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    Paladin Wringheim -- twinked HC guardian

    Good points Dave! Had I mustered more enthusiasm for the character in the latter stages, I'm sure I would've thought of better arrangement of gear, but he made it through anyway... Switched over to Hammerdin. They are good. What a surprise :P.
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    Paladin Wringheim -- twinked HC guardian

    Paladin Wringheim (A hardcore semi-solo, semi-twinked, journey) The Name There is an author who writes about the benefits of idleness, whose work I quite like. His name is Wringham. My brother and I were joking that he may have an efficient, far-too-serious, German cousin called Wringheim. I...
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    The Many Lives of Amaresu - HC Holy Grail Sorc

    I hadn't thought the drop chances on essences were so low that you really needed to worry about re-speccing for it to farm them? Certainly it'll be slow going with that spec, but not impossible. And you only need one of each to start with :)
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    Otterbot: twinked HC orb/fireball sorc guardian

    Thanks for your reply Maltatai! I think this was the most important bit for me! It's easy to get caught up thinking about which skill would be 'best' and ignore what I actually want to do with a character. I'm thinking at the moment a maxed static field and blizz combo would be cool. Whether I...
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    Otterbot: twinked HC orb/fireball sorc guardian

    Thanks for the advice Maltatai! I might have to look into this Archmage build. Was there a particular trio of skills you found most fun? Thanks DaveW :). It felt less exciting than my recent barb having been twinked, but it's still cool. The next sorc is on her way though, and she will be...
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    Otterbot: twinked HC orb/fireball sorc guardian

    Otterbot (A hardcore, twinked, journey) The Name When I was a kid playing D2 on b.net and having no idea what I was doing, I always loved leveling up with an Enchant bot around. I also like otters (the animal). Thus Otterbot was born. There's nothing complicated about my naming schemes! The...
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    One, Two, Buckle my Shoe - Item Find Thread - Mar 2021

    This is great info, thank you! I will have to give him a try. Metalgrid would be especially neat, I'd like to roll some iron golems on non-necro characters. Unfortunately all my characters are still fairly 'poor', and my rune wealth is especially low, so he might not be the right boss to murder...
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    One, Two, Buckle my Shoe - Item Find Thread - Mar 2021

    Why does Duriel only ever seem to drop crap? Act 2 is my favourite and I'd love to be able to farm Duriel if I so choose, but I know he's no good.
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    The Fighting McGregor -- untwinked single-pass HC guardian

    Thanks D2DC. I'll definitely do another when I have time. Lovely feedback, thank you :). I'm glad you are feeling inspired! iPDR is cool, but I think a 'full' iPDR set-up may be too limiting in some ways. Compare a perfect iPDR armour (Jewelers whatever of Life Everlasting with 4x Sols) with...
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    D2 Res Alpha starts Friday

    Hideous because you don't like the new character model? I watched through the gameplay vid you posted and thought the graphics looked pretty snazzy. I have to say, though, I really don't understand the decision to make all the characters look different. They were extremely faithful to the...
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    The Fighting McGregor -- untwinked single-pass HC guardian

    Thanks Swamigoon, that's very clear! It's interesting you went completely offensive without maxing BO or War Cry; I suppose Howl is pretty excellent defense. I worry in Hardcore I'd miss the extra life or stun at a crucial moment... but maybe it would be made up for by faster killing speed? Food...
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    The Fighting McGregor -- untwinked single-pass HC guardian

    Thanks Swamigoon! It has definitely been a fun journey... well, the latter half anyway haha. Travincal is an excellent target for MF for a berzerk barb I think: a few, high-health, hork-able targets. Is this primarily to increase damage? Do you kill all the council minions as well, or just...
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    The Fighting McGregor -- untwinked single-pass HC guardian

    This is precisely the sort of advice I was looking for, and yes I meant MF. Thank you! I think I may actually keep McGregor's stash separate from the rest of my characters, because I've been enjoying finding better items and upgrading his gear on his own, rather than 'skipping' ahead. I'll...
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    The Fighting McGregor -- untwinked single-pass HC guardian

    Thank you! I had some luck, plus a measure of persistence. Thanks Luhkoh, I appreciate it :). All this positive feedback for the build has me so chuffed haha. I'm going to keep McGregor as a spearzerker for sure! I played WW a lot on b.net back in the day, and wanted to try something...
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    The Fighting McGregor -- untwinked single-pass HC guardian

    Thank you, this really made my day :). I've really come to enjoy single-pass because it puts a focus on 'making do' with whatever I find. I think you're right... Even though an Eth Death CS would be more damage, there is style to the Needle! I'll have to investigate how to make the most out of...
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    The Fighting McGregor -- untwinked single-pass HC guardian

    The Fighting McGregor (A hardcore, single-pass, no extended stash journey) The Name When my brother was a child he had a black, soft toy cat, instead of a teddy bear. When deciding on a name for his cat, my brother saw a headline in a newspaper titled “The Fighting McGregor”, and decided to...
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    It is announced THIS VERY MOMENT! Remake is coming!

    This is really disappointing to me, especially since there are the 'ladder only' uniques available in SP already! I feel like allowing the 'online only' content into single player would be a wonderful thing, including ubers, etc. Ah well. The original game still stands, at least :) [edit]...
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    Help improve my HC untwinked(ish) Riftsin

    Thanks very much for your suggestions! I do have a PTopaz Harlequin Crest currently doing nothing, so I will have to give it a go. The +life and %DR will increase my tankiness too, which could allow me to play a bit more agressively. I think the crushing blow from Guillaume's is important, but I...
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    Help improve my HC untwinked(ish) Riftsin

    My first 'new' guardian, and first guardian I was sure I finished 100% untwinked, is Sable, who debuted as a kick/trap hybrid with a Voice of Reason longsword. Since then I've continued to play her, and she consistently circles around to being my favourite character. I was lucky enough to find a...
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    Help enabling ladder-only runewords Mac Os X

    I now have Diablo 2 running on a virtual machine through VMware Fusion (just used the free trial). Performance is okay, but the game does stutter a little. That could be because it's run virtually, or it could be due to the fact that my Macbook Air is a 2012 model! :eek: So for anyone looking to...
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