DIABLO 2 MISCELLANEOUS TIPS & TRICKS
Extra Soulstone
To get an extra "Mephisto's soulstone" do the following:
First, kill Mephisto in act 3. Second, pick up his soulstone. Third, go to the river of flame in act 4. Fourth, Kill "Hephasto the armorer". Fifth, pick up the hellforge hammer. Sixth, Place "Mephisto's soulstone" on the hellforge WITHOUT HAVING IDENTIFIED THE HELLFORGE HAMMER! Seventh, take a town portal. Eighth have Cain to identify the hellforge hammer. Last, you will now have an extra "Mephisto's soulstone" in your inventory though the original one will still be on the hellforge.
Unlimited Mephisto Stones
When you deafeat Mephisto, pick up the soul stone. When you get to act 4, drop the stone near deckard kain and talk to him and he will give you another soulstone. Then pick up the one that u dropped
Rare Items (yellow):
A good rare crown/armor/weapon is often more worth then the a unique crown/armor/weapon!
Playing in Battle-Net
In closed BattleNet the char is saved on one of Blizzards (free, but slow) servers and until now cheating is impossible. Let's hope it stays this way because creating a good char here and finding / trading good items takes quite some effort.
Traps
You will be warned that a trap is activated when you hear this creaking noise. Run fast then!
Surviving
Rejuvenation-Potions ("life+magic"-potions) help in difficult fights / duels because they instantly regenerate life + mana points (normal potions let you regenerate slowly).