I finished the game with plain barb but that doesn't count.
What is it about a plain barb that makes it improper, in your estimation? (I'm not extremely familiar with the class -- I've only taken one as far as mid-Act II-ish [clvl 19].)
Bah. You may actually like it. But for me, if the game turns into a rushing item-fest it's time to quit.
I actually do enjoy taking my time. Video games, for me, are an interactive means of escape, so why not enjoy it?
I've never made it, soloing on b.net, to Normal mode Act IV playing that way, though (keep getting smoked in the lower levels of the Durance of Hate, before making it to Mephisto). I know it's really just a matter of being patient and keeping at it, tweaking my builds until I bust through the plateau.
But I've been curious as to whether I am missing some subtle point of game-play; something that might be holding me back.
As for offline single-player, I did make it to the LOD endgame and beyond, into Nightmare mode, once. But that involved hacking a character, which I don't count as "real" game-play. I did that just to see what lay beyond Act III.
Thank you, very much, Requiem and Elfen (and Equinox [*note to self -- rushing is gay.* Gotcha. HaHa!]), for your insights. I appreciate the time you took.
I'm running a druid (werebear build, as per my usual wont) in solo on b.net right now.
Just hit the [Act 1] Jail lvl1 waypoint, and I'm about half-way in between clvl 15 and 16. Roughly ten hours of play over the last three days.
How does one start completely from scratch with a new character, with no items other than what you find in-game, and gain enough xp to reach the end, without clearing every region of an act, and completing every quest? I guess, even though I've played the Diablo games for years, since they were first released, that I've been far too casual a player to pick up on the shortcuts, because it seems that I'm still taking the "long road", and not getting anywhere fast.
It's obvious that, by asking such a noob question, I do not possess a complete understanding of game-play; which I attribute to my lack of multi-player exposure (and that is entirely my own fault).
I realize that I need to get into multi-player games in order to grow to full potential, but from what I've read here in the forums on this site, and at other fan sites over the years, this stuff is so basic and obvious to you folks by now that I don't sense a great deal of patience being had for those with vastly less experience. So I'm hesitant to "jump in" until I increase my knowledge a little more.
Since it seems that this knowledge, at this point -- eight years in, is pretty much second-nature to just about everyone who still plays this game... is there a repository somewhere which contains these "secret shortcuts" of leveling-up, so that I don't pester anyone with, what I will dub as, "stoopid noob" questions?
I wonder how badly I'm going to regret asking this?
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What is it about a plain barb that makes it improper, in your estimation? (I'm not extremely familiar with the class -- I've only taken one as far as mid-Act II-ish [clvl 19].)
I actually do enjoy taking my time. Video games, for me, are an interactive means of escape, so why not enjoy it?
I've never made it, soloing on b.net, to Normal mode Act IV playing that way, though (keep getting smoked in the lower levels of the Durance of Hate, before making it to Mephisto). I know it's really just a matter of being patient and keeping at it, tweaking my builds until I bust through the plateau.
But I've been curious as to whether I am missing some subtle point of game-play; something that might be holding me back.
As for offline single-player, I did make it to the LOD endgame and beyond, into Nightmare mode, once. But that involved hacking a character, which I don't count as "real" game-play. I did that just to see what lay beyond Act III.
I'm running a druid (werebear build, as per my usual wont) in solo on b.net right now.
Just hit the [Act 1] Jail lvl1 waypoint, and I'm about half-way in between clvl 15 and 16. Roughly ten hours of play over the last three days.
How does one start completely from scratch with a new character, with no items other than what you find in-game, and gain enough xp to reach the end, without clearing every region of an act, and completing every quest? I guess, even though I've played the Diablo games for years, since they were first released, that I've been far too casual a player to pick up on the shortcuts, because it seems that I'm still taking the "long road", and not getting anywhere fast.
It's obvious that, by asking such a noob question, I do not possess a complete understanding of game-play; which I attribute to my lack of multi-player exposure (and that is entirely my own fault).
I realize that I need to get into multi-player games in order to grow to full potential, but from what I've read here in the forums on this site, and at other fan sites over the years, this stuff is so basic and obvious to you folks by now that I don't sense a great deal of patience being had for those with vastly less experience. So I'm hesitant to "jump in" until I increase my knowledge a little more.
Since it seems that this knowledge, at this point -- eight years in, is pretty much second-nature to just about everyone who still plays this game... is there a repository somewhere which contains these "secret shortcuts" of leveling-up, so that I don't pester anyone with, what I will dub as, "stoopid noob" questions?
I wonder how badly I'm going to regret asking this?