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Vessel of Hatred

ø Old Gods of Chaos Tournament ø

I believe the drops are capped at 3 sockets but you can roll sockets if the ilvl is high enough (A5 mostly)
 
@Dazliare Rift assassin? That sounds lovely! Presented it somewhere?

Also I've fixed my Duriel problem with going 1W/1Shield + [highlight]Holy Shield[/highlight](Thanks to Boon). Now its him who couldn't touch me. Currently moving through act3 with no problem.

Edit: I'm also thinking about a second Cultist to help farm faster for better equipment for this melee cultist. Probably some form of caster, Necromancer or Sorceress.

Edit: mmm thanks Ormus, this is pretty great.
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Well it looks like Gunvor is the first to give her life in service of her god.

Things were going well, probably too well. Andariel went easily, but I didn't even make it out of the sewers of Lut Gholein. Being overconfident, I went right in targeting Radament and got surrounded. I'm still getting used to the hotkey system & potion buttons after playing D3 for so long. But I think it's mainly my rushed playing style I got used to that killed me. I will have to learn to slow my pace down again.

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~ Cultists ~

Character ----- Class/ God    ----- Forum Name ----- Level ----- Act ----- Score

Derevus         Paladin/Sol         Vildecor         *           *          *
Xiu_Atesh       Druid/Xiu-Matesh    Dazliare         *           *          *
Perturbator     Paladin/Pherydimox  Mezion           27          2          20
Lycaon          Druid/Ouroboros     Neksja           1           1          0
Geras           Druid/Malstrom      Pb_pal           1           1          0


~ Legacy ~

Character ----- Class/ God    ----- Forum Name ----- Level ----- Act ----- Score
Gunvor          Assassin/Ullr       mwille           20          2          10
 
@mwille RIP Gunvor. At least you died in proper combat.

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I'm getting very lucky with drops:

Manald Heal is nice, even if I can't use it. Still, the 4th unique that dropped already (and 4 set items as-well)
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Also look at this, just look! Yes Life Tap, which Pherydimox approves!
Also for the ones that might be interested by [highlight]Zisla[/highlight], to me this is yet another example of an exotic item. Just look at that mix: Leech/Resists/somewhat synergies-ed Skills boost/Life Tap charges and fire damage (for an act3 drop, its crazy).
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mwille said:
Well it looks like Gunvor is the first to give her life in service of her god.

Things were going well, probably too well. Andariel went easily, but I didn't even make it out of the sewers of Lut Gholein. Being overconfident, I went right in targeting Radament and got surrounded. I'm still getting used to the hotkey system & potion buttons after playing D3 for so long. But I think it's mainly my rushed playing style I got used to that killed me. I will have to learn to slow my pace down again.
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That's pretty much exactly what had happened to me when I came back to D2 from an extended break. Did the exact same thing and got swarmed. Sorry for your loss. Plan on making another cultist and trying again?

@Mezion I know how you feel with wanting to farm stuff with a caster. I spent all of Act I using the same white Scepter I bought during the Den of Evil quest. Things are going a bit faster with a Steel Flail now though and I think he'll be fine.

In other news, I just killed a HC Wind Druid at NM Council early this morning. He was breezing through everything and I still don't know how he died. It was a Cold Nova, probably with another element mixed in. Must not have rebuffed his Cyclone Amor. Another example of needing to pay attention.
 
bugged in NM for which version?
Also I got overexcited for that wand, I can't even use it since none of the mods make it eligible. damn
 
@d2fan -- Right, I'm aware of the FE dangers in NM. Just saying I don't believe Geleb Flamebringer does 10k damage to an entire screen when he's in a "sweet spot" as the OP of that other thread said he'd heard.
 
well, it was probably not the sweet spot, it was probably LE&FE together

just saying that NM council is very popular for deeds ;) (even to high lvl chars rushing others)
 
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~ Cultists ~

Character ----- Class/ God    ----- Forum Name ----- Level ----- Act ----- Score

Derevus         Paladin/Sol         Vildecor         *           *          *
Xiu_Atesh       Druid/Xiu-Matesh    Dazliare         *           *          *
Perturbator     Paladin/Pherydimox  Mezion           27          2          20
Lycaon          Druid/Ouroboros     Neksja           17          2          12
Geras           Druid/Malstrom      Pb_pal           1           1          0


~ Legacy ~

Character ----- Class/ God    ----- Forum Name ----- Level ----- Act ----- Score
Gunvor          Assassin/Ullr       mwille           20          2          10


Brief update. Lycaon started his journey yesterday. As a cultist of Ouroboros, he could use any white weapon, so I quickly started levelling up few levels at /p8, collecting all poison/explosive bottles, so I could put few points to Strength and buy a Large Axe to help out. Everything was rather simple and easy, mainly because Werewolves have a decent amount of health from early on, due to Lycanthropy. Luckily, on my way through the Black Tower to Countess, I found 3os Large Axe AND Chipped skull. Perfect combination, as I knew I could use the Large Axe after outting that skull in to get life steal. Then, 2 super lucky runs at Countess, both rounds dropping a single Tal rune. So, Chipped Skull-Tal-Tal Large Axe was created, at level 14... Damn it, didn't even realize it at first. So, I made my way through act 1 at /p8, reaching lvl17 when I got to Outer Cloister. Things started to get pretty quick.

I changed to /p1, as I wanted to finish Act1 quickly plus I assumed Andariel would be difficult. I had to do couple of trips back to town to get rid of Poison and heal, but that 150 poison damage over 5 secs is pretty deadly in Normal Act1. Andariel was thus killed with his own "poison" :) Here's Lycaon on top of Andariel's body:

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Act 1 yeilded one set item and unique, one being a grailer:

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Infernal Cranium
Cap
Defense: 4
Durability: 8 of 12
Required Level: 5
Fingerprint: 0x8c823f5c
Item Level: 8
Version: Expansion 1.10+
All Resistances +10
20% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
Set (2 items): +34 Defense (Based on Character Level)

Rixot's Keen
Short Sword
One Hand Damage: 9 - 14
Durability: 17 of 24
Required Level: 2
Fingerprint: 0x67cf68df
Item Level: 9
Version: Expansion 1.10+
100% Enhanced Damage
+5 to Minimum Damage
20% Bonus to Attack Rating
25% Chance of Crushing Blow
+25 Defense
+2 to Light Radius


So, probably a day or two break from Lycaon and then going after Act2. It's surprisingly tough to find items with Replenish life or Life Steal. Still wearing the first white Quilted Armor, Leather Gloves and Boots as I haven't found anything else to use yet. I might try my hand at gambling, I have 100k gold stashed at the moment. I really would love to start crafting Blood gear, but as I would need Perfect rubies, that's not gonna happen for a while now. So, might actually do some gambling right now before taking the break :)

edit. Except I just realized, that I might need item level 30+ for gloves before getting a chance of Life Steal suffix. Oh well, might need to wait then.
 
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Cultist of Xiu-Matesh
Class: Druid
Talents:
Charms Expert
Specialist
Maleficium
Mind's Eye
Current Level: 34

I realized that damage goes to mana can spawn on amulets, so I decided to gamble my almost 2 million gold hoping to find one. Pretty happy :)

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I've decided to drop Maleficium in favor of Boon. This unlocks many gear options and I don't think having life tap will be hugely helpful since I can't use an act 2 mercenary. If this breaks the rules let me know, but I haven't used any "curse' or "Dark" items yet, so I'm hoping you guys will be okay with it.

Cultist of Xiu-Matesh
Class: Druid
Talents:
Charms Expert
Specialist
Boon
Mind's Eye
Current Level: 34
 
Sure, since you didn't use any "dark" items (they are pretty rare btw) and no curse, I don't see any objection.

Edit: Game is telling me something about Necros. With fcr I can even use this, mmmm, future Psn&Bone necro maybe.
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Progress:

Act3 was relatively fast. Only the inferno from the shamans hurt. The councils were not that hard, even if I managed to almost die to the FE one while I was cursed (the hell am I thinking killing it while the curse is on). Speaking of near-death experience, a group of champions venom lord almost killed me with a timed group-inferno. I really need to be careful or I might die in the Chaos Sanctuary.

Too bad I ain't of Egyptian Descendant.
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Thanks to ok resist and Holy Shield, Mephisto wasn't much of a problem. Poor Mizan still died.
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I can see that Sol's ambassadors are in these lands. Yet, I move unharmed.
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At /p8, the fight is STILL going on as I post this.
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~ Cultists ~

Character ----- Class/ God    ----- Forum Name ----- Level ----- Act ----- Score

Derevus         Paladin/Sol         Vildecor         *           *          *
Xiu_Atesh       Druid/Xiu-Matesh    Dazliare         34          *          *
Perturbator     Paladin/Pherydimox  Mezion           31          4          32
Lycaon          Druid/Ouroboros     Neksja           17          2          12
Geras           Druid/Malstrom      Pb_pal           1           1          0

~ Legacy ~

Character ----- Class/ God    ----- Forum Name ----- Level ----- Act ----- Score
Gunvor          Assassin/Ullr       mwille           20          2          10
Still didn't imbue, and forgot to do the book quest in act3. Will go back to that before the forge.
 
Well you can always use the socket reward of act5 to add a rune with a mod that makes it usable.
 
I hadn't thought of that. Also, I didn't see anything about personalizing - can we used any item if it's personalized? Or no?

Brief Update - Diablo is dead, and while the fight was rather long, it wasn't difficult. I crafted some pretty nice gloves:

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Amplisa is using an "Edge" Short Bow (hah), but it's proving really quite effective. The 300% damage to demons is fantastic, and bit of poison damage doesn't hurt

Cultist of Xiu-Matesh
Class: Druid
Talents:
Charms Expert
Specialist
Boon
Mind's Eye
Current Level: 38, just shy of 39
 
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