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| − | Welcome to the Unofficial Diablo II Basin Wiki.
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| − | Curious about what this is? How to use it? Then check out the '''[[WikiFAQ]]'''
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| − | == The Welcome Mat == | + | '''[http://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/ The Amazon Basin] {{U|=- Great place for Diablo II information. We even go there.}}''' <span style=font-size:90%><br>{{0|-}} [http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/files.shtml The Arreat Summit], Blizzard's official site</span> |
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| − | [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/the_welcome_mat.php Please visit the Amazon Basin Welcome Mat]
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| − | Welcome to the Amazon Basin Diablo II Wiki! Here you will find the gathered knowledge of the Amazon Basin Diablo II community. Things are still under construction, so please bear with us. Don't forget that you yourself may also add or edit content by clicking the "edit" link at the top of the page or the side of a section.
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_II Diablo II] is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_role-playing_game action role-playing game], the sequel to the highly popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_(video_game) Diablo] (1996). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_North Blizzard North] released classic Diablo 2 (1.0) on 29 June 2000, and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_II:_Lord_of_Destruction Lord of Destruction] expansion ([[Patch#Version 1.07|1.07]]) a year to the day later on 29 June 2001. While the expansion added significant content, there were also several major patches (notably [[Patch#Patch 1.09|1.09]], [[Patch#Patch 1.10|1.10]], [[Patch#Patch 1.11|1.11]] and [[Patch#Patch 1.13c|1.13]]) adding content and altering game balance and mechanics. All updates are via the free [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle.net Battle.net] on-line gaming service. |
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| − | '''Note to all contributors: like it says at the bottom of the edit screen, do NOT reprint anybody's work but your own without getting prior permission from the author. If there is something you would like included in the wiki but you cannot reach the author, put in a link to the original forum thread instead.'''
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| − | ==About the Game (non-gameplay)==
| + | Unless stated otherwise, all content is for Single Player and Ladder games of Diablo II: Lord of Destruction [[Patch#Patch 1.14d|1.14d]] and is intended to supplement the manual and the [http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/ Arreat Summit] (AS). Anything quoted directly from the game, manual or AS (typically dialog and lore) will be in gold text. |
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| − | Diablo 2 is the sequal to the highly popular [[Diablo 1]] (1996).
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| − | Many players consider it to be a "hack and slash" styled role playing game (RPG).
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| − | [[Blizzard North]] released Diablo 2 version 1.0 on <date>. Blizzard released the Lord of Destruction expansion pack with version 1.07 on June 29, 2000. In addition to adding a significant amount of content with the expansion pack, Blizzard also made several game altering patches (notably 1.09 and 1.10) which added items, changed game balance, modified game mechanics, and brought a new feel with these changes. All of these updates are under their free <Battle.net> online gaming service. The current game version is 1.11(b?). Unless mentioned otherwise, all information in the Daiblo 2 wiki is for the most recent patch of Diablo 2, Lord of Destruction (D2 LOD).
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| − | [[Blizzard's Technical Support]]<br>
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| − | [[Diablo 2 Story and Novels]]<br>
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| − | == General Game Information ==
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| − | Diablo 2 is an intricate game with many facets. This section acts as a guide for those new to the game, or anyone wanting to learn about portions of the game they are unfamiliar with.
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| − | ===Character Fundamentals===
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| − | [[Suggestions for New Players]]<br>
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| − | [[The Seven Classes at a Glance]]<br>
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| − | [[Principles of Character Building]]<br>
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| − | [[Gameplay Main Page]]
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| − | ===Game Quests===
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| − | [[Diablo 2 Quest Guides]] <br>
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| − | ===Other Resources===
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| − | [[D2 Abbreviations and Gameplay Terms]] <br>
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| − | [[Links for Diablo 2]] <br>
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| − | [[A Guide to Rushing]] (Loot Recovery) <br>
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| − | ==Classes==
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| − | Diablo II: Lord of Destruction has 7 classes, listed below. Each of the seven classes has 3 unique trees of skills (with 10 skills each). Additionally, there are class-specific items, and items which give bonuses to only one class. General information, skills, and builds can be found for each of the classes by following the links in this section.
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| − | [[Amazon Technical Information and Build Guides]] <br>
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| − | [[Assassin Technical Information and Build Guides]]<br>
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| − | [[Barbarian Technical Information and Build Guides]]<br>
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| − | [[Druid Technical Information and Build Guides]]<br>
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| − | [[Necromancer Technical Information and Build Guides]]<br>
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| − | [[Paladin Technical Information and Build Guides]]<br>
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| − | [[Sorceress Technical Information and Build Guides]]<br>
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| − | == Technical Information ==
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| − | 'Technical Information' is a broad category encompasing any well defined aspect of how the game works. There is more to know about the game than most people can reasonably expect to know. These pages genearlly serve as a backbone and as support for gameplay and class-specific pages. Some stand on their own, though most are highly detailed explanations of topics only brushed over elsewhere.
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| − | [[Diablo2 Technical Information|Technical Information]]<br>
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| − | [[CD Rom|CD Rom Emulation Guide]]<br>
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| − | == Tales of Heroes Past ==
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| − | Every hero has a tale, and some have chosen to share.
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| − | [[The Poorman takes on Uber Tristam]] by Grimborn<br>
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| − | [[The Homicide Squad Files]] by Grimborn<br>
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| − | [[Knight Shadow, Adventures of a Shadow Knight]] by Heather<br>
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| − | [[Terror in the Countess Tower]] by Heather.<br>
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| − | [[Zer's Stories]] by Zerathorn <br>
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| − | [[Sail's tales]] by Sailboat<br>
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| − | [[Candlelight's Challenged Characters]] by Candlelight<br>
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| − | [[Kynars-passion wielding zeal barb]] by Kynar<br>
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| − | [[Osteophile and Wendy]] by YogiBaar<br>
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| − | [[Killing em with toothpicks]] by emaq123<br> | |
| − | [[Dughan, the No-Magic-Item Barbarian]] by Caspari<br>
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| − | [[Secret Diary of John Harcourt]] by Tuftears<br>
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| − | [[Interview with a hungover bowbarian, Big Bad Bob's Bow-wielding Barb]] by Big Bad Bob<br>
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| − | [[SenSitiveSkin]] by Sen<br>
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| − | [[Wild-Babe bows out of active service, Quite a journey]] by Chiller-Babe<br>
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| − | [[Irene, the Infirm, Tales of a sickly punching sorceress]] by MongoJerry<br>
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| − | [[Gunter, the Barbarian Mage, Tales of a barbarian mage]] by MongoJerry<br>
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| − | [[Maldar, the Magnificent, Tales of a pacifist hero]] by MongoJerry<br>
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| − | [[Kwikwilyaqa goes home]] by GrlNDgz<br>
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| − | [[Hardly-Able, The nekkid throw barb]] by BamBam<br>
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| − | [[The nOOdists Advance, Exploits of the nOOd Colony]]<br>
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| − | [[The Road to Hell-Wolfsong]] <br>
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| − | [[Oh Captain! My Captain!, I've become suicidal]] <br>
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| − | [[Guardian Thorn]] A '''very''' prickly missionary: smiting, cursing and converting the unholy hordes of Hell
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