06-28-2003, 03:53 PM
Problem is that Iron Man rules, the last time I checked, only allow Act I, and Act III mercs, because you can only go to town for quest related purposes, you can only talk to someone if it relates to a quest. That means you can get your "free" rogue and the Act III's are allowed because you used to be able to get one for free before LoD made mercs permanent. So, the Iron Man rules allowed you to hire one after completing the quest, but you have to take the first one on the list to simulate the random. If the merc dies, it stays dead. This means you can get a new one in NM or Hell after completing the appropriate quest.
Now the rules may have changed, or you could play by other rules, but then it wouldn't be Iron Man.
I do agree that since equipment will be scarce (only what you find), that ranged can be a big advantage. Bolts and arrows aren't hard to find. Mana pots are plentiful. Leech will be scarce because those things don't drop that often.
It should be fun though.
Now the rules may have changed, or you could play by other rules, but then it wouldn't be Iron Man.
I do agree that since equipment will be scarce (only what you find), that ranged can be a big advantage. Bolts and arrows aren't hard to find. Mana pots are plentiful. Leech will be scarce because those things don't drop that often.
It should be fun though.
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It's all just zeroes and ones and duct tape in the end.
It's all just zeroes and ones and duct tape in the end.