Single cd-key solo play Ladder HF rushing works

[Crystalion]

I think everyone who cares is well aware that having two players in a game makes possible "easy" waypoint, TP and quest rushing of various sorts.

A month ago, when I was still playing D2 (I've been playing Spellforce lately), I went on a a trip and lost the ability I normally have to have multiple characters in one game (I normally have more than one cdkey). For grins I thought about the problem of no-twink *solo* rushing with one cdkey. I came to the conclusion that what I know about rushing can indeed be applied successfully to this oddball problem.

Naturally you'd be far better off getting a friend to help you out (or buying/setting up for two+ cdkeys) or even getting strangers in public games to grant you waypoints. But it is indeed possible to difficulty level and hellforge rush on ladder with only one cdkey with no interaction with other players (or their games).

It is probably more fun to twink or play normally, however, as some of what is necessary is rather mindless.

My rushee is clvl 8 (convenience) and in nightmare. She has never been in a game with another character. She has never been twinked.

Ironically, in her adventures, she has actually gotten a couple items I covet (that I would have taken from her for my "real" characters if I had not stopped playing).

I mention this here ala Fermat, in case any of you rushing-types care to enjoy puzzling out how this is possible (I'm pretty efficient about it, actually, with the lack of waypoint/TP granting being the only big loss compared to 2 cdkey rushing).