Yeah IG kept getting pissed that I gambled 12~ rares.

Edit: HA! Some crazy guy sold me a sword with a Tal/Flawless Ruby/Topaz in it, but I only paid him a ruby! :D

How to cheat the level design
 

I'll now bring you some vague information on how to find your way through some dungeons quicker. All that by completely legit means. That sounds too good to be true. And it doesn't always work... actually it does, but it may not be the shortest way sometimes.
But most of the time it's quicker that way.

The secret lies within knowing the fact that the random dungeon design isn't entirely random. The exit/waypoint/other landmark of importance is, most of the time, in the same direction starting from the entrance/waypoint/other landmark.
The only real trick is to know which direction that is (from the characters point of view). I don't know all the dungeon layouts, just a few, and I get mixed up some times.

For example, in the Durance of hate, to get to Level 3 starting from the waypoint you have to face the exit of the room with the waypoint and then go left from your character's point of view. If you're lucky enough it's just around the corner and you can find Mephisto rather quickly.

In the Countess' Dungeon it's always to the left, except in one level, but I don't know which one it is

In the Worldstone Keep, starting from the waypoint, you'd have to keep right to get to level 3 and in level 3 to the left, I think.

To get down to Nihlathak (mostly useful if you hunt for the Keys of Hate) there is a way, but I forgot (sorry). It's a bit more complicated anyway. As far as I remember it involves walking until you reach a certain point and then making a turn to the left or the right.

There are some maps which don't have a pattern that can be abused in such a way, but in most cases there is. It's helpful if you have some time to kill and want to go for one or two of the bosses to find some items. Mephisto is usually the easiest to find, but he's not really lucrative on Normal Difficulty.

I stumbled across that bit of information some years ago in some German Diablo II Forum, it was way more detailed, but I can't find it anymore.

Hey guys! My internet went down the last 2 times I typed in on this post, trying to say that my internets been rather shotty lately =/

Hope you guys are enjoying the game!
Since my connection only really functions well enough for gaming as much as the senile float into lucidity I won't be joining you guys in any serious campaign, but I'd be more than happy to contribute to it when you have a missing player, or just messing around when not campaigning.

This is going to be interesting... I haven't played softcore for about 2 years.

^^; I found beating Act 4 easier than beating Act 3. All because those Council Members and those ABSURB bone fetish are such pains in the ass! Heck, I managed to kill Nightmare Diablo without dying. (Same couldn't be said for my merc)

What the hell?
You already beat Act 4 NM?
And I thought people have to catch up to me.

Well, I'm gonna go braggety and promise that I can beat every Nightmare and Hell act boss without dying, Solo. Ha. (Not as hard at all if you can imprison your enemy within bones, which have absurdly high HP in Nightmare and are damn near indestructible in Hell.)

I have no work today and nothing to do.
So who's on for some Nightmare slaughtering.
Or Normal Slaughtering, I can whip out either my Level 23 Mule or my Level 15 Mule. I could also start a new mule character to help out some newcomers.
Visit the Channel NPF, maybe I'm there. Or my dog. I should be on either way.
What? I'm bored?

I'm in Act 4 NM; but I have no illusions of Diablo being easier than Mephisto (at least for me) I'm trying to get a few levels (I am lvl 57) under my belt so that my Valk has insanely high HPs; but even then I'm not certain that will give me the edge over Diablo.

I'm gonna be busy for a few days; so good luck to all.

I''m in A2 NM, but only thanks to sithdarth and menarker giving me a hand. currently leveling in A1 NM. level 36.

I'm going to go on a kill crazy rampage through Nightmare later because no one told they were already this far. Roar.
Anyone willing to risk a few limbs can join me.
I'll take your ears, MuddafuggazZ

EDIT:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lev (Post 1030296) just messing around when not campaigning.

This is how it always is. Not a problem for me actually, but a good excuse to pretend being pissed so I can kill my teammates. Har.

I need a druiiiiiid weapon. I am in werewolf spec so it has to be fast or very fast.

I'm on my announced killing spree in Nightmare

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