I feel like such a dingdong

RAL2000

Diabloii.Net Member
I feel like such a dingdong

I went out on the live battlefield today, creating my own game and inviting anyone in that felt like it. Act 3, Pally 21. I had only been in Act 3 once before, with a group, and I didn't have a clue.

Sure enough, while busily squishing spideys, someone showed up asking for an invite and I complied and zipped back to town, my pockets bulging with odds and ends. I had maintainence to do, and I noticed that my Quest-O-Meter was saying to "see Akara" (or whoever the head of the mercs is there). She started giving me a long speech and I didn't want to be rude and make the newcomer wait so I clicked through it. And of course, up popped the little icon on the top left. Which I assumed was whoever I had invited to join my party. Doh.

So we run off to Travincal or whereever and I'm having a ball running around with this "other Pally" who is following me (whoa, talk about heady excitement, I was the 'leader' for a change) everywhere I went, blasting things with some fiery attack or another. We rushed through the streets, I was leading my own glorious party, bad guys and guylettes were falling left and right. In my enthusiasm, I sent several messages. Funny, he never responded.

Oh well, probably the silent type, I thought. But I couldn't ask for more in a party partner. None of this darting off down some dark corridor and disappearing halfway through the Black Marsh as others have done. He was always there when I needed him!

This went on for about five minutes. Suddenly I got a clue when I clicked the party screen to find out what level he was and there was nothing there.

I don't know if these 'true confession' posts are allowed. If not, delete it. I have already paid a sufficiently high price by drinking the Permanent Reduction to Ego Potion.
 

LorveN

D3 Off Topic Moderator
This guy, was he dressed in red, wearing a sword and a shield, shooting either firestuff/lightningstuff/coldstuff?
If so, you probably managed to get yourself a merc. And if so, dont be afraid. Mercs never respond to what you say :D

And hey, dont feel like a dingdong! :)
 

Gaza0469

Diabloii.Net Member
Welcome to the forums!!

:)

Mercs are pretty neat, u can give them equipment as well - then they say thanx :)


Not sure what the default hot key is but u can check in the options menu.


Click on my link on my signature for everything Merc related
 

RAL2000

Diabloii.Net Member
LorveN said:
This guy, was he dressed in red, wearing a sword and a shield, shooting either firestuff/lightningstuff/coldstuff?
If so, you probably managed to get yourself a merc. And if so, dont be afraid. Mercs never respond to what you say :D

And hey, dont feel like a dingdong! :)
Yeh, I know now that that is exactly what happened. This was close to the first time I had been on Act 3; by clicking through the Merc Chief's dialogue I didn't know what she did -- I thought maybe she gave me a ring or something.

Lol, and here I was talking to my Merc (i.e. putting remarks in the chat box) and wondering why he was always right there but didn't say a word. I'm still chuckling at myself. Oh well.
 

Luckymofo

Diabloii.Net Member
ral2000, ever considered writing a novel? You can win an award easy. I really like your (first?) experience with a merc, quite funny; still doesn't make me wanna be a new person again...(ignore last sentence, nostalgia...)
 

Zon2000

Diabloii.Net Member
Luckymofo said:
ral2000, ever considered writing a novel? You can win an award easy. I really like your (first?) experience with a merc, quite funny; still doesn't make me wanna be a new person again...(ignore last sentence, nostalgia...)
Yah, excellent amusing story. I second the writing part - you have very good writing skills! Thanks for the post.
 

Khalim's_Nosehair

Diabloii.Net Member
don't feel bad

As a newb in D2, I was playing a cookie-cutter WW barb in a cow game. Whenever I would see someone getting overrun by cows, I would head over and try to help - hey I'm a nice guy.

So I see this amazon-looking thing rush into a mass of cows. I'm thinking she must be pretty gutsy to do that, and since she looked like she needed help, I ran over and started WW-ing.

I almost got myself killed trying to save someone's valk. D-oh!
 

jiansonz

Diabloii.Net Member
I´m mostly impressed that you have managed to miss all of Kashya´s following you and her rude "Hello!"s and not happened to click on her during 95% of act 1!


@ Khalim's_Nosehair:
What a noble thing to do! Any friend (or minion) of my party is also a friend.

(BTW: that´s one of the best user names I´ve ever see in here! (even though I think underscores are really ugly, especially since you are allowed spaces in the user name here)) :)
 

Khalim's_Nosehair

Diabloii.Net Member
didnt know about the spaces

you can find khalim's nosehair in the swampy pit. if you transmute khalim's nosehair with wirt's leg and 3 ears from a pubby duel and then are able to kill the dark wanderer by chucking fulminating potions at him he'll drop an soj
 
RAL2000, I have to thank you for the best laugh I've had in a while. That sounds just like something that would have happened to me when I started playing.

Excellent delivery, too.

Btw, welcome to the forums, make yourself at home!
 

RAL2000

Diabloii.Net Member
Khalim's_Nosehair said:
you can find khalim's nosehair in the swampy pit. if you transmute khalim's nosehair with wirt's leg and 3 ears from a pubby duel and then are able to kill the dark wanderer by chucking fulminating potions at him he'll drop an soj
Well, half an hour in the Swampy Pit and I can't find it. Must be in the Expansion Version. I was, however, able to free the Missing Left Sock of Akira, which had disappeared in a dryer in Tristram three years ago. :)
 
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