You buy a car. You are also expected to buy the extra tires if you want them. Vanity is extra.
Not to nitpick, but this is a terrible example. What if those tires were Azure Tires of Dexterity? Now some smirking Paladin who paid real money for them is going to round that curve *slightly faster than you*, and look better to boot (Azure tires DO look good with the right chassis color and Paladin aura).
Unfair advantage? You bet.
I think we should stick to the example in my previous post. A better sound system isn't going to make my car faster, handle better, or even look different. The only thing it will do is amuse me while I drive, and annoy the cop who pulls me over (and also irritate the guy holding the "Fight the Inequality!" sign over at the car dealership).
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One odd thing I noticed with Blessed Hammer: If it touches a wall or pillar, it disappears. It has been extremely effective in close-quarter crowds of monsters in open spaces, but not quite as good in corridors or smaller rooms. I've actually been switching between regular melee attacks and BH depending on the number of enemies and the terrain. Of course, I'm also still quite low level, but is this an expected problem with BH?
Even in open areas, my habit has been to run up to a group of enemies, spam a few BHs, then run away and let the hammers dish out some damage. Also been having mana issues, though mana pots are plentiful enough to make this easily countered.
@Magistrate: Thanks! Actually, I've already been using that to find guides not on the wiki. =)
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It seems like what people are saying is the Lit Sorc is great.. but the gear is difficult to obtain. We won't likely get to spend much time farming much (and it will be slow if we do), so Cold works better for those with crappier gear?
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Really? Hmm... then what was the big nerf? Did they simply reduce the amount that Dex contributed to ranged damage?
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Also - why are Bowazons hard to build? Is it just hard to find good gear for them?
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Just picked up Diablo 2 (and the expansion). I played Diablo 1 extensively, but never had the time to play Diablo 2. I'm very excited about Diablo 3 (been following Diablofans closely), but since that's quite far off my wife and I decided to enjoy this famous decade-old game until release of D3.
I like to have things nicely planned out, so I've been researching builds on the Wiki and the forums. In addition, I've been asking some Diablo 2 veteran friends of mine for advice. I have a few questions that they weren't able to answer (since they stopped playing many years ago).
- Is the "Lit Sorc" (Lightning Sorceress) a viable build? I found the wiki article, but my experienced buddy tells me that Lightning was pretty terrible back in the day. He recommended sticking with Cold, particularly since my wife is playing a ranged Amazon. However, I just can't drop the visual notion of blasting apart people with huge streaks of vicious lightning. It's too cool to pass up. So I was wondering if Lightning was still a reasonably strong build, or if it still lags significantly compared to Cold's potential.
- I read about the huge Bowazon nerf (when Dex no longer contributed to ranged weapon damage). Are Bowazons still reasonably strong, or do most Amazons go Spear/Javelin?
- I was also wondering how rampant cheating is? I recall in the Diablo 1 days it was completely out of control. From what I've read, it was still quite bad early on in Diablo 2, but supposedly Blizzard got better at putting a lid on it. To be safe, I haven't played in any game other than private locked games, and have had no interaction with others.
- On a related note, how many people continue to play? I couldn't find any recent numbers, though some articles mentioned that the game was still going strong in '08. In Diablo 1 I joined a guild, mostly to play with nicer folks and ensure that my gaming comrades didn't cheat. I assume such guilds exist for Diablo 2, but haven't found much information on how to go about looking for an appropriate guild to join. Anyone have advice?
- As an alt, I've decided to also build a Hammerdin. The wiki build guide was very useful, but I had one odd question: Once you've reached higher levels and fleshed out the spec and some gear, is Blessed Hammer ALL you do? Or it is still considered something to be used in conjunction with basic melee strikes? Do you simply cast a bunch of BHs and then run around letting the hammers do all the work, or is it expected that you continue to whack on targets the old fasioned way? The guides don't really elaborate on actual gameplay, they just detail the stats and builds. Just something I'm curious about.
Thanks ahead of time for any responses. Sorry for the noob questions. =)