12-25-2007, 06:52 AM
Quote:Hammerdin dead? That's silly. I made one single player WITHOUT ANY TWINKING WHATSOEVER. Had blessed hammers/concentrate at 650 damage or something and a bit of fast cast from his `Stealth' cuirass and that was it.
With smite as side skill and lifetap wand for leb monsters, he cleared hell/8 no sweat, and I didn't even find *any* elite paladin shield until Anya gave me a vortex shield in the very end. With his defiance merc he could stand in the middle of anything, anywhere.
Sure, it was no uber char, but it did his job pretty well. If I had 1350 damage hammers it would be a massacre:)So, I say hammerdins are alive and well.
Wow, this thread is so old! Reading it is kind of embarrassing seeing how I use to write and think. I'd say my logic was very selfish and my reasoning very immature. Ah, what a difference a few years can make. Now when I play character's in D2, I do it simply for enjoyment. No longer must I have the best gear and be the ultimate killer. LOL, I still can't believe I wrote that. Oh well.
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