I realize that this is the classic sub-forum but having never tried xpac

[goomba]

and growing increasingly bored now with a lvl 89 mart/mf barb, a lvl 90 bva, a lvl 92 hammerdin, a lvl 92 pure vita blizzer, a lvl 90 non-pure vita blizzer, a lvl 87 fireball/meteor sorc, a lvl 80 bone necro, a lvl 87 exe barb (untwinked) two lvl 67 chanters, a lvl 8x orber for rushing, and several now deleted other chars of similar calibre, I am contemplating an xpac char.

I have a lvl 86 I think hammerdin, that got barroned and thus turned into a mule.

I was thinking of tossing his muled gear onto another mule, and converting him naked to give xpac a try.

I suspect there are plenty of threads in the more appropriate forums, but thought I'd ask the viability of such a build (I think 55 base str, rest vita) here among folks who I more or less know, if nothing else ya'll can wish an old noob like me some luck. :thumbsup:

[squiggle]

I suggest you start a new char, Converting takes alot of fun out, + Can't make your char + Learn xpac.

Is you come east sc, Lmk. I just decided to start a char there. I can get you most basic items + rushs.



If you need help on specific build, Let me know and i can help you out.

[goomba]

I suggest you start a new char, Converting takes alot of fun out, + Can't make your char + Learn xpac.

Is you come east sc, Lmk. I just decided to start a char there. I can get you most basic items + rushs.



If you need help on specific build, Let me know and i can help you out.

thanks, I appreciate it. I also have two non-ladder softcore chanters now... the thought occurred to me, that converting one would allow for some rapid leveling of new characters, and I also have the orb rusher that could I believe the term is "g-rush" my new characters.

my only thought with this hammer din, is that I already have a high level hammerdin on classic, and I had heard/read somewhere someone once said that a "hammerdin is over powered on both xpac, and classic" and thus it might prove interesting to explore the unknowns of act 5 with a character that can let me explore it without any real fear of dying until hell, act 5.

[struikje]

he is quit over powered on lod too, but it'll take a lot of fancy equipment to get him so far. You probably have done all your hellforges, otherwise, convert all those who are in nm/hell that haven't done the quest yet, and get a fun rune to start your equipment with. You can also try and trade for as much pgms on classic, since these are worth something in lod. Soj's still are very important in lod, if you have a couple, you can convert those too.
Also, keep that orb sorceres in classic, so you can rush you own characters, but I don't recommend beginning with it, since you'll get bored with the game very soon.
If i restart on lod after classic, i allways get as much pgms, buy myself a decent lightsorceres equipment, and run the countess/Horazon.

[WarlockCC]

he is quit over powered on lod too, but it'll take a lot of fancy equipment to get him so far. You probably have done all your hellforges, otherwise, convert all those who are in nm/hell that haven't done the quest yet, and get a fun rune to start your equipment with. You can also try and trade for as much pgms on classic, since these are worth something in lod. Soj's still are very important in lod, if you have a couple, you can convert those too.
Also, keep that orb sorceres in classic, so you can rush you own characters, but I don't recommend beginning with it, since you'll get bored with the game very soon.
If i restart on lod after classic, i allways get as much pgms, buy myself a decent lightsorceres equipment, and run the countess/Horazon.
I've known people that did this and they are still regretting it this very day.

The only thing which increases in value when you convert it to LoD is gems, so just convert the contents of your gem char.

All the other items, even when converted to gems trough trades and then to LoD, will lose value. Especially SoJs, those are the biggest waste of all to convert. In Classic they can buy you pretty much anything. In LoD, you might be able to get a few not so high runes for it.
I personally can't quite believe anybody would do such a thing out of his or her own free will after realizing the loss in value of converting a SoJ. Actually, a SoJ would be worth more if traded in Classic for several characters full of gems, which you could then convert to LoD. You would still have a massive loss of overall value though.

My advice, Goomba, is don't ever convert anything other then gems you've found to LoD and don't even trade classic items for gems to convert to LoD. You'll just end up regretting it.

Supposing you think you will never play Classic again, keep your very best items on a char anyway, because it is likely you will want to enjoy some classic again.

[struikje]

Well, i found it fun to start from scratch, and then build up some wealth on classic. If you are as rich as goomba, (and you probably too), I don't think there is enough challenge anymore. I allways had the most fun killing people who are 10 times richer then I was.

[IsThisNamePermanent]

Your din if you convert him, will have a very low block % since he's only vit. Seeing as how classic doesn't need dex to block but expo does. Also you're going to need alot of str+ items and charms in order to wear anything decent on expo. Also your damage is going to be nerfed in half when you convert him to expo, id give him an iritha set with 3 p dia shield to convert over if your going to do this.

[goomba]

Your din if you convert him, will have a very low block % since he's only vit. Seeing as how classic doesn't need dex to block but expo does. Also you're going to need alot of str+ items and charms in order to wear anything decent on expo. Also your damage is going to be nerfed in half when you convert him to expo, id give him an iritha set with 3 p dia shield to convert over if your going to do this.

I was more inclined to shop another +2 30/20 bone shield, or three and pray for the double hole socket from the socket quest, which while it wouldn't quite reach the resistance of the triple diamond shield, it would offer better blocking, as well as the +2 skills to bolster holy shield for that blocking.

[Akukami]

Rye, for the love of God, don't get sucked more into D2! :grin:

You could try polishing some of your PvP skills. I gave you my Blizzer and BvA to practice with, so use them! :thumbsup:

- Akukami

[squiggle]

Rye, for the love of God, don't get sucked more into D2! :grin:

You could try polishing some of your PvP skills. I gave you my Blizzer and BvA to practice with, so use them! :thumbsup:

- Akukami

Sup ray.

I lost my BvA to a scammer on another forum, Pretending to be you -.- Z_z

As I said before, I'd start from scratch, You'll end up using basic runewords and have to walk through act 5. It's quite a different game.

[goomba]

Rye, for the love of God, don't get sucked more into D2! :grin:

You could try polishing some of your PvP skills. I gave you my Blizzer and BvA to practice with, so use them! :thumbsup:

- Akukami

more than anything I was curious as to the contents of act 5. I converted that din, with a shopped shield, a twitch, a tarn, some useless belt/boots/rings combo (didn't even have gloves on him) and explored act 5 in normal.

my curiosity is quenched.

and I have been playing a bit PvP when I am on - mostly with the BvA. was quite fun plowing through a mld necro's screen filled bone-walls and crushing him.

oh, and get this, some noob thought his offer of a c-grip for your mart was a good deal :rolleyes: :grin:

[Akukami]

That's actually not a bad offer, but it's not enough. However, as you already know, I'm not looking for items. :grin:

- Akukami

[goomba]

That's actually not a bad offer, but it's not enough. However, as you already know, I'm not looking for items. :grin:

- Akukami

a duped ring on a realm/mode where poofer dupes are all too common for that mart?

I'd have to whack you for accepting such an offer.

couple of folks mentioned that in their opinion they thought this mart was better than an impblow, which supposedly now go for 2-3 VC. (which I don't even recall what a VC is, and we're probably walking the line of what's allowed to be talked about) and I haven't seen an impblow in long enough to recall the specific mods to ascertain the validity of the comparison of it, to your mart, but anyway, if you recall, way way way back in the day I got a cgrip, and some duped ammy for a single legit soj before I went clean...

[Akukami]

Er, I said the offer was not enough. :laugh:

- Akukami