[2006] "Untwinked, Coffin Dodger Hell Journey Tournament" [by Morathi]

Online said:
Kretschmer said:
Switched to /players . Besides FE bosses or LE bosses with other elemental damage, is there anything I really should be looking out for?

Equipment choice is really constrained by resists; a Lum would be a godsend.
I've played two assassins based on pheonix strike to late hell (playing third at the moment 😃). There's very little you can fear. Against really tough enemies you can drop meteors and keep them in place with mindblast for example. Gloams are effectively shut down by cloak of shadows. Just beware of getting stun-locked and always use mindblast+CoS when there's even a small danger. Also, when entering locations with potential stairtraps use CoS as soon as you enter the place. This saved me quite a few times


P.s Both of my assassins got killed by FE. Im so happy they got rid of it in v1.11 😃
 
Cygnus said:
All that MF suddenly makes sense because of one jaw drop worthy find
:jig:And this is why you should poke around the logs 😁 121 MF on zon (144 on merc does not count towards this find, obviously)

Irony is, this was during p7 LK superchest running for resist charms. Only find so far is a 4% poison SC ;) Atleast now I won't regret the time wasted.

clvl 61, LF/CS maxed, working on PJ now.
 
Cygnus said:
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Forum Name      Character Name    Class      Build type     lvl    Area
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Drystan         Caellyn_II        Sorc       Blizzballer    72 (H) Outer Cloister
Yourian         Lightningslet     Amazon     Javazon        70 (H) Rogue camp
Cygnus          Penthesilea       Amazon     LF/PJ          67 (NM)Frigid Highlands
Bladejj         DejaII            Assassin   Trapper/BF     63 (NM)Pand. Fortress
Kretschmer      Silezia           Assassin   Phoenix (MA)   52 (NM)Arc Sanct
Morathi         Horatio           Barb       Zerker         48 (NM)Black Marsh
pwangsta        Kevian            Necro      Fishy          43 (NM)Rogue Camp
Morathi         Coronillia        Amazon     Tankazon       31     Lower Kurast
Online          Fireworks         Assassin   Martial        26     Kurast docks            
Rhaenys         Stark             Assassin   MA/Trap        24     Kurast Docks
Sidhe           Grim              Druid      Hunter         22     Lut Gholein
Squiggle        Sparkle           Necro      Summoner       16     Jail lvl 3
nilynrae        Totungzeit        Necro      Psn/Smn        16     Black Marsh
Aerwynd         Rydel             Druid      Fury Wolf       9     Stony Field
Jackalope       Elizabeth         Amazon     MS/FA           1     Rogue Camp
AlterEgo        HeavenSent        Sorc       Meteorb         1     Rogue Camp

RIP/Retired Chars
 
Forum Name      Character Name    Class      Build type     lvl    Area
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Morathi         Myojin            Sorc       Blizzballer    56 (NM)Arcane Sanc
Morathi         Seizan            Druid      Hunter         32     River of Flame
Naab            Refrigerator      Paladin    Holy freeze    32     Diablo
Naab            Nikola_Tesla      Paladin    Tesladin       31     CS
Naab            Holy_Cheese       Paladin    Hammerdin      31     CS
Ron             Zamboni           Assassin   Trap/Kick      24     Duriel
TheFaceless     TheFacefull       Druid      Werebear       22     Far Oasis
pwangsta        Lorahana          Assassin   Hybrid         19     Catacombs L2
Tartanasia      Bennie-K          Sorc       FW/FO           5     Rogue Camp
Tartanasia      Ginger-Pubes      Druid      Windy           1     Rogue camp
Got through acts 3 and 4 on p7 throughout. With two strong tanks and a strong ranged attack, I could keep away from the fire/cold death blasts. Modus operandi is to start with LF from a distance, and if there is a boss still left standing, check mods. If fire/cold enchanted, mana burn, etc. keep LFing until slivered, and let the merc have the kill. Otherwise, get in and use CS.

Lower Kurast in NM is my favorite place to hunt for resistance charms. Found everything but charms :) Titan's, Lenymo, Jewel of Fervor being the notable finds. I finally found a 2os Grim Shield in one of the Kurast areas, been looking for one of these since start of nightmare. 'Rhyme' gives me resists and CBF. A Tower Shield would be still better because of the marginally better blocking, but I'll take this one.

Kurast Sewers, perhaps the placeI hate most in this game, rewarded me for persisting with /players 7 in a doll-infested area. A Lum rune and a Tarnhelm (44% MF), the latter my first ever. If I socket it with an Ort, it's even better than the 'Lore' in my stash.

Durance of Hate had more dolls, plus the usual Gorebellies, cadavers, vampires, etc. Carefully negotiated. Mephisto himself was taken down quickly and dropped total junk.

Act 4 gave me the first taste of gloams (still not lightning immune) One of the bosses was LI, and I totally forgot that I had a backup skill in PJ. Simply stood there waiting for the merc to do the job. Hellforge gave me a Lem. An Urdar pack gave me my only tense moment. I tried to LF when my mana bulb was empty and ended up walking straight into the pack. Got knocked around a couple of times before I could throw a couple of LFs. Not really an NDE as the damage wasn't much, but still, somewhat scary.

Chaos Sanctuary clear was mostly spent resurrecting my merc (the valk rarely died...). An annoying mana burn, multiple shot OK boss apart, there were no problems. Against Diablo, CS did the job. The lightning didn't hit me at all, and the fire attacks weren't very threatening with 85% resistance. I have a wand of life tap on switch to help out the merc, and forgot to use it :sad2:

Other first-time finds: Blackleach Blade, The Grim Reaper, Skull Splitter

Penthesilea, level 67, 101 MF
Hazade, prayer merc, 152 MF, and gets most of the boss kils
 
yourian said:
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Forum Name      Character Name    Class      Build type     lvl    Area
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Yourian         Lightningslet     Amazon     Javazon        76 (H) Rogue camp
Drystan         Caellyn_II        Sorc       Blizzballer    72 (H) Outer Cloister
Cygnus          Penthesilea       Amazon     LF/PJ          67 (NM)Frigid Highlands
Bladejj         DejaII            Assassin   Trapper/BF     63 (NM)Pand. Fortress
Kretschmer      Silezia           Assassin   Phoenix (MA)   52 (NM)Arc Sanct
Morathi         Horatio           Barb       Zerker         48 (NM)Black Marsh
pwangsta        Kevian            Necro      Fishy          43 (NM)Rogue Camp
Morathi         Coronillia        Amazon     Tankazon       31     Lower Kurast
Online          Fireworks         Assassin   Martial        26     Kurast docks            
Rhaenys         Stark             Assassin   MA/Trap        24     Kurast Docks
Sidhe           Grim              Druid      Hunter         22     Lut Gholein
Squiggle        Sparkle           Necro      Summoner       16     Jail lvl 3
nilynrae        Totungzeit        Necro      Psn/Smn        16     Black Marsh
Aerwynd         Rydel             Druid      Fury Wolf       9     Stony Field
Jackalope       Elizabeth         Amazon     MS/FA           1     Rogue Camp
AlterEgo        HeavenSent        Sorc       Meteorb         1     Rogue Camp

RIP/Retired Chars
 
Forum Name      Character Name    Class      Build type     lvl    Area
__________________________________________________________________________
Morathi         Myojin            Sorc       Blizzballer    56 (NM)Arcane Sanc
Morathi         Seizan            Druid      Hunter         32     River of Flame
Naab            Refrigerator      Paladin    Holy freeze    32     Diablo
Naab            Nikola_Tesla      Paladin    Tesladin       31     CS
Naab            Holy_Cheese       Paladin    Hammerdin      31     CS
Ron             Zamboni           Assassin   Trap/Kick      24     Duriel
TheFaceless     TheFacefull       Druid      Werebear       22     Far Oasis
pwangsta        Lorahana          Assassin   Hybrid         19     Catacombs L2
Tartanasia      Bennie-K          Sorc       FW/FO           5     Rogue Camp
Tartanasia      Ginger-Pubes      Druid      Windy           1     Rogue camp

some nm baalruns, some nice items, some levels. running straight to andy now!
 
Moldovan said:
Well,sounds like a fun tournament!...I'll begin my first adventure with a wolf druid =]]😁 :laugh:

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    Character Name    Class      Build type     lvl    Area
__________________________________________________________________________
Yourian         Lightningslet     Amazon     Javazon        76 (H) Rogue camp
Drystan         Caellyn_II        Sorc       Blizzballer    72 (H) Outer Cloister
Cygnus          Penthesilea       Amazon     LF/PJ          67 (NM)Frigid Highlands
Bladejj         DejaII            Assassin   Trapper/BF     63 (NM)Pand. Fortress
Kretschmer      Silezia           Assassin   Phoenix (MA)   52 (NM)Arc Sanct
Morathi         Horatio           Barb       Zerker         48 (NM)Black Marsh
pwangsta        Kevian            Necro      Fishy          43 (NM)Rogue Camp
Morathi         Coronillia        Amazon     Tankazon       31     Lower Kurast
Online          Fireworks         Assassin   Martial        26     Kurast docks            
Rhaenys         Stark             Assassin   MA/Trap        24     Kurast Docks
Sidhe           Grim              Druid      Hunter         22     Lut Gholein
Squiggle        Sparkle           Necro      Summoner       16     Jail lvl 3
nilynrae        Totungzeit        Necro      Psn/Smn        16     Black Marsh
Aerwynd         Rydel             Druid      Fury Wolf       9     Stony Field
Jackalope       Elizabeth         Amazon     MS/FA           1     Rogue Camp
AlterEgo        HeavenSent        Sorc       Meteorb         1     Rogue Camp
Moldovan        Robinshtein       Druid      Fire Claws      1     Rogue Camp

RIP/Retired Chars
 
Forum Name      Character Name    Class      Build type     lvl    Area
__________________________________________________________________________
Morathi         Myojin            Sorc       Blizzballer    56 (NM)Arcane Sanc
Morathi         Seizan            Druid      Hunter         32     River of Flame
Naab            Refrigerator      Paladin    Holy freeze    32     Diablo
Naab            Nikola_Tesla      Paladin    Tesladin       31     CS
Naab            Holy_Cheese       Paladin    Hammerdin      31     CS
Ron             Zamboni           Assassin   Trap/Kick      24     Duriel
TheFaceless     TheFacefull       Druid      Werebear       22     Far Oasis
pwangsta        Lorahana          Assassin   Hybrid         19     Catacombs L2
Tartanasia      Bennie-K          Sorc       FW/FO           5     Rogue Camp
Tartanasia      Ginger-Pubes      Druid      Windy           1     Rogue camp
 
Cygnus said:
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Forum Name      Character Name    Class      Build type     lvl    Area
__________________________________________________________________________
Yourian         Lightningslet     Amazon     Javazon        76 (H) Rogue camp
Cygnus          Penthesilea       Amazon     LF/PJ          75 (H) Cold Plains
Drystan         Caellyn_II        Sorc       Blizzballer    72 (H) Outer Cloister
Bladejj         DejaII            Assassin   Trapper/BF     63 (NM)Pand. Fortress
Kretschmer      Silezia           Assassin   Phoenix (MA)   52 (NM)Arc Sanct
Morathi         Horatio           Barb       Zerker         48 (NM)Black Marsh
pwangsta        Kevian            Necro      Fishy          43 (NM)Rogue Camp
Morathi         Coronillia        Amazon     Tankazon       31     Lower Kurast
Online          Fireworks         Assassin   Martial        26     Kurast docks            
Rhaenys         Stark             Assassin   MA/Trap        24     Kurast Docks
Sidhe           Grim              Druid      Hunter         22     Lut Gholein
Squiggle        Sparkle           Necro      Summoner       16     Jail lvl 3
nilynrae        Totungzeit        Necro      Psn/Smn        16     Black Marsh
Aerwynd         Rydel             Druid      Fury Wolf       9     Stony Field
Jackalope       Elizabeth         Amazon     MS/FA           1     Rogue Camp
AlterEgo        HeavenSent        Sorc       Meteorb         1     Rogue Camp
Moldovan        Robinshtein       Druid      Fire Claws      1     Rogue Camp

RIP/Retired Chars
 
Forum Name      Character Name    Class      Build type     lvl    Area
__________________________________________________________________________
Morathi         Myojin            Sorc       Blizzballer    56 (NM)Arcane Sanc
Morathi         Seizan            Druid      Hunter         32     River of Flame
Naab            Refrigerator      Paladin    Holy freeze    32     Diablo
Naab            Nikola_Tesla      Paladin    Tesladin       31     CS
Naab            Holy_Cheese       Paladin    Hammerdin      31     CS
Ron             Zamboni           Assassin   Trap/Kick      24     Duriel
TheFaceless     TheFacefull       Druid      Werebear       22     Far Oasis
pwangsta        Lorahana          Assassin   Hybrid         19     Catacombs L2
Tartanasia      Bennie-K          Sorc       FW/FO           5     Rogue Camp
Tartanasia      Ginger-Pubes      Druid      Windy           1     Rogue camp
Got through nightmare. Up to Arreat Summit on players 7, Ancients and thereafter on p1, Baal on p3. In between, some pindle runs on p8.

Not much to report... found Aldur's Advance (Boots) and Wilhelm's Pride (belt, from Baal). Ancients were Holy Freeze(whirler)/Mana Burn/Mana Burn. The leaper locked onto me for a while which was annoying because of the insta-drain, but once he was dispatched, it was easy.

Enough fooling around, Hell is serious business. First thing I notice is that my resists are, ah, a bit on the lower side :rolleyes: Ditch the Nagels, I'm not taking chances. I now have 44% MF (Tarnhelm) while the merc has 156% (hat + suit).
 
Drystan said:
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Forum Name      Character Name    Class      Build type     lvl    Area
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Yourian         Lightningslet     Amazon     Javazon        76 (H) Rogue camp
Cygnus          Penthesilea       Amazon     LF/PJ          75 (H) Cold Plains
Drystan         Caellyn_II        Sorc       Blizzballer    74 (H) Act 2 somewhere
Bladejj         DejaII            Assassin   Trapper/BF     63 (NM)Pand. Fortress
Kretschmer      Silezia           Assassin   Phoenix (MA)   52 (NM)Arc Sanct
Morathi         Horatio           Barb       Zerker         48 (NM)Black Marsh
pwangsta        Kevian            Necro      Fishy          43 (NM)Rogue Camp
Morathi         Coronillia        Amazon     Tankazon       31     Lower Kurast
Online          Fireworks         Assassin   Martial        26     Kurast docks            
Rhaenys         Stark             Assassin   MA/Trap        24     Kurast Docks
Sidhe           Grim              Druid      Hunter         22     Lut Gholein
Squiggle        Sparkle           Necro      Summoner       16     Jail lvl 3
nilynrae        Totungzeit        Necro      Psn/Smn        16     Black Marsh
Aerwynd         Rydel             Druid      Fury Wolf       9     Stony Field
Jackalope       Elizabeth         Amazon     MS/FA           1     Rogue Camp
AlterEgo        HeavenSent        Sorc       Meteorb         1     Rogue Camp
Moldovan        Robinshtein       Druid      Fire Claws      1     Rogue Camp

RIP/Retired Chars
 
Forum Name      Character Name    Class      Build type     lvl    Area
__________________________________________________________________________
Morathi         Myojin            Sorc       Blizzballer    56 (NM)Arcane Sanc
Morathi         Seizan            Druid      Hunter         32     River of Flame
Naab            Refrigerator      Paladin    Holy freeze    32     Diablo
Naab            Nikola_Tesla      Paladin    Tesladin       31     CS
Naab            Holy_Cheese       Paladin    Hammerdin      31     CS
Ron             Zamboni           Assassin   Trap/Kick      24     Duriel
TheFaceless     TheFacefull       Druid      Werebear       22     Far Oasis
pwangsta        Lorahana          Assassin   Hybrid         19     Catacombs L2
Tartanasia      Bennie-K          Sorc       FW/FO           5     Rogue Camp
Tartanasia      Ginger-Pubes      Druid      Windy           1     Rogue camp
Just an update saying I'm in Act 2 somewhere, and she's becoming frustrating.
Also, does 'not using the S&E to escape death' include S&E'ing because you can't kill something and you can't move on?
IE: I went for the viper area, but suddenly trapped the stairs with minion/hero Vipers, and bone skeletons. Now, I technically had to S&E to avoid dieing, because to continue playing (which I intended to do) would have meant walking down to the viper level into 95% doom.

IMO, S&E to avoid death includes trapping stairs, as the only choices are: Die, or S&E. (Although, maybe I'm just frustrated at how horrible blizzballers are and how horrible my barb merc is. Maybe I just don't like blizzballers, and want to retire her soon. :( )
Although personally, I don't have any problem with any kind of S&E'ing.

EDIT: Ok, so maybe Blizzballers aren't that horrible. I just liked the way my Blizz sorc could blizz everything in seconds, while the blizzballer takes much longer to do damage. But the barb merc is shocking! (for me anyway.) I need to rerun Countess to get some Honour runes! 😃
 
Drystan said:
Too late to edit - Sozzles. :(

Decided to go back to NM and do 1 Baal run, and guess what?

Skullder's Ire
Russet Armor

Defense: 714
Durability: 90 of 90
Required Strength: 97
Required Level: 42
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 66
Fingerprint: 0xd7455a6d
+193% Enhanced Defense
Magic Damage Reduced by 10
+60 Maximum Durability
+1 to All Skill Levels
93% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items (Based on Character Level)
Repairs 1 durability in 5 seconds

Then I went back to Hell, and gambled with Gheed. I think I won out fairly well, except for one thing. He had too many nice Druid items!
Rich (BB code):
Order Wing <--- Now being used to wear Skullder's
Amulet
Required Level: 63
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 78
Fingerprint: 0xd4e4e5e5
+25 to Strength
+2 to Dexterity
All Resistances +16
+1 to Summoning Skills (Druid Only)

Ghoul Eye
Amulet
Required Level: 51
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 75
Fingerprint: 0xacf39d05
+17 to Dexterity
+24 to Life
Fire Resist +17%
Lightning Resist +49%
Cold Resist +17%
Poison Resist +17%
Poison Length Reduced by 75%
+2 to Summoning Skills (Druid Only)

Chaos Eye
Amulet
Required Level: 51
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 74
Fingerprint: 0x2d1301fc
+9 to Minimum Damage
Fire Resist +35%
Lightning Resist +16%
Cold Resist +16%
Poison Resist +16%
Replenish Life +10
+1 to Druid Skill Levels
That's much better than thinking about the Barb merc! 😁 :jig: I like my new bling.

EDIT: @Sidhe below.
Morathi said:
Me said:
Oh, and a question about the rules. I can't go back to NM/Norm to use an Imbue, or get a diff merc, can I?
No you can go back. Just no re-running areas in normal. Nightmare you can if you wish.

I took this to mean, No going back to Normal to rerun, but you're allowed to go back to NM to rerun.

Not really a biggy though. [Checking rules] Hahaha. The rules/statements contradict each other. I don't know which to believe. Either way, it's not an issue to me whichever way this goes.
 
Sidhe said:
Can't really say much, cause Grim is still on hold (yikes, I should really get him moving again!), but Drystan, I thought switching between difficulties (or acts) wasn't allowed? Rules are a bit confusing at times, but I thought that was one of the main ones, it's in the first post anyway... And it might have changed in the past few pages, don't know...

Still, the find is major sweet! 😉
 
Crimson Flame said:
Sidhe said:
Can't really say much, cause Grim is still on hold (yikes, I should really get him moving again!), but Drystan, I thought switching between difficulties (or acts) wasn't allowed? Rules are a bit confusing at times, but I thought that was one of the main ones, it's in the first post anyway... And it might have changed in the past few pages, don't know...

Still, the find is major sweet! 😉
I think that was covered (maybe) right here?

Morathi said:
Nightmare RULES:

If you make it to Nightmare you may decide to re-run act bosses and areas. Also players setting become your choice you may continue with the Normal rules or you can change depending on your playing style. The same rules apply for Hell.
 
Sidhe said:
Drystan said:
Not really a biggy though. [Checking rules] Hahaha. The rules/statements contradict each other. I don't know which to believe. Either way, it's not an issue to me whichever way this goes.
Yeah, they do! Too confusing... Sorry Drys, just ignore me! 😉
 
Cygnus said:
Drystan said:
Also, does 'not using the S&E to escape death' include S&E'ing because you can't kill something and you can't move on?
I've always thought the 'no s&e to escape death' rule to be equivalent to 's&e only in town' in spirit. In other words, ok to bail out from difficult situations so long as you have the time and room to do so.

Just my opinion. I, naturally, have no idea what Morathi intended.
 
Morathi said:
Just looking at the forums *cant stay away* and noticed that you guys need some help.

Save and Exit cannot be used when you are about to die or if there is a monster you cant kill. You must find a way to kill that monster or simply run around it. This is why build choice is so important. Cant kill a monster = not a good build.
 
Drystan said:
[ED] Sorry about the lengthy post. [/ed]

IMO, there are 3 main ideas/thoughts of "No S&E."

1. You're trapped by monsters and can't escape, or one's about to FE/CE explode, or you're about to be charged by 3 of Pindles pack, or there are 10 Gloam lightning bolts coming at you while you're Convictioned... and you just hit escape in time.
To return to the game is to meet certain death. The most common S&E, and obviously banned in this tourney.

2. You walk down stairs, only to be charged at by 2 Unique vipers, and don't have enough room to attack while retreating to kill them. (My situation.) Fireball was likely to be able to kill them, but I needed room - they just came too quickly.
Consequently, you run up the stairs, and have completely trapped that area off. If it's a vital area (Viper Temple,) which you cannot ignore, the two options are return to town and/or S&E somewhere safe (Town etc,) or go down and chance your luck at teleporting past the Vipers.
If you push Escape while in the temple, surrounded by vipers, it'd then be a (1) situation.

3. Sorry, I've lost 3. Maybe there are only 2, but if it comes back to me, I'll mention it.

The first time, was a (2) situation. I escaped back to town, but rerolled the map because I didn't want to go teleporting blind.
That situation basically chance. Not many builds would've found being stuck to the wall by 2 groups of Minion vipers (up to about 13,) and +2 Ancients and their skeletons, easy, especially untwinked with a merc who can't tank.
I also figure that (2) situations are much better than (1) situations, as you avoid becoming trapped. You're able to see the danger and avoid it, instead of relying on S&E to directly avoid death.

Funnily enough, the 2nd time I tried this, the exact same thing happened. I had to back to the very wall, and got trapped again. This time I decided to teleport blind. After tele'ing twice, I got stuck again between a new door and another Unique pack, so teleported blind again! In the end, I luckily came to the right path, and went along killing everything else until I came to the stairs.

Honestly, this char is the luckiest char ever! I wish I had that much luck at poker. I tele'd past the rest of act 2, and most of act 3.
In act 3, I faced Gloams with -4 lightning resist, and was hit by many bolts. Strangely enough, she didn't die, and I removed my Nagels and put on my resist rings. I didn't want to tempt fate again.
So, teleporting around LK, guess what I tele'd into. Two packs of Mana burn uniques! Yes, I got mana burnt, but my mana went up a little and I tele'd out! Anyway, somehow, despite being trapped three times, fighting some Gloams with -'ve resists, and tele'ing blindly into Unique packs multiple times, she has survived miraculously, and is somewhere in Kurast (Bazaar I think.)

But, I ask Morathi to clarify if both situations are unacceptable, and also if I have technically breached the rules. Honestly, it doesn't matter to me though. It's enough that she's survived this far, and I found that I personally hate Blizzballers. Plus, I've found some very nice items (Arachnid's Mesh and Skullder's 😃, so I'm very happy with how she's done.)

If there's any new threads on which sorc is best, remind me to keep out of it. 😁 This experience has led me to hate blizzballers, and love pure blizz sorc's, despite the fact that they have to tele past over half of hell (I'm doing this anyway.) I just love the damage of pure blizz's!

Also, other peoples opinions/comments/ideas are completely welcome.
 
Kretschmer said:
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Forum Name      Character Name    Class      Build type     lvl    Area
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Yourian         Lightningslet     Amazon     Javazon        76 (H) Rogue camp
Cygnus          Penthesilea       Amazon     LF/PJ          75 (H) Cold Plains
Kretschmer      Silezia           Assassin   Phoenix (MA)   74 (H)Blood Moor
Drystan         Caellyn_II        Sorc       Blizzballer    72 (H) Outer Cloister
Bladejj         DejaII            Assassin   Trapper/BF     63 (NM)Pand. Fortress
Morathi         Horatio           Barb       Zerker         48 (NM)Black Marsh
pwangsta        Kevian            Necro      Fishy          43 (NM)Rogue Camp
Morathi         Coronillia        Amazon     Tankazon       31     Lower Kurast
Online          Fireworks         Assassin   Martial        26     Kurast docks            
Rhaenys         Stark             Assassin   MA/Trap        24     Kurast Docks
Sidhe           Grim              Druid      Hunter         22     Lut Gholein
Squiggle        Sparkle           Necro      Summoner       16     Jail lvl 3
nilynrae        Totungzeit        Necro      Psn/Smn        16     Black Marsh
Aerwynd         Rydel             Druid      Fury Wolf       9     Stony Field
Jackalope       Elizabeth         Amazon     MS/FA           1     Rogue Camp
AlterEgo        HeavenSent        Sorc       Meteorb         1     Rogue Camp
Moldovan        Robinshtein       Druid      Fire Claws      1     Rogue Camp

RIP/Retired Chars
 
Forum Name      Character Name    Class      Build type     lvl    Area
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Morathi         Myojin            Sorc       Blizzballer    56 (NM)Arcane Sanc
Morathi         Seizan            Druid      Hunter         32     River of Flame
Naab            Refrigerator      Paladin    Holy freeze    32     Diablo
Naab            Nikola_Tesla      Paladin    Tesladin       31     CS
Naab            Holy_Cheese       Paladin    Hammerdin      31     CS
Ron             Zamboni           Assassin   Trap/Kick      24     Duriel
TheFaceless     TheFacefull       Druid      Werebear       22     Far Oasis
pwangsta        Lorahana          Assassin   Hybrid         19     Catacombs L2
Tartanasia      Bennie-K          Sorc       FW/FO           5     Rogue Camp
Tartanasia      Ginger-Pubes      Druid      Windy           1     Rogue camp

A lot of progress since the last time I checked in. Unfortunately, Sil has hit a big roadblock in hell. My gear (resists in particular) isn't up to snuff, even in the blood moor. I've been running NM Baal ad nauseum, without (assassin) luck. Once I get that lum/dury's shell/skins I can move on and tackle the big leagues...
 
Insane Wayne said:
Regarding S&E, the default rule I've seen in tournaments is that you can do it from town.

S&E from town after escaping monsters = OK
S&E while surrounded by monsters = cheating

I used to reroll maps when faced with lethal monsters and/or nasty stair traps (after escaping to town). But now I think the game is more tense, exciting, and fun, when I take on those types of challenges. It's a good way to develop survival skills. There's nothing quite like blind teleporting. :cool:
 
Drystan said:
Well, as Morathi hasn't commented on Wayne's experiences, I'll give a text based update. Due to the great advice regarding a merc weapon and shopping, over the last two nights, I rushed through the rest of Act 2, and also through most of act 3 (only one CI council - Telekenesis, static and merc did the job) and faced Meph. It took a little too long, and there were too many blood lords (CI) I couldn't kill quickly enough engaged in the same battle, so I used the Meph moat trick on him after I had already taken down half his health.

After that, I began shopping with Halbu (thanks for the great advice in the other thread! - I'm not much of a shopper :wink3:) but found this below. It wasn't a Cruel, but it was very nice for my merc.

Soldier's Colossus Sword of Firebolts
One-Hand Damage: 39 to 105
Two-Hand Damage: 91 to 181
Durability: 50 of 50
Required Dexterity: 95
Required Strength: 182
Required Level: 60
Sword Class - Slow Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 82
Fingerprint: 0x3618e948
+50% Enhanced Damage
+68 to Attack Rating
10% Chance to cast Level 4 Fire Bolt on attack

Tonight, I did 1 NM Countess (wanted to do more, but 'Oops, Wrong button!') and then went to Hell Crypt for 1 run. A Baranar's Star dropped by the Crypt Hero, and 😠 the Barb merc can't use Maces!!!
Luckily, in my final run (total about 3,) I chose to run the Tunnels, and a 2os Eth Balrog Bladedropped! And this was made below.

Strength
Balrog Blade

'AmnTir'
One-Hand Damage: 29 to 151
Two-Hand Damage: 110 to 238
Durability: 26 of 26
Required Dexterity: 77
Required Strength: 175
Required Level: 53
Sword Class - Normal Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 85
Fingerprint: 0xb57a918f
+20 to Strength
+10 to Vitality
+35% Enhanced Damage
7% Life stolen per hit
25% Chance of Crushing Blow
+2 to Mana After Each Kill
Ethereal (Cannot be Repaired), Socketed (2: 2 used)

So now, I may have a nice merc after all (I've yet to test him.)

Insane Wayne said:
There's nothing quite like blind teleporting.
I have to agree here! It's quite an experience to know that there could easily be a horrid unique pack waiting to Mana Burn ya!

Insane Wayne said:
Sorry Drys, just ignore me!
No probs. The rules are a little ambiguous here. No need for me to ignore you. :flowers:
 
Aerwynd said:
Hey Morathi!!!

I have a question --> I'm not really wanting to play my Wolfie right now. I just started an LF/FA zon for another tourney... Can I retire Rydel and put in Mist (she is following the rules for Norm - all /p8 so far and no twinking...)???

LMK, thx!!!

Aerwynd
 
Raver said:
Code:
Forum Name      Character Name    Class      Build type     lvl    Area
__________________________________________________________________________
Yourian         Lightningslet     Amazon     Javazon        76 (H) Rogue camp
Cygnus          Penthesilea       Amazon     LF/PJ          75 (H) Cold Plains
Kretschmer      Silezia           Assassin   Phoenix (MA)   74 (H)Blood Moor
Drystan         Caellyn_II        Sorc       Blizzballer    72 (H) Outer Cloister
Bladejj         DejaII            Assassin   Trapper/BF     63 (NM)Pand. Fortress
Morathi         Horatio           Barb       Zerker         48 (NM)Black Marsh
pwangsta        Kevian            Necro      Fishy          43 (NM)Rogue Camp
Morathi         Coronillia        Amazon     Tankazon       31     Lower Kurast
Online          Fireworks         Assassin   Martial        26     Kurast docks            
Rhaenys         Stark             Assassin   MA/Trap        24     Kurast Docks
Sidhe           Grim              Druid      Hunter         22     Lut Gholein
Squiggle        Sparkle           Necro      Summoner       16     Jail lvl 3
nilynrae        Totungzeit        Necro      Psn/Smn        16     Black Marsh
Aerwynd         Rydel             Druid      Fury Wolf       9     Stony Field
Jackalope       Elizabeth         Amazon     MS/FA           1     Rogue Camp
AlterEgo        HeavenSent        Sorc       Meteorb         1     Rogue Camp
Moldovan        Robinshtein       Druid      Fire Claws      1     Rogue Camp
Raver           RandomTask        Paladin    Hammerdin       1     Rouge Camp

RIP/Retired Chars
 
Forum Name      Character Name    Class      Build type     lvl    Area
__________________________________________________________________________
Morathi         Myojin            Sorc       Blizzballer    56 (NM)Arcane Sanc
Morathi         Seizan            Druid      Hunter         32     River of Flame
Naab            Refrigerator      Paladin    Holy freeze    32     Diablo
Naab            Nikola_Tesla      Paladin    Tesladin       31     CS
Naab            Holy_Cheese       Paladin    Hammerdin      31     CS
Ron             Zamboni           Assassin   Trap/Kick      24     Duriel
TheFaceless     TheFacefull       Druid      Werebear       22     Far Oasis
pwangsta        Lorahana          Assassin   Hybrid         19     Catacombs L2
Tartanasia      Bennie-K          Sorc       FW/FO           5     Rogue Camp
Tartanasia      Ginger-Pubes      Druid      Windy           1     Rogue camp

Hope it's okay if I join. I'll be using a hammerdin named RandomTask.
 
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