07-18-2003, 09:02 AM
NOTE: this is for melee characters.
I consider 1.10 up to A1 hell a pathetic exercise of boredom and exasperation. From A1 hell upwards it's a challenge for how long you can go on without cheating. If you don't have at least a cruel exceptional of some 20% ias, every area takes about 1h to clear. It's slow and almost devoid of risk (at least I was never in danger of dying). Just the usual D2X players 8 bore, except for the fact that now you play in players 1 instead of players 8 (players 8 you can't kill a thing).
I gave up at the countess. Got back to 1.09, hacked a few runes and a lev 71 character and got back, this just to do experiments. There's no fun anymore, not because monsters hit hard, but because its a bore. How am I supposed to kill 5k hits monsters with a damage of 300-500? At least spellcasters can reach 2k damage at this stage, but for melee chars, the drops prevent any attempt at proficiency.
Of course, after I find a cruel elite of quickness I'll be owning and 1.10 will rock lol :D
I consider 1.10 up to A1 hell a pathetic exercise of boredom and exasperation. From A1 hell upwards it's a challenge for how long you can go on without cheating. If you don't have at least a cruel exceptional of some 20% ias, every area takes about 1h to clear. It's slow and almost devoid of risk (at least I was never in danger of dying). Just the usual D2X players 8 bore, except for the fact that now you play in players 1 instead of players 8 (players 8 you can't kill a thing).
I gave up at the countess. Got back to 1.09, hacked a few runes and a lev 71 character and got back, this just to do experiments. There's no fun anymore, not because monsters hit hard, but because its a bore. How am I supposed to kill 5k hits monsters with a damage of 300-500? At least spellcasters can reach 2k damage at this stage, but for melee chars, the drops prevent any attempt at proficiency.
Of course, after I find a cruel elite of quickness I'll be owning and 1.10 will rock lol :D