ive tried to start this before but lack of time/intrest made it impossible, so here we go again. its called ironman, i am trying to get together a team of people to play through the game, if you intrested here are the rules
Ironman Rules
- Party of all new characters, no gifts/trading/playing with outsiders in any way.
- Party is on its own, no use of town NPC's except where required by quests. Players may speak to NPC only while it has an "!" over its head, and then only do the business relating to the quest.
- When a character dies, it is eliminated. Period. Effectively Hardcore whether the game is played HC or Soft.
- Ironmen fight what they face, and must clear a clean "path" from town to the Act boss, killing all bosses seen on the way or known to be in an area along the path.
- All quests must be done. All waypoints must be visited.
- Once an Act is finished, you may not come back to it.
- No repeating areas to gain experience
- Game may be halted and recontinued when any WP is found or Act finished
All players must be present in game continuations. It's a party game. Key Implications:
- No repairs, no buying/selling, no gambling whatsoever.
- No town healing except incidental when NPC has '!'. Cain ID is a one time Act I bonus.
- Resource management, weapon durability, and deciding what to ID, become key issues.
- "Optional" areas, not on path and not involved in a quest, remain optional. It's a trade off between some extra experience, additional chances to die, and taking longer to finish an already long and grueling game.
- Free mercenaries will be received in Acts 1 and 3. They may be used, and will likely die due to lack of town-NPC-regen. New mercs may NOT be hired.
FAQ Q: Scrolls
When you have many scrolls taking up inventory space you are allowed to purchase tome(s) to store them. Just make sure you discard the same amount of scrolls that come with the tome. Q: Is it cheesy to lvlup a certain character by letting him/her solo an area?
No, the soloist takes on extra risk and uses up more resources, and at the same time taking exp from the group. This strategy is often practiced in CD Ironman - a mage would let the warrior get ahead for 2 to 4 clvls. Q: Should I play my Ironman in Hardcore?
All variants play by the honor system, Hardcore receives no special recognition. A realm HC character shows you have completed a certain act/diff, but it still doesn't prove you played by the rules. Its simple - if you cheat, you suck! In the CD days, we have seen a few claims of Ironman victories but the experienced players can tell the difference from fakes. Q: Are auto heals by receiving and ending quests okay?
Yes, only when the NPC has a "!" over his/her head. Do not interact with any NPC without the "!" Q: What if I lagout?
You may rejoin the game and proceed as normal. If you lagout and return dead (Death can occur even from a spike at the wrong time) you (and your partners in multi) would have to decide if lag was the cause. If you honestly think lag/spike was the cause then count yourself as alive. Q: What if I lagout and cannot rejoin game.
In multi-players, it is up to your partners to decide if they would carry on without you, or stop the game at the next WP. In either case, you can rejoin the next game without penalty except any quest reward you might have missed - Redoing quest or area is not allowed, and you may not solo to catch up. This also means if your partners go ahead and finish an act boss, they don't want you in the team anymore ;p If the game crashed all items you have left on the ground are considered lost. It is recommended you keep in inventory or stash any desirable item when playing on bnet. Q: do the WPs from areas like Sewers in Act 2 and Halls of the Dead need to be found?
Yes, all waypoints must be found and paths cleared. Q: Should the Cube quest be repeated?
Since all WPs must be found, the extra lvl would be optional... Q: Can I save imbues for later?
The "Once an Act is finished, you may not come back to it." rule means you have to do it before you leave Act 1
some rules will most likely have to be changed for the good of the group, but lets give it a shot sign up on this thread with your class and type
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DIABLO = DEVIL its not supposed to be a nice game autostats are rediclous lack of pots is not welcome if it aint broke dont fix it! (diablo2)
good another person, when do you guys want to get this started?
what realm?
ladder/non?
change any rules?
add your name to the list, vote for realm, ladder, and any changes, char/type
1 hardcorepoore, useast, ladder, allow npc healing without !, sorc/fireball
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DIABLO = DEVIL its not supposed to be a nice game autostats are rediclous lack of pots is not welcome if it aint broke dont fix it! (diablo2)
"You are like a rose in a great rose field. Each rose is so beautiful to me. But if one dies... I can still look at many other roses..." God of Darkness.
"You are like a rose in a great rose field. Each rose is so beautiful to me. But if one dies... I can still look at many other roses..." God of Darkness.
"You are like a rose in a great rose field. Each rose is so beautiful to me. But if one dies... I can still look at many other roses..." God of Darkness.
im trying to get started next week, and whatever realm we vote on gets it. we will all pick a good time to play. then we will do some work and beat the game
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DIABLO = DEVIL its not supposed to be a nice game autostats are rediclous lack of pots is not welcome if it aint broke dont fix it! (diablo2)
make it somewhere in the middle of the week and near 8:00 pm cuz thats when I go on
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"You are like a rose in a great rose field. Each rose is so beautiful to me. But if one dies... I can still look at many other roses..." God of Darkness.
"You are like a rose in a great rose field. Each rose is so beautiful to me. But if one dies... I can still look at many other roses..." God of Darkness.
"You are like a rose in a great rose field. Each rose is so beautiful to me. But if one dies... I can still look at many other roses..." God of Darkness.
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Ironman Rules
- Party of all new characters, no gifts/trading/playing with outsiders in any way.
- Party is on its own, no use of town NPC's except where required by quests. Players may speak to NPC only while it has an "!" over its head, and then only do the business relating to the quest.
- When a character dies, it is eliminated. Period. Effectively Hardcore whether the game is played HC or Soft.
- Ironmen fight what they face, and must clear a clean "path" from town to the Act boss, killing all bosses seen on the way or known to be in an area along the path.
- All quests must be done. All waypoints must be visited.
- Once an Act is finished, you may not come back to it.
- No repeating areas to gain experience
- Game may be halted and recontinued when any WP is found or Act finished
All players must be present in game continuations. It's a party game.
Key Implications:
- No repairs, no buying/selling, no gambling whatsoever.
- No town healing except incidental when NPC has '!'. Cain ID is a one time Act I bonus.
- Resource management, weapon durability, and deciding what to ID, become key issues.
- "Optional" areas, not on path and not involved in a quest, remain optional. It's a trade off between some extra experience, additional chances to die, and taking longer to finish an already long and grueling game.
- Free mercenaries will be received in Acts 1 and 3. They may be used, and will likely die due to lack of town-NPC-regen. New mercs may NOT be hired.
Q: Scrolls
When you have many scrolls taking up inventory space you are allowed to purchase tome(s) to store them. Just make sure you discard the same amount of scrolls that come with the tome.
Q: Is it cheesy to lvlup a certain character by letting him/her solo an area?
No, the soloist takes on extra risk and uses up more resources, and at the same time taking exp from the group. This strategy is often practiced in CD Ironman - a mage would let the warrior get ahead for 2 to 4 clvls.
Q: Should I play my Ironman in Hardcore?
All variants play by the honor system, Hardcore receives no special recognition. A realm HC character shows you have completed a certain act/diff, but it still doesn't prove you played by the rules. Its simple - if you cheat, you suck! In the CD days, we have seen a few claims of Ironman victories but the experienced players can tell the difference from fakes.
Q: Are auto heals by receiving and ending quests okay?
Yes, only when the NPC has a "!" over his/her head. Do not interact with any NPC without the "!"
Q: What if I lagout?
You may rejoin the game and proceed as normal. If you lagout and return dead (Death can occur even from a spike at the wrong time) you (and your partners in multi) would have to decide if lag was the cause. If you honestly think lag/spike was the cause then count yourself as alive.
Q: What if I lagout and cannot rejoin game.
In multi-players, it is up to your partners to decide if they would carry on without you, or stop the game at the next WP. In either case, you can rejoin the next game without penalty except any quest reward you might have missed - Redoing quest or area is not allowed, and you may not solo to catch up. This also means if your partners go ahead and finish an act boss, they don't want you in the team anymore ;p
If the game crashed all items you have left on the ground are considered lost. It is recommended you keep in inventory or stash any desirable item when playing on bnet.
Q: do the WPs from areas like Sewers in Act 2 and Halls of the Dead need to be found?
Yes, all waypoints must be found and paths cleared.
Q: Should the Cube quest be repeated?
Since all WPs must be found, the extra lvl would be optional...
Q: Can I save imbues for later?
The "Once an Act is finished, you may not come back to it." rule means you have to do it before you leave Act 1
some rules will most likely have to be changed for the good of the group, but lets give it a shot sign up on this thread with your class and type
its not supposed to be a nice game
autostats are rediclous
lack of pots is not welcome
if it aint broke dont fix it! (diablo2)
winston what char u think u would make
its not supposed to be a nice game
autostats are rediclous
lack of pots is not welcome
if it aint broke dont fix it! (diablo2)
what realm?
ladder/non?
change any rules?
add your name to the list, vote for realm, ladder, and any changes, char/type
1 hardcorepoore, useast, ladder, allow npc healing without !, sorc/fireball
its not supposed to be a nice game
autostats are rediclous
lack of pots is not welcome
if it aint broke dont fix it! (diablo2)
ill try it
1 hardcorepoore, useast, ladder, allow npc healing without !, sorc/fireball
its not supposed to be a nice game
autostats are rediclous
lack of pots is not welcome
if it aint broke dont fix it! (diablo2)
2 Atrumentis / uswest / ladder / Wind Druid
(I don't care if NPC heals us or not)
its not supposed to be a nice game
autostats are rediclous
lack of pots is not welcome
if it aint broke dont fix it! (diablo2)
Account: skelyman123
Ladder or Nonladder: Ladder
Realm: USWest
Character: PnB Necro
2 Atrumentis / uswest / ladder / Wind Druid
3 skelyman123 / usest / ladder / PnB nec
4 winstonthe4th / uswest / ladder / summon nec
5 (personal friend) purplehaze420 unknown specs
SIGN UP ONLY 3 SLOTS LEFT!!
its not supposed to be a nice game
autostats are rediclous
lack of pots is not welcome
if it aint broke dont fix it! (diablo2)
and how?
its not supposed to be a nice game
autostats are rediclous
lack of pots is not welcome
if it aint broke dont fix it! (diablo2)
and lol, there's a typo up there. it says 'usest' - which could either be 'east' or west' lol.
is it USEast or USWest?
ill either go multizon/guided aarow build or Blizz sorc
uswest-Hardcore ladder sick_lordsilver or Silversurfnstud
2 Atrumentis / ladder / Wind Druid
3 skelyman123 / ladder / PnB nec
4 winstonthe4th / ladder / summon nec
5 (personal friend) purplehaze420 unknown specs
6 silver / ladder / multi zon
its going to be on useast b/c noone plays there, so noone can give items to themselves w/o your teamates knowing
post your timezones up too so i can go by your clock.
its not supposed to be a nice game
autostats are rediclous
lack of pots is not welcome
if it aint broke dont fix it! (diablo2)