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  1. TestyFish

    Frozen Orb vs. Blizzard - some research with .gifs and math!

    I want to clarify the details of how "size" relates to "tile." 1) Is a size 1 item/chest/monster the smallest unit of measurement in the game? Can everything be matched to a grid? 1a) If I move my mouse to a different spot on the same size 1 tile, will the spell cast in the same location? 2)...
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    Frozen Orb vs. Blizzard - some research with .gifs and math!

    It's a pain, but once you asked I had to do it. I actually record the video, convert to a gif, then go frame-by-frame to label them all. =D This info is great, and I love anyone who ever links to onderduiker's posts. They're fantastic, and you're fantastic. My working assumption was that a...
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    Frozen Orb vs. Blizzard - some research with .gifs and math!

    Is that nextdelay behavior similar to Fissure's, then? I know that fissure has a "missile" of sorts that's spawned and can rapidly alternate between two mobs on the same vent. What's the curation of each blizzard shard? I hadn't heard that info before. Another thing I'd considered but didn't...
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    Frozen Orb vs. Blizzard - some research with .gifs and math!

    Not at the moment, but I'm open to suggestions!
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    Frozen Orb vs. Blizzard - some research with .gifs and math!

    Sorceress Cold Skill Investment - Doin it with smarts Cold has always been the skill tree of choice for discerning sorceresses who needed a second element of damage. Lightning and Fire really shine with 40+ points, although Fireball makes a good case for a 41 pt backup skill. The two skills...
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    Etdlahq Memorial Bar - your shelter from forum crashes continued

    Hold on, let me go break into the Chem lab at my undergrad alma mater. BRB. (Fun Fact: caffeine is tasteless)
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    Etdlahq Memorial Bar - your shelter from forum crashes continued

    I found a jar of pure caffeine crystals in the chem lab once. I'll slip some in your water for you. (For anyone wondering, crystallized caffeine looks a lot like fake snow)
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    The Untwinked Level 99 Progress Thread, The Saviours of Sanctuary Rise Anew

    Y'all continue to inspire me. I've been toying with the idea of this project for a long time now, but keep getting distracted by PoE, or Grim Dawn... I think I may start this soon. I've been playing a number of twinkled versions of the classes I may choose, and I think Meteorb into Phoenix Fire...
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    Etdlahq Memorial Bar - your shelter from forum crashes continued

    COVID is the worst. Living in the US, everything is getting crazy here. Apparently in my area even someone with a broken hip had to travel to another hospital system 40 minutes away to find a bed, and even then they waited in the Emergency Room for 8 hours. Our COVID response is a shitshow over...
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    Real-Time chat outside the forum?

    I don't know how we feel about mentioning things like Discord or IRC on the forums, but I was hoping there was a group of people to chill with? I'm on Discord nearly constantly, and it's a good mental background thing to have going while you're doing work, homework, etc. Do we have a SP Forum...
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    Trapsin and The Pit - something fishy going on with boss pack spawns

    That's fair, thanks for checking it out. If you get the chance to investigate more, I'd love to hear more. Given that Druid summons don't hit the counter (checked it myself) and anecdotal experience with summon necros in the Pit suggests the same, I would expect grim ward hydra to not affect...
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    Trapsin and The Pit - something fishy going on with boss pack spawns

    Not to poke too hard, but did you find anything out regarding Grim Ward? Also, does anyone else have a high enough level Assassin they can grab to test the WSK? I just don't want to assume.
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    Trapsin and The Pit - something fishy going on with boss pack spawns

    Hate to necro an old thread, but I don't have an assassin of sufficient gear to test: Do we know if traps also affect bosspack counts in other areas? I'm particularly interested in the WSK. I'm sorta considering a trapper for a long term project, and that would affect my thinking for sure.
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    I should have asked this question years ago... (survivability)

    Well everyone, look what I did! ...and All the advice here has been solid. I do like my wind druid, having the grizz to recast ahead is nice, and I made more liberal use of that. I did some more runs for gear, but nothing really dropped, so I decided to make the final push through Ancients...
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    I should have asked this question years ago... (survivability)

    Those are excellent threads to read through, thanks for the links. I've always liked the barb mercs for their naturally higher regen and stuns, but I'm also biased toward an insight A2 merc. That may have kept me from upgrading my merc's damage quickly, as I kept around a lower damage insight...
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    I should have asked this question years ago... (survivability)

    Right, I think I just underestimated the grind necessary *before* beating hell mode.
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    I should have asked this question years ago... (survivability)

    Alright, the general advice that I'm getting here is that I need to think of it like an old school RPG - grinding for gear/xp is important. Having played a lot more on /p8, I was always ahead of alvl, but my drops weren't enough to keep my merc geared, especially. I'll have to start taking that...
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    I should have asked this question years ago... (survivability)

    Soceresses in particular are pretty rough for me. It seems like the merc dies and is in constant need of repositioning. I have a FO/FB sorc that has a merc that dies instantly to CI monsters, because the chill is important so the merc doesn't get stunlocked, preventing LL. The damage is pretty...
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    I should have asked this question years ago... (survivability)

    I've been playing this game off and on almost since it came out (started back in 2002 or so), and I've almost always played summoner characters. I always wanted to get a Summon Druid to work, but it was rough for all the obvious reasons. I discovered this forum way back in 2004-2005 or so (well...
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    Trapsin and The Pit - something fishy going on with boss pack spawns

    Well, I did a quick two runs (well, they weren't quick. It was a windy, my gear isn't great, and I was super rusty), and there does not seem to be any problem at all with druid summons and AT. Just to be sure that it wasn't just grizzly, or just sages, or just whatever, I sat on the stairs on...
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