How’d you guys get into the Beta? Is it fun, and does it seem like it could potentially be as good as D2?
If anyone wants to get back into Diablo 2, let me know. I’m on USWest Ladder and can hook you guys up with a fully-geared MF hammerdin.
PvP is awesome in D2 because it’s broken. Everyone can compete with the right spec/gear. Hammerdins are actually not even that good in PvP because their hammers hit at such a weird angle, it’s hard to open people up. Elemental druids are great, bone or poison Necros are great, Barbs can be really good if they don’t get zoned the fuck out all day(which is easy to do, because a barb with 20-40% faster cast rate with a teleport can’t compete with a Sorc/Druid/Nec with over a 100 faster cast rate.) Light/Fire/Ice sorcs are all amazing, and certain melee chars are as well. Fist of the Heavens paladins > Hammerdins for PvP. Charge and Smite paladins are good, Whirlwind assassin’s are good, Trapsins are good(they don’t lose their traps when they teleport) and certain Were/Bear druids can be good, too. Sorcs can 1 shot almost anybody easily. Lightning Javazons are good and even Bowazons are still good.
ever since the patch zons and sors arent that good in pvp anymore, not just that people who have nigma can teleport lock on characters and kill them, and yes once a pally teleport locks on you 1 or 2 hammers its over. I dont think you’ve ever played someone who has a nigma armor. Hammer Pallys are good because they teleport all over the place and can run away and rush down like storm
I don’t think you even read my post. Hammerdin’s are so rarely seen in PK because they’re ass. Even with Ekneegrowma and a perfectly placed teleport on top of a character, your Hammers will most likely whiff and if they don’t whiff and you’re playing against a good player, they’ll teleport away from your hammer range or simply run away. Hammerdins have a hard time in PK against any other caster, but are good against melee. All other caster classes and specs rape Hammerdins for free, even Fist of the Heavens paladins. Other casters rape Hammerdins so easily because they can teleport quicker and can cast their spells wherever the fuck they want whereas Hammerdin’s need to be literally on top of whoever their fighting to maybe do some damage.
Zons and Sorcs are amazing at PK. They 1-shot any class and spec, just about. Don’t believe me? Step out in Blood Moor against my Javazon or Light Sorc. With -resist jewels, 30K lightning damage and a merc that lowers resistances all stacked together with that amount of raw damage, you get 1-shotted. I have a Blizz sorc almost finished up too, she just needs a few more levels so I can gear up her merc. Then, if you get caught in a Blizzard, you’ll die in 1-3 hits depending.
I remember my 3rd grade teacher had Warcraft. Used it play it during recess. Got me hooked. 3rd graders playing violent video games? Wasn’t a problem back then >_>
Sure, no one is surprised but people are still pissed. The game was announced in 2008 and it is now 2012 and we still don’t have a release date. I’ve been playing the beta for a few hours now, and after the initial excitement factor the game feels really boring and nothing compared to D1 and D2. It will be a fucking great game, but right now it just doesn’t give me that chill factor. My biggest gripe is the music.
And now we hear them talking about console release!?! Really? The game is so damn delayed because of the stupid auction house feature (which kills the whole loot aspect since you can just buy shit) and console release???
So I heard from a friend that they opened new areas in the beta. I haven’t played in a while, but just looking around I found a video of some areas like Festering Woods. Was this people taking advantage of the glitch that Blizzard patched or have they actually now opened new areas?
