I'm new. Yes, new. Please enlighten me.

[Occhidiangela]

Thanks for the information, everyone.

Hi Occhidiangela. I'm playing standard Single Player Lord of Destruction in 800x600. I got the patches. I'm new, but quite competent. I understand why you asked, though. It's obviously insanely janky without fixes.
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I asked, because some folks still play Diablo II pre expansion. It is what we all started on. :)

The other reason I asked is that I was going to comment on Assassin and Druid things, and then realized that I did not know if you were talking Expansion or vanilla D II.

That said: IMO, most standard Druid builds will have little trouble getting to NM Baal, but without a little care, can run into some serious snags in Hell.

Assassins: Similar issues, depending on the tree focused on.

Me, I am a fool for gambling on Circlets, Gloves, Boots, Belts. Rares make me happy, what with the extra resists, mana steal, etc.

The "improvements" that put immunes and synergies, as well as jacking Monster Hit Points up quite a bit -- not to mention my favorite "I Hate It" feature of 50% global Phys Resist in Hell Diff -- can turn Hell diff into real tedium. I have a couple of chars who have hit tedium in Hell Act III and IV. Endeavour to persevere. :)

Let us know how you do! :w00t:

Occhi