02-05-2008, 06:00 AM
Quote:Yea, I usually don't bother Meph much due to the many annoyances. It's probaly a better idea to go hunt the pits/masoleum in act 1 hell as they are level 85 (the highest areas) and is generally less time consuming. Or you can always pick on that poor guy outside the frigid waypoint (beware the spear cats). Andariel isn't too bad either.
If your character is suited to it, hell chaos is great since the layout is mostly the same.
My last Diablo II revival was in single player, using PlugY to transfer items between characters. Accordingly, I made a number of sorceresses to do mephisto runs (since I was playing HC, I had a few die to Stygs). I learned a lesson from all those runs: you never get what you want. A good 50% of the items I ended up using came from casual play.
Unfortunately Blizzard combated MF runs by making Durance II incredibly big. Which is great if you're a cheater and use Maphack. But for the rest of us here at the LL, meph runs aren't generally worth the hassle. Especially since the loot isn't what its cracked up to be.
Cheers,
Munk