a skill bug :
SKILL BUG
A bug exploit that flared up in February/March 2002. It involved using a
BUGGED ITEM to decrease your dexterity stat below zero, after which it was
possible to boost your skills up indefinitely. The result was people with
ridiculous skill levels (up in the thousand rather than the normal maximum
of 20) running around creating havoc in Hell games: Sorceresses with Charged
Bolts filling the entire screen, Paladins with a Holy Fire that clears out
the entire Cow level within three seconds of him entering the portal,
Barbarians with a Battle Orders giving you six digit hit points, et cetera.
The exploit has been fixed by Blizzard and as bugged items are getting
deleted, the skill bug is fading again.
Author: Sashanan (
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