2018 Spring RFL Sign-Up and Running Thread: 2nd Round
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I'm a starter. Got a few chars to run for this: Sorc, Barb, Pally. Maybe the NovaNec too if I gear and think about him. I know NF liked running his Poison Nec with a Fire Golem.
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I'm a starter. Got a few chars to run for this: Sorc, Barb, Pally. Maybe the NovaNec too if I gear and think about him. I know NF liked running his Poison Nec with a Fire Golem.
So played around with the NovaNec for about 5 mins, trying different gear set ups and such. On the 4th practice run..... BAM!
On the very next run ......
Not a good sign when the roonz drop prior to the competition start date.
On the very next run ......
Not a good sign when the roonz drop prior to the competition start date.
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Lemstar
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I'm not planning on running, but lemme flex a bit with my Trav setup:
Fathom + Ist
Spirit
CoH
Shako + Cham
Trang's Gloves
Arachmesh
Wartravs
2x beta BKWB
caster craft - +2 sorc, 10FCR, 17@, 12FR, +mana/regen
5x life skiller + Gheed's, 2x res + life SC, 1x res + FHR SC (caps LR/FR before Conviction and 60FHR breakpoint with Spirit), 4x4 + 3x1 free space
Might merc: Infinity, Steel Shade + fire res/ED jewel, Fortitude
The map isn't perfect, but it's good enough since they tend to bunch up on the merc almost immediately, and it didn't take too long to get.
The situations that make the life bar go down are Conviction spawns, under which Hydra shots hurt a bit, and some bad combination of Fanaticism and Mana Burn and missing a teleport. The correct play is probably to drop one of the BKWB for a Dwarf Star since 8.8k average damage is still more than enough; I'm just attached to the idea of keeping the two rings together.
I was skeptical about the Cham rune before I popped it in, but it absolutely makes runs a lot more comfortable not having to teleport to pick up items or walking around the edges to look for hidden items or not having movement speed change suddenly when chill wears off.
The merc dies once in a while without life leech, but it's usually from taking too many hydra shots without me remembering to feed him a potion while looking for the loot and not getting blown up during a run.
Spirit
CoH
Shako + Cham
Trang's Gloves
Arachmesh
Wartravs
2x beta BKWB
caster craft - +2 sorc, 10FCR, 17@, 12FR, +mana/regen
5x life skiller + Gheed's, 2x res + life SC, 1x res + FHR SC (caps LR/FR before Conviction and 60FHR breakpoint with Spirit), 4x4 + 3x1 free space
Might merc: Infinity, Steel Shade + fire res/ED jewel, Fortitude
The map isn't perfect, but it's good enough since they tend to bunch up on the merc almost immediately, and it didn't take too long to get.
The situations that make the life bar go down are Conviction spawns, under which Hydra shots hurt a bit, and some bad combination of Fanaticism and Mana Burn and missing a teleport. The correct play is probably to drop one of the BKWB for a Dwarf Star since 8.8k average damage is still more than enough; I'm just attached to the idea of keeping the two rings together.
I was skeptical about the Cham rune before I popped it in, but it absolutely makes runs a lot more comfortable not having to teleport to pick up items or walking around the edges to look for hidden items or not having movement speed change suddenly when chill wears off.
The merc dies once in a while without life leech, but it's usually from taking too many hydra shots without me remembering to feed him a potion while looking for the loot and not getting blown up during a run.
T72on1
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@DaveW Congrats on those drops !! It can mean two things: you'll get extremely lucky during the RFL, or not at all. Hopefully for you it will be the former 
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So what was your conclusion after the test runs (other than 'screw efficiency, luck is all that matters'
)? Is a Venomancer a good candidate for this type of runs?
@necrolemming The map maybe isn't perfect, but I'd definitely take it !!! IIRC it's similar to the one I ran last year. The only thing that was a bit annoying then was that at times the council members at the back would retreat almost behind the building, in which case I'd loose quite some time taking them down.
Lots of people using Steel Shade, maybe I should give that another shot too.
I'm surprised with the amount of people having a Cham in their helm. Not surprised that people use it, as I understand the reason why, but surprised that so many people have enough Cham runes that they can afford to pop one into a Shako (and then often another one in a merc helm). I still plan to use that second Cham I found on Hand of Justice, just to complete my runeword grail a bit more, or on another Doom. Guess I have to find a couple more. This RFL is the perfect occasion for that
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60 more hours for us Euro people, a few more for those in the US. Building up to the hype !!!
.So what was your conclusion after the test runs (other than 'screw efficiency, luck is all that matters'
)? Is a Venomancer a good candidate for this type of runs?@necrolemming The map maybe isn't perfect, but I'd definitely take it !!! IIRC it's similar to the one I ran last year. The only thing that was a bit annoying then was that at times the council members at the back would retreat almost behind the building, in which case I'd loose quite some time taking them down.
Lots of people using Steel Shade, maybe I should give that another shot too.
I'm surprised with the amount of people having a Cham in their helm. Not surprised that people use it, as I understand the reason why, but surprised that so many people have enough Cham runes that they can afford to pop one into a Shako (and then often another one in a merc helm). I still plan to use that second Cham I found on Hand of Justice, just to complete my runeword grail a bit more, or on another Doom. Guess I have to find a couple more. This RFL is the perfect occasion for that
.60 more hours for us Euro people, a few more for those in the US. Building up to the hype !!!
Getting hit with 5 thousand hydra bolts (OK, maybe an exaggeration) tends to be easier when you have fire absorb.
That is some nice bling bling jewelry @necrolemming, love the amulet in particular.
@T72on1 I don't know about others, but I think for most people the first Cham goes into a Shako for a Barb so that's why it's not uncommon I guess. Actually I don't have a Cham at the moment after regearing my Javazon. Time to pile up again.
@Pb_pal Really nice runs! I seem to remember from last year's RFL you and Gripphon were the only ones who managed 18s runs, which I doubt I'll be able to reach. But as we all know that doesn't mean anything in terms of drops!
As an aside, I fooled around with Lightning Sorc for Trav a bit. Yes I know they're LI. But after running Nihlathak with her to great success, also regarding pushing through immune rolls, I figured why not go up against these guys anyway with the huge -ELR from Griffon's + Crescent Moon? Well, turns out it works surprisingly well with the right map. That means in her case the Council members being "lined up" for Lightning, as opposed to clustered together. I got her to around ~22 seconds yesterday on the first map that rolled similar to what I had in mind, but she can definitely do better with a better map. Gear I used was this:
I guess Blizzard will still be a little faster assuming ideal maps for both builds, but I can really recommend trying this out, definitely viable! It's fun to run with another Sorc build, and also a bit easier to roll a suitable map I think. However, she is a bit squishier than the Blizzy and damage output fluctuates more for Lightning/CL of course, so might not be for everyone..
@T72on1 I don't know about others, but I think for most people the first Cham goes into a Shako for a Barb so that's why it's not uncommon I guess. Actually I don't have a Cham at the moment after regearing my Javazon. Time to pile up again.
@Pb_pal Really nice runs! I seem to remember from last year's RFL you and Gripphon were the only ones who managed 18s runs, which I doubt I'll be able to reach. But as we all know that doesn't mean anything in terms of drops!
As an aside, I fooled around with Lightning Sorc for Trav a bit. Yes I know they're LI.
But after running Nihlathak with her to great success, also regarding pushing through immune rolls, I figured why not go up against these guys anyway with the huge -ELR from Griffon's + Crescent Moon? Well, turns out it works surprisingly well with the right map. That means in her case the Council members being "lined up" for Lightning, as opposed to clustered together. I got her to around ~22 seconds yesterday on the first map that rolled similar to what I had in mind, but she can definitely do better with a better map. Gear I used was this:Griffon's + facet (20/24) (borrowed from my untwinked 99er Sorc for testing purposes only, as my 'twinked Griffon's Eyes' are reserved for Javazon and socketed with other stuff)
Crescent Moon
CoH
35% Spirit
+2 Lightning/10 FCR/all res/fire res craft amulet
Arach
Dwarf Star
FCR/adds rare ring (I so want a +2/17+ FCR ammy so I can finally drop this)
Trang's gloves
War Traveler
CtA/Spirit switch
Merc (HF): Infinity + Kira's + GA
Inventory: 8 skillers, life/resist SCs
Crescent Moon
CoH
35% Spirit
+2 Lightning/10 FCR/all res/fire res craft amulet
Arach
Dwarf Star
FCR/adds rare ring (I so want a +2/17+ FCR ammy so I can finally drop this)
Trang's gloves
War Traveler
CtA/Spirit switch
Merc (HF): Infinity + Kira's + GA
Inventory: 8 skillers, life/resist SCs
I guess Blizzard will still be a little faster assuming ideal maps for both builds, but I can really recommend trying this out, definitely viable! It's fun to run with another Sorc build, and also a bit easier to roll a suitable map I think. However, she is a bit squishier than the Blizzy and damage output fluctuates more for Lightning/CL of course, so might not be for everyone..
Nailed it, lvl 30 req without the jewel. Good eye!
Thanks! It's quite difficult to get to or below 19s, and obviously from the video you can tell I was focusing on runes only and not picking other items to get those times. Her average time over the whole competition would have been a touch higher. But yes, like you say, runtimes only matter so much in such a luck-based contest.
Talking about Travi Sorc bling bling, I think I haven't posted this one (at least I picked it from a stash of my "current" gambling project):
Fits the needs rather well.
I don't have a 'Cham' Shako, YET. I blame Zod God and being a long time Pit Singer player.
Code:
Death Mark
Amulet
Required Level: 67
Fingerprint: 0xf09e994a
Item Level: 97
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+10% Faster Cast Rate
+1 to Dexterity
+4 to Energy
All Resistances +16
Fire Resist +38%Fits the needs rather well.
I don't have a 'Cham' Shako, YET. I blame Zod God and being a long time Pit Singer player.
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Cool. New goal for this round of RFL: have at least 10 different builds do the round
And I though that my long-term goal of having 4 Trav running builds was enough! :O
Trav Hype Baby!!!
@T72on1 yep the VenomNecro can get the job done. PN softens them up and CE finishes them off. NF used to sniper the Council through the open windows and use a FG inside to keep the Council occupied. Once CE kicks in its game over. But thats at p1. P3 is a bit slower. I see Gripp also ran a NovaNec at Travincal but he had absurd gear (eth zerker Beast IG: wtf??) And his p3 runs were fast.
I also hit it up with a Bonemancer. Also very good at p1. Being an HC player, I value safety over efficiency. My sorc, barb and pally can easily do p3. Variety is a big thing for me as repetitive boredom can lead to deeds.
I also hit it up with a Bonemancer. Also very good at p1. Being an HC player, I value safety over efficiency. My sorc, barb and pally can easily do p3. Variety is a big thing for me as repetitive boredom can lead to deeds.
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Grape
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DaveW
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Mehhh I'm signed up. Have to figure out if I want to wipe my map, because I liked it for Lost City / AT.
Grape
drmalawi
PhineasB
Kitteh
Pharphis (1.07)
maxicek
T72on1
Shuffleblast
ffs
DiabloTwoinDC (1.07)
NanoMist
zemaj
darkstarhub
Smittyphi
Pb_pal
DaveW
Locohead
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Mehhh I'm signed up. Have to figure out if I want to wipe my map, because I liked it for Lost City / AT.
My current Sorc setup:
Death’s Fathom, Spirit
Nightwing’s Veil
1.07 Arkaine’s
1.07 LoH
Arachnid Mesh
2x FCR rings and 10 FCR amulet
War Traveller
7x Skillers + Gheed’s
I’m considering trying Trang’s Claws with Ravenfrost and Dwarf Star.
Still expecting to do most runs with the barb though.
Death’s Fathom, Spirit
Nightwing’s Veil
1.07 Arkaine’s
1.07 LoH
Arachnid Mesh
2x FCR rings and 10 FCR amulet
War Traveller
7x Skillers + Gheed’s
I’m considering trying Trang’s Claws with Ravenfrost and Dwarf Star.
Still expecting to do most runs with the barb though.
