The patch is finally out

humanflyz · Post by **humanflyz** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 6:40 pm

Log onto Battle.net and you'll automatically get updated. The file itself will be hosted soon.

Taco Magus · Post by **Taco Magus** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 5:22 am

since this has the apropiate thread title ill post here

i love it. its awsome

hehe no more "godly" items. thats so kool. i can actually duel and not have to deal with em! i did good before the patch...now im kickin major *ss. though there is one thing i saw...a fire bolt sorceres...she hit me once...and i died...i have 1100+ life and max resistances in hell and she killed me in one hit! uhg!

Stilgar · Post by **Stilgar** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 5:25 am

What are the big changes in the patch?

garazdawi · Post by **garazdawi** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 12:01 pm

wohoo..... I'm lovin the new patch

especially the amount of anti rusjing stuff they put into the game.... you actually have to find kalims will to kill mephisto (well almost there are ways to work around it put their annoying...) also the way that now if I invest into cold arrow early in the game I'll still have use of it later as it adds to my frozen arrow

I have yet to experience the world event (as I'm only lvl 47 with my ladder char) but it's supposed to be really cool....

oh and BTW I'm online like 5 h each day gameing

my acc is garazdawi (big surprise) if anyone want to game let me know

Taco Magus · Post by **Taco Magus** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 12:26 pm

hi gara.

I love the patch too. specially the anti rush stuff

ive heard alot of people say they like it. the only who have spoke against it are the ones that had alot of bugs. i did do the diablo clone thing the other night with my 96 zon and my friends sorcy. the sorcy helps alot. the charm is sweet, looks like diablos soul stone. i was going to ladder but i couldnt figure out what skills to use on a new zon. i was gonna do strafe...but its crap..gets you killed

so i think im gonna do multi/ga/frozen arrow.
the compelng orb quest: i heard rumors that a rare jewel or what ever would drop. any luck with that?

id play now...but my hard drive died today *sigh* im on my laptop now.

my acct is: Hostile~Intent

(a sticky with peoples acct names would be a great idea)

garazdawi · Post by **garazdawi** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 3:35 pm

Originally posted by Taco Magus
do multi/ga/frozen arrow.

that's exactly the build I have on my ladder zon... I don't really like the new ga as it seems under powered somehow.... but that could come from the fact that I have a really sucky bow so far, but I'm having high hopes as a friend just told me he found a bow that will suit my needs

anyways.... if you ever see me online give me call and we'll do some deamon creamen monster wippin together

Taco Magus · Post by **Taco Magus** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 3:39 pm

OR maybe its cuz it dosent perice any more

back to the old classic basic ga

finnally. now i can show those ole sorcies who whined and moaned about it. still will whooop their butts *mwehahahaha* ok enuff of that
what realm are you on gara?

garazdawi · Post by **garazdawi** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 3:52 am

europe.... I*ve never been on any else as my connection wouldn't keep up with teh cross atlantic package sending at a rate that you can play at

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 5:43 am

So the patch finally was released while I was in Bangkok? Great, and thank you Humanflyz for keeping us updated!

I'm at Europe as well, and I will start playing as soon as I've finished the workload that accumulated while I was on holiday!

garazdawi · Post by **garazdawi** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 11:46 am

Originally posted by C Elegans
So the patch finally was released while I was in Bangkok? Great, and thank you Humanflyz for keeping us updated! I'm at Europe as well, and I will start playing as soon as I've finished the workload that accumulated while I was on holiday!

what's you acc CE?

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 3:13 am

@Garaz: It's C_Elegans, of course

But I will not start playing yet, I have too much work right now to become addicted to D2 again

It will have to wait a couple of weeks, I think.

Fer'or · Post by **Fer'or** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 8:45 am

Hi there!
My account is Ferror and I play on Europe.. I haven't been playing much yet, and I didn't have any 1.09 chars left, but I will be kicking soon enough!

KG4LYA · Post by **KG4LYA** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 2:00 pm

Sorceress

Hey can anybody help me a little with the sorceress character, like for one i am at level 26 right now and i still can't get a hold of that meteor spell, and it says required at levle 24. And i also need some good sorceress stuff, like the most common thing to be used with her throughout the game. I just recently started playing D2-LOD and need some help if all possible, my account name on battle.net is HELLRAISER-LOD on there if anyone wants to play in a room with me, of course i play on the EAST part of battle.net, drop me a message sometime, thanks.

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:07 pm

Hello KG4LYA, and welcome to the board!

The sorceress is my favorite class. All high level skills require prerequisite skills, which are marked by lines between the boxes in the skill tree. That means you have to have 1 skill point allocated to Firebolt, Fireball, Inferno, Blaze and Firewall before you can choose Meteor. Skills you get from items does not count unless you already have at least 1 skill point in that particular skill.

There are no items you can use through the whole game unless you are extremly lucky and find some godly items very early in the game. However, the best items also have level requirements, so count on changing eqipment continuously during the game. This is no disadvantage though, item finding is one of the most fun parts of the game!

Some general advice: specialise in a few skills, spreading out your skills points will result in a weak character who does not have enough killing power to play at Hell difficulty. Meteor is a very good skill, and have the most devastating effect if you also max Fireball (for synergy effects). If you plan to play a pure Firesorc, you should also max out Fire bolt and Fire Mastery. If you want to combine your fire skills with another skill tree (which I think is more fun but less efficient), a maxed out Frozen orb is a good choice.

Good luck!