Ladder Reset Mistakes I Wish I Knew to Avoid Sooner - Diablo 2 Resurrected

[@jbbr-adventures]

I like playing D2R by myself. Trading is one of the fun parts of D2. That’s why online is more fun.

[@asbjrnfossmo1589]

For me, online is not about winning the 99 race, it is about how quickly I can get rich. However, bots and dishonest play make it less desirable, so I stick to offline. Ten, fifteen years ago, I usually did extremely well in the beginning of a season, then lost interest once the bots and dupers ruined the economy.

[@TruStoogeDrew.]

Who remembers the old days trading duped SOJs and trying to trade them away before they poofed lol

[@PSXMicha]

You can simulate trading in offline play

[@gamertyper6476]

super dissapointed they let this die - they have 0 plans to revisit D2R with any new content, and honestly if they just need some kind of way to monetize it, they need to figure that out, they have a massive fan base for this still and if they would just show it some love with new content from time to time they could figure out how to monetize it.

[@erikhendrickson59]

Not at all surprising. They don't want people playing D2R anymore now that D4 is out.

[@AngeliX8]

About selling items as fast as you can at new ladder start, white or event better 4 sox monarch in first hours can be easly sell for gul rune, many players get gul from hell forge and didnt realise that 2 gul's = vex, so if you lvl up champ who can relativle fast kill hell cows, Nova sorc for example, go and look for these shields. And next reminder, always make new game with some trade stuff name, try to sell anything you got before it become cheap or even worthless

[@nightworg]

With the terror zones added recently, I personally don't think it is such a good idea longer to not finish hell before you starting farming. You will miss out on great farming opportunity like Andariel, who has awesome drops.

[@edk3115]

Agreed! But if you can't finish it, or don't have somebody to push you through, this is the best option.

[@asbjrnfossmo1589]

Yeah, just get it done. The ability to join any game, and tag along in any area is too good to pass up.

[@Stompy1984]

Until you are level 81 it isn't better to farm Terror zones over the level 85 area's. ANd most characters/buils should easily be able to clear Baal/the game at that level.

[@nightworg]

@@Stompy1984No - but it does not take long to get to level 81 if you do Baal runs with 3-4 other people.

[@threefirstnamegodsquared8836]

Terror Andy drops 🔥

[@bendoubleu7516]

If you are playing HC, make sure you don’t take any random TP’s, trust nobody 😂😂😂😂

[@devilcookie9924]

will there no changes or adds like new runewords in the new season? if no changes/adds there, Imma play Last Epoch and skip season6.

[@misterduelog]

No changes unfortunately. Was at least hoping for them to nerf Mosaic and do a couple minor runeword changes. Last Epoch is having a lot of issues right now, takes forever to travel between zones. I’m going to play some D2R tonight for sure if the LE issues are still present, at least for a break in between the 20 minute wait to travel between areas

[@tbl268]

​@@misterduelog Mosaic is fine. Leave it alone.

[@devilcookie9924]

@@misterduelog I understand the issue cuz they are indie developers and LE is their 1st game to release. I hope they will fix the issue soon

[@SickSlayer35]

I wish it was easier to find people to mf with. There's tons of game where people claim an area separately but they are always in such a rush that it becomes a job. I like to casually play, not rush through straight to the end just to restart. For instance when I do countess runs if I happen to tele on an elite group on the way, I will stop and kill them especially if they are ghosts bc of their drop table.

[@LetsPlayBojangles]

I'm personally a fan of jumping into a baal game and using the 3 minutes of that run to go clear andarial, mephisto, and if i found them quickly enough. Jump into the run for the 4/5 waves and the baal kill itself for xp and loot

[@edvswvk3173]

Back in the old days playing ladder had a reason: a lot of gear was only findable or makeable while playing ladder. Nowadays the whole difference between normal and ladder play are 8 runewords with 5 of them being real shitty helmets. If Metamorphosis for shapeshift druids, Mosaic for melee assassins and perhaps Hustle as atttack speed or run-walk boosts are enough for you, go play ladder. Otherwise there is no reason to do that anymore.

[@bassandspaceable]

Mosaic is insane. I think that alone is worth the ladder. I haven't played a martial arts assassin since....2002-2003...before ladders even existed! Lol. In fact I think that was the first D2 LOD character I ever rolled!

[@nerdhunt]

Can’t play relaxed in HC online sadly, wish they had non combat check for servers for no chance of hostile for pubs.

[@Crateron1]

Thanks for the great content, Phil! Your recommendations make a lot of sense!

[@PSXMicha]

I don’t play online anymore. Offline just offers sooooooo many advantages! Loot filters for example and mods.

[@Christian-mf1se]

Yes, playing with others is obviously better in terms of xp and loot. But for me, the main reason to play online is because of trading . It enables you to get gear you might otherwise never acquire.

[@Onejayg]

Offline singleplayer is the best.

[@Fuckyocouchniqkuh]

It is, but I always pay the new season for a few weeks, find some cool stuff, trade it off and then back tool offline

[@Diegoreturns]

after almost 20 years i started playing d2 on console and I started playing single player, its amazing i loved online and pvp back in the days but solo playing is a new experience and its so cool and chill no pressure and i love the fact tht without high end runes game is much more fun

[@jordanlewis4308]

Poor person cope.

[@d8l835]

You're so right. Trading and stuff is fun, no doubt, but single player adds a completely different challenge. And it's way more satisfying actually building these characters from scratch. When you finally find your first good items and are able to start getting further in the game/higher player counts is great. They aren't doing anything new with ladder anyway so I have no reason really to go back online because the single player is so great. D2 is just awesome lol

[@noobsaibot5285]

Yep, I enjoy cruising along in offline. I played the original offline. Collected all the runes without knowing what they were for. Made a poison druid which was easily the most powerful character because the poison multiplied itself. This was nerfed in later versions. I don't like continuous changes to existing items in the game. Adding stuff to the game is cool but building characters for them to become redundant at the whim of the devs is not cool.

[@danf8986]

I couldn’t agree more. Playing in split mf groups the past three seasons I have found much more valuable gear than playing by myself. There’s no comparison.

[@buildandrelax1495]

i play online to play the same savegame at pc home, switch commute and switch at gf flat.

[@buildandrelax1495]

it has crosssave but not crossplay

[@jessehammond207]

Not that it's a big deal but you said that was your first character and you said you haven't completed hell yeah so why did you have corrupted zones?

[@leighwhite9656]

What blizzard needs too do is get rid of the cheating dupers and bots

[@Nephes1988]

Let’s go Phil 99 this ladder season keep slaying woahhhh

[@petermesser4317]

hi how to do unlimited free respec offline? using "-enablerespec" command line argument isn't working for me, are you supposed to go to akara for it still?

[@carlosyanezaragon9725]

One mistake I made in season 2, was to play for 19 hours straight, got sick of the game and didn't play again until season 5

[@zalard6896]

How are you olaying with terror zones if you didnt beat the game (baal)

[@TheDarkFirewalker]

You can only have 30 characters in Diablo 2 Offline mode. There is no unlimited :)

[@tatox666]

the only mistake is playing the same content-less season for the fourth time

[@Gregski3]

Just join random games and play with others

[@Piqcked]

My first mistake was buying LE. Let's go b to D2R.

[@Afura33]

Imaging liking both games

[@Piqcked]

Imagine PLAYING both games. LE servers are still down after 24+ hours.

[@longduckshlong2313]

Lol the ladder was dead day 2 thanks to the bots. The very first season before ladder started was the only good time to play.

[@bradpitel1517]

I used to play online to prevent myself from cheating offline.

[@whateverppl1229]

my first character is usually a sorc or a necro because a summon necro can do all content with no gear and a sorc can rush to bosses (usually i make pub games and make everyone else kill baal but i just teleport so i can be lazy)

[@asbjrnfossmo1589]

Sorc or paladin here. Sorc for same reasons, and paladin for same reasons as your necro. Hammerdin with dual spirit can be geared in act 1 nightmare, and is virtually unstoppable until late hell. Necro better suited for longer games, but hammerdin has access to 1pt smite 1pt fanaticism ubers.

[@pires11d]

Online is quite fun, if you're into trading. You don't really need other people to play on "multiplayer", if you can trade whatever you find online. I know it increases the drop rate, but also increases the server lag for me (there are little to no South America servers), increases the chances of not getting an item because you're not fast enough to pick it up, and also increases the chances of getting PK'd by some stupid player.

[@PSXMicha]

I simulate trading when I play offline. For example: let’s say a HOTO is LO on traderie, then I just use hero editor to give me a hoto when I find a LO rune

[@thealbo7168]

Blizz really should allow players count for online play. Only single player in a game though.

[@scribbleingz]

Would make bots even more broken tho.

[@rainbowGZUS7]

​@scribbleingz that's what these scumbags want...

[@edk3115]

​@@scribbleingz Good catch. I saw the other comment and was like "YEEEEESSSS" then you said that and you nailed it.

[@EtherealBias]

@@scribbleingz Why punish 99% of the community over 1%? I agree with you that it'll make bots more broken, but there's always going to be bots regardless of what decisions happen in the game. Most people just use JSP and already have the ability to spend real $$ on items anyways.

[@N3RDnation]

in game option in D2R single player to make game 8 player

[@Abber64]

I enjoy offline more than I do online as with the drops being there for everyone makes the game just toxic. Even your friends will snatch every item they can just so that you cant get it. It is just such a retarded system. When I play with people, I turn the items off so that I don't even see what is dropped, as it pisses me off seeing all the players hound over drops like a pack of wild dogs. The game would be MUCH more enjoyable if the drops were exclusive like they are in D3

[@Rayjockey]

Just remember to hit the green flagg before starting a new ladder. Not fun find out in lvl 21 in act 3 that you playing non-ladder...ahem..😅🎉🎉🎉

[@AlbertCloete]

Does D2 have individual loot dropping yet? Or some kind of dungeon reset? Because without at least one of these, I'm not going to play with other people.

[@sith_lord_killer39]

i hate playing online because stuff drops people grab it fast

[@CarlosOliveira-oq1jx]

Frozen orb / meteor. Fire and cold sunder gcs. Respec to lightning when infinity merc. Profit.

[@johanw6137]

My char will be fb/hydra sorc and just running stony for easy mf runs :D

[@Fandelgore]

i actually went to far with the first advice, i didn't complete the game until a month and a half later.

[@kristopherleslie8343]

Phil Noob Mode: Enabled ❤😂🎉 happy season 6 buddy 😊😊

[@ApathyBM]

#1 is a great point, I struggled to beat Hell with my poorly geared assassin because i wanted the sunder charm, only to farm Andy a bunch afterwards and dropped great stuff like Ravenfrost, TGods, Gores, that would have come in handy

[@louisax4058]

Without any new changes for this new ladder i really don't feel like restarting again...

[@thruntroll2983]

If you're not playing markets, have ladder only friends, or need some of the ladder only rws, there's no point. I skipped ladder last season, and the only reason I might play this one is because of guildies who want me to join them. Otherwise, I couldn't care less.

[@Eddie2P]

@@CM86x its for the economy reset. in nl everything is wrth like 20 ber in ladder the same item could be like 3 ber

[@gonwyte8534]

Of it wasnt for the restart I wouldnt even touch ladder, tbh.

[@danielromejko4624]

Why do people play solo in online mode? Terror zones and sunder charms.

[@bane9685]

Nice list. One to add, make sure to clean out your old shared stash, which will be wiped!

[@MrMaggelan]

Nope. There will be acess to additional stashs from the old ladder, where you only can take items out.

[@dgh25]

About playing with others: Sadly I have found that the new D2 community is very unwelcoming compared to the olden days. No1 ever replies or just chat about stuff in the game.

[@chichodormi4732]

One huge mistake, that was not mentioned is to start the reset sober. Never do that, guys !

[@SuperZakaru]

i play HC and am super sweating. being intoxicated isnt good for my playstyle

[@asbjrnfossmo1589]

@@SuperZakaru Just go with the herbs instead of the alcohol

[@deaDParrot88]

Another great tip is a lot of good gear can be farmed in nightmare* cows early on, which won’t require teleport in order to find things fast

[@freedomfighter8883]

Normal cows??

[@deaDParrot88]

@@freedomfighter8883 sorry NIGHTMARE! Thank you

[@vaclavdvorsky702]

I play online solo.... Chant/Orb Soso... till a5 on hell... Then I go supporting other players... But with summon necro I go multipl couse fighting Diablo with autoattack takes 40 minutes :D ... It depends...

[@Gaq917]

do you draw inspiration from sopranos? why dont u just end the video mid sentence

[@supertrix6628]

the bad thing is the in game general chat is nothing but 3rd party bot scammers 24/7 blizzard doesnt do anything to stop that. a real player have some time to play your buddies n stuff not around, cant join so your a solo pug atm. cant ask in the chat hey anyone want to join up for some x y z runs - clear act or farm boss or split farm etc etc. because of the bot spammers your chat or anyone elses will instantly scroll 100 lines down every second due to the 1000s of autobots fulling up the window 24/7 nobody will even see if you ask a question or ask others to join up, the bot spammers make in game chat impossible to use for regular folks to team up with.

[@Actalzy]

Unless they changed the Ladder only items and rune words to be available in offline mode then that is why I still only play Ladder and online. If I missed something, which is highly possible, then I will be moving to offline, but limiting my gear is just not a fun option to me.

[@RetroGameThrowdown1]

Happy Ladder Reset guys

[@chrissncrossn6770]

My first goal after ladder reset is to go to Andy in nightmare. Farming good stuff. Thema go to kill Baal in hell for enable terrorzones for Sunder Charms

[@LuketheGamerDuke]

Sometimes I wish I had the time for Ladder gameplay

[@mikemurray3962]

Why the hell am I even watching this? I play sp offline. I see a new sweetphil vid and I auto click play

[@JSJRB]

I usually stop playing because the game becomes so cheap with runes it's just not worth the time

[@AGHathaway]

Ready to dominate this season! Let's goooo! Keep on slayin' Phil!

[@El_Street_Gato]

Damn.. I just realized i need to quit my job. It's around 8 hours a day where i am not slaying demons

[@rektcompass6218]

i've been playing diablo 2 since its original release and this is the dumbest D2 video i've ever seen

[@Itz_KLONOPIN]

The only places I ever farm is Chaos n Cows and for hell cows you gotta kill Baal in hell

[@TruStoogeDrew.]

Single player is fun but I still enjoy going through the story with a group of strangers lol

[@sp1ta]

Bro how the fuck u got vex and mal and all that already....

[@Thankyouforsaking]

I want a cursor on all copies of the game

[@Im-the-greatest]

This video is " just enjoy the game"

[@lucuslopez6866]

How the heck does someone get a vex on day 1?

[@NateDogg32087]

Rule number 1 make sorc

[@elijahharris9784]

When is the next ladder?

[@pascalgrasbon3330]

2 am in europe

[@asbjrnfossmo1589]

Says he didn't beat the game, but is in a terror zone in hell ;) EDIT: The prices dropping thing can work the other way. If you find something like a 37life pally combat skiller, hold it for a while. No one can afford its real value for at least the first week. This especially goes for those of you knowledgeable enough to spot a good LLD (Low Level Dueling) item. Hold on to those for a month. Also, I believe the exploit still exist that you can hold off on completing act 3 quest 6 (kill meph) and just join baal runs, duel games etc. where no one has laid claim to that kill... and keep the quest open indefinitely. This will give you the "Andariel Bug" on every kill until your character completes the quest. (All items at least rare, no junk like bolts or potions. If you do find a magic item, it is guaranteed that there is no set version of that base). Also, get as far into the game as quick as you can. You will level faster with a group, and more stuff can drop. The way I do it on single player (stop at NM Andariel/Evil Countless and get OP until hell pindle) doesn't work very well online. Well... maybe on hardcore it still holds some truth. Also, make game names like "O frostburn N Sol rune" and the like. Always nice to stock up on popular craft ingredients, then either have the fun for yourself, or sell it off. Some people pay top dollar for bundles like 10ral 10pame 10jewel. You could take this down to single pgem level, and still probably worth it. Especially at the beginning of ladder. You can do this the other way, and make games like "O 3pgem N Magefist", which will give you some incentive to keep gems, and possibly a big boost in efficiency really early.

[@alh-xj6gt]

Enjoying classic so much lately that I play ladder classic too. Don't know if I will convert the chars to expansion characters later on. It will be Barb and Amazon.

[@N3RDnation]

i rush hammerdin until mephisto hell. than i just run, kurast opening all chests, travincial and than finishing with meph. eventually get some ber runes

[@Rendazz]

about the mules depends , when you play HC , you need a lot of hoarding some times you died in a crappy way and its nice to have backup items

[@BLaCkKsHeEp]

One HUGE mistake i made was not in D1... its in D4. the mistake? i bought the game for my bday and didnt refund it in time.

[@qinghai1]

Aren’t there rune words you can only use online? Maybe that’s why people fly solo playing online.

[@yorg6664]

Playing Season 6 without any changes over fresh Last Epoch ? Really ?

[@Afura33]

Ahh to bad you don't like fire traps, I like it pretty much I have one on non ladder.

[@alexbarcan4705]

You really must appreciate Phil's dedication for the game folks.

[@ahogan7355]

Thank you for your continued content!!! always great!

[@jfivecoat]

ladder who plays that?!?

[@securatyyy]

Nightmare is a good farm. There are quite a lot of gg items that drop from nm.

[@bassandspaceable]

That was especially true "back in the day" before the big runeword patch. Mephisto can drop vamp gaze, shaft stop, buriza, all kinds of great MF gear. I guess that was about 20 years ago now...GD

[@securatyyy]

@@bassandspaceable buriza and vgaze zons wrecking hell cows

[@bassandspaceable]

Honestly this was D2 at its peak especially for PvP. It was so fun speccing out DR, leech, and damage and things felt more balanced between classes. I liked it more then than when they came out with that big runeword patch 😅@tyyy

[@bassandspaceable]

I just remember I once had a sorc with 2 occy rings. And logging in a few months later that toon was gone 😁@@securatyyy

[@81mrsmitty]

I had so many gg items stolen playing with other players that it left a sour taste in my mouth so I pretty much stick to offline single player now

[@bassandspaceable]

I tend to stop and farm at NM Mephisto for uniques and normal cows for runes, common, and socketed items. Most of the time I get good drops without stopping but it's not as fun and can be stressful, and honestly only doable with a sorc start which can teleport past immunes. Thanks for that tip - I'm going to feel less bad about farming earlier now. I always feel like there is an opportunity cost in not farming in areas where the best stuff can potentially drop.

[@misterduelog]

Your first tip might’ve saved D2 for me. Was fed up not being able to progress on Hell and had basically given up on the game. Especially with the last epoch server issues, I think I’m going hard on D2R tonight. The question is what build should I start with?

[@thruntroll2983]

Sin is probably best. She has speed with burst of speed aura, damage, and resistance skill. She has everything. Sorc is great for tele and damage and therefore mfing, but a lot more squishy.

[@bowlock9901]

@@thruntroll2983 Sin for the win

[@misterduelog]

@@thruntroll2983 I play on controller and heard that sin is pretty rough on controller, would it be the fire trap build for leveling? Was thinking hammerdin but might also be annoying on controller. Same deal with blizz sorc. I have played summon Druid up to hell before but I’m just getting so sick of him at this point and he’s not great once in hell but he flies through normal and NM. Maybe summon Necro? Thanks for the reply :)

[@thruntroll2983]

@Rpghubofficial I predominantly play on my switch, and the sin does just fine. Start fire and then respec into lightning traps. Paladin is always great to start with too because he's all around op. If starting Paladin, go with fire aura to start until about late nightmare, then respec to hammers. If you're going blizz sorc, it might be a bit more tricky with a controller.

[@deaDParrot88]

@@misterduelogblade fury on controller auto targets enemies and feels really good, also a strong character

[@Anthony-p7e4n]

Offline singles player for scrubs @JGnVegas