Finding the Balance #3 (MF & RF Tournament)

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Hi everyone!

Let's do this again! Similar to other tournaments in recent years that focused on a combination of magic finding (MF) and rune finding (RF), we're going to do the same here. If you want to check out past tournaments along these lines, see here, here, here, here or here.

You can participate and run with everything from a pure MF character to a pure RF character, or anything in between really, without having to fear missing out on much. Both rune drops and S&U drops will count towards a single overall score, and top finds in either category will provide similar improvements to your score.

QUICK FACTS
  • Start and end date: 2 December (0:00:00 local time) – 26 December (23:59:59 local time)
  • Targets allowed: Everything!
  • Time limitation: 20 hours cap per batch; multiple batches allowed
  • Items scored: Elite S&Us, runes Hel and above
  • Versions allowed: 1.07+ (and including D2R of course)
The rules in detail:

20 HOUR SETS
We run for 20 hours per batch, scoring items within the individual 20 hour sets.

Multiple 20h sets are allowed, but a new set can only be started if the previous one is finished.

Time spent muling in GoMule does not need to be counted towards those 20h.

ALL AREAS & TARGETS ALLOWED
You can run anywhere in the game, in any patch, with any character (as long as it's FAM).

You may also switch between characters and targets as you like, e.g. you can split a 20h set into 10h Pit Berserking, 5h LK chest popping and 5h Cow Necro running if that's what you feell like! However, please see below on scoring tables.

ITEM SCORING
Please note the below scoring tables will be applied for everything – every drop, from any target, in any patch. That's irrespective of whether or not the respective score actually reflects the drop's rarity from the particular target that dropped the item. It also applies to poppables such as LK chests and any type monster in any area. The gist of the reasoning for this simplified scoring system is to allow players to run whatever target they want without resulting in scattered categories that are barely filled... and players who choose to run a suboptimal target usually have their own personal reasons to do so, rather than looking for highest MF/RF efficiency.

S&U scoring
Code:
Aldur's Deception                   3.3
Alma Negra                          9.1
Andariel's Visage                   4.3
Arachnid Mesh                       5.9
Arioc's Needle                      2.3
Arkaine's Valor                     7.8
Astreon's Iron Ward                27.8
Azurewrath                          7.8
Baranar's Star                      3.2
Blackoak Shield                     5.9
Blood Raven's Charge                6.7
Bloodmoon                           3.3
Boneflame                          10.4
Bonehew                             2.3
Boneshade                           7.9
Bul-Kathos' Sacred Charge           3.8
Bul-Kathos' Tribal Guardian         3.8
Cerebus' Bite                      11.0
Cranebeak                           4.3
Credendum                           1.7
Crown of Ages                      10.7
Dangoon's Teaching                  1.3
Dark Adherent                       1.6
Darkforce Spawn                    19.3
Death Cleaver                       9.3
Death's Fathom                     16.8
Death's Web                        27.9
Demon Limb                          2.8
Demon's Arch                        3.3
Demonhorn's Edge                    7.9
Djinn Slayer                        3.2
Doombringer                         5.7
Dracul's Grasp                      5.9
Dragonscale                        14.6
Eaglehorn                           5.7
Earth Shifter                       9.3
Eschuta's Temper                    4.6
Ethereal Edge                       2.5
Executioner's Justice               9.3
Firelizard's Talons                 5.2
Flamebellow                         3.3
Fleshripper                         4.6
Frostwind                           4.6
Gargoyle's Bite                     9.3
Ghostflame                          9.3
Giant Skull                         8.1
Gimmershred                         2.8
Griffon's Eye                      10.7
Griswold's Honor                    9.8
Griswold's Redemption              11.3
Griswold's Valor                    4.3
Gut Siphon                          4.6
Halaberd's Reign                   10.4
Harlequin Crest                     4.1
Head Hunter's Glory                 7.8
Heaven's Light                      9.8
Hellrack                            2.6
Hellslayer                          2.6
Horizon's Tornado                   5.7
Immortal King's Soul Cage           4.3
Immortal King's Stone Crusher       1.0
Jade Talon                          3.0
Lacerator                           4.3
Laying of Hands                     1.4
Leviathan                           5.7
Lightsabre                          2.6
M'avina's Caster                    5.2
M'avina's Embrace                   2.3
M'avina's True Sight                4.3
Mang Song's Lesson                 27.8
Marrowwalk                          5.0
Medusa's Gaze                       5.7
Messerschmidt's Reaver              4.6
Naj's Light Plate                   3.1
Naj's Puzzler                       3.1
Natalya's Mark                      4.3
Natalya's Shadow                    1.7
Nightwing's Veil                    5.7
Nord's Tenderizer                   3.5
Nosferatu's Coil                    6.6
Ondal's Almighty                    2.3
Ondal's Wisdom                      7.8
Ormus' Robes                        3.9
Ravenlore                          14.6
Razor's Edge                        3.6
Rune Master                         3.2
Sandstorm Trek                      3.9
Sazabi's Cobalt Redeemer            1.9
Sazabi's Ghost Liberator            3.1
Schaefer's Hammer                  11.6
Shadow Dancer                      10.7
Shadow Killer                       2.4
Soul Drainer                        6.6
Spike Thorn                         6.6
Spirit Keeper                      14.2
Spirit Ward                         8.1
Steel Carapace                      8.1
Steel Pillar                        9.3
Steel Shade                         6.6
Steelrend                          10.7
Stone Crusher                       4.6
Stoneraven                          6.0
Stormlash                          17.0
Stormshield                         5.0
Stormspire                          9.3
Taebaek's Glory                     3.3
Tal Rasha's Guardianship            3.2
Templar's Might                    10.7
The Cranium Basher                  9.3
The Gladiator's Bane                4.9
The Grandfather                     9.3
The Reaper's Toll                   3.3
The Redeemer                        9.8
Thunderstroke                       4.7
Tomb Reaver                         4.3
Trang-Oul's Girth                   3.2
Trang-Oul's Guise                   3.3
Tyrael's Might                     48.2
Veil of Steel                       5.7
Verdungo's Hearty Cord              4.3
Viperfork                           2.6
Warshrike                           5.7
Widowmaker                          4.3
Windforce                           9.3
Windhammer                          2.5
Wizardspike                         2.3
Wolfhowl                            7.3
Wraith Flight                       4.3

Rune scoring:
Hel 0.5
Io 0.7
Lum 0.9
Ko 1.3
Fal 1.7
Lem 2.6
Pul 3.4
Mal 5.0
Um 5.1
Gul 7.1
Ist 7.5
Ohm 10.1
Vex 10.6
Sur 13.7
Lo 15.1
Jah 18.3
Ber 20.5
Cham 27.5
Zod 71.8

Only direct rune drops count (no cubing allowed).

REPORTING RESULTS
For each 20h batch, we will count only the five highest scoring items. That means S&Us, runes, or any combination thereof, depending on which items score the highest.

If you ran multiple sets, you may only submit the result of one of them.

Please PM your results to me immediately after you finished running.

Example as to how a reported result should like like:
  • Tyrael’s Might 48.2
  • Cham 27.5
  • Stormlash 17.0
  • Sur 13.7
  • Griffon’s Eye 10.7
  • Total: 117.1
Please do not post any screenshots/other spoilers about qualifiers for the duration of the tournament (anywhere on these forums). You are most welcome and encouraged to post them in the results thread of course!

REWARDS
Eternal glory. No more, no less!

FINAL REMARKS
I hope we’ll see a good amount of build/target variety and many nice drops as a result.

Past results have shown a tendency of top placements doing well in both categories (S&Us as well as runes), however people that focused on either category came really close, often just 1-2 good drops away from the top scores. So whatever target you'll run, you certainly won't be wasting your time!

GL & HF!

Also: Useful Google sheet to keep track of scores.
 
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Not sure yet what I'll run, nowadays I'm mostly just farming LK and Travincal for gold. But perhaps some D2R HC action for a change, or untwinked 99er HC Barb who I sidelined time and time again... we'll see!
 
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All kinds of pumped for this!

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I'm in!

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I’ve actually started a HC Amazon on D2R, so I’m in!

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Me, grabbing a fortuitous ring of fortune:

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Too much work looming in the next few weeks, but will try

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I know what character I'm running with, just not where yet...
 
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Not much D2 time here yet, but I'll give it a shot as well.

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Lots of changes at work, so not sure I’ll have time for a full set. But glad to have the tourney running as a nice place to focus elsewhere if I do get some chunks of uninterrupted time. Thinking to do a mix of UT 99er Sorc in CS and either Pitzerker or Pit Poison Necro.
 
This will be my first tournament in SPF, I'm very excited :)
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I guess I'll continue on the same line as the previous week, that is running Pindle with my zerker
I might switch to Travincal at some point if I get bored
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How are you going to track time, guys? Will you use a run counter or just the clock?
 
I will use Silospen Run Counter. It will miss-count in D2R due to saves on the home screen though. I think this seems to depend on how long you wait on the home screen, but I'm not 100% sure.
 
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