Just Slew Diablo

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Is killing Diablo in Normal the HARDEST thing to do in this game or is it
just me?

I just killed him with my skellimancer (realms, SC) and regardless of class
its ALWAYS a hard fight. He seems much easier in Nightmare and even Hell
(once you get past the oblivion knights).


I just had to rant (after 7 team wipes and 2 deaths)

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buck naked wrote:
> Is killing Diablo in Normal the HARDEST thing to do in this game or is it
> just me?


I think that normal Diablo is the first very serious test that the game
is proposing. I mean really serious...

Nightmare ancients could be the next challenge.

But, for a necro (opposed to a let say Bowazon), i think that normal
Diablo is the gate between confidence and despair....

Louis

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~misfit~ wrote:
> chaliban wrote:
> > hmmm! wrote:
> >> buck naked wrote:
> >>> Is killing Diablo in Normal the HARDEST thing to do in this game or
> >>> is it just me?
> >>
> >>
> >> I think that normal Diablo is the first very serious test that the
> >> game is proposing. I mean really serious...
> >>
> >> Nightmare ancients could be the next challenge.
> >>
> >> But, for a necro (opposed to a let say Bowazon), i think that normal
> >> Diablo is the gate between confidence and despair....
> >
> > I think normal Duriel is up there too.
>
> For a skellimancer Duriel is fairly easy as long as you have decrep (lvl 24)
> and a mud golem. For Diablo you need at least a point in summon resists and
> it's still a challenge. (IMO) The toughest part of the game for a
> skellimancer.

humph, lvl 24 for Duriel? Misfit you're a pansie.

OK, I admit, I hardly ever do Duriel anymore with a character. I just
rush through. Fine, I'm a pansie too.

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"Ian Oversby" <oversby@hotmail.com>...
> I've left my irony radar at home... this is ironic right? Normal
> Diablo the hardest thing to do in the game _for all characters_ ? I'd
> say for most characters, he isn't even really that difficult, even
> untwinked. The worst problems with him are the irritating blocking and
> the fact he is very high level, meaning that melee has a low chance to
> hit him, and his lightning breath attack that is quite damaging. It's
> still not too bad though is it? For a summoner, 1 in iron maiden and 1
> in clay golem does the job easily.
>
> For most chars I would say that hell Nilly is one of the hardest areas
> with the bugged vipers. Hell ancients is usually quite tricky too
> unless you have a lot of minions, and sometimes Baal runs can be a bit
> dangerous. Random bosses with bad combos still trump everything
> though.
>
> I suppose for a skellimancer, normal Diablo might seem difficult simply
> because the rest of the game is so easy with the ultra-powerful minions
> available with a level 1 skill. Could that be it?

For a sorceress, Diablo falls readily enough under Blizzard.

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On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 18:42:11 GMT, "Brian Kastel"
<be-ar-eye-ay-en-kay-ay-ess-tee-ee-ell@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> I suppose for a skellimancer, normal Diablo might seem difficult simply
>> because the rest of the game is so easy with the ultra-powerful minions
>> available with a level 1 skill. Could that be it?

The best strat for a necro is to use a clay golem and iron maiden.
Keep D cursed and keep a CG in front of him and he'll kill himself.

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Jake Mysterio wrote:
> I know that this has nothing really to do with your conversation but
> when i was scrolling through the newsgroups looking at the Unread
> msgs i noticed yours ... quite amusing i thought...
>
>
> Just Slew Diablo Buck Naked
>
> You were nude?
>
> ;-P
>
>
>
> "buck naked" <bnaked@your.mom> wrote in message
> news:_SbOe.45878$3S5.23198@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>> Is killing Diablo in Normal the HARDEST thing to do in this game or
>> is it just me?
>>
>> I just killed him with my skellimancer (realms, SC) and regardless of
>> class
>> its ALWAYS a hard fight. He seems much easier in Nightmare and even
>> Hell (once you get past the oblivion knights).
>>
>>
>> I just had to rant (after 7 team wipes and 2 deaths)


umm...that's neither here nor there

(funniest thing ever...got sent a credit card application for....Buck Naked)

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Ian Oversby skrev:
> I've left my irony radar at home... this is ironic right? Normal
> Diablo the hardest thing to do in the game _for all characters_ ? I'd
> say for most characters, he isn't even really that difficult, even
> untwinked. The worst problems with him are the irritating blocking and
> the fact he is very high level, meaning that melee has a low chance to
> hit him, and his lightning breath attack that is quite damaging. It's
> still not too bad though is it? For a summoner, 1 in iron maiden and 1
> in clay golem does the job easily.
>
> For most chars I would say that hell Nilly is one of the hardest areas
> with the bugged vipers. Hell ancients is usually quite tricky too
> unless you have a lot of minions, and sometimes Baal runs can be a bit
> dangerous. Random bosses with bad combos still trump everything
> though.
>
> I suppose for a skellimancer, normal Diablo might seem difficult simply
> because the rest of the game is so easy with the ultra-powerful minions
> available with a level 1 skill. Could that be it?
>
> Ian
>

My Barb had a really hard time with NM Ancients. Luckily I got one alone
behind the entrance, but he still proved really fierce. Baals minions
afterwords was easy, and though Baal himself was really tough, he way
nothing compared to those pesky Ancients.

I specialize in Frenzy (lev 23), and sword mastery (16), to deal damage
as fast as possible. The Ripsaw has taken me trough NM really easy, but
now in Hell it just doesn't deal enough damage. Just found a Legend
Sword (best speed/damage combo in the game!!), which I can equip soon
(need 10 more in strength). I am level 67 now. I wonder if I should use
one of my imbues on it, or if I should socket it? Or maybe both, adding
one socket after the imbue...

--
Robert Aksland