08-15-2005, 12:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-15-2005, 12:59 PM by [wcip]Angel.)
It's been "a while" (see thread title) since I last played Diablo, and my initial presumptions on the drop-rate of uniques have been severely affected by only 11 levels of playing. (that's character-levels; I still haven't passed through the Halls of the Blind.)
I didn't even know there were that many uniques to begin with. I always thought D2 had 10-20 times more uniques than its predecessor. The reason for this erroneous presumption is that I never got more than 1-2 uniques that weren't quest related back in '97. I seem to remember the Needler often showing up when I played my warrior.
Anywho... fast forward 8 years and 11 levels of sorcerory goodness, and I am 1 unique armor plus 1 constricting ring richer. Having played Diablo2 to death, I know full well the history of the Constricting Ring in Diablo2. I had no idea there was one in D1. (By the by: both items were found on the "big nasties" during the Ogden's sign quest.)
(Oh and btw, I play off-line single player, if that's important in any way.)
So, I have 3 questions:
1. Has the drop rate of uniques increased that significantly since 1997?
2. Were there that many uniques to begin with or did they add new ones in patches?
3. Is the ring any good? Are resistances as useful in Diablo1 as they are in D2? Also, is there an item which can counter the "always drain health"-property of the Constricting Ring? I'm awfully constricted (sorry, I had to...:P) as to whether I should wield this ring in my questings. Obviously, when fighting the Man himself, fire resistance would do me well, but I'm not sure I want to go around having my health drained all the time, especially when I'm a sorceror whose primary attribute is *not* vitality.
Thanks for your help!
- [wcip]Angel
I didn't even know there were that many uniques to begin with. I always thought D2 had 10-20 times more uniques than its predecessor. The reason for this erroneous presumption is that I never got more than 1-2 uniques that weren't quest related back in '97. I seem to remember the Needler often showing up when I played my warrior.
Anywho... fast forward 8 years and 11 levels of sorcerory goodness, and I am 1 unique armor plus 1 constricting ring richer. Having played Diablo2 to death, I know full well the history of the Constricting Ring in Diablo2. I had no idea there was one in D1. (By the by: both items were found on the "big nasties" during the Ogden's sign quest.)
(Oh and btw, I play off-line single player, if that's important in any way.)
So, I have 3 questions:
1. Has the drop rate of uniques increased that significantly since 1997?
2. Were there that many uniques to begin with or did they add new ones in patches?
3. Is the ring any good? Are resistances as useful in Diablo1 as they are in D2? Also, is there an item which can counter the "always drain health"-property of the Constricting Ring? I'm awfully constricted (sorry, I had to...:P) as to whether I should wield this ring in my questings. Obviously, when fighting the Man himself, fire resistance would do me well, but I'm not sure I want to go around having my health drained all the time, especially when I'm a sorceror whose primary attribute is *not* vitality.
Thanks for your help!
- [wcip]Angel
