In the name of the world! The Legend of the Hero Who Came Down from Heaven (Diablo 2)
Greetings, dear regulars and casual visitors of the Playground/Diablo2 forum!So a month has passed since the death of a sorceress not timid named Hermione. Nobody is forgotten, nothing is forgotten. Her exploits will forever remain in the memory of the inhabitants of Sanctuary, and the last battle with a flock of ghosts on one of the floors of the Abandoned Tower will be legendary...
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After the loss of the main character, Sanctuary is practically doomed and it would seem that there is nowhere to wait for help. Meanwhile, a heated dispute is unfolding in heaven about the future fate of this world; most of the archangels of the Angirian council are in favor of its destruction. Only the archangel of justice Tyrael is trying with all his might to convince the council, but in vain. Having lost his last hope, Tyrael secretly and in violation of the Law of Heaven sends his best ward, a paladin named Arthur, to Sanctuary in order to finally eradicate the Powers of Hell. A new hero has accepted this challenge!
This is where the lyrics ended. And immediately a painful question: why again a paladin? To be honest, the decision is spontaneous and almost thoughtless. In the topic about Hermione, I came across a lot, including interesting ones, of options, ranging from Samon Druid to Poison Dagger Necro. All mile spreads were originally excluded from this series; Agree, four melee heroes are too much. Then I began to reflect on the possible caster / range options, and something intelligible was already gathering in my head, but very predictable and not very interesting. And then a thought flashed through, but how will the passage for the Paladin on Fist of the Heavens turn out? And I could not make an adequate assessment of the potential of this character. Stylish, bold, biting and very unpredictable! Why Arthur? I wanted to please both connoisseurs of noble names with history, and lovers of trolling.
The rules are the same as before:
- version 1.13d, single player, hardcore, difficulty /players 8 enabled all the time except for Countess races;
- mx, chickens, heroeditor, autotp, expanded chest, etc. - strictly prohibited;
- ladder runewords are allowed (command -direct -txt);
- Save & Exit in battle is allowed;
- card re-roll is allowed;
- shopping is allowed (multiple visits to Drognan).
I will break down the goals depending on the complexity:
1. Normal
1.1. Complete all the acts on the Holy Fire spec (well, forgive me, I'll deviate from the storyline a bit in order to save time);
1.2. Collect Ancient Pledge in a shield and Spirit in a Crystal Sword;
1.3. Accumulate gold on Gamble;
2 Nightmare
2.1. Immediately - respec for Fist of the Heavens!;
2.2. Collect a clear measure with Insight (FoH, I remind you, requires a lot of mana);
2.3. Level this difficulty without reruns if possible;
3. Hell
3.1. Farm runes on Lawnbringer. As planned, a mercenary will cope with light immuns, dekra to help him. It is also desirable to acquire Treachery;
3.2. Reach level 90!
3.3. Settle in Lower Kurast and catch Ber;
3.4. Deal with Diablo and Baal!
This time, I intend to reach the end! Just enough motivation. Any questions/suggestions/wishes on the passage are welcome.
I am optimistic about the future!
Didn't see if there is insight already? Because if not, then you will have to look optimistically towards Akara and buy mana in bulk. It’s a pity, by the way, that the measurements from Act 3 are dumb, otherwise good elementalists would be great for such a character.
Manifold
>> Immediately after that, I began to diligently clear the Cow Level in the hope of finding a Crystal Sword with 4 sockets
. Items with four holes cannot drop normally.
QLinkee: Items with 4 holes can't drop on normal
Strange, for 4 sockets the ilvl of the sword must be at least 26. In the barn ilvl=28. Where did I go wrong?
There is nothing cooler than throwing a heavenly fist at the undead!
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Despite the fact that our hero is not "pumped" yet, his destructive power is quite high
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First I max FOH, then holy shock and convoy
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, a cemetery full of undead. What could be better?
Biscop_moo: Didn't see if there is insight already?
Alas, no. Mana potions occupy 2 rows in the belt. I think the situation will change dramatically when the mercenary acquires insight
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bit symbolic to bury a raven in his own cemetery
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The abandoned tower... Hermione... I will avenge you!
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Having got out of the cave, we immediately met with the three-headed Yeti
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Back and forth, and now I'm stuck in a corner. But by that time, this beast was barely breathing .
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Old man, you are free!
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He=he, just now I realized that Grisvld is also an undead
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death!
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What was I talking about!? Right at the entrance a pack of ghosts. But it's still not hell, and Arthur is an expert in the fight against organized undead .
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The second time I find myself pinned in a corner. There is not enough skill and experience to avoid such a development of events. Hope it goes
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Heavenly punishment in action!
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Wow! Can be retrained in fo-pala?
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Under escort, the norm stings
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The first wound on the Countess -> the desired Sol rune -> the fist becomes stronger
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I noticed that in most cases, even though the merk is in front and, it would seem, should aggro the mobs, they on the contrary, they rush at me. Is that how the conva attracts them?
Next time, the fist of heaven will test Andariel's strength!
Where did I go wrong?
In terms of cooking - everything is correct. Just on a normal, a maximum of 3 sockets drop.
Manifold well, not bad! I don't mean to disappoint, but you're going to have real problems in hell. ((
Obsessed
Well, it used to be interesting ofk. But even though it used to be interesting, a lot of it flowed from the Devil walkthrough themes with pictures and respecs. Distracting from the general interest of the forum, I repeat - it's an interesting topic, m?
Torum., the child again interferes with the norms to answer. :-) for me - no, ofc. I'm not crazy about "swimming the sea on an ironing board." just in the beginning, you can try to dabble in "knowledge", say to the author "it will be difficult" or "it will be UNREALLY difficult." but he seems to be obsessed with the goals of the forces of Light, so..
Manifold
Manifold, I hope you don't abandon the story because of the bores who are "not interested". For example, it was interesting for me to read the last topic - I look forward to continuing this one :)
[traleng mode is now ON]
Manifold, change your mind! think about your daughter, she needs you! Imagine how she feels when she sees the back of your head and your fingers tapping on your clave! "Dad, what about me?" 
[traleng mode is now OFF]
Candor: it was interesting to read the last topic
Thank you! For me, these words are a balm for the soul
lait_one: where is the continuation?
Here! On the agenda is the murder of Andariel.
On the way to her, a Ravenclaw bow fell. Where was he when I went through Normal through the Holy Fire spec?
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"Future Insight?" I thought. Unfortunately no. But Strength is also considered an upgrade at the moment .
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In a second, death will overtake this jock! He tried to catch up with me, and he, in turn, wanted to get merk with his polarity.
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_ Gambling session ahead
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How I like to kill such packs!
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Extra strong/stone skin? Pff
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And here is the first imun. Job for Merck
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Hehe, cool lightning around her from head to toe
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Merck survived only because she was focusing and trying to catch up only with me. All in all, an easy win, thanks to the antidotes.
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I don't think we should stay here too long. Ahead - Loot Golein with his tombs full of undead!
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On light imuna, take the undead for a swap bar + aura to humiliate the undead (1 pass for the convoy is good)))), and if you want to also get into it, then it’s better to azur - then you don’t need to chop off the conv.
Manifold, well, not bad at all. as long as it doesn't push you too hard. it would be necessary to put on a more abrupt measure, since he will pass the hall. ))
Obsessed: Take a sledgehammer with you to light imun.
I do not know. Can you still trust their measure?
Suffragile: on the swap neck, it's better azur
At least one of these items is at my disposal - at the moment it's a fantasy
event
What mercenary build is optimal for a foher?
I'm starting act 2. Loot Golein... what to expect from this place?
I feel sorry for your husband and son, Atma! I will clean the drains from evil spirits!
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And the skill point will come in handy for me, and the city is calmer
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Unique items appear on the monitor screen extremely rarely. And, of course, not for Arthur
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Buee. I spent the entire game session on these tunnels
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Something I thought, but why do I need caster amulets? FCR won't help much with the casting delay.
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The results of the first gamble. The priority is to update the helmet and amulet
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Wasted 500 thousand on Coronet / Circlet. Switched to amulets
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Woohoo! Here is a handsome man!
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Forgot to say that Azrael joined me with Holy Freeze aura
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Went looking for a portal to space
I remember how in your poll about choosing the next character, I yelled at the top of my voice that you would choose an enche-sorca, but my voice was safely ignored and your choice fell on something else. Now that I have returned from a long vacation, it turned out that the enche-sorca did take place, but I missed everything. How does is called?