1.07 News, Info and Gossip

Congrats!

40 is max damage on a GC, 12 on a SC, and 24 on LC (LC I'm not 100% sure about).

Wait till you hit a rack +3k times without unique and tell us again how lovely this patch is :D
 
Grape said:
Wait till you hit a rack +3k times without unique and tell us again how lovely this patch is :D
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Oh no no, I'm already a year deep in 1.07 with probably a couple hundred hours of racking. I think I have even found almost every unique I want from a rack. Lately I was 'actually' looking for 2 vamp gazes this week and was in day 10 of grinds when this baby dropped. Getting really flustered at the grim helm rack. Then of course I got both this morning within 50 runs of each other...but this charm is the best I've ever found from LK!!
 
Hi,

What is the common skill setup for LF javazon? Max LF, Pierce, Valk, ?
Is Jab the Boss killing skill? How many points?

I'm asking because I've messed my zon up and I'd like to be sure for the 2nd genereation zon.

OT:
Code: 
Prefix 849 Grand Charm of Maiming
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 37
Item Version: Expansion
Item Level: 55
Fingerprint: 0x4069a08e
+36 to Maximum Damage

m4ke

Edit: Read all guides etc and this thread almost..
 
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Needed to take a break from running Andy for my sanity...decided to quest thru a new barb today, and happened to cube another Cathan's with the poison rez ring formula:
Code: 
Cathan's Seal
Ring
Required Level: 11
Item Version: Expansion
Item Level: 36
Fingerprint: 0x5e920a48
Damage Reduced by 2
Poison Resist +25%
6% Life stolen per hit

***Partial Set Item Bonuses***
+10 to Strength
***Partial Set Item Bonuses***
That brings the tally of Cathan's Seals I've rolled with the 1.07 resistance ring formulae to 18!! (only 15 different ilvls, though...)

This motivated me to finally comb through my stashes and see where I stood on the Cathan's Seal Grail

I had known I was pretty far along, but hadn't realized just how far!! 1.07 is actually very good for the Cathan's Grail, as most of the ilvls that must be gambled in modern patches can actually drop in 1.07, and the ring rez formulae allow you to target specific ilvls (up to ilvl65) by rolling with a character of the appropriate level! When I noticed I still needed an ilvl98 Cathan's Seal, I realized I could get one from 1.07 Nihlathak pretty quickly if I wore enuff MF to force sets! Got a green ring the very first run, but of course it turned out to be Angelic's...still, it only took about 20 runs before:
View attachment 14621
Code: 
Cathan's Seal
Ring
Required Level: 11
Item Version: Expansion
Item Level: 98
Fingerprint: 0x40d9adfa
Damage Reduced by 2
6% Life stolen per hit

***Partial Set Item Bonuses***
+10 to Strength
***Partial Set Item Bonuses***

@Grape confirming that large charms can get up to 24maxdam

WoRG
 
@m4ke max LF, max Pierce... those are the 2 big ones. I like to get Critical Strike to at least 65%, and enough in Penetrate that you don't miss much. I personally don't care for Valk, because D/A/E can compromise mobility, which I find critical on Furyzon, and because Valk can complicate herding. Jab can work for Boss killing if you have a decent amount of Crushing Blow, otherwise go with Charged Strike (it doesn't make as many bolts as in modern patches, but it has MUCH higher minimum damage than in 1.10+, and bosses tend to be big and catch more of the bolts). A bow on switch can help finish off stragglers quickly, Multishot is really nice in 1.07, all arrows carry CB, leech, CtC effects, etc...don't max it, mana costs go up with each point, and it works quite well with just 5-10 points.

Avoid +max or +min damage...it doesn't work with LF or bows in 1.07, and don't stress too hard about finding high-damage javs...while LF does carry jav damage with all bolts, its only the base damage of the javs, %ED is ignored (its still good when you actually poke things, though). CtC Amp is pure gold on javs, and highly desireable on bows as well. Again, mobility is critical on Furyzon, so try to get as much FRW as you can, and try to avoid heavy armors/sheilds.

WoRG
 
@WoRG Thanks. I went the CS way with my current zon but it was quite useless too before I crafted lesser blood gloves for some CB. Valk isn't needed I agree that.

What is the easiest way for getting some goodies like Guillaume's, Titan's (both can be racked in NM) and maybe some more CB than G? My rogue Merc has Rattlecage atm and I have the gloves. A5 NM now and easy going. I can equip that 129% MF easily with Ptopaz armor (Spirit Shroud while running thru A5 =). I'd like to have more killing power before Hell as I planned to rush some '1's to NM Ancients and Hell when I get there. And that's not a /p1 game then..

FRW, I have now Mavina's Tenet (thanks Norm Baal), Infernostride and one Fastest RW charm. My zon will do cows when done Hell and I'll rush some Sorcs to do racking, that's the plan. Going to rush one atleast to run NM LK if I need the better stuff before Hell.

m4ke
 
Arcane Sanctuary is a great place to level mercs...the narrow paths help keep them from getting overwhelmed. Throw up a decoy to tank while she plinks away...

If you don't have a good weapon for a low-level rogue, make one! Even if you're just starting out or playing untwinked you can make a bow socketed with emeralds for poison damage... By NM Tamoe Highland/Countess' Tower, ilvl40 bows can drop with 4 sockets, or Larzuk will put 5 in a short battle bow, allowing you to make something like this:
View attachment 14681

@ziambe Nice charms! But WHY are you vendoring jewels in 1.07?!?!? Even the very lamest of jewels is still a potentially awesome craft!

WoRG
 
@WoRG I did it "by the book" =) -15 Trist champs & uniques, -24 Canyon of the Magi and then off the book one run norm Bloody Foothills and she was almost my level (45). Some clearing in WSK and it was done. Merc kills 'coz. Didn't take that long that I expected. Trist was slow progress. I rolled a map where the stones are next to the WP.

I had a bow waiting for her (and still is=)
Code: 
Gothic Bow of Pestilence
Two-Hand Damage: 10 to 50
Required Dexterity: 118
Required Strength: 95
Required Level: 25
Bow Class - Slow Attack Speed
Item Version: Expansion
Item Level: 54
Fingerprint: 0x5d4de37a
Adds 481-496 poison damage over 4 seconds (963-994 in game ??)
Socketed (4: 4 used)
(damn str req..)

I rushed two '1' to '42' hell. Sorc and my 2nd gen zon. Needed a merc for that sorc. I planned to do some Blood Raven runs in hell with that. Maybe I level her a bit more in a moomoo farm corner while my first gen zon clears.

m4ke
 
Have you noticed that vendors give ~half of the price when MP and partied? MP and not in the party gives full price.. <3 1.07

m4ke

Edit: It seems that MY money splits somehow to all partymembers =)

Edit2: NM Baal dropped dead after first LF. I've read bosses insta die to SF too. Anyway that was unexpected end for that rush.

Anyone using DuriMules? They speed up a 'bit' A2 as you can rush straight to the correct tomb =)
 
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If ATMA doesn´t work, and u enjoy playing with d2gfx.dll, and u forget that u´r mainchar is still in a MP game to mule! What´s the best line to avoid a rollback? Just lost a 35LR 17Life GC I might have used better than the 22 Mana GC I´m using instead! :(

€: What´s the recipe for a Coral Ring? Prismatic Amu is 6 PGs of each colour?
 
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Hi,

I just tried running Blood Raven a bit (~20 runs). 374(or 375) is the greens breakpoint, right? Well, I got 3 set items and I am wondering what I'm doing wrong.. My merc got the kills at least 90% as 10% was accidents =)

We are wearing 376MF. Should I keep going with that or try some less or more MF?

m4ke

Ah, Got Chromatic Ire anyways.. Can I glitch that with a res-shield on my sorc? I havent looked into that at all. Maybe I'll read the one post whom my bookmarks.

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View attachment 14740
Think I succeeded? Is it possible or did I it wrong?

Edit2: Did more Blood Ravens and mostly I get stuff like that
View attachment 14742

Edit3: It seems that when she dies to my rogues poisoindamage I get nada loot. Any ideas? Barb merc who kills by melee or what? And what char/build would be the best Ravenrunner? Her army is LI so SF isn't OP at all. And FO kills her by accident quite often indeed.
 
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375MF is the set breakpoint, but this doesn't mean only set items drop, rather it means that any item dropped will have its quality level forced to set or better...the item could be upgraded to rare or unique quality, and if there is no set item for that item type, you'll get a 2xdurability blue instead (thats why you got a blue edge bow, there is no green edge bow).

There is also a bonus factor if the ilvl of the item is higher than the qlvl of its base: (ilvl-qlvl)/6 is subtracted from the chance, making it take less MF to force that quality. The most extreme example of this would be what I posted about a few days ago...Nihlathak drops ilvl98 items, rings are qlvl1, so (98-1)/6 is subtracted from 125 (base chance for sets), meaning only 325MF is required to force green rings from Nihlathak in Hell.

Finally, Class-Specific items have a much better chance to upgrade quality, so only 282MF is required to force set quality on them, and 328MF will force rare quality...if you're wearing enough MF to force regular sets, you're also forcing rare Class-Specific items...so you'll only get yellow Class Specific items wearing 375MF, and if you're trying to get Aldur's/IK helm, Tal's Orb, or Trang's shield, you need to lower your MF accordingly (unfortuately, Griz's/Nat's weapons are too high qlvl to ever drop, they must be racked, and MF won't help, and Mav's bow CANNOT be gotten in 1.07 at all, as it can't be racked or dropped)

Please note that dual-weapon glitching in 1.07 has been declared off-limits on the forum for some reason, so you shouldn't discuss it here :rolleyes:

WoRG
 
Do you have any vision to than poison death thing? I've been watching when she just drops dead and nobody is shooting her and then she may drop just money.. Anyway I find it quite hard to do runs with good success with that FO sorc and her poison merc. Something must change. Maybe pitrunner barb? Howls her army away and barb merc deals the hit?

m4ke
 
I don't recall any issues with poison death not applying MF, but if you think that's whats going on, try a barb merc...while static won't hurt Blood Raven's minions, it works great on her, so try staticing her health down and then telestomping with barb merc, maybe use a little Glacial Spike to freeze her minions and separate her from them first...

As you suggested, Pitbarb would probably work great, too...

WoRG
 
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