Diablo 2: Resurrected remaster

[Replicante]

can you guys direct me to some sites with cool/fun builds for this game? I didnt play it much back in the day because I keep getting crashes all the time and such. Thanks.

 

[Jermu]

can you guys direct me to some sites with cool/fun builds for this game? I didnt play it much back in the day because I keep getting crashes all the time and such. Thanks.

Just pick a class which seems interesting and go for it. There are 3 respecs so u can try stuff out

 

[copebot]

https://d2.maxroll.gg/category/guides has tons of builds along with level by level guides. It's not necessary to use them. Most of the starter builds suggest respeccing at level 24, so for normal even the 'optimal' thing to do is basically "pick a skill you like and use it" and even on HC you will be completely fine.

 

[Filthy Sauce]

My gtx 1050 can't handle the true power of this game. Even on the lowest setting.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

If you like using magic, pick a Sorceress and do Lightning/Cold.

If you like melee, pick a Paladin and go Zeal/Fanaticism.

If you like to be the cameraman, pick a Necromancer and focus on Summoning.

 

[agris]

If you like to be the cameraman, pick a Necromancer and focus on Summoning.

... what about fluffer, druid?

 

[Fedora Master]

Druid let's you be a worse barb or a worse sorc, woooow

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

... what about fluffer, druid?

Druid is what you play when you spend too much time reading about fun diverse build ideas without the fine print many guides should have by law which state something like, "you may not be as good as ___, BUT!"

 

[Mr. Magniloquent]

If you like to be the cameraman, pick a Necromancer and focus on Summoning.

... what about fluffer, druid?

I wanted to like the druid, but couldn't. Its at the cross roads between Sorceress and Necromancer, without doing either particularly well. Never cared at all for the shapeshifting.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

You know what really helps make D1/D2 stand out over all its wannabes? You actually know and remember the enemies.

When is the last time you played a game like this and actually paid much attention to what you're blitzing through? Seriously, they all become a big dense cluster of random shit that falls down and dispenses treasure. There's nothing that really makes them stand out, they may as well just be a different skin of the same monster.

D1/D2 are the only games which I can remember that has people talk about the monsters and not just some rare pack that spawned with hideously stupid mods. In D1 you remember those fucking goatmen archers, succubi, advocates that make you hunt them down to the end of the world or the Black Death zombies that permanently take 1 HP off you when they hit or those really retarded acid dogs that welcome you to the Caves by lobbing 50 gobs of spit at the doorway. In D2 you remember the gloams that railgun you from 3 screens away, the vipers that come in like they heard Kool-Aid was on the table, those cocksucker Oblivion Knights that give you every curse under the Haitian sun and those minotaurs that will randomly kill you once they go into their frenzy.

In the many hours I spent trying to like other games like this, I don't know a single thing about the bestiary.

 

[Sykar]

You know what really helps make D1/D2 stand out over all its wannabes? You actually know and remember the enemies.

When is the last time you played a game like this and actually paid much attention to what you're blitzing through? Seriously, they all become a big dense cluster of random shit that falls down and dispenses treasure. There's nothing that really makes them stand out, they may as well just be a different skin of the same monster.

D1/D2 are the only games which I can remember that has people talk about the monsters and not just some rare pack that spawned with hideously stupid mods. In D1 you remember those fucking goatmen archers, succubi, advocates that make you hunt them down to the end of the world or the Black Death zombies that permanently take 1 HP off you when they hit or those really retarded acid dogs that welcome you to the Caves by lobbing 50 gobs of spit at the doorway. In D2 you remember the gloams that railgun you from 3 screens away, the vipers that come in like they heard Kool-Aid was on the table, those cocksucker Oblivion Knights that give you every curse under the Haitian sun and those minotaurs that will randomly kill you once they go into their frenzy.

In the many hours I spent trying to like other games like this, I don't know a single thing about the bestiary.

You forgot those ugly arachnids in act 3. Now why is that I wonder....

 

[abija]

You know what really helps make D1/D2 stand out over all its wannabes? You actually know and remember the enemies.

Pretty much every decent game in the genre if you actually played it a bit fits that category... This is the gaming equivalent of comfort food, why the need to make it something special?

 

[Reina]

Pretty much every decent game in the genre if you actually played it a bit fits that category... This is the gaming equivalent of comfort food, why the need to make it something special?

No, Spider might be onto something. I played and enjoyed PoE, Torchlight and some other ARPGs a lot, but barely remember any enemies from those games - while D2 has some really, really memorable monsters.

Anyway, I caved in and bought the remake yesterday, and so far (light sorc) I'm having fun. The graphics overhaul is really, really fantastic. I can forgive Amazon's square jaw when monsters and their animations are smooth and crisp. Things I don't like are more related to game balance of later patches - I spent 90% of my previous D2 experience in 1.09, and power creep since then is noticeable even in first act. As far as remake goes though, it's excellent work.

I wonder if my favourite mods will be proted on. I was never big on Median, but I remember spending a lot of time having a blast playing one called "Eastern Sun". Might have to look if there's still some community for it.

 

[Shadenuat]

If you like to be the cameraman, pick a Necromancer and focus on Summoning.

There are particular rules to playing necro, at least early game.
Either you max TEETH and fill the screen with many little... teeth, or you max SKELETONS, all of them, and then revs and lag your team as much as possible (maybe max teeth and sumons?). Actually now with new grafix it might be possible maybe, although not as good as when people had only pentium something and 200 ram.

In 1.09 you can use Arm of King Leoric to raise both skeletons to 39 or so, thus running around 80 skelies and extra revives for 120 total minions +golem +merc.
I think, as I only so far managed to get around 40 skeletons total (my necro is level 40ish, although I did get Leoric from meph with my druid).

They are all, of course, utterly useless except maybe Players 1 cowruns or something.
...on Normal.

Druid let's you be a worse barb or a worse sorc, woooow

It's worse than sorc, sure, because Druid windy spells are ultimately just unfun to use (fucking melee tornados), but definitely better than barb and, my guess current Druid as a fighter is better than Barbarian in every way. Wolf form provide similar benefits to Frenzy, but earlier and easier, and you could try and get into Rabies, Fireclaws and/or Bear. 10-15 Dire Wolves + 20 Grizzly is enough for get a pet that is viable even on Hell. And you have Oak/Wolverine to choose from (for SSF, better go Wolverine).
Bear is very SLOW AND PURPOSEFUL, but even there, Shock Wave just makes some things (Baal minions) utterly trivial.
The only unique thing left for barb is shouting at corpses.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

Pretty much every decent game in the genre if you actually played it a bit fits that category... This is the gaming equivalent of comfort food, why the need to make it something special?

Sometimes I take a look at someone's avatar and my spider-sense begins to tingle to tell me this is one dumb motherfucker I'm about to engage with and should highly reconsider opening any sort of dimension to this dipshit. You are one of these someone's, abija.

Never try that again, chico.

 

[Shadenuat]

Figuring out Kicksin in 1.09

Boots did nothing for kick damage back then, but both STR and DEX are added to kicks, meaning your character building is flipped on its head, as all items need to provide these stats boosts and maybe skillers and stuff.
This means that items that look odd turn out to be great. In our hand we're using Skewer of Krintiz, a 1-handed scimitar with +20 total stats, which is v. fast and thus allows quick tiger strike grabbing. Tancred Spine and amulet gives +15 str and +78% MF, and Sanders boots 40FR and 15 stats. Shield is just old druids diamond shield.
I kinda wonder if socketed magic armor with p amethysts/emeralds would be good here (finally a reason to collect amethysts).

All this kicking is new to me but gameplay is p exciting because you kick things.

Crushing blow/open wounds are obviously better for bosses but trying to just get higher number is cool. You cloak of shadows and then kick Gloams in the tentacles.

 

[Gerrard]

You know what really helps make D1/D2 stand out over all its wannabes? You actually know and remember the enemies.

When is the last time you played a game like this and actually paid much attention to what you're blitzing through? Seriously, they all become a big dense cluster of random shit that falls down and dispenses treasure. There's nothing that really makes them stand out, they may as well just be a different skin of the same monster.

D1/D2 are the only games which I can remember that has people talk about the monsters and not just some rare pack that spawned with hideously stupid mods. In D1 you remember those fucking goatmen archers, succubi, advocates that make you hunt them down to the end of the world or the Black Death zombies that permanently take 1 HP off you when they hit or those really retarded acid dogs that welcome you to the Caves by lobbing 50 gobs of spit at the doorway. In D2 you remember the gloams that railgun you from 3 screens away, the vipers that come in like they heard Kool-Aid was on the table, those cocksucker Oblivion Knights that give you every curse under the Haitian sun and those minotaurs that will randomly kill you once they go into their frenzy.

In the many hours I spent trying to like other games like this, I don't know a single thing about the bestiary.

Every PoE player remembers rhoas, porcupines, leaping goatmen, goatmen shamans, Vaal constructs, Baran fanatics, Legion spear throwers...

 

[Reever]

Every PoE player remembers rhoas, porcupines, leaping goatmen, goatmen shamans, Vaal constructs, Baran fanatics, Legion spear throwers...

and the act 3 monsters that shoot projectiles out of their tiddies.

 

[Decado]

Huh, yeah, last time I played D2 was 2001, at worst 2002.

Same with me. It's oddly disorienting being more and more unsure as I go whether I'm running into something I'd forgotten in the last 20 years or something that was patched in way after I'd quit playing.

Same. By 2005 I had switched Diablo 2 for WoW, which makes it extra fucking confusing.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

Every PoE player remembers rhoas, porcupines, leaping goatmen, goatmen shamans, Vaal constructs, Baran fanatics, Legion spear throwers...

Nigga no one even remembers what the fuck the currency does in PoE half the time lmao

Ain't nobody burning the forums down over PORCUPINES nigga

 

[Shadenuat]

Yeah I had to dig hard into my spinal memory to remember wtf is a rhoa.
And porcupines are somewhat d2 inspired as well.

https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Flamespike_the_Crawler

 

[Gerrard]

Tell me you don't play PoE without saying you don't play PoE.

 

[typical user]

Tell me you don't play PoE without saying you don't play PoE.

I don't play Methhead beach bum simulator with black market economy, you know the one developed by bushmen living in Koala forests.

 

[Catacombs]

those fucking goatmen archers

This triggers my PTSD.

 

[Fenix]

If you like using magic, pick a Sorceress and do Lightning/Cold.

If you like melee, pick a Paladin and go Zeal/Fanaticism.

If you like to be the cameraman, pick a Necromancer and focus on Summoning.

If you like as less button mashing as possible, you pick?...