Hi all!
After coming back to D2 via Switch and messing around a while in offline softcore, the (very!) intermittent hardcore itch is returning. So I've decided (for reasons even I don't fully understand) to try an HC ladder character when the season launches. Now I'm trying to figure out what I feel like I need to know before that, and I'm still slightly lost. Any input you have on the following questions would be greatly appreciated!
For what it's worth, I'll still likely play almost entirely SSF. Few of my friends are playing it now, and only PC SC. I don't currently plan to engage very much with trade, maybe buy/sell the occasional uniques/runes or bulk jewels etc., but that might change with time.
1. Is there even much of a Switch HC Ladder community to begin with? How/where does it function (e.g., here, reddit, Discord...)? How badly is trade affected by the population?
2. What do I need to watch out for online? (Used to play a ton of PoE as well, occasionally HC, so I'm not worried about basics like trade scams and keeping my butt in town with unknowns, but not sure if there are D2R- or Switch-specific things I'm missing.)
3. What all can trigger d/c on Switch? Obviously shitty Wi-Fi or servers; didn't even think about sleep mode until I was testing a bit with an HCNL character and set it aside for half an hour. Is there any kind of server-side logout timer or the like that I should also look out for?
Thanks in advance for your input!
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Hi all!
After coming back to D2 via Switch and messing around a while in offline softcore, the (very!) intermittent hardcore itch is returning. So I've decided (for reasons even I don't fully understand) to try an HC ladder character when the season launches. Now I'm trying to figure out what I feel like I need to know before that, and I'm still slightly lost. Any input you have on the following questions would be greatly appreciated!
For what it's worth, I'll still likely play almost entirely SSF. Few of my friends are playing it now, and only PC SC. I don't currently plan to engage very much with trade, maybe buy/sell the occasional uniques/runes or bulk jewels etc., but that might change with time.
1. Is there even much of a Switch HC Ladder community to begin with? How/where does it function (e.g., here, reddit, Discord...)? How badly is trade affected by the population?
2. What do I need to watch out for online? (Used to play a ton of PoE as well, occasionally HC, so I'm not worried about basics like trade scams and keeping my butt in town with unknowns, but not sure if there are D2R- or Switch-specific things I'm missing.)
3. What all can trigger d/c on Switch? Obviously shitty Wi-Fi or servers; didn't even think about sleep mode until I was testing a bit with an HCNL character and set it aside for half an hour. Is there any kind of server-side logout timer or the like that I should also look out for?
Thanks in advance for your input!
After coming back to D2 via Switch and messing around a while in offline softcore, the (very!) intermittent hardcore itch is returning. So I've decided (for reasons even I don't fully understand) to try an HC ladder character when the season launches. Now I'm trying to figure out what I feel like I need to know before that, and I'm still slightly lost. Any input you have on the following questions would be greatly appreciated!
For what it's worth, I'll still likely play almost entirely SSF. Few of my friends are playing it now, and only PC SC. I don't currently plan to engage very much with trade, maybe buy/sell the occasional uniques/runes or bulk jewels etc., but that might change with time.
1. Is there even much of a Switch HC Ladder community to begin with? How/where does it function (e.g., here, reddit, Discord...)? How badly is trade affected by the population?
2. What do I need to watch out for online? (Used to play a ton of PoE as well, occasionally HC, so I'm not worried about basics like trade scams and keeping my butt in town with unknowns, but not sure if there are D2R- or Switch-specific things I'm missing.)
3. What all can trigger d/c on Switch? Obviously shitty Wi-Fi or servers; didn't even think about sleep mode until I was testing a bit with an HCNL character and set it aside for half an hour. Is there any kind of server-side logout timer or the like that I should also look out for?
Thanks in advance for your input!
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I guess the Silence answers #1. 
Go for Ladder Number 1 on switch 
I searched a bit online about it. Seems like there is not much of online on switch, just offline players on couch. The connection is very bad if you compare it to the others systems and you can even play only 4P.
Could be too frustrating to play online hc on switch i guess.
I searched a bit online about it. Seems like there is not much of online on switch, just offline players on couch. The connection is very bad if you compare it to the others systems and you can even play only 4P.
Could be too frustrating to play online hc on switch i guess.
I can see what you see not. Vision milky, then eyes rot.
When you turn, they will be gone, whispering their hidden song.
Then you see what cannot be, shadows move where light should be.
Out of darkness, out of mind, cast down into the Halls of the Blind.
When you turn, they will be gone, whispering their hidden song.
Then you see what cannot be, shadows move where light should be.
Out of darkness, out of mind, cast down into the Halls of the Blind.
re. trading:
3 hc nl switch trades here, all crossplatform w. xbox and/or psn...
looking at traderie, about the same...
3 hc nl switch trades here, all crossplatform w. xbox and/or psn...
looking at traderie, about the same...
HC RotW
Be aware of PKers. Some people like killing new HC players and there are a few "methods" you should know. There is even an "achievement" to collect ears on PS and steam, don't know if this is true for switch, too.SayyadinaAtreides wrote: 1 day ago
2. What do I need to watch out for online? (Used to play a ton of PoE as well, occasionally HC, so I'm not worried about basics like trade scams and keeping my butt in town with unknowns, but not sure if there are D2R- or Switch-specific things I'm missing.)
Only trust people who deserve your trust. Not every portal is safe, even if they say so. Just leave the game is people go hostile (unless you know what you doing).
Playing HC SSF right now.
Hell completed: Sorc, Druid, Paladin, Ama
Nightmare completed: Assa
Normal completed: Necro, Barb
Iron Man (Paladin): Normal A5
Hell completed: Sorc, Druid, Paladin, Ama
Nightmare completed: Assa
Normal completed: Necro, Barb
Iron Man (Paladin): Normal A5
I play online d2r on switch via wifi, no issue. No lag or anything. It might be ur connection it seems. There is an occasion disconnection or timedout, but that is rare.Greys_Prey wrote: 7 hours agoGo for Ladder Number 1 on switch
I searched a bit online about it. Seems like there is not much of online on switch, just offline players on couch. The connection is very bad if you compare it to the others systems and you can even play only 4P.
Could be too frustrating to play online hc on switch i guess.
Either way, i agreed there isnt much of a community on switch online play but its there, just not alot.
Can trade on PC or SWITCH
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