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Blind
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States2529 Posts
August 02 2009 01:35 GMT
#1
I've got some spare time and I'm itching to play d2 again. Anyone have any suggestions on a fun character I can solo with (at least until nightmare)? I haven't played in a long time but I played hammerdin the last time I played.

Any suggestions or a site with some good guides? Thanks.

stroggos
Profile Joined February 2009
New Zealand1543 Posts
August 02 2009 01:37 GMT
#2
barbarian!
hi
Blind
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States2529 Posts
August 02 2009 01:39 GMT
#3
What's a fun build for the barbarian?
ArnO-
Profile Joined May 2008
United States258 Posts
August 02 2009 01:39 GMT
#4
Meteorb sorc or fishymancer necro are the two best classes to play untwinked.

http://forums.diii.net/showthread.php?t=254070 is a good guide for meteorb sorc.

http://forums.diii.net/showthread.php?t=349093 is a good guide for the fishymancer
Aurious
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
Canada1772 Posts
August 02 2009 01:41 GMT
#5
On August 02 2009 10:39 SnIpEuOuT wrote:
Meteorb sorc or fishymancer necro are the two best classes to play untwinked.

http://forums.diii.net/showthread.php?t=254070 is a good guide for meteorb sorc.

http://forums.diii.net/showthread.php?t=349093 is a good guide for the fishymancer


Necro and paladin are the easiest solos, and good luck soloing with a meteorb sorc in hell
ArnO-
Profile Joined May 2008
United States258 Posts
August 02 2009 01:43 GMT
#6
Paladins are easy if you have some wealth already accumulated. Theres a reason why everyone makes meteorb sorcs at the start of every ladder season. They're extremely easy to mf with to build up some wealth.
Saracen
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5139 Posts
August 02 2009 01:49 GMT
#7
skele necro can finish nightmare with shit items ez
Mikilatov
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States3897 Posts
August 02 2009 01:57 GMT
#8
If you're looking for something new, and a challenge, I recommend you try out the Hell Unleashed Solo Edition mod. Makes the game a LOT better in my opinion, and a lot more fun to play lan/solo, if you're planning on clearing everything and doing every quest.

http://arimyth.planetdiablo.gamespy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5071

It gets REALLY challenging near the end of ACT II and beyond.
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arcology
Profile Joined April 2009
United States92 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-02 01:58:01
August 02 2009 01:57 GMT
#9
You could play it solo, but it is very difficult to get through hell going straight through..
If you want a real d2 solo experience, get median, http://modsbylaz.hugelaser.com/
median site has 1.8 million hits so far, it's a great mod
wonkman
Profile Joined March 2008
United States520 Posts
August 02 2009 02:18 GMT
#10
On August 02 2009 10:57 arcology wrote:
You could play it solo, but it is very difficult to get through hell going straight through..
If you want a real d2 solo experience, get median, http://modsbylaz.hugelaser.com/
median site has 1.8 million hits so far, it's a great mod


.... Its the best mod.... Ever.
Pyrrhuloxia
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States6700 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-02 02:24:14
August 02 2009 02:24 GMT
#11
Hay guyz I luv D2 too!

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seppolevne
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada1681 Posts
August 02 2009 02:26 GMT
#12
Dragon Talon Kicksin. Max Burst of Speed and use weapon(not claw) + shield. Solo is a joke and you have 60+ skill points for whatever else you want, be it traps, a helper, blades.
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CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
August 02 2009 02:33 GMT
#13
I've been soling as a bowazon i'm like level 70 now. All points into dexterity. It's tough running around without a meat shield, But it takes skills to win!
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Gliche
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States811 Posts
August 02 2009 02:40 GMT
#14
No, embrace the joys of bnet! My mates and I just started up again. Tons of fun. As for a character, how about a pally with a bow and one of the elemental auras? I forget what those are called.
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d(O.o)a
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada5066 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-02 02:54:23
August 02 2009 02:53 GMT
#15
Zeal paladin or holy freeze bow/zealdin.

http://forums.diii.net/showthread.php?t=392666

this one works too.
Hi.
alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
August 02 2009 02:58 GMT
#16
i played like 10+ single player chars started with meteorb to mf adn gather items lol it was a pain in the ass mfing meph but now im like uber duper rich lol so every char after meteorb sorc was like pwnage

also dragon talon kicksin u dont ned to max BoS wtf -_-

kicksin will bel ike this. reach lvl 18 Dtalon, or 24, or 26 iirc. because 4 kicks, 5 kicks, and 6 kicks respectively. although u can just get it to max for the attack rating bonus.

then u need to max venom. the bonus dmg doesnt show on char screen but it does apply.

then just learn death sentry 1-20 points. shadow master 20 points will give u a really good tank.

gear will revolve aroudn getting at least 50% crushing blow and using a pair of elite boots, minimum of 'boneweave boots' type

best options are upgraded goreriders 'warboots' -> 'myrmidon greaves'

if you've heard of uber tristram on bnet this is the build that can take those uber bosses down.
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alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
August 02 2009 03:00 GMT
#17
and single player is fun if you have patience. pretty much any build will be able to solo hell if u want it to.

go to diii.net single player section and check out the whacky builds some of the people do like melee necro.

the most weird build i have is a zeal assassin (wielding 'passion' runeword cryptic sword lol its awesome) but its one of my more geared out chars
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CrimsonLotus
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Colombia1123 Posts
August 02 2009 03:42 GMT
#18
On August 02 2009 10:57 arcology wrote:
You could play it solo, but it is very difficult to get through hell going straight through..
If you want a real d2 solo experience, get median, http://modsbylaz.hugelaser.com/
median site has 1.8 million hits so far, it's a great mod


This.

For single player, Median Mod >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regular Diablo II.

It just has so much new stuff.
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Blind
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States2529 Posts
August 02 2009 05:57 GMT
#19
Thanks, I'm going to try Median Mod. Do you know if I can play it with my roommate on LAN if we both have it installed?
poilord
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Germany3252 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-02 10:18:41
August 02 2009 10:16 GMT
#20
I like my trap sin :> But you won't have too much fun with it until the later levels; like it is with most of the characters I guess.

If you just want to play until nightmare I'd suggest playing the skelly/corpse explosion necro which somebody mentioned earlier.
evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
August 02 2009 11:44 GMT
#21
On August 02 2009 11:26 seppolevne wrote:
Dragon Talon Kicksin. Max Burst of Speed and use weapon(not claw) + shield. Solo is a joke and you have 60+ skill points for whatever else you want, be it traps, a helper, blades.

dont.
lvl 10 is enough if you don't have gear.

Get dalon+deathSentry
take care of your dex, pump for good blocking
It's still pretty tough because assassin is frail, but if you get enough crushing blow shits go down fast.

fishynercro is best, i have one currently act5 on NM atm, sitting about lvl 60
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Xenocide_Knight
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Korea (South)2625 Posts
August 02 2009 11:46 GMT
#22
I solo'd up to hell with a firesorc.
True you can't go past act 1 in hell but it's fun up until that...

The most fun solo characters that i've tried are

Pokeazons - Amazons but you can only use two handed spear-esque weapons!
Runners - Assassin with max BoS. Focus on getting faster run/walk gear
barbarians in general
Shine[Kal] #1 fan
evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
August 02 2009 11:48 GMT
#23
Oh by the way, you'd definitely need this
http://forums.diii.net/showthread.php?t=532037
the official page is down for some reason, but the shit should still be on sourceforge
Life is run, it is dance, it is fast, passionate and BAM!, you dance and sing and booze while you can for now is the time and time is mine. Smile and laugh when still can for now is the time and soon you die!
evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
August 02 2009 11:49 GMT
#24
On August 02 2009 20:46 Xenocide_Knight wrote:
I solo'd up to hell with a firesorc.
True you can't go past act 1 in hell but it's fun up until that...

The most fun solo characters that i've tried are

Pokeazons - Amazons but you can only use two handed spear-esque weapons!
Runners - Assassin with max BoS. Focus on getting faster run/walk gear
barbarians in general

reminds me of this
Life is run, it is dance, it is fast, passionate and BAM!, you dance and sing and booze while you can for now is the time and time is mine. Smile and laugh when still can for now is the time and soon you die!
Salv
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Canada3083 Posts
August 02 2009 14:04 GMT
#25
I really don't like Median, it feels really cheap, as if a group of thirteen year olds and a programmer sat down and started every idea with, "OMG, d'you what would be awesome?"

As far as your question, every class is perfectly capable of soloing Normal & Nightmare, it's Hell that will give you trouble. I think the best choice for soloing the entire game from scratch is a wind druid or a hammerdin paladin.
Xenocide_Knight
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Korea (South)2625 Posts
August 02 2009 14:16 GMT
#26
On August 02 2009 23:04 Salv wrote:
I really don't like Median, it feels really cheap, as if a group of thirteen year olds and a programmer sat down and started every idea with, "OMG, d'you what would be awesome?"

As far as your question, every class is perfectly capable of soloing Normal & Nightmare, it's Hell that will give you trouble. I think the best choice for soloing the entire game from scratch is a wind druid or a hammerdin paladin.


I feel like a hammerdin without any real gear would be in real trouble until.. well, all the time.
Before hammer is at a decent level, you'll have to whack shit to death which means would suck
and even after hammer is maxed, I feel like mana, cast rate, and dps would be a problem
Shine[Kal] #1 fan
Salv
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Canada3083 Posts
August 02 2009 14:25 GMT
#27
On August 02 2009 23:16 Xenocide_Knight wrote:
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On August 02 2009 23:04 Salv wrote:
I really don't like Median, it feels really cheap, as if a group of thirteen year olds and a programmer sat down and started every idea with, "OMG, d'you what would be awesome?"

As far as your question, every class is perfectly capable of soloing Normal & Nightmare, it's Hell that will give you trouble. I think the best choice for soloing the entire game from scratch is a wind druid or a hammerdin paladin.


I feel like a hammerdin without any real gear would be in real trouble until.. well, all the time.
Before hammer is at a decent level, you'll have to whack shit to death which means would suck
and even after hammer is maxed, I feel like mana, cast rate, and dps would be a problem


I thought the same until I did the same thing as the TC. I had a friend who had never played D2, so I got him into it and in turn, I hooked myself once again. This time however we played single player on /players 8 and played LAN when we wanted to do quests together, which wasn't often. Up until level 25 the hammers weren't useful, but at that point the game, your Act2 mercenary with a pike does most of the work anyway, especially with concentration. It comes into it's own very quickly and mana wasn't much of a problem either. You keep eight slots for health pots and eight for mana, it's not a problem really.

By the beginning of nightmare I had already made an insight weapon for my merc and from then on mana wasn't much of a problem. Same applies with wind druids. I got both to 76 and hell difficulty before I called it quits.
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