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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 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. | *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, and a few other QoL improvements. 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. | ||