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Started one in /v/ but it kinda died down.

>post the recent drops you've found
>trading
>post tips for newcomers

>> No.2457990

Been a couple years since I last played.. what are those magic dustpile looking things?

>> No.2457997

>>2457990

Essence from each boss on hell mode except duriel.

When you get all 4 you combine it in the cube to make a token which you can use to reset your stats and skills.

>> No.2458121

>>2457997
So you can reset your stats and skills anytime you want now? Cool.
I'm guessing those essences are extremely rare drops, and highly sought after by others?

>> No.2458212

My account expired last time I checked. Had a pretty neat hammerdin l95. Is anyone still on battlenet?

>> No.2458218

I've been playing this game basically non-stop since the ladder reset. I've got a nice barb with botd/beast zerkers, so much fun. If anyone wants to mess around with some chaos runs or even ubers I'd definitely be down

>> No.2458293

>>2458121

No, they drop pretty easily depending on your magic drop stats.

>>2458212

USeast checking in.

>> No.2458365

I've never played Diablo 1 or 2, which one should I start with?

>> No.2458401

Diablo 2 is more fun and populated than Diablo 1, I'd just jump right to the best out of the trilogy.

>> No.2458417

>>2458401
I'm fine with playing Singleplayer though.

>> No.2458428

>>2458365
Diablo 1 is a dungeon crawler meant for single player. The pacing is great. The game can be beaten in a day.

Diablo 2 is meant for people that want to grind and is a pretty good loot-treadmill.

>> No.2458435

>>2458417
Diablo I is more of a classic roguelike/dungeon crawler, I felt like the element of randomness and exploration was far stronger than in the sequel, especially if you opt to never leave the dungeon. For that reason I find it more replayable and in general enjoyable than Diablo 2. If that is your cup of tea I say start with the first one.

>> No.2458837

Literally just installed this game an hour before finding this thread. Does this still have a lot of people playing? How many hours have some of you crazy fucks put into this game? Any tips for a first time player who started up a Paladin?

>> No.2458853

>>2458435
Diablo 1 is more unforgiving though with permanent stat loss and such. Also, the classes aren't as defined as they are in 2. Any class can do anything in 1 really.

>>2458837
>Any tips for a first time player who started up a Paladin?
For a first time player:
Save your skill points. A very common mistake people do is to start maxing out first-tier skills in the first 20 or so levels. If there are 2 good skills at level 18 and you want both (Say, Concentration Aura and Blessed Hammer) you are going to need enough saved skill points to put 1 in each for every level you gain after level 18. So in order to reach level 20 in both as soon as possible, you're going to need 20 saved up skill points by the time you hit level 18.

This will be a problem early on, but it pays off greatly once you're past Normal.

>> No.2459138

>>2457949
EASTERN SUN

>> No.2459150

>>2457949
I hated Diablo 2. Diablo 1 is a real game.

>> No.2459152

>>2457949
I discovered when D3 was released, that grind and finds are a young man's game.

D2 was fine when I was 19, but that shit is unbearable now.

>> No.2459246

>>2457949
Starting from scratch, single player only.

What are some easy, no gear builds to get the loot flowing? Sorc? Summoner?

>> No.2459370

>>2459246
In D1?
Run a Sorceror and just win it.

In D2?
Hammerdin with Concentration Aura.
Or, if you're only going Single Player, Skellymancer with Iron Maiden, Decrepify and Corpse Explosion.

>> No.2459420

>>2458853
That's retarded. You can respec your skills at any time. Hoarding points hasn't been a thing in a long time boy.

>> No.2459428

how does it feel to get a high rune?

>> No.2459578

>>2459428

Like I was born again, pixels never got me excited for a long time until I got back into diablo.

>> No.2459712

Single player essentials...

Is there a mod that allows extended stash, ladder only drops/runewords, uber diablo, uber tristram, etc in SP that works with the current version or will I have to downgrade to 1.13c for plugy?

>> No.2459804

>playing online
>decide to trade away my zod for a unique torch
>this could be ANYTHING
>low sin torch

well time to start making an assassin

>> No.2459806

>>2458218
are you on east or west?

>> No.2459982

>>2459712
What you are looking for is called plugy and you could use d2se (it already has plugy pre-installed) to play with it and different versions of the game too. I just haven't figured out a way to get multires to work with versions 1.12a and 1.13c properly.

>> No.2460024

>>2459982

http://www.medianxl.com/t7120-how-to-install-mxlu-xvc-with-d2se-and-multires-for-1-13c

Guide is for a mod but it should work for cLoD. No idea if you can realm with it, though.

>> No.2460409

>>2460024
Thanks I will see about using that later.

>> No.2461718

>>2459428
it feels..

good

>> No.2461727
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>>2459428
orgasmic

>> No.2462076

>>2461727
Haseen is truly the unsung hero of Diablo 2.

What a bro, that guy.

>> No.2462140

>>2458837
>How many hours have some of you crazy fucks put into this game?

Every hour of my high school years (2000-2004) not spent doing homework or being at school, and then some. It could be a question of how many years /played some of us crazy fucks have.

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2462151

>>2458837
>Any tips for a first time player who started up a Paladin?

>> No.2462250

>>2459152
i kinda agree

i mean to this day i have not found a crown of ages, death's fathom, jah rune, ber rune, tyrael's might..

seriously i don't think i ever will

>> No.2462252

>level 91
>have found all smiter gear I need for ubers except for zaka
will I be a horrible person if I just use a hero editor to fucking give me one

>> No.2462287

I have a lvl. 50 Necromancer, currently strolling through Nightmare. It's definitely the least item-dependent build, all you need is +skills and you can do your own thing with other equipment, I'm getting as much magic find as I can. Gave myself some cheap runewords for the skills and now I'm up to +5, skeletons are super tough.

I don't know how Hell will be in singleplayer, but I'll attempt it.

Also, I'm really torn on my build. I've just maxed skel. mastery and raise skelly. I feel I want to max mages next, there's nothing else that really feels worth it. Corpse Explosion is nice but I don't feel it's that necessary when I already got a good radius and the damage is constant. Maybe I'll put 5-10 points when I've done all the skellies.

>> No.2462302

>>2462287
I'd say corpse explosion is a higher priority than skelly mages.

The mages really don't do much damage, but when you have good gear and maxed CE it basically covers the entire screen.

>> No.2462303

>>2462302
I find them better than most people seem to think. Bonus damage is welcome and ranged fighters are cool.

>> No.2462310

>>2462303
my main gripe with them is the fact that they have around half the health of regular skellingtons and I have to resummon them all the fucking time (currently level 76 in hell act2)

>> No.2462313

>>2462310
Well, besides CE, what else should a Summoner max?

>> No.2462320

>>2462313
I think you should still max mages, but they're not as useful as CE

a summoner is essentially done at around level 80something, then you can throw points to whatever

>> No.2462602

Anybody knows how to acquire Hellfire for Diablo 1 ? i only found one website that has it but the download link doesn't work.

>> No.2462745

>>2459150
>x is y and the latter is gay because i don't think it's a real game
tripfags these days.

>> No.2462749

>>2462313
Dim Vision
Bone Prison and Bone Wall

>> No.2462807

Is there any nice guide for what I should download if I want to play D2 ?
Never played it before I guess there ought to be quite a few patches/mods that would improve it.

>> No.2462837

>>2462252
no, but deep down you will know you cheated to attain it. if you can live with that then by all means go ahead...but you will know how you got it.

>> No.2462842

aw shit man
DIablo 2 thread
I played it since I was 10, on and off for 15 years. I loved the mods (Median XL and eastern sun were great, zy-el was insane and ridiculous) and played almost all of them.

>> No.2462845

>>2457997
>When you get all 4 you combine it in the cube to make a token which you can use to reset your stats and skills.
That's kind of pointless when you think about it though. You've finished the game. What's the point of playing?

>> No.2462853

Man, now I want to play diablo 2 again. But last time I did that I realized I was just wasting my time without having fun.

>> No.2463019

>>2462845
>You've finished the game. What's the point of playing?
Get more gear to kill special bosses to get more gear to kill them again more efficiently to get even more gear until you have the best gear in the L&. Then you keep going just to make sure noone surpasses you.

It's a bit like raiding in an MMO. Except you can do it solo.

>> No.2463034

>>2462302
Corpse explosion will do wonders in Hell. Mages are sub-par and Revives can be devastating.

You'll want situational curses like Dim Vision as well.

>> No.2463060

>>2461727
I once got a Lo rune by opening a chest, and another one when I killed one of the Council members. It was orgasmic indeed.

>> No.2463067

>>2461727
Oh man, I remember farming that guy doing just that. Best farming spot , you can get so much xp and items there.
>>2463019
that sounds boring as hell

>> No.2463302

>>2462151
>that pic
how do i make that build?

>> No.2463538

>>2459420
>You can respec your skills at any time
As long as you can solo Hell, sure.
Which you obviously can't at level 20.
But enjoy being a fire sorc in Act 1 Nightmare and have everything immune fire before you can even spell Den of Evil.

>> No.2463803

>>2463538
just get an act 2 defensive merc in normal, use static to wear down enemies and let your merc kill them off

not hard

>> No.2463840

>>2463803
Nothing in diablo short of a handful of the game's bosses and certain Lightning enchanted enemies are "hard"

Relaying on your mercenary and off skills to kill things puts the game at such a slow pace it's more exciting to take a dump than continue playing.

>> No.2464010

>>2463302
Overall, it's pretty straight-forward.
20 points in Resist Cold for synergy with Holy Freeze.
20 points in Holy Freeze.
20 points in Holy Shield for a solid defensive boost.
You'll want an Act 2 Normal Offensive merc for the Blessed Aim aura -- at least to begin with; if your attack rating reaches a point where you don't need him, pick up someone you can benefit from.
Equipment is rather standard: anything with the Crushing Blow attribute is your friend (Crushflange is a good starting point, Guilliaume's Face is a decent mask later. Weapon damage won't matter much early on when Holy Freeze is dealing heavy cold damage due to the points spent in Resist Cold prior to level 18.

From there, you have some choices. If you've put 1 point in Zeal and have the above skills at 20, you've used 68 total points. Finishing off Zeal will give you a good boost to your physical damage and attack rating; adding points to Sacrifice will improve Zeal's damage as well.
You will want some way to combat cold-immune targets, so a point or two in Vengeance may be worth it, unless your merc can handle them on his own.

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COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCK

glad I'm an overpowered hammerdin

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>>2464017
Laitnin'!

>> No.2464303
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2464303

finally found my first high rune on this ladder and it was in the strangest of places

a random chest in durance level 2

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2464801

Oh shit D2, come to think of it I never finished Hell difficulty...

>This thread
Hammerdins, hammerdins everywhere

Is it just me who thought that hammerdins are one of the stupidest character concept Blizzard could come up with?

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>>2464010

thanks

>> No.2466495

Is it possible to get Diablo II without Origin?

>> No.2466508
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2466508

hey guyz

What would you choose? I have no ideas

1/5

>> No.2466513
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2466513

>>2466495

Check the blizzard website, you'll find it at 20$ (10 for diablo 2, 10 for LOD)

>> No.2466517
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2466517

3/5

>> No.2466521
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2466521

4/5

>> No.2466525

>>2466513
Sorry, I think I meant the Battle.net program.

>> No.2466526
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2466526

5/5

so what should be my first and second weapon set?

>> No.2466543

>>2466495
Pirate it? You don't BN for singleplayer.

>> No.2466574

>>2466525
Buy the Battle Chest or just pirate it if you don't care about multiplayer.

>> No.2466679

>>2466517
Probably that one, decent attack along with that cold damage for slowing and shattering.

>> No.2466936

>>2457997
duriel drops the same essence as andy (forget what it's called)

>> No.2466937

>>2462151
why not use fanaticism?

>> No.2467415

>>2466937
Because while Fanacitism is is good for offense it is unsafe because high speed, high damage enemies can zerg you and kill you before you can even react to them. Holy freeze negates that, the mass slowdown effect holy freeze is one of the safest way to play pally. The slow effect stacks with normal freeze effects like weapon cold damage and also ignores cold immunity.

>> No.2467690

>>2466937
Holy Freeze gives you extra elemental damage, slows enemies, and can often result in your target shattering upon death.

Fanaticism is good when in a party of melee characters, or if you're with a Skelemancer, but it doesn't really shine when going solo.

>> No.2467707

>>2466937
>>2467415
>>2467690
how about get fanaticism and use the runeword Doom for holy freeze?

>> No.2468164

Every time I come back I quickly lose interest in the game because I can never seem to figure out the best way to start over with absolutely nothing.

Which build is the best to start mfing with shit equipment?
What's a relatively quick way to get decent stuff so I can do solo runs in hell?

>> No.2468341

So, what mod do you guys think is the absolute best to play D2 ? Tried Eastern Sun but it just gave too many issues and I quit that, anything else besides Median XL ?

>> No.2468370

>>2468341
I never used anything other than Atma for storage.

>> No.2468429

Is this game even worth playing online anymore?
Is it still easy to find a game nowadays? Or has almost everyone left?
Is it overrun by all those fucking bots?

>> No.2468445

>>2468370
I meant game-changing mods like median or eastern sun, not utility ones.

>> No.2468449

>/vr/
>diablo 2
Why don't we just go ahead and talk about fucking Halo and the goddamn XBox 360 in here, for fuck's sake, because apparently NO ONE FUCKING READS AND FOLLOWS THE GODDAMN RULES.

Go ahead, report me for being right and trying to keep /vr/ what it's supposed to be. Go fucking ahead. Any braindead, stupidass, nugamer mod that agrees with YOU shouldn't be a mod.

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2468453

>>2468449

>> No.2468464

>>2467707
or that merc that uses Holy Freeze, admittedly you have to get to act 2 in nightmare mode but still...

>> No.2468474

>>2468429
>>2468164
Just started from scratch on Europe and making a light sorc for MFing, found quite a few games and people to play act 1 with, there's plenty of normal baal runs.

>> No.2468481

>>2468474
Oh, and bots everywhere. If you go into the channel you get spammed for days, even in game. Isn't there something to mute them all?

>> No.2468562

>>2468464
Not like Normal is hard and Nightmare isn't bad. Holy Freeze is pretty much for Hell tier enemies.

>> No.2468575

I own a legit copy of Diablo 2, but the sticker got scratched off the jewel case somehow (I was a kid), so I've been using a cd key I found on google and playing single player. Will I be able to play on Battle.net if I buy a legit copy of Lord of Destruction? If not, will Blizzard give me a new cd key if I explain what happened, or do I just need to shell out $20 for the digital versions?

>> No.2468740

>>2457949
best tip i can give a newcomer is to join d2jsp
a lot of crap you won't be able to trade, you'll be able to sell on the forum, even if it's for .05 forum gold. those trades add up

>> No.2468775

>>2468575
>>2468575
I've been in this same situation, and you need legit keys for both Diablo II and LoD.

I tried using a random key for Diablo II off the internet and my LoD key and I wasn't able to get on Battle.net.

>> No.2469029

>>2468481
if you type /dnd then nobody can send you private messages

>> No.2469082

>>2468775
Thanks.

Do a lot of people still use battle.net?

>> No.2469109

>>2468449
"Sage for not-retro" Nominated for Dankest Meme of Year

>> No.2469636

>>2469082
yes, but it's mostly bots

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2470137

So this just happened.
Is this many zombies normal? I've never seen it, I couldn't hit Raven because I was getting staggered 24/7.

>> No.2470145

>>2470137
look at the thighs on the bitch
truly a supreme videogame of the century

>> No.2470168

>>2468164
You're going to want something that isn't terribly gear-dependent and can overcome monster immunities rather than fleeing from monsters you can't kill.

A Skelemancer can be loaded down with a ton of cheap topaz-based MF gear and do very well without having to worry about elemental or physical resistances.

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2470179

>>2468449
Diablo II gets a pass, Anon

>> No.2470184

>>2470145
The Amazon had some pretty ridiculous body proportions. And SJWs complain about video-game ladies now...sheesh...

On topic, I just reinstalled this like 2 weeks ago. It's pretty amazing see a thread for it. I haven't played D2 since highschool and I just kinda put points in whatever. Never even beat Nightmare mode and never bothered looking anything up online. Like, I knew what a runeword was IN THEORY but I had no idea what any of them were or what they did.

A little homework later and my MF sorc is in Act5 Nightmare. I'm running Meteor/Frozen Orb build. Level 62. Doing pretty well.

>> No.2470194

>>2470184
>It's pretty amazing see a thread for it
not really, there is still no game on the market that has even come close to surpassing it
unless PoE is your cup of tea

>> No.2470213

>>2470194
I just thought it was coincidental that I never see D2 threads on /vr/ ever and then one pops up like a week after I reinstall the game.

>> No.2470295

>>2468481
Why doesn't Blizzard ever do anything about all those bots? Can't they, like, let one of their workers disguise themselves as a normal player and let him play the game, hang out in the chats and ban every bot he sees?

>> No.2470382

>>2470295
they probably don't care anymore

>> No.2470557

>>2470137
I always thought it was pretty cool how Blood Raven was the Rogue from D1.

Same with how The Summoner from Act Two was the Sorcerer.

Totally missed that as a kid.

>> No.2470757

Anyone else here played on /v/.net? (http://vidya.dyndns.org/d2/))

rip in peace, died so young

We need our own private server, I don't want to go to the reddit one because
>reddit

>> No.2470792

>>2470757
I support this. Can throw in some coin.

>> No.2470839

>>2470557
That wasn't canon until 2011, so don't feel bad.

>> No.2470961

>>2470757
>>2470792
New to Diablo 2, but I'd be in for this. Can also put in some money for making this happen.

>> No.2470989

>>2468481
>Isn't there something to mute them all?
At some point, Blizzard added a permanent ignore/filter list that will block any incoming message containing user-specified words or phrases.

Google "d2 message filter" and you should find out about it -- the second result, from Battle.net forums, has a rather useful list of items you can copy into the ignore file to block most of the incoming messages from the start.

>> No.2471094

I don't want to derail this thread, so please don't argue over the answer, but is Diablo 3 a worthy successor to 2 yet? I know that Blizzard has done a bit to fix all of its fuck ups, but is it a quality successor yet?

>> No.2471172

>>2471094
not even close
the first two diablo games took dungeon crawling and brought it to a whole other level, in fact, it was so unique and creative that they spawned their own genre of games. With d2 they effectively created a template or formula that would be emulated throughout the next two decades, and with diablo 3 there was a certain expectation of it happening again. Sadly it wasn't the case, and although the newest expansion addresses most of the technical issues associated with the game it's still left as a disappointing void in the franchise's chapter. You can still play it and be entertained I suppose, but it won't be the same legendary experience as you had with diablo2, and no, contrary to popular belief, this has nothing to do with growing up/out of video games.

>> No.2471287

>>2470792
>>2470961
I would very much like to host one but I'm too stupid/unmotivated to create one.

Even if I wasn't, there wouldn't be enough people to play with, /v/.net had an active player base of 30.

Not to mention botting wasn't a bannable offense, just frowned upon.

It got out of hand one season when 2 players competed for 1st place since no one made it to level 99 in the servers' history.

>> No.2471323

>>2459370
this is bad advice. hammerdins aren't that good without gear. time and time again it's proven that sorceress is the safest and best for nightmare mephisto, who you then do runs on to grind gear. it's even more ridiculous when you realize that mephisto has the worst pathing ever. you can use teleport to get him stuck in a corner then just spam meteor..

that being said, a friend and i beat everything in the game with undergeared fishymancer and zealot. cheap runewords can be overpowered.


>>2462320
mages are literally the weakest in the summoner skill tree. max skeletons, skeleton mastery, put 1 point in summon resists. i would even max clay golem over mages because that + decrepify will make any boss move slower than sewage sludge. of course you want to max CE. even though it's a 2nd tier skill it's one of the only skills that scales with the health of the enemies. you can use it + amplify damage. btw amplify damage will make physical immunes vulnerable.

>> No.2471609

anyone play classic?

>> No.2472524

>>2471323
>time and time again it's proven that sorceress is the safest and best for nightmare mephisto
What build?

>> No.2472601

>>2472524
teleport + warmth

>> No.2472620

>always run hell mephisto
>just today decide to clear out durance level 2 with my meteorb sorc
>find wizspike, raven frost and ist rune in one go

well it looks like ill be killing here more often

>> No.2473051

>>2472524
it doesn't matter what specific build. teleport, a belt full of potions, and a damaging skill is all that's absolutely needed. i prefer meteor because of the pathing issue i mentioned. sorceress is by far the cheapest because you can complete runs with just any junky magic find items.

lightning builds can also work and also have carry over to cows, though those aren't nearly as profitable as they used to be.

>> No.2474643

bump

>> No.2477585

>started playing Median ultimative
>can't decide myself between Bowazon or Xbow Necro

>> No.2477627

>>2472620
I never got anything remotely worth shit from Mephisto, be it NM or Hell (though later I changed my perspective and some of the junk he dropped was perfectly servicable for some non-competitive characters) but I found highlevel runes and SoJs from random unique monsters on the map and random containers.

>> No.2477649

>>2464801
I absolutely agree, hammerdins looks so fucking boring. Teleport, hammers to kill everything around you, repeat...

>> No.2477653

>>2468164
Sorceress, no question. You don't have to worry about attack rating or any of that bullshit, just +skills.

>> No.2477663

I'm currently playing a poison nova necro in nightmare. I'm about to get on USEast Ladder, anyone wanna join?

>> No.2477674

>>2471609
Nobody. Except us. And I only play SP anymore because who has the fucking time to play online? Not me.

>> No.2477692

I've never played any Diablo but I'm curious to try.

I understand these games are very time consuming and was wondering if it's possible to do a noob friendly casual playthrough with little to no grinding at all?

Also, should I just go for Diablo 3 or start with the classic ones?

>> No.2477929

>>2477692

1 is pretty good if you don't want grinding, quick too. Might be challenging if you've never played these types of games though. 2 isnt grind heavy unless you want amazing loot. It's also a lot longer. Never played 3 so I can't say anything about it.

>> No.2477970

>>2477692
The original Diablo's single player mode is pretty much easy mode (monsters die quicker and you can save/reload if fuck up or use a bad shrine), and can be played through in a weekend. Any character can get max stats and all spells if you play for long enough, so it's hard to mess up permanently (Black Deaths and mana-reducing shrines nonwithstanding, but even then getting to end is easy enough).

Diablo 2 is designed with multiplayer more in mind and is much more populated than the original, so you might prefer that if care about a community. I haven't played 3 so I can't say anything about that.

>> No.2477998

>>2457949
Sorry to hear that OP but Diablo 2 is not retro, there is a /vg/ thread for it

>>>/vg/

>> No.2478004

>>2470179
No it doesn't

>> No.2478008

>>2477998
Mod has spoken on the subject. Go away.

>> No.2478014

>>2478008
Still doesn't make it right unless it's stated in the rules, I havn't seen any mod post

>> No.2478025

>>2478014
Mod has spoken on the subject. Go away. It's the same reason City Building General was here for so long; it's simply too slow for /vg/ and not autistic enough for /v/. Hell, didn't CBG merge with another general here?

>> No.2478028

>>2478025
Saying mods has spoken doesn't prove anything, I can just say that mods has said they're not allowed and continue this.

>> No.2478034 [DELETED] 

>>2478028 >>2478014
Then report it and hide it and stop being a fucking autist, rulefag.

>> No.2478038

>>2478034
>Assuming I havn't already

>Autist
Oh hai /v/eddit

>> No.2478372

>>2477692
D3 is like Gauntlet Legends with abilities and equipment -- neither of which really matters in the end. Take that as you will.

>> No.2478572

I just got a piece of Immortal King's off of NM Mephisto. Didn't even know he could drop that.

>> No.2478664
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2478664

So now that we have the option to reset out skill and stat points, it suddenly makes it worthwhile to use builds that excel in Normal mode and then just re-do everything when we hit Nightmare and beyond or get good gear. So what are some builds for each class that are good early?

These builds need to be:
1) Not dependent on items
2) Focus on skills that are available early (like level 12 the latest)

I just started a Paladin on US East Ladder and I'm going with a build focusing on Holy Fire. I've never seen anyone put more than 1 point in that skill but it's actually really good at this stage of the game.

Anyone else?

>> No.2478704

>>2478664
its really not wise to waste your respec unless youre playing lod. then tokens make it a moot point

>> No.2478964

>>2478704
I think most people have LOD.

On topic, though almost anything Sorceress related is gonna be total easymode, I'd say that the easiest is a anything involving Fire for a few reasons. Ice and Lightning don't get really good until level 18 (chain lightning) or 24 (blizzard) but Fire's first great skill worth dumping points into comes at 12 with Fireball. More importantly, Fire gets that horribly OP Leaf Runeword. That shit makes you into a god in Normal mode and doesn't get replaced for a long ass time

>> No.2479080

>>2478664
frost nova sorc

>> No.2479097

>diablo 2 with /vr/

Mmmmmmngh. Sounds awesome. Played the game a bit a long time ago, got to the second city and stopped playing because that game was clearly meant for online party play. I'd be a total newbie at it, so hopefully /vr/ doesn't get too mad. Am I gonna need anything besides the game to play it, some sort of special mod or something, or is fine on vanilla or whatever? Does this game even -have- mods?

>> No.2479138

>>2479097
There are some mods but you really don't need them.

You can reset your skills and stats now. That alone made the game 10x more newbie friendly since before if you put 1 point in a skill just to try it out and see if it was cool it ruined your character.

In general, just pick a skill that you think looks cool, max it out, then max out things that give it synergy. There ARE builds that are clearly better for different things, but you can always just reset your points if you feel under powered.

Also, try to prioritize Vitality over any other stat no matter what class you pick. Health is the king of defensive stats and every class needs defenses.

>> No.2479162

Whats the best way to kill the boss of act 3 as a Necro summoner?

>> No.2479170

>>2479162
Slow Mephisto down with a clay golem and the decrepify curse, then let your merc and skeletons do the rest. It helps if your merc has a weapon that does cold damage.
Takes a while, though.

>> No.2479184

>>2479162
>>2479170

I gave up on playing a summoner so many times. I'd be doing fine and then hit an act boss and my minions would get totally wrecked. I always prefered Bonemancers

>> No.2479194

>>2479162
Figure out what the hot-key to feed your mercanary potions, get him a nice weapon and armor with the appropriate resists.

Shove potions and antidotes down his throat for 5 minutes while he kills the boss.

There is no real tactics to a summoner other than deciding which curse to use and you can't really power up by grinding since 99% of the items will NOT have +skill (literally the only stat in the game that interacts with minions).

Summoner necros basically operate strictly on gear checks. If they can't pass the check than their mercenary needs to.

>> No.2479227

>>2466495
pirate it and purchase a standalone cdkey.

>> No.2479229

>>2470757
I was #1 for season 3 I believe. Definately the best time I've had playing d2.

>> No.2479312

>>2479184
Tell me about it:
>be Necromancer starting Nightmare
>more or less breeze through Act 1
>enter Andariel's chamber
>should be easy; first engage her minions --
>what is she doing near the entrance?!
>5s later my minions and my merc are dead

>> No.2479340

>>2478008
>mod has spoken on the subject.
Where?

>> No.2479343

>tfw my favorite builds were hammerdin, Static shock sorc, poison melee necro, and potion throwing barbarian

all nerfed by the time expansion came out

>> No.2479349

>>2479343
or charged bolt apparently.

I remember instakilling Diablo and people reacting with utter confusion not understanding how it happened the first time I did it

shit those were good times

>> No.2479350

>>2479312
>>5s later my minions and my merc are dead
When was the last time you tried? Summoned minions scale with difficulty now and by Act 1 NM you should basically have max Skeleton Mastery and Summon Skeleton, with a couple points in Summon Resist for good measure. Your little army should be walking all over enemies at that point.

Your merc, however, will probably still be a pushover and die.

>> No.2479483

>>2479350
>When was the last time you tried?
Yesterday, 1.13c ;_;
I just replayed Baal on Normal without any problems. Should try Andarial again.

Also started to play Diablo 1 for the first time in 15 years. It's very different from Diablo 2: Slower, darker, graphically less polished. Brings back memories.

>> No.2479495

>>2478964
Ice Blast at level 6 is pretty great for whacking single targets, and it has a good synergy with Blizzard.

>> No.2479545

I'd recommend the Torch Mod for anyone playing Diablo 1, especially if you've gotten used to a lot of the helpful features from 2 and you can resist the urge to twink the shit out of your new characters. You turn off any of the UI features you don't want; I only use it for the stash, shrine list, and the alt-key item highlighting.

>> No.2479797

Monster infighting via the Attract skill is based. Especially when it keeps monsters from reviving their minions.

>> No.2479802

>>2479545
Isn't the stash unnecessary since in Diablo you can just leave your stuff on the ground? (Contrary to Diablo 2 items on the ground don't disappear after some time.) I remember paving Tristram's streets with gold coins.

>> No.2479809

>>2479802
Single player only. In multiplayer, anything on the ground is lost when the game goes down. This happens in single player if you start a new game with your character, too.

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This guy >>2477692 here again. Thanks for the replies. Been playing D2 for a while now and so far it seems pretty straightforward and I'm starting to actually like it.

Got couple questions though, is there bigger backpack to be found or can I somehow get more storage for the loot I find? I'm starting to get annoyed by that constant I'M OVER BURDENED line.

And secondly, I hear I can reset my stats, so how does that work out? Can I somehow get all my points back and re-use them whenever I want?

>> No.2479823

>>2479817
PlugY gives you 2^32 pages in your stash (about four billion). It also allows for resetting your stats at any time (although there is a quest in Act 1 that allows you to reset your skills once).

>> No.2479825

>>2479817
Don't horde that many potions in your inventory, just collect them as you go, or if its bad just tp back to town. I would buy tomes of town portal and identity so you can hold 20 of each at a time while only taking up two blocks of space. Seriously you shouldn't have that many potions though. You don't get a bigger pack, that's what you got. You get a cube in act 2 which adds a little more inventory space for you, but not much.

As for resetting stats, you only get to do that once for each difficulty, normal, nightmare and hell. So don't use it unless you've really messed things up. I'd use it when you finish normal and if you think you can respec your skills better. You can also get a token to reset your skills, but you have to be in hell for that.

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How not to go crazy as a Skellimancer in the Maggot's Lair in Act 2:
1. Cast Attract on the first monster you meet
2. Step back and let one of your minions (no room for more than one) take point
3. Now the monster is being attacked by both your minion and the monster behind it
4. When it is dead, wait for the other monsters to move up and use Corpse Explosion

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>>2479312
I think that's the problem with being a summoner, most of the game is too easy, but the act bosses are too hard.

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>>2481073
Duriel on Nightmare was a total push-over (even though two skellies were "pathfindingly challenged").

>> No.2481701

How to build the best Skellymancer?

I find that Skeleton Mages are quite useful, when they stay on the second line and attack at a distance. Why are they hated so much?

Am I going to need bone armor when things get harder? It never really did me any good, I get hit by ranged attacks only, my skellies do a good job of taking meele attackers off my back.

Should I get beyond clay golem or is it enough?

>> No.2481705

>>2481701

Also, which merc works best for him? The II Act one with auras?

>> No.2481727

Iron Golem + Iron Maiden: would that combination be devastating against melee enemies?

>> No.2481781

>>2481057
>>2481073
>>2481687
Buy a teleport staff

>>2481701
Mages do NoDamage
Bone Armor becomes good ablative protection with synergies
Clay Golem is best golem

>>2481705
Nightmare Act II Offensive

>>2481727
It's shit.

>> No.2483542

So now that I've started get a hang of D2, should I look into multiplayer?

How much harder is the game in multiplayer? How do you find people to play with?

>> No.2483590

>>2483542

>How much harder is the game in multiplayer?

It's easier.

>How do you find people to play with?

How do you mean? Like you could just start an open game on b.net and it will get people. These people might stick around until you've basically beaten the entire difficulty or just leave once you've completed the act. Finding actual people who will actually sit down on skype and talk with you and whatever, it's best to just try and find someone you know IRL that'll be willing to play it with you.

>> No.2483802

Is poison - e.g., Druid's Rabies, or Necromancer's Poison Nova - any good later on? Or is it useless in Nightmare and Hell?

>> No.2484434

Just started playing ladder classic hardcore, I'm already up to about 500 on Europe :^). Some guy came in a game and gave me some Sigons and Isenheart's shit for my Barb, what a bro.

>> No.2484448

>>2483802
I dunno about PvM bu just after a ladder reset a few years back me and a friend made PVP rabies druids. You could get 56k damage with really shit gear and they raped when nobody had good gear yet. You just had to bite them once and run away.

>> No.2484628

>>2484434
He does sound like a nice bloke. I wouldn't even pick stuff like that up if I saw it drop unless I needed it to twink a new toon.

If you got sig hat & gloves then he was a saint. That is viable endgame in classic, what with the 30 ias and scaling ar.

>> No.2485332

Guys, a little off-topic, but
what others arpg/hack-and-slash are you waiting for? There is like none on the horizon so far.
Lost Ark and Lineage Eternal comes to mind, but they probably be shit..

>> No.2485539
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Just finished the first quest of the second act. What a great game.

>> No.2485554 [DELETED] 

>>2484628
I wouldn't on classic. Gave me greaves/helm/boots/shield. Just absolutely raped Andarial on my own at level 13 in a 5 player game. With Cathan's ring I've got 16% life leech and 6% mana per hit. Didn't even use a potion.

>> No.2485557 [DELETED] 

>>2485554
Also 70% chance to block. With a new weapon I should easily be able to solo norm with this gear.

>> No.2485561 [DELETED] 

I wouldn't on classic. Gave me gloves/helm/boots/shield. Just absolutely raped Andarial on my own at level 13 in a 5 player game. With Cathan's ring I've got 16% life leech and 6% mana leech per hit. and 70% chance to block with shield. Didn't even use a potion.

>> No.2485562

>>2484628
Third attempt at this post, don't drink and hardcore. I wouldn't on LoD. Gave me gloves/helm/boots/shield. Just absolutely raped Andarial on my own at level 13 in a 5 player game. With Cathan's ring I've got 16% life leech and 6% mana leech per hit. and 70% chance to block with shield. Didn't even use a potion.

>> No.2485681

New D2 player here. How do I necro properly? Pure skellymancer got rekt hard.

>> No.2485690

>>2485681
>Paint entire body chalky white
>Cover self with various bits of bone
>Find dead body
>?????
>Profit

>> No.2485710

>>2485681

Pure skelly is strongest necro.

http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Summonmancer

>> No.2485972

How much is Guillaume worth at the moment?

>> No.2486207
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>>2485681
>Summon Tree
20 in Summon Mastery
20 in Raise Skeleton
1-4 in Summon Resist
10+ in Revive
1+ in Clay Golem (Cheap cast, good for an extra slowing effect on bosses)
>Curses Tree
Amplify Damage (Breaks Phys Immune), Decrepify (Cuts boss DPS while boosting your damage, and useful against bulll demons with Frenzy), Dim Vision (Prevents ranged units from raping you in Hell mode), and Lower Resist (If you party with mages) to your liking.
>Poison/Bone Tree
20 in Corpse Explosion -- by endgame;. don't dump here first.
1 in Bone Armor -- actually gains more absorb/level from synergies.
Bone Wall/Prison to your liking.

>> No.2486598

Am I just bad at this game or is Duriel really tough boss?

>> No.2486629

>>2486598

depending on your character, Duriel can be a major bitch

>> No.2486643

>>2486629
Just managed to kill it, I'm playing singleplayer, paladin at level 21. I couldn't survive many of its hits so I had teleport in, hit it a few times and then teleport out to heal, since I had no rejuvenation potions. Took me quite a few teleports and 3-4 deaths.

Retarded strategy but who cares, I killed it on my own.

>> No.2486664

>>2486598
Normal mode Duriel rapes pretty much everyone, most notably when solo. Once you reach him in Nightmare mode, you're generally well-equipped enough to bring him down with less trouble.


Partying up with others or being a Necro and using Decrepify will make the Normal mode fight significantly easier.

>> No.2486762

>>2486207
>raising Revives
>at all

Terrible advice. AI on those things is worthless.
revives but no mages, what even. You already have mastery, might as sell get an army that doesn't disappear when you're 10 meters away.

>> No.2486781

>>2478964
Charged bolt rocks the entire game actually, dunno what you're talking about

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>>2468449
>mfw I read your post

>> No.2486804

How do I build an decent weredruid, and which should I use, wolf or bear?

>> No.2486869

>>2486762
Mages are useless and stack horribly.

>> No.2487026

>>2469109
>rules are memes
Grow up, child.

Let me guess, you think rules against murder and theft are "dank" too and justify you being a little fucking anarchist.

Go to hell.

>> No.2487583

>>2486762
>he doesn't like having a pack of frenzy-using bulls with a might aura
>he doesn't like having his own group of gloams annihilating shit
>mages with horrible damage are good enough

>> No.2487619

>>2487583
As a one-point investment, Revive is alright. Raising it is a huge waste though, they're just not worth it, they disappear constantly.
It's easy enough to get +5 skills as a necro going through SP so most skills beyond skellies are debatable investments.

I also love the idea of fucking skeleton wizards so whatever, rule of cool.

>> No.2487665

So I just started act 3. Should I upgrade my whole gear by buying stuff or should I just play and use the drops I get?

Is there any reasons to keep saving money, I think I'm bit above 200k now.

>> No.2487743

>>2487665
200k is nothing, no reason not to max out your stash.
Don't pick up everything, the stuff that sells most are armors and +skill weapons like scepters, staves and wands. You'll have a lot of money eventually though, it's not that important, but you can find cool shit I you check vendors ovassionally or even by gambling. I'm currently lvl 54 and completely maxed out on cash so gambling is the main way to spend it.

>> No.2488761

>Kurast

Holy shit this place.. Tell me there's no bigger areas in the game?

>> No.2488785

>>2488761
after you enter lower kurast past the flayer jungle, the majority of the game is actually not that big

the early part of kurast is very annoying to navigate though but i enjoy it

>> No.2489614

i played dialbo 2 forever ago but i forget a lot about it, are there any mods i should install and what are some tips for starting out?

>> No.2489672

>>2488761
Wait until the Durance of Hate in Nightmare.

>>2489614
Install PlugY for huge shared stash and the ability to respec your character at any time.

>> No.2489924

Any tips on how to run Diablo 1? Just use dosbox?

>> No.2489943

>>2489924
It's a Windows game, so use Wine on Mac/Linux + no-cd crack. Works perfectly except for black/white menu screens. Windows I don't know.

>> No.2489962

>>2489943
in case you don't trust a nocd crack you can do it yourself with a hex editor: http://harpywar.com/?a=articles&b=1%E2%8C%A9=ru&d=1&lang=en

>> No.2490378

Does Zeal get the damage boost from Concentration?

>> No.2490420

>>2490378

Yes, zeal damage is just regular physical damage.

>> No.2490776

>>2468449
Diablo 2 is about to hit 15 years old in a few days. Is 15 years not enough?

>> No.2490965

What's the most fun build to play and why is it Smiter?

>> No.2491128

So how much harder is the game in nightmare? Is it doable when I'm playing alone in single player and only my mercenary picked up from the first town is there to help me?

>> No.2491284

>>2491128
All three difficulties can be beaten solo -- with varying frustration based on your class, build, and gear, naturally.

Also, make sure your mercenary of choice is actually useful and not just "along for the ride" when playing. Generally the Act II mercs have an advantage due to offering the player an aura, though others can gain auras through runewords as well.

>> No.2491289

>>2490776
It doesn't magically make it older than 1999 so no.

Also my captcha has a fucking human spine in there.

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>>2490965
This is the only class I would pvp with.

Nothing like watching a full gear WW Barb go spinning through you and fall down dead on the other side as you take zero damage.

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>>2491289
>Also my captcha has a fucking human spine in there.

It's the dark Lord telling you to stop being such a massive faggot.

>> No.2491854

>>2457949
Anyone know why my framerate won't show when I use either /fps or /framerate?

>> No.2491926

The game seems to take a shit when I actually start fighting enemies and seems to run choppily, I'm playing on windows 8. Not smooth at all, anything you guys reccommend?

>> No.2492675
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2492675

feels good to be this lucky

>> No.2492886

>>2492675

required level is 3, what?

>> No.2492893

Why does Andariel and other bosses drop good loot when killed for the first time and jackshit on further runs?

Is it just in my head or should something like that be expected for some reason?

>> No.2492905

>>2492886
the fcr mod causes that

Also, anyone know why after a certain amount of minutes while being afk in a game and tabbed out I'll suddenly be kicked out of it and the game window maximizes?

>> No.2492906

>>2492893
It's supposed to be like that.

>> No.2493560

>>2492886
To expand on >>2492905
The 3 innate skills attached to the wand are all available to the player as level 1 skill selections, thus they don't affect the level requirement on the wand, despite having +2 and +3 modifiers attached to the skills. As such, the only attribute that changes the item's requirements is the suffix "of the Apprentice" which results in a level requirement of 3.

If Bone Armor was, instead, Clay Golem, the level requirement on the wand would be increased to 6, to reflect the level required for the player to learn the skill normally.

>> No.2494370

>>2492675
How do you get 30 fps?

>> No.2494554

Which build has given you the most fun?

>> No.2494580

>>2494554
I'm new to this game and I only have my first char but I gotta say I have fun smashing everything with my Concentration+Zeal paladin. I wonder how viable it will be in nightmare as I only have those three dudes + Baal left before moving on..

>> No.2494616

Hey, does anyone here play on the annihilus private server? I am because i don't have a legit copy as of right now, it's alright.

>> No.2494954

Fuck guys, I still can't kill ubers with my lvl 88 frenzy barb.

Here's the gear I'm working with:

Ebotdz/Griefz
Arreats face w/ 39/15 jewel in there
Fortitude
Dracs
Goreriders
Nosferatus coil
Angelic ammy/ring
Ravenfrost

anni
various life/ar chamrs

I'm thinking my resistance isn't high enough to deal with mephisto's conviction aura. I'm thinking of trading out grief with last wish so I can get fade to increase res, also the added crushing blow is nice. I'm also thinking of maybe switching out fort for chains of honor to even further boost my resistance.

Any other suggestions?

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>>2468449
>>2487026
you

>> No.2495425

I just got two occuluses and a cold facet, anyone on USE ladder want to trade?

>> No.2495634
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So I just put my latest 5 points into strenght and I started wondering.. Is there a soft cap I should know about or should I just keep putting points into strength since Zeal is my only way of dealing damage?

>> No.2495686

>>2495634
You should only have enough strength to equip all your gear, put enough into dexterity to keep 75% block with holy shield and dump all the rest into vitality.

Vitality is the main stat for every class.

>> No.2495716

Looking to trade for a fleshrender, toothrow and gore riders, look for Ultris on USE ladder.

I have a spare verdungo's, a unid occy and id occy, cold facet, 13/12/13 ormus robes with +3 cb, wizard spike, lidless wall, and nosferatu's coil

I really need those items since I have had shit luck with runes

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>>2495686
Thanks for the tip. Just transferred the extra STR points to VIT, seems to make a lot more sense.

Anyway, how many enemy waves Baal is gonna summon..?

>> No.2495824

Remember the white armor everyone used to hack back in the day?

>> No.2495831

>>2495813
That's the last one fam

>> No.2495950

>>2495716
Gave the ormuses away for free

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gee I sure hope this build can solo hell

>> No.2496847

>>2496116
Have fun with the undead.

>> No.2496940 [DELETED] 

The hell? Level ups on nightmare don't give stat points at all?

>> No.2496957

>>2496116
What >>2496847 means that hell is full of enemies immunities and with a lot of physical resistance. On hell every undead even the lowliest zombies comes with a 50% physical resist to start out, ghosts have full physical immunity and poison immunity as a base stat. Heck even Nightmare Act 4 has physical immunes.

>> No.2497029

>>2496847
>>2496957
Also, life/mana leeches don't work on the undead.

>> No.2497142

>>2496957
>Nightmare Act 4 has physical immunes

Oh nice to hear, just started nightmare with pure physical dmg char.

>> No.2497184

>>2496116
At this point in the game you really should have at least 50 in each resist. That's assuming no trading or twinking.

Being able to solo hell or do anything in diablo is entirely about your defensive stats, that's really the only thing that matters in deciding if you can 'win'. As long as you arn't being bursted down you can continue drinking potions and holding left click forever.

Damage out put just decides how long you have have to hold the left mouse button for.

Builds in this game actually have very little variation since all classes want the same defensive stats with the same priority (minus casters who do not use life leech).

>> No.2497189

So what's the amount of HP everyone tends to go for?

>> No.2497194

>>2497142
>>Oh nice to hear, just started nightmare with pure physical dmg char.

They are those maulers that use underground tentacles to to hit you at ranged.

To counter physical immunity serach out and save an item that has a chance to cast amplify damage on attack. The Amplify damage curse basically decreases the target's physical resistance by 100%, this can break the physical immunity.

Also >>2497029 has a good point, that life/mana leach is reduced on the get go by 50%-ish for melee and even more for ranged. Some enemies like skeletons and ghosts are completely immune to life/mana leech despite that you still see the game animation when you hit them. Add to that mana/life leech percentage is based on the physical damage you deal, so the two stats add together to make life/mana leech even less effective.
(Also note that physical immunity also protects against reflected damage, like thorns aura, as that is also physical damage.)

Finally monsters in Hell have colossal HP pools and regenerate insanely fast so having a "Prevents monster heal" effect somewhere also helps a ton. Just 1 hit is needed to permanently stop the natural monster regeneration (unless it died and was resurrected) but that hit must deal at least 1 damage.

>> No.2497195

>>2497189
The answer to this question is "the more the better."

>> No.2497305

Ice sorceress how?

>> No.2497365

>>2497305
frozen orb lmao

but if you want to do hell easily look up meteorb sorc

>> No.2497419

hey guys my 2 cents

last time i replayed D2, and got an editor and made a 1x1 charm for infinite stamina, didnt feel like cheating at all, its too lame wasting time walking backtrcking, making sure you explored every centimeter of the map...


then i went to try a sorceress, in the begining in normal mana is a bitch, i just didnt have time to run offscreen, wait a few secs, run back, kill kill kill, run of-screen, so i edited a mana regen small bonus charm, really worth it

also, for the 2 anon asking about skills and what not... i would say just waste skill points where you want them, just use the editor to reset skill placement qhen you reach 18..24..30 without really giving urself anything, its not cheating, youre just exploring the lower skills without the drag to replay the game over and over with variants of variants like when you were an adolescent with all the time to play VG
------------------

i-i hum--- -n-ne-never played hell difficulty you guys

and really only player the whole thing with necro, and sorceress

whats the level ppl usually start nighmare or hell with, assuming am i exploring addict, always cleaning everything little thing, IDing everything, etc.

this thread made me want to replay, but i want to just start on nightmare or hell
>>2489924
>>2489943
>>2489962
great tip on the hex editor for nocd

btw didnt the last blizzard patch made the old diablos nocd by standard? when they launched D3

>> No.2497757

is a MF assassin legit? I'm trying to think of a legit build to level/mf with assassin cuz I never really tinkered with that class.

>> No.2497760
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>>2497419

>> No.2497951

>>2497757
Trapsin

>> No.2498068

>>2497760
i wrote a 3 msg in one, to which part of it are you acting condescending towards?

>> No.2498075

>>2498068
Not him, but probably that you're a cheating faggot.

>> No.2498076

What are the best non-battlenet servers to play on? I remember when the /vg/ general was still around, there was a server called Konkey Dong that was pretty cool.

>> No.2498082

I remember bro-oping the game with a friend (I was a summoner druid, he was a necromancer with a ton of golems and skeletons) and having tons of fun. We ragequit when we got to the place in the dessert with the maggots, but I am definitely going to give it a shot again.

>> No.2498103

Is it worth bying this game in 2015 in hopes of finding some fun co-op? I doubt I can get any of my mates to play it but I'd be happy with 'randoms'.

>> No.2498118

>>2498103
>Is it worth bying this game in 2015 in hopes of finding some fun co-op?
If you're set on playing an ARPG, then yes. It has yet to be topped.

>> No.2498159

>>2470757 >>2470792 >>2470961 >>2479229
>>2471287
http://vidya.dyndns.org/d2/

>>2494616
>annihilus private server

>>2498076
server called Konkey Dong


D2 is a peer-to-peer game, u guys could probably get it runing on those skinny 5usd/mo virtual server boxes ??? where u can run any software, if the server emulator has a linux version ofc

heck, it can even be run from a home PC, the server is just a hub for starting p2p connections between players, wouldn't hang anyones PC or connextion
but... can someone explain to me whats good about playing on a server? so u can atk each other, or just coop with whoever is on?
you guys race to get to L99?

>> No.2498167

>>2498159
alright, look at this crazy idea

setup a BTsync/Dropbox folder with the server files.

and an account at dyndns or whatever.

players all get a sync password and dyndns login info


if u try to connect and server is offline, just start it and run dyndns IP app (or log in site)

next player comes in to play, latest server states are always being saved on drpbox and whover is online ofc.

...profit

>> No.2498201
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2498201

I found a lot of sol runes and ended up making an insight for my dude since I run out of mana easily while infecting everything. He's a combat merc with the blessed aim thing, so my attack rating is fine.

Fixed that resistance problem btw

>> No.2498212

>>2498201
what level did u start nightmare at?
how much gold?
i just want to set up a nightmare hero with N gold and XP, apply points and to from there

>> No.2498213

>>2498212
I'm not in nightmare yet but I'm going to go into nightmare now, some kind sir gave me a unique jewel that lowers enemy poison resistance for me

>> No.2498368

>>2498213
playing on original closed bnet?

how many ppl play hthis?

im seeing d2+lod for 10$ each thinking of getting it btu as >>2498159

but... can someone explain to me whats good about playing on a server? so u can atk each other, or just coop with whoever is on?
you guys race to get to L99?

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>>2498368
I'm just playing on regular battlenet atm. Not sure how many play, but it seems like its the same amount there ever was. Anyone reading the thread who's on USE ladder can pop into my games.

Also heres what my resistances are looking like in nightmare I think I'm doing good.

>> No.2498384

There isn't a way to convert your single player char to multi, is there?

>> No.2498394

>>2498384
Nope, the hacking and other shit that goes on in single player would break multiplayer

>> No.2498416

Which golem is best golem?

>> No.2498421

>>2498416
clay golem because it slows down enemies

>> No.2498442

>>2498416
Clay golem is most useful for a breathing room standpoint, since the game is more about survival than doing damage.

Fire golem is for when you want to be ebin and keep causing the lightning enchanted creatures to shit electricity

>> No.2498461
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2498461

>want to play diablo 2 again
>can't be a female barbarian, paladin, or necromancer

>> No.2498517

>>2498461
so be a whoreceress or mamazon or ass-sass-in

if youre born barbarian youre male, ever saw female barbarian on LOTR? you cant become 'female' barb

IRL, youre born readhead, i cant become afro.

just deal with it

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2498695

>>2498461
>caring about what your character looks like

>> No.2498896

>>2497419
>then i went to try a sorceress, in the begining in normal mana is a bitch, i just didnt have time to run offscreen, wait a few secs, run back, kill kill kill, run of-screen, so i edited a mana regen small bonus charm,

Have you tried buying potions?

>> No.2498897
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>>2498517
>LOTR
overrated shit

also daily reminder that Blizzard are cheating bastards (pic related)

>> No.2498971

>>2498904
the illusion isnt ruined for me because i play melee characters :)

>> No.2499094

>>2498384
You can bring a single player character to Open Battle.net games, but that's it.

>> No.2499370

is there someone on europe realm who would help me to finish the game in hell?
i'm stuck in act 3 and there's no longer people on hell difficulty

>> No.2499406

>>2498896
oh i use pots, but they just go like that, and no money in the world would be enough, i could just forego tiny potions and use that cheated charm instead, and save inv space, mind you i just used that charm in the first 2 acts, then my mana was high enough that some blue pots in belt was working for me


besides

in games im a little jew, to the point where i just HAVE to hoard every little chipped gem i get in D2 that

so when i get a cube, i can transmute 3x1 untill a perfect gem is obtained...

its ridiculous to the point i just started counting them, and not collecting, and when i reached 81 (3*3*3*3), i would count 1 perfect gem, and fiinally when u get the horacric cube, i just gave myself whatever my gem counters were at...

because fuck inserting non-perfect gems.. but u think that then i used my perfect gems? NOO it had to be the perfect weapon, a 4 socketed large staff with awesome stats to begin with offcourse (no other sorc weapon has 4socket IIRC)

>THEN CAME LOD WITH ITS RUNES, AND I WAS STILL HOARDING MY PERFECT GEMS...

(geez i hope anon dont spot my jewtism)

>> No.2499417

>>2499406

Seek help anon.

>> No.2499628
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2499628

I'm so fucking mad right now. Fuck bots. Fuck everyone who's ever had a bot program. Fuck everyone who's ever made a bot program. Fuck everyone who's ever thought to themselves "Eh, maybe one day I'll download a bot program" and then never gotten around to it.

I'm playing my bone necro. I'm up to Mephisto. His gear is a bit shit but I realize that he's high enough level to equip a runeword I have on another character so decide to move it over to him. I switch to the other character, drop the runeword, and go to switch back. When I entered the game on the higher level character I noticed a bot or two come in at the same time but didn't think anything of it, but when I tried to re-enter the game on my necro I get "GAME IS FULL."

I tried over and over to get back into the game but it was full every time. Full of bots spamming advertisements at each other. After 5 minutes, the game disappeared along with my runeword. I had even used one of my Act5 socket quests to get that thing.

I'm so fucking mad right now.

>> No.2499667

>>2499406
Why don't you just cheat yourself the gems and shit?

>> No.2499701

>>2499667
or just skip the middleman and cheat yourself a perfect version of the item altogether

>> No.2500027

>>2499701
>>2499667

..or just make a L99 char with unique sets and enable all hell waypoints...


but the thing is, i didnt cheat did i, i managed to monsterdrop every one of those chipped gems, i just saved myself the trouble of mulling to others chars, and instead just counted them mentally/paper for a few days, and saved some small time and annoyance muling

but yeah in hindsight i figured i could just have inserted lv1 and lv2 gems on whatever items, cause u always find something nicer, and more gems..


to elaborate a little more, i was initially playing inside VMware, so i could pause in the middle if a map and continue the next day, without having to reclean, or live PC on.... so i was just dropping gems on ground till i found out that items decay in single player in town

so i got the ideia to count them, and once i went thru the hasle of searching for an editor, i ended up making the stamina and mana charms for temp use.

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2500079

Really you motherfucker? Out of ALL the runes you could have chosen from, you decided to give me an EL?

Man, why am I so unlucky with the hellforge?

>> No.2500921

>tfw occulus teleports you out of map boundaries


boy christ it sure is a good thing its a sorc only item

>> No.2500936

>>2500079
what language is this amigo

>> No.2501027

>>2500936
>2015
>not playing diaBLO in latin sacred language as it was intended to be played
joking, its italiano

Pergamana dell ident..
parchment of i.d.

>> No.2501029

>>2501027

Goddamn i thought i was the only italian here in /vr/.

>> No.2501060

So I just bought a legit D2, how should I start playing that ladder thingy or the normal one?

>> No.2501069

>>2501060
Play ladder so that you have access to everything.

>> No.2501098

ok, i checked Median-XL revamp mod
and PlugY http://plugy.free.fr/en/index.html for utilities

ive decided to replay D2 with this paged and shared stash, i wonder if i can play open bnet with these (disabling mod before conecting ofc, and even emptying stash)

i cant play closed bnet, because its not local processing, so ping affects ur gameplay when i had a legit copy i couldnt and i just pinged them https://battle.net/support/article/496 still high in here

are there ppl playing openbnet in say, usa east?


>>2501029
you are, i speak portuguese, and theres only cognate words in the screenshot :P

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2501121

forgot image

thoughts on this? :)

>> No.2501123 [DELETED] 

>>2501029

hon hon hon titty croissants

>> No.2501128

>>2501121
It's like Limbo of the Lost crashed into Diablo II.

>> No.2501151

>>2501121
Ah, this must be median XL

>> No.2501153

>>2501121
That's a big item.

>> No.2501184

>>2501121
please post more I'm dying

>> No.2501259

llllool, sorry, i just meant the stash and inventory,

its not my screen, didint even pay attention to the crazy item or fraking sailor moon

>> No.2501528

I just bought D2 from Blizzard store and tried out the multiplayer. The game stutters really badly, so I tried changing the graphics into Direct2D, but now the game won't even start. Could anyone here help me? Is there something I'm missing. I'm on Windows 7.

>> No.2501619

>>2501528

Problem solved. Installed Glide.

>> No.2501643

How do I build a sorceress?

>> No.2501695

>>2501643

if its not closed bnet, like this:

>>2497419
>then i went to try a sorceress, in the begining in normal mana is a bitch, i just didnt have time to run offscreen, wait a few secs, run back, kill kill kill, run of-screen, so i edited a mana regen small bonus charm, really worth it


or / and in the beginings javelins and throwing daggers are always useful for anyone, specially sorc with weak mana and spells, save them for blood raven minboss


you will want to try the fire spells, they seem stronger first but ppl just invest in eletrical spells,...

but for playing mostly alone 2 elements are better (monster that will appear ummine to one element) so its FIRE and ICE... so just go ahead and use fire for its better damage/mana, and as soon as u have freezing spells, be sure to equip an alternate nicer DMG/seconds weapon to beat ur frozen enemies while ur mana regains for 5s, freeze, beat... repeat

>> No.2502412

Can I play LOD with a character I started in classic D2?

>> No.2502430

>>2501695
Stop fucking telling people to cheat their way through the game.

He's asking for some legitimate advice, you knob-gobbler.

>> No.2502432

>>2501695

This fucking shitter. Cheating dickbag. Why do you hate playing the game so much?

>> No.2502449
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2502449

>>2501695
>being this enormous of a faggot

Jesus christ.

>> No.2502704

Is vanilla Diablo II active at all? I don't own LoD.

>> No.2502910

>>2502432
>not modding the game to your taste
stay pleb

>> No.2502917

>>2502449
How does this look so good

>> No.2502928
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>>2502917
Emulation.

>> No.2502930

>>2502910
>cheating and advising others to cheat

And you call him a pleb? What an incredible lack of self awareness.

>> No.2502937

>>2502910
Call it modding all you want, fag. Whatever makes you feel better.

>> No.2502958

>>2502930
>>2502937
>no counter-arguments, none at all
yep, plebs

>> No.2503063

>>2502958
It doesn't need a counter-argument, you fucking retard. You're cheating. You are objectively playing the game wrong. Responding to legitimate questions on how to play a character with "CHEAT" is fucking stupid, and shows that you have nothing to add to the discussion of the game. Fuck off.

>> No.2503120

>>2502412
of course, there will be an option to convert it into expansion

>> No.2503157

>>2503063
>You are objectively playing the game wrong.
>objectively
youkeepusingthatword.jpg
Death of the Author is also true for video games.

>> No.2503236

somehow unknowingly ended up on /vr/ catalog thinking it was the /mu/ catalog and thought my /mu/tants were all diablofags too. This was still a great thread

>trying to craft fortitude
>el sol dol lo
>misread lo for io
>traded mad shit for io
>rune words
>never again

>> No.2503246

>>2503236
tfw no Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si runes

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>> No.2503338
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>>2503313

>> No.2503340

anyone wanna give me a rush?

>> No.2503367
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>>2503340
Sure. Here you go.
<----------

>> No.2503426

Today Diablo II is 15 years old. Happy Birthday!

>inb4 Mac version was released one month later

>> No.2503548

ill give you a rush i play non ladder and classic non ladder.>>2503340

>> No.2503553

>>2503340
what server and whats your name?

>> No.2503561

>>2457949
Whenever I want to reinstall Diablo 2, I remember the fucking tiny inventory.

>> No.2503569

>>2503561
You should also remember that the stash is bigger in LoD, and that PlugY gives you an essentially infinite stash.

>> No.2503604
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for fuck's sake man, I was having such good luck up until this

>> No.2503609

>>2503604
>dropping a mara's
>bad luck
Hope you're being ebin.

>> No.2503614

>>2503609
perf maras is 30 resists, worst maras is 20 resists

>> No.2503618

>>2503614
It's still the best amulet in the game.

>> No.2503649
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2503649

>superior white monarch drops
>oh boy I hope it's going to have enchaned d-
>+10% maximum durability

nothing fumbles my footballs like this shit

>> No.2503669
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>>2457949
Guys what the fuck can I do with these runes and crystals.
PLZ send help

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2503672

>>2503669
also, how am I doing skill-wise?

>> No.2503684

>>2503669
Put three of each gem/rune of the same type into the cube and combine them. You've got 4 el runes, so combine 3 of them. Also, its not a good idea to harbor any large charms that aren't the hellfire torch due to the value of grand charms being skillers.

>> No.2503686

>>2503672
Seems fine to me, I just did a paladin run with similiar stats but different skills and it was pretty easy. I used Zeal + Concentration.

>> No.2503693

Jesus. Those Jews at Blizzard want €20 for a 15 year old game.

>> No.2503698

>>2503693
i just bought the game+expansion for 13e

>> No.2503769

>>2503684
>You've got 4 el runes, so combine 3 of them
do they cycle? Or does combining runes work like gems, i.e. each combination gives off a better rune?

>> No.2503782

>>2503769
yup

but around thul runes i think is when you have to start using gems, and around pul runes you only have to use 2 of the same rune

also
>that feel when you find an eth berserker axe with no sockets

EBOTD here I come..

>> No.2503785

>>2503669
>>2503672
What I actually meant was:
Should I combine these runes into items, or are there no worthwile items to spend those runes and gems on?

>> No.2503801

>>2503782
>EBOTD
Yup what?
Yup they don't cycle and become better and better?

Also, this >>2503785
i meant for you>>2503782
>>2503684

>> No.2503805

>>2503684
Please explain all this:
> Also, its not a good idea to harbor any large charms that aren't the hellfire torch due to the value of grand charms being skillers.

>> No.2503818
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2503818

Does anyone play classic

>> No.2503836

>>2503157

>Death of the Author is also true for video games.

What you're doing is like skipping boring bits in a book and encouraging others to do the same all. It's fucking lazy bullshit retardedness however you flip it.

>> No.2503862

>>2503801
ebotd is the best weapon runeword in the game

>>2503818
used to, jesus fuck the leveling is slow

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2503869

tfw you can't find the pit of runes

>> No.2503874

>>2503869
>>2503604

Seriously, what you doing to get 30 fps in D2? I'm genuinely curious. Have you tried installing Glide?

http://www.svenswrapper.de/english/

>> No.2503938

>>2503157
>objectively

Yeah, funny, but this is actually the correct way to use the word. Cheating/breaking the rules is, by any rational account, not the correct way to play.

>> No.2503939

>>2503698

Where?

>> No.2503949

>>2503836
>>2503938
youropinion.jpg

>> No.2504037

>>2503561
>>2503569

yeah check this image >>2501121

nevernmind the buthurt fags crying cheat, pluggy is a segmented mod, u can just add PAGED stash and large inventory and nothing else.

u get a shared stash (any other char), and several pages of stash, to store as many incomplete sets, and inpenfect gems to transmute to a level higher

fraking awesome, fuck the way blizz intended u to play this, small inv and chest are only good for a thriving community, but its still too small, and the only reason they kept it so ridiculous in diablo 3 is because of auction house moneygrab

>> No.2504158

Can I safely transfer my pirated D2 LoD SP save to legit D2? I also used PlugY in the pirated game..

>> No.2504215

>>2504158
im not sure if ppl on open just used duplicated items and added XP, or even items created directly on hero editor is possible (as in some form of cheating detection ?). Thats the only thing i imagine that could happen, depending on how plugy changes ur savefiles... but you're probably safe

THAT IS, if its even possible, does plugy use extra files to store its paged stash and extra inv space? leaving the savefile with a single stash and 4x10 inv when u disable plugy? test this


regarding it being a pirated savefile, no theres no difference in that

>> No.2504225

>>2504037
Inventory management really is the only major gripe I had about the game. It really did turn into a chore, especially as you fill up your inventory with runes and you try to collect sets.

>> No.2504324

>>2503874
It's locked at 30fps

>> No.2504767

>playing online first time
>loads of players
>everyone is fast as fuck, rushing through and somehow fast enought to always pick up the interesting loots right in front of my nose
>some dudes join in my game and immidiately start dropping wierd gear and asking to see my inventory
>constant spam by bots

i'm surprised how active the game seems, constant action and all..

is there anything to be about the bots? sometimes half of my screen is covered in spam

>> No.2504807

>>2504767
press n to clear the screen of messages, you can check the message log to see if there was any possible human responses inbetween all the garbage

the bot spamming tends to die down after a couple minutes, so its not really long enough to make use of their presence increasing the monster difficulty and exp reward increase

>> No.2504910

>>2503246
>tfw the Ohm rune doesn't give Elec Resistance

>> No.2504965

>>2503949
>no counter-arguments, none at all
yep, pleb

>> No.2505330

>>2503672
Honestly? You probably should've dumped more into Resist Cold to pump the Holy Freeze synergy early on.

Still, not terrible. Maybe focus on bringing up your cold damage for a few more levels.

Right now, your Zeal (with the skill bonus included) gives you an additional 66% physical damage. Holy Freeze adds 71-80 cold damage to your attack. Ignoring extra damage from charms and equipment, you deal 41-76 damage using Zeal alone -- meaning your normal swing would strike for about 26-48 without Zeal's damage boost. So, Zeal effectively adds 15-28 while Holy Freeze gives significantly more. It's nice for the attack rating bump, but your aura and its synergy are your damage sources for now.

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>>2504037
Why the fuck are you typing like that? Are you a child?

>> No.2505461

>>2505330
Thank you for feedback. The funny thing is that I was doing exactly as you are suggesting until level 21-ish. But somehow it didn't feel powerful enough to me, hence I went back to act1 and reset my skills to the pic in>>2503672
Feels somehow stronger now.
I'll post another screenshot later on.

Folks please keep responding, especially to>>2503805

>> No.2505514

>>2505342
like what? i cant into ingrish my second tongue as :P

>> No.2506058

>>2503874
for me it says 120 fps but it's still that capped 25 in practice

in inventory it's 120 though, it's super fast and smooth

>> No.2506070

Fuck you Blizzard for thinking the Arreat Plateau is acceptable level design! Fuck its labyrinthine fortresses with doors you have to break down! Fuck its monotony! Fuck its sheer size!
Even Durance of Hate 2 in NM is better than that.

>> No.2506081

>>2503805

He's saying that you shouldn't save large charms because large charms are shit. Basically, grand charms have stats that are unique to grand charms while small charms have the best stats for their size. Of course that's not really relevant if you're just playing through the game like a normal person but it does become rather important once you start finding +ilvl 50 grand charms and you can reroll their stats in the cube and end up with skill charms and you want to serious max out your character.

>> No.2506215

>those guys who rush in alone, die and then quit

seriously what the fuck

>> No.2506230
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>>2506081
Thank you very much for this explanation. I see that I got 25 ilvl to go through yet. I guess I'll get around to the "good" charms around Baal.

Screenshot as promised:
>>2505461
>>2505330

>> No.2506247
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2506247

So I discovered you can keep Anya from leaving through the portal by clicking on her. Doesn't do anything else, but amusing glitch.

>> No.2506354

>>2506247
..how is that amusing to you?

>> No.2506372

>>2506247
mirin' that gear color btw

>> No.2506376

>>2506354
>NOT HERE
>NOT IN TOWN

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>>2506354
I guess I like glitches in games.

>>2506372
It's pic. Not sure where the color comes from, though.

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;)

>> No.2506671
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2506671

they really are everywhere, even in 15 yo games

>capcha: select sandwiches, but there are only pictures of hamburgers

>> No.2506685

>302% mf
>nightmare meph gives me magical throwing knives, bolts, and a rare belt

t-thanks

>> No.2506762

Should I only care about +skills if I'm a caster?

>> No.2506764

I want to make a kicksin, how do you build one effectively?

>> No.2506771

>>2506764

look up guides on d2jsp

>> No.2506775

>>2506671
>capcha: select sandwiches, but there are only pictures of hamburgers
/ck/ get out

>> No.2506784

>>2506685
he always gives bolts

>> No.2506837

>>2506762

It's always a question of what do you have right now and what can you upgrade to.

>> No.2506848

>>2506837

Also with say the barbarian, +skills means a lot because it boosts so much due to the effects of shouts and masteries. Like +1 skill on a +30 barb raises everything from your life/mana, your defense, your base damage+crit chance, attack rating, defense, walk/run speed and resistances.

>> No.2506892

Is druid as a summoner just outclassed by necro?
Should I even bother with it?

>> No.2506935

>>2506230
You need more Holy Shield

>> No.2506960

>>2506892
summon druid is one of the worst builds possible if you decide let me get something other than oak sage/bear or poison creeper to synergize with rabies

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>>2506671

>> No.2507019

How do I make a proper werewolf druid?

>> No.2507032

>>2507019
you rethink your life decisions up to that point that would've lead you to believe that was a good idea, and then go back to the character select screen and create a paladin

>> No.2507037

>>2507032
I've never made a druid in my life and wanted to give it a try.

>> No.2507071

>>2506935

For sure, pure DPS might work well early on but 0 points in holy shield is just silly. It is a core ability for any paladin build.

>> No.2507394
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Yeah uh.. So I've owned a legit D2 for two days now and just now some dude came into my game and gave me this.

Doesn't feel too legit, I'm not gonna get banned for having this?

>> No.2507443

>>2503818
yeah ladder

>> No.2507480

>>2507394
No.
At the very worst blizz would just delete the item. But I haven't enen seen that happen in years. D2 isn't really monitored anymore. For better or worse, anything flies.

>> No.2507519

>>2507394
hahaha nice assassin torch on a paladin

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>>2506671

>> No.2507861

>>2507037
just make an elementalist

>> No.2508134

>tfw trying to transfer really valuable shit but too scared to just drop it in a normie game and come back

>> No.2508164

>>2507519
You think I could get someone to trade it for paladin one?

>> No.2508184

>>2508164
p torch is one of the most valuable ones, so no

>> No.2508239

You all on the ladder?

>> No.2508254

Anybody know a working resolution fix, I tried MultiRes on 1.3 but nothing happened

>> No.2508270

>>2508254
I looked into it before and I couldn't find anything that wasn't buggy as fuck or otherwise just awful. It's easier to just settle with 800x600. And even if you could up the res, it wouldn't look any better.

>> No.2508272

>>2508270
Any way to run in windowed?

>> No.2508281

>>2508272
Go to the settings of your D2 icon, you know, where it shows the path to the .exe, like;

..Diablo II\Diablo II.exe"

Add -w at the end so it's like ..Diablo II\Diablo II.exe" -w

That puts the game in windowed mode. Take it off and it's fullscreen again.

>> No.2508541

>tfw realize you can store stuff in the horadric cube

holy shit haha, should have realized this earlier

>> No.2508552

you can be like me and have the ability to have 3 diablo 2's up at the same time and you can make mule characters to hold your shit. very usefull especially if you play classic since your chest is tiny.

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>>2508552
but of course

>> No.2509536

you guys must be having problem with RESOLUTION because u have patched to the latest 1.13 or 1.13c ... ?

i saw a guide for the 1.12 patch, works just fine

1.12 was the first to have NOCD by blizz itself, so makes modding and shit much easier too

and i guess the crackers havent catch up to 1.13 yet

too bad its the 1.13 that includes the den of evil nightmare/hell quest to grab a skill reseter item
but thats on clonedbnet anyways, and Plugy wasnt yet updated to emulate it on single

>> No.2509625

Any of you not playing on hardcore?
If you're not, what's your excuse?

>> No.2509747

>>2508552
how do you have more than one up at the same time?

>> No.2509847

I'm finally playing D2 seriously for the first time seriously, where the fuck has this game been all my life (I've played D1, though). Am I making a mistake playing solo? Does that screw the drop rates or anything? I tried Battle.Net, but almost everyone in the Act I games I tried was a spam bot,

>> No.2509956

>>2509847
1 read the fucking thread
2 Plugy plugin makes closed battlenet runes and dropable in single / tcp
3 try high-res mod (must reinstall game and not patch on Bnet latest 1.13)
4 get friends who never played it too

i mean, you SHOULD totally experience the thing vanilla, including the frustrations with the tiny stash and inventory... its so refreshing

but when you feel getting tired of that, hop on plugy, hence step 4, bec ause that doesnt work on battlenet

>> No.2510150

>>2509847

play battle.net classic. Less players but its where its at.

>> No.2510243

>>2509956
>PlugY
Has anybody played the Pandemonium Event (with Uber Tristram) using PlugY?

>capcha: all that food is making me hungry

>> No.2510738

i have tons of gear and can rush pretty easily on classic ladder east if anyone needs a hand

>> No.2510808

>>2510738
I only just got the game today and I've never played it before, but if you want to have some fun™ I'm running through the first act at the moment.

nobilia
mudpepper
useast

>> No.2510826

>>2510808
make a private game

>> No.2510829

>>2507394
That's an acutal item. google hellfire torch

>> No.2510832

So is my hireling gonna disappear if I keep her dead for a while on purpose?

I'm planning to keep her dead and then do a few clearing up rounds of the cow level, just to see if any cool shit drops. I don't want her to kill the cow king even by an accident.

>> No.2510834 [DELETED] 

>>2510826
I did. gn is nobilia, pw is mudpepper.
I missed the classic part of your statement. Give me a sec, I'll remake.

>> No.2510845

>>2510826
disregard, playing hardcore and on ladder.

>> No.2510850

>>2510845
sorry softcore here. not brave enough for hardcore with wi-fi

>> No.2510851

>>2510850
different strokes for different folks anon.
you do you, I ain't the fun police.

>> No.2510852

>>2510832
No.

>> No.2510896

softcore USEast ladder here tfw no xfer buddy you can trust

>> No.2510972

>>2510896
I'll help you xfer some stuff anon

>> No.2510980

>play softcore
>get to around lvl 30
>guy joins server
>"frees in town"
>GAMEPLAY RUINED

>play hardcore
>get to around lvl 30
>guy joins server
>420kushfaggtzz11 has gone hostile
>you have died
>GAMEPLAY INTENSIFIED

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How am I looking so far, ready to move on to nightmare?

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>finished Act I for the first time
>10/10 game so far
>want to play online
>make a character
>no one is playing new characters
>everyone is a spam bot
>mfw

>> No.2511019

zeal is the most expensive build in the game. when you go to hell you're going to realize your attacks don't hit mobs because you need a fuck ton of Attack Rating. id recommend going smiter or Hammerdin. and also Concentration would not be the attack to Max Fanaticism would. Since it gives you attack rating and attack speed.

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I've been working on a Classic hammerdin. They're pretty fun to play.

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>>2510980
>420kushfaggtzz11

my sides

>> No.2511113

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVIImXekNL8

>> No.2511148

>>2511015
Yeah, noticed the same thing. I've had a few nice online sessions with random people but most of them are just rushing with some crazy powerful builds, I'm going through the first pile of loot and they're already at the end of the level hurrying you up, that's just annoying really.

Should really have noob friends to play with.. Oh well, it's a great game and I can enjoy it alone too.

>> No.2511180

>want to make RalOrtTal quest reward shield
>look up how the socket reward thing works
>"white named items get the max sockets the item can have"
>look up bone shield, max 3 sockets
>give larzuk the bone shield to make holes in
>2 sockets

yeah, really nice

>> No.2511619

>>2510990
im curious as to why you use concentration when fanatiscm is a much better aura for melee characters

>> No.2511705

>>2511619
well maybe he wants to try the different abilities out and have fun anon

>> No.2511908

>>2510990

Chances are you're gonna get rekt without holy shield.

>> No.2512140

>>2511619
But you're wrong, you dumb fuck.

>> No.2512331

>>2512140
fana increases speed and damage
concentration is much better suited for hammerdins

>> No.2512351

so I keep finding pul runes while fucking around in nightmare worldstone keep, anyone know when I'll be able to trade for a vex?

>> No.2512447

>>2511619
>>2511908

Because I wasn't even aware of it, it has been working so well in normal I didn't even bother checking into the other auras. I played nightmare act 1 a bit and realized that Zeal+Concentration isn't gonna work very long so I changed my skill points so that I have Fanaticism as high as possible and also put few points into Holy Shield aswell. Now I just need some resistances and I think I'm good..

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I sure do love hell

>> No.2512521

>>2512501
I remember one time I fought Radament in Hell and he was immune to magic, poison, fire, physical, and cold. I used my thunder storm to chip away at him. Though this was before the synergy patch.

>> No.2512593

>>2512140

After level 6 fanaticism outperforms concentration on damage per hit alone on every single level and that's not even counting attack speed and attack rating.

>> No.2512776

Where are you negroes playing on? EU?

Also do you have some kind of channel or something? I wanna play d2 again untill d3 season 4.

>> No.2512793

>>2457949
Speaking of Blizzard, any one got a torrent for the original Starcraft

>> No.2512828
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Is it psosible to play this windowed in a bit bigger window than 800x600? Cause this shit's really fucking small.

>> No.2512862

>>2512828
maybe

>> No.2512863

>>2512862
I found it. Suck it faget.

>> No.2512924

Is it possible to downgrade from LoD to Classic?

>> No.2513104

>>2512924
maybe

>> No.2513210

>>2512863
youve probably found that u ca have 1024x768

but did u find a way to do anything else, in a way that u can play on bnet that is ?

>> No.2513556

>>2512924
just uncheck the expansion box when you create your character

>> No.2513737

boy it sure is hard trying to find someone to swap a necro torch for your druid torch and trade you an arachs for your ist rune, d2jsp only works in forum gold and not item to item trading apparently so I don't know what the fuck to do

>> No.2513751

>>2513737
I don't have what you need but do you want to trade assasin torch to any shield with three empty sockets?

>> No.2513765

>>2513751
nah

also I'm softcore USEast ladder, forgot to mention

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>>2513210
I found out you can double click the border making the game go as big as your monitor. Which is pretty much what i wanted.

>> No.2514031

>>2513817

the game is actually delayed a bit when you have it in that mode,.

>> No.2514371

>>2513817
That's been a standard Windows feature since at least 95. Double click the titlebar on your browser window right now and see what happens.

>> No.2515157 [DELETED] 

>5/5
>tfw no noob friends to play with
>tfw all the randoms just rush and kill everything in 2 seconds and are at the end of the level when you're going through the second loot pile they left
>tfw takes ages to advance in nightmare alone

this is one of the best games i've played but i don't know if i can stay interested since nightmare seems like it's not meant for soloing at all..

>> No.2515159

>tfw no noob friends to play with
>tfw all the randoms just rush and kill everything in 2 seconds and are at the end of the level when you're going through the second loot pile they left
>tfw takes ages to advance in nightmare alone

this is one of the best games i've played but i don't know if i can stay interested since nightmare seems like it's not meant for soloing at all..

>> No.2515165

>>2515159
nightmare is piss easy to solo

>> No.2515170

>>2515159
The whole game can be completed solo. What's your build? That'll make a difference.

>> No.2515197

>>2515170
Lv 43 paladin, using Zeal+Fanaticism to deal damage. Also using Holy Shield in hopes of better survival.

Taking on bigger swarms of monsters is becoming a chore and I feel like I need to somehow totally change my build or get someone to play with me.

>> No.2515298

>>2515197
Get a Merc. Probably a nm a2 def for the holy freeze. Or even one from norm with blessed aim as I believe it would attach with fanta

>> No.2515303

>>2515298
Oh right, totally forgot about that. I'll check those, my current one is an archer from normal act 1, she's pretty much useless right now as she barely deals damage and always gets stuck. Nice for freezing enemies but it doens't help much in bigger fights.

>> No.2515532

>>2515303
>>>2515298 (You)
>Oh right, totally forgot about that. I'll check those, my current one is an archer from normal act 1, she's pretty much useless right now as she barely deals damage and always gets stuck. Nice for freezing enemies but it doens't help much in bigger fights.

You can always Load the Merc up with runewords. Honor is decent if you find a wep with 5sockets but almost any rate will he can equip will make him at least hold his own. With the holy freeze, your fanta and zeal you can probably handle larger crowds given the ias of your skills coupled with the slow down from hf

>> No.2515550

I personally and building up my mf sorc to get better gear for a pally or Barb I will start eventually. Could alaways cheat and buy gear online. But that kills it

>> No.2516243

>>2510990

tori jne

>> No.2516498

>look at any character build online
>just get enough str and dex for gear rest into vita
>then get this end game item and this end game item..

why do so many people suck at creating builds?

>> No.2516927

how the hell are you supposed to get those rare runes? are you all just buying or duping or hacking your epic runeword gear?

>> No.2516947

>>2516498
Because they don't want to look up all the answers from the internet and instead decide to learn by playing the game by themselves.

>> No.2517063

>>2514371
Which doesn't work with a lot of games.

>> No.2517068

>>2516927
there's only three ways to genuinely get high runes

1. do your forge, you are guaranteed to get a rune but it's completely random
2. kill hell countess, she can drop up to an ist rune and you can transmute the runes for higher ones
3. kill everything in your path

it's really a luck game i've been fortunate so far this ladder i've found zod, two surs and a ohm

>> No.2517082

>tfw doing act 1 without aoe

The horror.

>> No.2517097

>>2517082
just finished nightmare with no aoe

>> No.2517291

high runes are pretty easy to find now compared to back in the day when they added them to the game.

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>> No.2517515

>>2517317
now ctrl-click on it! don't do it!

>> No.2517658

>>2517317
>conviction and fist of the heavens

It could've had better mods

>> No.2517795

So if all resistances are punished with -100% in hell, doesn't that mean I need to get +100% resistances so that I'm not getting rekt in 1.5 seconds with those negative res values?

>> No.2517802

>>2517795
You actually need +175% res all to not get rekt in the later stages of hell.

>> No.2517819

>>2517802
So what would be the most realistic way to get my resistances maxed?

I'm also wondering if it's time to switch my zeal paladin to hammerdin, I'm not sure I can handle hell with pure phys dude..

>> No.2518447

>>2517819
First you need to do Anya's quest in normal and nightmare difficulty. You can get some resistances off your rings and amulets along with charms. A shield is a nice place to get resistances from as well.

But seriously, you need at least 75% resist all in hell to stand a chance against its bullshit.

>> No.2518464

>>2517819
>So what would be the most realistic way to get my resistances maxed?
If all else fails, get a standard (or superior) quality 3-socket Paladin shield with high natural +Resistances on it, and make Ancient's Pledge. It won't fully cover the deficit, but it'll cover a lot of ground.

>> No.2518853

Got a 89 zeladin

>> No.2518861

>>2517819
>pure phys

don't you have a point in vengeance yet

>> No.2519002

Hum, does /PLAYERS8 actually makes the game easier?

i guess ive become a better gamer since i played this at 18y of age, but im just strolling through it,

when Blood Raven didnt challenge me at all i remembered the /players8 thing, came back and now lots of undead, still too quick to put 20 more down then empty a javelin stack on blood raven while avoiding almost all arrows with a weak sorceress still with no usable spells so far

but thats the 1st boss so thats ok

now i remember (as sorc as well), and cleaing everything and still needing to farm to level 12 before Andarial so i could use Blaze to defeat her... today im entering the monastery with LVL 17 wtf, just killed the blacksmith LV18


so QUESTION
it seems theres a XP decrease if your level is too much above the monsters lvl, will i eventually get to a point too above the monsters and actually make shit XP because im too strong?
>>2515159
everybody saying bnet is all bots and not that much occupied, next build start on open bner / single player so u can just match up with anyfriend that wants to try it, via tcp with pirated so they dont even need to buy it ....

im newbie too, oldtime newb, never finished act4 back in the day

but, im playing pirated single with Plugy + gigainventory (10x9 inv and paged stash),


>>2517317
wow i guess these rune words thing arent bad huh

>> No.2519014

>>2519002
>it seems theres a XP decrease if your level is too much above the monsters lv
yes: http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Experience

>> No.2519061

>>2519014

cool, i had seen i t here http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/basics/experience.shtml

http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Andariel
Andariel level 12 fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

im already 6 lvl ahead


So what /playersx is optimal for experiencing hardship but without geting so ahead that the opposite happens?

>> No.2519306
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>have runes for spirit waiting
>finally get a onehand weapon with 4 sockets
>get excited
>put the runes into a fucking axe
AIGHFSIDGHFSGLHFSG

>> No.2519326

>>2519061
I usually try players4 or 5

>> No.2519334

>>2519306
who cares, those runes are easy as fuck to get and 4os crystal swords are as common as normal ones

>> No.2519590

>>2519002

>Hum, does /PLAYERS8 actually makes the game easier?

It makes the early game easier but the late game harder.

>> No.2519592

>don't understand how crafting works
>be confident I'm going to make a fucking awesoe caster amulet out of this +3 lite 37 life sorc ammy
>it gives me this shitty +1 to assassin skills ammy

>> No.2519893

>>2519592
i keep making similiar mistakes even when i look stuff up from google

there's so many little things to be aware of

>> No.2519918

>>2517819

You can get by with a pure phys build, but you'll have to rely on a second weapon that has CTC Amplify Damage to beat enemies with stone skin or physical immunity. Since you're playing zeal + fana, with a decent sheild you should be able to at least complete the game with some hurdles.

Or maybe if you get something like the Gavel of Pain that has charges with amplify damage, meaning you can cast it reliably and from a distance. If you're playing in b.net it's not at all hard to find one.

That is of course if you're not just willing to use vengence which does absurd amounts of damage. Like seriously, with some +skill items you're looking at like +200-300% damage with only a single skill point investment.

>> No.2520081

tfw someone on d2jsp gave you 50 forum gold and you don't know what the fuck to buy with it now

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>>2518447
>>2519918
>>2518464
>>2518861
Thanks for the replies, I got valuable help from them all!

I managed to get my resistances up with various pieces of gear + runeword shied, though they're bit uneven as cold and poison are still negative. Still, I've survived more than half of the first act. I also put one point into Vengeance and I already made a good use of it against a few phys immune zombies etc. That Amplify Damage thing I need to keep in mind..

I gotta say hell has been quite intense, having to advance more carefully since those uniques can really fuck you up if you run in carelessly and get overwhelmed. Those super fast unique Vile Hunters raped me a couple of times for example. So much good times ahead when I try to pull my char through the game solo.

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>> No.2521536

>>2520729
mannnnnn, i wish we could just start in hardmode, but i guess if i just edit a char with say lv30 hell act1, i would still be clean off items runes, gems, and adding any wouldnt feel realistic

>> No.2521631

>>2521536
I'm sure the game would be super enjoyable playing as a level 30 naked character in hell act 1 without anything but your fucking weapon, buckler and two scrolls

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im playing around on my light sorc. They're so much fun.

>> No.2521886

>>2521536
There is something you can add to the "Target" line on the game's shortcut to start at level 30 in Act 5, though your equipment is still the starting gear, which puts you in a tough spot for melee characters.

>> No.2521937

>>2521886

Yeah just put -act5 in the shortcut target. Works with other acts as well. Neat trick if you want to play with a friend over open battle.net who can provide you with gear and stuff.

>> No.2522385

Woohoo, hell act 1 done! Feels like it's time to stop to go through my gear and re-allocate stats and skills. /blog