One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

[lukefojut]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

I really like to run Chaos, but my merc dies too much, so i only do it for fun, i cant do it for MF because it costs 150.000 gold for merc everytime.

Do you mean in total? Just wondering as 50k is the max cost for a resurrection :whistling:

 

[TurbulentTurtle]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

Do you mean in total? Just wondering as 50k is the max cost for a resurrection :whistling:

I figured that his mercenary dies an average of three times per run, so I didn't call him on it.

And Lynn, what?

 

[redground]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

Do you mean in total? Just wondering as 50k is the max cost for a resurrection :whistling:

He dies between 1 and 4 times per run, most likey 3 times. It is a pain to take a lot of itens on ground, sell to npc, get the merc back. I might try doing it without the merc, i might be able to.

I figured that his mercenary dies an average of three times per run, so I didn't call him on it.

And Lynn, what?

:thumbup:

 

[Dii Legend]

What was the "what?" for? It made perfect sense to me.

 

[Evrae Altana]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

I used an Act 1 Rogue merc, so mercenary deaths weren't too much of a problem for me. She rarely gets hit, and when she does, she leeches it all back with a shot or two.

I wonder if I should make the CtA using the runes I found. What if I get some insanely lame roll....:rant:

 

[TurbulentTurtle]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

Make a CTA GMB, we all know that CTA isn't actually a terrible weapon runeword.

Lynn, I didn't get the months* thing.

 

[Evrae Altana]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

Make a CTA GMB, we all know that CTA isn't actually a terrible weapon runeword.

That's an interesting thought. :scratchchin:

I do have a 5 socket GMB somewhere, and CtA bows are sure to raise a few eyebrows.

 

[TurbulentTurtle]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

That's an interesting thought. :scratchchin:

I do have a 5 socket GMB somewhere, and CtA bows are sure to raise a few eyebrows.

Every now and then I'll poop out a good idea or two.

 

[TheLoneHawk]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

Very good job man! How difficult was it, seeing that it only took 7 minutes per run, but how well did you have to concentrate to keep from dying?

Kudos!

 

[trystero]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

what, no tally of gold?

nice work, man.

 

[Evrae Altana]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

Very good job man! How difficult was it, seeing that it only took 7 minutes per run, but how well did you have to concentrate to keep from dying?

Kudos!

Being a ranged char, there wasn't a lot of concentration involved. With the Valk as my tank, I just stood back and strafed until everything on my screen died. I did have to pay attention while fighting Diablo though. Lightning hose hurts, especially when he fries you with it while you're trapped inside the bone prison.

 

[Painman]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

Diablo (and Duriel) are the reasons why I'm one of those lamers that always gets a point in Jab, if nothing else, in the Jav/Spear tree. Switch to Javs and jibber-jab the fools to death. If you happen to be wearing Atma's Scarab and Gore Rider, it's a lopsided fight.

 

[Evrae Altana]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

A jav/shield on switch is a good idea, but that wasn't an option for me since I carry a CtA/lidless on switch for some extra HP for myself, Valk, and merc. I just had to make do with Guided Arrow against Diablo. Granted, it's not as fast as Jab, but I got to pretend I'm a ninja.

 

[Feonn]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

Hello Avrae,

you INSPIRED me...that's the least I can say. After reading this topic I decided I wanted to become a wannabe-you, and thus I made a Strafazon myself, but I'll cut it here, you can read my story here
Have you anything left to say but to delete the character (I'd like to re-use the name)
I think there is no point in wasting time on it?

Anyway, this won't keep me from my 'long' journey to do, let's say 250 CS runs, for a start.
(I calculated you have been doing CS runs for about 60 days straight, that's maybe a bit too much:whistling

For the rest, I'm really, really interested in what skills/gear you used. I messed up myself, and as you seem to be 'the' bowazon expert, I'd like advice. How many +skills did you have, and how many hard-points in Valk, Pierce, Penetrate and Critical Strike (those are the 4 skills which I really don't know of how much points I should put into)

Regards

 

[Chiefthawk]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

Curious how long each ran took? I'm guessing that you noted that as well?

 

[Yichi]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

Curious how long each ran took? I'm guessing that you noted that as well?

http://www.purediablo.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6697522&postcount=16

was answered on page 2 :thumbup:

 

[Evrae Altana]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

For the rest, I'm really, really interested in what skills/gear you used. I messed up myself, and as you seem to be 'the' bowazon expert, I'd like advice. How many +skills did you have, and how many hard-points in Valk, Pierce, Penetrate and Critical Strike (those are the 4 skills which I really don't know of how much points I should put into)

I posted my gear on the second page. As for skills, it's a standard strafezon:

20 strafe
20 Penetrate
20 Valk
1 each in D/A/E/Critical Strike/Pierce
I believe I put a few additional points in D/A/E/Crit/Pierce to get to a slightly higher number, but I'll have to check.
I have +5 skills in total, 3 from Torch, 1 from Anni, and 1 from CtA.

I really recommend maxing out Valk since she's such an awesome tank. Penetrate is really helpful too; it's less of an asset when you're using Faith since Faith already provides lots of AR, but for a Windforce user, Penetrate really gave me some needed AR. As for the other skills you mentioned, I'd just put 1 point initially and see where +skills take you, and invest additional points as needed. Bowazons usually have no problem with running out of skill points, so you'll have lots of wiggle room.

 

[Dii Legend]

Lynn, I didn't get the months* thing.

This little adventure of his went on for months. The asterisk was used to emphasize the word. Suppose I could have just italicized it to make it more clear?

 

[Yichi]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

Would you still recommend maxing valk if you are using the "Peace" runeword instead of a fort? ( haven't built one on ladder yet but found the wf ) since the runeword has a chance to spawn a lvl 15 valk and I have hit the valk on almost every single strafe.

 

[Evrae Altana]

Re: One thousand Ladder chaos runs (well...almost)

I suppose with Peace, a maxed out Valk isn't necessary since a lvl 15 Valk is still quite capable of tanking. However, I'd recommend Treachery over Peace for a bowazon: you get much needed IAS and the ability to use a maxed Valk. The only thing you lose is the +2 zon skills, which won't affect a bowazon too much.