The first thing I do when I reinstall D2 is rebind Q-R, A-D, and Z-V as skill banks. F1 becomes character sheet, F2 becomes my quest log, I forget what F3 became, and G is weapon swap.
I'd use my mouse to scroll through skills, but the ratchet on the scroll wheel's broken, so giving it a firm spin can cycle through my skills a dozen times over.
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Well, hardcore seems pretty dead tonight. Anyone planning to play? I am doing chaos runs until I reach lvl 30. Also, any caster items for a wind druid would be welcome!
Well, hardcore seems pretty dead tonight. Anyone planning to play? I am doing chaos runs until I reach lvl 30. Also, any caster items for a wind druid would be welcome!
Edit: Yes, I am shameless.
You need a 4os crystal sword (or any 1h sword/axe with low reqs), and tal+thul+ort+amn. Usable at level 25, and one of the best caster weapons available.
edit: forgot to mention, Ladder-only. That's probably important.
If you don't need it for attacking, a 4 socket broad sword works better. If you want to use a Larzuk socketing, I have a broad sword in a stash that will get 4 sockets from him.
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If you don't need it for attacking, a 4 socket broad sword works better. If you want to use a Larzuk socketing, I have a broad sword in a stash that will get 4 sockets from him.
Why is that? Crystal swords have a slightly lower strength requirement, and neither needs any dex.
Well, it's mainly because a naturally 4os crystal sword is a pain in the ass to find, and any crystal swords you find in, say, Act V Normal that you take to get socketed will get 6 sockets (thus making you try to find an unsocketed crystal sword from some nebulous point between two Acts), whereas a broad sword in Act V Normal will get 4.
And yes, crystal swords do look cooler, which is why I traded up my Sorc's Spirit broadsword for a Spirit Dimensional Blade. A waste of an Amn, honestly, but I still liked the thing.
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Well, it's mainly because a naturally 4os crystal sword is a pain in the ass to find, and any crystal swords you find in, say, Act V Normal that you take to get socketed will get 6 sockets (thus making you try to find an unsocketed crystal sword from some nebulous point between two Acts), whereas a broad sword in Act V Normal will get 4.
And yes, crystal swords do look cooler, which is why I traded up my Sorc's Spirit broadsword for a Spirit Dimensional Blade. A waste of an Amn, honestly, but I still liked the thing.
Ah, right. I got lucky and actually found a 4os crystal sword, so I kinda forgot that it's not easy to get.
Well, hardcore seems pretty dead tonight. Anyone planning to play? I am doing chaos runs until I reach lvl 30. Also, any caster items for a wind druid would be welcome!
Edit: Yes, I am shameless.
You need a 4os crystal sword (or any 1h sword/axe with low reqs), and tal+thul+ort+amn. Usable at level 25, and one of the best caster weapons available.
edit: forgot to mention, Ladder-only. That's probably important.
I have found the thul and the tal, but the sword may turn out to be a problem. I found a Stag Helm with +2 to tornado that I want to put lore into, which means I will have to find the sword. Still, enough chaos runs and one might just drop.
NoGreatName Druid level 88
1x Dark Clan Crusher unique cudgel
1x "Spirit" rune word long sword
2x "Spirit" rune word monarch shield
1x Jalal's mane totemic mask
1x Duriel's Shell unique cuirass
1x String of ears unique exceptional sash
1x Dwarf Star unique ring
1x Raven Frost unique ring
1x +2 to Elemental skill tree/+18 resist all amulet
1x Infernostride unique demonhide boots
1x War Traveler unique battle boots
1x Chance guards unique chainmail gloves
1x Goldwrap unique belt
2x Nagel Ring unique ring
1x 4 PT socketed 450 defense armor
1x 3 PT socketed exceptional bone helm
5x 6-7% to mf small charms
1x +14 to all resists gc
1x +8 to all resists large charm
1x +7 to all resists large charm
miscellaneous small/large/grand resist charms
I would be really grateful for the spirit items and/or anything else you think would be useful for a wind druid that I can use below level 50. I'm bjornagain hanging out in pahnr1!
Edit: Oh, and an ort and a sol, trying to make a lore hat!
So I just installed Diablo 2 and the Expansion on my laptop, and it is lagging really badly for some reason. I can run Warcraft 3 and Counter Strike just fine on here, but for some reason Diablo 2 runs really slow. I've turned all the settings down, any other suggestions on what I can do to make it run a little better?
Crap, just wasted my socket quest. I had found an antler helm that I wanted to make lore in, turns out those can have 3 sockets. That's what I get for not doing my research I suppose.
So I just installed Diablo 2 and the Expansion on my laptop, and it is lagging really badly for some reason. I can run Warcraft 3 and Counter Strike just fine on here, but for some reason Diablo 2 runs really slow. I've turned all the settings down, any other suggestions on what I can do to make it run a little better?
Use DirectDraw instead of Direct3D. To set this, run the video test executable in your Diablo Start Menu or Diablo 2 home directory. Direct3D means that your computer will try to emulate Voodoo cards on your current video card, and the results are never pretty. Running other games well has NOTHING to do with the performance of Diablo 2 on any desktop, since it is an older 2D game with 3D elements optimized for a dead video card. It runs like a dream on my old Windows 2000 system with a Voodoo II. *grin*
Running in windowed mode can help. Add a -w to your command line in your Diablo II shortcut.
Several things you can do with boosting Diablo II's performance:
Turn off Vista's Desktop Composition (i.e., Areo). This is especially if you find that Diablo II takes up to half an hour to start, and there's a white-on-black character at the top left corner during that time.
Run in windowed mode, as before.
Use DirectDraw instead of Direct3D, as Hahnsoo1 said.
Install a glide wrapper (one. two). This will allow you to make the full use of that revolutionary concept known as "3D hardware acceleration". This will require a card with openGL support (which virtually all cards have now, I daresay).
Turn off Perspective view (in-game menu > Video).
Requiring running in Administrator to get it to connect to Battle.net suggests a conflict with your firewall. Try tweaking those settings?
Huh, that's weird. I have noticed some slowdown in D2 from time to time, which obviously shouldn't happen, so I switched to DirectDraw. Now D2 won't run at all unless I make it run windowed, whereas it runs normally if I switch back to Direct3D. Guess I'll just have to live with a couple seconds of lag in Harrogath every now and then.
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I'd use my mouse to scroll through skills, but the ratchet on the scroll wheel's broken, so giving it a firm spin can cycle through my skills a dozen times over.
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (2017, colorized)
Edit: Yes, I am shameless.
You need a 4os crystal sword (or any 1h sword/axe with low reqs), and tal+thul+ort+amn. Usable at level 25, and one of the best caster weapons available.
edit: forgot to mention, Ladder-only. That's probably important.
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (2017, colorized)
Why is that? Crystal swords have a slightly lower strength requirement, and neither needs any dex.
edit: also, crystal swords look way cooler :P
And yes, crystal swords do look cooler, which is why I traded up my Sorc's Spirit broadsword for a Spirit Dimensional Blade. A waste of an Amn, honestly, but I still liked the thing.
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Ah, right. I got lucky and actually found a 4os crystal sword, so I kinda forgot that it's not easy to get.
Thanks, Blizzard, for taking such a firm stand against filthy mulers and people trying to trade things.
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I'ma go take inventory
I have found the thul and the tal, but the sword may turn out to be a problem. I found a Stag Helm with +2 to tornado that I want to put lore into, which means I will have to find the sword. Still, enough chaos runs and one might just drop.
1x Dark Clan Crusher unique cudgel
1x "Spirit" rune word long sword
2x "Spirit" rune word monarch shield
1x Jalal's mane totemic mask
1x Duriel's Shell unique cuirass
1x String of ears unique exceptional sash
1x Dwarf Star unique ring
1x Raven Frost unique ring
1x +2 to Elemental skill tree/+18 resist all amulet
1x Infernostride unique demonhide boots
1x War Traveler unique battle boots
1x Chance guards unique chainmail gloves
1x Goldwrap unique belt
2x Nagel Ring unique ring
1x 4 PT socketed 450 defense armor
1x 3 PT socketed exceptional bone helm
5x 6-7% to mf small charms
1x +14 to all resists gc
1x +8 to all resists large charm
1x +7 to all resists large charm
miscellaneous small/large/grand resist charms
1x Kelpie Snare unique fuscina
1x Tarnhelm unique sallet(upgraded)
1x Atma's Wall unique armor
1x Insight polearm
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1x Lightsabre unique phaseblade(Amn Socketed)
1x Rockstopper unqiue sallet
1x Griswald's Heart set ornate plate socketed with 3 PRs
1x Raven Frost unique ring
1x Dwarf Star unique ring
1x The Ward unique gothic shield
1x Gore Riders unique exceptional greaves
1x Lava Gout unique exceptional light gauntlets
1x Crescent Moon unique amulet
1x Nightsmoke unique belt
1x 221 defense 47 light/cold/fire 68 poison resist rare pally shield
miscellaneous charms
1x Darksight unique exceptional helm
1x Guardian Angel(eth) unique templar coat
1x Hwanin's Justice bill
1x Darkglow unique ringmail
1x Gorefoot uniue heavy boots
1x +1 necro skills +18 resist all amulet
miscellaneous charms
1x El
1x Eld
2x Tir
2x Nef
1x Ith
2x Tal
3x Ral
2x Ort
5x Thul
5x Amn
5x Sol
2x Shael
1x Dol
2x Hel
5x Io
1x Fal
1x Lum
1x Ko
1x Mal
1x Ohm
4x PT
4x PD
1x PS
miscellaneous gems
3x Key of Terror
Edit: Oh, and an ort and a sol, trying to make a lore hat!
1x Sander's Riprap
1x Sander's Folly
1x Sander's Superstition
1x Full Civerb's
1x Hwanin's Splendor
1x +1 Shape shifting skill gc
1x Lidless Wall(perfect diamond socketed)
1x Hone Sundan unique yari
1x Sparking Mail unique chianmail
1x Lidless Wall unique grim shield
1x Duskeep unique helm
1x Wizendraw unique long battle bow
1x Bloodletter unique gladius
1x Ethereal Edge unique silver edged axe
1x Bloodrise unique morning star
1x Bing sz wing unique dalcian fax
1x Dangoon's Teaching set reinforced mace
1x Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest
1x Tal Rasha's Firespun Cloth
1x Sazabi's Cobalt Redeemer
1x Sazabi's Mental Sheath
1x Immortal King's Stone Crusher
1x Immortal King's Detail
1x Hwanin's Blessin
1x Hwanin's Refuge
1x Trang-Gouls Girth
1x Trang-Gouls Claws
2x Aldur's Rhythm
1x M'avina's Icy Cluth
1x M'avina's Tenet
1x Naj's Circlet
1x Dangoon's Teaching
2x Natalya's Totem
1x Dark Adherent
1x Venom grip unique demonhide gloves
1x Manald Heal unique ring
1x Arm of King Leoric unique tomb wand
1x Gravespine unique bone wand
1x Venomgrip unique demonhide gloves
1x Dark Clan Crusher unique cudgel
1x Dwarf Star unique ring
1x Woestave unique halberd
1x SilkWeave unique mesh boots
1x Ravenlore unique sky spirit
3x Rainbow Facet (-5/+5 fire -3/+5 cold -4/+4 fire)
1x Cloudcrack unique gothic sword
1x Girswold's Heart
1x Infernal Torch
I'm giving it all away tonight. Probably around 8.
The game will be pahgiveaway
The order is the same as I posted.
Edit: How many hours are there until 8, your time?
Edit edit: You are an awesome dude!
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PSN: rlinkmanl
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Edit: also, I have to run it as Administrator in order for me to be able to connect to Battle.net
PSN: rlinkmanl
Forgot about a tf2 match.
It works exactly the same on Vista.
Running in windowed mode can help. Add a -w to your command line in your Diablo II shortcut.
This is all in the megapost, by the way.
Turn off Vista's Desktop Composition (i.e., Areo). This is especially if you find that Diablo II takes up to half an hour to start, and there's a white-on-black character at the top left corner during that time.
Run in windowed mode, as before.
Use DirectDraw instead of Direct3D, as Hahnsoo1 said.
Install a glide wrapper (one. two). This will allow you to make the full use of that revolutionary concept known as "3D hardware acceleration".
Turn off Perspective view (in-game menu > Video).
Requiring running in Administrator to get it to connect to Battle.net suggests a conflict with your firewall. Try tweaking those settings?