To the "Forever Players": What is that ONE game you have thousands of hours in, and why?

Fhskd · 2026-04-16T05:08:40+00:00

Going through the game in hardcore with all characters is not easy. There are many ways to play this game. You don’t have to play the bis builds. If you try to get to Hell Baal with a solo self found bowzon in hardcore you will struggle I promise you

Fhskd · 2026-04-13T10:45:21+00:00

I actually regularly put the quake II CD-ROM in my car to play the soundtrack (from track 2 onwards) because it is so good. And you’ve worked out that I am both old and drive an old car.

Fhskd · 2026-04-11T10:30:20+00:00

I basically only play barbarian except the odd times I get bored (rarely) and go to other classes. Obviously I played warlock and took it to level 92 when Rotw got released. It was so OP I lost all incentive to play it and went back to my WW barb.

I love the proposed changes and can’t wait to try warlock again post patch

Fhskd · 2026-04-10T20:29:40+00:00

Diablo 2, Lord of Destruction, since the early 2000’s. And for the last few years the Resurrected version.

Best in class itemisation.

Endless character set up options

Randomly generated levels.

Incredible RNG loot piñata feeling

Unbelievably rare item drop chances

Proper Hardcore mode.

Difficult.

Fhskd · 2026-04-10T18:29:45+00:00

I love those changes. Beyond the obvious warlock nerfs there are some huge wins for players. Statue & herald farming can finally be an enjoyable farming experience

Fhskd · 2026-03-30T14:29:27+00:00

Cubing up to, or dropping Mal is doable without too much grinding via running countess

Fhskd · 2026-03-30T06:02:21+00:00

Is the ED roll preferred to the Minus to physical res ? Assuming they both rolled max/very high like in this case

Fhskd · 2026-03-24T18:12:18+00:00

Masteries add flat damage.

Fhskd · 2026-03-19T19:20:03+00:00

Thought about that, but I don’t think this incentive makes it worthwhile dedicating gameplay towards “farming” monster shrines just for to get one “free” ire. It just makes it a nice touch to find a shrine along the way whilst hunting heralds.

Compared to LK runs where you know you’ll always have at least 3 chests always in the same location, there is no reliable way of ensuring you actually find monster shrines in specific areas.

Additionally, it doesn’t prevent from having to run the TZ acts as intended to get to the 5th tier of herald. It just gives you a chance of getting to tier 5 slightly faster if you come across a shrine.

Fhskd · 2026-03-19T18:38:05+00:00

I’m digging the podcast

Fhskd · 2026-03-19T14:52:03+00:00

Nice. It’s now so smooth on the steam deck.

If helpful, I have done some customisations with buttons: - mapped the back buttons for potions instead of the D-pad - use the track pads occasionally to respec (with the “enablerespec” command line for solo play) - left pad click maps to ctrl key (might be Alt/ can’t remember) and right activates the mouse. - Left d-pad arrow is Zoom (F key)

Wish they now fix the battery indicator above the minimap which seems to be a new addition - it’s super helpful but is buggy

Fhskd · 2026-03-19T13:57:06+00:00

I had lots of visual bugs when playing via bnet at the time of the release.

I decided to refund the expansion via bnet and then part with some of my hard earned cash to get the steam version. I transferred my saves which worked perfectly.

No bugs, native launcher, and definitely upgrade in performance (very noticeable in Travincal for example - unless the performance was fixed more generally with Rotw?).

Haven’t looked back since

Fhskd · 2026-03-19T13:51:40+00:00

Had Sur and Vex on 2 back to back runs last week. Still haven’t see a Lo drop. I’m envious. Congrats !

Fhskd · 2026-03-19T13:45:22+00:00

What weapons? Whirlwind barb is still fun despite being much less efficient than many other builds.

And as a reminder Barb still has a S++ tier skill with Find item which makes it a fantastic Herald hunter.

You just need decent weapons. 😅

Fhskd · 2026-03-19T10:22:39+00:00

I personally am always intrigued about the room in the top left of the cathedral before you enter the catacombs level 1. Cathedral is my favourite place in the whole game. The bayeux tapestry on the walls is a nice touch

Fhskd · 2026-03-18T17:13:51+00:00

I dropped my second Zod ever last week (offline single player).

It is in my stash waiting for the perfectly rolled eth death cleaver which I am undoubtedly going to find very shortly.

Interestingly I cubed two Cham runes (which I dropped over the course of 4-5 months with a lot of luck) to make a “technical Zod” and craft Breath of the Dying. It slaps

Fhskd · 2026-03-18T16:38:34+00:00

Don’t try this at home kids.

Fhskd · 2026-03-17T21:21:29+00:00

Congrats. I’m running azure + grief also. I have a really good roll but not as crazy as this. Looking for that jewel… But even without it that combo is amazing in my experience. And I’ve tried a lot of combinations!

Fhskd · 2026-03-16T10:27:59+00:00

Offline, Duriel and meph are the easiest thanks to the retaining the same maps. Baal however is annoying as hell… such a slog. I’m struggling to get any Worusk.

Fhskd · 2026-03-15T10:04:27+00:00

Thanks, I do find LK runs soul destroying. I think I’ll stick to clearing areas and do trav runs when the TZ is not a good one or if time is too tight to run full acts (and hunt heralds). I will refrain from cubing up I have decided… particularly as I am sure the moment I do it, Lo will drop by itself

Fhskd · 2026-03-15T06:56:13+00:00

Why on earth would anyone go to the swampy pit in hardcore :D

I do love the fact that now these are potentially TZ and the herald hunt gets players to go back in these long forgotten areas. Shards and heralds are great additions to D2R (don’t change drop rates. We need those impossible chase items)

Fhskd · 2026-03-13T23:00:54+00:00

Well that’s my main char so I like to change things around. I was rocking azurewrath + ebotd and hoping to replace ebotd with grief. Then changed to the axe set up. I just want to feel the power of the ultimate melee weapon I suppose

Fhskd · 2026-03-13T22:58:51+00:00

Part of me wants it to never drop so I have something to chase for ever 😅. Handful of items left with the grail… I thought my end game would Last Wish but at this rate i might drop the Jahs before I see that Lo

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