Friendly fire, any workaround?

[FireIceTalon]

After a...10 year hiatus from diablo 1 I've finally come back and want to play it with a buddy of mine. However, I don't remember my arrows and spells hurting people I am questing with. Is there any such mod that allows partying (ala diablo 2) or allows my missiles to pass through my allies unopposed?

When I co-op I try to limit my use of offensive spells, in particular chain lightning. I only co-op as a warrior or rogue though, so its not too difficult to avoid the over use of spells. Mages are terrible for co-op, and I generally dont care to game with them usually.

As far as arrows go, the best way to avoid hitting your partner(s) is to use a different "lane" then they do when approaching combat. Also, rogues should avoid using shift attack if at all possible. Using shift is a GREAT way to pk your fellow gamers in a co op. Rogues tend to be a little bit on the fragile side though, so they are often all over the place with teleports and what not, thus it is still possible for you to be hit by errant arrows. Certain desync issues as well as auto-aim make it so that avoiding being hit entirely is next to impossible. Also, rogues dont like warriors who insist on walking in front of her to rush to a mob. This is a great way to get yourself pk'd in a hurry, especially if you are playing on high level chars.

Pay attention to where your fellow gamer are and just avoid using shift alot (you should really try to avoid it entirely), and the number of pk deaths should be reduced greatly.