LoD v.s. Classic

[Pelican]

hey everyone, i was thinking about going back to classic. i have been playing lod for some time now and i was wondering if anyone can explain to me the differences if any between the two. thanks
-pelican

[Great_Evils]

-no act5
-no charms, jewels, ethereal items
-no assasin, druid
-no exceptional or elite uniques
-mercs dont carry through from game to game
-no runewords, no runes
-your stash is half the LOD size
-there is no weapon switch on your character
-lastly, it's a ton of fun

Thats about it I think...

[Murrogh]

There are no:
elite anything.
exceptional or elite set items.
magic items with cruel prefix and the max +to maximum dmg is 20
soceted armor except by SOJ.

Other differences:
some other combinations of rare prefixes aren't in classic like rare rings cant have 30+ mf.
you cant give mercs items/potions.
hell resist penalty is -50 to all
nightmare is -20 (could be -25)
monsters are weaker/lower lvl so its harder to lvl up.
other ones I cant remember

[Pelican]

oh ok thanks for clearing that up for me.

[Great_Evils]

oh yea, there aren't class specific items either

[mhl12]

another important small thing for pvp:

dexterity does not affect % chance to block. Only the shield itself does.

Also theres no absorb so resist stacking is vital.

[Wyvern]

Originally Posted by Murrogh

rare rings cant have 30+ mf.

Unless you can find someone that has been playing since pre 1.08 like me who has several 30%+ mf rings.

[mhl12]

Originally Posted by Wyvern

Unless you can find someone that has been playing since pre 1.08 like me who has several 30%+ mf rings.

or you can just go for a 30% nagel.

[fredsta54]

you can find magic rings with up to 40 mf on classic in 1.10. I know because i have seen them on the ladder and i myself have a 35 mf ring

[Inu]

In 1.10 LoD> Classic simply because Classic got way imbalanced by 1.10 which strictly was a LoD patch ;/