I think D2R is too hard and I just don't like it anymore

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**UPDATE **

Wooo Hooo I did as suggested I made a open game and named it help kill fat loser boss and someone came and 1 shot the fat loser

Woo hooo this is just like POE I get carried and spoon fed the way I like it

Thanks again guys. Why didn’t the first person recommended me this option instead of telling me about useless thawing potions and merc?

This is just like POE asking someone in global to kill loser boss.

It was fun at first then I met the boss in Tal Rasha Tomb in Act 2 and it seems way too difficult to beat.

This game isn’t easy like Path of Exile which is a walk in the park in POE I could very easily reach end game Delve 5000, kill Shaper etc. The builds in POE was also very easy to understand so was the skill tree after 3 tries its also a lot easier to understand and build a character than D2.

However the part about D2 I don’t like is its impossible to kill simple bosses. The game also feels like one of those games from the 90’s where you were fine with it back then because you couldn’t afford anything else and you were quite fine with getting a million hours out of a game even if it meant trying to accomplish basic things.

But it feels extremely outdated and not in a good way.
For example who even knows how to trade in this game?
In POE you could easily use poe.trade find anything you need and copy paste it in game and whisper to other player. Trading stuff in POE is also a breeze you just buy a premium stash tab right click and set your price and everything is done automatically.

In POE if you die it’s no biggie you keep your armor and gold, in D2 you lose it.
In POE everything is done automatically for you everything is automatically saved and you can respawn very very close right out side the door, where as in D2 you respawn in the base, very very dumb. I like that POE holds my hand and does most of the work for me I don’t have to work for anything in POE it’s given to me on a silver platter.

For me to like D2 I would have to use mods to convert it into POE to make it a lot easier.
For example POE drops are far far more beginner friendly they are also quite useful, in D2 the drops are all garbage.

But to do that it would mean I have to switch to Offline mode.
And it might be possible mods could get my entire blizzard account banned…

But since I already purchased this game I might then have to download the crack copy just to use mods? and delete this main copy?

A real shame you can’t trade and stuff or find even semi decent drops just to progress past Act 2. A real shame but now I see why POE was made the way it was its made super easy for good reasons.

I also don’t want to play D3 or D4 either, thus far POE seems to strike the perfect balance between Casual and Hardcore. I guess it may be time for me to return to POE as maybe D2 just isn’t for me?

Or maybe a last ditch attempt I could try offline single player with mods?
Its been 4 days and I am only level 21 and Act 2, this doesn’t seem fun at all, by now in POE I would be in final act and nearly level 70

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Mods are fine as long as you only use them in offline single player and that they only use softcoded modding methods (i.e. mods that change the executable or injects code are not allowed).

You don’t need to be fully offline to use mods, as long as you don’t join an online game with mods active then you’re good.

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Get some cold resist items until it’s at 35%, then drink 8-12 thawing potions. Should help with Duriel.

Diablo 2 is easier on p8 offline, then it is at p1 online. You level up faster, so when you reach Duriel, you have better skills, more life and defense. By the way, block really helps against him. The right character can pretty much face tank him. My easiest Duriel fight was probably with a wolf druid using a maul I gambled.

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Is thic attempt for troll topic or you being serious :joy:?

Yeah diablo 2 is hard game if you dont havea lot of knowledge about the game. If you have issue to kill something share your equip, level,stat and skill distribution,merc and we can help

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that was alot to read, what class are you playing?

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I have spent a lot of time in POE. In my opinion, it is the closest game to my love for the original experience I had when D2 was in its prime.

However, are you saying you would prefer:
-Boss fights with so much screen clutter you can’t see incoming attacks?
-Bosses with invulnerability stages that can still harm your character?
-One shots, again from who knows where?

Funny thing is, even after all of that, I do think I’m more excited for POE2 than D4… I’d like to see the screen clutter in both games turned down significantly. I think it brings in more intimacy with what you’re doing on screen, and feels more brutal with a more simple approach. Especially for archery and ranged attacks!

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People in this thread not realizing OP is sarcastic… lost causes.

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Sarcastic? Have you seen his threads…?

Not trying to be mean, but JOHN are you an old man? I want to see how you play, let me watch your stream because there should not be this much struggles… in the time we’ve first dicussed your original problems, I’ve self leveled 2 characters from 0 to mid 80s along with beating hell baal ofc. I’ve only been playing a few hours max per day…

It is quite funny to me we can have noobs who feel d2 bosses are hard while we’ve have many cry babies who rant about the opposite lmao…

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To be fair, Duriel normal is the biggest difficulty spike in the game, prior to ubers. It can be a hard stop for many builds if you don’t use cheesing methods.
I’d suggest grinding a few extra levels for those that don’t want to cheese it.

That being said, I have a hard time knowing if JOHN is just trying to advertise PoE/troll Diablo or not.
I mean, he did make a thread saying he couldn’t equip a weapon and was stuck barehanded, when simply playing PoE should have taught him how to equip a weapon.

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Are you trolling?

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what do you mean, seems legit :stuck_out_tongue:

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JOHN,

In the off chance that you’re sincere, normal Duriel is indeed a difficult boss on first play through. They’ve actually toned it down in D2R. Legacy D2 Duriel would often greet you with a charge attack that would 1 hit weaker characters.

If you need help, post up what class and build you have, and people can help you. There is some universal advice like stacking thawing potions for you and your merc, vendoring cold res gear. If you’re a caster, getting an Act 2 merc and having them tank Duriel while you feed them a constant stream of potions while you bomb them from afar is often a viable strategy.

That said, if you’re not having fun with D2R, maybe that game is just not for you. Offline mods may help you, but the answer may just be to go back to PoE or other games if you’re not having fun with D2. For someone so in love with PoE which is so similar to D2 I find that hard to believe, but I know PoE has evolved a lot in the 11 years since I played it, and I never got to end game. Given you posted how it (D2) was the best game ever in one of your other threads, (again assuming you’re sincere) I’d say this may just be frustration at hitting your first “difficulty spike check” in D2, and it may be worth it to get advice here and push through. There are a few other points in normal difficulty IMO that are similar spikes, but most can be mitigated with planning. NM usually goes pretty easily b/c by then you understand the mechanics and have access to higher level skills and gear. Hell can be a bit of a wall because it’s a big step up in difficulty, depending on character class, build, and the items you’ve managed to find.

Yeah through all his threads I’m still not sure if he’s a 8-10/10 troll or serious, this one is no different but maybe starting to be more obvious?

I played PoE back in 2012ish and got to Act 3, got distracted by real life and by the time I made it back it seemed like things had changed too much and I didn’t remember where I was well enough to get back into it. Definitely a “me” problem, not PoE, same thing happened to me with TL2, and I got a lot of mileage out of TL1 and all the Diablo games. All that to say I’m not experienced enough with PoE to be able to have an accurate troll detector in this case. But from what I remember of PoE, it was definitely a spiritual successor that did not stray far from D2 that inspired it. I have a hard time believing if someone was good with mastering the large skill tree, the linking of gem skill systems, etc. that they’d find D2 systems so foreign and confusing (other threads), but Normal Duriel is definitely a difficulty spike for some classes and people who aren’t expecting it, so there is that…

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100% trolling. John has exclusively been posting about how he likes POE, how POE2 is going to ANNIHILATE D4 (or whatever click-baity synonym you want to insert), or recently how Lost Ark does the same.

Which, it’s perfectly fine to like those games or to think D4 will be disappointing. (For example, I have not preordered D4 and will be looking at a good amount of gameplay and the itemization etc. before making a decision to purchase or not purchase.) But when your 31-post history is solely dedicated to that, you just look like a paid plant.

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Ahh, the first time “Duriel experience”… That moment will always be engrained in every Diablo 2 players minds.

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Just watch a speedrun from MrLama. I dont know but u do something wrong if u cant beat act2 boss. D2 is very hard compare to other games but its not impossible.

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Troll post for sure. No one can be so bad at gaming.

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I’d imagine a merc with blessed aim would help melee characters quite a bit. Though to be honest, I’ve never had any issues with Duriel, using just the thawing pot strat. With necro, I don’t even bother with the potions, just Clay and Decrep, and he can’t take down even a single skeleton.

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D2 is clearly broken or Amazon is trash character. I have a Javazon lightning build level 21 and it’s been worthless. Every minute I have to go back to blacksmith to repair or recharge my spears to throw more, the mana pool is garbage 5 spear

I can do 5000 Delve end game in POE but I cannot even after days of trying get past this stupid Act 2 boss. In POE you don’t have to worry about this garbage freezing when hit, not a single boss character has ever given me am issue in POE.

I like how people claim POE is harder because they have a simple skill tree that is so large it gives an illusion of complexity. When in reality POE holds your hands every step of the way and if you can’t kill a boss guess what? just go to global chat and ask a level 100 player to come kill the boss for you

In D2 no such thing, just stick at Act 2 unable to move forward and honestly I am unwilling to farm to level 50 just to beat Act 2 boss on first try and why do I need to lose my gear when I die? so stupid and ret*rded game. In POE I NEVER lose my gear upon death

I thought this game was cool in Act 1 thought it would be fun, all the praise people gave this when in fact this game is just as much garbage as D3 even more so than Lost Ark

At this point I would have been better off grinding useless chaos dungeons daily in Lost Ark even tho it feels like a second job. But At least I could get to play the game, matter of fact I would be better off upgrading my CoC whirlwind build running unlimited Delve in POE

Having tons of getting exalted orb drops and selling them on the market yes POE actually allowed you to sell items by just right clicking it and putting in a currency amount.

POE holds your hand and does all the work and heavy lifting for you, I thought this game would be like POE I thought this game would be fun it’s clearly NOT.

People lied to me about D2 when they claimed it was the greatest ARPG it ever had, no wonder people play that D3 trash over this.

My only real option right now as I am NOT willing to buy endless thaw potions or farm for 1 month just to get past Act 2 boss is for me to play Offline and use mods or a cheat.

Only reason I bought this game was because of how cool it looked on youtube with the Javazon build, maybe it’s time for me scrap online and just get on with single player offline?

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Evidently the game is not for everyone. You tried, you died, you’re obviously giving up… Move along… Move along.

P.S. Don’t ever play Dark Souls.

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You know you can just make a public game titled: Help kill Duriel, or something? I see such games in the lobby all the time, and helped quite a few people as well.

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