Hi all. Since I'm new, I think it's polite to talk little bit of myself first. I played D2 on USWNL from 2004-2009. I was quite wealthy then, and relatively well known in the USWNL community. I just installed D2 again and although I know it all along, it's quite sad to see my old accounts gone ): Despite knowing lots of stuff then, I kinda forgot a lot of things in D2 now. I do remember stuff like Jah Ith Ber, Kol Vex Pul Thul etc, but I cannot remember their key stats. But anyway my purpose of installing D2 is just to play Single Player mode.
I'm actually quite surprised that there is still an active community for SP D2. I have browsed through several guides here, but I did not read them thoroughly (kinda tired atm). I also don't think they have exactly what I want. I am looking to be starting from scratch. I think the appropriate term for my game would be 'untwinked' (just came across this term while reading threads here). I also have no access to any stash of items, so my game is really spanking brand new. I will also not be using any mods (I read that there's a runeword mod) or mule. The patch used is the latest one on bnet. I of course will be playing in Players 8. Also, it's highly unlikely that I will play to Hell difficulty (may or may not be playing Nightmare too). Lastly, I highly doubt I'm dedicated enough to do insane number of MF runs (I could do maybe max 20 at once?).
I will be playing Assassin. The build that I think I'm playing is Tiger Strike + Dragon Tail (with Cobra Strike to life/mana steal), since I had good experiences with this skill build back then when I was messing around in SP. Below are some questions which I hope you guys could help me.
1) I recall my old Assassin struggling to hit late Act 5 enemies with Tiger/Cobra. I think the issue may be due to low attack rating? How should I balance my points between Cobra/Tiger/Claw Mastery? Or is the reason due to low Dexterity.
2) Any recommended skill builds I should be going for? I don't need the level 90 builds, but more of what skills I should be prioritising.
3) Since Tiger/Cobra only uses your primary weapon, I will probably be using Weapon + Shield. Should I stick to using Claws?
4) What kind of equipments should I be looking for? I do believe I should be able to get by using topaz'd armour and helm for most part of normal (until I can replace them with low end goodies )
5) Any low end Runewords/Uniques/Sets that I should be praying for?
Any other tips are apperciated. I do apologise if I broke any rules here. Cheers!
I'm actually quite surprised that there is still an active community for SP D2. I have browsed through several guides here, but I did not read them thoroughly (kinda tired atm). I also don't think they have exactly what I want. I am looking to be starting from scratch. I think the appropriate term for my game would be 'untwinked' (just came across this term while reading threads here). I also have no access to any stash of items, so my game is really spanking brand new. I will also not be using any mods (I read that there's a runeword mod) or mule. The patch used is the latest one on bnet. I of course will be playing in Players 8. Also, it's highly unlikely that I will play to Hell difficulty (may or may not be playing Nightmare too). Lastly, I highly doubt I'm dedicated enough to do insane number of MF runs (I could do maybe max 20 at once?).
I will be playing Assassin. The build that I think I'm playing is Tiger Strike + Dragon Tail (with Cobra Strike to life/mana steal), since I had good experiences with this skill build back then when I was messing around in SP. Below are some questions which I hope you guys could help me.
1) I recall my old Assassin struggling to hit late Act 5 enemies with Tiger/Cobra. I think the issue may be due to low attack rating? How should I balance my points between Cobra/Tiger/Claw Mastery? Or is the reason due to low Dexterity.
2) Any recommended skill builds I should be going for? I don't need the level 90 builds, but more of what skills I should be prioritising.
3) Since Tiger/Cobra only uses your primary weapon, I will probably be using Weapon + Shield. Should I stick to using Claws?
4) What kind of equipments should I be looking for? I do believe I should be able to get by using topaz'd armour and helm for most part of normal (until I can replace them with low end goodies )
5) Any low end Runewords/Uniques/Sets that I should be praying for?
Any other tips are apperciated. I do apologise if I broke any rules here. Cheers!