

Which is why in my runs, I TRY to vary my choices usually using less stellar gear on professions I consider God-tier, while I use all the “bling-blings” on professions or build paths I feel is underpowered or has very little synergy. Unfortunately, some are just more godly than others.

Finishing the challenge, knowing that you resorted to this also doesn’t feel too good inside, so this was my personal solution to this dilemma.

I had this same problem during my early pre-Anniversary challenge attempts, and it kinda made my soul die every time I resorted to doing it. - for playing Hardcore in any Diablo Clone RPG, it’s always tempting to hit that “Esc” or “Space” key, whenever things go south for you.- Needless to say I will be twinked and armed to the teeth from the moment I start the challenge (snowball) till I get to fulfill my level requirement to equip my end-game gear.- must finish the challenge with at least 150,000 kills with at least 50k in Legendary, to prevent bloating in Normal where kills are easier (50,000 if pet build).Secret Passage is mandatory in Legendary. - 100% completion including mapping, sidequests, and all secret bosses.- 0 deaths from start to finish playing only in xMax mod on Anniversary Edition.For the most part, newer players can use this as reference to get the Hardcore Achievement for all 3 difficulties, without resorting to using God Tier professions to finish the challenge.īelow are the conditions I set for myself personally, most of which adheres to the original challenge conditions in the original forums: I would like to share my experiences with you guys in attempting to complete this challenge for every profession. What I consider to “specialize” in is the xMax Hardcore Challenge. My dedication to the game has been mostly fueled by my participation in the game’s previous official forums predominantly in the Challenges - section, where avid players of the game test how far they can go in clearing the game with specific handicaps. With that said I now consider Titan Quest, as my number one favorite Diablo Clone surpassing my total play time in Diablo 2 and Sacred 2 (approx ~7,000-9,000 hours (~12 years) pre-anniversary, and close to 2,300+ hours for the AE) both of which I also played extensively over the years. I’m an avid RPG game-fan that mostly spent most of my time on Diablo-clone type RPG’s (Hack & Slash ARPG). Note on Ragnarok Expansion Update: Characters who finished the challenge prior to the Expansion release will be updated on how they perform in the new content under the same xMax rules.
