*DONE* A holy hardcore journey [win SC NL prizes]

Shadow-Bane the Paladin has defeated

Baal on Hell.

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Several people guessed that I would get all the way to the end:

• @FULCRUM75
• @oOKIWIOo
• @fredkid
• @frakira
• @Necrarch
• @Vapeila
• @eum26
• @uuee
• @wvgcswiglett
• @shaggymopp86
• @basicnecromancy
• @gensymmed

Honorable mentions that guessed I would complete the playthrough but asked to be excluded from the prize drawing:

• @Schnorki

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Original post follows.

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Greetings, fellow diablo2.io members!

The time has come to yet again embark on a hardcore journey. This will be the fourth one -
- The first time, I went Sorceress and made it to Hell Ancients where I met my ultimate demise.
- The second time, I tried Necromancer (decided by a random roll) and made it all the way to the end, defeating

Baal on Hell.
- The third time, I tried Assassin (decided by a random roll) and made it all the way to the end, defeating

Baal on Hell, and also defeated Dclone for an

Annihilus (and the plan is still to try

Uber Tristram with her - I'm basically ready just need to plan out when to actually do it).

The general idea is the same as before - I'm going to attempt a HARDCORE SSF (solo self-found) playthrough, with the ultimate goal of defeating Hell

Baal. I have no idea how long this is going to take, or perhaps rather... how far I'll get before I die. Because it's not unlikely that I'll die before I reach my goal.

This time, like the last two times, I will draw a class randomly, but leave out Sorceress, Necromancer and Assassin from the roll since I already tried those classes.

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Class

Random pick:
Paladin

Class selection

Class	Odds
Amazon	1/4 (25%)
Assassin	(excluded)
Barbarian	1/4 (25%)
Druid	1/4 (25%)
Necromancer	(excluded)
Paladin	1/4 (25%)
Sorceress	(excluded)

The class will be drawn at 2025-04-24T17:00:00   This timestamp has been automatically converted to your local date/time for convenience. The format is DD/MMM/YYYY, HH:MM am/pm. This is based off your browser time. .
The playthrough started at 2025-04-25T17:00:00   This timestamp has been automatically converted to your local date/time for convenience. The format is DD/MMM/YYYY, HH:MM am/pm. This is based off your browser time. .
Last time to guess my fate will be before I begin Hell.
I began playing on Hell 2025-05-04T09:00:00   This timestamp has been automatically converted to your local date/time for convenience. The format is DD/MMM/YYYY, HH:MM am/pm. This is based off your browser time. .
I have completed Hell!

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Rules

Game mode: Hardcore
Restriction: Solo Self-Found (no trading, no outside help, no twinking)
Online/Offline: Online

The playthrough started at 2025-04-25T17:00:00   This timestamp has been automatically converted to your local date/time for convenience. The format is DD/MMM/YYYY, HH:MM am/pm. This is based off your browser time. .
I have completed Hell!

How to win SC NL prizes;

1. Correctly guess how and when I will die.
2. Correctly guess that I complete the whole SSF playthrough.
3. If nobody wins either type of guess, a prize will go out to a single participant, randomly selected.

Note:

• Last time to guess will be before I begin Hell. I began playing on Hell 2025-05-04T09:00:00   This timestamp has been automatically converted to your local date/time for convenience. The format is DD/MMM/YYYY, HH:MM am/pm. This is based off your browser time. .
• You cannot guess that I die and complete the playthrough without dying at the same time. You need to guess either or.
• Your last guess counts if you made multiple guessing posts.

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Prizes

The exact prize depends on the guess and how far I get. See below.

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1. Death guess

If you guess that I die, the prize for a correct guess goes up by 1

Ist for each Act;

Prize per Act & Difficulty where I die

Act 1 Normal = 1

Ist
Act 2 Normal = 2

Ist (or equivalent)
Act 3 Normal = 3

Ist (or equivalent)
Act 4 Normal = 4

Ist (or equivalent)
Act 5 Normal = 5

Ist (or equivalent)
Act 1 Nightmare = 6

Ist (or equivalent)
Act 2 Nightmare = 7

Ist (or equivalent)
Act 3 Nightmare = 8

Ist (or equivalent)
Act 4 Nightmare = 9

Ist (or equivalent)
Act 5 Nightmare = 10

Ist (or equivalent)
Act 1 Hell = 11

Ist (or equivalent)
Act 2 Hell = 12

Ist (or equivalent)
Act 3 Hell = 13

Ist (or equivalent)
Act 4 Hell = 14

Ist (or equivalent)
Act 5 Hell = 15

Ist (or equivalent)

NOTE: These prizes are available on SC NL (softcore non-ladder) only.

These are the parameters you can guess on:

1. Difficulty
2. Act
3. Area
4. Enemy type

You need to guess on both Difficulty and Act.
You need to guess on at least one of Area or Enemy type.
You may guess on all four parameters if you want (if you have the right area but wrong enemy type, or the other way around, you can still win for being partially right).

• If you get three of these parameters correct, you win the listed prize based on how far I got.
• If you get all four of these parameters correct, you win the listed prize x2.
• If there are multiple winners, you split the winnings.

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2. Completed playthrough guess (no Death)

One random winner (who guessed correctly that I would complete the whole playthrough) gets a GRAND PRIZE:
GRAND PRIZE: Two of every rune in the game (on SC NL)

Also, ONE runner-up gets an Enigma (on SC NL).

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3. Participation prize

In case nobody guesses my fate correctly, one random winner (among all participants) wins the same prize as per a correct Death guess (with x1 factor).

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NOTE: Any prizes will be handed out on SOFTCORE NON-LADDER.

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You may of course just guess for fun without participating (i.e., you won't win any prizes), just let me know if that's the case

Have fun! xD

Hmm, those 4 classes, so different... And i have no idea what classes you're best at surviving with.

Let's give an initial guess that you get Paladin, which is pretty good for HC, and that you survive allthrough.

And then, if you instead get Amazon or Druid, you die in Hell A3 to the dolls enroute to Mephie.

While Barbarian dies to Hell A5 ancients.

I really admire your creativity!

You make it through hell and beyond - no matter what!

My first Char in D2R was a Summoner Druid. I chose him because I thought he can get SSF through hell and one of my sons already had chosen a Summoner Nec. Was really a good choice

You are my hero, I believe you won't die, you will successfully pass complete game (defeating

Baal on Hell)
GL!

Agility and life leech makes a strafezon a good choice.

Well, I haven't spun the wheel on the class yet, so we'll see what I end up with. Could make it considerably harder or easier, depending on what it comes up with. Out of all classes (not just the 4 available), Barbarian and Druid are the ones I have played the least in D2R.

You've done too much of this to still be allowed to fail imo.

So zon + completing successfully.

As always, don't include me in any drawing. Just guessing for the fun of it.

I just finished a SSF hc sorc offline, made it through hell complete. then died at 89 farming tz forgotten tower

i say you play barb but get unlucky in maggot lair a2 hell and scarabs get you. ( i hope you finish of course, just playing your guessing game because it's fun )

The RNG gods have spoken, and my class shall be...

Paladin!

I think you will clear hell without dying

*lol*

My 1st guess, was paladin, and full clear...
So far so good...

Hmm, paladin. I will change my guess to
Hell act 5, ancients way...you accidentally click on an Evil Urn and spawn a champ mob on top of you with might or fanatacism and die to a

Succubus pack there

This is ominous, but fun...it's weird. (commas are important)

my prediction:
you will build a hammerdin and die in hell maggot lair after becoming insanely frustrated at the sound of your hammers endlessly hitting the wall.....

You will complete the whole SSF playthrough.

Almost time to start!

I will cleanse this wilderness.

Sisters, there was no other way.