# Diablo 2 content patch next week **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 16, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654 "2010-03-16T15:11:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/61 "2010-04-08T19:29:11Z")
Since the rush fell apart halfway through last night, maybe we should look at something next week, instead. For future reference, the mules rushed into Nightmare were sdmbmule (\*sdmbmule), gems (\*sd-smallstuff), and uniquebag (\*sd\_nails). ---
**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/62 "2010-04-08T19:40:19Z")
And also the newbie mule on the enchantress’ account, he got as far as act 5 norm, so could get him if we can get quest in a pub game. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/63 "2010-04-08T19:48:56Z")
Yeah, I didn’t mention him because getting to a5 norm is the easy part. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/64 "2010-04-11T18:32:13Z")
Hey, so I’m organizing the rune mules. Runes that require chips or nothing to cube up go on the “smallrunes” mule. Everything else (that is, Io and upwards) go on the ogs\_otherrunes" mule. In other rune muling news, I’d like to turn the “smallrunes” mule into a chipped gem finding specialist- he’ll hold a Harmony weapon for the Vigor aura, and use Holy Shock so he can tear around Act 1 normal while everything around him dies, then pick up the gems. He’s already a paladin, and this way we won’t have to mule chips over to him. Sound good? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/65 "2010-04-11T19:30:31Z")
> [@](#): > > In other rune muling news, I’d like to turn the “smallrunes” mule into a chipped gem finding specialist- he’ll hold a Harmony weapon for the Vigor aura, and use Holy Shock so he can tear around Act 1 normal while everything around him dies, then pick up the gems. He’s already a paladin, and this way we won’t have to mule chips over to him. Sound good? It sounds like a crazy idea. I like crazy ideas. In particular, I like crazy ideas that reach their endgame in normal difficulty (I once made a sorc that never left normal, just for exploring). Let’s go for it. You might want to put the Harmony on a merc instead of him, so he can still use a +HS weapon and a shield. And P can give you other tips for faster run speed (we once made a barbarian who could outrun Teleport). For finishing the mule rushes, I won’t be on tomorrow, but can be on any other evening (after around 6-8 EDT), if I know in advance. What times work for everyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/66 "2010-04-11T20:18:32Z")
I have a test Tuesday, so won’t be on today or Monday. Earliest I would be on is Tuesday… I have nothing planned for the rest of the week, so if y’all give me a time when y’all want me on, I’ll be there. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/67 "2010-04-11T21:19:48Z")
I figure he’d reach his peak at about level 60 (maxing HS and synergies), and he’ll be at nearly full effectiveness at 45 (maxing holy shock and one synergy). I thought about putting the Harmony on the mercenary, but I think he’d outrun the merc pretty quickly. However, rather than pumping HS with the weapon and shield, we might do better to load him up with magic find (7 P topaz in helm and armor would give +168, so I think we could get above 225 or so with jewelry and gloves) and see if we can’t turn up a few Gulls and Chancies while we’re at it. I’ll be on this evening sometime after 11 Eastern. I figure Sander’s boots (+40% FRW) plus Vigor ought to do it. We could do Stealth armor (Tal+Eth, 30% FRW) too, though it’d give up a lot of MF. ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/68 "2010-04-11T21:56:11Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > He’s either insanely easy or insanely hard, depending on what characters/builds you have. If you don’t have a paladin in your party, it’ll be a gruelling fight for a full complement of eight players. If you do, though, it’s not too hard. He’s pretty close to equivalent to the version of Diablo in Uber-Tristram, but Uber-Tristram is harder overall because of the presence of the other two: Any one individually can be done, but things go bad pretty quickly if you accidentally wake up more than one at a time. So is he basically similar to the Ubers in that you need a character with lots of crushing blow and life tap? (Usually a Smiter, Fury Druid or Kicksin) ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/69 "2010-04-11T22:03:46Z")
Exactly. I think we were using Decrepify instead of life tap, but my Zealdin (the other good option here) has at least 25% life leech. I tried using Smite on him, but the lower attack speed was worse than the chance of missing with Zeal. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/70 "2010-04-11T22:47:19Z")
Without the Enchant and Conviction, though, Smite would probably be better. He’s got pretty insane defense. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/71 "2010-04-11T22:50:47Z")
Oh, that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/72 "2010-04-13T07:48:53Z")
So anyway, wilder success with the Holy Shock paladin (a build I’m dubbing the “pulsar”, as Holy Shock works on a pulse). He can clear out low level areas faster than my necromancer, and I’ve already found Chanceguards. Great for turning up the correct chipped gems, too. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/73 "2010-04-13T16:45:57Z")
Just remember to keep his inventory relatively clean, since he is after all still a mule. A level 50something running around in Normal shouldn’t need any charms. Oh, and the standard name for that build is Tesladin. Unless anyone has any objection, let’s say that we’re going to finish that mule rush tonight. What times will everyone be available? ---
**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/74 "2010-04-13T16:54:17Z")
I’ll be on later tonight, probably sometime after 7pm eastern. If y’all want to start and I’m not online, just post here and I’ll get it. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/75 "2010-04-13T17:55:22Z")
I may be on a lot tonight; maybe starting around 10pm eastern. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/76 "2010-04-13T21:13:20Z")
It looks like the most we can get on tonight or tomorrow is 4, then, starting at midnight Eastern when P gets on tonight, or a bit earlier when M gets on tomorrow. That’d give us me, A, H, and either P or M. If I can get another level and make my Harmony, I might be able to do the quests with my amazon alone. I’m planning on giving that a try this afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/77 "2010-04-17T07:07:37Z")
Hey, P, if you happen to check this, I seem to have gotten temp banned. I have no idea why; I wasn’t joining games, but my ping was hovering around 600 or 700, so that might be related. I won’t be back tonight. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/78 "2010-04-17T17:15:09Z")
Happened to me, too. I think it was something with [battle.net](http://battle.net), not our individual accounts. For what it’s worth, we appear to have lost a Baba, the Gris armor, and a bunch of what was probably junk out of that muling game. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/79 "2010-04-17T17:37:41Z")
Well, we still have a Gris armor on a mule, so the loss isn’t too bad. ---
**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654/80 "2010-04-19T03:29:15Z")
I found a Vex today, from one of those spider web things on the ground in the spider forest of act 3… It’s on my necro for now if someone wants it. C, guess you got temp banned, the Mav’s belt is in my asn’s stash if you want it. Do we have an extra low level insight that my asn can have? Also, what are the accounts we have now, including mules. I think I’ve lost track. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-2-content-patch-next-week/532654.md?page=5)