This is the second in a series of ladder-tournaments of which there will be 5 in total! The winner will be the character with the highest level and in the event of a tie, the character with the most Experience points. If still tied, there will be an extra “Ladder Play-Off” for the characters that are tied.
RULES
Please read the entire ruleset carefully before beginning. You are responsible for knowing all rules. It’s straightforward, but infractions may result in points deductions or disqualification. Any use of 3rd party map-revealing software, h@cks, editors and use of the -Act switch is not allowed.
Character. You may create one new character of each class in both Softcore and Hardcore modes (14 in total) or continue with your character(s) from Ladder #1. If you only want to make one character and concentrate on that one, that is also fine (you can always enter new characters in the ladders later). There will be separate ladders for Hardcore and Softcore characters. Register before beginning and always use Zy-El Version 4.4C. Full Version with changed music and docs can be downloaded from this link.
Multiplay. No multiplay allowed. This is a single player tournament only.
Skill/Stat reallocation is NOT allowed.
Skill Restrictions. None.
Rerunning. Rerunning areas and resetting maps is fine but please adhere to the rules for Maps & XP Shrines. below.
Stash. You must start with a new empty stash or continue with your existing stash from Ladder #1. You can dump any items into Personal Stash pages ONLY and may not share items between characters. Each character is self-sufficient.
Equipment. No restrictions.
Maps & XP Shrines. You are NOT allowed to use XP Shrines. After using your starter cube scrolls, you may do the “Rogue Camp Hokey Cokey” i.e. going in and out of town to reset vendor wares in order to buy your character their starting equipment.
Death. Saving and Exiting to avoid a death in Hardcore is allowed. Saving and Exiting to avoid a death in Softcore is NOT allowed as deaths do not count in Softcore. If a Hardcore character dies you may re-enter from the start with the same or a different character.
Mercs. No restrictions.
Time Limit. Everyone must adhere to the same time limit of 10 hours “field action” per. character per. ladder (50 hours per. character total). This 10 hours does not include time spent in town but only when “in the field of play”. We all have ways to monitor this, from a sophisticated mobile phone, to food timers, to software alarms on our PCs, laptops, notebooks etc., to chess clocks, to bog-standard clocks + pen and paper which can be used so we should all be fairly accurate in the time elapsed.
The reason for the time limit is because although I always liked the concept of Vanilla Diablo II Ladders, I always thought it unfair that there was no actual “play time limit”. Some players were at Level 93 or higher within just a few days and obviously didn’t eat or sleep, while others struggled to get past Level 15 in the same time. Having a time limit for each character gives us all a “level playing field” and it will then be down to skill, character handling and a little bit of luck. It also means that anyone can join at any time and play “catch-up”. If previous Ladders are closed, you may add the time they were allocated to the one you join in.
Example Tables
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Zy-El Softcore Ladder #2
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Rank Player Character Class TE TR Level Experience
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1 Al-T Puma Druid 0 600 57 1,932,190
2 Al-T Rhino Barbarian 0 600 51 1,234,394
3 Al-T Converse Paladin 0 600 49 1,095,239
4 Al-T Umbro Necromancer 0 600 46 878,300
5 Al-T Nike Assassin 0 600 43 653,306
6 Al-T Speedo Sorceress 0 600 36 338,107
7 Al-T Reebok Amazon 0 600 31 210,051TR = Time Remaining. (Please enter this in minutes).
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Zy-El Hardcore Ladder #2
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Rank Player Character Class TE TR Level Experience
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1 Name Name Class 0 600 1 0
2 Name Name Class 0 600 1 0
3 Name Name Class 0 600 1 0
4 Name Name Class 0 600 1 0This Tournament is Active. Register and begin at any time.
Each Ladder will end when there have been no updates for 30 days.
Good luck, everyone! — Al.
. This should help a lot 
Will have to start from the Dark Wood and advance to the Black Marsh.
and Hahaha .... everything is a 1-hit kill so far for the Dire Wooluffs, including Monoliths 
I am amazed at how fast demons are dying...”Rock On”. Area clear and on to...
. Back to it...”Knights Who Say Knyee” 
...Say what 
With Multishot, Amp damage on the patiently bow and static field on the crafted ring kicking in all the time plus 12 Ravens and 16 Woolufs, I doubt if my Druid, Paladin summoner or Necro will be able to kill as quickly as Reebok is now. 
