Diablo II

[Shadowstrike]

OK, the names are:

Mage-healers: Hierophants
Fireball shooters: Night Lords
Melee warriors: Zealots

Helpful?

[Kinjiru]

Have you guys heard about the Bone Wall Farming bug?

Essentially it works like this. Kill everything in your area. Take your Necro and build as many Bone Walls on screen as you can, fill up the whole thing if possible. Then run at least 2 screens away. Let the walls disappear naturally (DO NOT LET MINIONS BREAK THEM). When you come back, there should be a bunch of items lying on the ground.

People have been reporting the best results (best items) in Hell Act 1. Also, it seems that if you keep doing this in the same place, you get the same kinds of items. Check diabloii.net for more info....

[Makeo]

I created a hardcore chatacter in single player. which is allowed with the new patch.

i made it to level 24 and the very end of the game. where you have to activate the seals. i activated a seal and about 15 big deamon minions with wings and their named dude jumped out at me surrounded me and killed me. i used up 12 health potions and 4 rejuvinate potions trying to stay alive, but they had me surrounded.

[ghen]

hehe, funny

amazon's best with bow, paladin go with thorns until vengance, and sorc. are most fun with lightning

[DinoDoc]

This seems as good a place as any to get a critique of the necro plan I'm following. So, what do you guys think?
Lvl 2: Teeth
Lvl 3: Amplify Damage
Lvl 4: Reserved
Lvl 5: Reserved
Bonus 1: Reserved
Lvl 6: Clay golem
Reserved 1: Corpse Explosion
Reserved 2: Dim Vision
Lvl 7: Corpse Explosion
Lvl 8: Corpse Explosion
Lvl 9: Corpse Explosion
Lvl 10: Corpse Explosion
Lvl 11: Corpse Explosion
Lvl 12: Golem Mastery
Reserved 3: Iron Maiden
Lvl 13: Golem Mastery
Lvl 14: Golem Mastery
Lvl 15: Golem Mastery
Lvl 16: Golem Mastery
Lvl 17: Golem Mastery
Bonus 2: Golem Mastery
Lvl 18: Blood Golem
Lvl 19: Bone Spear
Lvl 20: Bone Spear
Lvl 21: Blood Golem
Lvl 22: Iron Maiden
Lvl 23: Iron Maiden
Bonus 3: Bone Armor
Bonus 4: Bone Armor
Lvl 24: Iron Golem
Lvl 25: Iron Golem
Lvl 26: Summon Resistance
Lvl 27: Bone Armor
Lvl 28: Bone Armor
Lvl 29: Bone Armor
Bonus 5: Reserve
Lvl 30: Fire Golem
Reserve 4: Raise Skeleton
Lvl 31: Raise Skeleton Mage
Lvl 32: Revive
Lvl 33: Revive
Lvl 34: Revive
Lvl 35: Revive
Bonus 6: Revive
Bonus 7: Revive
Bonus 8: Revive
Lvl 36: Revive
Lvl 37: Skeleton Mastery
Lvl 38: Skeleton Mastery
Lvl 39: Skeleton Mastery
Lvl 40: Skeleton Mastery
Total: 1 Teeth, 1 Amp Damage, 1 Clay Golem, 6 corpse Explosion, 1 Dim Vision, 10 Golem Mastery, 3 Iron Maiden, 1 Blood Golem, 5 Bone Armor, 2 Iron Golem, 1 Summon Resistence, 1 Fire Golem, 1 Raise Skeleton, 1 Raise Skeleton Mage, 8 Revive, 4 Skeleton mastery.
Base Stats: 15 Str 25 Dex 15 Vit 25 Mana
Stats 2: 5 Str
Stats 3: 5 Mana
Stats 4: 5 Str
Stats 5: 5 Vit
Stats 6: 5 Mana
Stats 7: 5 Str
Stats 8: 5 Mana
Stats 9: 5 Str
Stats 10: 5 Vit
Stats 11: 5 Str
Stats 12: 5 Str
Stats 13: 5 Mana
Stats 14: 5 Vit
Stats 15: 5 Str
Stats 16: 5 Mana
Stats 17: 5 Mana
Stats 18: 5 Str
Stats 19: 5 Str
Stats 20: 5 Mana
Stats 21: 5 Str
Stats 22: 5 Vit
Stats 23: 5 Mana
Stats 24: 5 Str
Stats 25: 5 Mana
Stats 26: 5 Str
Stats 27: 5 Mana
Stats 28: 5 Mana
Stats 29: 5 Str
Stats 30: 5 Vit
Stats 31: 5 Mana
Stats 32: 5 Str
Stats 33: 5 Str
Stats 34: 5 Str
Stats 35: 5 Str
Stats 36: 5 Vit
Stats 37: 5 Str
Stats 38: 5 Str
Stats 39: 5 Str
Stats 40: 5 ManaTotal: 115 Str; 15 Dex; 45 Vit; 90 Mana

[Shadowstrike]

Too many Corpse Explosions. They lose a lot of effectiveness in v.1.03. I think the radius is reduced by half...

[Andz83]

DinoDoc: your figures look very interesting. should be very effective. have you done that yet?

Shadowstrike: I agree on your point

[DinoDoc]

quote: Originally posted by Shadowstrike on 08-31-2000 11:40 AM Too many Corpse Explosions. They lose a lot of effectiveness in v.1.03. I think the radius is reduced by half...

Bah, I realize that they aren't the god spell they used to but they still are effective. You only have to cast a few more and they really don't cost much mana wise. About, the radius, is it really so much of an imposistion now that you can not kill monsters not even on the same screen as you.

[DinoDoc]

quote: Originally posted by Andz83 on 08-31-2000 11:44 AM have you done that yet?

I am currently on lvl 26 now trying to figure a way to beat Mephisto. So, no I haven't done all of it yet.

BTW, if anyone knows any necro tips on how to beat Mephisto, please post them.

[Shadowstrike]

Get an iron golem, and all other followers. Open a town portal. Attack Mephisto. When you're golem is dead go into the portal. Go into the forest and get some corpses. Raise them as skeletons/mages. Hire another merc (cold pref). Buy a metal item. Make a golem. Go though the portal. Cast a new portal. Fight Mephisto. Continue as many times as needed.

[Caesar]

Ya know whats great, I found a unique cap which boosts all my skill levels by one. So if I get something, I automatically get it level 2. I just hit level 18 and I've got level 4 IM and level 2 Blood Golem... I wasted a bit on raise skeleton (4 points ) they're still a little effective b/c I'm only on the second act.

[Shadowstrike]

Don't worry Caesar, I wasted 4 too. And they'll be obsolete very quickly. Need to get back to playing D2 soon.

[Chef]

bliz announced expansion

unnamed already knew all that stuff they announced anyway.

its the highlands because the assassin in actiii said she was going there b4 they cut it in v1. something and removed it

the assassin and druid were known because of the file the guys opened with them in it. the story is kinda new everyone knew baal got his stone back and blah blah fight baal blah.

[Shadowstrike]

Use my tip for beating Mephisto and change Mephisto to Andariel. Works, just use clay or blood golem instead of iron and teeth in place of bone spear.

[DinoDoc]

quote: Originally posted by Andz83 on 09-03-2000 12:37 PM what can a Necromancer do to beat Andariel? unfortunately I don't know his particular problems with her, but some of you might know the main difficulties wit hher and how to handle with them...

Is this nightmare, hell, or normal? If it is normal, that strat I used with most super-uniques, until Mephisto, was to cast a golem as close to the monster and cast Iron maiden on the monster and keep a TP up in cse things got too hairy. Reapeat that process until the monster is dead. Also, for andariel, if your friend can bring along a rouge merc that shoots cold arrows, it would help ease his problems with her. BTW, teeth is a useless skill. Its only good as a prereq to corpse explosion.

BTW, how exactly did you people kill Diablo? He is currently kicking my ass all over the screen. Any help would be appreciated and want to thank all of you for posting how you beat the Mephisto. Your tips were helpful.