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I recently found out, from this forum, that it is possible to get 2 chars from the same account into the same game on Bnet. Until then I had only been using my second computer and cd key for muling items back and forth between accounts.
Since neither my lvl 80 Holy Bolt Paly (merc act2nm thorns lvl80) nor my lvl 79 Hydra /ChainLit sorc (merc act3nm cold lvl77) were going anywhere in act 1 hell on their own, once I found out they could get into the same game at the same time, I decided to try playing them together. Mostly because I new the party support strength my HB Paly could provide. They have made much better progress running together than they ever did working alone. They are well into act 2 now. I think they make a really good team for one person to play. Do any other players out there enjoy taking 2 chars (w/mercs [or not]) at the same time out into the field and fighting monsters in Hell with them? If so, what are some ideas for other good combinations of chars to play? Is this a recognized variant of play? It's fun to me because it's more challenging to keep track of everything on two screens than it is on just one screen, and also because it's more rewarding since the chars are dying less often by "working together."
One big drawback is the much slower leap-frog based movement pattern that must be adopted, but it seems to me like a small price to pay for not dying nearly as often. A corollary drawback is that synchronised, hasty retreats are impossible. However, normally, by the time you are retreating, one of the chars is dead already. But, since casting Hydras ahead for recon is a slow tactic to begin with, both the Paly and the sorc can move up during the Hydra's casting delay.
One thing that really helps make playing two at a time possible is that I have trackball cursor-controllers not mice, which helps the right-hand play ergonomics, my elbow can stay put and just pivot while my hand switches between trackballs.
I recently found out, from this forum, that it is possible to get 2 chars from the same account into the same game on Bnet. Until then I had only been using my second computer and cd key for muling items back and forth between accounts.
Since neither my lvl 80 Holy Bolt Paly (merc act2nm thorns lvl80) nor my lvl 79 Hydra /ChainLit sorc (merc act3nm cold lvl77) were going anywhere in act 1 hell on their own, once I found out they could get into the same game at the same time, I decided to try playing them together. Mostly because I new the party support strength my HB Paly could provide. They have made much better progress running together than they ever did working alone. They are well into act 2 now. I think they make a really good team for one person to play. Do any other players out there enjoy taking 2 chars (w/mercs [or not]) at the same time out into the field and fighting monsters in Hell with them? If so, what are some ideas for other good combinations of chars to play? Is this a recognized variant of play? It's fun to me because it's more challenging to keep track of everything on two screens than it is on just one screen, and also because it's more rewarding since the chars are dying less often by "working together."
One big drawback is the much slower leap-frog based movement pattern that must be adopted, but it seems to me like a small price to pay for not dying nearly as often. A corollary drawback is that synchronised, hasty retreats are impossible. However, normally, by the time you are retreating, one of the chars is dead already. But, since casting Hydras ahead for recon is a slow tactic to begin with, both the Paly and the sorc can move up during the Hydra's casting delay.
One thing that really helps make playing two at a time possible is that I have trackball cursor-controllers not mice, which helps the right-hand play ergonomics, my elbow can stay put and just pivot while my hand switches between trackballs.