guess.

>> No.4886868

>>4886845
The posted patch from blizzard's website is wrong.
Oh well. Maybe if I install LOD expansion, I'll be able to patch it to 1.14d. For now, I'll just play it as it is.

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>>4886868
forgot my pic.

>> No.4886876

>>4886868
Wait, you don't even have the expansion?

>> No.4886887

>>4886876
I have the expansion. I just didn't install it...yet.

I'll install the expansion after I beat the game.

>> No.4886889

>>4886868
dude, install the fucking expansion

>> No.4886893

>>4886887
Why?

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>>4886889
Why?
Can't I just finish the game, then install the expansion levels later and export my player to it? That's what I did in the D1.

>> No.4886904

>>4886868
the only reason not to install the expansion would be if you want to play on a patch lower than 1.06?(i don't quite remember the version)

you can still play classic (with no changes) with the expansion installed, but at 800x600 instead of 640x480

speaking of older versions I really wish someone would make a realm that went through 1 patch a month or something
yes, a lot of them are horribly unbalanced and have a lot of bugs... but guess what? even 1.14d is horribly balanced!
it would at least be a change from the meta that has been the same for what a decade now?

>> No.4886913

>>4886897
The current acts 1-4 are now built with the expansion in mind.

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>>4886904
>800x600
Oh, so that's how you change the resolution to 800x600. Thanks kind anon. I'll install the expansion now.

>>4886913
Explain further.

>> No.4886923

>>4886918
>Explain further.
Classes, skills, drops etc are all balanced for expansion content, some of which you are missing out on.

>> No.4886931

>>4886923
no.

>> No.4886934

>>4886931
Uhh yes? The game was re-balanced a shit ton after the xpac dropped. What the fuck are you on about?

>> No.4886939 [DELETED] 

>>4886918
>>4886897
Stop avataring, you stupid faggot.

>> No.4886941

>>4886934
classic isn't "xpac without act 5'

have you even fucking played classic? name 3 things in classic that were 'rebalanced' and are now terrible because of LoD

>> No.4886945

>>4886934
>every rebalance they do makes more builds unviable
>they put in underleveled xp scaling that hurts legit players trying to go fast more than it hurts the rushers/botters
>most skills across all characters are still useless because the scaling is fucked and the numbers feel like the math was done by a six year old that thinks enemy hp has two digits less, or the skills are bugged, or both
>the game is still incredibly jewish with drops so only botters and autists will have anything
>it's a thousand times more jewish with rune drops and highest tier uniques than it already is with the more """standard""" good stuff
>the endgame ubers meme is a complete shitshow that requires farming bad spots to enter and one of the specifically made uber killer builds to do
In the present day I'm fully convinced old Blizz made good games purely by accident, with how broken and buggy both D1 and D2 are.

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>>4886939
U mad bro?

>> No.4886953

>>4886945
>>the endgame ubers meme is a complete shitshow that requires farming bad spots to enter and one of the specifically made uber killer builds to do
Farming bad spots to get there isn't so bad by itself, considering the reward you get for ubers.
But them being so hard to beat with casters (can sorcs even do it?) while a melee build with high CB absolutely shits on them is pretty stupid.
At any rate, the "old Blizz made good games purely by accident" seems to be true. Metzen couldn't even not fuck up the servicable stories their games had before, and a thing like SC:BW couldn't be replicated if they tried even harder than with SC2.

>> No.4886967

>>4886953
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXoK8G97FE8

this guy has done ubers with every class using their class set (most of which are shit)

>> No.4886970

>>4886945
>>4886953
Blizzard North made D1 and D2, not Blizzard proper. They were a seperate company entirely until just before D1's release, but got to stay together as a devteam after being bought out.

Metzen's fuckery happened after Blizzard North was dissolved and their version of D3 scrapped.

>> No.4886989

>>4886967
>using a respec
Yeah, sure. But that was fair enough, even if the respec was not simply so it goes faster and is actually required. +12 to all skills isn't that absurdly high or anything, either (or is it?)

>> No.4886991

I need more fucking MF. Best place to find Gheed charms?

>> No.4886992

>>4886991
Andariel/Meph.

>> No.4886993

>>4886991
>Best place to find Gheed charms?

Try the thread you're in.

>>4873597

>> No.4886998

>>4886993
NM? Hell? Does it matter?

Currently have 160%

>> No.4887008

>>4886998
Hell, of course.

>> No.4887010

>>4886998
Normal.

>> No.4887453

>forgot to glitch Hell Andy

JUST

>> No.4887479

>>4887453
Is this your first time playing?

>> No.4887553

>>4887453
My Hell Andy somehow unglitched herself. I did a few glitched runs, then proceeded to play in Act 2, and when I wanted to do a few more runs she was seemingly unglitched. Feels bad.

>> No.4887557

>>4887553
How can you tell she was unglitched? Because that's impossible.

>> No.4887563

>>4887557
When she was glitched, she dropped me a few items every run, almost every time including a unique or a set item. Last run, she dropped me a blue.

>> No.4887571

>>4887563
Getting a blue item wouldn't even mean you ddin't get a quest drop. Hell, even if magic item drops were impossible with quest drops it could STILL drop a magic item from a failed set item.

>> No.4887579

>>4887563
Damn bro, you're retarded lmao. She can't get unglitched, and the glith doesn't guarantee you're gonna get showered with sickass uniques every run. I'm more worried that you didn't glitch her in the first place.

>> No.4887593

>>4887563
If she never drops gold then she's glitched, but a bugged Andy can still drop nothing at all.

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>>4887479
>Is this your first time playing?

In a decade, yeah.

Also, I've only killed her a dozen or so times, but I've gotten quite a few piles of suffering dust already. I guess respecs are even more generous now.

>> No.4887669

>>4887656
Oh, you're the retard that plays single player without LoD and plugy. Never mind.

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>>4887669
>getting this mad about a game that's almost old enough to vote

you need to go do something else for a while

>> No.4887935

>>4887893
>implying anyone is mad

No, you're just retarded.

>> No.4888253

>>4887935
Hey it's the fucking energy shield sorc autist

>> No.4888474

My character just died.

Is there a good reason to play a non-expansion character in LOD?

>> No.4888710

Just beat Hell Baal with a Druid. Also, found a Ber on my way.

>> No.4888713

>>4888474
>Is there a good reason to play a non-expansion character in LOD?
You rush through Normal and Nightmare without having to beat the Ancients and then export your character to the expansion in Hell. That's about it.

>> No.4889459

>>4888253
Hey it's the fucking NM LK stuck at ancients at lvl 85 no plugy on single player having retard that keeps posting retarded opinions, and is the laughing stock of the whole thread, but his severe autism prevents him from admitting his mistakes.

>> No.4889642

>>4889459
Lmao you sound seriously upset man

>> No.4889646

>>4889642
>u mad xD

Great response.

>> No.4889647

>>4889459
>Single player ewithout plugy
So playing the game as intended? I don't get this part

>> No.4889652

>>4889647
Yeah don't listen to that guy, he's a fucking idiot. Thinks if you're not playing sorc 100% of the time to maximum efficiency, you might as well not even play.

>> No.4889660

>>4889647
As I already said, it's ok to be a casual shitter and just beat the game once and stop playing. But there's way more to the game than that.

>>4889652
No, I'm just not a retard that wastes his time by running LK on Nightmare, I'm not retarded so I don't need to level to 75 before I kill Mephisto, and I'm not as stupid as you, so I'm not unable to kill the ancients at lvl 85.

Just because you're trash at a game that takes no skill, doesn't mean anyone is mad. In fact, the mad one here is clearly you.

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>>4889660
just imagine being this anal blasted

>> No.4889667

>>4889664
Imagine resorting to shitposting, because you can't contribute to the thread with anything at all, and people are calling you out on your stupidity. Boy I sure am mad lmao.

>> No.4889703

>>4888710
what druid though

>> No.4889710

>>4889647
Arguably, the intended way to play the game is battle.net, and single was deliberately handicapped. For example, the only "intended" way to transfer items between single player characters is via a LAN game, which is retarded.

>> No.4889713

>>4889703
Wind.

>> No.4889716

>>4889713
Meh. Druid power rankings:
>best
wind
>coolest
wolf
>most fun
bear

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>>4889716
>didn't even rank summon

>> No.4889721

>>4889719
maybe I forgot about it because I haven't played summon druid since my very first casual LOD playthrough as I thought pets were rad

>> No.4889735

>>4889716
I tried a werewolf, and it was a pain to play already in Normal, including some suspiciously high miss rate, which I haven't seen with a pally or barb. Maybe I will try again some time.

Then, there's bear, but he seems co completely lack aoe damage, which is somehow non included in my definition of fun.

>> No.4889740

>>4889735
>werewolf
>high miss rate

Maybe if you're a noob and not using fury.

>> No.4889742

>>4889735
I think the lack of aoe damage with high health pool and single target dmg in return makes bear druid more challenging and interesting, but I see your point. I don't understand the low hit-rate though.
On a related note, what's a good two-handed weapon for bear druid? Non-ladder. I realise the single-handed ones might be better, but I don't want to keep blocking with a shield.

>> No.4889746

>>4889740
No, no, I remember the fury micromanagement quite well.

>> No.4889751

>>4889746
What micromanagement, retard? You just attack with it, there's no micromanagement at all, whatever the fuck that means.

>> No.4889759

>>4889746
fury micromanagement? is a zealot also micromanaging and not just spamming zeal?

>> No.4889762

>>4889759
>>4889751
Lol I mean switching between Feral Rage and Fury, don't get triggered so hard.

>> No.4889768

>>4889762
So you didn't have "high miss rate", unless you're lying about something, to cover up your stupidity.

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>>4889762
>implying keyboard macros/hotkeys/whatever being micromanagement
jesus christ you're bad, trying to make this about my temper won't change this fact

>> No.4889773

>>4889770
Aussiebro did you get your HoZ yet?

>> No.4889775

>>4889773
(you)

>> No.4889782

>>4889775
That didn't answer my question.

>> No.4889783

>>4889660
>>4889459
>>4889667
Why are you so rumpus flustered about literally everything?

>> No.4889785

>>4889742
>Non-ladder.

y tho

>> No.4889786

>>4889783
see >>4889646

>> No.4889789

>>4889783
He's been like that for ages. It's why the australian left.

>> No.4889795

>>4889782
cf. anon here >>4889667
>>4889785
not creating a ladder character and I'm not playing with mods, I was mostly asking out of interest, not trying for the optimal solution

>> No.4889798

>>4889770
> jesus christ you're bad
So what you're going to do about it? Scream harder at your screen?

>>4889768
Yeah sure I'm going to be lying to you about my lack of achievement in a single player game.

>> No.4889803

>>4889789
Yeah, I've been saying facts about the game and giving noobs advice for ages. Guess shitposters would leave because they don't enjoy discussion. You might want to follow that advice.

>> No.4889805

>>4889798
You are, because both of those abilities give a huge amount of attack rating, and you barely need any. One raven frost is enough most of the time.

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>>4889803

>> No.4889812

>>4889808
>shitpost
>get called out
>have no argument
>shitpost harder

Nor surprised at all.

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>>4889812

>> No.4889824

>>4889820
>keeps proving my point

How embarrassing.

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>>4889824

>> No.4889842

>>4889829
>look at all of these cool reaction images I got from lurking on /b/ guys haha do I fit in yet

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>>4889842

>> No.4889858

Imagine being such a loser with no life that you feel the need to shitpost in some small general thread on 4chan, about a game you don't even play, instead of doing something else.

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>tfw playing hardcore ladder on bnet with six IRL friends
>just got to hell yesterday

>> No.4889906

>>4889805
> One raven frost
Ok, I'm talking to a guy who plays MF sorc and calls this playing a wolf druid.

>> No.4889934

>>4889906
>so stupid he can't even read
>so stupid he doesn't even know what a raven frost is

You better be trolling really.

>> No.4890395

Ok, you guys convinced me to try the wolf druid again. What is better to use through Normal before I get Fury? Feral Rage and Rabies or Fire Claws?

Meanwhile, getting through act 1 normal was a bit better than I remember, perhaps because this time I put much less points in Lycantropy and this was ended up with more AR. Getting to lvl 12 was still quite miserable, but after that it was ok.

>> No.4890657

>>4890395
>Getting to lvl 12 was still quite miserable

Play on higher player counts.

>> No.4891008

>>4889759
isn't fury interruptable while zeal isn't

>> No.4891057

So, do you guys know how to generate custom maps in Diablo 1 and 2? So, you can have the perfect run that you've always wanted?

>> No.4891456

>>4889892
>tfw only one friend dumb enough to still enjoy the diablo 2 skinner box and he's too busy working anyways

>> No.4891458

Are hirelings good in LOD, I can't find a video where the player fights baal with a hireling.

>> No.4891828

>>4891458
You're joking, right? Hirelings are integral to almost every single build.

>> No.4891992

>>4891828
>>4891458
I feel you have to be overleveled to use one. Otherwise, he'll die to the next elite pack. Also, bosses and some other things (hydras from council members, I think) do extra damage to them

>> No.4892020 [DELETED] 

>>4891008
Fury is interruptable.

>> No.4892025

>>4886945
I really disliked the synergy patch the most, even more than the spell cool down one. It forced you to go down a certain path of skills to max to even stand a chance in Hell, possibly even nightmare. They bloated the hell out of enemy damage and HP along with that patch. With this you couldn't spread you skills across various skills as well since they might not share synergies and now they are pretty important to invest in.

Drops is another beast entirely. It is just that the focus of Diablo 1 and Diablo 2 is so different. You didn't grind for drops in Diablo 1, you just forged ahead and made due with what you found in the cathedral. In Diablo 2 you mostly reload maps or save and exit and come back and farm a place once again. I think it got worst due to the synergy patch because of how much more important runes are with the more powerful rune words they eventually released.

Also you really don't see bowzons, or claw/double claw martial arts focused Assassins. Hell what is Vengence on the Paladin suppose to do? Doesn't that skill take too long to even finish?

What the fuck does the energy stat even do? Magic did something in Diablo 1, there wasn't an invalid stat in that game, and strength was more than just to wear gear.

While I still like Diablo 2 and do play it, I find that it steered the genre in the wrong direction. Other games in the genre seem to take after it and exacerbate the problems of Diablo 2. Item finding, various rarities of items, focus on item grinding, flashy skills that often plow through mobs, throwing yourself into the middle of danger or a throng of enemies just instantly rush you. You see that so much in the games that emulate Diablo 2.

>> No.4892027

>>4891008
>isn't fury interruptable

It is, that's why you get a lot of FHR.

>> No.4892028

>>4891456
The skinner box aspect is completely minimized when you're running with a diverse party, since there's zero need for xp or item grind. With curses, auras, and warcries all stacking on top of one another, you can pretty much roll through the game like an army.

>> No.4892034

>>4892025
>While I still like Diablo 2 and do play it, I find that it steered the genre in the wrong direction.

The issue was that every dev copied the skinner box aspect instead of D2's strongest aspect, which was forcing players to work together to compensate for each other's weaknesses.

Every game just feels like a lootgrind rollercoaster.

>> No.4892035

>>4892025
You have a few good points, but even then Diablo 2 is still the best ARPG in history, and what everyone else tries to emulate.

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>>4892034
>Every game just feels like a lootgrind rollercoaster.

Yeah I agree. PoE, D3, Grim dawn and even Torchlight to a lesser extent, end up going too far into "blow up whole screen in 1 second and collect drops". It's just too much. PoE and D3 are the biggest culprits by far, what awful fucking late game they become eventually.

At least in D2 that was relatively reigned in, with only the sorc and javazon going too far. Tbh if you remove the Sorc and the zons OP light skills, the game would be entirely different when it comes to balance. For the better, I would argue.

>> No.4892053

>>4892050
>bh if you remove the Sorc and the zons OP light skills

Nobody is forcing you to use them. Play a WW barb or whatever if you want. Nothing needs to be removed.

>> No.4892092
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>act 5 mercs have their damage multiplied when using a 1 hander apparently
>no ethereal ali baba for my merc

>> No.4892162

>>4889742
>I think the lack of aoe damage with high health pool and single target dmg in return makes bear druid more challenging and interesting
Bear Druid is ezmode if you have Fireclaws (instantly kill everything in Nightmare) and a few points in Shockwave (on-demand low-mana AoE stun that you can constantly spam making sure nobody can move). Only in Hell do you need to find a good weapon, but through Normal / Nightmare you can fight with a Cracked Dagger and instakill everything in 2 hits.

>> No.4892173

>>4892025
>In Diablo 2 you mostly reload maps or save and exit and come back and farm a place once again.
Or you just play the hand you're dealt, completely untwinked, like a normal person. I can tell you never actually played Diablo 1 in MP because people used to work hard for their King's Sword of Haste or whatever shit. Diablo 1's SP didn't have a Nightmare or Hell mode, you only had it in MP. If you wanted a comparable D2 experience to what you experienced in D1, stick to playing Normal, where literally none of these problems persist and, just as in D1, Nightmare/Hell modes are there for people who want to push themselves further. Try playing a Warrior in Hell/Hell without like 240 AC and a strong, hurty beatstick, you'll shit yourself.

>> No.4892187

>>4892025
>It forced you to go down a certain path of skills to max to even stand a chance in Hell, possibly even nightmare
Hell difficulty tests my ability to make a smart character build! The horror!
Dude, before these patches, a guy named Sirian beat D2 Nightmare on Hardcore with a Sorceress who only had points into Firebolt and ran some self-restrictions, most notably non-existent Strength stat.
>Also you really don't see bowzons, or claw/double claw martial arts focused Assassins.
Then make them yourself. Exploding Arrow Bowazon is actually one of the fastest builds to get you through Normal and Nightmare, because you're basically firing Fireballs AND you get a pet to play with. Frostmaidens and Strafers are safe HC chars. MArts aren't played because they simply require you to press more buttons. Notice that people still make Zealots and Frenzybarbs to level up.
>What the fuck does the energy stat even do?
Specific Energy shield builds and people who want to have an early game with less downtime. It's not too awful to put a few points in it.
>strength was more than just to wear gear.
But martial classes still get dividends from putting points into Strength. In D1, the only class that benefitted from Strength was Warrior - and even Warrior was advised to max out DEXTERITY first because of how badly they need Chance to Hit and Armor Class. Strength has always been a fairly poor stat, D2 didn't make it worse.
>Item finding, various rarities of items, focus on item grinding, flashy skills that often plow through mobs, throwing yourself into the middle of danger or a throng of enemies just instantly rush you.
I did all of those things on Diablo 1. The flashy skills that plow through mobs was my level 43 Sorcerer casting Fireballs everywhere with no problem. The throng of enemies that rush you was me teleporting into The Dark Lord's chamber with my fully-geared Warrior and killing him on a full HP belt with all of his Blood Knights and Advocates shooting at me.

>> No.4892192

>>4892025
play old patches/classic and you will actually stat energy if you play a sorc

hell, lenmyo used to actually be a useful item

LoD really fucked up energy by putting +80 mana on every slot AND giving everyone BO

>> No.4892196

>>4892192
>LoD really fucked up energy by putting +80 mana on every slot AND giving everyone BO
>anon complains that the game is not designed for an untwinked playstyle and that energy doesn't do anything
maybe energy would be useful if anon would actually give playing untwinked an honest try

>> No.4892221

>>4892196
Energy is useful. There's ES builds.

>> No.4892251

>>4892196
I'm quite sure a few people here play almost untwinked (me included), and the mana per energy versus +mana bonuses on items versus mana cost of some spells are completely unbalanced. For example, an amazon gets 1.5 mana per energy, while a single perfect sapphire instantly gives you like 40 mana, a single ring can give you twice of that, and a mana potion is 10 times that. At the same time, amazon spends mana like crazy. Freezing arrow costs 18.5 mana per shot, and you need like 10-20 shots per pack. So, amazon players just get buff their mana pool a bit with items and then drink potions all the time, and no reasonable energy investment can change that. At most you'll get to like 50 energy to compensate for that lack of a sapphire slot.

>> No.4892262

>>4892196
>>4892251
Ah yes, I'll use this occasion to express my frustration about manaburn mobs. They don't just do mana damage, they fucking burn all your mana immediately, so as a melee character your only answer to them is drinking potions between hits, and no energy investment can make you more resistant to mana burn.

>> No.4892276

>>4892251
Then play classes that actually get a decent energy conversion if you actually want to use energy, like Sorceresses.
Magic also gave horrible returns on stat investiture for Warriors in D1, and I was making a lot of these statements to counter this sentiment that D1's design was plain better, when it fell into many of the same pitfalls.

>> No.4892302

>>4892276
>Magic also gave horrible returns on stat investiture for Warriors in D1
You realize some spells were extremely important for warriors, right.

>> No.4892329

>>4892262
>what are rejuvenation potions

Why do you even post in a thread about a game you've barely played?

>> No.4892358

>>4892302
Yes, but even then, 1 hard point of Magic equaling to 1 point of mana is not good investment. You don't want to invest hard points into Magic. Like in D2, you wanted to bolster the stat through an occasional Elixir of Magic, items of All Attributes, and occasional reading glasses. With the abysmal mana pool, Warriors have trouble even casting the level 1 Healing spell.
That said, in Diablo 1, spells *are* really strong. On one hand, a Firewall/Teleport/Healing/Stone Curse Warrior is a joy to play. On the other, powerlevelling any class falls into the same pitfall as Diablo 2 - the best way to speedlevel as a Warrior or Rogue is to put on all of the Sorcerer unique items and run Hell Catacombs over and over, teleporting around and destroying with Chain Lightning. It takes no consideration of how fun or appropriate it is for the class, but it's the truth.
If we objectively state that spells are OP in D1 and nothing is worth playing other than the Sorcerer, then there's no point to rolling anything other than the Sorceress, Hammerdin or Javazon in D2, either.

At least D2, with all of its melee bias, still gives you at least one melee spec per melee class that is a very reliable and fast murderer without requiring gosu items.

>> No.4892370

>>4892358
Javazon is shit compared to sorceress or hammerdin, especially for doing stuff that "matters" in D2 like farming items. Javazon is good because it's fun and gets top style points for giant lightning explosions, while still being viable for poorfag solo play without being completely cockblocked by immunes if you go for a hybrid build like Gunslinger or Fishymeme.

>> No.4892371

>>4892192
>hell, lenmyo used to actually be a useful item

I really hate how so many unique and set items were made obsolete by runewords.

>> No.4892381

>>4892370
>Javazon is shit compared to sorceress or hammerdin, especially for doing stuff that "matters" in D2 like farming items
Out of the box Javazon is a much better cowrunner than a Lightning Sorceress, and Hammerdin has a generally harder time with just budget items. Javazon is also really, really good at bursting down bosses due to Charged Strike.
>>4892371
>made obsolete
Which runeword, pray tell, do you assemble to place in the belt slot? Idk, but I still find Lenymo to be a top-tier low-level twinking item. I also think that there are plenty of low-level unique items that still have excellent mileage going for any character who finds them, like Bonesnap, Steeldriver or Ribcracker, thanks to the Horadric Cube upgrades. Hell, my current Frenzy barb would love to find a couple of Butcher's Pupils.

>> No.4892398

>>4892381
>Which runeword, pray tell, do you assemble to place in the belt slot?

That's why I wrote "so many" and not "all" you brainlet.

>> No.4892403

>>4892381
>Bonesnap
I was wielding two Bloodrise with double swing before getting to WW and found a 296% ED Bonesnap at lvl 32, it was a blessing.

>> No.4892409

>>4892398
>we talk about Lenymo
>you support anon's example of Lenymo being outdated because of runewords
>I say something to the contrary
>reeee we weren't talking about Lenymo
go run an infinite nightmare LK

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>>4892381
>pray tell

>> No.4892441

>>4892429
you are right anon it should be nigger boomer niggers nigger nigger nigger barbarian nigger nigger nigger niggering niggerette nigger nigger the state of Nigeria what did he mean by nigger nigger nigger nigger nigger

>> No.4892452

>>4892381
How many decades has it been since cowrunning has been relevant?

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>>4892441
>that 30yo boomer who still loses his shit over Diablo

>> No.4892475

>>4892452
0, because people still run Cows to farm for
>white elite item bases
>socketed items
>runes
>gems
>jewels
>charms
I know it's not nearly as relevant as Nightmare Lower Kurast, but it's pretty damn decent.

>> No.4892702

Bonesnap does holy hell damage

>> No.4892759

>>4892702
yeah but crushing blow feels like such a waste on a slow weapon

>> No.4892801

>>4892759
>crushing blow feels like such a waste on a slow weapon
Idk, man, I'll take any source of crushing blow to down bosses faster. Sure, it could be better, and Ribcracker and Steeldriver are both usually better, but I'd still be really happy to find it on any melee build. If I got one on a Paladin, I'd remake him into a Charger.

>> No.4892823

>>4892471
that newfag who pushes forced memes on every board

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>>4892759
With WW, weapon speed factors in but not enough to annoy people.

I have a classic team with 5 zealers on it, but the chad Barb with the Bonesnap is more than half the group's physical damage because WW has such logistics

I shoulda/woulda have just made 5 more barbs

>> No.4892918

>>4892894
>5 zealers
>not a selection of different phys damage characters to stack all the buffs
>not having one zeal/fanaticism, zeal/concentration, fury druid with maxed heart of wolverine, skelemancer for amp damage and all auras on skellies, blessed aim merc, might merc
Step up the meme game

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>>4892918
there's no fucking druid in classic

the team is this:
> 20static sorc
> vigor zealer
> fanat zealer
> med zealer
> concentration zealer
> conviction zealer
> me on crush sorc
> chad with bonesnap

I was playing a nec but I graduated that guy to expansion because I wanted to level the crush sorc up with the team.

>> No.4892964

>>4892947
>>4892894
Why not play on Bnet or even a private server with real human beans?

>> No.4892979

>>4892964
Where do you think I picked up how and why to run bots?

>> No.4893873

Diablo 1: Maces or Swords?

>> No.4893893

>>4893873
Maces in Dungeon and Catacombs.
Sword in Caves and Hell.

Actually, do hell knights count as undead?

>> No.4893952

There should be something in the OP for first time players of D1 and D2.
Like tips to enjoy the games correctly.

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>>4893952
>enjoy the games correctly
>enjoy
>correctly

Man I would pay top dollar to see you people play games during the 90s early 00s. With no guide to follow you would probably end up a broken mess on the floor. What's wrong with figuring this shit out yourself like everyone else had to?

Also

>implying there is a correct way to enjoy something

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>>4893952
>enjoy correctly

>> No.4894456

>>4894078
Watch some speedruns. They give a good idea which are your viable options for the first couple of characters, before you start enjoying farming.

>> No.4894459

>>4894456
Intended here >>4893952

>> No.4894504

>>4893952
To correctly enjoy Diablo 2 you should always start with a sorc, and if you're playing single player install plugu.

>> No.4894568

>>4894504
There he is. The fuckwit.

>> No.4894581

>>4894504
The virgin virtual stockbroker
>first character is sorc
>maxes blizzard and runs hell ancient tunnels a thousand times by using two spells
The chad demonslayer
>first character is an assassin
>maxes phoenix strike and all synergies
>dual wields claws because he mains voldo in soul calibur
>uses so many one point wonders he runs out of hotkeys

>> No.4894585

>>4894504
as much shit as i like to give that autist every thread he's not wrong about plugy making single player way more enjoyable

what character do you think would be most fun for a first time player? my honest answer is a probably a druid. normal is easy and you can experiment with melee, casting, and even summoning and see what playstyle you like before respeccing for NM/Hell. Most classes don't have that kind of variety, or at least not that level of variety in a way it'd be obvious to a new player.

>> No.4894586

>>4894581
my first class was a MA assassin too but it'd say it's pretty tough to do unless you have some experience with hack and slash style games (I didn't). i had some issues at first because 1) assassins are so frail to begin with, 2) i was like 11 and didn't want to commit to only using a few skills because i thought it was dumb and 3) finding good claws in single player as an assassin is pretty hellish

>> No.4894635

>>4893893
>Actually, do hell knights count as undead?
No, demons.
http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Hell_Knight

>> No.4894738

>>4894568
How mad are you that you need to shitpost with every single post you make? Have you beaten the ancients yet, or did you get to lvl 90 first?

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>>4894738

>> No.4894760

>>4894753
There he goes with the epic reaction images again! Surely his shitposts wont get deleted just like the last time.

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>>4894760
just imagine being this mad

>> No.4894775

>>4894767
>says the guy that gets triggered so hard from the word "sorc", he has to shitpost as hard as he can until his posts get deleted

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>>4894760
>crying about reaction images
>on an imageboard website

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>>4894780
>being illiterate

>> No.4894895

>>4894078
>>4894123
I'll give you my personal account. I didn't quite enjoy D2 until I saw how speedrunners play the game. The game itself is quite bad at explaining its own rules (as are many other games) and this way it assumes that you have to interact with the community in order to learn how to play.

>> No.4894907

>>4894895
>you have to interact with the community in order to learn how to play

Except on /vr/, where people unironically can't even kill mephisto at 75 or the ancients at 85.

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>finally got a cold skiller

>>4894895
I don't think anyone will disagree with that one. Looking up community resources to figure the ins and outs is pretty much required, though it was kinda fun back in the old days with all the misinformation.

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>>4861015
Is there a mod that allows you to increase the resolution without altering the rest of the game?

>> No.4895076

>>4895073
For Diablo 1 I mean

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>>4894895
my first character, I insisted on using a two handed axe as a Nec because, well... I guess it did a lot of damage. I also dumped everything into energy because I was under an incompatible impression, not the least with respect to axes, that this is what spellcasters were supposed to do.

>> No.4895245

>>4895215
And now some people do this kind of shit on purpose to challenge themselves.

>> No.4895279

>>4895215
Thank god I wasn't this stupid even when I first played the game as a child.

>> No.4895289

>>4895279
>and then the entire bus clapped

>> No.4895291

>>4895289
triggered

>> No.4895368

Just lost most of my gear in Hell mode. Died. Started game over, retrieved corpse and it only gave me back my armor. Fantastic.

>> No.4895375

>>4895368
Diablo general? More like degenerate general. You better be joking with this shit.

>> No.4895394

People here are so positive and generous!
Are you as excited as me for the next summer time Diablo general?

>> No.4895409

>>4895394
PoD ladder is resetting soon. Might be more up your alley, beta cuck.

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>>4895409

>> No.4895482

>>4895478
Sick one /b/ro! Named too? Straight out of the folder, eh?

>> No.4895490

>>4895478
just ignore >>4895482

He gets all assblasted whenever people use images on an image board.

>> No.4895494

>>4895478
Just ignore >>4895490

He gets all assblasted whenever people mention the word sorc on an image board.

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4895539

question about magical modifiers

Sturdy

+10-30% Defense Armor(1)[10-20%](4)[21-30%]

So item level 1 armor could have 10-20% modifier, what about level 2 and level 3 armor?

>> No.4895567

>>4891458
rogue isnt

>> No.4895572

>>4895567
Only time it's useful is for a bowazon using Windforce. Give the merc a Faith bow and you hit the highest physical bow damage in the game. That's only if you are in the mid to high 90s character level to get the most out of windforce.

>> No.4895587

>>4895539
my best bet is there's no difference in that aspect and that levels 2-3 only touch other attributes

>> No.4895606

>>4895587
so a level 2-3 armor couldn't get the sturdy defense modifier you mean

>> No.4895617

>>4895606
apparently but that sounds odd

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>>4895617
Lizard's +1-5 to Mana Amulets(1-2)[1-2](3)[3-5]

here's another one from the same site arreats summit where it covers each case

>> No.4895775

squamp

>> No.4895873

bump limit

>>4895856
>>4895856
>>4895856

ng