Strong equipment and better equipment

[gentooalex]

Strong equipment and better equipment

Do you have to just finish the game the first time around to get some of the better runes and equipment, or play in nightmare or hell modes?
Thank you for the responses =)

 

[Mursilis]

Higher end equipment falls in the upper difficulties (NM/Hell). So once you've solved the game in Normal difficulty, moving upwards allows the better and more powerful equipment to drop in the harder difficulties. Since the harder difficulties are, well harder, you need better equipment to survive and that's where you find such equipment.