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  I hope they make it....DAMN HARD! Almost too hard. : GabrielBrodersen
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    Hell difficulty solo was pretty bad to go through for me. I'm working my way through the first time (alwa... : TheNiXXeD
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      uhh dude, you're screwed with a sorc on hell solo. Just thought you should know. TRUST ME. : uebersoldat
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        Haha, damn... how bad? I really wanted to finish out hell difficulty at least once. : TheNiXXeD
        • You'd have to go with two different elements. Fireball/Meteor with Frozen Orb was a nice combo that would... : King Kavik
        • it's practically impossible to get through big D's sanctuary in hell solo unless the mobs spawn without r... : uebersoldat
        • Every single creature in Hell difficulty spawns with two immunities of: Ice / Lightning / Fire / Physical... : bipolar
        • I finally beat Hell solo with my Necromancer a couple weeks ago. Hard as shit but did it. Trying to go th... : Total Exodus
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  My hardcore infernal character awaits. I can not wait. : Sexpansion Pack
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    The best part is that you can never bullshit it by just grinding for twice as long to outlevel everything... : Zek
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      I only ever ran through Diablo, D2 and LoD on Normal diff, i was young and cowardly. What exactly is "har... : rottdcorpse
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        Hardcore means you can't "respawn" when you die. : TheNiXXeD
        • Bloody hell, think I'll be avoiding that tbh. I'm not knocking, I can see the appeal, but investing a ton... : rottdcorpse
      • Hardcore mode = death is permanent. : Captain Loco
      • Permadeath. : briktal
      • The benefit is that it is the most fun way to play the game :) : Sexpansion Pack
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        It is the best game mode in the entire universe. : DM7
        • It's the only mode. : Marrbe
        • oh god this is exactly how I feel I was just too much of a pussy to say it :( : Sexpansion Pack
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          I don't see how this would make sense. One bit of lag or mistake and you die... what fun is that =[ : TheNiXXeD
          • Because not making that mistake is pretty much the only challenge in the Diablo world. : JarEme
          • In hardcore mode, what you do and what happens make a difference. Everything becomes tactical and intense... : Marrbe
          • in war one mistake can get you killed nixxed NOW FINISH THE FIGHT : Dravenport
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            yeah i dont get it - just setting yourself up for rage : bolneze
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              I had a level 75 paladin that made it to nightmare difficulty and died instantly in act 3 from those expl : DM7
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                Did you stare at the screen for some time before proceeding? : Marrbe
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                  I looked at the screen for about 10-15 sec and was laughing softly to myself. : : DM7
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                    It's still worth it to me. So what if a softcore char is guaranteed to make it to level cap eventually, I... : Marrbe
                    • Same here, I'll have a single player character and play through it once on normal difficulty, taking my t... : DM7
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                    Haha. I had a very well equipped Javazon that died to the Minions of Destruction on Hell. They spawned as... : King Kavik
                    • Like you, I'm going to play the game and complete it once before making a hardcore character. Monk \m/ : DM7
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                See, I still dislike those things, but I didn't have to remake a character. I just don't value losing thi... : TheNiXXeD
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                  You do lose time and money from dying though. What's the point of that? The game could just put a big fro... : Zek
                  • In normal difficulty, you lose the money you had + have to run back. But in harder difficulties you lose ... : TheNiXXeD
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                  The value isn't in the times when you lose everything; it's in the times when you don't. : JarEme
                  • Yes! Going to fight Duriel for the first time in D2 Hardcore was some good shit. :D : DM7
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                Fuck stygion dolls : Iwannaacura
                • Right! : Mini-d
              • hahahaha : Creepin_Jeezus
          • I have lost numerous characters in hell, and it was always frustrating whatever the reason was. I will... : pigz
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            Oh, but it's fantastic when you're an inch away from death and you go into complete shock and panic. You ... : angry jellyfish
            • Yeah, narrowly escaping death is one of the greatest rushes you can get. I'll do softcore initially to r... : bipolar
            • Seriously, the adrenaline rush is just fantastic. : The Grolar Bear
            • Oh man you live and die in those battles. So intense! It's such a rush and nothing in gaming really compa... : spiffymc
      • You die, and your character is gone. : Johnnsen
      • think of it like "1 life no continues..." nintendo hardmode : Iwannaacura
      • It's this amazing mode where you spend tons of time making an awesome character, then your internet hiccu... : DerHuhnTeufel
  • Cant wait to see the people complain, TOO HARD I CAN ONLY PLAY MEDIUM! :( : Iwannaacura
  • I had a lvl 40-something hardcore sorc once, some asshat came in to blood hills and somehow found me and ... : uebersoldat
  • Yes, this is the only way to play. Nearly losing my hardcore character in D2 was such a thrill. : herradura99
• I can see me and my buddy fucking caning this game. Gonna piss off everyone else who wants my attention..... : rottdcorpse
• "downright terrifying to all but the most hardcore." Rather, even more terrifying if you're playing ha... : Skrynkelberg
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  Kotaku does not load for me for some reason. Does he actually say that Inferno difficulty will be harder ... : Skrynkelberg
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    The key here that makes inferno interesting isn't that it is higher difficulty than d2 hell, it is that i... : kaddar0
    • Yeah, I guess in Inferno Mode, all normal mobs will be like level 61, and bosses even a bit higher. But t... : code-e255
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    You could just outlevel things in D2 though, no? Now, the lowest mob is one level higher than the level c... : Johnnsen
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      the ubers have a monster level of 110 i think, so you can out level most things. regular monsters never w... : re4ctor
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        If this is my first time attempting to finish hell difficulty, will I be able to see the uber monsters? I... : TheNiXXeD
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          Ubers don't work in SP. : bipolar
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            And even if they did, you could see them only to die horribly in a second or two. Uber Diablo is the eas... : bipolar
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              Can you do them on an IP game or open bnet? Also according to the guy above, I'm not gonna be finishing e... : TheNiXXeD
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                You won't do it easily, no. Too many immune creatures. The only way to do it is to get one of the convict... : DerHuhnTeufel
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                  Mercenaries don't have the conviction aura unless you give them the Infinity runeword which is as close t... : bipolar
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                    The act 2 nightmare ones did. : DerHuhnTeufel
                    • No. http://extreme-gamerz.org/diablo2/viewdiablo2/mercenaryguides : bipolar
              • No ubers except on closed b.net The only way your sorc will make it through Hell is if you respec to a... : bipolar
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  Ahhh, I can't understand we they don't say anything for a release window. I played it for 20min yesterday... : kurtzenter
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    The demo should start any day now. :( : DM7
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      Demo? Beta? : TheNiXXeD
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        I'm sorry. In these modern times, some game companies use those two words interchangeably. : DM7
        • I doubt blizzard does that though, and that often only counts for open beta. : Johnnsen
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          There's a very distinct difference though. Demo: open to anyone who wants in, small subset of game. B... : TheNiXXeD
          • True, Blizzard doesn't seem to throw out the beta/demo like some other game companies. :D : DM7
  • lucky... what class did you play? : RogerDandy
  • it 'felt' ready 2 years ago at PAX, except for the adding all the content and balancing part : derelict515
  • I played it at blizzcon like 4 years ago and it felt ready : rodneystubbs
  • We gotta wait for the console version to be ready, from that console team they're putting together now... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • Well, the parts they let you play should feel ready. If they felt broken/unfinished people would bitch. : Derringer
• Hardcore inferno comes with a press which crushes your balls when you die. : Johnnsen
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  I hope this works out, I was never a fan of baal runs. : re4ctor
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    Sounds like the same thing, but more incentive to run different bosses. : TheNiXXeD
    • If it's not Baal, it will just be some set of pathing that is just divergent enough to maximize loot : grandmasterlee
    • They've said they're trying to make boss running less attractive in general. They want you to just play t... : Zek
• "Patrick, 'Inferno' isn't the full title." "Well, how bad could it be?" : the archvile
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  They had better make it actually difficult. Hell was a cakewalk with my javazon. : badcaps
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    D2's balance was kind of a joke, how difficult it was depended entirely on how hard you min/maxed your ch... : Zek
    • You're probably right about lack of specs evening out the gameplay; it certainly makes it easier to tune ... : badcaps
    • I am going to miss stat points. Even though (especially in HC mode) it was basically doing the same thin... : bipolar
• D2 difficulty was never a problem, even in Hardcore mode. Once you get used to make chars properly, start... : Mini-d
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  They should offer to revive your character for $500. : edgewise
  • Brilliant. : lolpatrol
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    yes. but further, you should be able to purchase your way to unlock inferno mode (or hell mode) right aw... : Downforce
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      They should just make it cost money to identify items! : Derringer
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        they should charge per click. subthread over. : Unleashed
        • maybe thats inferno mode, limited clicks per level : filthysock
• The external beta is actually scheduled to begin before September 30. Their community manager, Bashio... : angry jellyfish
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  I have never played a Diablo game and I am rock hard to try this out : bozer
  • WHAT. I would do anything to experience Diablo 2 for the first time again. Play it! : Metatron85
• I'm glad they're doing this for the players who obviously want it, but I'm so over this type of gaming. ... : action wombmate