Quote (NinjaSushi @ Oct 5 2016 10:26pm)

My CE is up to 20 yards. What is the max possible yards for CE on the original patch? When did they nerf the range on it. (what patch)

Quote (-joey- @ Sep 11 2016 10:46am)

I had couple of theories how to proceed until lvl18. First it is good to have the bow because Clay Golem is shit. It has almost no damage, dies fast and does not slow enemies like today.
The first possibility would be shopping a +3 Raise Skeleton + 3 Skeleton Mastery Wand so I could have some army with adequate damage. Because there is now way I am wasting any hard skill points for skeletons. But it would have cost tons of money and I did not want to farm anymore in Act1 so I decided to keep going slow and steady with the bow.

Fun Fact
Big potions and full rejuvs have a chance to drop even in Act1 normal.

http://i.imgur.com/u3G2fPD.jpg

Raka:
http://i.imgur.com/KUAfPrk.jpg

And here is the current CE radius.

http://i.imgur.com/5739acL.jpg

Fun Facts about CE
Until patch 1.03 CE radius was about two times larger. This means from ~lvl17 CE will damage offscreen.
Until patch 1.03 the damage done by CE (60-100% of HP) was scaled up according to the player settings. This means I am able kill with the same speed regardless of the number of players.
This is why necs were one of the most OP chars back then. ^^

Quote (cowding @ 5 Oct 2016 16:22)

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Quote (NinjaSushi @ Oct 5 2016 09:26pm)

My CE is up to 20 yards. What is the max possible yards for CE on the original patch? When did they nerf the range on it. (what patch)

Quote (-joey- @ 6 Oct 2016 05:02)

You may review the original guide by BradyGames for 1.00

https://archive.org/details/Diablo_II_Official_Strategy_Guide_BradyGames

CE radius was 15.3 yards on lvl20 and gained 0.7 yard by every additional skill points. With max + skill setup (+2 amu, +2 nec +3 CE wand, + 1 helm, + 1 armor, +2 Sojs, +1 Sigon shield) you were able to reach 23,7 yards, which is ~1.75 screen (according to 640*480 resolution).

Quote (NinjaSushi @ Oct 6 2016 08:34pm)

I used to own that guide and every one of them like it. B)

23.7 is like woah man! I've capped out at 20 currently. I think I can squeeze out 21 yards with a +3 amulet, +3 circlet, and a +3 CE Necro shield with splendor in it. Can you get a +3 CE Necro shield that also has +2 necro skills?

Quote (bioshocker @ 6 Oct 2016 21:42)

not in classic

You cant get necro shields in classic. 2 nec skills amu, 3 CE wand, 1 skill sigons, 2x soj, 1 skill silks, and i think thats it

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This is a growing known trick that is now shameful everyone will know. It will be over-exploitted and is quite a threat to game balance. When you do it the first time, you get a random drop of items. The next time you do it in the same spot you will get the same TYPE, howver could change into a magical or unique or rare or set or normal (whatever it was before). So, one could get a good drop of say, Ancient Armor and some gems. Keep doing it and maybe eventually get Silks of the Victor and lots of perfect gems. They would also get lots of money for the ancient armor everytime. I wish whoever found it kept quiet and just told blizzard. Also, the Bone Wall matches an Act 4 treasure class so no matter what act, will drop act 4 style items.

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Bone wall bug (Update: 8-13-00)
Details: OK, listen up Necromancers!
I have received several updated versions of the bone wall bug.
Here's exactly how you do it:
- Go to the Rogue Encampment in Act 1 (best if in Hell mode).
- Step out of town and fill your screen with bone walls. Use as much mana as possible.
- Walk back into town and wait for the walls to collapse.
- Return to the location of the dead bone walls and loot away!
I have tested this myself and it does in fact work. The loot ranges anywhere from unique items to perfect gems.