Diablo II is a dark fantasy/horror-themed hack and slash, with elements of the role playing game and dungeon crawl genres. It was released for Windows and Mac OS in 2000 by Blizzard Entertainment, and was developed by Blizzard North. It is a direct sequel to the 1996 hit PC game, Diablo.
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Using Wirt's Leg on another difficulty than it was obtained in?
Playing in Nightmare I just picked up Wirt's Leg for the first time. I must have somehow missed it in Normal, so now I'm wondering: will I miss out on anything if I simply bring it back to Normal and ...
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Where can I listen to Diablo 1, 2 and Starcraft soundtracks? [closed]
Where can I find free (and legal) soundtracks of Blizzard's classics, StarCraft, Diablo and Diablo 2?
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“Connection interrupted” after a few seconds of fighting the Ancients
I'm being kicked from the game when fighting Ancients after about ten seconds of fighting them. Other than that, the game works fine. Why is this happening?
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Diablo 2 procuring affixes on mercenaries (hirelings)
If I give my mercenary an item that has "Chance to cast" attribute, will it work?
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What skills can be cast on allies in Diablo 2?
What skills in Diablo 2 can be cast on friendly players, summoned creatures and hirelings?
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How to get good socketed class-specific items in Diablo 2?
I know that if I want to get more socketed items, I should have as few +magic find % as possible, but what do I have to do to get socketed class-specific items with better base bonuses?
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Magic Find worse for finding unique/sets in Baal runs?
It always seemed to me that if I do a Baal run without MF, I get more unique/sets and less rares.
So I thought to make a couple dozen runs on Baal Nightmare to see how it works.
After 15 runs without ...
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What are some character builds for a Amazon in Diablo II LOD [closed]
Anyone have any suggestions or links with some Amazon Character builds?
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Got stuck in Chaos Sanctuary, now what do I do?
This is the N-th time I've tried to beat Diablo 2, and it's happening all over again.
I'm a Paladin at lvl 28, ripped through the game without much difficulty until Chaos Sanctuary. As soon as I ...
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What are the statistically most likely places to buy certain items from merchants?
I'm looking to (eventually) get into crafting, and while I've saved a lot of jewels, gems, and runes, I'm lacking in certain magical equipment. Namely:
sharkskin gloves
vampirebone gloves
sharkskin ...
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How do I get items from one character to another?
While I was playing Sorceress, I picked up a unique shield, but want my Paladin to use it. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the stash is shared between characters like it is in D3. So how do I swap ...
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Using Wirt's Leg as a weapon
If I place runes in the sockets of Wirt's Leg, can I still use it to get to the secret cow level? Or does it have to be "clean" for that to work?
Reason I am asking is because it is the only weapon ...
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Can I imbue more than once on the same difficulty level in Diablo 2?
After getting the Horadric Malus and bringing it back to Charsi, she gives you the chance to imbue an item to make it better. I know you can do it again on the next difficulty, but I want to do it ...
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How should I distribute my bonus points with my Paladin at level up?
In Diablo 2, how should I use the bonus points at time of level up for my Paladin? I haven't been putting much into mana since I usually use an active skill for defense or attack. I stick with using ...
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What is the little multi-colored icon above the mercenaries head?
What is the little multi-colored icon above the mercenaries head in Diablo 2? I have noticed it appear during the middle of combat and it makes a weird noise when it happens to. What exactly is ...
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What does “Rakanishu” mean?
When I'm going through fighting off enemies in Diablo 2, and I hear the little monsters utter a saying, does the saying "Rakanishu" have any meaning in the Diablo games? So far I have only heard it ...
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How do I get my Jewels/Gems out of my weapon? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you recover socketed gems/runes from an item?
Aside from playing Diablo 3 for countless hours of the day, I can honestly say that I never beat Diablo 2. In fact, ...
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What is druid's preferred weapon if there is one?
Necromancers go with wand, sorcerers go with staff, paladins have scepter etc. Is there a default weapon to go with when playing druid? I am playing level 21 werewolf druid, and I am using falcion and ...
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Why does the Vigor skill bonus from equipment not increase Blessed Hammer damage?
This is my damage when boots on.
This is my damage when boots off.
Vigor is synergy for Blessed Hammer, why doesn't the boots increase my damage?
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Clagging in Diablo 2
When dueling in diablo 2, I see a lot of paladins talking about "clagging." How is "clagging" done in diablo 2? And why does it work?
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How can I resurrect my mercenary?
I've read in various guides and FAQs that Diablo II mercenaries can be resurrected from the NPC who lets you hire them; however, I can't find the option to do so. I'm in Act II and Greiz only offers ...
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How does Diablo II's difficulty scaling work?
In Diablo III, difficulty is handled in sequential fashion:
Act II Normal is intended to be harder than Act I Normal
Act I Nightmare is intended to be harder than Act IV Normal
Act I Hell is ...
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What happened to the heroes from Diablo 2?
I know that the warrior hero from first Diablo became the Dark Wanderer and Diablo himself in Diablo 2; the rogue became Blood Raven and the the Sorcerer became the Summoner impersonating Horazon, and ...
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Is it worth it to repair before selling?
Often times I find loot that has a small amount of durability lost. I tend to "repair all" as my first action when I visit the blacksmith, where I usually sell my stuff. So when I sell stuff, I'm ...
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Is there a way to shoot a ranged weapon consistently without moving my feet?
I switched to using a bow, and now I find myself constantly running to a few steps away from enemies before shooting them in the face. At my current level it isn't a big deal since I can still tank ...
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My hireling died, what happens to their equipment?
Despite my best attempts, my hireling died. Alas poor meatshield, I knew her well. It does not seem that her equipment dropped when she died. Is it lost forever? If I hire a new hireling will the ...
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Do respawned enemies give experience?
In the early game of Diablo II I seem to be constantly facing these pesky Demon Shamans that endlessly respawn/resurrect nearby fallen demons. I recall there are similar enemies later in the game ...
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Does loot despawn/disappear after a certain amount of time?
As mentioned in this question, inventory size is an issue in Diablo II. So far, I don't plan on playing with others, so for me loot whoring is not an issue.
Given this, I am interested to know if ...
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Is there any way to calculate or estimate DPS?
Coming back to the game after a long time, I see the damage range of weapons, and the fact that they have different attack speeds. Based on my experience with other games, it is easier for me to ...
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I heard that you can no longer play Diablo 2 on the current gen Macs, is this true? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
• How can I run Diablo II on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)?
• Will the version of Diablo 2 included with the Collectors Edition of Diablo 3 run on modern Mac OS X?
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Is there a way to see loot on the ground?
I could swear there is a way to see loot on the ground with a "name bubble". Often times it drops behind something on screen and in big fights I just forget where it dropped. Many items blend in the ...
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Is there a way to increase inventory size in Diablo II?
I have owned Diablo II for a long time. That said, I have never actually given it the time that it deserves. I figured with the release of D3 coming quickly I would sit down and give it the old ...
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Will the version of Diablo 2 included with the Collectors Edition of Diablo 3 run on modern Mac OS X?
The collectors Edition of Diablo 3 includes a 4GB USB drive preloaded with Diablo 2 and Lord of Destruction.
Will this version of the game run on a modern Intel Mac running OS X 10.7 without ...
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Where do I find my 26 character CD key?
I recently opened my dusty box of old games and was excited to find my original CD keys for Diablo II and Diablo II Lord of Destruction. A helpful person on this site pointed out that I could enter ...
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Do Halbu and Jamella have any lore?
Halbu and Jamella, the vendors in the Pandemonium Fortress, are quite mysterious characters, with very few spoken lines and just two purposes: repairing/vendoring and giving quests.
On their wiki ...
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Do charm bonuses ever max out?
How many charms can I carry at once, and if I can fill my inventory, do the charm benefits reach a limit after carrying a certain amount? If not, can I theoretically fill my inventory with Annihilus ...
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Maximizing item value runs
I've started gambling items in order to get better gear. As expected, this is a very expensive endeavor, and I run out of gold in short order. To this end, I am attempting to maximize my playing so ...
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How Do You Spawn Uber Tristram In Diablo 2?
I've been playing on hell for a while now and people tell me you get the unique torches from uber Tristram. How does one get there? Are there certain monsters i have to kill? Do I have to be a certain ...
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What consequences did the destruction of the Worldstone bring?
At the end of Diablo 2
Has there been any official word about the consequences of that action? Or the lives of the people of Sanctuary has not been affected by it?
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How can I farm the Cows?
Each difficulty level of Diablo 2 has it's own secret cow level associated with it.
When I kill the Cow King I get locked out of the secret cow level for that difficulty level forever.
How can I ...
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Can I fight the 4 Ubers in single player or non-ladder battle.net?
I have defeated Diablo 2 LoD in Hell mode and can't get a large enough crew together to help improve the pop rates on Keys or SoJs to get the different Ubers to spawn (I realize I am asking about 2 ...
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What weapon class is the fastest for a smiter?
If I wanted to hit the fastest possible frames per smite (6 frames), which weapon class will allow me to do so?
This is on the ladder.
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How far back is it possible to retrieve Battle.net characters?
It's been a long time since I've played Diablo 2 on Battle.net. I know that characters can expire after a period of inactivity, but I believe they can still be retrieved for a while. How long do I ...
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How can I change the number of sockets for Runewords?
The item must have exactly the correct number of sockets to trigger a Runeword.
Is there a way to add multiple sockets or even remove multiple sockets?
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In what order should I take levels in Holy Fire and its synergies to maximize damage?
Obviously, after maxing Holy Fire and its synergies, the damage will be the same regardless of which skills I took in which order.
If I want to max the damage for my Holy Fire Paladin during play, ...
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Is it still possible to spawn “Uber Diablo”?
Not to be confused with the Diablo that appears in Uber Tristram, Uber Diablo was created to soak up duped "Stone of Jordan" rings that were a large problem for a while across servers. The idea was to ...
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What is a ladder character?
When making my character, there's a checkbox for creating a 'Ladder Character'. What does this mean? Does this make the game easier/harder?
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Is it possible to re-spec a character that has already completed all quests? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can you reassign or change your character's attributes and abilities(respec) more than once in Diablo 2?
One of the patches to Diablo 2 added a quest reward that ...
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How can I maximize my chances of finding specific items?
Is there a way to maximize my chances of finding a specific item if I'm absolutely determined to farm until it drops? I understand that it could take thousands of attempts, but if I'm going to be ...
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How do players quickly get to Mephisto?
In Diablo 2, Mephisto runs were the quickest way to farm item drops in the game. How do players run them so quickly? Were there set map layouts that players could recognize and know where the next set ...
