Using Normal Mode did not yield results as good as using Immersive Mode, primarily due to two reasons.
The first is the game's visuals.
The graphics for diablo ii are in 2D mode, and this mode cannot compare to Immersive Mode in terms of field of view.
The second, naturally, is the controls.
How can controlling a game character with a mouse and keyboard compare to personally stepping into the game?
It would be slightly better if they were ordinary people, but everyone here is a Ninja.
Their self-control is incomparable to that of ordinary people.
Seeing that Normal Mode was ineffective, some people started focusing on the game classes.
They saw how strong those four skeletons in the cave were and figured that even if the skeletons summoned by the Necromancer weren't quite that monstrous, they wouldn't be far off.
With this idea, one squad formed an eight-person team composed entirely of Necromancers.
In the beginning, the skeletons summoned by the eight Necromancers did help them solve a lot of problems.
For example, they could easily deal with the Fallen outside the camp by summoning skeletons and using their own ranged attacks.
But once they reached the cave, neither the massive hordes of corpses nor the four Black Skeletons showed the Necromancers any Face.
No matter how many skeletons they summoned, could they outnumber the horde of corpses?
And the summoned skeletons weren't those four Black Skeletons either.
Facing the Black Skeletons' assault, it was literally one slash per person; the eight Necromancers were all cut down and forced to quit the game before they could even struggle much.
Since eight Necromancers were unreliable, someone came up with another idea.
That was to match the same class composition as Kakashis Squad.
All one can say is that people are different.
Even with the same classes, the performance of these people was quite poor.
There was no helping it; they should look at who was actually in Kakashis Squad.
Not to mention the two leading Jonin, who were definite elites.
Among the six Genin, Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Sakura Haruno were publicly recognized 'monsters' and needed no further introduction.
Among the remaining three Genin, Hyuga Neji was a Genius of the Hyuga Clan.
Rock Lee was a Taijutsu Genius capable of opening five of the Eight Gates.
Even if Tenten was slightly weaker, the class she chose was the Amazon.
Using tools for ranged attacks was her specialty.
A squad formed by this group of elites naturally couldn't be compared to a ragtag team.
Among this group, only the squad formed by Asuma and Kurenai could rival Kakashis Squad.
However, because they hadn't planned their time well, after killing those four skeletons, the remaining time was insufficient for them to clear out all the monsters inside the cave.
Therefore, Asuma's Squad had slightly fewer points than Kakashis Squad and was currently ranked second... Just when everyone thought the champion of the multiplayer group would be claimed by Kakashis Squad.
On the last day of the event, the Patriarch Squad, led by Hyuga Hiashi and supported by the Akimichi, Yamanaka, Nara, Inuzuka, and Aburame Clans, suddenly appeared at the internet cafe.
Actually, they had known about this internet cafe thing long before Hiruzen Sarutobi personally visited.
However, at the time, they hadn't realized the cafe's magical nature, thinking it was just a place where young people gathered to play.
It wasn't until Hiruzen Sarutobi visited that they realized this internet cafe must be extraordinary; otherwise, Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't have gone there himself.
Just as they were preparing to investigate personally, Danzo happened to take a group of Root subordinates to the internet cafe to stir up trouble.
Everyone knows the result: Danzo never left the internet cafe after entering.
As for the current state of Danzo of Root, how could that be hidden from the Hyuga Clan, who possess the Byakugan?
If the Hyuga Clan knew, how could the Clans allied with them not know?
Everyone was simply keeping it to themselves.
However, because of Danzo, these Clans developed an extremely strong sense of dread toward the internet cafe.
If Danzo could be disposed of without any repercussions, wouldn't they be walking into a trap if they went there and caused any conflict?
It was only because this internet cafe event was so grand that the Konoha Jonin circles basically all knew about the mysterious internet cafe located in that obscure corner of Konoha.
Under the strong recommendation of the Aburame Clan Chief, they also didn't want to miss this event.
For one, they could test out the internet cafe.
Secondly, they were very envious of the items sold inside the internet cafe.
Look at the Myriad Sword Art that Sasuke used during the second round tiebreaker of the Chunin Exams—it was incredibly cool.
Even if Cultivating the Myriad Sword Art was difficult, the mere ability of Sword Flight was enough to arouse the desires of most people.
Not to mention the Tai Chi Fist, a fighting style that greatly interested Hizashi... These Clan Chiefs were all talented individuals, and they already knew how the game worked before coming to the internet cafe.
After witnessing it firsthand now, they quickly got the hang of it.
However, since today was the last day of the event, the Patriarch Squad spent half an hour familiarizing themselves with how to play the game.
When they entered diablo ii to participate in the multiplayer group activity, they only had five and a half hours of computer time remaining.
"We still have five and a half hours? That's completely enough."
All members of the Patriarch Squad were full of confidence in breaking the record set by Kakashis Squad.
Even if they had half an hour less, what did it matter?
Who were they?
They were the Clan Chiefs of Konoha's major Ninja Clans; their inherent quality was incomparable to mere Genin.
"Shikaku, we're counting on you this time."
"Hmm, I already have a plan."
Shikaku, the Clan Chief of the Nara Clan, possessed greater strategy and judgment than his son Nara Shikamaru. He was also the leader of the Konoha Ninja Village Jonin Class, a highly intelligent and formidable individual.
If Hiashi was the leader of the Patriarch Squad, then Shikaku was the strategist of the squad.
"According to the intelligence we have, even we don't have enough time to kill the BOSS corpse explosion in just a few hours."
"Therefore, our focus this time is the same as the other participants: points."
"To get high points, we must kill the corpse horde in the Evil Cave, as well as the four Dark Skeletons at the altar."
"Among them, the Dark Skeletons are the trickiest."
"However, by utilizing the terrain advantage, we can grind down these four skeletons, just like Kakashi and his team did."
"Therefore, class selection is a very important matter."
"To reduce uncertainty, we need two Barbarians to block the skeletons, one Druid to handle personnel rotations, three Elemental Mages to ensure our damage output, plus one Paladin and one Necromancer."
"The Paladin's various enhancement Auras can strengthen the team, and the final Necromancer is to increase our fault tolerance, as the skeletons summoned by the Necromancer are still decent meat shields."