OH SNAP! Diablo 2 Ladder reset 6/25!

Heh, wow people are more out of touch than I thought. That world event has been around for a long time. The most recent addition was Keys and Organs to get a Hellfire torch.

Popular PvP Characters:
Smite Paladin- Dominates Melee combat and can take out sorcs with ease using Charge. A smite pally with Grief and an item that lets you cast the Necromancer curse that turns your damage into life is nigh unstopable with the right gear to switch out.

Trapsassin- Does very well at PvP with the use of lightning traps and appropriate +light damage gear. Needs lots of +1 skill charms to be most effective. Also having Enigma is highly recommended for avoiding being hit.

Poison WW Sin- Using a certain runeword claw, assassins can make use of the barbarian skill Whirlwind. Add to this tons of poison damage through skills and charms and you've got a very good PvP character.

Glass Cannon- Though not as effective as they were in 1.09, bowazons using guided arrow can still do a decent amount of damage, however they are very gear specific. Put only enough points into Str to sue your gear and dump everything else into Dex. Grab yourself a rare Grand Matron bow and armor/ helm outfitted with x7 40/15 jewels. Fire away. You do lots of damage fast but beware, you will die in one hit. Luckily the dodging skills save you more often than not.

Light Sorc- Very feared are these sorcs unless you have the right gear to face them (stack light res+absorbtion gear) with enough +1 light skill charms these sorcs can pump out the damage fast while still being highly maneuverable using teleport without having to resort to using Enigma.

Blizzard Sorc- The cold sorc has gotten several good upgrades since 1.09, frozen orb is no longer the way to go. With all of its synergies, Blizzard can often 1 hit KO anyone who stays around long enough to take the damage. Like the light sorc, these sorcs can easily be countered by using stacked cold res and a very common PvP ring, Ravenfrost.

Whirlwind Barb- Barbs have a very deadly combination at their disposal with the 1.10/1.11 runewords. The most common of which is Beast, which grants the paladin's fanaticism aura and Doom, which grants the paladin's holy freeze aura. Unlike most other forms of cold damage the holy freeze bypasses the "cannot be frozen" effect from items giving you a massive speed advantage against anyone who gets close enough to you. Combine this with Battle Orders for a massive life total and Whirlwind and its GG.

PnB Necro- I don't have much experience playing as one but against them they are a real pain for any melee character. PnB necros do a high amount of non-elemental damage through the use of bone spear and occasionally bone spirit. There are very few ways to prevent this damage. PnB necros also make using of bonewall to obstruct the path of advancing melee characters which makes it particularly difficult to actually hit them. They also like to use Enigma to make quick getaways.

FoH Pally- The FoH paladin makes use of his Conviction aura to lower the resistances of his target, and they attempt to instantly kill them using Fist of the Heavens, an auto target skill that only requires that you click near the opponent. I have never found the FoH pally to be useful on its own in high level PvP, but its fun to take one into Hardcore mode and 1 shot the characters that won't be coming back to life :)

The Hammerdin- While the Hammerdin is the god of PvE, they aren't too bad at PvP, assuming you can get people to walk into your hammers. Playing as a hammerdin usually works 1 of 2 ways. The first is to plan your field of hammers and try to herd the opponent into it using a combination of charge to try to desynch them and launching 1 or 2 hammers to try to send them into your main field of hammers. The second way is using enigma and teleporting directly below them and the letting loose a hammer or 2 and then teleporting away. If you hit them with both hammers 9 times out of 10 you will have killed them. It it fairly difficult to PK with a hammerdin against ranged characters especially since you have to stand still to cast your hammers leaving you momentarily vulnerable to AoE attacks such as Blizzard.

Wind Druid- Using a combination of... I forget the name, Hurricane? Basically you surround yourself with a hurricane, summon some wolves as fodder for melee characters, teleport on top of your opponent using Enigma and then blast away with the non-elemental damage of Tornado. This build works particularly well against spell casters, as you have a windshield that negates a certain amount of elemental damage.


Thats all I can think of for now, those, I believe, are the most common in high level PvP.
 
Oddly my lag issues are nearly non-existant on USWest, so count me in. My account name over there is Gen0cidal (assuming we don't go with CAG in the name).
 
Updated OP again (post your accounts too if you want)...don't think there was any question as to what server we were playing on. I think I was outnumbered 10 to 1.

Anyway...don't know about a meeting time, I'm starting probably as soon as I wake up since I gotta work all night. I'll be going meteor sorc most likely, just for mf.
 
Account names are Raven64 and crystalklear64.

As for time, I work from 8:30-5pm PST so I'll be playing after I have some dinner so probably around 6:30pm.
 
Alright, I've loaded everything up and I'm good to go... account name: swift900

Still not sure as to which class I want to play as... I've always had a soft spot for the Barbarian, but I want to make sure I choose a character that complements the party. decisions decisions...

Anyways, I work most weekdays so I'll be available primarily in the evenings. Approx. 7 - ??? est.

Hopefully I'll see you guys on b.net tomorrow!
 
I'll be on after work tomorrow, prolly playing my Barb as soon as I get home and switching to my Necro when the CAGs get together. Account name is HotShotX. I'd suggest adding everyone to your friends list when you get online.

~HotShotX
 
I just started a new character on USEast a week or two ago. My account name's jfunkdpg. If anyone wants to play, feel free to hit me up.
 
Sigh, no news yet. And I believe it's going to be a four hour downtime when they do the wipe. So I'm guessing it'll be a while.
 
Servers just went down, and according to the b.net post should be up in about 4 hours, or about 9PM Eastern. So much for that 7PM meet-up.
 
[quote name='Genocidal']Servers just went down, and according to the b.net post should be up in about 4 hours, or about 9PM Eastern. So much for that 7PM meet-up.[/quote]

Yeah, servers down at 5pm EST, 2pm PST. Assuming they take the full 4 hours, we'll meet up around 9pm EST, 6pm PST in the CAG chatroom.

Since it's a new ladder, I'd recommend making all of your chars now to ensure you get the names you want, before playing tonight. As far as I know, we won't be doing the CAG tags, but feel free to express yourself.

I imagine I'll be doing HSX-CharName with my heroes, just so I'm easier to identify, and so I can pick whatever surname I want :)

~HotShotX
 
I'll pop on once the servers pop back up.

Assuming it's not taken, I'll be named Kariene.... I've never seen it taken, so if you ever run into that name in a game, it's probably me.


edit: I hate the results you get after googling a name you come up with.
 
[quote name='Logain8955']edit: I hate the results you get after googling a name you come up with.[/quote]

You think yours is bad? I've been using HotShotX for over 7-8 years now, and when I google it I also get the MySpace page for some 16 yr old goth chick.

~HotShotX
 
Servers seem to be back up, report to the CAG chatroom post haste. If no one's there, check the CAG/CAG Game/Pass.

~HotShotX
 
hotshot is tearing shit up... last i saw he was on the ladder with his lvl 52 necro... nasty

anyways i'm rocking a lvl 8 ice / fire sorc and a lvl 21 ww barb... i'm going to try to get past meph before hitting the sack.

if i see you on crystal, we can do trist runs w/ my sorc.
 
I got completely blindsided with things so I haven't even started yet. Ah well, perhaps I'll catch up to a few of you in the near future.
 
Hey guys, I've got my barb to lvl 32... I'm going to continue to do baal runs, but I am desperate for a mana leech ring / ammy / wep / ANYTHING!

If you guys could just keep an eye out, I'd greatly appreciate it.
 
My level 44 Sorceress is boned. She's in Act 4 of Nightmare and can't really get any further as it is. Act 2 was pretty tough, but Act 4 is damn near impossible... I die in one or two hits. My gear sucks so I don't have high enough Faster Cast Rate to tele though it, and even if I did, I really doubt I could beat Diablo. I had to have help for Duriel, and used the moat trick for Mephisto...

I could level more, but it wouldn't really help. A little health? A little more Blizzard damage? Wouldn't make a difference, since my Blizzard already kills most things in one hit, and health isn't terribly useful when my defense, block and resists all suck. My gear is what's holding me back. I haven't found anything at all useful, I'm basically naked except for a little resist and a little mana regen.

I wish I would've made a Paladin or Necro, at this point. Some class that can survive without great gear.
 
[quote name='Koggit']My level 44 Sorceress is boned. She's in Act 4 of Nightmare and can't really get any further as it is. Act 2 was pretty tough, but Act 4 is damn near impossible... I die in one or two hits. My gear sucks so I don't have high enough Faster Cast Rate to tele though it, and even if I did, I really doubt I could beat Diablo. I had to have help for Duriel, and used the moat trick for Mephisto...

I could level more, but it wouldn't really help. A little health? A little more Blizzard damage? Wouldn't make a difference, since my Blizzard already kills most things in one hit, and health isn't terribly useful when my defense, block and resists all suck. My gear is what's holding me back. I haven't found anything at all useful, I'm basically naked except for a little resist and a little mana regen.

I wish I would've made a Paladin or Necro, at this point. Some class that can survive without great gear.[/QUOTE]


One of the things I've noticed about Blizz sorcs is that early on, they're kind of dependent on grouping until Baal Hell. Just group with people to get through the quests, get some rushes, and get up there. Then you can farm for stuff.

You'll want to find a 4 open socket polearm ASAP and get the Infinity runeword...the one that gives your merc the aura that takes away elemental immunities.
 
I happened upon a very nice LLD rare jewel yesterday, but I don't know about the market for such things anymore. +7 max damage, +8% ed, level req of 8. Awwwwright.


Made it up to 43 so far, hope to get NM beat by tonight so I can get to the "good" stuff : )
 
Yeah, I made 2 characters on Non-Ladder, because of the reset. I'm probably going to restart ladder once I'm done.

[quote name='Logain8955']One of the things I've noticed about Blizz sorcs is that early on, they're kind of dependent on grouping until Baal Hell. Just group with people to get through the quests, get some rushes, and get up there. Then you can farm for stuff.

You'll want to find a 4 open socket polearm ASAP and get the Infinity runeword...the one that gives your merc the aura that takes away elemental immunities.[/quote]
I have a quite nice Blizz sorc that rolled over onto NL that holds her own:

15% cold skill Nightwing, Faceted
17% Blizzard Ormus, Faceted
29% Death's Fathom, Faceted
35%(I believe) Spirit Monarch
Snowclash
2 legit SOJs
Treks
Trang Gloves
2 Sorc Skills/10 FCR/ res all/life/mana amulet I believe
Sorc Torch
Anni
5 normal Cold Skill GCs
Cold Skill GC 40 Life (!)

15k Blizz, anyone?

Also, if anyone want's to play on USEast NL, *OOTS_Morbid, UserMaatRe, and on ladder when I restart, ProphetsOvIsa.
 
I have a NL Blizz Sorc that's not quite as strong as yours but still pretty nice. She's level 88, mostly MF-oriented gear with few exceptions (resist, absorb, +str from enigma to allow monarch). Only +3 skill from gear, +7 more from charms, 425% MF... her merc has an Insight. Insight is basically unlimited mana, I can't run out even if I try. Thanks to FCR she can tele to Durance 3 without getting hit, and I then kill Council (teleing to avoid hydra) then use the moat trick so that my relatively weak level 30 Blizz can kill Meph.

Each run takes about 2 minutes. I actually get temp banned sometimes from running too fast (any more than 20 runs an hour gives a temp ban). The only issue is that my merc dies every time I do the moat trick, so I have to get enough loot from Meph to sell to revive him. It's very rarely problematic, though.

That's basically what I'm aiming to re-achieve in ladder.
 
[quote name='MorbidAngel4Life']If any of you guys want to try a fun build, make a Dual Dream Zeal sorceress.[/QUOTE]
Last season I made a werebear melee sorc, it was so fun. As far as dual dream goes, I did that on my pally with other auras and infinity on my merc. Good stuff killing people just by running by them.

Made it to level 72 so far. Halu needs to get on and start mfing us cag's some phat lewt : )
 
I never got to use any of the fun stuff because I could never afford all the runes... =( My highest drop ever was like a pul...
 
Hey guys, building my hammerpally (lvl77 hell ladder) so it can eventually do some solo hell runs (baal or pit). But as of right now it's a little too early. It's damned hard to get a hold of enigma. But once people start geting rich, I'll be able to trade in some of my stuff then the runs will start rolling in.

At the moment, I'll be playing with my sorc (lvl85 hell ladder), MFing (accnt: Viper-BD). And if anyone wants some stuff, I'll try to help you out, though my selection is far from what you call leet.
 
Level 85, doing Pindle/Eldritch/Shenk/Mephisto/Countess runs all in the same game (slowly on Meph/Count), got ahold of a Homunuculus (woot), so now I'm working towards my final equipment setup before levelling again.

Accountname is HotShotX, give me a ring if you want to do some runs together.

~HotShotX
 
[quote name='crystalklear64']Last season I made a werebear melee sorc, it was so fun. As far as dual dream goes, I did that on my pally with other auras and infinity on my merc. Good stuff killing people just by running by them.

Made it to level 72 so far. Halu needs to get on and start mfing us cag's some phat lewt : )[/quote]
Well this one uses a Passion Phase Blade, which allows you to Zeal. I do 6.5-50k melee damage with a SORC.

[quote name='Kayden']I never got to use any of the fun stuff because I could never afford all the runes... =( My highest drop ever was like a pul...[/quote]

Last ladder season, in the span of 2 months, I found 2 Guls, 2 Puls, a Lo, an Um, 2 Mals, and a Vex. That's not counting the 40+ HRs I traded for in a week :lol:
 
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