Can the Sorceress Beat Diablo 2 Without Gear? 

Thanks for the input!

Hmm, I don’t usually do the cow level at all, but maybe… like a half-time show between normal and hell

Thanks for sharing your opinion.

Haha 😂

Nice name, parkbänk Jango will follow in his footsteps

That’s crazy! Was it in the early LoD patches? Crazy feat of patience either way! I did a video where I beat D3 without using a weapon (but allowed all other gear) and I think gearless is straight up impossible in D3

@@zarfen It was sometime between 2006-2007, so I guess patch 1.11b? Patience was often necessary, but thankfully, synergies had already been introduced, so my DPS wasn't always garbage.

@@abhimanyusheshashayee it would had taken more than 1 year to complete all this considering solo 1-99 is extremely long if not player 8

@@roguethemachine3928 It did take over a year. I didn't even finish the trapssassin. All was done in softcore offline, and I used /players 8 in normal and nightmare when my DPS was high enough (not really viable in hell).

​@@zarfen gearless is possible if you want to kill diablo in D3, but interestingly trying to not level up is how you do it. again the sorceress with ray of frost at level 2 allows you to shred through most of the game, and if you can finesse a gr keystone from visions for the altar of rites getting 100 flat damage makes the game trivial. however actually doing a challenge run on pc would be painful not because of the difficulty but because there is no move-only afaik so you're prone to one-shotting random enemies and permanently damaging your run. and because of the always online you can't roll back a save. I think the best option would be to use the console version after creating a seasonal character to have access to visions and the altar of rites (because season), and have the option to roll back a save, and also have the ability to move without attacking. (because console) all in all I wouldn't recommend it, because it's just a dumb quest/boss rush with no really interesting strategy and you can basically permanently softlock the game by accidentally killing enemies due to the level scaling.

Thanks for your input.

Glad you liked it!

Thanks! Yeah I was able to cover everything interesting from nm really quickly in this one, but partially because none of the drops mattered with no gear :) I think I might try doing it again for the next one, but maybe add a few more interesting/funny moments if there are any

Thank you! And thanks for the tip, I had no idea about that. Might be worth considering for the next character to be honest because it was a very tedious part of this run!

@@zarfen Belt size doesn't matter at all on controller it's great :) Big downgrade on pc when it's not auto-refilled

Controller also gets the ability to pick up items directly to the Horadric Cube, OP

Thanks!

Thank you for the kind words!

Thanks! Haha yeah for sure.

Thanks TS! I hope you’re good and that we will see your return soon :)

Thanks! Appreciate the input. I’m glad the feedback regarding nm skip has been positive.

I’m glad you liked it!

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words :)

Thanks! Glad you liked it

Thanks! Yes, “skipping” is probably not the right phrase, there should definitely be some summary/highlights.

Now if we could only figure out a way to cheese Duriel too… Thanks buddy!

@@zarfen In LoD there was a certain spot where you could stand and he couldn't touch you. They used to do it in the speedruns. I don't know if it works in resurrected though.

Oh? Interesting! Sometimes I wonder how there can be so much that I don’t know about this game despite playing and watching for so long

Thanks! I’m going to do a no skills run (relying only on equipment) at some point but it’s probably going to take a long time to do so I’m not sure when it’s happening.

Thanks for the feedback! It of course depends on the challenge and build but I think a lot of character could get away with summarizing interesting drops and any merc and skill changes for nm

Tack! :) Ja, jag använde faktiskt inte den så mycket i de senare svårighetsgraderna där den bara kan få ner monster till 25% / 50% som lägst.

Thanks for the input!

Thanks and thanks for your input. I could perhaps do a little bit longer of a recap of nm. It did feel a little weird to jump from act 1 to act 4 hellforge to act 5 in like 10 seconds.

I have to do this with every character now, don’t I? Maybe Druid or assassin, I don’t think I’m ready for the barbarian yet!

@@zarfen i would love a zero to hero for druid

​@@zarfenmerc only run? You may buff them with auras etc but not attack

Maybe you should do Necro next? ​@@zarfen

Assassin is my pick!

Part of it was because I want to use a bit of variety in mercs in these videos, and part was because melee mercs were hard to keep alive for me. I was quite low level. They changed that at some point in D2R. Don’t remember exactly when but very good change imo

That’s awesome! I hope hell goes well. It’s a lot of fun and feels “fresh” to play through the game with some extra rules

Super tedious for sure! Afterwards I started doing some farming with her, and 16 potions slots feels like infinity 😆 Thanks!

​@@zarfenPersonally I think it's okay to perform naked runs with a broken belt equipped. You get none of the stats but the additional belt slots. As this only saves time restocking the potions from the inventory I think this doesn't really add any benefits besides comfort.

Last ladder season on D2 I created a pure summoner necro. I called him bone daddy. It was honestly a ton of fun. Some bosses were harder than others but it was definitely worth trying it. Best part was getting a team mate that also went mostly summons so we had like 30+ skeletons 2 golem and a bunch of shades running around.

Thanks for sharing your opinion on the matter

I think it would have “cost” too many skill points taken away from my damage skills, but it’s an interesting idea for defense that I didn’t even consider while playing.

@@zarfen after thinking about it more, it would have taken away your dual elemental and be much, much slower

Do you think summons or elemental skills would be the best? Maybe a hybrid, but gotta spend those skill points wisely…

Tough call imo. Ele is gona be harsh with no FSR but twisters stun may prove to be useful. Great vid btw! Also my vote is for "the diablo dudes" idk y but it just sounds funny

​@@zarfensummons, with an edge bow merc

Do you think summoner or elemental build would be easier without gear? Maybe a hybrid?

Thanks, I appreciate the input

I learned that from another comment on this video, I never knew that before! Might use that for future gearless runs actually

Haha Mr. Detective!

Lots of comments asking for the Druid!

20 seconds later “why did I type”

Thanks, glad you like my struggles!

Interesting idea. I will keep that in mind for potential future challenges, good way to “force” some variety

I like the build too, but with 0 FCR I was afraid that it would take so long to summon all the hydras. Would probably have been safer against the souls in the throne though!

Thanks! Some loot videos are in the works, and I do plan to re-visit the farming up a budget character idea. It’s fun to make!

A belt would be very nice.

Thanks for the input!

Haha that’s right!

Sadly there is none that I know off. At least no complete on. I still have to look them up after all this years 😅

I often use the official battle net “arreat summit” website but that has not been updated for d2r so I can’t recommend you use that. This looks comprehensive to me at a glance and the people behind the website are very knowledgeable: maxroll.gg/d2/resources/horadric-cube-recipes

I agree, I should. I have never streamed so it’s a bit of a barrier to get started but these runs would probably work well live

None of the act bosses are immune to anything. Maybe you’re thinking of uber Duriel?

@@zarfen i didn't know that.

Thank you!

Thanks for your input