GM dueling.
 

Someone please tell me why this would be in any way shape or form fun. Your basically lowering your character potential just to be nice to the other guy. Which , to me, is utter bullshit. GM dueling is retarded and was made for those who don't have the brains to utilized EVERYTHING in the game. They'd rather adhere to a certain guideline and only use certain items.

Tell me whats fun about a character going up against a blizz sorc that does 11k dmg and whos cold mastery takes down yoru resist like a mother fucker. How fun is it to vs an foher who doesnt even have to get near you , but can still 1 hit ko you.

What is your stance on gm dueling. I say sorb them all!

GM dueling is GGGGG against non-cheap chars. i.e. 11k bliz with -200000000000 res and foh's. but there is always a way to get around without sorb, there is +max res and stacked res, but not sorb. sorb is BM IMO however stacked res isnt. dont feel like explaining its just IMO.

You do know that in gm duels you can still only have 1 item of sorb or 1 item of stacked res? Nty.

Can someone fill me in on what GM dueling and BM are?

GM= good mannered
BM= bad mannered

i think.....

You're correct.

I sort of thought something like that. I think people should show no mercy. GM dueling sounds like a similar situation for soccer. The other team got two red cards, so now it is 9v11. It would be utterly retarded to take two of your players off the field to play 9v9.

I think gm dueling was made more for fb sorc vs fb sorc, hammer vs hammer (ect) kind of duels. It just pisses me the fuck off when soem whore of a sorc moans that my v/t is sorbing /stacking them, and tells me "1v1 gm i own you". How very gm that you can just stand there blizzing yourself while I have to charge through a bunch of shit.

Well, if it is in a clan, and the people have rules to make characters balance, then fine. But in an open duel? Just wear whatever and duel.

kedo, kono diablo 2 ga baka desu yo!

In private clans and leagues where certain rules are set down then this becomes relevant. Then again you build your character with those rules in mind and know that everyone you face is holding to those same rules.

In an open public duel I am a believer in "GM" but good manners to me is not my skills or gear but my attitude. I dont take gold, I dont nk, taunt or spam or instigate things really either...I behave with good manners.

If people want to max a skill they have to accept the trade off of power for lack of adaptation. You're incredibly effective...unless someone can exploit your weakness. Its the same in any game or sport...or business...or aspect of life. The entire point between hybrids and the like is you have a secondary power to make people think and play mind games with. A V/t's FoH is nowhere near as tough as a full blown templar's would be...the gear is different, the skill points and even attributes are different. However the V/t as a hybrid has the addition of an effective range of melee physical attacks as a trade off in case someone is absorbing their lightning.

So when the lightning trapsassin in a public dual complains when you're using a lightsabre/blackhorns/wisps/tgods ask them why they only took lightning sentry and why didnt they take any martial arts or a different kind of trap as well.

When you use that holy freeze or slow target ask them why they didnt stack more IAS or run walk. The point of diablo 2 is that its extremely difficult to prepare for every outcome and still be really effective. If you make an all around character you obviously wont be as effective as a specialist...but then again you won't be as frustrated by seeing a pack of cold immunes either.

Private games can do whatever they want. In a public game I say anything goes and play the game the way it was meant to be played. Just be polite and have fun.

Well you're no fun lol. I've nk'd about 6 million gold off of people in the past 2 weeks lol.

Do unto others.....*trails off*

I believe its people like you Sov that I direct some of my more negative posts towards then ;)

I behave like an assholes with assholes and like a nice guy with other nice people :D

But the GM rules is in my opinion abused by the weaker duelers since they cannot get better, they need to weaken the others.