I agree with pretty much everything the OP says. It's not to rag on what is definitely a great mod and being able to play Diablo again (best graphics and music in the whole series) with a modern engine is great. It's just to point out what still needs improved. The biggest thing for me is the poor i...

Not sure. If you can't ever find one in a gambling window, then you're not high enough to see them drop. In my first Rogue run, I got a fairly early drop of Rattlecage that made me feel very lucky. That armor improves your DPS substantially and it got me through Nightmare. I did not, however, get a ...

Battle bows suck, even with an AS increase. Attack speed is king in this game, so you'll need to find a rare hunter's or razor bow with DMG + AS modifiers. You could gamble for one without losing gold by doing save-file swapping (back them up, gamble, replace...), but some people might consider that...