Lol so true. 😂 I used to wait for friends to log on but after LOD old friends list went bye bye 👋.
@lawnbear5958
8 ай бұрын
Word
@rhoxkillmor7475
8 ай бұрын
100%
@PAwader
8 ай бұрын
Bots and dupes killed online for me. That's why private servers like pd2 are so much fun
@DowntimeDad
8 ай бұрын
Offline multiplayer would be great for those who game with family and friends but also would enjoy the different mods.
@danielandrews3878
6 ай бұрын
you can play online with your friends as well, while being able to sue some additional runewords.
@samrester6254
3 ай бұрын
@@danielandrews3878 What additional runewords?
@crushjobmedia1451
2 ай бұрын
LoD has it, sadly they removed it on D2R
@KaraBlackk
Ай бұрын
Im 39 years old and playing diablo since 1996. im HC Paladin world champion and HC Necromancer Europe 11. For the last 15 years im playing SP HC and i still try to find runes/items while trying to stay alive :). Started to a fresh SP HC in 2024 and i can give it another 24 years :) also thanks for the videos Phil, i still learn new things :)
@Lampaluile
8 ай бұрын
Offline Hardcore is where it's at
@Taima
Ай бұрын
Been trying to do this myself for the first time on my PS5 copy of D2R cause I have this crazy goal of one day trying to maybe possibly hopefully plat the game. Never had a 99 character period, so this is asking a lot. Went summon necro cause it's what I'm most comfortable with but there's so many things I don't know and the guides I've found are only so helpful. Like what rune words should I be using by what point? What items should I try to get from vendors and when? (Saw that it was supposedly possible to get like a 3 socket helm and tele staff in act 1 but I haven't seen it). Just little things like that to smooth things out and make it quicker would be nice but ugh. Honestly I just want some kinda lazy spelled-out-for-me-guide and I'll just do the work of playing the game itself and following along where applicable.
@Lampaluile
Ай бұрын
@@Taima damage reduction is op until hell act 4 tbh. Stack as much as you can and you’ll be golden. Though necro might not have the best damage Also resist must be capped at all times before the end of normal
@terrodar19
Ай бұрын
I went back to offline… SSF is so much gratifying when something extremely rare drops. I got a PERFECT griffons eye not too long ago, insane
@Thomas-wx7uf
8 ай бұрын
I started to play D2R in SP too because I asked myself ,why am I playing MP if i hadnt played with other players together for such a long time ^^ I was playing D2R Online but alone...so since then I am enjoying the game in SP mode.
@oyeahisbest123
Ай бұрын
The fun for some of us is finding that item so rare its worth 10,000 dollars
@Neeon1188
8 ай бұрын
I play D2R mostly on switch and strictly single player. I'm able to play diablo 2 anywhere
@psychoticax645
8 ай бұрын
Fun little tidbit about Offline Difficulty Scaling, Players 7 is nearly identical to Players 8, which then means if your having too much trouble with the highest, you CAN tone it done a notch without screwing with drop rates.
@CorpusInsanus
8 ай бұрын
Absolutely agreed! I've been trying online for a week now and the server inconsistency has been so jarring. I'd very much enjoy a tutorial on hero editor so I can recreate some of the characters I lost many computers ago. Keep up the great work!
@parallelcircuit
8 ай бұрын
Man, I've been working on a Majesty playthrough, and your avatar definitely threw me for a loop. Didn't expect to see a Warrior of Discord here!
@substancexabuse6466
7 ай бұрын
Zonfire99😅
@JogatinaDasAntigas
8 ай бұрын
My main (maybe only) reason i enjoy online is for trading.
@cr4zym3x1c4n
8 ай бұрын
5 weeks in d2r again and still haven’t found tal armor thanks for slapping me virtually 😂
@fordesponja
Ай бұрын
Another online benefit you didn't mention is characters are shared on different devices and platform. If you have been playing in the PC for a while but now you want to play in the couch, just log off, pick your Switch and you will be playing your character where you left it. And a downside to offline is your characters cannot be shared between devices, they are stuck to the device they are created. This is the reason I only play online even if I play by myself 99% of the time.
@billbog25
Ай бұрын
I have maxed out most of my online characters so i hace been doing offline. It is really hard because i cant reach out to friends foe help or find thibgs as easily. One thing i disagree with it the player change in offline. If i make it players 8 offline its still just me playing. Which is very difficult. However online i actually have 8 players to help slay monsters. So mute point on #2 benefit of being able to change player count. Great work Phil!
@jays8048
8 ай бұрын
Agreed, I have always had a better experience playing single player offline over online.
@112ghostclown
24 күн бұрын
I was gonna take care of my backlog and then i got hooked on this game and cant stop lol
@snowballandpals
8 ай бұрын
I want to get back into D2 but i dont have the time like i used to so I might look into D2R offline + mods... looks like there are mods for boosting drop rates and xp gain so that would be fun
@patrickbovin8023
8 ай бұрын
Great breakdown there was some things that i didnt know. Single player and Multiplayer are awesome together due to you can jump onto another character if you dont like the terror zone from offline to online. tuning the difficulty not just for loot but pure fun of stronger monsters is also a bonus! Its just you against all of hells forces
@jbmemphis2151
6 ай бұрын
Ok I actually love this video. Can I get a suggestion as to what character I should make first? I’m sure a sorceress of some kind?
@kunka592
Ай бұрын
I already played Diablo 2: LoD for thousands of hours online as a teenager and I even kept up "perming" my characters for years. However, I got tired of doing that eventually and Blizzard just deleted literally all my accounts/characters, so to me, I'd rather play offline now. I had enough PvP experience for a lifetime anyways. If you care enough to amass your fortune and characters online, then you'll probably care when they delete it as well, which will happen eventually, so which one is pointless? At least I can backup my offline characters.
@1isaacgardner
8 ай бұрын
Heck yeah. That's the only way I play D2 now. I do Terror andy runs and got a 1% away from perfect fathom. Was an amazing find.
@isaacc1230
24 күн бұрын
Late to the party, buy terror zones in single player are tied to your pc date and time so you can turn off auto time update and change time to jump to a terror zone you want to farm.
@MycketTuff
Ай бұрын
I do a lot of this and play on LAN with people. The social aspect was and is still important to me. Playing solo online is depressing.
@MrLuffy9131
7 ай бұрын
it's like offline I already have enigma but the saddest thing is online even with like 10+ level 80+ characters I can't find one ber, my highest was a sur lol permanent maps help a lot
@theninedivides6851
2 ай бұрын
I am new to diablo 2 so I am playing offline single player in order to learn the ins and outs of everything then I will go online but right now having a blast just playing single player tbh great game so far
@Dwellerinshadow
8 ай бұрын
Frankly, for someone like me that likes collecting things in games, the very existence of Gomule means I'm playing offline exclusively. The complete lack of any lag, the static maps and the /players x command sure don't hurt either.
@ChristopherGish
8 ай бұрын
Make sure to backup your characters every once in a while. I had a power cut & my character file was corrupt & lost everything. It was my first SP character. It was a painful lesson
@Wartakles
8 ай бұрын
Same here, and I almost had my Enigma at the time
@troz1
21 күн бұрын
The never have to connect back to the internet isn't entirely accurate. I believe Battle net detects when you've been offline for 30 days and requires to see internet again before it will let you launch D2R again. This is also true for the remodded mod.
@donce666
7 ай бұрын
Offline is the only way to go really. Leveling new characters is easy, i literally have a separate sorc for each of the boss with perfected maps. Also to mention the unlimited character creation as storage. Offline presents a chalenge of its own and makes the game much more interesting as playing an "iron man" mode.
@GDPanda69
2 ай бұрын
Oh shit, I did not know about the unlimited character slots on SP! I've always wanted to grail d2, but was sad after doing the math and not having the slots online
@NorseCrusader1
7 ай бұрын
The disciple is my favorite set. It's so good for for melee builds it's bonkers. Plus you can whatever helmet weapon and or shield that you want.
@adamtajhassam9188
2 ай бұрын
I still like playing asa group there is something special about that still despite just a difficulty factor
@stayhydrated9446
Ай бұрын
Blizzard doesn't fix the obvious problems because they want to go out of business.
@CoooleyBae
8 ай бұрын
I'm glad you mentioned point 5, loot donations, on your pro-online list I do this often and have given many a new player an occulus
@derekisdeadx5083
8 ай бұрын
Thank you! I was just given an occy and shake from a random person my second day back playing, I was so stoked
@nicolasbascunan4013
2 ай бұрын
@@derekisdeadx5083 you have to earn it
@Chrisfragger1
3 ай бұрын
Man, I am playing a Summoner Necro, and Act 2 is such a Pain what the Crawlers Nest and the Arcane Sanctuary, both are EXTREMELY unfriendly to Army leader type characters.
@sp00f34
8 ай бұрын
I was able to transfer my plugy characters over! Hadn’t seen them in a few years. Salvaged my 94 sorc. Everything is legit found! Grinded many high runes so I’m decked out. Been playing it again. Miss the good old days playing hardcore ladder with that whole community. Great times
@thecatmenace
5 ай бұрын
Just finished my gearup javazon on Ladder... but now after this video i'll start my first character in OFFLINE, and for sure start with sorc to farm mephi... see yea back in 15 years
@youngchristopher14
Ай бұрын
I think in D2R they should give you revealed map if playing solo online.
@mekkiepoo
Ай бұрын
back in the day i played offline a lot, because i could still play with friends on open bnet or direct IP... in d2r offline means offline :(
@jeremyseale5463
18 күн бұрын
Made my first online d2 friend in 20 years! Lol between that and asking for free runes to complete sets, online helps ❤
@herbtotem
7 ай бұрын
Let’s not forget LAN PARTIES. You get to play your single player offline toons with friends. I’ve got a small group of peeps and we do just that. Sucks they took it out of d2r but it works with vanilla and pd2.
@presidentdonaldbump150
8 ай бұрын
I always wanted to play with my friend on Bnet and do p8 :(
@aptwo916
Ай бұрын
Wow I didn't know you can make ladder runewords in offline single player mode! Time to make me a couple of mosaics for fun.
@paulmiddleton7168
2 ай бұрын
They need to allow /players switching in online battle-net games we enter by ourselves (not through the lobby). Without that, its impossible to get anything good online.
@TrustworthyFella
8 ай бұрын
+1 for the buttload/shitload, etc. insertion! We need more of the people that make such lists, and laud the people that use their stuff in any media format 🤣
@cyb3rphr33k
4 ай бұрын
Is there a way to transfer my plugy stash to any form of d2r stash?
@Denvercoder
5 ай бұрын
I have no will power so when I play online, within like 2 days I have Enigma, Shako, etc etc. I only play offline because everything I have is stuff I got myself, 100%. (And I’m on console so I can’t even HeroEdit.
@McSmuggler
16 күн бұрын
can you use the hero editor on Console? I'm playing on the PS5 but using the PS4 version on offline mode
@ChristopherCason-my1hj
8 ай бұрын
Very informative and I love the commentary. Subscribed!
@Adam-qh8vf
Ай бұрын
Sadly there is still a license check that is performed every few weeks or so, so if you dont have internet for an extended period you won't be able to play... super sad. Keep those D2LOD files around just in case.
@mariosblago94
26 күн бұрын
I hate this stupid trend of making every game online. And the whole "games as a service" model.
@bowlock9901
8 ай бұрын
Whilst i agree, theirs something about finding items online. Not runes, items. Like the 2os white worthy wand i found with +3BSpirit +3BSpear. Or the -1 perf def shako and SOJ on 2nd day of restart i once found. Yes thats nice in single players on players 3/5/7 but man when you do it online, its such a rush.
@reeceytaylor
5 ай бұрын
Most annoying thing is I play online single player so my characters can sync with my other platforms. But it means I can't do /players8
@spoiledmilkers
8 ай бұрын
As a console player, sp is king. Online barely has the features of pc so controlling player count is damn near required.
@Mammel248
8 ай бұрын
I play both :D online for pvp mostly though. SP is kinda cool when you find rare stuff. The other day I found a Jah rune in single player, which is what I needed to finish up Enigma. It's much more rewarding to find that in SP than online
@langosch6826
8 ай бұрын
i agreed with all, when you start your own holy grail its the best way to enjoy this game and come to your limit ;)
@Souls4SoulsOnYT
Ай бұрын
6 months too late, but I think character max is the same across the board since it’s cross save. I had both to trade.
@tsmith4338
6 ай бұрын
Are you sure about not EVER needing to go back online after the initial install? I remember hearing something when D2R first came out, that it was required (even if only playing single-player/offline) for the game to connect to blizzard servers at least once every 30 days or the game would lock.
@MarcusBrewer-l4w
6 ай бұрын
id like to point out one miss information about playing without internet, sadly after 1 month of having no internet blizzard requires you to log in to the internet for confirmation that you own the game or something, it happens to me about 2 years ago when i struggled to pay bills and had no internet for almost 3 months, and i wouldn't let me play at all unless i connected to internet
@candlestyx8517
Ай бұрын
BBB is still lurking in the lobby 7 months later lol
@jopanet
3 ай бұрын
Now that blizzard pissed on d2r development I've been playing some single player and enjoying it, thanks phil!
@Zealotos
8 ай бұрын
#4 - haha - Low key grilling all those people that race to 99. Love you, phil! Thanks for another great video!
@Dehura
8 ай бұрын
What is point of playing the game after getting everything you need from hero editor 🤨
@njmfff
3 ай бұрын
Most people use editor to make dummy character and test different builds.
@RRSunknown
7 ай бұрын
How you deal with Hell immunities offline? There are a very few build that can damage everything.
@scipocelah6677
7 ай бұрын
Shatter Charms or avoid them
@andredesantacruz
5 ай бұрын
almost all the things that are considered bad things for you, are literally what drives me to play online rofl :D
@gelato40one
7 ай бұрын
One id like to mention. It is a pain to farm an soj for that annihilus. Without trading
@claytoncarrollq5695
8 ай бұрын
After a week of playing off line without an internet connection the game and wont let me open the screen unless I get an internet connection again. It has happened every time. About 15 times so far
@EspenFrafalne
2 ай бұрын
The #1 reason i dont play online is that the character gets deleted if i dont log in for a few months. Im not aware of ANY other game that does this. Character files are miniscule (1-40kb according to google), so if they are going to limit the number of online characters to around 20, then assuming the character file was 40kb, it would only take 1TB to allow 1.25 million players to store 20x characters each each. A lot of D2R players are fully grown 🤘80s freaks 🤘who only play this game "sporadically", and who cant play online because they would loose their characters and gear. It would have been fun to try ladder for a season - except for that i cant even give my hard earned gear to an offline character for safe keepings
@styswojtek
6 ай бұрын
I prefer playing d2 offline, since my first Gameplay in 2005. Recently i am discovering this Game again by playing it on Xbox series x. It is fun. I do have one question thou, is there a way to transfer my offline PC saved characters to Xbox???
@jasongoodwin8702
8 ай бұрын
For console players, we have a limited number of character both on or off line. It's only the PC version do we get unlimited offline characters. The worst part of playing offline on console, is that you can't use any mods or make any trades. However their is a way to dupe anything and or reroll charms or runewords infinitely on console.
@JustLikeYou.
8 ай бұрын
He literally says that in the video lol he said “on PC specifically you have unlimited characters in offline”
@mikehawk8984
6 ай бұрын
Huh. Yeah I haven't thought about using a cure helm for an Andy farmer. I'm taking that 😂
@JetLagRecords
Ай бұрын
Sweet Phil, nice video keep up the great content
@nikkof5384
2 ай бұрын
White ring mentioned instant subscribe
@XandersGame2
8 ай бұрын
single player Hardcore players 8 is the only way I play :) Beating the game under these conditions took some tiiiiiiiime! But oh so satisfying :)
@Dawnarow
8 ай бұрын
Sure a guide would be great (hero editor). Any chance blizz dislikes that we play with those files?
@DemocratSocialistRob
8 ай бұрын
Can hero editor be used for console?
@zuljaras
3 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, on consoles the OFFLINE limit of characters is 30. Which is idiotic as offline characters only need space and not CPU or GPU.
@maximos905
8 ай бұрын
I usually play D2R offline but I really wish offline had another mode where there is better chances of item drops. I don't want to put 1000 hrs in and still not find some things, I have a family and multiple jobs. It's not like online where you could trade
@PieknyPentagram
8 ай бұрын
xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
@Paicheman
2 ай бұрын
Dude if im on a boat and I want to play a computer game, I have some issues for real.
@diegowfrk1
Ай бұрын
The only benefit of playing online for me is the trading. I live in Brazil on the countryside and my ping is always 200ms, making it insufferable to play online
@Yannfreerun91
Ай бұрын
Is it possible to transfer offline char from a pc to another ?
@RivaZA1
5 ай бұрын
I don't understand why you would need more than one character though.
@MAZZAR0TH
8 ай бұрын
I have been playing d2r way more than i use to since i started a sp mf blizz sorc. I would only go online to lvl up in throne during tz.
@magictooth2
5 ай бұрын
D2 is a single-player game. Playing multiplayer and trading will get boring quickly because the gear is so easy to get. This is a major reason why I play Path of Diablo. Too much to mention in a single comment, but NOBODY ever goes back to vanilla after playing PoD, vanilla is un-playable compared
@outlawprutz
8 ай бұрын
Lions for the Super Bowl!! But yeah psn is so hard to deal with online is not even worth it
@travisfiedler4416
8 ай бұрын
"LionsSBChamps" LOVE IT!
@reveragew
8 ай бұрын
PC and consoles shares online progresses, hence the character slots numbers are the same
@vytas5584
Ай бұрын
As someone who played original D2, 95% of this was utterly perplexing 😂
@koro527
2 ай бұрын
If they brought a PlugY type addon to single player I would.
@therebelofchaos1674
6 ай бұрын
If this were PlugY days, I'd agree with ya. Now though? Especially finding all those crazy 5 nado pelts or +6 javs or whatever...they ain't worth nothin' in single player so it's not as meaningful a drop lol.
@Infinity_NFK
8 ай бұрын
By the way, in Offline (Single player) there are some ways to use special -seed# to find Ohm runes or Mal, on which it would be easier, and then they can be transmuted for Higher Runes
D4 now is rocking and is always progressing but the online comunity is bunkers ;) lol D2 had the best players really still has but D4 is such an improvement on many things... if it had offline ohh My... xD But obvs D2 will always be a landmark it is impossible to forget it they made such a masterpiece so many years ago it still holds up just fine anyone can sink there teeth into it and have fun xD go hardcore for more replay value
@InAltum.
7 ай бұрын
Offline is fun in general but not if you want to make runewords. Infinity is hard to make with zero Bers... thousands of runs
@nunyabeezwax6758
8 ай бұрын
Only one Io rune and no base better than an exceptional MASK *cries* ugh. And no Cryptic Axe bases... Only TWO Collossus Voulges. Ugh... my Partizan was perfect but in Hell... ugh..
@Shallaan
8 ай бұрын
It's better until you make a single friend🤐
@0xRyo
8 ай бұрын
I was wondering whether Griffon's eye drops in offline mode?
@worldz_of_visions
6 ай бұрын
6:50 Uh, it's vit D, bud. And your liver STORES vit D, so go out and get some to store up for winter. Here in OR, it's overcast like 60072 days a year or something, so you gotta get out anytime you can.
@charlesburris6314
3 ай бұрын
Being forced to check in with them periodically, even if you solely play single player, is BS. That's the sole reason I will not buy Resurrected. Original D1 player. Love those games.
@dragonld123
8 ай бұрын
Any news about when Season 6 starts? I guess this time it will not be paraller to Diablo 4 Season start.
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