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External Since: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 323

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:22:22 -0500, "Mickey"
<XXmickeybXX.TakeThisOut@XXcomcastXX.net> wrote:

><royls.TakeThisOut@telus.net> wrote in message news:479c3242.1085116@news.telus.net...
>> On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:35:32 +0000, EvilBill <quake2lives.TakeThisOut@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Mickey wrote:
>>>> On Jan 20, 5:51 pm, jcrud <jcrudel....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I hate Diablo. Easily
>>>>> the hardest monster in the game. Sometimes there is no beating him.
>>>>
>>>> Diablo is a kitten compared to Lillith.
>>>
>>>In Hell, yeah. In Normal he's a total PITA when you're a level 27
>>>untwinked struggling by on the blues and yellows you've managed to find
>>>or gamble <g>
>>
>> Depends very much on the class and build. A melee char with some CB
>> should have very little trouble with him. A bowazon easily kills him
>> with GA, a furyzon with CS. A hammerdin, necro or trapper just needs
>> patience. FWIW, I've killed Normal Diablo with all seven classes in
>> ironman, and IMO for most HC builds Duriel is tougher at 23 than
>> Diablo is at 28.
>
>A sorc also has no problem in normal mode, as static field reduces him to
>nothing in a matter of seconds. a pair of hotspurs and a noko take care of
>any fire damage he might do as well.

Yes, Static basically owns Normal.

And btw, good to see you back, Mickey.

-- Roy L

External Since: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 323

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:41:13 +0000, EvilBill <quake2lives.TakeThisOut@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Mickey wrote:
>> <royls.TakeThisOut@telus.net> wrote in message news:479c3242.1085116@news.telus.net...
>>> On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:35:32 +0000, EvilBill <quake2lives.TakeThisOut@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mickey wrote:
>>>>> On Jan 20, 5:51 pm, jcrud <jcrudel....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I hate Diablo. Easily
>>>>>> the hardest monster in the game. Sometimes there is no beating him.
>>>>> Diablo is a kitten compared to Lillith.
>>>> In Hell, yeah. In Normal he's a total PITA when you're a level 27
>>>> untwinked struggling by on the blues and yellows you've managed to find
>>>> or gamble <g>
>>> Depends very much on the class and build. A melee char with some CB
>>> should have very little trouble with him. A bowazon easily kills him
>>> with GA, a furyzon with CS. A hammerdin, necro or trapper just needs
>>> patience. FWIW, I've killed Normal Diablo with all seven classes in
>>> ironman, and IMO for most HC builds Duriel is tougher at 23 than
>>> Diablo is at 28.
>>
>> A sorc also has no problem in normal mode, as static field reduces him to
>> nothing in a matter of seconds. a pair of hotspurs and a noko take care of
>> any fire damage he might do as well.
>
>A spearazon has Issues though. <g>

IME a decent CS kills Diablo quite easily and safely in all
difficulties, SC or HC. Just run around behind him when he starts the
LBOD animation. But Dclone is obviously another matter.

-- Roy L