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Game Forum / Role Playing Games / Diablo 2 / June 2005Accessing different lvls
Hello all, Just started D2 about a week and half ago and can't get enough of it. Just Diablo in normal and now when I go into the East ladder I can't go into normal games anymore. I can create a normal one but the only games I can join are nightmare. Is there any going back once you defeat diablo? The reason I ask is that while I am lvl 36 barb my equip really sucks. Basically I was rushed by a party that took all the good items. Now I want to go back but: I can't do it alone and can't do it at all on nightmare. Nice little pickle hugh! I should be able to grind my way out of it just by leveling up but I keep hearing of cool unique items that Unique creatures give in Act4 (even in normal). Any help would be appreciated, Cheers, Serenn If you've entered Nightmare, Normal games no longer show up on the Join list. You can still join a Normal game if you know the name of the game, or you create your own Normal games. One way is to create a new character, and use him to scan the list of Normal games until you find one you like, then switch to the 36 and join the game. (Creating your own is probably faster.) -- Zamboni > Hello all, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Any help would be appreciated, Obviously you aren't playing the LOD expansion. Zamboni's advice is spot-on. However, the *good* items that you missed out on...... they were your "quest drops". (You get far better drops if you are doing the quests for the first time). I would say the quest drops are equal to 5-10 non-quest runs worth of drops, not in number but in überity. Still, with a bit of magic-find gear you can perhaps do well. Good luck. -- ~misfit~ Is the LOD expansion really worth it? From what I've heard v 1.10 isn't as good in many ways as v 1.09. At this point it is cheap enough - just not sure if I like some of the new features. The only thing that really attracts me about it are the new classes and maybe the runes system (not sure about it.) Cheers, Hawklan >Is the LOD expansion really worth it? > >From what I've heard v 1.10 isn't as good in many ways as v 1.09. At this >point it is cheap enough - just not sure if I like some of the new >features. The only thing that really attracts me about it are the new >classes and maybe the runes system (not sure about it.) Yes, the LOD expansion is more than worth it. The runes, new items, runewords, jewels (?), etc, etc, etc all are very nice additions. And 1.10 is actually a pretty balanced game. Hell in 1.10 is (much) more difficult dan in 1.09, but I think it's still doable, and more of a challenge than in 1.09... Buy it, you won't regret it, and overhere it costs a maximum of about 10 EUROs. (With Diablo 2 itself also being ~10 EUROs). Regards, Patrick. > In article > <ac510cc6e69e6681c2b492b5a9ad7719@localhost.talkaboutgaming.com>, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Yes, the LOD expansion is more than worth it. The runes, new items, > runewords, jewels (?), etc, etc, etc all are very nice additions. Most immediately noticeable LOD features: 800x600 resolution and bigger stash. Yes, get the expansion, it's a no-brainer. Act 5's pretty cool too.  SignatureThey're the wrong trousers Gromit! And they've gone wrong! ¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·-> freemont© <-·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯ ICQ:239019703 ahhhh! bigger stash - very nice. BTW I keep hearing about mules, what the hell is that. I mean I would love one to carry my sh.t around! Cheers, Hawklan > ahhhh! bigger stash - very nice. > > BTW I keep hearing about mules, what the hell is that. I mean I would > love one to carry my sh.t around! It's another character you create whose purpose is to hold your stuff. My spidey-sense tells me that someone's about to post the link to the FAQ that explains it... SignatureThey're the wrong trousers Gromit! And they've gone wrong! ¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·-> freemont© <-·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯ ICQ:239019703 > They're the wrong trousers Gromit! > And they've gone wrong! Well, actually they've gone haywire, not wrong! -- Jonas >> They're the wrong trousers Gromit! >> And they've gone wrong! > > Well, actually they've gone haywire, not wrong! > -- > Jonas heh... yeah... but DON'T START WITH ME!!!!11!! ;-) SignatureThey're the wrong trousers Gromit! And they've gone wrong! ¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·-> freemont© <-·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯ ICQ:239019703 > > ahhhh! bigger stash - very nice. > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > stuff. My spidey-sense tells me that someone's about to post the link > to the FAQ that explains it... You were calling, Sir? http://www.gunde.de/diablo2/agd2faq.php#mule-definition >> > ahhhh! bigger stash - very nice. >> > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > http://www.gunde.de/diablo2/agd2faq.php#mule-definition (To the tune of "Spider-Man") Gun-de-Scholz, Gun-de-Scholz ... uhhh... crap, what rhymes with "Scholz"?? Post a link! Right on time! But her name! Doesn't rhyme! LOOK OUT!-- Here comes Gundemarie Scholz! Anyway, I glanced at your indispensible FAQ and noticed right away that in question 14 you reference question 12; I bet you meant to reference 13. I should have been a proofreader... hmmm... "What do all the abbreviations mean you are using?" is bad, maybe try moving "you are using" before "mean". "How do whisper somebody?" forgot "I" Other than that, looks ok! Actually, your English is way, way better than most Americans I know. SignatureThey're the wrong trousers Gromit! And they've gone wrong! ¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·-> freemont© <-·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯ ICQ:239019703 > (To the tune of "Spider-Man") Unfortunately I don't know that tune, so I can't sing along. > Gun-de-Scholz, Gun-de-Scholz > ... uhhh... crap, what rhymes with "Scholz"?? The only word I can think of right now is "Holz" meaning wood. > Anyway, I glanced at your indispensible FAQ and noticed right away > that in question 14 you reference question 12; I bet you meant to > reference 13. I should have been a proofreader... hmmm... > > "What do all the abbreviations mean you are using?" is bad, maybe try > moving "you are using" before "mean". Tried it, do you like it? > "How do whisper somebody?" forgot "I" All of the suggestions above have been changed and uploaded already. Thanks for the advice! > Actually, your English is way, way better than most Americans I know. Is that actually correct English, or is there an apostrophe missing behind Americans? "... better than most Americans' (English) ..." SignatureAGD2 FAQ: http://www.gunde.de/diablo2/agd2faq.php >> Actually, your English is way, way better than most Americans I know. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > "... better than most Americans' (English) ..." Touche! How about "better than that of most Americans". ;-) SignatureThey're the wrong trousers Gromit! And they've gone wrong! ¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·-> freemont© <-·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯ ICQ:239019703 >> Actually, your English is way, way better than most Americans I know. > > Is that actually correct English, or is there an apostrophe missing > behind Americans? > > "... better than most Americans' (English) ..." Or ". . . better than (that of) most Americans I know." if you want to write it without the apostrophe. From the way written English looks nowadays, correct apostrophe usage is a dying skill. Evidently not many of our grammar classes even teach how to use it--assuming there are still grammar classes at all. Signaturechainbreaker > > Anyway, I glanced at your indispensible FAQ and noticed right away > > that in question 14 you reference question 12; I bet you meant to > > reference 13. I should have been a proofreader... hmmm... I too glanced at your FAQ since I have a lot of time in my hand today. Hey, I even read AGD2 posts :) Very informative FAQ, Gunde! Some of the information needs to be updated though. Ah, but who am I to speak, I have not been online for several months myself. Since I don't know the latest developments regarding online play, I shall try to offer another way to slightly improve your FAQ. By nit-picking, that is :) Answer #3 may need updating for USWest. Answer #5, first sentence "ATMA, a muling program (fairly complex and sophisticated) for single player and LAN modes using Windows ..." should probably be "ATMA, a Windows based muling program (fairly complex and sophisticated) for single player and LAN modes ..." Answer #6, second bullet point, second sentence. "After that the game is IN GENERAL stable ..." should probably be "After that the game is GENERALLY stable ..." Answer #7, I believe this needs updating. Answer #9 "... automaGically places a screenshot ..." I am sure you wanted to "automaTically places a screenshot .." Answer #20, first sentence "...not all of them bad" should be "not all of them ARE bad" Answer #20, last sentence "Botting is in this group considered cheating by a lot of people ..." should be "Botting is considered cheating by a lot of people in this group ..." Answer #20, on that same sentence "... and we still talk WITH them" should be "... and we still talk TO them" Answer #21, first sentence "... and "mace" for a Heart of the Oak doesn't require a mace class weapon, but a mace type such as a flail" Two different main ideas in one sentence. The discussion about mace for HotO should be in a different sentence someplace else, in the same paragraph. Answer #22, last sentence "... A German guy developed an unofficial patch though, it can be downloaded at" should probably be "... A German guy developed an unofficial patch, which can be downloaded at" Answer #24, second paragraph, third sentence "... even if you cant spam any ..." missing apostrophe in cant :) Answer #25, first sentence "Short for "duplication". " should be "Short for "duplicating". " Duping, dupe-ing, duplicate-ing, right? > -- > AGD2 FAQ: http://www.gunde.de/diablo2/agd2faq.php Oh yeah, I am not a native English speaker either, so pardon me if you were right. > Answer #5, first sentence > "ATMA, a muling program (fairly complex and sophisticated) for single > player and LAN modes using Windows ..." should probably be "ATMA, a > Windows based muling program (fairly complex and sophisticated) for > single player and LAN modes ..." I wouldn't worry about this. Now THAT is nit-picking! Everybody on Planet Earth uses Windows, didn't you know that?? > Answer #6, second bullet point, second sentence. > "After that the game is IN GENERAL stable ..." should probably be > "After that the game is GENERALLY stable ..." Conversational to me, and ok. She's not publishing her thesis online, after all. > Answer #7, I believe this needs updating. Dunno. > Answer #9 > "... automaGically places a screenshot ..." I am sure you wanted to > "automaTically places a screenshot .." I'm willing to bet my house she meant this. It's a common geeky kind of thing to say. > Answer #20, first sentence > "...not all of them bad" should be "not all of them ARE bad" Sorry, hehe, but just not right here. Maybe "AND not all of them...", or maybe separated with a semicolon, but no way it'll work as written with your ARE added. I'd call it conversational again and leave it be. > Answer #20, last sentence > "Botting is in this group considered cheating by a lot of people ..." > should be "Botting is considered cheating by a lot of people in this > group ..." Boy oy boy what a nitpicker you are!! ;-) Ok, I like your sentence better. > Answer #20, on that same sentence > "... and we still talk WITH them" should be "... and we still talk TO > them" Wouldn't you rather be talked WITH, than talked TO? > Answer #21, first sentence > "... and "mace" for a Heart of the Oak doesn't require a mace class > weapon, but a mace type such as a flail" Two different main ideas in > one sentence. The discussion about mace for HotO should be in a > different sentence someplace else, in the same paragraph. Nitpicker!! Nitpicker!! > Answer #22, last sentence > "... A German guy developed an unofficial patch though, it can be > downloaded at" should probably be "... A German guy developed an > unofficial patch, which can be downloaded at" Conversational and ok with me, but to be proper it needs your idea or AND or a semicolon. > Answer #24, second paragraph, third sentence > "... even if you cant spam any ..." missing apostrophe in cant :) Absolutely! > Answer #25, first sentence > "Short for "duplication". " should be "Short for "duplicating". " > Duping, dupe-ing, duplicate-ing, right? Foul! Foul! Nit-picking!! > Question #16, misspelled "XXXX Stones of Jordan", should be "XXX Stones > of Jordan" or "XXXX Stoneof Jordans". Now that's just being unreasonable! >> -- >> AGD2 FAQ: http://www.gunde.de/diablo2/agd2faq.php > > Oh yeah, I am not a native English speaker either, so pardon me if you > were right. Your English is still a lot better than THAT OF most Americans I know! ;-) SignatureThey're the wrong trousers Gromit! And they've gone wrong! ¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·-> freemont© <-·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯ ICQ:239019703 > > Answer #5, first sentence > > "ATMA, a muling program (fairly complex and sophisticated) for single > > player and LAN modes using Windows ..." should probably be "ATMA, a > > Windows based muling program (fairly complex and sophisticated) for > > single player and LAN modes ..." In the original (Gunde's) original sentence, "using Windows" is a modifier to "single player and LAN modes". In my version, "Windows" is a modifier for "a muling program". Even though both versions are understandable, I believe "Windows" should be an adjective to "a muling program". > I wouldn't worry about this. Now THAT is nit-picking! Everybody on Planet > Earth uses Windows, didn't you know that?? Clue #1. Believing EVERYBODY uses Windows. (Here is a news flash for you. Many and many people, especially in the higher academia world use Mac. Even though not I as I use Windows and Sun only) > > Answer #6, second bullet point, second sentence. > > "After that the game is IN GENERAL stable ..." should probably be > > "After that the game is GENERALLY stable ..." The original version may lead to confusion when someone puts the wrong breath break, i.e. After that the game is in // general stable. > Conversational to me, and ok. She's not publishing her thesis online, > after all. Clue #2. Proposing / suspecting someone would actually publish an absurd thesis subject. > > Answer #9 > > "... automaGically places a screenshot ..." I am sure you wanted to > > "automaTically places a screenshot .." Mistake in my part, should have been "I am sure you wanted to TYPE". > I'm willing to bet my house she meant this. It's a common geeky kind of > thing to say. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > maybe separated with a semicolon, but no way it'll work as written with > your ARE added. I'd call it conversational again and leave it be. not all of them = noun bad = adjective Where is the predicate on that clause? This should paint a better picture, "not all of them" can be replaced with the pronoun "they", the clause then becomes "they bad". > > Answer #20, on that same sentence > > "... and we still talk WITH them" should be "... and we still talk TO > > them" Now that I think about it, "talk WITH" sounds okay. I guess "talk TO" has been the norm in my world, where psychologial values have limited place. > Wouldn't you rather be talked WITH, than talked TO? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > different sentence someplace else, in the same paragraph. > Nitpicker!! Nitpicker!! A good writing practice suggests that a sentence should only have one main idea. > > Answer #25, first sentence > > "Short for "duplication". " should be "Short for "duplicating". " > > Duping, dupe-ing, duplicate-ing, right? > Foul! Foul! Nit-picking!! This one is not nit-picking, but a correction instead. > > Question #16, misspelled "XXXX Stones of Jordan", should be "XXX Stones > > of Jordan" or "XXXX Stoneof Jordans". > Now that's just being unreasonable! Clue #3. Attempting to pass one's preposterous work as someone else's. > >> -- > >> AGD2 FAQ: http://www.gunde.de/diablo2/agd2faq.php [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > ¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·-> freemont© <-·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯ > ICQ:239019703 The above clues led me to believe your level of education is somewhere in the Middle School. May I suggest that you visit your local library to find resources on getting your High School Diploma / GED? I assure you that it will be much more rewarding than spending your time using your Windows to browse adult sites. > A good writing practice suggests that a sentence should only have one > main idea. Nonsense. A well constructed sentence can contain more than one main idea, especially on a dark and stormy night when the rain falls in torrents - except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which sweeps up the streets (for it is in Tristram that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness - actually not all that dark, but more dusky or maybe cloudy, and to say "stormy" may be overstating things a bit, although the sidewalks were still wettish and smelled of ozone, and, truth be told, characterizing the time as night is a stretch as it was more in the late, late afternoon, although it may still be about lunchtime for the New Zealander crowd valiantly trying to reconnect with their antique modems, a quaint holdover from the days when information was sent over burnished copper wires as discreet electrical pulses instead of brief flashes of digital light. -- Zamboni <shnip> > The above clues led me to believe your level of education is somewhere > in the Middle School. May I suggest that you visit your local library > to find resources on getting your High School Diploma / GED? I assure > you that it will be much more rewarding than spending your time using > your Windows to browse adult sites. Sheesh... feel free to flame me for digging you in the ribs a little Ms. Crankyboots. Feel free to call me uneducated, and suggest that I should investigate getting a GED. And by all means insinuate that I frequent porn sites. I get all the porn I need from Usenet, thank you very much. Check some headers once in a while- does it look like this is coming from a Windows box? All these insults are ENTIRELY appropriate for a little grammar gripe. And shouldn't it read "...led me to believe THAT your level of education..."? Somebody's sense of humor must be in remission. SignatureThey're the wrong trousers Gromit! And they've gone wrong! ¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·-> freemont© <-·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯ ICQ:239019703 ><shnip> > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >investigate getting a GED. And by all means insinuate that I frequent porn >sites. I get all the porn I need from Usenet, thank you very much. thats probably making her even madder, seeing as how all her pay sites will be so bored and lonely if you dont visit. |
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