If I spent as much time watching videos that would help me get better at my job as I do MrLlamaSC's Diablo 2 videos, Maybe I'd get somewhere in life.

@michaelknight5524

2 жыл бұрын

Facts!

@scallywag830

2 жыл бұрын

Life's kind of boring. D2 is not. Unless any of that changes, I'll be hanging here.

@willionaire9737

2 жыл бұрын

There's more to life than your job! take it easy brother

@phoenixzohar

2 жыл бұрын

What if watching MrLlamaSC's videos was helping you get better at your job?! 🤯

@cyphernujabee7016

2 жыл бұрын

Priorities bro

To me these changes prove that making other builds more viable is a better approach than nerfing existing ones. Sure nerfing hammers would maybe make people play it less, but having viable alternatives also makes people play it less, while letting those who have played the game a certain way for many years continue to do so. Seems to be just the win/win way to go about it, in my opinion at least :)

@TheMythriel

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, and in that spirit, I plan to stick with an early game holy fire paladin and then switch to foh around level 40

@xAnotherNigX

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed 💯

@JayTheProduct

2 жыл бұрын

Not even Blizzard is dumb enough to nerf things in a 20~ year old game

@Despond

2 жыл бұрын

No what you said is logical but people are idiots sadly and feel that a spec is a connection to them and anything else is a competitor and must be brought in line.

@Despond

2 жыл бұрын

@@JayTheProduct They are doing it, it's no longer D2 now.

Something really amuses me about Llama saying "The Paladin has amazing chance to block" then immediately afterwards drops his shield. I know why he does, I just find it amusing.

Very enjoyable, thanks Llama. This will be my starter build for the ladder reset, gonna be fun cause I've never played this version of paladin before!

Keep the lets play videos coming! Love them

I spend so much time watching you on youtube and love every minute

It would be great if you timestamped respecs, just a little help for those who are seeking the cliff notes

@jay43will

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@SMenard91

Жыл бұрын

2:51:37 for respec 2:40:00 hiring Bodan

It's strange I've noticed in the beginning on single player, players 8 allows you to level insanely fast and your capable to kill everything just as fast due to speed of leveling. Great video. Having a blast on this single player run.

Mr. LlamaSC, keep the vids coming, soooo stoked for new ladder soon. Keep telling them pencil pushers at Blizz how to make the game better! You're one of our loudest microphones!

@Zikkar

2 жыл бұрын

That is NOT a good thing that they listen to him at all

@lNTERESTlNG

Жыл бұрын

@@Zikkaryou are either dumb or trolling

Thanks for this video. This is my favorite content, please do this for all builds and classes

Just as a quick personal observation, when I saw this in my feed the first question I asked was "is this a 2.4 playthrough/build?" I figured it probably was because I keep up to date with your content, but people searching for builds might not know.

All act 2 mercs being named Emilio is like when I found out that the act 1 rogue can be named Kyle. Now every time an act 1 sidekick dies, I'm all "Nice going, KYLE. Try not to suck so much KYLE."

@hullbarrett

2 жыл бұрын

I just refer to all them as Einstein.

@zebur4170

Жыл бұрын

There's an act5 merc named 'bill' .... Saw it yesterday for the first time and I've been playing this game for 20 years

2OS helm+2OS armor+4 20/2 PSN jewels=laughably easy start. Though you obviously need to have those jewels ready to go as they're not THAT common. Preferably also a 3OS bow filled with chipped gems. Wham, you're doing >100 dmg at level 1. Once you hit level 5, get a new bow with 3 flawed gems. After that, you can get to level 18 just with that. Or you can cheese-switch to a 3rd bow at level 12 with 3 regular gems. Using a bow is because early on, you're unlikely to be fast, so with a bow you don't have run around as much. Also nice to have Sigon's gloves, belt and boots, 50MF from level 6 or thereabouts. Another option is Hsarus set for decent bonuses or belt and gloves from Arctic set, 40MF from level 2ish depending on strength.

@michaeltorrisi7289

11 ай бұрын

I always start my alts with a 40/2 helm and 40/2 armor. You're absolutely right, it's entertaining to watch things just melt from the poison damage. Even on P8, you hit things once and then hit the next thing, because they'll be dead in 2 seconds or less.

Dude this is what Iv been wanting to see. good job.

God I wish I could have your speed run mindset. I feel obliged to complete all quests in every difficulty. Can't help myself 😂

@unknownunknown-ni1ns

8 ай бұрын

I think it ruins the initial enjoyment and reason to get the game. Once you've seen the man behind the curtain the game just changes. The wonder is gone, the trying is done the caring is done. Just rush thru to get where you know where items/exp is and rush rush.

My favourite pvp build =) I remember patch 1.12b when easly with (jmod budget) fohDin could make solo full party. I was 14 years old when it was so gg so good memories,it was 18 years ago

I love this Specc! Can't Wait to play it ;D Btw. I really do hope you will do a 2.4 Summon Druid Soon ;D

I think the best way is to level as holy fire, then at lvl 35-40 whenever you can make an insight for merc you can respec into FoHdin and and handle animal type monsters fairly easily. I also recommend at least one point into Redemption.

@kristopherleslie8343

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not the best way, it’s just the common way to from a starting point. I beat game without using the standard build and it was easier 🤷🏽‍♂️

@Zikkar

2 жыл бұрын

@@kristopherleslie8343 easier for you maybe but that means nothing for others

@kristopherleslie8343

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zikkar well aware of that

@kristopherleslie8343

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zikkar actually take that back, if people think, learn and adapt then it’s not as “hard” as you may think it is.

Can't wait to run this playthrough with one of the MANY EXTRA CHARACTER SLOTS they give us in 2.4.

Hello Mr. LlamaSC, I find this build really interesting so I tried in a PTR today. I think I found a good farming spot for around lvl20-25: Arcane Sanctuary. All the enemies are demons so no problem at all there, but the fastest is the way where there is no teleports and stairs and whatnot just lightning towers. That way is pretty straight forward, the mobs all in line and falling like dry leaves and if you are somewhat lucky, it is a dead end and there is a bunch of chests with goodies. Players 5 was the fastest for my taste but 8 also is doable without a problem. If somebody wants some levels or just do not have a good gear, that might be a sweet spot. Keep up the good content, Peace :)

Paladin was one of the Classes that actually had 2 options for hardcore Ubers but I'm still happy to see extra choices, don't nerf anything but making other play styles more viable is just fine.

@lightningandodinify

2 жыл бұрын

I love how they've update the game thus far. Every change kept the spirit of the original yet gave us improvements.

@ironreed2654

Жыл бұрын

@Black Angel Smiter and Hammerdin'

@ironreed2654

Жыл бұрын

@Black Angel Channel keeps deleting my comment when I suggest websites so you gotta Google it; Smiter is very direct, smite, holy shield and Fanaticism maxing out Smite 1st. Min str and dex for gear, all other points health

MrLama has such a nice pronunciation that you can watch him on 1,5 speed and not even notice it.

Super nice videos 👍!!! Pls more let's play together and playthroughs

Think it's worth keeping a scepter if it has holy bolt/holy fire rather than switching? Probably too expensive to buy that early but might be something to consider later

i swear you find boss groups 300% more often than i do, i feel like im running everywhere and never finding them

I needed this

As for mercenary -> wondering if running FoH + frenzy barb merc + fanatism aura on yourself would be a good idea for endgame build... ;)

That looks like a paladin that would be fun to play on controller. I actually found that I prefer casters on controller as you don't have to switch between spells but have them on different buttons. Means you can switch spells very fluidly (more fluidly than with hotkeys even) which might be very nice for the FoHadin around level 30 when the mana still hurts.

@oh_goliath

2 жыл бұрын

Try instant cast on keyboard and mouse. Honestly how I prefer to play the game anymore.

I remember times when bolt only affected undead and had no penetration :d

The reason that Caine doesn't use the town portal when he's in his cage is because they appear a few feet away, not directly on top of you. If he opened the portal where he was, it'd appear outside the cage and he'd still be screwed. Now if he had telekinesis (to activate the portal from a distance) or teleport to get out of the cage, you could make an argument that this is a plot hole in D2, but as it stands it makes logical sense as to why he still needed rescuing even with a scroll in his pocket.

@locustlab

2 жыл бұрын

I've always felt the player gives the scroll of tp to Cain after the cage is lowered

@osmium6832

2 жыл бұрын

@@locustlab That was what I thought when I first played many years ago. However, I tested it and he still TP's to town even if you don't have any.

For those wondering the difference between Paladin and Crusader, it’s their mission. Paladins are holy warriors who will fight all the forces of evil. Crusaders focus mostly on the forces of evil that rally against Zakarum.

@RobertDeCaire

2 жыл бұрын

Akkhan figured out that there was corruption at the heart of Zakarum and created the crusade to purify the faith. Under Akkhan's orders the way they did this was by travelling far and wide, looking for ways to purify Zakarum. Akkhan stayed behind to fight Mephisto and died, but by sending the crusaders away he ensured that unlike the paladins they wouldn't be corrupted along with everyone else in Travincal. They became a kind of "ark" that would survive the flood of evil that would destroy the rest of Zakarum. Eventually they returned, some years after Mephisto was destroyed, and are more or less the last remaining branch of the religion. The mission of the crusade has therefore become to restore the religion by purging evil from the world and spreading awareness of the power of the Light.

@tixchicken

2 жыл бұрын

wtf a crusader

@knarf427

2 жыл бұрын

@@tixchickend2 or d3/d3 immoral

Would it be better to level blessed hammer before maxing holy bolt since it gives 50% bonus dmg to holy bolt?

I was wondering if Holy bolt would pierce thru healing and damaging, that Duriel fight was pretty good lol

You can highlight text by holding down shift and arrows keys, then just ctrl+c and ctrl+v to make players posting easier since its not persisting.

I am enjoying this character immensely. Thoughts on a controller with the PC? I have tried it and found the advantage of having multiple skills available with the aura to be huge. I have found it a bit buggy though, as it sometimes doesn't pick stuff up or interact properly with doors/chests, etc. with the 'A' button and can be frustrating.

@TheMythriel

2 жыл бұрын

I like playing with the controller when I can, I think the interfere is really good for the most part...except for things like inventory management and moving stuff around, that part MUCH better with 🎹 & 🐀

Healer pally with holybolt and prayer was meme back in the days

Paladin got buffed so hard with this -- amazing.

Edit: llama in retrospect would you run holy fire or hammers through normal? seems like you really hamstrung the run when you swapped to FOH at 30 b/c of the mana cost, and you wont be able to cow for your quick Spirit base(s). Glad to see you do this run, I'm interested in how you tackle the animal mobs. The changes to FOH in 2.4 are actually exciting enough to me to finally break me of my obligatory Sorc start for D2R season 1. Though I will probably run holy fire into hammers as the Vigor synergy is so good when clearing the game solo.

@MrLlamaSC

2 жыл бұрын

Going holy fire into hammer is still the best way to level but I found this wasn't too bad at all and still decently fun! New way to play for sure. Once I had one spirit I never really worried again

@bobnewkirk7003

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrLlamaSC I'm pretty surprised just how effective it is at clearing the game with just a couple point dip in Holy Fire to start. Makes me a little torn about burning the respecs early. Looking forward to seeing how you spec into hell and beyond for this character. Thank you for responding and putting out such quality content. keep up the great work.

@MrLlamaSC if you do have two weapons with same aura equip on barb merc, do you get aura's stack?

@amethonys2798

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. HoJ+Dragon+Dragon is level 44 Holy Fire as an example in something like A3 Merc.

Paladin watching Necro use bone spear: hmmm..... interesting...imma try that 🤔

Imagine if barb’s ward can get something like + life/+as/+res/ amp damage

Feels like he’s going really fast, like he’s got ‘faster run/walk’ already.

1:52:22 A percentage chance, diminishing with the level of the Rune, would solve the problem of Rune Shrines being OP. Also they would have an extra dimension compared to Gem Shrines: do you want to get an almost certain levelup for a lowish rune, or a chance of a fail on a higher one?

@Wirts3rdLeg

2 жыл бұрын

Make fire shrines have a 1% chance of rune based off difficulty level and have it continue blowing up in your face otherwise

@thatotherdan9984

2 жыл бұрын

Wear all the fire resis and fire absorb items = profit offline

@ChrisJones-xd1re

2 жыл бұрын

@@thatotherdan9984 The best bad ideas are bad

Holy shit that bolt is good early. Though curious why not get one into hammer at 18 to replace auto attack? Could you hotkey potions and the like and quick cast them?

I ran holy bolt and it’s really good, up until the point where it literally does 0 damage for entire sections 😅

@thatotherdan9984

2 жыл бұрын

It does keep your Boi alive so he can tank your immunes. On controller I have holy bolt set to right trigger and when I press the a button I seem to cast holy bolt at my mercenary.

I think for this character in Normal I'd put a few points in might or concentration rather than holy fire in order to make Emilio stronger and then I'd just keep healing him to deal with the animals

@thatotherdan9984

2 жыл бұрын

Sure if you've got a decent weapon or your wasting your time really since holyfires able to clear norm/nm no problems pre 2.4.

Super great video

You can get around the Aura hotkey issue by using a controller on PC. On PC I use controller in game, and then when I go to town and manage inventory I use the mouse. It's pretty seamless transitioning. I highly recommend controller for Paladin so you never have to turn your Aura off to use other skills.

Hey guys am having fps drops in certain areas like monastery, jail, worlstone keep and its really annoying. Got decent rig (rx5700xt) and tried change settings and still no luck.. :/ Is there any resolution?

I don't wish for nerf to FoH, but if Blizzard devs decides to nerf FoH/Holy Bolt build, I hope they at least boost the heals from Holy Bolt & add heals to the bolts released from Fist of Heavens. It's been a dream to see at least a "B-tier" healer paladin for 22 years...👴👍

@sytrostormlord3275

2 жыл бұрын

Then they would have to remove pierce from Holy Bolts... or at least add a dimishing return for every enemy passed (like 25-50% reduction of damage/healing each enemy/ally it passes)

A crusader is a kind of paladin. Not all paladins are crusaders. Just like squares are rectangles but rectangles are not squares. One is a sub-set of the other Edit: this was mentioned later in the video

@VeritasEtAequitas

Жыл бұрын

Says who? A non magic using fighter can certainly be a crusader. In most genres that's the case. Diablo 2 has no crusaders.

so just out of curiosity with the countess p1 thing, is the added drops from her at p1 outweigh what the champions in the area could drop at a higher player count?

@osmium6832

2 жыл бұрын

He only uses p1 on the last floor and there's usually just one champion pack there, if any. P1 is specifically to keep her from drawing fewer runes from her treasure list and if you're farming countess it's the runes that you really care about. She's the only repeatable source of near-guaranteed runes in the game. You can farm elsewhere for experience and items. Short answer: yes.

@MrCarlosdiago

2 жыл бұрын

Also the countess is so special you can change the player count after you spawn her so you can kill everything else at higher player count and still get her p1 drop

so holy bolt or fister would be good for hell countess right? lightning dmg and holy bolt will dmg everything

@aliebrubaker7473

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure all the mobs in the entire tower are demons/undead so should be able to clear the tower with the holy bolt spray on FoH alone. The Countess is fire and cold immune so unless she rolls lightning enchanted the light from FoH will hit her for full damage too.

It would be amazing if you kill cowking, next time they would be undead. and if you use some additional thing for opening the portal they would be demons :D

This build looks super fun for casual playthrough. Can't wait for patch 2.4 to go live!

@deiddra2145

2 жыл бұрын

do we know the date of 2.4 going live ? is it in few weeks or

@TheGreektrojan

2 жыл бұрын

@@deiddra2145 Word from one of the community managers is that they are aiming for the end of this month.

@Oopsy75254

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreektrojan it can't come soon enough, still disappointed that runewords aren't available till after end of ladder on single player, not much of a bnet player.

@oh_goliath

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oopsy75254 ewwww they did such a good thing giving everything to SP, now they went back and made ladder only bs again? Blizz seems to love going 1 step forward, 2 steps back.

@mitchsirois606

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oopsy75254 Singleplayer also has access to mods, to enable the ladder-only runewords we only need to modify a single txt file. Really wish they would just enable ladder-only runewords for SP themselves, saves the hassle for those who are comfortable editing txt files and eliminates confusion from those who aren't in-the-know.

Quck question, would you recommend a pure FOH paladin over a Smiter/FOH hybrid?

Thanks for the reminder past me! I’ll like to remind you that they need to ring the bell so they stay up to date with the latest videos!

@osmium6832

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, this is a message from future you. Don't eat shrimp at your wedding! You get sick and it ruins the honeymoon.

@KaldonWK

2 жыл бұрын

@@osmium6832 lol I’ll take it you mean my second wedding. That’s a shame to find out this one doesn’t work out.

@osmium6832

2 жыл бұрын

@@KaldonWK Oh crap, wrong me! Disregard my advice.

Little late to this, but Cheescake is a tart, its not a pie since its not covered with crust, and its not topped with fruit. Its also not a cake for obvious reasons.

Plz do a Fire druid next for a guided playthrough. It will be interesting to see fire all the way to Hell

Was this changed since the video or can I still use as a leveling guide ?

Thanks to this video, I just learned cheesecake is neither cake nor pie. It's more of a custardy tart??? 🤯

enchant + explosive bolts + fire mastery could make a fun crossbow sorc......

"I've never done this before but I'm gonna make it a guided playthrough, ...FOH pally.". -Confident speedrunner

Is putting steel in a scimitar a good idea for this guy? I know if I'm doing a lot of Melee with the holy fire it's a good idea, if you have the runes at least. - Yes, thanks MrLLama.

So used to not saving Cain he uses ID scrolls in town lol You can get Hotspurs and level 21 in normal on high enough player count. I do that during cow season lol That's where I find most of my hotspurs.

Is there any statement about the first ladder start?

can you clear the game decently with a solid endgame foh build without the need to respec?

Doing trav runs is probably better than farming the temple for this build, I think.

holy bolt can pierce start from 2.4? or its alr been able to pierce for awhile? i rmb last time holy bolt is very bad skill as it oni dmg undead and hit 1 target.. or heal ally

@osmium6832

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, 2.4 adds ability to pierce and damage to demons. It used to only be damage to undead.

if i give the barb an azurewrath, will he have just one sanctuary aura or is the aura copied on the unequiped hand too? if i give him 2 azurewrath will the sanctuary aura stack up to 20+ like with holy shock and holy fire?

@faycal799

2 жыл бұрын

I think mix it with a lightsabre , i use these two on my frenzied barb (azure left hand and lightsabre right) both socketed with a shael rune . The lightsabre helps you leech mana while the other deals more damage and keep the undeads away from you is very fun to play with

@faycal799

2 жыл бұрын

And one fun suggestion , if you have enigma and a grandfather sword , try to make a berserk barb with it , its very satisfying

why conviction? it only effects the lightning damage from fist.

Holy bolt and FoH should work on all mobs... at least 50% or something against non demon/undead.

might respec my hammerdin into this when patch comes out. i dont enjoy the hammer cast animation and the fact u have to be in melee. This looks like a lot of fun clearing demons with holy power from a distance, also its visually appealing

@faycal799

2 жыл бұрын

I think you cant be using non ladder chars when ladder starts , you will start from scratch

@osmium6832

2 жыл бұрын

@@faycal799 No. Ladder is a separate game mode. Offline and online characters will still be playable. If you chose to play on ladder, *then* you start from scratch.

I wonder if the no heal from FoH is a bug

This entire experience was very painful to watch lol. Thank you for testing for us

@bohanxu6125

2 жыл бұрын

It's honestly not bad. Damaging undead and demon is not worse than damaging with a single element. Immunity to a specific element might even be more common than non-demon-nor-undead.

@KingoftheJiangl

4 ай бұрын

​@@bohanxu6125nothing is immune on normal difficulty is probably the most noticable issue

Plus 3 holy fire and plus 3 holy bolt scepter the way to go

Literally Everyone: *Plays Sorcerer like normal people* Llama : Whats up guys welcome to today's video. For todays video we're going to heal and do damage at the same time. Paladin? Nope. We're playing the Harmacist. Slightly different than your Pharmacist.

Crazy 40 mins in he's in act 2...I just started playing and spent like 7-8 hours lol. I HAVE to explore every inch, kill EVERY SINGLE mob, and do EVERY SINGLE quest haha

Stony Tomb runs are gonna be NUTS

@MrllamasSC Id be really huge to wacth you playing while you recycle as many stuff as you can with the cube to get good equipment not only from the NPC drops.

ahahahahaha glad im not the only one to name him misterfister

Do ED stats on equipment boost holy bolt damage? Is there any way to boost besides synergies?

@mikecooke231

13 күн бұрын

No and no

Wait wait wait... Did he say he could upgrade that set Arctic Belt? I tried upgrading green items on my battlenet character several months ago with the same recipe you use for uniques, and it didn't work!!

Are you on PTR? And is the build going in the FoHdin direction?

@Steph1

2 жыл бұрын

Probably on PTR otherwise it doesn’t do damage to demons, which it does do here

A "novaring" is quite fitting for a paladin since most pally's take an oath of celibacy 😄

“Give yourself the clap” Llama 2022… I don’t think we are playing the same game.

MrLlama what channel do you chill in on d2r?

Why piss about with holy bolt when the fire aura does for everything?

20:59 "we can go ahead and whack these dudes" random comments like this is what makes it more fun to watch these

I gave my barb merc a Spirt and it did work as a double

any news/updates on the 2.4 patch release date?

Is it just me or is anyone else pissed off with the fact the paladin/crusader isn't in D4? My all time favorite class and Mr. Llama always plays it so well!

@Ehrle6969

Жыл бұрын

Paladin later added in expansion

Is offline or online the better experience for first time playthrough?

not watched fully yet, and I wonder, could one level holy bolt & holy fire, and just zeal down the non-undead/demons?

Respec at 2:52:00

I honestly wish they would just commit and let the holy bolts damage everything... at this stage limiting a single subset of monsters out seems daunting more than anything. There's still magic immunes so it's not like it would be broken to let every type of mob be damaged by the bolts.

@off-meta-michael

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's good where it is with only hurting demons and undead. There's a theme to it that gives it a niche and I think that makes it interesting and more fun.

@aliebrubaker7473

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. "There's still magic immunes." *laughs in super OP Hammerdin* I like the demons and undead thing. Makes it interesting and Pally really doesn't need two chars that own the whole game besides Ancient Ones.

Do they have the Frenzy Merc on ladder ?

how come when i go on single player after i run up d2r... it doesnt apply ther changes t othe patch like u have here. holy bolt does no damage ot the undead and demons

"give yourselves the clap!"

omg.. im trying to get a Nef Rune for 2 days now and i am not getting it