PlanetDiablo | Features | State of the Forums | Edition #2 - 10/30/01

State of the Forums


Moderator: Stomper

Happy Halloween To All!

Well as the year rolls around once again and we find ourselves at my favorite holiday! I wonder at what this year will bring? In two days I'll know. But for now it's pumpkins, hay bales, scarecrows, corn stalks and all sorts of creepy (& sometimes grotesque) decorations. My witch's cauldron is primed to go and the frogs (uh, I mean children) await.

As for the Forums, it was a good week in the Off Topic Forum! So many posts, I encourage you to check them out. Please be sure to read at least the first page of a multi-page forum thread before you contribute as there may be rules to that particular thread that you need to follow (ie. Welcome to D2 Tavern) Check them all out here - Off Topic Forum.

The past week I was fortunate enough to catch the Forum thread - Bin Laden Song It provided much entertainment and laughs.

Additionally, there has been a clamour for a new forum for Hardcore topics. We thought it was a great idea and responded! Come check out the new forum and post your questions or help kits for hardcore players! For a quick link: Hardcore Play.



Moderator: Snikda Master

This has been another quick week on the PD Forums. In the past week, we have seen a drastic drop in flames and spam across all boards, including the Off Topic board. Once again Off Topic was defined, this time by Madanark, and I feel that a good understanding of the purpose of the OTF has been reached by many.

This week I would like to recognize Shuak. As the "newbie" watcher, I take notice when I see somebody stepping up to help out the new members with questions. If you go to the Newbie's Area, chances are, you will see 9 or 10 posts by Shuak giving out swift advice to new members and players so they can get back to their obsession, err, game. With 800 posts, Shuak is a valuable member of the PD community, and I have no doubts that he will continue to help out all that ask.

I would also like to recognize Dolmaniac. In the past couple of weeks, he has put together some of the best posts on this board. To a one, they are well thought out, make clear points, and yet still leave open the possibility of further discussion on all of his topics and posts. We need more members like this, and I personally think it is great to see a person with so many posts go from somebody tagged as a "spammer" to the great influence on the boards that many of us see him as today.

Overall, the boards seem to further settle every week into a great place to get your questions asked, meet new friends, and have a great time! Like every week, there are some great posts out there, and I will leave finding them up to you (it won't be that hard!). I also want to thank all of the contributing members and welcome those new to the boards.



Moderator: Madanark

Paladin is best class.

Above is a topic recently that I hoped to enjoy reading. I am starting a paladin and thought "great" before starting. As many who read it point out, it seemed to immediately diverge from its focus. Sounds familiar. See this also for more disappointment: Yogi Bear.

These kinds of things disappoint me as you all know. But luckily the state of the forums is not based on this past week. See below for good solid links to learn the paladin class and how to play him.

If you need advice for the Paladin, there are many to choose from . I would point out two, NothingSacred (Avenger Guide) and Savior Goumindong.

Until next time...



Moderator: DjYeLLoJeLLo

News: Not much has happened this week. There have been a lot of new users asking for a lot of things lately. Many people have been asking about Magic Find items. I find that there have been more Magic Find threads in the past 3 days then probably in the past 3 weeks. I find that the best magic find characters are the Sorceress and the Barbarian.


Dream Magic Find Equipment
Type Sorceress Barbarian
Helm Harlequin Crest, socketed, with Ist Rune Harlequin Crest, socketed, with Ist Rune
Weapon The Oculus, socketed, with Ist Rune or The Blade of Ali Baba with two Ist Runes 1/2 The Blade of Ali Baba with 2 Ist Runes
Armor Tal Rasha's Guardianship, socketed, with an Ist rune or Skullder's Ire socketed with an Ist Rune Skullder's Ire, socketed, with an Ist Rune
Shield Rhyme Runeword Grim Shield Rhyme Runeword Grim Shield
Gloves 40% Chance Guards. 40% Chance Guards
Belt Goldwraps or 15% Tal Rasha's Fine-Spun Cloth Goldwraps
Boots 50% War Travelers 50% War Travelers
Rings Two 30% Nagelrings. Two 30% Nagelrings
Amulet Tal Rasha's Adjudication (Only if you have the Guardianship and Fine-Spun Cloth on, because it adds 65% more magic find) or a 48% magic find amulet +2 Barbarian 48% magic find amulet

You can't add sockets to gloves, boots, rings, amulets, or to any socketed item or runewords.


Strategies:

Amazon: Since I really like to play Amazons, I think that the current strategies out for Amazons are not that great, yet. I really like the Gymna's Skill Point distribution for bowazon post. It has the topic Amazon players discuss about what they think is best for Amazons. I have my own guide but I haven't updated it yet.

Sorceress: Sorceress' are truly fun to play. When you are thinking of what kind of Sorceress to build, make sure you check out Caelyn's What's the point of a tri-sorcie? It helps you discuss why a Tri-Tree Sorceress is better then a Uni/Bi-Tree Sorceress.

Necromancer: These guys are king among pimps in Diablo II. What other character can summon 20 dead monsters or 20 skeleton mages? Necromancers have been known to be the worst character in the game since the skill advantage is not towards them. Personally, I think that Blizzard has been screwing up the Necromancer in many patches and it doesn't look like this will change. When you are getting to Hell difficulty with your Necromancer, check out Tal-Shi's Can you do this? So far, the best Necromancer guide for the second week in a row is Ebolous's Guide.


Mods: There have been a lot of new people asking what do these mods do and if they harm your computer. To answer the questions:

  1. Mods introduce new items and different views of the game which are different from Classic Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
  2. Mods don't harm your computer at all unless you screw up something. All you have to do is rename your current "patch_d2.mpq" to something else to back it up; for instance, "d2.mpq." Then, when you download the mod, just add the mod's "patch_d2.mpq" into your Diablo II folder and that should be it. Mods are really fun to play and most people enjoy playing them.



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