Help choosing the perfect character

FoH smiter hybrid

I just tried building both icy veins

Nova sorcs on single player. 200 faster cast and the Infinity build. They both run out of mana in seconds on p8 non

Terror zone and then die. Even in like a2

Rocky Waste … and this is with a full inventory of skills and rare items that likely don’t even exist.

I’ll see what happens with the FOH you suggested.

Right now the ES warlock with Obsession/Phoenix is just the best… I can do a Chaos run in 1 minute flat, never use potions. I can go afk and let monster just hit me. I have a macro for BO at the start, and then I just keep

Teleport on on one side, ES on the other.. no swapping, just simple play

It’s funny the hate I’m getting for buying items. No, on single player I could just import whatever items I want. Hell, so many people play modded games on SP. at least online keeps you relatively honest. Sorry, but I have more money than time. I’d rather be in that position than the opposite.

mhlg wrote: 4 hours ago

The perfect character or build is the one you have the most fun playing.

For me, it’s the one that never dies and doesn’t take long to clear areas. I’m getting close with the warlock

StoBeast wrote: 2 hours ago

mhlg wrote: 4 hours ago

The perfect character or build is the one you have the most fun playing.

For me, it’s the one that never dies and doesn’t take long to clear areas. I’m getting close with the warlock

Just play hardcore, then you never die

To me it sounds like you're looking for dungeon crawler, hack and slash, some character growth, but more layback than what Diablo usually gives. It sounds like you have played every staple build, but no build is giving you what you want, including Mosaic and warlock, both of which are some of the most controversial changes in this game since the addition of runewords. The powercreep you're looking for is there, but it's not laidback enough.

I understand p8 is the end goal, but you are saying you want to relax to a degree where you're literally gaming in bed, for comfort, with a torch and anni as your only charms. If you just want the power fantasy of ripping things to shreds, p8 is overrated. If you want to get gear, p8 is better but it does not sound like farming items is enjoyable, as it takes too long. I completely get not wanting to do 400 Meph runs to target farm a

Shako, or run keys for days to sell torches until you can afford upgrades, but what enjoyable to you?

How fun is the online aspect to you? Do you care more about the game, or the community aspect? Spending money on items is an opportunity, but as you said, the price tag is too high on the items you want, so where it the good spot between "overpowered" and "cheap enough", and is that sufficient?

If other players are not mandatory for you to enjoy playing, I would honestly suggest looking into single player with mods. You can increase monster density for faster kills. Increase the drop rates by 2x, and that'll still make you farm for months. You can make all items drop with max stats, which helps you get the power fantasy going earlier on.
If you wanna go full "bonk first, think later", there's also the mod "Fused Uniques for D2RMM" where all unique items can spawn on any item, *including jewels*. You can get a

Tal Rasha helmet socketed with a

Shako jewel. Now *that's* power.
If you do this, start slow, as overdoing the powercreep will make the game boring.

What do you want, why do you want it, how can you get it within your limits?