Not sure you'll see this, but I played from release until they released D2:R (I want to play D2:R, just no time :) ) Early on that's how it was, but later on t

Not sure you'll see this, but I played from release until they released D2:R (I want to play D2:R, just no time :) ) Early on that's how it was, but later on they figured out glitch rushes (grushes) to help you fly through a1-a3 and you'd usually just trade your forge on NM/Hell for it. After awhile though, this got really scammy from my experience (too many players who needed to be rushed would just flake) Around 2018 or so when I played again, there were a LOT of shop bots running around doing the runs, and even better you had ENCHANT games where some suped up sorc would cast a ridiculously leveled ENCHANT on you (and your merc!) and even get you waypoints. I think I even remember the bots could do the grush, but I'm not confident I remember right on this element. Basically, yes, old team-ups were great, when the player base was significant enough that you could do this :) In the last years of D2/LOD original, it was a little less possible to go that route.