Can I Beat Diablo 2 With Only Gear From Vendors?

Can you beat diablo 2 with only gear bought from charsi, gheed, and the other vendors of sanctuary? It didn't seem too bad at first, but the deeper I got into the game, the more obvious it got that the NPCs are selling some pretty crappy stuff in D2R. And to make things worse, I decided to go with a melee barbarian as my hero of choice... ---------- Links to item information resources I used when making this video: A good overview to shopping in Diablo 2:   / the_complete_overview_guide_to_shopping_in...   A deepdive into affixes (stats) in diablo 2: https://planetdiablo.eu/diablo2/itemd... A compelte list of affixes (affixes are divided into prefixes and suffixes): https://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp... https://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp... How to determine an items affix level based on the item level and quality level: https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/i... The affix calculator tool that I ended up using 99% of the time: https://tools.harrogath.com/affixcalc... Tools for seeing what items can be bought from what vendor: https://web.archive.org/web/201705031... ---------- To support the channel, consider becoming a member by clicking the "Join" button or the link below:    / @zarfen   ---------- #Diablo2 #D2R #Diablo #Diablo2Resurrected