Trying to do the Math: AC vs. -DFE?

[Hammerskjold]

That's what you get for straying too close to such an addictive game.
Should I feel guilty?

Yes, yes you should. Nah, since the D3 buzz is uhm, buzzing I've noticed some people re-playing, or discovering Diablo. Of course by 'Diablo', most seems to mean D2. AKA, that weird video game series convention where people call the latest game in a series by the original name. IE: 'Call of Halo #9', will be called by most as 'Call of Halo'. (Avoided by games with series and subtitle names ie Fellder's Strolls: Skybeam.)

I don't know what the problem IS, so I'm a little afraid of stating something obvious or stupid here, but have you tried VirtualPC/XP Mode?

Yep, no go either.

(This is what I'm using on my Win7 64 bit Notebook. I can't connect with games running on my old XP computers -no IPX on the host system- , so no muling, but perfectly ok for solo/multi when I'm on the road.)

I should've been more specific, I haven't found any solution yet for Vista 64. From what I've read my chances are better with win7. I haven't upgraded yet since it's technically a workstation, emphasis on work programs therefore stability is first priority. Inb4: lololol vista 'stable'.

It definitely seems to point to lack of IPX issue, multi option appears but error message 'unable to create character' pops up. Though regular D1 seems ok, I can create and play offline multi chars fine. Though at this point I don't see myself returning much to regular D1. HF:F is more my thing and a chicken wing.

but perfectly ok for solo/multi

Pretty much this right here. What I cared more was multi\but offline solo. Which is why I'm interested in D3 actual gameplay at least from their demos, but their lack of offline mode just kills it for me.

So that's where all the shields went?! I bet you have 1 or 2 Shields of Brilliance too, right?
STOP using up the game-wide shield quota!!


See? It does work every time. You can't use one and I can't find one... Probably just one of those Zen / “watched water won't boil” - things...

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go check out that sale in the (ugh) Hive...

No brilliance shield, but my clvl 7 Barbarian was offered shields of blocking twice by Gris.

But my face when he found a Crystalline warhammer of Sky in Normal Church4, allowing him to jump into Nightmare church. Damage now at the 30's. At clvl 11.