D2R Running Hotkey vs Walking

Hotkey: Using Ctrl / Running

Your character normally walks, but running is a good, fast way of covering large distances. To run, simply hold down the Ctrl key as you direct your character around the field. You can also toggle running on and off by clicking the Run/Walk button on the Interface Bar or by pressing “R” on the keyboard.

You can only run as long as you have Stamina. The Stamina Bar indicates how much Stamina you have left and how quickly you are using it. Slow to a walk or stop entirely to regain Stamina. If you are completely out of Stamina, you will have to stop before you begin regaining it.

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Running vs Walking

You may be wondering why you would want to walk instead of running everywhere. When you are running, any melee monster within range will always hit you. If you were to run into an arrow or any other missile that doesn’t automatically hit, they will be auto-hit then. By running near melee monsters, you leave yourself vulnerable to attacks. However, when you are walking near monsters, the normal chance to hit, determined by your Dexterity, your character’s level, etc., will apply. You might want to return to walking when facing monsters, especially if you’re using a class that relies on melee attacks, like the Barbarian, Paladin, and, at times, the Amazon.

When you are running, there is a slight chance that a monster’s attack will hit an area that you have already run past. While there’s a good chance that you will get hit, it’s not absolutely certain. If you find you’re getting hit too often while running, try walking for a while.

Since melee monsters will almost always hit you when you’re running, classes that need to run a lot don’t need to worry too much about Defense stats. In the later Acts and at higher levels, Necromancers and Sorceresses need to run a lot to evade groups of enemies. These classes should use shields to increase their odds of block, rather than focus on Defense.

Is there the same better chance for other players to hit me when I’m running with Player vs Player melee attacks?

Yes.

Note that if a player is running, their Blocking percentage is reduced to 1/3rd of its original value, after being capped to 75%. So when running you can never have a Blocking percentage higher than 25%. This means players will get hit a lot more when running, even with high blocking.