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*Get the expansion, if you can. Comes with a whole extra act, new items throughout the whole game, two new classes, and several quality of life improvements, including a much larger item stash. Plus, you can get both it and the base game on the Blizzard website for $20. | *Get the expansion, if you can. Comes with a whole extra act, new items throughout the whole game, two new classes, and several quality of life improvements, including a much larger item stash. Plus, you can get both it and the base game on the Blizzard website for $20. | ||
*Even if you only play single player, connect to the internet long enough to get updated to the current version (1.14 as of this writing). | *Even if you only play single player, connect to the internet long enough to get updated to the current version (1.14 as of this writing). | ||
*A third-party mod called PlugY will let you have cross-character stashes on SIngle-Player, in case you get a really good Barbarian drop on your Amazon, or what-have-you. Make sure you're only playing single player if you | *A third-party mod called PlugY will let you have cross-character stashes on SIngle-Player, in case you get a really good Barbarian drop on your Amazon, or what-have-you. Make sure you're only playing single player if you decide to mod your game, it takes some version finagling to set up, and some versions of the mod straight-up lock you out of connecting to BNet. | ||
*The multiplayer community is pretty much dead, and some poorly-timed lag can easily get you killed, so stick to single player unless you're specifically playing with friends. If you do decide to play online, typing /players 8 into the chat will make the server set difficulty and drops as though there were the maximum number of people on the server. Dangerous, but very lucrative. | *The multiplayer community is pretty much dead, and some poorly-timed lag can easily get you killed, so stick to single player unless you're specifically playing with friends. If you do decide to play online, typing /players 8 into the chat will make the server set difficulty and drops as though there were the maximum number of people on the server. Dangerous, but very lucrative. | ||