Back from a long break-- "rushing" question
Hey y'all... Sorry if this has been asked but I've looked for some time and I can't find the answer.
Anyway, I played quite a bit of D2 way back when (Before 1.09? Or whatever the "huge" patch was. Granted, there might have been more than one. Anyway), and I just decided to start up again. When I was playing, after the first few characters that I (and people in general) leveled up real high, they would typically "rush" the rest of the characters by paying some guy something or another fairly small but still sizable (I don't really remember how much) through Hell Baal (or less, if they had less money) and then just farm cows to get to level 99 or whatever. Basically, just avoiding the monotony of going through Act 1 Normal for the 50th time, which is quite frankly the dullest activity around.
So, a few questions. I remember around when I quit, the new patch was about to come out I believe and people were thinking that it might eliminate rushing (I don't really remember how). Did that happen? Because that would suck.
If it DIDN'T eliminate rushing- is there some sort of organized system for getting rushed? I.e. there is a trading forum here, is there some way to ensure an "honest" rush?
And lastly, what is the typical payment? Obviously I assume it varies, but I have no idea if its 1 PGem or 50.
Anyway I believe that's all I can think of for now. Sorry if this has been asked before

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