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May 19 2013 11:21pm
Hi guys! So I was playing D2 on and off back in the day, but switched to D3 when it was released (it only kept my interest through a few walk-throughs though)
I was only playing hardcore in D3 and I enjoyed it alot, however I have never tried it out on D2. This leads me to my question:

1) Which classes and builds favor a single player (P8) walk-through in Diablo 2 HC? I am mainly doing this for fun and I love a good challenge, so the build will not necessarily have to be a cookie-cutter build.
2) It is obvious that you focus on survival in hardcore (since that is essentially the main difference from softcore), but what stats/numbers/caps would you aim towards maxing out first? (Max-block, vitality, etc.)

Thanks a lot for your answers - cheers!
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May 20 2013 01:24am
necroprancer or hdonk
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May 20 2013 06:01am
Quote (ggpwntthxbai @ 20 May 2013 08:24)
necroprancer or hdonk


thanks for your response!!
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May 20 2013 06:58am
p8 wt without at least some basic items is a fuckin waste of time for nolifes...

killling 1 high hp monster in 4-5 act takes like 30 seconds... and u have to kill hundrets of them..
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May 20 2013 07:54am
It isn't a challenge, it's a grind.
It's exactly the same as it was the last time you played d2, except now it will take you dozens of hours more to finish.

If you're actually going to try it, play whatever you want. I recommend a nec or strafe/multishot/light fury zon

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May 20 2013 07:59am
imo sin is the best 8p wt-er.

with almost no stuff she can deal pretty decent dmg, has few sources of dmg and can play very deffensive so its hard to die
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May 20 2013 08:11am
Quote (mysz15 @ May 20 2013 09:59am)
imo sin is the best 8p wt-er.

with almost no stuff she can deal pretty decent dmg, has few sources of dmg and can play very deffensive so its hard to die


Bowa is useless through most of normal if you're soloing but once you have enough mana steal/attack speed to spam multi-shot you're fine.
I didn't even think about sins.

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Bowa is useless through most of normal if you're soloing but once you have enough mana steal/attack speed to spam multi-shot you're fine.
I didn't even think about sins.


bowa to be able to kill anything would need decent dmg bow... like harmony gmb or so...
anything below 250 bow dmg would make her useless
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May 20 2013 08:15am
Summon necro

Wind druid

Cookie cutters work fine, but stop frequently to countess/gear. (Hdin/Sorc)


If you want a challenge, get Guardian with a barb.
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