[2016] The Untwinked Level 99 Progress Thread [by Kitteh]

Bewitch said:
Pretty funny, today i found another jah (4th) and another Ber (2nd) within about 15 min haha.
Also found another ist, um, nighwings 11% and a +5/3 cold rbf.
Runewise i could make a coh for my merc now (and go for dream helmed), but i dont have any 4 sox eth bugged armor...







Hall of Fame
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Code:
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.71  2018-06-09  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   95     2.67  2018-05-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  92     1.92  2018-06-12  Yes     -      -       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    91     1.76  2018-06-01  Yes     -    216       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes    Heaps   -      lots    30+
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes    59     52       NA    35
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   81     0.76  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -       yes    -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   62     0.00  2018-06-16  Yes
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -       15    38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      - 
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -

Resting Heroes
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Cla   ss  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   67     0.23  2017-12-29  Yes    87     61       0      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
PhineasB said:
Huh, Pestilence was messing around in Trav to get some gold for gambling to try and upgrade his 1/20 circlet, and this fell:
Trav (Sur).jpg
He's now half-way to Infinity with cubing :D He may go back to LK after all
T72on1 said:
Quite the runes here !!!

@Bewitch Why a Dream helm for your merc? It doesn't seem really good for them.
Hutton said:
On my phone so no screenshots for this post! I'll edit them in later, along with the table.

I ran in to a bit of a dilemma, in that my current setup was just too weak for Hell (couldn't even clear the den with anything approaching viability), but exp gain in Nightmare had ground to a halt.

Since my stats would be too low even I was able to high roll an elite weapon from A5 NM, I used my second respec to switch temporarily to Warcry.

The new spec allowed me to run the Countess on Hell pretty comfortably, and also The Pit albeit less comfortably.

I ran the Countess what must have been at least 30 times, and received a thoroughly disheartening bounty of 3 Hels and a Lum. I did also find a Ko from a boss pack en route, but GoMule somehow managed to make it vanish.

The Pit was significantly more fruitful, however, yielding a 5 socket Thresher, and a Reaper's Toll from a Hork'd boss!

I went back to the Countess in the hope that I'd maybe find runes to give me some direction and motivation- Mal or Pul for Oath (allowing me to spec into my desired final spec of swords) or even Fal and Ko for Obedience...

A further batch of 10 or so Countess runs gave equally crap results, so I decided to just bite the bullet and use my third and final respec to go back to Polearm WW. I am quite sure that staying Warcry is more efficient etc but it's also an unbelievably boring build.

I don't think it's the end of the world using my last respec here anyway. I'll be doing Baal runs at some point before 99 regardless, as there's a 0% chance I'm going anywhere near Nihlathak on HC.

Current plan is to go back to Normal and socket my Reaper's with a Shael in order to reach the max frames on WW for a pretty significant damage boost. After that it'll be back to Pits for the foreseeable future! Hopefully a Ravenfrost will drop soon, as getting Frozen is super annoying...

Does anyone have experience with 2H WW barbs- specifically do you bother putting hard points in Shout?
ioupainmax said:
I've resumed playing Durnik, my Hammerdin.

Hall of Fame
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Code:
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.71  2018-06-09  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   95     2.67  2018-05-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  92     1.92  2018-06-12  Yes     -      -       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    91     1.76  2018-06-01  Yes     -    216       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes    Heaps   -      lots    30+
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes    59     52       NA    35
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   81     0.76  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -       yes    -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   68     0.24  2018-06-18  Yes    90     64       0      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   62     0.00  2018-06-16  Yes
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -       15    38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -

Resting Heroes
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Cla   ss  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Kitteh said:
Is Durnik a Belgariad reference? :p
ioupainmax said:
Kitteh said:
Is Durnik a Belgariad reference? :p
Yes...let's change your name from Kitteh to Goldfish, we've discussed this several times already! :p (Unless you were joking above?)
Kitteh said:
Yes... Of course... I was joking... :rolleyes:
RIP said:
@Bewitch: I just wish to have Your Runedrop mod, because i've found only one JAH during entire 13+ Years long D2 career ;):) Lucky man You are, indeed :) Congrats
ioupainmax said:
Hall of Fame
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Code:
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.71  2018-06-09  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   95     2.67  2018-05-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  92     1.92  2018-06-12  Yes     -      -       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    91     1.76  2018-06-01  Yes     -    216       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes    Heaps   -      lots    30+
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes    59     52       NA    35
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   81     0.76  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -       yes    -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   74     0.41  2018-06-19  Yes   129     85       0      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   62     0.00  2018-06-16  Yes
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -       15    38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -

Resting Heroes
Code:
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Cla   ss  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Code:
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

**WARNING: This story does contain spoilers for the Belgariad and Malloreon book series by David Eddings**
The story so far...
NORMAL:
Act 1 – Sendaria - The Beginning
Part 1 – Sendaria
Part 2 – Sendaria
Part 3 – Arendia
Act 2 – Tolnedra
Act 3 – Nyissa
Act 4 – Cthol Murgos
Act 5 – Aloria – Kingdom of Cherek

NIGHTMARE:
Act 1 Nightmare – Sendaria & Arendia
Act 2 Nightmare – Tolnedra
Act 3 Nightmare – Nyissa, Mishrak Ac Thull, Gar Og Nadrak and The Land Bridge…of bones!!
Act 4 Nightmare - The Forbidden Area & Ashaba

Durnik's Progress:
Act 5 Nightmare – Mallorea: Katakor, Karanda & Jenno
Durnik and Azrael found themselves transported to a small village beside a mountain. The villagers were fearful and huddled together, urgently whispering and throwing distrustful, furtive glances at the newcomers. From the snippets that he heard, Durnik gleaned that local magicians had been summoning and controlling demons for decades. However, recently they had suddenly lost control of their familiar demon pets. These familiars, then summoned hordes of lesser demons from the burning hells. It seemed that the villagers who were outside the walls during this ‘loss of control’, were quickly overrun and many failed to make it back to the village. Instead they were trapped or still fighting out on the mountain side. Durnik and Azrael were unperturbed by this news however, so they made their way through the Bloody Foothills, slaughtering the foul demons with ease. When they destroyed Shenk, the villagers warmed up at once and opened up about their trapped comrades on the Arreat Plateau. Durnik promised Qual-Kehk that he would return the trapped villagers without fail.

Durnik - 126 - NIGHTMARE - Shenk.jpg
Durnik briefly revisited Mephisto:

Durnik - 127 - NIGHTMARE - Lightning Skiller.jpg

Durnik - 128 - NIGHTMARE - Skullder's Ire.jpg
Durnik - 129 - NIGHTMARE - Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest.jpg
The holy warriors made their way to free Anya:

Durnik - 133 - NIGHTMARE - Anya.jpg

…and to seek holy retribution against Nihlathak:

Durnik - 137 - NIGHTMARE - Nihlathak.jpg

Discovering yet more bounty along the way:

Durnik - 136 - NIGHTMARE - Trap Skiller.jpg
Durnik and Azrael proved once again that their holy quest was righteous:

Durnik - 139 - NIGHTMARE - Post Ancients.jpg

Until at last, they faced the Demon Lord Baal, who was rapidly dispatched:

Durnik - 140 - NIGHTMARE - Baal.jpg

Aldur once again bestowed his benediction upon the now Champions Durnik and Azrael:

Durnik - 142 - NIGHTMARE - Champion.jpg
Hutton said:
On my phone again, so no screenshots again! Also might have accidentally deleted the bottom line of Fallen Heroes?

Went back and socketed my Reaper's Toll with a Shael, which brings me to the last WW breakpoint.

I stopped off to kill Diablo and Baal on NM ten times each, in the hope of landing some key mid level uniques like Arreat's and Ravenfrost. I did succeed in getting a nice class specific unique, but unfortunately it was a Bartuc's, though it was actually dropped by Bartuc so at least it was a flavour win!

With no other notable drops I returned to The Pit. Now hitting the last WW breakpoint, combined with 28% life steal, the runs felt significantly safer. The only real danger comes from aura enchanted and/or cursed archers, but I've only had to reset a handful of times.

Part of the problem with archers is the fact they can freeze me, which makes hitting them with a Concentrate or two in order to proc Decrepify extremely difficult.

I'm now level 79, and plan on staying in The Pit until at least 85. Might venture to Andariel in the interim though if I get bored or don't pick up any good drops!

In terms of ideal drops currently, I'd put Ravenfrost at the top of realistic items. The dream would be a golden Cryptic Axe, but I won't hold my breath as I've literally never found one before.

Hall of Fame
Code:
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Code:
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.71  2018-06-09  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   95     2.67  2018-05-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  92     1.92  2018-06-12  Yes     -      -       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    91     1.76  2018-06-01  Yes     -    216       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes    Heaps   -      lots    30+
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes    59     52       NA    35
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   81     0.76  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -       yes    -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   79     0.00  2018-06-19  Yes
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   74     0.41  2018-06-19  Yes   129     85       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -       15    38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -

Resting Heroes
Code:
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Cla   ss  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Code:
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
T72on1 said:
Hutton said:
In terms of ideal drops currently, I'd put Ravenfrost at the top of realistic items. The dream would be a golden Cryptic Axe, but I won't hold my breath as I've literally never found one before.
Ravenfrost? If there is one melee type that doesn't need, and even doesn't want CBF, it's ww Barbs (and Sins for that matter). Being slowed actually is a good thing when ww'ing.

I can understand why it's annoying for travelling between mobs, but that's why you have to get Enigma asap, no? :)
Hutton said:
T72on1 said:
Ravenfrost? If there is one melee type that doesn't need, and even doesn't want CBF, it's ww Barbs (and Sins for that matter). Being slowed actually is a good thing when ww'ing.

I can understand why it's annoying for travelling between mobs, but that's why you have to get Enigma asap, no? :)
That's true, but it's currently pretty annoying!

I'm a ways off Enigma. Even if Jah and Ber dropped tonight, I wouldn't be able to rock Enigma without being seriously worried about dying. Currently leaning pretty heavily on my Smoke for resistance! Not that I'd complain about the runes dropping mind... ;)

I'm not in a mad rush to try and get to LK and start grinding Enigma. I've done a lot of LK farming before, and I'm not sure I really have it in me at the moment. I'll end up using it eventually if I do seriously try for 99, but happy to plod along for the time being!
ioupainmax said:
Did some Baal running, now Durnik is level 76.

Hall of Fame
Code:
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Code:
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.71  2018-06-09  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   95     2.67  2018-05-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  92     1.92  2018-06-12  Yes     -      -       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    91     1.76  2018-06-01  Yes     -    216       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes    59     52      NA     35
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   81     0.76  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   79     0.00  2018-06-19  Yes     -      -       -      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   76     0.51  2018-06-20  Yes   140     91       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -

Resting Heroes
Code:
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Code:
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
ioupainmax said:
EDIT 1: Ignore

EDIT 2: Ignore - found and issue with the introduction of horizontal scroll bars when I tried to apply this technique.

EDIT 3: The other day, I was messing around with tables on the forum and discovered something useful, the [CODE=Rich]...[/CODE] tags make editing super easy. This is because the font of the content can be changed to monospaced Courier New in the editing window. This makes editing easier as you won't have so much trouble aligning everything.

Let's see if this works...

EDIT 4: Okay it appears to work.
It works most effectively when you are editing at the bottom of the thread rather than in the 'More Options'/'Edit Post' windows as they are much narrower than the 'Quick Reply' editing window (I don't know why...).

Please let me know if you run into any issues.

Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.71  2018-06-09  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   95     2.67  2018-05-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  92     1.92  2018-06-12  Yes     -      -       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    91     1.76  2018-06-01  Yes     -    216       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes    59     52      NA     35
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   81     0.76  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   79     0.00  2018-06-19  Yes     -      -       -      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   76     0.51  2018-06-20  Yes   140     91       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
ioupainmax said:
Sorry triple post!

I've spotted an issue that was bugging me for a while, but never enough to do anything to resolve it, until last night when it was really annoying me. I've made a thread here: https://www.diabloii.net/forums/thr...post-reply-more-options-and-edit-post.962825/

In the grand scheme of things, it's a small issue and I know that most people don't care, but for anyone who wants to lend their support to the suggestion, I'd be grateful!
Pb_pal said:
First of all: @ioupainmax - The new table codes are awesome. I don't know exactly what you did or why it works, but it's WAY easier to edit them now. Well done and thank you!

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Now that Klaus was ready to make the jump to AT full-time, we did some charm switching giving him all maxed resistances. Also allocated a pile of saved-up stat points and Klaus is feeling pretty good about his life total (3.7k after Oak+BO).

With that he dove right back into AT running, and the Ravenlore has definitely made a noticeable difference in killing power against all non-FIs. The Invaders and FI bosses are still a pain however, and are keeping the runs from being as smooth as I would like. Infinity will fix that in the future, but for now he is content to get some runs in and hopefully make some decent finds.

Speaking of which:

iXhYDaP.jpg


Ridiculous. I had a quick pang of regret for socketing the first one so hastily, but not to fear, this one's roll is not even close. In fact, this one is almost perfectly bad.

The rest of the level was pretty mundane. Once Klaus hit 93 he cubed up all his remaining eth polearms (4 of them) and on the very last one got himself an Inifinity candidate:

rLea6n0.jpg


Really wanted something from the Thresher family, but at this point I'll take what I can get. Now it's off to LK to find the rocks to put in it, and maybe do a bit of crafting too. :)

Other finds:
Trangs Shield
Fleshripper
Titans
Seraph's Hymn
Ormus' Robes (Blaze) - not a grailer, sadly
Nature's Peace - Now Nihl is officially an option if I'm brave enough when the time comes.

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Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.71  2018-06-09  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   95     2.67  2018-05-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    91     1.76  2018-06-01  Yes     -    216       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes    59     52      NA     35
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   81     0.76  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   79     0.00  2018-06-19  Yes     -      -       -      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   76     0.51  2018-06-20  Yes   140     91       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Gynli said:
@Pb_pal @ioupainmax

How does the new tables work? I usually go by quoting the last table and editing the content in the quick reply below; but when I just tried quoting @Pb_pal, it looks just like before.

EDIT1: I just noticed my reply box doesn't look the same as yours. Is there a way to enable the feature?
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ioupainmax said:
@Gynli are you using the Rich Text Editor?
Gynli said:
@ioupainmax Nope i was not. I just went to check my preferences and voila! Never knew it was part of the system till I saw your images... And oh man it looks so much cleaner. Thanks a whole bunch. =D

@all who didn't know about/isn't using Rich Text Editor...
Login > Click ur name top right > Preferences > 'Use rich text editor to create and edit messages'.
 
ioupainmax said:
@Gynli you're welcome :p
T72on1 said:
Grats on the progress and the finds @Pb_pal.

As for ShouldBeEasy ... when it rains, it pours !!! What a run the last hour of LK was.

Things started off nice with a Pul only 10 minutes or so in, followed by another Pul 5 runs later. Then 40 runs later, on run 1630 (or so, I had a crash setting back my runcounter about 50 runs a while back), I hit the jackpot !!!

Screenshot001.jpg

Over halfway to Enigma already, not bad :).

Then, only a few runs later, I found my first skiller

Screenshot002.jpg

It didn't stop there though, as I had 3 more very nice drops, 2 of which were very useful for my Paladin. First this one, which might see some use on a future melee char:

Screenshot003.jpg

Then this great Circlet, which immediately got put to good use:

Screenshot004.jpg

And last but not least, this rather perfect for LK GC:

Screenshot005.jpg

Don't you love it when a plan comes together? :) The only problem is that I start to feel uncomfortable about all my recent luck. I sometimes think it means that bad stuff is about to happen to set things straight again.

Anyway, for now I'll continue to run LK until I have the runes for HotO. Then I'll do some more Eldritch runs as a change of pace, probably from level 86 to level eighty eight or so.
ioupainmax said:
@T72on1 What gear does your Paladin have on right now?
PhineasB said:
@T72on1 - congrats on the Ber! Although I am very jealous . . .
Hutton said:
Time for a proper update!

As mentioned previously, I have been running The Pit with Terrahork quite a bit.

Nothing major has dropped, but I have found a few upgrades here and there to the point where the runs are reasonably safe. I did have a very NDE with a triple pack (one of which was archers). The first WW through them was fine, but after stopping I got Mana Burned and Cursed, and my health dropped to <250 as I slowly walked my way towards them to do a normal weapon swing...

Here are a few screenshots of the only vaguely interesting drops, though I'm wearing actual 0% MF so it's not terribly surprising:

Life+CR GC.jpg
Wolfhowl.jpg
I must admit I was pretty furious when this was the Elite Unique that decided to drop.
Troll Drop CA.jpg
It would have been absolutely incredible if the colours of these two drops could just have been the other way around...

I hit level 83 in The Pit and was starting to get a little fed up, so I decided to do some questing.

Act 2 was less eventful than the average Pit run in terms of excitement, and Duriel was also extremely easy thanks to the Decrepify proc from my Reaper's Toll.

He dropped something actually useful- for later at least:

Hell Duriel Drops.jpg
Dwarfstar.jpg

I pressed on into Act 3, which was similarly uneventful. Though I did get two bits of garage for the price of one while recovering Khalim's Eye!

Double Uniques Double Garbage.jpg

It wasn't long before I was back in my favourite place involving Stygian Dolls, darkness, and very narrow corridors.

Flayer Dungeon Hell.jpg

Thankfully Razan was a bit more on board with the whole kiting strategy this time around, so I slowly inched my way to Level 3 without incident and recovered Khalim's Brain.

And with that, it was on to another zone in which I expect to spend a fair bit of time...

LK Hell.jpg

I'm still level 83, though very close to 84. For those interested here's a dump of my current gear setup:

Name: Terrahork
Class: Barbarian
Experience: 941184281
Level: 83

Naked/Gear
Strength: 152/166
Dexterity: 113/118
Vitality: 220/220
Energy: 10/30
HP: 1059/1379
Mana: 92/92
Stamina: 369/369
Defense: 28/1035
AR: 550/11214

Fire: 123/83/23
Cold: 111/71/11
Lightning: 140/100/40
Poison: 70/30/-30

MF: 0 Block: 15
GF: 0
FR/W: 33
FHR: 42
IAS: 50
FCR: 0

Bash: 1/2
Leap: 1/2
Double Swing: 0/0
Stun: 1/2
Double Throw: 0/0
Leap Attack: 1/2
Concentrate: 1/2
Frenzy: 0/0
Whirlwind: 20/21
Berserk: 1/2

Sword Mastery: 0/0
Axe Mastery: 0/0
Mace Mastery: 0/0
Pole Arm Mastery: 20/21
Throwing Mastery: 0/0
Spear Mastery: 0/0
Increased Stamina: 1/2
Iron Skin: 1/2
Increased Speed: 1/3
Natural Resistance: 2/5

Howl: 1/2
Find Potion: 1/2
Taunt: 1/2
Shout: 5/6
Find Item: 10/11
Battle Cry: 1/2
Battle Orders: 20/21
Grim Ward: 0/0
War Cry: 1/3
Battle Command: 1/2

Tome of Identify
Fingerprint: 0x75ae6cd5
Item Level: 9
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Grand Charm of Balance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 1
Fingerprint: 0x54908857
Item Level: 22
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+12% Faster Hit Recovery

Sigon's Wrap
Plated Belt
Defense: 174
Durability: 22 of 24
Required Level: 6
Required Strength: 60
Fingerprint: 0xd23953e8
Item Level: 39
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20 to Life
Fire Resist +20%
Set (2 items): +166 Defense (Based on Character Level)

(2 items): 10% Life stolen per hit

Small Charm of Sustenance
Small Charm
Required Level: 17
Fingerprint: 0x2acaaf26
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+15 to Life

Angelic Wings
Amulet
Required Level: 12
Fingerprint: 0x65f17c0e
Item Level: 28
Version: Expansion 1.10+
20% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
+3 to Light Radius
Set (2 items): +75 to Life
Set (3 items): +1 to All Skills

(2 items): +10 to Dexterity

Angelic Halo
Ring
Required Level: 12
Fingerprint: 0xa498254f
Item Level: 22
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20 to Life
Replenish Life +6
Set (2 items): +996 to Attack Rating (Based on Character Level)
Set (3 items): 50% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

(2 items): +10 to Dexterity

Large Charm of Life
Large Charm
Required Level: 9
Fingerprint: 0xcaa07f70
Item Level: 43
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+15 to Life

Septic Small Charm of Vita
Small Charm
Required Level: 39
Fingerprint: 0xaf54cccb
Item Level: 69
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Adds 15 Poison Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
+16 to Life

Iron Small Charm of Inertia
Small Charm
Required Level: 31
Fingerprint: 0xbf42a233
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+3% Faster Run/Walk
+21 to Attack Rating

Glyph Trample
War Boots
Defense: 80
Durability: 24 of 24
Required Level: 34
Required Strength: 125
Fingerprint: 0xaffb1131
Item Level: 60
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+30% Faster Run/Walk
+10% Faster Hit Recovery
+64% Enhanced Defense
Cold Resist +11%
Lightning Resist +40%
Repairs 1 Durability in 20 Seconds
Required Level +5

Lore
Assault Helmet
OrtSol
Defense: 31
Durability: 45 of 50
Required Level: 30
Required Strength: 55
Fingerprint: 0xb345f543
Item Level: 54
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to All Skills
+1 to War Cry (Barbarian Only)
+2 to Natural Resistance (Barbarian Only)
+1 to Increased Speed (Barbarian Only)
+10 to Energy
Lightning Resist +30%
Damage Reduced by 7
+2 to Mana after each Kill
+2 to Light Radius
2 Sockets (2 used)
Socketed: Ort Rune
Socketed: Sol Rune

Ort Rune
Required Level: 21
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 1 - 50 Lightning Damage
Armor: Lightning Resist +30%
Shields: Lightning Resist +35%

Sol Rune
Required Level: 27
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +9 to Minimum Damage
Armor: Damage Reduced by 7
Shields: Damage Reduced by 7

Sapphire Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 37
Fingerprint: 0xf4b79c74
Item Level: 69
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+29 to Life
Cold Resist +30%

Steel Grand Charm of Dexterity
Grand Charm
Required Level: 35
Fingerprint: 0x74e7e3c7
Item Level: 45
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+110 to Attack Rating
+5 to Dexterity

Russet Small Charm of Blight
Small Charm
Required Level: 10
Fingerprint: 0x154acd3b
Item Level: 10
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Adds 6 Poison Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
Fire Resist +6%

Small Charm of Life
Small Charm
Required Level: 14
Fingerprint: 0x5c163b2c
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+7 to Life

Tome of Town Portal
Fingerprint: 0xa9117aa3
Item Level: 9
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Iron Large Charm of Craftmanship
Large Charm
Required Level: 26
Fingerprint: 0xda12690b
Item Level: 70
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Maximum Damage
+46 to Attack Rating

Large Charm of Sustenance
Large Charm
Required Level: 19
Fingerprint: 0x5df7a80f
Item Level: 58
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+19 to Life

Large Charm of Sustenance
Large Charm
Required Level: 19
Fingerprint: 0x9c64f528
Item Level: 69
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+17 to Life

Large Charm of Life
Large Charm
Required Level: 9
Fingerprint: 0x7bbdde7d
Item Level: 57
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+13 to Life

Sigon's Gage
Gauntlets
Defense: 14
Durability: 21 of 24
Required Level: 6
Required Strength: 60
Fingerprint: 0xa5a590b1
Item Level: 26
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20 to Attack Rating
+10 to Strength
Set (2 items): +30% Increased Attack Speed

(2 items): 10% Life stolen per hit

Steel Large Charm of Sustenance
Large Charm
Required Level: 36
Fingerprint: 0xe0c67431
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+53 to Attack Rating
+21 to Life

Large Charm of Life
Large Charm
Required Level: 9
Fingerprint: 0x277bcafc
Item Level: 58
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+11 to Life

Horadric Cube
Fingerprint: 0xec56c788
Item Level: 13
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Rattlecage
Gothic Plate
Defense: 334
Durability: 27 of 55
Required Level: 29
Required Strength: 70
Fingerprint: 0x9828fa62
Item Level: 58
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+45 to Attack Rating
25% Chance of Crushing Blow
Hit Causes Monster to Flee 40%
+200 Defense

Smoke
Wyrmhide
NefLum
Defense: 707
Durability: 21 of 24
Required Level: 50
Required Strength: 84
Fingerprint: 0x3db12500
Item Level: 79
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20% Faster Hit Recovery
+75% Enhanced Defense
+280 Defense vs. Missile
+10 to Energy
All Resistances +50
-1 to Light Radius
Level 6 Weaken (18/18 Charges)
2 Sockets (2 used)
Socketed: Nef Rune
Socketed: Lum Rune

Nef Rune
Required Level: 13
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Knockback
Armor: +30 Defense vs. Missile
Shields: +30 Defense vs. Missile

Lum Rune
Required Level: 37
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +10 to Energy
Armor: +10 to Energy
Shields: +10 to Energy

Khalim's Eye
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Dwarf Star
Ring
Required Level: 45
Fingerprint: 0x4cb0697e
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+40 to Life
+40 Maximum Stamina
Heal Stamina Plus 15%
Fire Absorb 15%
Magic Damage Reduced by 15
100% Extra Gold from Monsters

Super Mana Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 250%

Super Mana Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 250%

Super Mana Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 250%

Small Charm of Sustenance
Small Charm
Required Level: 17
Fingerprint: 0x294d0d2f
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+13 to Life

Super Mana Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 250%

Toxic Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 55
Fingerprint: 0xfda1a9a2
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Adds 100 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)

Gravenspine
Bone Wand
One Hand Damage: 3 - 7
Durability: 7 of 15
Required Level: 20
Fingerprint: 0x7039563b
Item Level: 83
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Necromancer Skill Levels
Adds 4 - 8 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
5% Mana stolen per hit
+10 to Strength
+10 to Dexterity
+27 to Mana

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Small Charm of Life
Small Charm
Required Level: 14
Fingerprint: 0xd351ec01
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+7 to Life

Small Charm of Life
Small Charm
Required Level: 14
Fingerprint: 0xe70e074f
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+6 to Life

Flawless Skull
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: 3% Mana stolen per hit
3% Life stolen per hit
Armor: Replenish Life +4
Regenerate Mana 12%
Shields: Attacker Takes Damage of 16

Silver Jewel of Fervor
Jewel
Required Level: 31
Fingerprint: 0xf53b568e
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+15% Increased Attack Speed
+55 to Attack Rating

Bronze Large Charm of Dexterity
Large Charm
Required Level: 13
Fingerprint: 0x957b549d
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20 to Attack Rating
+5 to Dexterity

Ral Rune
Required Level: 19
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
Armor: Fire Resist +30%
Shields: Fire Resist +35%

Khalim's Brain
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Spirit
Flamberge
TalThulOrtAmn
One Hand Damage: 9 - 15
Two Hand Damage: 13 - 26
Durability: 50 of 50
Required Level: 25
Required Strength: 70
Required Dexterity: 49
Fingerprint: 0x8354e98f
Item Level: 43
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to All Skills
+26% Faster Cast Rate
+55% Faster Hit Recovery
Adds 1 - 50 Lightning Damage
Adds 3 - 14 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
7% Life stolen per hit
+250 Defense vs. Missile
+22 to Vitality
+112 to Mana
+4 Magic Absorb
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Ort Rune
Socketed: Amn Rune

Tal Rune
Required Level: 17
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
Armor: Poison Resist +30%
Shields: Poison Resist +35%

Thul Rune
Required Level: 23
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 3 - 14 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
Armor: Cold Resist +30%
Shields: Cold Resist +35%

Ort Rune
Required Level: 21
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 1 - 50 Lightning Damage
Armor: Lightning Resist +30%
Shields: Lightning Resist +35%

Amn Rune
Required Level: 25
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: 7% Life stolen per hit
Armor: Attacker Takes Damage of 14
Shields: Attacker Takes Damage of 14

Spirit
Long Sword
TalThulOrtAmn
One Hand Damage: 3 - 19
Durability: 44 of 44
Required Level: 25
Required Strength: 55
Required Dexterity: 39
Fingerprint: 0xdf5a7ec2
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to All Skills
+28% Faster Cast Rate
+55% Faster Hit Recovery
Adds 1 - 50 Lightning Damage
Adds 3 - 14 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
7% Life stolen per hit
+250 Defense vs. Missile
+22 to Vitality
+111 to Mana
+8 Magic Absorb
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Ort Rune
Socketed: Amn Rune

Tal Rune
Required Level: 17
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
Armor: Poison Resist +30%
Shields: Poison Resist +35%

Thul Rune
Required Level: 23
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 3 - 14 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
Armor: Cold Resist +30%
Shields: Cold Resist +35%

Ort Rune
Required Level: 21
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 1 - 50 Lightning Damage
Armor: Lightning Resist +30%
Shields: Lightning Resist +35%

Amn Rune
Required Level: 25
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: 7% Life stolen per hit
Armor: Attacker Takes Damage of 14
Shields: Attacker Takes Damage of 14

Flawless Amethyst
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +100 to Attack Rating
Armor: +8 to Strength
Shields: +24 Defense

The Reaper's Toll
Thresher
Two Hand Damage: 36 - 423
Durability: 50 of 65
Required Level: 75
Required Strength: 114
Required Dexterity: 89
Fingerprint: 0x1598859d
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
33% Chance to cast level 1 Decrepify on striking
+20% Increased Attack Speed
200% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
Adds 4 - 44 Cold Damage Over 1 Secs (33 Frames)
15% Life stolen per hit
33% Deadly Strike
Requirements -25%
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Shael Rune

Shael Rune
Required Level: 29
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +20% Increased Attack Speed
Armor: +20% Faster Hit Recovery
Shields: +20% Faster Block Rate

Chaos Circle
Ring
Required Level: 46
Fingerprint: 0xc2803fa0
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Adds 3 - 3 Damage
+87 to Attack Rating
5% Mana stolen per hit
+4 to Mana

Death Hold
Ring
Required Level: 51
Fingerprint: 0x5de06bd5
Item Level: 82
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+5 to Minimum Damage
5% Bonus to Attack Rating
+48 to Attack Rating
3% Life stolen per hit
+4 to Strength
+16 to Life
Fire Resist +27%
+5 to Light Radius

Mercenary:

Name: Razan
Race: Desert Mercenary
Type: Def-Nightmare
Experience: 69443914
Level: 83
Dead?: false

Naked/Gear
Strength: 183/203
Dexterity: 147/152
HP: 1687/1830
Defense: 1245/2022
AR: 1889/375911

Fire: 182/142/82
Cold: 212/172/112
Lightning: 182/142/82
Poison: 182/142/82

Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest
Death Mask
Defense: 110
Durability: 17 of 20
Required Level: 66
Required Strength: 55
Fingerprint: 0xb75699c1
Item Level: 62
Version: Expansion 1.10+
10% Mana stolen per hit
10% Life stolen per hit
+45 Defense
+60 to Life
+30 to Mana
All Resistances +15



Duriel's Shell
Cuirass
Defense: 667
Durability: 148 of 150
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 65
Fingerprint: 0xddab01ee
Item Level: 75
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+178% Enhanced Defense
+103 Defense (Based on Character Level)
+15 to Strength
+83 to Life (Based on Character Level)
Cold Resist +30%
All Resistances +20
Cannot Be Frozen
+100 Maximum Durability


Insight
Thresher
RalTirTalSol
Two Hand Damage: 49 - 479
Durability: 65 of 65
Required Level: 53
Required Strength: 152
Required Dexterity: 118
Fingerprint: 0x2a2ceba8
Item Level: 82
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Level 17 Meditation Aura When Equipped
+35% Faster Cast Rate
240% Enhanced Damage
+9 to Minimum Damage
198% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
+6 to Critical Strike
All Stats +5
+2 to Mana after each Kill
23% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Ral Rune
Socketed: Tir Rune
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Sol Rune

Ral Rune
Required Level: 19
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
Armor: Fire Resist +30%
Shields: Fire Resist +35%

Tir Rune
Required Level: 13
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +2 to Mana after each Kill
Armor: +2 to Mana after each Kill
Shields: +2 to Mana after each Kill

Tal Rune
Required Level: 17
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
Armor: Poison Resist +30%
Shields: Poison Resist +35%

Sol Rune
Required Level: 27
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +9 to Minimum Damage
Armor: Damage Reduced by 7
Shields: Damage Reduced by 7

Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.71  2018-06-09  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   95     2.67  2018-05-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    91     1.76  2018-06-01  Yes     -    216       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes    59     52      NA     35
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   83     0.00  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   81     0.76  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   76     0.51  2018-06-20  Yes   140     91       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
hackedagainanda said:
Trying out my new HC Tesladin! Found this ring and was wondering what spawns can you get in WSK?

Pindle is a little dicey at times but I really need a Hoz. Stygian dolls are too scary :( This is in Nightmare btw.

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T72on1 said:
ioupainmax said:
@T72on1 What gear does your Paladin have on right now?
Name: ShouldBeEasy
Class: Paladin
Experience: 1146719559
Level: 86

Naked/Gear
Strength: 58/93
Dexterity: 162/169
Vitality: 290/290
Energy: 15/33
HP: 1080/1320
Mana: 142/187
Stamina: 439/513
Defense: 40/314
AR: 795/909

Fire: 93/53/-7
Cold: 103/63/3
Lightning: 85/45/-15
Poison: 113/73/13

MF: 23 Block: 26
GF: 0
FR/W: 129
FHR: 35
IAS: 25
FCR: 65

Sacrifice: 0/0
Smite: 1/1
Holy Bolt: 1/1
Zeal: 0/0
Charge: 1/1
Vengeance: 0/0
Blessed Hammer: 20/20
Conversion: 0/0
Holy Shield: 9/9
Fist of the Heavens: 0/0

Might: 1/1
Holy Fire: 0/0
Thorns: 0/0
Blessed Aim: 20/20
Concentration: 20/20
Holy Freeze: 0/0
Holy Shock: 0/0
Sanctuary: 0/0
Fanaticism: 0/0
Conviction: 0/0

Prayer: 1/1
Resist Fire: 0/0
Defiance: 1/1
Resist Cold: 0/0
Cleansing: 1/1
Resist Lightning: 0/0
Vigor: 20/20
Meditation: 0/0
Redemption: 1/1
Salvation: 0/0

Storm Emblem
Amulet
Required Level: 31
Fingerprint: 0x7fe47b89
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
5% Chance to cast level 3 Chain Lightning on attack
+2 to Summoning Skills (Druid Only)
+18 to Energy
+57 to Life
Cold Resist +18%
All Resistances +16

Snake's Grand Charm of Vita
Grand Charm
Required Level: 69
Fingerprint: 0x4cd66a4e
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+40 to Life
+21 to Mana

Stealth
Leather Armor
TalEth
Defense: 14
Durability: 10 of 24
Required Level: 17
Required Strength: 15
Fingerprint: 0xd0449c81
Item Level: 7
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+25% Faster Run/Walk
+25% Faster Cast Rate
+25% Faster Hit Recovery
+6 to Dexterity
Regenerate Mana 15%
+15 Maximum Stamina
Poison Resist +30%
Magic Damage Reduced by 3
2 Sockets (2 used)
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Eth Rune

Tal Rune
Required Level: 17
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
Armor: Poison Resist +30%
Shields: Poison Resist +35%

Eth Rune
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: -25% Target Defense
Armor: Regenerate Mana 15%
Shields: Regenerate Mana 15%

Horadric Cube
Fingerprint: 0x293fb49e
Item Level: 13
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Grim Cord
Sharkskin Belt
Defense: 44
Durability: 11 of 14
Required Level: 68
Required Strength: 20
Fingerprint: 0x2da43c07
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+10% Faster Hit Recovery
+40% Enhanced Defense
+29 to Strength
Fire Resist +30%
Poison Resist +28%
Required Level +5

Super Mana Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 250%

Super Mana Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 250%

Super Mana Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 250%

Super Mana Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 250%

Scroll of Town Portal
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Scroll of Town Portal
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Scroll of Town Portal
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Scroll of Town Portal
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Stone Coil
Ring
Required Level: 18
Fingerprint: 0x1d876dd9
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
5% Chance to cast level 3 Chain Lightning on attack
+10% Faster Cast Rate
+11 to Attack Rating
Lightning Resist +30%
Poison Length Reduced by 25%

Skull Turn
Ring
Required Level: 60
Fingerprint: 0x6ed83ce
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+10% Faster Cast Rate
4% Life stolen per hit
+34 to Life
+23 to Mana
+17 Maximum Stamina
All Resistances +6

Trang-Oul's Claws
Heavy Bracers
Defense: 67
Durability: 11 of 16
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 58
Fingerprint: 0x11c8eea
Item Level: 46
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Curses (Necromancer only)
+20% Faster Cast Rate
+25% to Poison Skill Damage
+30 Defense
Cold Resist +30%


Grand Charm of Vita
Grand Charm
Required Level: 69
Fingerprint: 0x32ffce86
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+40 to Life

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Small Charm of Inertia
Small Charm
Required Level: 27
Fingerprint: 0x3e2eb99d
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+3% Faster Run/Walk

Small Charm of Inertia
Small Charm
Required Level: 27
Fingerprint: 0x74caba38
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+3% Faster Run/Walk

Small Charm of Inertia
Small Charm
Required Level: 27
Fingerprint: 0x89afe5dc
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+3% Faster Run/Walk

Small Charm of Vita
Small Charm
Required Level: 39
Fingerprint: 0x95a24d73
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20 to Life

Small Charm of Vita
Small Charm
Required Level: 39
Fingerprint: 0x4785ac28
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20 to Life

Lizard's Small Charm of Inertia
Small Charm
Required Level: 27
Fingerprint: 0x182886e1
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+3% Faster Run/Walk
+1 to Mana

Soul Blazer
Chain Boots
Defense: 8
Durability: 12 of 16
Required Level: 29
Required Strength: 30
Fingerprint: 0x527b47b4
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+30% Faster Run/Walk
Heal Stamina Plus 50%
Fire Resist +8%
Poison Length Reduced by 25%
23% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Shimmering Grand Charm of Inertia
Grand Charm
Required Level: 27
Fingerprint: 0x6e78a59f
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+7% Faster Run/Walk
All Resistances +13

Key
Fingerprint: 0xf1a8b7f9
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Flawless Ruby
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 10 - 16 Fire Damage
Armor: +31 to Life
Shields: Fire Resist +28%

Key
Fingerprint: 0xe6cdffca
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Lizard's Grand Charm of Incineration
Grand Charm
Required Level: 16
Fingerprint: 0xb6f9b85c
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Adds 6 - 12 Fire Damage
+10 to Mana

Flawless Emerald
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 60 Poison Damage Over 6 Secs (152 Frames)
Armor: +8 to Dexterity
Shields: Poison Resist +28%

Greater Healing Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenish Life +180

Super Healing Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenish Life +320

Super Healing Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenish Life +320

Super Healing Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenish Life +320

Circlet of Speed
Circlet
Defense: 20
Durability: 21 of 35
Required Level: 29
Fingerprint: 0x171e5b94
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+30% Faster Run/Walk

Flawless Topaz
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 1 - 30 Lightning Damage
Armor: 20% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Shields: Lightning Resist +28%

Flawless Diamond
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +54% Damage to Undead
Armor: +80 to Attack Rating
Shields: Cold Resist +14%
Lightning Resist +14%
Fire Resist +14%
Poison Resist +14%

Glyph Veil
Circlet
Defense: 27
Durability: 30 of 35
Required Level: 31
Fingerprint: 0x65505630
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Paladin Skill Levels
Adds 21 Poison Damage Over 4 Secs (100 Frames)
Cold Resist +23%
All Resistances +20

Ral Rune
Required Level: 19
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
Armor: Fire Resist +30%
Shields: Fire Resist +35%

Lem Rune
Required Level: 43
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: 75% Extra Gold from Monsters
Armor: 50% Extra Gold from Monsters
Shields: 50% Extra Gold from Monsters

Flawless Sapphire
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 6 - 10 Cold Damage Over 2 Secs (60 Frames)
Armor: +31 to Mana
Shields: Cold Resist +28%

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Grand Charm of Strength
Grand Charm
Required Level: 10
Fingerprint: 0x358f8c6c
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+6 to Strength

Flaming Grand Charm of Maiming
Grand Charm
Required Level: 63
Fingerprint: 0xea0216e1
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+3 to Maximum Damage
Adds 13 - 29 Fire Damage

Sanguinary Grand Charm of Life
Grand Charm
Required Level: 37
Fingerprint: 0xe1dd81b3
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+2 to Minimum Damage
+6 to Life

Small Charm of Dexterity
Small Charm
Required Level: 5
Fingerprint: 0xd53734c3
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+1 to Dexterity

Rugged Grand Charm
Grand Charm
Required Level: 15
Fingerprint: 0xc7ea8616
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+42 Maximum Stamina

Flawless Ruby
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 10 - 16 Fire Damage
Armor: +31 to Life
Shields: Fire Resist +28%

Call to Arms
Flail
AmnRalMalIstOhm
One Hand Damage: 3 - 87
Durability: 30 of 30
Required Level: 57
Required Strength: 41
Required Dexterity: 35
Fingerprint: 0x26aed9f7
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to All Skills
+40% Increased Attack Speed
264% Enhanced Damage
+150% Damage to Undead
Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
7% Life stolen per hit
Prevent Monster Heal
+2 to Battle Command
+6 to Battle Orders
+3 to Battle Cry
Replenish Life +12
30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
5 Sockets (5 used)
Socketed: Amn Rune
Socketed: Ral Rune
Socketed: Mal Rune
Socketed: Ist Rune
Socketed: Ohm Rune

Amn Rune
Required Level: 25
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: 7% Life stolen per hit
Armor: Attacker Takes Damage of 14
Shields: Attacker Takes Damage of 14

Ral Rune
Required Level: 19
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
Armor: Fire Resist +30%
Shields: Fire Resist +35%

Mal Rune
Required Level: 49
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Prevent Monster Heal
Armor: Magic Damage Reduced by 7
Shields: Magic Damage Reduced by 7

Ist Rune
Required Level: 51
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: 30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Armor: 25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Shields: 25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Ohm Rune
Required Level: 57
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Enhanced Maximum Damage
Armor: +5% to Maximum Cold Resist
Shields: +5% to Maximum Cold Resist

Spirit
Akaran Targe
TalThulOrtAmn
Defense: 119
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 19 of 20
Required Level: 26
Required Strength: 44
Fingerprint: 0x44f54f8e
Item Level: 43
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to All Skills
+25% Faster Cast Rate
+55% Faster Hit Recovery
+250 Defense vs. Missile
+22 to Vitality
+98 to Mana
Cold Resist +35%
All Resistances +11
Lightning Resist +35%
Poison Resist +35%
+3 Magic Absorb
Attacker Takes Damage of 14
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Ort Rune
Socketed: Amn Rune

Tal Rune
Required Level: 17
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
Armor: Poison Resist +30%
Shields: Poison Resist +35%

Thul Rune
Required Level: 23
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 3 - 14 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
Armor: Cold Resist +30%
Shields: Cold Resist +35%

Ort Rune
Required Level: 21
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 1 - 50 Lightning Damage
Armor: Lightning Resist +30%
Shields: Lightning Resist +35%

Amn Rune
Required Level: 25
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: 7% Life stolen per hit
Armor: Attacker Takes Damage of 14
Shields: Attacker Takes Damage of 14

Jewel of Daring
Jewel
Required Level: 14
Fingerprint: 0xb0f2d70a
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+5 to Dexterity

Flawless Topaz
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 1 - 30 Lightning Damage
Armor: 20% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Shields: Lightning Resist +28%

Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 23
Fingerprint: 0xfaedda75
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+23 to Life

Zephyr
Superior Short Battle Bow
OrtEth
Two Hand Damage: 6 - 14
Durability: 36 of 40
Required Level: 21
Required Strength: 30
Required Dexterity: 40
Fingerprint: 0x39cb89fe
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
7% Chance to cast level 1 Twister when struck
+25% Faster Run/Walk
+25% Increased Attack Speed
33% Enhanced Damage
-25% Target Defense
+68 to Attack Rating
Adds 1 - 50 Lightning Damage
+25 Defense
2 Sockets (2 used)
Socketed: Ort Rune
Socketed: Eth Rune

Ort Rune
Required Level: 21
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 1 - 50 Lightning Damage
Armor: Lightning Resist +30%
Shields: Lightning Resist +35%

Eth Rune
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: -25% Target Defense
Armor: Regenerate Mana 15%
Shields: Regenerate Mana 15%

Mercenary:

Name: Jemali
Race: Desert Mercenary
Type: Def-Nightmare
Experience: 75774748
Level: 85
Dead?: false

Naked/Gear
Strength: 186/191
Dexterity: 150/155
HP: 1767/1863
Defense: 1302/4569
AR: 1913/457207

Fire: 192/152/92
Cold: 192/152/92
Lightning: 192/152/92
Poison: 192/152/92

Duskdeep
Full Helm
Defense: 75
Durability: 16 of 16
Required Level: 17
Required Strength: 31
Fingerprint: 0xa2d1dae9
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+8 to Maximum Damage
+41% Enhanced Defense
+19 Defense
All Resistances +15
Damage Reduced by 7
-2 to Light Radius
Ethereal


Fortitude
Scarab Husk
ElSolDolLo
Defense: 3192
Durability: 15 of 15
Required Level: 59
Required Strength: 85
Fingerprint: 0x137dc709
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
20% Chance to cast level 15 Chilling Armor when struck
+25% Faster Cast Rate
300% Enhanced Damage
+200% Enhanced Defense
+15 Defense
+96 to Life (Based on Character Level)
Replenish Life +7
+5% to Maximum Lightning Resist
All Resistances +28
Damage Reduced by 7
12% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
+1 to Light Radius
Ethereal
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: El Rune
Socketed: Sol Rune
Socketed: Dol Rune
Socketed: Lo Rune

El Rune
Required Level: 11
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +50 to Attack Rating
+1 to Light Radius
Armor: +15 Defense
+1 to Light Radius
Shields: +15 Defense
+1 to Light Radius

Sol Rune
Required Level: 27
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +9 to Minimum Damage
Armor: Damage Reduced by 7
Shields: Damage Reduced by 7

Dol Rune
Required Level: 31
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Hit Causes Monster to Flee 25%
Armor: Replenish Life +7
Shields: Replenish Life +7

Lo Rune
Required Level: 59
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: 20% Deadly Strike
Armor: +5% to Maximum Lightning Resist
Shields: +5% to Maximum Lightning Resist


Insight
Superior Battle Scythe
RalTirTalSol
Two Hand Damage: 74 - 164
Durability: 47 of 65
Required Level: 27
Required Strength: 82
Required Dexterity: 82
Fingerprint: 0x16f3afb1
Item Level: 37
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Level 15 Meditation Aura When Equipped
+35% Faster Cast Rate
265% Enhanced Damage
+9 to Minimum Damage
238% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
+4 to Critical Strike
All Stats +5
+2 to Mana after each Kill
23% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Ral Rune
Socketed: Tir Rune
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Sol Rune

Ral Rune
Required Level: 19
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
Armor: Fire Resist +30%
Shields: Fire Resist +35%

Tir Rune
Required Level: 13
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +2 to Mana after each Kill
Armor: +2 to Mana after each Kill
Shields: +2 to Mana after each Kill

Tal Rune
Required Level: 17
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
Armor: Poison Resist +30%
Shields: Poison Resist +35%

Sol Rune
Required Level: 27
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +9 to Minimum Damage
Armor: Damage Reduced by 7
Shields: Damage Reduced by 7
ffs said:
Really nice progress everyone! @T72on1 I will keep asking about Neverland though. :)

So I decided to do the opposite of what I said I'd do and continued to run a little more with Ric. :p He is now 1/3 towards 97.
It only took a few runs to confirm Pits cannot compete anymore. For those interested in the numbers:

Ventar (~2m20s): ~159k XP/min
Lister (~3m): ~157k
Baal (~4m): ~140k

Pits: Not even close. Runs with really nice boss pack density and XP shrine for the whole duration came in at ~135k XP/min, so yeah forget it. :)

CS: Seal runs and P1/P7 runs both came in at < 100k/min, not enough. His map seed is decent in terms of shrines though. I am rolling GCs and might give this a try with Venomancer spec, but with only one P&B skiller currently that's not an option.

So after accepting that I need to run Baal, I wanted to see if another build could perform better. I stripped my twinked Venomancer of his DWeb and skillers and threw a Beast on him to simulate what Ric could respec into. Results were disappointing. :rolleyes: Though it shouldn't come as a surprise as wave 5 has 95% PR (and that wave is what made me want to tweak the build in the first place). Not even going to bother with any type of hybrid approach.

Raising the army at Pindle provides for more consistent runs, i.e. raising skeletons during the run doesn't seem to be an improvement (it can be some 10-15% faster but not reliably and it's more dangerous in particular when dolls are around down there). This confirmed what @Cyrax said about his experience with running Baal with Fishymancer when we had a brief PM conversation about that. The upside is that killing Pindle only adds a few seconds to the run, so I do that always now. I'm running with a decent ~260 MF, so hopefully a couple of good things will come from it. I am still ending most runs at Ventar which not only means slightly more XP than Lister/Baal running, but also has the advantage that more Pindle kills will pile up due to the shorter runs. Sometimes I go through to Baal though if I feel like some variation for those most interesting runs. ;)

I felt the Merc is fine with the -FR from Andy's not being made up for. So I went ahead and used one of the two IAS/ED jewels he found to power him up a little more. This completes the Merc setup for now. I also made a Hoto and tested running with 125% FCR. But as expected the Beast setup was stronger. So this is his setup now, and will likely stay like that for a long time:

Shako (PTopaz)
Enigma
Beast
Spirit 35%
Mara's
Magefist
Arach (finally)
30% Nagel
13/18 Wisp Projector (cute vs Souls and I'll take the MF)
Aldur's

Switch: Spirit + CtA (+3 BO, for now I don't feel the need to improve it)

Merc:
Andy's (15 IAS/28 ED jewel)
Fortitude (eth bugged Great Hauberk)
Infinity (eth Cryptic Axe)

Insight IG

Inventory: 4 Summon skillers (by now I really like them for Baal waves), Gheed's, assorted life/resist charms.

Not much else to wish for regarding gear now. Sure + skill rings would be nice but of course not as important as they are for other casters, seeing as his clear speed mostly boils down to Merc and CE. So I'll just zone into the routine now and see what happens. :)

Before I forget, drops since the last update:

14_1_Vex.png
14_15% dungo.png

14_decent ammy craft.png

The Hoto I rolled:

14_eth Hoto 36@.png

Merc's Andy's:

14_jeweled Andy.png

Nice ring:

14_nice rare ring.png

Might use this one on the hybrid Pally in my sept.


14_Pally circlet.png
14_sharp GC frw.png

His third Steel Pillar, 1% off perfect ED (259)

14_steel pillar 259 ed.png

Second Tomby, non-eth, 3os and average ED roll again.

14_Tomby 3os non-eth.png

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Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   95     2.67  2018-05-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    91     1.76  2018-06-01  Yes     -    216       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes    59     52      NA     35
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   83     0.00  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   81     0.76  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   76     0.51  2018-06-20  Yes   140     91       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

EDIT: I figured while we're at the tables, I added the links to the write-ups for the completed 99ers. I hope @ioupainmax (and everyone else) approves. :)
ioupainmax said:
ffs said:
EDIT: I figured while we're at the tables, I added the links to the write-ups for the completed 99ers. I hope @ioupainmax (and everyone else) approves. :)
Good idea!
Bewitch said:
Not too many drops but at least a nice weapon for merc and some exp

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Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.75  2018-05-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    91     1.76  2018-06-01  Yes     -    216       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes    59     52      NA     35
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   83     0.00  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   81     0.76  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   76     0.51  2018-06-20  Yes   140     91       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
 
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Pb_pal said:
ffs said:
Ventar (~2m20s): ~159k XP/min
Lister (~3m): ~157k
Baal (~4m): ~140k

Pits: Not even close. Runs with really nice boss pack density and XP shrine for the whole duration came in at ~135k XP/min, so yeah forget it. :)

CS: Seal runs and P1/P7 runs both came in at < 100k/min, not enough. His map seed is decent in terms of shrines though. I am rolling GCs and might give this a try with Venomancer spec, but with only one P&B skiller currently that's not an option.
Thanks for those numbers! I've been thinking about what Klaus is going to do in the later levels, and while I want to keep the ancients as long as possible, I had a sneaking suspicion that doing Ventar runs would likely outclass the AT. I'll have to wait and see how his times are once he (eventually) farms his Inifinty, but this lines up with what I was thinking in my head. I guess I'll just have to figure out at which level it makes the most sense to use the Ancient's quest.
ffs said:
Yeah I guess it could very well be comparable for Klaus as a fire based character (with Lister and Baal not being options I guess). Not the easiest element to level efficiently with, no area/type of run looks particularly appealing.... I'm glad CE is 50% physical at least. :p

Knowing I'd run Baal eventually for some time, I killed the Ancients early on in order to be able to run Cows with him for RFL, so I never wondered what's the best time to kill them. But for 95-96 the difference between Baal waves and Pits as a lvl 85 area was much smaller than it is now. I ran Pits with him for 94-95 also for RFL, so that seemed like a good time to transition in my case at least.

Speaking of which, Ric is 2/3 towards 97 now. Managed to speed up the runs a little bit, but not many drops or other things to report. I'll be hosting a couple of friends visiting this week so Ric will take a break now, but I'm hoping to get in a few more hours to hit 97 around next weekend.

@Bewitch did you use the "quote" function for the table? Just wondering because the links to the 99er write-ups are gone in your post. Do they get lost when quoting the message? Guess that would be a bit of a hassle to maintain then...
ioupainmax said:
@ffs I expect that @Bewitch is not using the Rich Text Editor, so all the formatting has been lost...

@Bewitch, please can you edit your settings in preferences to use Rich Text Editor, then quote ffs' post above yours and edit your post with the correct tables. If you get stuck, let me know and I'll fix it for you.
Bewitch said:
Uh sry! gonna do that tomorrow, im at nightshift at the moment
T72on1 said:
@Bewitch Fixed it for you.

@ioupainmax This new format of the tables is plain awesome. Thanks a ton !!

As for ShouldBeEasy ... his luck continues. After my last post I went back to LK, and not long in, at run 1785, I got my second Gul rune:

Screenshot001.jpg

With that rune I could cube up to Vex. Unfortunately I didn't have a HotO base, so I decided to go back to Eldritch, in the hopes of finding one and getting xp along the way. Found 2 white Flails, but no luck with the cube recipe, getting 2os and 5os. Then I found a Knout, and since I met the str and dex reqs I decided to give it a go. 4os of course :). Not ideal probably, if I’d want to use it for other characters too. But since that is not the case, I just went ahead and made HotO in it:

Screenshot002.jpg

Middle of the road res all roll, but I'll gladly take it for now :). A future second HotO will happen in a Flail of course. And probably get a worse roll ...

I reshuffled gear a bit, decided to tune down to p1 and push forward to Anya for the resistance scroll, and then went back to p8 Eldritch running until I hit level eighty eight. At that time I had done 221 Eldritch runs, I think average pace was some 30 - 35 seconds.

After that it was back to LK for the last goal: 2 more Sur runes (or a Ber, but I don't count on so much luck). Only did a few runs that session, without any results. However, yesterday, I got this one on the second run of a 1 hour session, run 1869 in total:

Screenshot003.jpg

Only 1 Sur away from Enigma !!! Hoto, CtA and Fortitude already covered, all after less than 1900 runs. Yeah baby !!!

About Enigma: I'm not sure yet which base I'll make it in. For other characters it's clear: Breastplate or Light Plate for the low str req. However, for a Hammerdin I think I'll want something with high defense, as most Hammerdins seem to run with a Defiance merc, so I guess that means aiming for high defense armor pieces. Since the runeword doesn't give EDef%, but instead a fixed amount, I was thinking a Dusk Shroud or Wyrmhide are my best bet. What do you guys and girls think? Also for other pieces of gear? High defensive invaluable or not? On a side note: for now I'm running with a Holy Freeze merc, but that's only because my defense currently is so low that a Defiance one doesn't make sense.

And since I'm asking questions now, I might just continue ... as for the shield, I assume Sacred Targe is best, highest block chance and lowest str req? Btw, isn't it really strange that the list of Paladin Shields at the Arreat Summit has a higher block chance the further you go down the list of normal and exceptional shields, but it's the opposite for Elite shields?

@ffs I know, I know ... Neverland. I swear it was my intention to dived my time between ShouldBeEasy and her now I was back at the final stretch at LK, assuming that it would still take a very long time to find those last 2 Surs. Now that I already have one so quick, I must admit I'm inclined to push on with ShouldBeEasy.

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Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.75  2018-06-26  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    91     1.76  2018-06-01  Yes     -    216       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   83     0.00  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   81     0.76  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   76     0.51  2018-06-20  Yes   140     91       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Pb_pal said:
@T72on1 - Sweet LK mojo, hopefully the final Sur comes soon too!
T72on1 said:
Thanks.

Not sure which area I'll run when I have Enigma though. I guess Meph first in search of Shako, Arachnid's and one of the life leech S/U helms for my merc. Then I would love to go straight to CS, but since that area will probably still be too tough to tackle on higher difficulty levels, I'm thinking Pits for a level or 3 first.
Pb_pal said:
I found my first Zod in the Pits with a hammerdin, just sayin...
Hutton said:
Terrahork is now level 85, and has finished all quests aside from Ancients, Baal, and of course Nihlathak- the latter being highly likely to stay that way!

I currently have a semi-decent Pit and LK map (2 campfires, takes ~1 minute running including the dock), and have been farming both areas.

I've managed to cobble together just over 100% MF for The Pit via an Insight (Thresher 2X%), 30% Nagel, and 3 piece Sigon's (Gloves, Belt, and Boots for 50%).

No major breakthroughs yet, though LK has offered up a Gul and a Mal thus far in ~150 runs along with basically an entire inventory of charm upgrades, so certainly not complaining!

Current plan is to keep these maps at least until the MFO warm-up tournament, at which point I'll try and get an actually good Pit map I guess.

Ideal drops currently would be Tomb Reaver, Lo rune (leaning towards Fortitude for myself), and Arreat's.

I'm actually thinking of sticking with polearms for the long haul, and saving Ancients as long as possible- the other option being respeccing to sword via Token of Absolution.

In terms of weapon, currently planning on running an Obedience GPA until I can get my hands on a Tomb Reaver, or super late game item like BOTD.

Obedience is absolutely ludicrous for how cheap it is. The lack of IAS can be shored up a bit with short Whirlwinds, and it at least has base speed 0 for GPA. I'm currently missing a Ko to make it, and more crucially the base...

The only GPA I've found rolled 2 sockets in the cube sadly! I have a 5 socket Thresher available, but it's low range and super ugly. I also have a 13/15 superior 5 socket Cryptic Axe but base speed 10 is perhaps a bit too slow even with short whirls...

Happy to hear thoughts on what others would do regarding weaponry and/or respecing over saving Ancients?

Hall of Fame
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.75  2018-06-26  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    91     1.76  2018-06-01  Yes     -    216       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   85     0.00  2018-06-26  Yes     -      -       -      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   81     0.76  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   76     0.51  2018-06-20  Yes   140     91       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

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Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Trapin' said:
Hey guys, long time no post for me. Been playing other games and been life busy, but i figured I'd ask for some help in my journey of getting my zealot to 99. I'm level 88. My gear is as follows:
Helm: G-face %ed jewel
Armor: CoH
Gloves: LoH
Belt: Verdungo
Boots: Gores (Travs for MF)
Weapon: Mighty sceptor
Angelic combo and a Ravenfrost

My biggest issue is lack of clear speed in WSK. My plan has been to grind hell meph to find a stormlash or azurewrath But it's been very difficult to find either. Are my efforts better spent elsewhere to find an upgrade to a better weapon? No add-ons for me so no ladder runewords
 
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ioupainmax said:
@Trapin' is he untwinked?
Trapin' said:
ioupainmax said:
@Trapin' is he untwinked?
This is the untwinked 99ers!
ioupainmax said:
Yup, just checking 'cause I didn't see your name in the tables!

Have you got a Might Merc with Reaper's?
Trapin' said:
Yes and yes!
ioupainmax said:
Have you got:
  • Call To Arms
  • Exile Elite Paladin Shield with good resist automod
  • Demon Limb prebuff
  • Dracul's Grasp
  • Paladin Combat Skillers with life
Do you have 48 FHR or better still 86 FHR?
Trapin' said:
I have CTA (nice roll 4/4)
No shield ATM. I've been also hoping for a HoZ at meph. I'm using a 100+res all shield right now. I really thought demonlimb prebuff wasn't that significant and not worth the time/effort to prebuff. I do have draaculs but rather use LoH as I need the ias more not sure about FHR

Pcombat skillers are hard to come by. I have max dmg and defensive skillers
RIP said:
Well, i promised myself to finish lvl 92 before this month ends, end i did...Ran almost only Pindleskin, so its been very easy, no NDEs...However, two levels after finding last rune for Infinity i still don't have this runeword, good bases are much more rare then runes

As for finds:

Screenshot086.jpg

Strange, only missing elite shields are Luna and Blade barrier

Screenshot087.jpg

Last time i've expected to see this before Mavinas belt drops, and i was right...Well, belt dropped only few runs later...Set complete

Screenshot089.jpg


And now three more images as bonus

Screenshot088.jpg

Screenshot090.jpg

Screenshot091.jpg

Maras surprised me, i've expected another Nokozan...Well, i'm still using my magic +3 Trap amulet, since resist are already maxed...This might be changed in future however, if i find enough skillers

On top of that, Lacerator, Gimmershred and Gore riders, game is trying to force me build Thrower Barbarian, i guess

Overall, very satisfied with the result, i've expected much less with only 100%MF...Kurast time again i guess, i need to finish Infinity project

And if i may, i want to say thanks to @Pb_pal and his Druid Klaus, its the best HC inspiration for me...And hopefully everything is right with the table



Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.75  2018-06-26  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    92     1.92  2018-06-27  Yes     -    250       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   85     0.00  2018-06-26  Yes     -      -       -      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   81     0.76  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   76     0.51  2018-06-20  Yes   140     91       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
T72on1 said:
@Trapin' I always use +max dam/AR charms on physical melee builds rather than skillers. I think you get more damage that way.

If you don't use the RWM, I'd go for one of the SP 1.10 runewords, as Stormlash is quite rare. I think Kingslayer would be your best bet at first. Other options are CtA in an elite base, or Crescent Moon in an Ettin Axe or Berserker Axe. In the end your best option is BotD. Or even better: just install the RWM and use Grief :rolleyes:.

Edit: BotD might seem very out of reach, but as Perkele showed, it's definitely doable.

You could of course always do some mf runs in between and hope for that Stormlash, as it is indeed incredibly good. Just don't hope for it too much.

Also, don't forget that WSK isn't the easiest of areas. At level eighty eight it's probably better in terms of efficiency to do Pits, or maybe even Pindle for another level and then Pits, until you are level 94 or so.

Edit: to add to this, if you don't have the runes for one of the runewords I mentioned, hit LK first until you have it. Then, if you can handle it, it might actually be best to run /p3 Travincal, because it gives good experience and you have a chance to score HRs and a Highlord's, which would greatly benefit your build. After that, or if that is too hard, turn to Pits.

Btw, don't forget to add yourself to the table :).
Yng said:
@RIP as soon as I saw Pindle I was like oh boy, here comes another Griffon's to salt me up LOL.
Good progress!
RIP said:
@Yng The biggest upside of this project is, that i've started it from zero, so any Normal/Exceptional unique/Set item can be Grailer for me...It helps alot to keep my motivation up during endless runs...So far, Kaira found around 50% of the Grail, which is very surprising considering the fact, that i ran all the time with maximum MF around 100%, and visited NM and Hell Meph only while questing

Edit: As for Griffon, thats very strange item...I did literally ten thousand Pindle runs before it dropped for the first time, but since then, i've found it ten times overall, so its common item i guess :) joking aside, i wish You best of luck, You will certainly get it, when the time is right
Yng said:
@RIP at this point it’s either Nihlathak drops it or it doesn’t matter because I’m not running anything else. Same boat with grail (I think I’m at ~310 starting with this Sorc) but I pass up a lot of stuff that would contribute to it just for the sake of pushing XP/hour and I didn’t bother picking up a lot of things early on.
Trapin' said:
T72on1 said:
@Trapin' I always use +max dam/AR charms on physical melee builds rather than skillers. I think you get more damage that way.

If you don't use the RWM, I'd go for one of the SP 1.10 runewords, as Stormlash is quite rare. I think Kingslayer would be your best bet at first. Other options are CtA in an elite base, or Crescent Moon in an Ettin Axe or Berserker Axe. In the end your best option is BotD. Or even better: just install the RWM and use Grief :rolleyes:.

Edit: BotD might seem very out of reach, but as Perkele showed, it's definitely doable.

You could of course always do some mf runs in between and hope for that Stormlash, as it is indeed incredibly good. Just don't hope for it too much.

Also, don't forget that WSK isn't the easiest of areas. At level eighty eight it's probably better in terms of efficiency to do Pits, or maybe even Pindle for another level and then Pits, until you are level 94 or so.

Edit: to add to this, if you don't have the runes for one of the runewords I mentioned, hit LK first until you have it. Then, if you can handle it, it might actually be best to run /p3 Travincal, because it gives good experience and you have a chance to score HRs and a Highlord's, which would greatly benefit your build. After that, or if that is too hard, turn to Pits.

Btw, don't forget to add yourself to the table :).
Is pits worth it on players 1 tho? I can't clear it fast on players 3+
Hutton said:
Trapin' said:
Is pits worth it on players 1 tho? I can't clear it fast on players 3+
If you're only looking for unique/set items, players 1 is the optimal setting for efficiency. Higher player count only affects the drops of the trash mobs.

If it's for experience, you can work out the optimal player setting for this by tracking experience per hour, either manually or with various run counters. It sounds like players 1-3 will be the winner for now though!
T72on1 said:
What @Hutton said. Better to kill fast on lower player settings than slow on higher player settings, at least it usually is. If you can only manage Pits on p1, you won't be able to do more difficult areas like WSK or CS on higher settings, and they'll probably be slower than Pits. So definitely Pits in your case. Or Pindle, if you can kill him and his gang fast enough before the other monsters ressurect and reach you.

The main issue probably is your weapon. So I'd definitely would run LK on p7 in that case, searching for runes for one of the runewords I mentioned. That should help a lot.
ffs said:
@Trapin' In terms of which weapons to look for, @T72on1 covered it all. It doesn't make much sense to make XP runs before getting proper gear since it's going to be so much harder and slower without proper kill speed, i.e. a decent weapon. As mentioned, CM or Kingslay are both great for Zealer!

@Yng I don't think it's that bad running without Griffon's, some theorycrafting below if it is any help. ;)

Assuming 117% FCR is taken care of, Shako + CM shouldn't be far behind at all in theory. Griffon's only makes a tangible difference if Nihl rolls breakable LI, Spectral Hit or Magic Resistant. Otherwise the extra -ELR of Griffon's is not fully utilized on a "normal" 33% LR roll, where Nihl gets down to -87% LR even without Griffon's (85% from Conviction and -35% from CM). Griffon's providing the final -13% LR to hit the -100 floor cap is a ~7% increase in damage output just for the Nihlathak fight, resulting in split-seconds at best in terms of overall run time average. This is ignoring Griffon's extra Lightning damage but that is almost negligible anyway due to being additive with Lightning Mastery. When using a faceted Viper with Shako for the FCR (over CoH), the difference is even smaller.

Of course for breakable LI rolls, Griffon's increases damage by ~55%. So if LI Nihl takes ~10 seconds to kill without Griffon's (seems like a realistic estimate), it will take ~6.5 seconds with Griffon's. Since there's roughly a 1:6 chance of breakable LI rolls, this would result in an average run time increase of less than 1 second overall. Spectral Hit and Magic Resistant rolls are a tiny bit faster as well but that doesn't make a significant difference either.

That's not accounting for the gearing flexibility offered by Griffon's FCR, and ultimately it is the best piece for a Lightning Sorc of course... but I'm just saying I wouldn't bother too much. :)
Yng said:
@ffs I’m not worried about it to the point where I’m going to farm another target but reducing breakable LI time is by far the most impactful difference I can make to xp/hour at this point (1 second goes even further considering I’m now running 3 shrine map, sorry spoiler). The post was more so about my salt of seeing people post their Griffon’s drop at Pindle, a target I for the most part neglected in Hell. I’d take Griffon’s removed permanently from my possible drops if it meant no 2-4 second delay leaving every run. ;)
Hutton said:
Couple of drops highlights from the last few days...

LK Gul.jpg
LK Mal.jpg
LK sharp GC.jpg
Nature's Peace.jpg
I appreciate this is a fairly rare drop, but I'd have preferred something a little more useful...

27th June Hellrack.jpg
27th June Ist.jpg
27th June Lem.jpg
27th June Um pit.jpg

And this evening, I was most surprised to see this when I assumed I'd horked up a Sigon's Armour from Eldritch...
Tals Armour.jpg

It's actually pretty useful, and I will use it in my MF kit. However...

Don't Look At Me.jpg

Edit: Added tonight's drops from The Pit- pretty good haul!
Smittyphi said:
I had to stop and stare for a second. One of those, "wow, that actually dropped"


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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.75  2018-06-26  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    92     1.92  2018-06-27  Yes     -    250       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   85     0.00  2018-06-26  Yes     -      -       -      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   76     0.51  2018-06-20  Yes   140     91       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
CrustyRusty said:
So, after a bit of a break I finally finished lk running my zon. The weather has been beautiful so I've been spending most of my free time on the mountain bike or running, but I'm nursing a concussion and some stitches at the moment so the zon has been seeing some attention. She now has an enigma, infinity, and had a CTA (*this disappeared in a gomule bermuda trianglesque incident...not sure what happened...but I have more runes and just need a base). I'm still working with some suboptimal gear in several slots including amulet, boots, gloves, helmet, and one ring, so I have some work to do. I'm running p3 chaos for now, but could probably bump up to p5 if I felt saucy enough. She's level 93 at the moment and is steadily moving on up. The plan is to stick to chaos for a while and then move on to baal once I can't stand it anymore, or at least get some better gear.
ioupainmax said:
@CrustyRusty You've got to give us more than that! You sound like you've made a lot of progress, did you take any screenshots of your journey?

Also, get an avatar! :p
 
CrustyRusty said:
No screenshots unfortunately. Lk was pretty barren for quite a long time, and I was ready to be done. With that said, the highlights were a 5% ll bk ring from a corpse, a 11% fire res 7%mf sc, and something like 18 pul runes. In terms of HRs I think I found 6 sur, ohm, 2 vex, gul, and 7 ist. I got obnoxiously lucky and got a ber from both meph and his super chest. I also walked away with 4 jav gcs. Here's the goods though:

Kinda meh roll on the infinity
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Pretty tasty roll on the enigma.
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I found this on a "I'm bored with LK and need a break" excursion. I was so happy when it rolled 4os! This is going to be a fort for the merc if I ever find a Lo.
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darkstarhub said:
@CrustyRusty I’m assuming your concussion was the result of an unfortunate mountain bike accident? I need to get my bike out and do a little riding, but it probably needs new tires/tubes at the very least as I’m fairly certain they were in bad shape IIRC. Plus, I would imagine the gears need adjusted, rims trued up, and new brake pads, as well as a seat. Hell, I may as well just get a new mountain bike now that I look at it that way. The new bikes have better brakes and shocks these days anyway.

Good luck a hopefully a speedy recovery.
T72on1 said:
@Smittyphi It took me quite some time to spot the unique in that pic ;).

@CrustyRusty Nice, congrats !!! How many LK runs did you do? Btw, get your character from the resting heroes table back into the active runners !!!
Kitteh said:
As a HC player, can I demand that RIP has a mandatory name change? o_O Every time somebody puts @RIP I have a mild heart attack over here :rolleyes:
RIP said:
@Kitteh: At least my nickname is keeping Your attention up an ready :D Unfortunatelly, it was very proper nickname at the beginning of my HC career (which means all D2, never played more then one SC character, and this one ended his journey after finishing Normal difficulty), lost way too many characters :(
Kitteh said:
RIP said:
@Kitteh: At least my nickname is keeping Your attention up an ready :D Unfortunatelly, it was very proper nickname at the beginning of my HC career (which means all D2, never played more then one SC character, and this one ended his journey after finishing Normal difficulty), lost way too many characters :(
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Smittyphi said:
T72on1 said:
@Smittyphi It took me quite some time to spot the unique in that pic ;).
With my freezing computer issues, I didn't want to take a chance. I hit print screen, grabbed it and save & exit as fast as I could.
RIP said:
Finally!!

Not exactly what i've hoped for, but its mine

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Nice roll, i have to say...Found stable Cryptic axe rack in Kurast Bazzar, and after rerolling 5 ethereal finally got 4 sockets...

Welcome, my green friend :)

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Edit: Readout

Code:
Infinity
Cryptic Axe
'BerMalBerIst'
Two-Hand Damage: 196 to 904
Durability: 33 of 33
Required Dexterity: 93
Required Strength: 155
Required Level: 63
Polearm Class - Slow Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 80
Fingerprint: 0x74a59e15
+302% Enhanced Damage
30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
35% Faster Run/Walk
Prevent Monster Heal
40% Chance of Crushing Blow
Level 12 Conviction Aura When Equipped
50% Chance to cast Level 20 Chain Lightning When You Kill an Enemy
Level 21 Cyclone Armor (16/30 Charges)
+0 to Vitality (Based on Character Level)
-49% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
Ethereal (Cannot be Repaired), Socketed (4: 4 used)
RIP said:
I know, posting twice in a row is usually bad idea, but who could resist with these drops?

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Just thirty minutes in with new toy, and still only 100%MF
ioupainmax said:
Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.75  2018-06-26  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    92     1.92  2018-06-27  Yes     -    250       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   85     0.00  2018-06-26  Yes     -      -       -      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

**WARNING: This story does contain spoilers for the Belgariad and Malloreon book series by David Eddings**
The story so far...
NORMAL:
Act 1 – Sendaria - The Beginning
Part 1 – Sendaria
Part 2 – Sendaria
Part 3 – Arendia
Act 2 – Tolnedra
Act 3 – Nyissa
Act 4 – Cthol Murgos
Act 5 – Aloria – Kingdom of Cherek

NIGHTMARE:
Act 1 Nightmare – Sendaria & Arendia
Act 2 Nightmare – Tolnedra
Act 3 Nightmare – Nyissa, Mishrak Ac Thull, Gar Og Nadrak and The Land Bridge…of bones!!
Act 4 Nightmare – The Forbidden Area & Ashaba
Act 5 Nightmare – Mallorea: Katakor, Karanda & Jenno

Durnik's Progress:
Act 5 Nightmare – Mephisto, Shenk, Eldritch & Baal Runs
Durnik and Azrael needed to prepare before entering Hell, so they decided to revisit some of their more profitable encounters...

Gheed must have dropped this:

Durnik - 154 - NIGHTMARE - Gheed's.jpg
Durnik - 155 - NIGHTMARE - Gheed's ID .jpg

An upgrade to my shield:

Durnik - 162 - NIGHTMARE - Akaran Targe 32 resist.jpg
Durnik - 163 - NIGHTMARE - Akaran Targe Spirit 35 FCR.jpg

Durnik was amazed to see this drop so soon - according to scriptures, it is extremely rare:
Durnik - 165 - NIGHTMARE - Gul Rune.jpg
CrustyRusty said:
@darkstarhub Haha, yep. I didn't warm up and was bucked off when I landed a hip jump wrong. I took the crash directly to the face! Things are healing up well though. If you decide to get a new bike, you'll be amazed by how much better they have gotten. Suspension, brakes, frames, tires, drivetrains, basically everything has improved a ton over the last 5-10 years.

@T72on1 Not sure about the run count, but a lot. I was running off and on for several months. I always figure LK will take as long as it decides to take, and sometimes it's a fickle mistress. Glad to be done and back to grinding for exp!
ffs said:
@RIP Grats, definitely a milestone! Now get Enigma. :p
ioupainmax said:
@T72on1 Hey dude, got another question about ShouldBeEasy, are you planning to Baal run or Chaos run? Presumably Chaos because Baal wave 2 has immunes?

On my twinked Hammerdin I put extra points in Holy Bolt and only 3 in Holy Shield which let me deal with wave 2, but for Durnik I'm leaning towards dumping spare points in Holy Shield and avoiding Baal runs altogether. What's your strategy to get to 99 once you're geared up? Chaos runs?
PhineasB said:
@ioupainmax - Phaedrus focused on CS, which has allowed saving Ancients up to level 98. He averaged >5M/hr for 97-98, which is faster than other two 99ers, with p8/p7 CS runs, but focused on 2-seal runs prior to that. That is in line with Neksja's experience from what I can see. I don't see Baal runs being faster, particularly due to wave 2.

On that front, Phaedrus is creeping along, a little more than 10M short of the first tenth of the level. I think his will be a slower journey through the final level. At the moment, I'm focused on finishing S/U tourney zon so she can run MFO at Pindle as a respeced javazon, and I plan to run Pestilence in the MFO warm-up tourney. But I'm hoping Phaedrus will finish the first tenth before MFO.

Keep up the good progress everyone!
RIP said:
@ffs - Yes, Enigma is the next target for sure...along with Harley, Arachnid and few more others...just undecided, where to start now...anyone tried p3 Travi with Trapsin?Other options are Pit or AT with higher players settings, i probably prefer AT because skeleton mages are not as dangerous as archers in the Pit...Well, not sure, if their LI is breakable or not
T72on1 said:
Congrats on the Enigma and the Infinity !!!

@ioupainmax What @PhineasB said. CS all the way !!! Most likely 2 seal runs at first, then p8/p7 Diablo. Although I can see myself getting tired of typing the 'players' command pretty fast, so maybe just p8 or p7 runs for those last level(s). But that's still a long way off.
Hutton said:
T72on1 said:
...I can see myself getting tired of typing the 'players' command pretty fast...
There's a trick for that!

Open the chat console and enter whatever /players X you are after.

Reopen the console and press the up arrow key, and it'll bring up the last message you typed i.e. /players X. Enter it again.

Repeat the above ~10 times, you can just spam it.

Now it'll remember the input for your entire session as long as you don't close the client, so you can switch between player count by hitting enter, backspace, number, and enter.

Much more convenient than typing like a chump! D:
ffs said:
@CrustyRusty I meant to comment also as to what @ioupainmax said. The thing is we post all about our progress in here, in particular when it comes to game-changing S&Us or high-end runewords. Definitely all those rune drops leading to things like Enigma or Infinity (in fact, even bases for that). That's why @ioupainmax asked for screenshots, because it's a bit unusual for someone to show up and say I just farmed all of that. ;)

Don't get me wrong, I definitely believe you. I saw that you mentioned finding those two Bers a couple of months back, and of course it's perfectly doable to farm an Infinity base and Enigma in a couple of months. Also generally I'm still of the opinion that nobody would find any enjoyment in taking any shortcut whatsoever, as it would just completely destroy the sense of accomplishment for which we love this untwinked journey.

TLDR: While I believe we all trust each other's legit playing, please do feel encouraged to post about your progress going forward! :)
CrustyRusty said:
@ffs No, I get it for sure. To be honest, I thought for a while about taking this guy out of the untwinked 99 thing for a while as I was grinding out LK runs. I think it was probably during a string of runs (one of many) where I kept getting cornered by doom apes... I had also been playing this guy for a while before starting on the 99er thing and had a backlog of loot from many hours of pit runs, meph runs, and ramblings in act 5. Anyway, if it's an issue I get it and will play this guy for my own satisfaction and leave it at that, but I'd be happy enough to take more screenshots if need be in the future.
ffs said:
Not an issue for me at all just wanted to clarify. :) Please do stick around, Java is definitely one of my favourite builds would love to see how she progresses!
 
ioupainmax said:
@CrustyRusty It wasn't my intention for you to remove yourself, please stay!
CrustyRusty said:
For sure, I'm just saying that I realize that not posting for a while, then coming back after finishing all of that stuff is probably suspicious. I would understand if someone thought I might have done something shady. Anyway, I'll gladly continue grinding away at some levels! Also, the zon is moving through chaos at p5 pretty well and found this:

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She also finally found a highlords to replace the mf ammy she had been wearing since NM act 3.
T72on1 said:
You're on a roll !!!
Hutton said:
With his fabulous new armour and 191% MF equipped, Terrahork has farmed his way to level 87 predominantly in The Pit with a bit of Eldritch and Pindle mixed in.

With zero drops to report since my last post, and an upsetting number of blue Cryptic Axes spotted, I decided to craft a few new toys with the runes I'd found and focus on experience before @ffs 's MFO Warmup Tournament in a few weeks. Sporting a respectable 55% Crushing Blow, I'm hopeful I'll be able to up the /players count to 3...

Obedience Thresher.jpg

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So the current plan is roll a Pit map that I can run for the tournament, and hopefully gain some levels before it! Ideal drops are still Lo and of course the elusive Golden Cryptic Axe!

Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.75  2018-06-26  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    92     1.92  2018-06-27  Yes     -    250       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   87     0.00  2018-06-30  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
CrustyRusty said:
Well, for whatever reason RNG has seen fit to bless me with HRs recently. I just found this Ohm today. I'm thinking I'll cube it up with some of the LK leftovers and make better armor for my merc.

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T72on1 said:
Is that a Fleshripper right there with the Ohm?
CrustyRusty said:
It was indeed! I suppose if I ever respec for bows I could use it for daggering diablo to death.
Bewitch said:
So, some exp made again, sadly i died once (first time in cs with that char)
Drops where:





Also: Natures peace, cold rbf 4 4, earth shifter, dwarfstar (first one), a 3rd windforce and another shako

stil dont have a eth bugged 4 sox armor for merc..^^

hopefully i did the hall of fame thing right now^^
€ sry, looks like i do it wrong, i did that preference thing with use rich edit stuff (it was alrdy activated) then i press on Quote post, then insert quotes, then i copy all into notepad+.
it also says CODE=Rich dno

Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-06-26  Yes     -      -       -      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    92     1.92  2018-06-27  Yes     -    250       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   87     0.00  2018-06-30  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
ioupainmax said:
@Bewitch Fixed it for you.

Recently I made changes to the table to make it much easier, all you need to do is quote the table and then edit your row. No need to copy it to Notepad++ anymore as the it should already appear aligned when you quote. When you copied it to Notepad++ it lost the hyperlinks in the Hall of Fame.

I should probably get @Kitteh to amend my early table advice in the first post (from quite some time back) and instead reference the new procedure:

Updating the table
  1. Ensure that you have 'Use Rich Text Editor' set up in your preferences (see here)
  2. Quote the most recent table.
  3. The tables have been set up so that they should appear in monospaced Courier New and thus already aligned for easy editing.
  4. The main forum text boxes / message boxes (edit and advanced reply) are being adjusted to match the widest text box (quick reply) so that all posts appear the same in all message boxes and appear as you would expect in the final post. This change, coupled with the new table format (point 3 above), means that you no longer need to copy the table to Notepad for editing.
  5. Remove the previous persons quotes/comments but ensure you keep the data leaving you with:

    [HIGHLIGHT]Hall of Fame[/HIGHLIGHT]
    [CODE=Rich]
    {Data}
    [/CODE]
    [HIGHLIGHT]Questing Heroes[/HIGHLIGHT]
    [CODE=Rich]
    {Data}
    [/CODE]
    [HIGHLIGHT]Resting Heroes[/HIGHLIGHT]
    [SPOILER=Resting Heroes]
    [CODE=Rich]
    {Data}
    [/CODE]
    [/SPOILER]
    [HIGHLIGHT]The Fallen[/HIGHLIGHT]
    [SPOILER=The Fallen]
    [CODE=Rich]
    {Data}
    [/CODE]
    [/SPOILER]
  6. Insert or update your row including Exp, S/U, Grail, Deaths & Hours if you are tracking those.
  7. Please make sure to amend the 'Date' column so that it matches the date you last made an edit - this is to ensure we can track active characters/forumites and move inactive characters to the 'Resting Heroes' table once they have stopped being updated for > 6 months or a year.
  8. Add your own comments and screenshots on either side of the 4-table block.
  9. Ask for help if you get stuck.
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Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    92     1.92  2018-06-27  Yes     -    250       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   87     0.00  2018-06-30  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Burgomaster3 said:
Mini-update for Hastur. Leveled to 86 in Pits and returned to LK. Nothing but single Um after that, but that's what you get when you spread your attention between characters.

Running LK is a lot safer now, thanks to CtA and a merc who can hold his own. Like @Ashenshugar mentioned, Decrepify op. I also like how the 20% slow from Blackhorn's Face works in conjuction with Decrep, making the enemies crawl. He's starting to be pretty strong, evidenced by the fact that I'm actually gaining tiny bits of experience in Lower Kurast :p

The plan was to run Pits with him during the MFO-warmup tourney, but since Enigma is still far away I might have to rethink my options. I'm spoiled by teleport, after all.

The new tables work great btw. Thanks @ioupainmax !

EDIT. Decided to go for couple of runs after writing this post and whoops:
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Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    92     1.92  2018-06-27  Yes     -    250       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   87     0.00  2018-06-30  Yes     -      -       -      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Kitteh said:
ioupainmax said:
@Bewitch Fixed it for you.

Recently I made changes to the table to make it much easier, all you need to do is quote the table and then edit your row. No need to copy it to Notepad++ anymore as the it should already appear aligned when you quote. When you copied it to Notepad++ it lost the hyperlinks in the Hall of Fame.

I should probably get @Kitteh to amend my early table advice in the first post (from quite some time back) and instead reference the new procedure:

Updating the table
  1. Ensure that you have 'Use Rich Text Editor' set up in your preferences (see here)
  2. Quote the most recent table.
  3. The tables have been set up so that they should appear in monospaced Courier New and thus already aligned for easy editing.
  4. The main forum text boxes / message boxes (edit and advanced reply) are being adjusted to match the widest text box (quick reply) so that all posts appear the same in all message boxes and appear as you would expect in the final post. This change, coupled with the new table format (point 3 above), means that you no longer need to copy the table to Notepad for editing.
  5. Remove the previous persons quotes/comments but ensure you keep the data leaving you with:

    [HIGHLIGHT]Hall of Fame[/HIGHLIGHT]
    [CODE=Rich]
    {Data}
    [/CODE]
    [HIGHLIGHT]Questing Heroes[/HIGHLIGHT]
    [CODE=Rich]
    {Data}
    [/CODE]
    [HIGHLIGHT]Resting Heroes[/HIGHLIGHT]
    [SPOILER=Resting Heroes]
    [CODE=Rich]
    {Data}
    [/CODE]
    [/SPOILER]
    [HIGHLIGHT]The Fallen[/HIGHLIGHT]
    [SPOILER=The Fallen]
    [CODE=Rich]
    {Data}
    [/CODE]
    [/SPOILER]
  6. Insert or update your row including Exp, S/U, Grail, Deaths & Hours if you are tracking those.
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Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    92     1.92  2018-06-27  Yes     -    250       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   87     0.00  2018-06-30  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
I sure can buddy!
RIP said:
Reached lvl 93 very quickly on p5 Pindle runs...

Screenshot105.jpg

Trying to keep up with @Pb_pal and his Druid, though not the most logical way...i know, that Enigma should be my primary target now, but could not resist killing Pindle again again and again :D...Well, its very good practice for tourney hosted by @ffs anyway :)

Finds:

Screenshot101.jpg

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Screenshot100.jpg

Screenshot099.jpg

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Maras and Medusas droped for the second time, Maras is slightly better then previous one

I really want to reach lvl 95 before end of Summer...GL


Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   87     0.00  2018-06-30  Yes     -      -       -      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Pb_pal said:
@RIP - I wouldn't worry about keeping up, Klaus will be slowing down as time moves on. Just worry about staying alive, ok? ;)

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Klaus picked back up at run 2152, rolled himself a circular map where I can average ~30s runtimes with picking. I'm not using oak during the runs, but I am using BO which gives Klaus just a hair under 2k life. That should give me plenty of buffer to abort if I need to. Anyways, to the runs!

2166 - Ohm - bang to start it off!
2252 - Ist
2256 - Mal
2768 - Pul
2955 - Pul

That's another set done and still alive, though just barely:

4PcOB4U.jpg


See, 2k life was just fine after all! ;) You can actually see Klaus in the casting animation trying desperately to get out, hit recovery can be a helluva thing. From now on if I land in a pack I'm just going to abort straight away.

Not a bad set to get back into the swing of things, the only downside is he still hasn't found a Sur in his career yet (a Ber pattern got him his enigma). Hopefully that just means he's overdue, right?

Skillers:
2x Lion-branded
2x Burning (one cubed, one found)
1x Hexing
1x Sounding (of Sustenance +24 Life)
1x Fanatic

Other finds:
- Scintillating (15) Jewel of Carnage (12)
- Fine GC of Sustenance
- Steel GC of Vita (cubed)
PhineasB said:
Nice continued progress @RIP and @Burgomaster3 - keep it up!

Edit: and @Pb_pal - our posts crossed,so I didn't see yours til now!

As for me:
Pestilence has a minor update in terms of XP but likely his final gear milestone. As noted in an earlier post, after hitting 95, he messed around in Trav, netting a Sur. He had also picked up Stormspire #2 and Fleshripper in the Pit before that.

He decided to push partway into the level in advance of the MFO warmup that @ffs will hope, assuming the 20 hours would see him to level 96, if not beyond. That led to a sweet double drop of the Set Caduceus and Ist #2 from the Pit, followed by Mal #1 from the Pit.

With Mal and Ist and the cube-able Ber (Trav Sur + Sur cubed from 1000 LK runs before he pushed to 95), he was now only 2 Surs short of Infinity. :) Because I like round numbers, he continued to run the Pit up to 95.2 before returning to LK. It was also a target that could be run while I watched a couple World Cup matches. He also mixed in about 30 minutes of Trav (regear was necessary for each target).

But it was a total of 9 hours over the last week or so. He rolled a nice circular map with 7 stable popables on-route and a well right by one of the huts. The first five hours had nothing but two Puls from the LK chests. The popables were the saving grace, with Gul #5, Um #10, and Mal #7. Vex #6 fell from a chest in the next hour or so of running on Sunday before LK started wearing me out and I returned to Trav for a bit. I then focused on my S/U tourney zon as a break.

We spent a couple hours back in LK yesterday evening, yielding two more Puls (up to #14 from LK now). But then a popable delivered Sur #6. Some LK runs while drinking my coffee this am finished the job, so we hel’ed the eth Insight in the giant thresher, cubed some Bers, and viola:
Infinity.jpg
Max -eLR but low-end +damage%. No worries, it’s the aura that Pestilence was after anyhow! :D He has ~15 4os elite polearms and Insight makings stashed, so the Bonesnap IG will be replaced for mana regen.

Sadly, there were no major charm upgrades along the way. He picked up some more resist/+life SCs, but not even marginal improvements. Skillers were meh, with a Fire skill +18 life the only one that improves the current overall stash.

He managed to acquire another 7M gold in LK and Trav that will be gambled for a possible upgrade to 2/20 rare or 3/20 magic circlet, however unlikely that is. Aside from that and charms, only gear upgrades remaining are a +skill ring (still hasn’t found one) and a possible improvement to FCR ring.

I think Pestilence will roll a nice Pit map and get to a round 95.25 for the start of the MFO warmup tourney.
T72on1 said:
Nice progress everyone !!!
RIP said:
@Pb_pal - Pindle runs are very safe with MB, they can hit me very, very, very rarely :D Just need to be sure, that this will not happen, when amped, or Pindle has some nasty stats/auras...I'm more concerned about Your Druid atm ;)

@PhineasB , @T72on1 - thanks :)
ioupainmax said:
Arrrggghhh slow down people, I still need to catch up!
PhineasB said:
Wow, Pestilence is quite fun to play with Infinity! Totally different experience :D
ffs said:
Grats on the Infinity @PhineasB! What a monster of an untwinked character. :)
Kitteh said:
Gwynt will be sidelines until I get back at the end of September. My MBP gets really hot when I run D2 and I will barely have time anyway.
 
Trapin' said:
Hall of Fame
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    92     1.92  2018-06-27  Yes     -    250       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   8_8    1.43  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   87     0.00  2018-06-30  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Trapin' said:
Finally added myself to the list! I think I did it right? :rolleyes:
Yng said:
Ok enough is enough.
We must make a petition to allow the number eighty eight..
Trapin' said:
I also want to welcome WorrA to the mix! I've been wanting to make an effective bowazon for cheap for a long time now. Recently I made a bowazon on battle net and discovered the Eaglehorn bow... Why haven't I tried this one before!? on players 1 she cleared pits really easily, so I figure if I put enough time into a SP bowazon I could get her destroying pits in no time!
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I plan to specialize in Magic arrow and Multishot for a great pit runner with no issues of physical immunes! WorrA is level 35 and just finished normal baal. I'll likely run normal pindle with her until I can level up pierce/valk to be able to kill mobs easier with Magic arrow! I'm on the hunt for some good mid range bows that will take me through nightmare. Right now I'm just using a rare stag bow pindle dropped, so if you guys have any suggestions on easy to find or make bows, let me know!

PS. Sad thing is no ladder runewords so harmony is out =[
RIP said:
@Trapin' - aside the remaining quote tag in the end of Your post, i somehow am missing my progress which i've posted yesterday...Did You used my table when creating Yours?Its been the most recent one
ffs said:
Yeah people, get your progress table **** together. :p
Kitteh said:
Don't make me get my host whip out! *looks scary*

Y'all scared now?
RIP said:
As non native speaker, i might be missing something, but did my post sounded so harshly?!
PhineasB said:
No worries, thread mother to the rescue! @Kitteh - you can put away your whip ;)

Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   8_8    1.43  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   87     0.00  2018-06-30  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Kitteh said:
RIP said:
As non native speaker, i might be missing something, but did my post sounded so harshly?!
Not at all, we just enjoy any excuse to mock our friends and beat them into the ground where they deserve to be :rolleyes:
Hutton said:
Terrahork has reached the forum's favourite level of 8_8!

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I started off the level by rolling a pretty sick Pit map that is near-linear, contains zero Fallen camps, and great density of potential Unique/Champion spawns on Level 1. I will be running it for the tournament barring any accidental rerolls...

My new gear setup allowed me to clear The Pit on p1 in ~3 minutes, and ~5 mins on p3. However, it quickly became apparent that p3 Eldritch+Pindle was by far the most efficient source of experience, and this made up the bulk of the level.

I ran the vast majority of my runs with 0 MF, and the exciting drops were a little scarce. Until this dropped!

JMoDisappointment.jpg
That's right, D for Disappointment.

I was getting ready to have a bit of a moan about the lack of drops, given the number of runs, when just before 90% of the level...
OhmG.jpg
I am aware of the SPF Policy on this, but if I get another, I'm cubing a Lo.

This cool ring also dropped. Not sure if I will ever be able to use it, but I decided to hold onto it.

Rare Ring.jpg

I'll probably follow a similar path to 89, mixing up runs a bit when I get bored. Would be nice to hit 90 before the tournament, but not sure how likely that is.

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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   8_8    1.43  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   8_8    0.00  2018-07-04  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    91     1.81  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
CrustyRusty said:
A bit of an update on the zon:

I finally got around to cubing up a bunch of stuff into a Lo after finding an Ohm a few days ago. I made the merc a shiny new fortitude:

Untitled.jpg

Outside of that, there isn't much to report other than she's now level 95. She can run chaos on p8, but it takes a while. I found some kinda middle of the road lightning facets over the course of her wanderings and would like to find something to put them in. My plan is to use her for the mf/rf tournament that's coming up. She's poorly optimized for mfing, but thats ok by me. She can do ~18 second average pindle runs on players 1 or 3 (maybe a bit faster on p1) with about 300 mf, so I think that's what I'll do. For now, the grind continues.



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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   8_8    1.43  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   8_8    0.00  2018-07-04  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  84     0.96  2018-06-16  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
T72on1 said:
Congrats on the Fortitude and level 95. Nice you put yourself in the table :).

Pindle, certainly at low player settings, isn't exactly the best target for runes. Why no pits or CS for the tournament?

Edit: while I'm at it, I might as well ask about the things I have been wondering about for a while now:

  • Holy Freeze or Defiance merc? Most Hammerdins seem to go with Defiance, but I'm not sure it's the safe solution
  • a bit in the same vein, which base for Enigma? This is mainly a question if I do decide to go for a Defiance merc I guess, in which case Def rating on my armor pieces matters. I don't want to spend much points in strength, so Dusk Shroud (highest def rating for low str investment), Light/Mage/Archon plate or Breastplate? Most of the times I don't like the latter because of the looks btw
Burgomaster3 said:
Just correcting my standing on the tables, since the progress I posted last time seemed to have been evaporated to cyberspace :confused:

Not much else to report, except that Ist runes do indeed exist in my game.

Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  96     2.81  2018-06-23  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   8_8    1.43  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   8_8    0.00  2018-07-04  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Pb_pal said:
T72on1 said:
Congrats on the Fortitude and level 95. Nice you put yourself in the table :).

Pindle, certainly at low player settings, isn't exactly the best target for runes. Why no pits or CS for the tournament?

Edit: while I'm at it, I might as well ask about the things I have been wondering about for a while now:

  • Holy Freeze or Defiance merc? Most Hammerdins seem to go with Defiance, but I'm not sure it's the safe solution
  • a bit in the same vein, which base for Enigma? This is mainly a question if I do decide to go for a Defiance merc I guess, in which case Def rating on my armor pieces matters. I don't want to spend much points in strength, so Dusk Shroud (highest def rating for low str investment), Light/Mage/Archon plate or Breastplate? Most of the times I don't like the latter because of the looks btw
My vote goes HF, especially for HC. Things moving slower = more time to react = getting hit less. I'd way rather have monsters take fewer swings at me than rely on my defense to make them miss.

Enigma in a Breast Plate if you plan on using it on other chars too in the future, otherwise whatever you want without using extra stat points. This one is obviously debatable, but I've only ever made them in BPs and I've never regretted it.
ffs said:
Agreed! Though don't forget hideous green pants you get with BP. :p I made it in BP for Ric as well, but to be honest for every class other than Necro I really hate the look. :)
CrustyRusty said:
I like HF on hammerdins as well because of the safety aspect. As far as enigma is concerned, I like MP because it can get over 1k defense and that appeals to my OCD (I know...not exactly a valid reason). BP makes more sense because you can very likely equip your gear with no points in strength, and therefore put more points in vitality. I generally find that the difference in defense between BP and MP enigma doesn't matter when you have maxed holy shield. That skill is so ridiculously unfair.

In regard to MF targets, I might change my tune, but the zon currently only has fcr from spirit and is wicked slow at teleporting. I'll probably dork around with pits and chaos at p1 before things kick off. Pindle is appealing because there is minimal teleporting, and this character would benefit more from potential unique drops than runes at this point. Pits or chaos would be much more fun/less mind numbing though.
CrustyRusty said:
Oh man, sorry to spam this thread with posts today, but my zon found a thing! T he roll is a bit on the weak side, but it rolled 3 os! I was seeing what my current pit map plays like and was doing some test runs. I think I'll hold on to it until I either find another facet, or find a good ias/res jewel.

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PhineasB said:
@T72on1 - I don't play HC, but if I did, I'd go with Holy Freeze. As you transition to 98-99, you could switch up to Might for quicker take-down of de Seis (assuming p1). It's worked nicely for Phaedrus, but prior to that, I think Holy Freeze will be safer for the reason @Pb_pal notes.

On the armor, I'd go with the Breast Plate, notwithstanding appearances. After all, appearances don't matter if you deeds, and the higher life pool from extra points to vita might, just might, make the difference. At most, Light Plate for looks, as it takes only +16 base strength to equip it (compared to +5). And that is possible with Mara's/Shako if you're paying attention to that stat on rings/charms. But, as I said, I don't play HC. Even so, Phaedrus was SC, and he still went with the breast plate!
T72on1 said:
Thanks for the answers people !!! As it is now, I have a 3os Light Plate, but no BP, so if I find that Sur, I don't think I'll have the patience to search for a BP.
 
Hutton said:
T72on1 said:
I don't think I'll have the patience to search for a BP.
I guess you don't want to reroll your maps, but just in case you didn't know, you can buy 3 socket BPs from Fara on Normal.
T72on1 said:
I know that ... I just always forget :p.

No rerolling now, but once I find that last Sur, I will, and that is when I'll make the Enigma anyway, so yeah, that is an option.
PhineasB said:
Due to fun-ness, Pestilence is half way to level 96, taking a little less than six hours for 95.2 to 95.5. He was warming up for the MFO Warmup tourney. :p

So he rolled maps as he went early on, doing 10 or so runs on promising maps to see if it was a winner. He’s finally settled on a map that’s decent in terms of boss density and stability and very close to Cloisters WP. But level 1 is a bit large and level 2 sometimes spawns only 2 boss packs. It also occasionally (1 out of 20 runs?) spawns with almost no bosses on level 1, which is weird. But we decided to stick with it because we’d gotten comfortable with the runs.

Drops were solid this stretch, starting off with Ist #3, and then a top-5 S/U of Horizons, Shadowdancer, Tomb Reaver (2os), Stonecrusher, and Gris Shield (he also found another Stonecrusher). Also this ring with useful mods on every roll except the stamina (wish it had been mana leech!):
Code:
Corruption Circle
Ring
Required Level: 43
Fingerprint: 0x787f7760
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+120 to Attack Rating
3% Life stolen per hit
+24 to Life
+6 Maximum Stamina
Fire Resist +24%
13% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
With a Pul (#4 from the Pit), Lem, and Ko, he would have a credible MFO Warmup score just from this ~6 hour stretch. And with the Mal, Ist, Stormspire and Gris Caduceus posted earlier from the first part of this level, he’d have a nice score indeed with a bit over halfway through a set!

So I’m hoping he’ll be competitive. :) He tested out different gear combos, starting with the 125 FCR setup, but quickly focused on the 75 FCR breakpoint with Shako and dual Nagel (25/19 MF are best ones). Given the upcoming tourney format, it’s hard to pass up the 74 MF from Shako, and that frees up the extra ring slot for additional MF.

With some rare boots (MF/resists) and charms, his resists are barely positive on fire and cold and barely negative on lightning and poison. But that’s plenty safe for Pit runs with >2400 life pool after BO. Only danger is mistakenly landing in a fanaticism pack with mana burn while amp’ed – but an S&E sorts that out easily enough.

He’s at 317% MF for 75 FCR breakpoint. Going for 125 FCR would still have 224% MF, so I think he’ll do that when he hits 96, part way through the 20-hour set. Should be close to 50/50 split of the set, so it will allow a decent comparison of results under two approaches.

He will rest here until the tourney kicks off next weekend. The 20-hour set will see him well into level 96, and he will probably stay in the Pit to finish up to 97. Even though it is probably less efficient than CS runs, Phaedrus will be doing enough of those that I’m fine with slightly longer for Pestilence to get these levels because it allows a change of scenery.
Hutton said:
Terrahork is currently level 8_8.5, I won't bother to update the table since at this point that's only a couple of hours of grinding!

I don't have any big drops to post, though I did at last manage to roll a 5 socket GPA (the first two came out 2 and 4 respectively). Seeing as the runes for Obedience are so common I decided to make one in the GPA and test it versus the Thresher.

Obedience GPA.jpg

I've found that I like it a lot. For a start, it means I don't have to look at the Thresher model, which I find actually tilting. But in a more practical sense, the narrower damage range gives more consistent life steal, and the added range is extremely useful- particularly against Mana Burn (I can just hit them from behind Razan) and in the The Pit (where 2/4 mob types run away constantly). I did some testing with the experience meter just to make sure it wasn't pure confirmation bias, and was pleased to find that over the tests I did the GPA gave slightly better exp/hour than the Thresher.

I have also been testing my map and gear setups for the MFO warm-up.

The gear question essentially comes down to Insight versus Obedience. Insight lets me also wear a 30% Nagel, for a total of +191% MF. However, I have found that the runs are significantly slower (5-6 mins) with this setup versus a +138% MF setup with Obedience (3.5-4 mins). Insight also has the downside of being less safe due to lower resistances etc.

As such, barring any major finds between now and the start of the tournament, my starting setup will be:

Helm: Lore
Chest: Tal's Armour
Amulet: Angelic
Ring1: Angelic
Ring2: Rare AR/Damage/ML
Weapon: Obedience GPA
Switch: Spirit/Angelic Sabre
Gloves: Sigon's
Belt: Sigon's
Boots: Sigon's

+138% MF, +188% for Hork on switch.

The map I have rolled is definitely one of the best I've ever had. It contains zero Fallen camps, which is pretty much ideal as they are super inefficient to clear on this character. Screenshot below. You probably can't tell from the real professional quality, but I used MSPaint to annotate all of the potential Champion/Unique spawns...

Pit Map.jpg
[Green = Frequent] [Orange= Infrequent] [Red= Rare]
Trapin' said:
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Worra is slaving away at nightmare meph to find a decent bow to bring her through hell. It's quite a grind just killing meph! Luckily her Valk is strong enough to tank and do most of the damage as well :rolleyes:

Anyone else have any idea of finding a better bow to take her through hell? (No ladder runewords)
RIP said:
If You really want to run Meph, then p1 and highest possible Crushing blow and dmg on merc is probably the key, as You will be doing much less dmg then him...Other options are Eldritch and Pindleskin, but second might be dangerous...
Trapin' said:
Anyone know if it's possible to roll a cruel mat bow of evis using the flawless gems cube recipe?
Pb_pal said:
A quick update before the MF/RF tournament kicks off. :)

Another set down, another 1000 runs without a Sur. Though an Ohm is technically a quarter of a Sur, right? *sigh*

3351 - Mal
3560 - Mal
3634 - Ohm
3671 - Pul (corpse)
3980 - Pul

Weirdly similar to the last set, just with a 2nd Mal instead of that Ist. No NDEs this time though, so that's a bonus! I'm not super happy with this map as the path to the huts is a bit clumsy, so might flirt with the idea of re-rolling if I get ambitious.


Skillers:
1x Lion-branded (up to 5 of these already, should have made a hammerdin! Sorry @T72on1 :p)
1x Fanatic
1x Spiritual
1x Elemental of Sustenance (+21 life) - Nice! That makes two so far, nice to get a good 2nd mod too.
1x Mentalist's


Other finds:
- Ruby (39%ED) Jewel
- Steel (33) SC of Vita (18)
ffs said:
Same as @Pb_pal: Pre-pre-MFO-warm-up tourney update for Ric. :) Ran another level with him and hit 97.

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I continued to run Baal waves, but somewhat mixed it up with including Pindle, Lister and Baal instead of always going for Ventar (which for him was the most efficient for 96-97 at least).

So I'll have to run the numbers again for Baal vs. Lister vs. Ventar vs. CS/Diablo for 97-98. Testing that is about the only thing I'm looking forward to though, because I'm afraid I have a good idea what will come out on top, and I'm definitely not looking forward to more Baal running right now. :) So unless I end up running him in the pre-MFO warm-up tourney (might do that if another Baal runner is needed), I'll be glad to run different targets for a while. With MFO coming up soon as well and not a lot of time to play at the moment, he'll probably take some time off now.

Noteworthy drops since last update:

Alma Negra #4

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This rolled +3 skills, but was eth. :mad: Well at least it adds to the eth grail.

15_1_eth boneflame +3.png

Eth Titan's, bit of a worse roll than first one but still better than non-eth. Been looking for the first eth one for many years and two is obviously great to have for switching.

15_1_eth Titans 2 ID.png

15_1_fcr LL life MPK ring.png

15_1_IK armor.png

15_1_Jah Pindle.png

15_1_Nat Claws.png

15_1_Ondal.png

Another good life/resist SC, he's found a ridiculous amount of these (17 so far).

15_1_sweet life LR sc.png

Other than that just garbage. The only other drop of note was a plain +3 Poison Nova wand that might get cube socketed in hopes of getting a pretty good White base, as PN is on the list of things to try when switching to Nihlathak for 98-99. I'd rather not have the 5/6 chance, but sacrificing his last socket quest seems overkill...

So, typically terrible Baal wave drops. :rolleyes: Highlights were the surprise Jah from P1 Pindle and his (and my overall) second eth Titan's which I thought was very cool again.

Keep up the good progress everyone!

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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98     3.22  2018-06-03  Yes     -    341      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.49  2018-06-15  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   8_8    1.43  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   8_8    0.00  2018-07-04  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

EDIT: After checking @NanoMist's XP tables again, I realized that P1/P7 Diablo runs are a valid option for 97-98. While P8 Seals or P8/P7 can overwhelm Merc and IG, P1/P7 runs are rather smooth. Comparing his run times, it would be pretty much as efficient as Baal with an XP shrine on the Diablo kill. This is not going to be the case all the time obviously, but with a good shrine map it seems like a small enough disadvantage to do that instead of those mind-numbing Baal runs. He may only take small break after all. :)
PhineasB said:
Pb_pal said:
1x Lion-branded (up to 5 of these already, should have made a hammerdin! Sorry @T72on1 :p)
Ouch @Pb_pal - Phaedrus has found only two and he’s up to level 98.1 now :( Speaking of which, I guess it’s time for my pre- pre-MFO tourney update too.

Phaedrus picked up the first tenth of the level on CS/Diablo runs. As noted in an earlier post, he rolled another 3-shrine map and tested out different approaches briefly (straight p1/p7, straight p7, hybrid, and hitting boss packs in CS/not doing so). In a couple timed 10-minute sessions, he was never on track to be over 2.4M/hr.

But he was a fun break from LK/Pit runs, usually in 20-40 minutes chunks. He ultimately settled on p1/p7, switching to p1 while teleporting to de Seis and then back to p7 on the way to Vizier. Depending on mood, he hit finger mage and megademon boss packs along the way (or didn’t), and picked up about 18M under this approach.

Then last week I got a little tired of the p-setting changes, so went with straight p7 runs . . . and I found the slightly added challenge of de Seis engaging (and not really a risk). In general, he teleports south of de Seis’ spawn, casts two hammers, and then targets de Seis for the telestomp as the pack moves toward him. He sometimes needs to teleport one more time to finish him off (popping a big purple to be safe), with only about 1-in-25 messing up and needing to retreat to clear things safely.

He also hit boss packs for added drops over this last stretch. I’m definitely enjoying the runs and thus not focused too much about XP/hr. But I'd estimate it's still over 2M/hr. So I hope this mindset keeps up for a bit before I feel the urge to focus on efficiency. :rolleyes:

Drops have also been nice, starting off with Gul #4, followed by a bit of a dry spell before Boneshade, Arkaine’s (+2 skills), and Spirit Keeper fell, with Vex #3 (from a boss back) mixed in. Then the highlight of the stretch:
98 (Ber).jpg
Gul #5 and Gul #6 (from a boss pack) dropped toward the end, along with two Ums. Other notable finds were Biggins, Infernal Cap, Greyform, and Tancred’s boots (Hotspur would have been great though) for TC3s, Wolfhowl, eth Veil of Steel, Horizon’s, and many others, including quite a few for my eth grail.

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Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   8_8    1.43  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   8_8    0.00  2018-07-04  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Hutton said:
I made it to my goal of level 90 before the tournament!

Level 90.jpg

As with the last few levels, most of the grinding was done on Pindle+Eldritch runs. I started on p3, but was able to up it to p5 thanks to a nice upgrade from Pindle:

LoH.jpg

Pindle and Eldritch dropped a few more vaguely interesting items, most notably Gul #2 from Pindle. I guess Zod and an ethereal GPA can replace Tomb Reaver as my ideal drops now...

I realised that I was giving up rather a lot for my mana leech ring, and as the shrewd amongst you will have spottted- I have replaced my Lore helmet with Tal's Mask that I stole from Razan. He didn't miss it too much though (more on that later).

This revelation also allowed me to make some pretty substantial gains in my gear setup for the tournament, and this will now be my starting setup:

Helm: Tal's Mask
Chest: Tal's Armour
Amulet: Angelic
Ring1: Angelic
Ring2: 30% Nagel
Weapon: Obedience GPA
Switch: Spirit/Angelic Sabre
Gloves: 39% Chanceguards
Belt: 15% Tal's Belt
Boots: IK Boots

The new setup gives me a pretty spicy 237% MF (287% on switch) with a minimal loss in damage, and full resistances other than poison. And the best part of all:

MFO Warmup Tournament Gear.jpg

I did some tests of my Pit map and counted boss/champion packs in chat. It gives 6-10 packs per run, and averaged out at 8 over the 10 runs I counted properly (not a huge sample size, but it seems in keeping with how the uncounted runs felt). Pretty nice! This also dropped during one of my test runs, a nice replacement for poor Razan's recently stolen mask...

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It only rolled 8% LL, but seeing as I've only ever found one of these before in all my time playing before joining the forum, I just banged a socket in this one immediately.

He's now wearing Andy's (15% IAS/AR jewel), Reaper's (Shael), and Duriel's Shell.


I'm off to Scotland this weekend- our son's first trip to his spiritual homeland! As such I won't be starting my 20 hour set until next week. Good luck to those starting this weekend!

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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.2   3.28  2018-05-05  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   8_8    1.43  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

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Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
T72on1 said:
That outfit ... very stylish. Somewhere, sometime, maybe ...
Kitteh said:
Good progress ladies and gents. I'm very absent again just now, sorry, but y'know, it runs itself unless @T72on1 starts playing up.
Hutton said:
T72on1 said:
That outfit ... very stylish. Somewhere, sometime, maybe ...
He's a visionary style icon. They call him Lady Baba.
ioupainmax said:
I'm just glad he isn't wearing a meat suit.
CrustyRusty said:
So, only a little progress on the zon, but exp is coming steadily. I have been considering what to do with the 3os head hunter's glory I found, and finally committed to socketing it. I had a couple of not very good lightning facets floating around as well as a nice ias jewel. The facets were a 3/5 and a 4/4. I figured the -res was more important to me, so I went ahead and used them. The ias jewel has 3 maek on it as well, and is the best I've found so far. Overall, I'll say that p7 chaos runs are a lot faster when there's lots of storm casters, and I basically 1-2 shot most everything else with charged strike, so I'm happy.

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Yng said:
Over a month since my last update and unfortunately I haven't put much effort into this lately, but here's an update nonetheless..

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Sophie has reached the 30% mark. It's a mere 10% more than what I had in my previous update so hopefully this MF/RFO event will give me a little motivation to play more often. I've been investing most of my free time (it's not much) in Dota 2. I've actually recently realized that I'm sitting in queue some 5-10m in between matches so I've started running Nihlathak while waiting.

I mentioned before how I wanted to try rerolling for a map with more shrines but I wanted to wait until I had a socket worthy drop to make use out of the trip to NM (not sure I'll be going back at all for the Normal socket quest barring Griffon's drop) and somewhere around 22-23% I finally got it right with a Vipermagi (4th or 5th try) rolling 33/12. I went back to NM, punched a hole in it, Hel'd my Shako's Um since I have more FR/LR SCs now, and now have +14 PDR for that extra split second to press ESC for nasty Viper situations. Considered throwing whatever imperfect Lightning facets into the 2 sockets but I think the extra survivability and not risking 2.5-10% XP is more valuable. From there we spent maybe an hour rolling maps before stumbling upon this beauty:

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That's 3 shrines, shortest distance from WP to Halls of Vaught, and NE direction to Nihlathak's platform to maximize C/T efficiency. 1 shrine right next to the platform so you can scout if it's XP on the way to him and check the area for Succubus/Cursed spawn on Nihlathak before popping the shrine to help try to avoid losing it. There's actually a 4th shrine in Halls of Pain (NE of the one next to the well) but it's too far from the route to keep me moving towards the next level.

Our XP/hour has actually dropped slightly to 3.6m-3.8m/hour but it's not the map's fault as I've been much less picky about which situations I'm aborting and I've started to pick up flawless gems when it's safe. I see no reason why 4m/hour+ can't be pushed with the current map.

Nothing amazing but I also had a tiny bit of rune luck at Nihlathak finally (he's been quite stingy) with Vex, Sur, and Pul.



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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   8_8    1.43  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
darkstarhub said:
I finally dinged 97!!!
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I was hoping it would happen on Diablo, but a nice pack of Knights worked just fine. Now, if somebody will take me out of the Resting Heroes and place me back in the Questing Heroes I would appreciate it very much. I know that its changed and I will probably screw it up. I will check back tomorrow and if I am not up there I will make an attempt. My plan is to start an Untwinked Barb so I might just give it a go since I will need to be able to update the chart.

I really need to step up my speed now, and try some Vizier/Infector runs or just quit killing so many regular monsters in the CS. Baal is a possibility and so is Nihl I guess, even though I was gonna wait until 98 to start the Nihl runs.
ioupainmax said:
@darkstarhub Have a go and I'll fix it if something goes wrong, it's pretty straightforward if you check out this post: https://www.purediablo.com/forums/t...99-progress-thread-by-kitteh.1178/post-113792
Neksja said:
I feel like I have some catching up to do on this thread. And it's sad to see Aura in the "Resting Heroes" :(
 
T72on1 said:
Neksja said:
I feel like I have some catching up to do on this thread. And it's sad to see Aura in the "Resting Heroes" :(
All it takes is to pick Aura back up and put the character back in the active runners table :).
ffs said:
Welcome back @Neksja! Only 3 people passed you :p or 4 maybe with @T72on1 depending on XP. ;) Gogo!
Neksja said:
T72on1 said:
All it takes is to pick Aura back up and put the character back in the active runners table :).
And admitting that I am running again ;) I'll get that MF/RF tourney done before I publicly acknowledge that I'm crazy enough to try and finish this.
sanguillen said:
Without going thru 147 pages, what does the S/U column represent? And if one were looking to join this, what would be required in terms of posting updates or things to keep track of? I have a lvl 91 Necro that mostly untwinked (save for an ammy and some charms, I think), but in trying to keep the integrity of being completely untwinked I don't think that one qualifies here so I just started a new one last night that will be completely, 100% untwinked.
T72on1 said:
S/U column is total set and unique items found. As you can see, only some keep track of those, and of those (me included) some give up after a while. Me mostly because it was getting annoying and slowing me down.

So it's not required to keep track of those, nor is it required to do so for other stats like amount of time spent, number of deaths, grail status, ... , as you can see in the table.

What is required? Not much really. Completely unwtinked is definitely the biggest one, so good thing you started over, as the other one wouldn't qualify. Other than that nothing is really required, although it's obviously recommend to update the table once in a while, otherwise we'll get the impression you aren't running anymore and you might end up in the 'Resting Heroes' table. Next to that ... nothing really, although it is highly encouraged to share stories and pics about your progress and finds here, as that is half the fun of this challenge. But if you're for example not someone who posts often or are a person of many words, there is nothing wrong with occasional updates, mainly consisting of screenshots and/or a short summary of how you have been doing.
sanguillen said:
T72on1 said:
S/U column is total set and unique items found. As you can see, only some keep track of those, and of those (me included) some give up after a while. Me mostly because it was getting annoying and slowing me down.

So it's not required to keep track of those, nor is it required to do so for other stats like amount of time spent, number of deaths, grail status, ... , as you can see in the table.

What is required? Not much really. Completely unwtinked is definitely the biggest one, so good thing you started over, as the other one wouldn't qualify. Other than that nothing is really required, although it's obviously recommend to update the table once in a while, otherwise we'll get the impression you aren't running anymore and you might end up in the 'Resting Heroes' table. Next to that ... nothing really, although it is highly encouraged to share stories and pics about your progress and finds here, as that is half the fun of this challenge. But if you're for example not someone who posts often or are a person of many words, there is nothing wrong with occasional updates, mainly consisting of screenshots and/or a short summary of how you have been doing.
Thanks mate! I'll do my best to post some pics as I go along. Hopefully one of them won't be Deeds. :D
T72on1 said:
Cool !!! Good luck :).
ioupainmax said:
Also update the 'Date' column please.
sanguillen said:
ioupainmax said:
Also update the 'Date' column please.
Is that a "Last Updated" column, or a "Date Toon Created" column?
T72on1 said:
Last update.
sanguillen said:
Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   8_8    1.43  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
sanguillen       GordonChen       HC     Necro  26     0.00  2018-07-19  Yes     -      -       -      - 
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

So GordonChen has embarked on this HC untwinked journey. I chose a Necromancer because I love playing them, and he has the best in-game comments by far. :D Anyhow, he is currently level 26 and just finished off Duriel. He'll be a Skellymancer with maxed RS and SM, no mages, and a clay golem (unless in hell I find something to make an Iron Golem out of, but being in HC I do enjoy the security the clay golem provides in terms of slowing opponents down). Yes to some revives (between hard points and + skills I always like to have at least 4-5, especially Blunderbores/Urdars when facing bosses), Corpse Explosion, and Bone Armor. Ancillary points in Terror (my escape route), Dim Vision (for archers), and Summon Resist. Eventually, a Might merc will join them somewhere in the Level 40s.

Act I was entirely uneventful, as was Andariel's drop:

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In Act II, once I got the cube I rolled a Savage Polearm for my Prayer merc. The first roll was a useless Bardiche with lvl 40+ requirement (chance to cast Chain Lightning), but a second attempt yielded the following:

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My wand is currently +1 RS, +2 Amp dmg, and my shrunken head is +3 SM, +2 Amp dmg. Other than Cleglaw's Claw and Isenhart's Lightbrand (which are both Charsi food by now), I had yet to see a green or gold drop....until Duriel, who is normally extremely miserly with me:

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The Light Gauntlets are Iratha's Cuff, the belt is Arctic Binding, and the ammy (my only unique to date)? The Eye of Etlich - nice to get a +1 to all skills so early!

Early goings always involve a lot of mana potions, so the sooner I can get the materials for a Spirit or two, the better.
AlexTheNextOne said:
I have heard stories from patrons of a nearby tavern that there is a new hero who wishes to take up the challenge! Orion, a Paladin of Zakarum, has heard of the plight of the Sisterhood of the Sightless Eye and is travelling to meet the displaced members that remain at their makeshift camp, though it is not known why he has made the journey alone, or even if he was commanded to do so.

I will be playing on /players 8 for as long as I can manage, which I suspect will be until Hell difficulty. I will also not be able to progress to the next map until I have cleared all areas within it, such as The Cave in the Cold Plains, and have defeated all super uniques that may reside in them (and opened the golden chests, as well), as the rot that has befallen Sanctuary must be cut from the healthy body entirely, lest it fester once more.

Is it still considered E/S if I mule my Paladin's self-found items out, but NOT mule those same self-found items back in? I imagine the truest experience is not to use ATMA/GoMule at all, right? Also, as I am still new here and unfamiliar with both customs of the SPF and of the more technical aspects, do I have to update the list of heroes myself with my character information regularly, or is that done for me? I don't yet know how to do that.
sanguillen said:
AlexTheNextOne said:
I will be playing on /players 8 for as long as I can manage, which I suspect will be until Hell difficulty. I will also not be able to progress to the next map until I have cleared all areas within it, such as The Cave in the Cold Plains, and have defeated all super uniques that may reside in them (and opened the golden chests, as well), as the rot that has befallen Sanctuary must be cut from the healthy body entirely, lest it fester once more.
I should note that what you cited above applies to me as well....I just forgot to mention it.

AlexTheNextOne said:
Is it still considered E/S if I mule my Paladin's self-found items out, but NOT mule those same self-found items back in? I imagine the truest experience is not to use ATMA/GoMule at all, right? Also, as I am still new here and unfamiliar with both customs of the SPF and of the more technical aspects, do I have to update the list of heroes myself with my character information regularly, or is that done for me? I don't yet know how to do that.

I don't want to speak for the others, but to me as long as you are not muling those items back in for use by this noble Paladin, then I would think it would not be considered E/S? That you're only sending off items that only other twinked characters might use in the future?
AlexTheNextOne said:
sanguillen said:
The Light Gauntlets are Iratha's Cuff, the belt is Arctic Binding, and the ammy (my only unique to date)? The Eye of Etlich - nice to get a +1 to all skills so early!
That has got to be the best Normal Duriel drop I've ever seen. All I ever get are 5 Town Portals....
T72on1 said:
New people keep joining this. How awesome is that ?!

For no extended stash I think you can still mule off yes.

You have to update the table yourself. It's not as difficult as ut may look. There is a terrific guide how to do it on the forums, and iirc it's even included in the first post here. But of course, let us know if you don't get it figured out.
Trapin' said:
AlexTheNextOne said:
I have heard stories from patrons of a nearby tavern that there is a new hero who wishes to take up the challenge! Orion, a Paladin of Zakarum, has heard of the plight of the Sisterhood of the Sightless Eye and is travelling to meet the displaced members that remain at their makeshift camp, though it is not known why he has made the journey alone, or even if he was commanded to do so.

I will be playing on /players 8 for as long as I can manage, which I suspect will be until Hell difficulty. I will also not be able to progress to the next map until I have cleared all areas within it, such as The Cave in the Cold Plains, and have defeated all super uniques that may reside in them (and opened the golden chests, as well), as the rot that has befallen Sanctuary must be cut from the healthy body entirely, lest it fester once more.
Welcome! :)
What kind of Paladin will you be playing? May I suggest melee? :D
AlexTheNextOne said:
Of course I'll be playing melee! :) I ain't no hammer throwin' soyboy!
Neksja said:
AlexTheNextOne said:
I ain't no hammer throwin' soyboy!
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Trapin' said:
My zealot has just hit 90! After battling in pits for the mfo going on right now I discovered I can handle p5 in about the same time as p3. I still haven't found a weapon mighty enough to replace my mighty scepter and the search is still on. I've been alternating between running pits for the XP/mfo and hell meph for the chance at a HoZ/stormlash/azurewrath. One of these days :rolleyes:
sanguillen said:
Normal is now complete! Other than Sigon's gloves, Mephisto dropped rubbish, and his Soulstone yielded equal rubbish (Eld rune). After getting the River of Flame waypoint, I decided it was a good time to retool, so I shopped around for things to up my resistances, and then gambled the below-listed Beast Circle to improve my rings. Below were some of his notables (paired up with blues aimed at increasing resistances):

Code:
Gemmed Ring Mail
Ring Mail
Defense: 47
Durability: 26 of 26
Required Level: 15
Required Strength: 36
Fingerprint: 0xcfe08c0d
Item Level: 20
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+79 to Life 3 Sockets (3 used)
Socketed: Flawless Ruby
Socketed: Ruby
Socketed: Ruby

Code:
Gale Bludgeon
Wand
One Hand Damage: 2 - 4
Durability: 15 of 15
Required Level: 3
Fingerprint: 0x454ffe2f
Item Level: 4
Version: Expansion 1.10+
5% Chance to cast level 1 Amplify Damage on striking
+10% Faster Cast Rate
+1 to Skeleton Mastery (Necromancer Only)
+1 to Amplify Damage (Necromancer Only)
Cold Resist +8%
Lightning Resist +10%
Repairs 1 Durability in 33 Seconds

Code:
Beast Circle
Ring
Required Level: 24
Fingerprint: 0x1062b76f
Item Level: 31
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Cold Resist +26%
Fire Resist +30%
Damage Reduced by 1
Level 1 Poison Dagger (22/22 Charges)

Code:
Gemmed Preserved Head
Preserved Head
Defense: 3
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 20 of 20
Required Level: 12
Required Strength: 12
Fingerprint: 0xc4b23f2b
Item Level: 11
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Adds 2 - 7 Poison Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
+1 to Raise Skeleton (Necromancer Only)
+3 to Skeleton Mastery (Necromancer Only)
+2 to Amplify Damage (Necromancer Only)
All Resistances +11 1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Diamond

His resistances at that point were 74/75/71/21, so with 9 skeletons, a Clay Golem, and 2 revives in his army, he trekked forward at lvl 31 and managed the three seals and Diablo himself with relative ease thanks to Decrepify and the Golem. Act V proved to be pretty uneventful (the Ancients went down with ease as well), and took down Baal at lvl 41 (my two Mauler revives got dusted by Baal, but the skellies were strong enough by that point to handle his attacks):

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Ilzan, tired and sweaty, looked pleadingly at me when he saw Baal drop The Skin of the Flayed One, so I smiled at him and gave him a nod, and he scooped it up quicker than leechers on a battle.net Baal run! :p

With RS maxed out, 10 hard points in SM, and single points in everything else needed to get Decrepify, Summon Resist, and Revive, GordonChen is now headed back to the Rogue Camp. It seems that while he was gone, the monsters regrouped and fortified their armies.... :eek:

Hall of Fame
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   8_8    1.43  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  41     0.00  2018-07-21  Yes     -      -       -      - 
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

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Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
 
Trapin' said:
Hall of Fame
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  41     0.00  2018-07-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2017-03-16  Yes  8606    464       -      -
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Trapin' said:
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Tweaked my set up today. It allows me to do p8 Pits in the same time as the previous set up did for p3. The only issue is it's 90 mf less, but the damage is better and the survivabilty is a lot better as I can wear my CoH again :) (Previously I was wearing skulders)
With merc Might aura my damage goes up to 3.9k (not bad) My MF with this set up is 134, but I think it's better to be able to do p8 on pits with 134 MF than 225 MF on p3? It's definitely better for his XP anyway! :D
Neksja said:
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2018-07-22  Yes  8606    464       -      -
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  41     0.00  2018-07-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

Fine, let's bring Aura back in this officially. I am a bit further than 98.50 at the moment, but since I'm running in RF/MF currently, I don't want to spoil anything by saying I've gained 0.25 levels or anything like that (no I have not gotten that much).

The plan to finish this is /p7 Diablo runs. After RF/MF Tournament, I'm going to do 4-5 hours of testing whether /p7 seals + Diablo is more efficient than /p1 Seals + /p7 Diablo. I'll probably skip Nihlathak completely because I remember it being a huge PITA with Blessed Hammer projectiles and trying to hit Nihl with them. I might do some Cow runs somewhere in between because the idea of finishing Grail with just one untwinked character is something I'm very keen on, but I guess that only becomes an option if I manage to get Tyrael's from a boss pack in CS.

Looks like I'm going to have to race @T72on1 and @Yng. Long road ahead, if you two are running Nihl and getting crazy XP per hour, I hope you take detours every now and again for MFing or something else, to even things out :)

I can't believe @PhineasB is getting closer to 3rd untwinked 99er, unreal.

ps. Good to be back!
AlexTheNextOne said:
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Armed with his faith and his Buckler, because Zakarum pursestrings seem to be way too tight considering the gravity of the situation throughout Sanctuary, Orion's journey had begun!

Orion knew he had to scour every grassland, plunder every cave, and descend every tower, to purge all the evil throughout the land, before he could travel onwards, closer and closer to the Rogue Monastery where Andariel awaited him.

And honestly, aside from a close call with Coldcrow, and a LE Brute pack, it's going pretty swimmingly so far on /p8.

Found my first set item at the bottom of the Jail, knowing that the lone corridor at the end would reward me justly for providing it some company.

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Trekking onwards, Andariel was finally defeated after a harrowing battle that nearly saw Orion fall in battle. I'll be blunt, her drops were garbage-tier....

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Orion, now level 21, is now ready to brave the desert sands on his search for the Horadric Cube, after having rid the Lut Gholein sewers of a terrible undead fiend. He uses a level 5 Zeal and a level 4+1 Holy Freeze, the only gear of note is his Hsaru's Iron Stay Belt, and a Sturdy Bone Shield of Deflecting that he found at Drognan's with a 70% chance to block.
kstuart said:
Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2018-07-22  Yes  8606    464       -      -
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  41     0.00  2018-07-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   96     2.72  2017-12-31  Yes     -    452       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

As I have reached level 30 I guess its time to add my 99er onto the lists. Will be a orbiballer eventually and currently pondering whether to do some killing in Act 3 of Council or something to level up a bit to get the orbs working properly as well as hopefully finding some useful stuff. I do have 7 characters in total with my new laptop and after a wtf why my RWM test fail moment I have resolved that (Desktop shortcut was set up right howeve the Steam one i actually use wasn't) and also remembered how to use gomule properly I am good to go.
Yng said:
So a thing happened today...

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Fortunately I was able to recover the corpse (this was honestly the most tense I've been playing a video game in quite a while, it took like 4 merc revives and 10 trips to town to get this body...). I can say I've made a lot of bone head moves in the first 1/3 of 98-99 (blaming weed here mostly, but ayyy) that I managed to survive out of luck or whatever but this one wasn't anything I could've done differently. Might and a pack of Vipers/Succubus directly the spot 1 teleport before my landing spot and I died the moment I landed (finger on ESC, never even had a chance to react/analyze the situation). Completely sober today too to add insult to injury. Should've blazed up before this session LOL. Stay safe fellow Nihlathak runners.
darkstarhub said:
Hall of Fame
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2018-07-22  Yes  8606    464       -      -
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  41     0.00  2018-07-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

Here it goes, hopefully I dont screw it up too bad.
darkstarhub said:
Looks good to me. So far so good at 97, and with CS being included in the current warm up tourney I can keep on running CS like I have been. I can definitely tell(if I didnt already) that the XP is getting realllllyyyyy sllllllloooooowwww. This is definitely the grind, but I like it because it is simply not handed to you by a long shot. I want to finish the grail with this character for sure, and to me part of that is getting to level 99, which is something else I want to accomplish. So far I am staying with FO/FB, and I want to see this through with that build, but its going to be really tough.

This thought is pure speculation, but I really need to reset my maps. I feel like superstitiously the drops are used up. As much as I do not want to lose my current LK map, it would not be the end of the world, and I could use my other socket quests, which I can really only use one since the Merc's Andys(with that sweet 15 IAS/29 Fire Res Jewel I found) is the only other thing I can socket. I might go ahead and socket a Nightwings to put a cold facet in it to see how much it helps killing power, but losing a Shako is tough on all aspects. I have made several FO/FB Sorcs in my time, but this one is definitely the most powerful, and it feels really good.

I am going to start a Barb for this tourney as well.
Neksja said:
Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2018-07-22  Yes  8606    464       -      -
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  41     0.00  2018-07-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   21     0.00  2018-07-22  No      1      -       0      6
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

Added AlexTheNextOne to the table of Questing Heroes.

@Yng that's really unfortunate, been there myself, though in Chaos Sanctuary but dying at lvl98 is quite devastating. At least you got your corpse back!
Zyr said:
Yng said:
So a thing happened today...
I can't bring myself to Like a post reporting a death, but I do appreciate your sharing the details, and congratulate you on the corpse recovery. My condolences on the XP loss.
T72on1 said:
@Yng So sorry to hear this :(. Glad you got your corpse back.
ffs said:
Shit happens @Yng, but good job getting the corpse back again. I've had a similar start with my Sorc, first 25% of 98-99 were pretty bumpy. After that things went fast and smooth though, keep going! :)
ioupainmax said:
My like was more that you got your body back.
AlexTheNextOne said:
A big thank you to Neksja for adding me to the Questing Heroes table! @Neksja What type of Paladin are you playing, exactly?
RIP said:
@Yng : Just take it from the bright side - my chars can die only once, and i'm not allowed to prevent that by using ESC button :)

I wish You best of luck, and no other deaths, of course ;)
sanguillen said:
RIP said:
@Yng : Just take it from the bright side - my chars can die only once, and i'm not allowed to prevent that by using ESC button :)

I wish You best of luck, and no other deaths, of course ;)
Yes, when I first saw the Deeds, I was like "OH NO!!!!", but then saw the comment about lost gold and thought "Whew!". :oops:
Neksja said:
AlexTheNextOne said:
A big thank you to Neksja for adding me to the Questing Heroes table! @Neksja What type of Paladin are you playing, exactly?
It's a standard Hammerdin, nothing fancy. I guess a re-introduction is in order since it's been over a year since Aura has seen any action. Will post again later tonight with build/gear and so on.

I have another hero resting, Turirao, but I doubt he'll make it. I need to power through couple cookie cutter 99ers before I can devote my time to a non-teleporting one.
Yng said:
@RIP Coincidentally this is my first non HC SP character.

Thanks for the support all, we’ll get that 2.5% back.
Neksja said:
Right, I promised a re-introduction of Aura, so here we go:

I wondered back to SPF in September 2016 after a few years break and found this amazing thread and started off my untwinked journey with a Fury Druid build, a build that to this day remains my all time favorite D2 build. However, I realised quite quickly that it's a build that would be a very difficult to get to 99, so I decided to look for another build only a month later and went with Hammerdin.

Fast-forward about 6 months or so and Aura is at level 98 and closing in on 99 with a decent speed. Without going too much into detail, my previous job pushed me away from D2 and I stayed out until now I am definitely going to finish at least one 99er!

Aura is your typical Hammerdin, as you can see from the skill distribution below. I guess the only main difference is that I've opted for not maxing out Holy Shield and went with 10 points in Resist Fire, to increase max fire res, mostly for extra protection in Chaos Sanctuary. Stats are quite typical, min Str to wear all gear, enough Dex for Max Block with Holy Shield and rest to Vita.

I'm not going to list my Charms, but I have Gheeds 39MF, 4x Paladin Combat (none with life :( ), Offensive Aura +40life and a variety of life/mana/res/fhr small charms.
Code:
Smite: 1/16
Holy Bolt: 1/16
Charge: 1/16
Blessed Hammer: 20/35
Holy Shield: 11/26

Might: 1/13
Blessed Aim: 20/32
Concentration: 20/32

Prayer: 1/12
Resist Fire: 10/21
Defiance: 1/12
Cleansing: 1/12
Vigor: 20/31


Gear is also pretty much standard Hammerdin.
Code:
Harlequin Crest
Shako
Defense: 129
Durability: 7 of 12
Required Level: 62
Required Strength: 50
Fingerprint: 0x166f7682
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to All Skills
All Stats +2
+147 to Life (Based on Character Level)
+147 to Mana (Based on Character Level)
Damage Reduced by 10%
74% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Perfect Topaz

Mara's Kaleidoscope
Amulet
Required Level: 67
Fingerprint: 0xc7520585
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to All Skills
All Stats +5
All Resistances +30

Heart of the Oak
Flail
KoVexPulThul
One Hand Damage: 1 - 24
Durability: 30 of 30
Required Level: 55
Required Strength: 41
Required Dexterity: 35
Fingerprint: 0x2e0882cd
Item Level: 36
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+3 to All Skills
+40% Faster Cast Rate
+75% Damage to Demons
+100 to Attack Rating against Demons
+150% Damage to Undead
Adds 3 - 14 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
7% Mana stolen per hit
+10 to Dexterity
Replenish Life +20
Increase Maximum Mana 15%
All Resistances +40
Level 4 Oak Sage (25/25 Charges)
Level 14 Raven (60/60 Charges)
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Ko Rune
Socketed: Vex Rune
Socketed: Pul Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune

Enigma
Light Plate
JahIthBer
Defense: 877
Durability: 50 of 60
Required Level: 65
Required Strength: 41
Fingerprint: 0x7e34c234
Item Level: 64
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to All Skills
+45% Faster Run/Walk
+1 to Teleport
+771 Defense
+73 to Strength (Based on Character Level)
Increase Maximum Life 5%
Damage Reduced by 8%
+14 Life after each Kill
15% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
98% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items (Based on Character Level)
3 Sockets (3 used)
Socketed: Jah Rune
Socketed: Ith Rune
Socketed: Ber Rune

Spirit
Sacred Rondache
TalThulOrtAmn
Defense: 155
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 67 of 68
Required Level: 52
Required Strength: 109
Fingerprint: 0xf2019229
Item Level: 79
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to All Skills
+35% Faster Cast Rate
+55% Faster Hit Recovery
+250 Defense vs. Missile
+22 to Vitality
+108 to Mana
Cold Resist +35%
All Resistances +42
Lightning Resist +35%
Poison Resist +35%
+3 Magic Absorb
Attacker Takes Damage of 14
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Ort Rune
Socketed: Amn Rune

Trang-Oul's Claws
Heavy Bracers
Defense: 74
Durability: 14 of 16
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 58
Fingerprint: 0x66ced2a9
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Curses (Necromancer only)
+20% Faster Cast Rate
+25% to Poison Skill Damage
+30 Defense
Cold Resist +30%

Viper Touch
Ring
Required Level: 37
Fingerprint: 0xebe5839d
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+10% Faster Cast Rate
Adds 50 Poison Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
Replenish Life +5
All Resistances +5
Lightning Resist +30%
Fire Resist +27%

Arachnid Mesh
Spiderweb Sash
Defense: 137
Durability: 11 of 12
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 50
Fingerprint: 0x3c781421
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to All Skills
+20% Faster Cast Rate
Slows Target by 10%
+119% Enhanced Defense
Increase Maximum Mana 5%
Level 3 Venom (11/11 Charges)

Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band
Ring
Required Level: 58
Fingerprint: 0xfc6badfd
Item Level: 71
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to All Skills
5% Life stolen per hit
+49 to Life (Based on Character Level)
+50 Maximum Stamina

Waterwalk
Sharkskin Boots
Defense: 116
Durability: 10 of 14
Required Level: 32
Required Strength: 47
Fingerprint: 0xe7bc5b6f
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20% Faster Run/Walk
+192% Enhanced Defense
+100 Defense vs. Missile
+15 to Dexterity
+63 to Life
+40 Maximum Stamina
Heal Stamina Plus 50%
+5% to Maximum Fire Resist

Call to Arms
Crystal Sword
AmnRalMalIstOhm
One Hand Damage: 17 - 53
Durability: 20 of 20
Required Level: 57
Required Strength: 43
Fingerprint: 0x58fdb46c
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to All Skills
+40% Increased Attack Speed
257% Enhanced Damage
Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
7% Life stolen per hit
Prevent Monster Heal
+6 to Battle Command
+6 to Battle Orders
+2 to Battle Cry
Replenish Life +12
30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
5 Sockets (5 used)
Socketed: Amn Rune
Socketed: Ral Rune
Socketed: Mal Rune
Socketed: Ist Rune
Socketed: Ohm Rune

Spirit
Akaran Rondache
TalThulOrtAmn
Defense: 137
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 30 of 30
Required Level: 30
Required Strength: 59
Fingerprint: 0x3caf2f03
Item Level: 71
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to All Skills
+29% Faster Cast Rate
+55% Faster Hit Recovery
+250 Defense vs. Missile
+22 to Vitality
+106 to Mana
Cold Resist +35%
All Resistances +37
Lightning Resist +35%
Poison Resist +35%
+3 Magic Absorb
Attacker Takes Damage of 14
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Ort Rune
Socketed: Amn Rune


The interesting part, finds!

Aura has been fairly lucky, at least for me who has played most of his D2 characters in 1.11, where runes where scarce, but don't worry, I managed to have Enigma and Faith in 1.11 as well, so I wasn't particularly unlucky there either.

For runes, I am not exactly sure how many Pul+ runes I have found, but it's quite a few. Here's my estimate based on the current stash (minus RF/MF finds obviously) + rerolls/Runewords for other characters I remember doing (few Hotos and CTAs, plus I made an Infinity for one of my twinked Sorcs, because I didn't need the Ber runes):

Code:
Pul    22+5
Um     19+5
Mal    14+7
Ist    10+8
Gul    2+4
Vex    1+7
Ohm    5+5
Lo     2+1
Sur    4+2
Ber    3+3
Jah    2+1
Cham   1

Not the greatest haul by any means, but still plenty enough for me to create fancy runewords, reroll them for better rolls and eventually, transformed towards Runeword Grail. Speaking of Grail, Aura has found 464 Sets/Uniques and thus is 40 items away from completing the Grail of 504 S/Us. I've found a handful of decent TC87s such as Death's Web and Templar's Might, but the best of the best like Griffon's/Tyrael's/CoA/Death's Fathom still elude me. And a funny tidbit, Aura has found 5 Tal Rasha's amulet, but has not found Arcanna's yet. But some other quite useful items have been gathered by Aura, such as Eth Andariel's Face (two actually), Eth Gladiator's Bane (two again), 5x Tomb Reavers (sadly no eth), Azurewrath, Eth Titan's, 2 SoJs, 2 BK rings, and so on and so on. And Aura never was an MFer, I always geared him more towards dealing damage and piling up on MF only when I felt I was strong enough to handle whatever CS can throw at me.

Obviously Aura has one goal left, hit 99. I think my current estimate has him approximately 80-85 hours, but I am running a lot less efficiently now than I was back in 2017, so I'm going to have to work on that to get my efficiency up a bit if I could save few hours. My competition is probably 50-60 hours away from completion so I need to get better and grind more. Secondary, and pretty much impossible, goal is to finish the grail. That would require a significant amount of additional time post-99 to find remaining tough items like I mentioned above and I don't know if it's worth it. Maybe, I guess I'll make that call closer to 99, in case I accidentally trip over Tyrael's Might on my way to Diablo. But I do keep thinking about having that 100% Flavie Report for everything (yes, potions, gems, arrows etc included), that would be something else!

That's about it. Apologies for the long post! Everyone, keep running and keep us updated, love this thread!

N
Zyr said:
Neksja said:
Apologies for the long post!
Speaking for myself only, a post as interesting and rich in detail as this one needs no apology!
 
AlexTheNextOne said:
@Neksja Interesting, is a Fury Druid really that fun to use? That's the only class I never really bothered to explore in-depth.
Neksja said:
AlexTheNextOne said:
@Neksja Interesting, is a Fury Druid really that fun to use? That's the only class I never really bothered to explore in-depth.
Fun is a very subjective concept. To me, Fury Druid is very much fun. And I've built quite few, from standard Fury Druid to hybrid Fury/Rabies, Fury/Fire Claws through to Titan Earth Shifter and I even brought a Fury druid at lvl49 to Hell Ancients only to learn that you need to be at least lvl60 (I think?) to fight them, preventing me to finish Hell at character lvl49 :( So when I say Fury Druid is fun, consider it a biased opinion.

But when you think about it, is there anything better than taking a massive slapstick like Tomb Reaver, transform yourself to a puppy and smack everyone up? I don't think so.
T72on1 said:
@Neksja Nice write-up. You still didn't find that Arcanna's amulet? Amazing. Just stop looking for it, then it will drop.

I find your rune haul very impressive. Much more so than Neverland's, if I only take the runs she did to get to 99, so not those Travincal runs I did for the MFO and stuff like that. It only confirms what was already known I think, at least what I recall from reading other Hammerdin write-ups: due to their area damage, they are excellent rune farmers.

I can't wait to get to CS with my 99er Hammerdin. Unfortunately that is still a long way off, since focus is on the MF/RF tournament now, then vacation with the familiy, then MFO and always-very-busy-period that is end of the summer vacation and start of school / hobbies / ... After that I'll have to decided if I continue Neverland, take ShouldBeEasy to LK for that last Sur, or split time between both.

So it will actually take quite a while before I finish Neverland's trip. Btw, I don't see myself as your competitor ... merely a mutual excuse to take on and finish this journey ;).

@AlexTheNextOne As Neksja said, it's obviously very personal what you like and what you don't. In my opinion Fury Druids, and shafeshifter Druids in general, are very, very fun. For my Grief Sept I did a Fury/Rabies hybrid with Grief as weapon (obviously), so no different switch for Fury and Rabies. He hit like a truck, was very sturdy and ... well you just have to try Rabies out. It's an incredibly satisfying skill, the way the disease spreads among tied packed enemies. I'm doing a Furywolf now in the untwinked HC group game I'm running at the AB, and even untwinked it's tons of fun.

So long story short ... start a Shapeshifter, now !!!
AlexTheNextOne said:
I think I was initially put off by the Druid’s underwhelming elemental spells before synergies came along, and didn’t really keep exploring the class.
T72on1 said:
Main thing to remember when playing a Shapeshifter is that weapon base speed and WIAS (increased attack speed on the weapon itself) is everything.
sanguillen said:
Neksja said:
Fun is a very subjective concept. To me, Fury Druid is very much fun. And I've built quite few, from standard Fury Druid to hybrid Fury/Rabies, Fury/Fire Claws through to Titan Earth Shifter and I even brought a Fury druid at lvl49 to Hell Ancients only to learn that you need to be at least lvl60 (I think?) to fight them, preventing me to finish Hell at character lvl49 :( So when I say Fury Druid is fun, consider it a biased opinion.

But when you think about it, is there anything better than taking a massive slapstick like Tomb Reaver, transform yourself to a puppy and smack everyone up? I don't think so.
I agree, though Hell Ancients at lvl 49 for a Fury Druid sounds like suicide to me! :eek: The one I have going is lvl 85 and has a Tomb Reaver, and wears Leviathan armor. The ugliness of the armor disappears once transformed into a puppy. :D But it is a lot of fun to watch him lift his paw up, and slap a bunch of foes at once! :cool:
RIP said:
I've played multiple tournament - untwincked characters, and Arcannas amulet has been almost always the last one i've found (and not just me, but other members of these tournaments aswell)...So its not coincidence...Not sure why is it so, though
Neksja said:
@sanguillen I don't have my old lvl49 Druid saved up anywhere, but it's not as bad as it sounds. I can't remember the exact gear but wore Jalal's with Um and a similar beast to the one below. Having an axe like that and extra life from shapeshifting, I think it would have been doable. I remember the annoying part was to really keep an eye on your XP, I had to go and intentionally die every now and again to lose XP to keep the characater at lvl49 :p

Oath
Feral Axe
ShaelPulMalLum
Two Hand Damage: 146 - 730
Durability: 16 of 16
Required Level: 49
Required Strength: 186
Fingerprint: 0xb08ccc8d
Item Level: 59
Version: Expansion 1.10+
30% Chance to cast level 20 Bone Spirit on striking
Indestructible
+50% Increased Attack Speed
297% Enhanced Damage
+75% Damage to Demons
+100 to Attack Rating against Demons
Prevent Monster Heal
+10 to Energy
+10 Magic Absorb
Level 16 Heart of Wolverine (20/20 Charges)
Level 17 Iron Golem (14/14 Charges)
Ethereal
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Shael Rune
Socketed: Pul Rune
Socketed: Mal Rune
Socketed: Lum Rune

@T72on1 yeah, still no Arcanna's :( And I agree, Hammerdins are pretty good for area killing, however they are not the best at it either. But killing a boss pack and noticing that those hammers kill few normal monsters further away definitely helps. I wouldn't use Hammerdins in Cow level very actively though, kills cows relatively slow so everything is packed together and difficult to sift through the drops!

Decided to take a quick detour at Nihl's place and it's not as bad as I remember. The annoying part is when Nihl teleports around like crazy and I need to chase him to kill him. Did an hour and got as far as 2.2M, so XP is better than Diablo. I might do a bit of a combination of both to get the last level, it's still quite far away so I don't mind trying different things to keep the gameplay refreshing :)
T72on1 said:
Normally if you don't get too close to Nihl, he doesn't teleport away. But I'm not sure if that's a possible method with a Hammerdin.

And yes, at cows it's definitely Necro and Javazon, not Hammerdin. But for CS I have seen so many reports of many HRs found by Hammerdins who spent a lot of time there, much more than for example my Blizz Sorc found.

Good luck !!
Neksja said:
@T72on1 I think Blizzsorcs do quite well in CS, especially if they do Gripphruns. I used to have a map with my Hammerdin where I got 2-3 boss packs spawning where Vizier spawns. Imagine going in there with a Blizzsorc, I think they would wreak havoc with that kind of setup.
T72on1 said:
I did Blizzsorc with my 99er until level 98, and CS (mostly Gripphruns) from level 93 or so until level 98. I agree she is great there, probably the fastest at leveling. Still I just can't help noticing the amount of HRs found by Hammerdins in CS, much more than me and other 99ers have found there. I know the sample size is too small to make any reasonable conclusions, but given the nature of the skill, I'm not surprised with it.
sanguillen said:
My journey in nightmare was rather uneventful to be honest. The Countess was so eager to do battle, that she actually raced out of her chamber to greet me. Of course, her drop was absurdly miserly:

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This became a common theme in Nightmare, as only two total uniques dropped between Andariel, Duriel, Mephisto, Diablo, and Baal:

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You'll note that neither unique is exceptionally useful to anyone, much less a Necromancer. :rolleyes: The good news is, I had enough raw materials to make a Lore Bone Helm, a Spirit Broad Sword, and a Rhyme Spiked Shield, which made Nightmare a relatively easy trip. Hell will obviously be a different story, so I've popped Tal, Ort, and Thul runes into a Light Plate armor to better prepare me for at least Act I in Hell, with resistances of 43/78/38/-13. Not ideal for hardcore, but onward I march.

Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2018-07-22  Yes  8606    464       -      -
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  74     0.00  2018-07-25  Yes     -      -       -      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   21     0.00  2018-07-22  No      1      -       0      6 
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
ioupainmax said:
@sanguillen Get a Smoke Armor (Nef & Lum) for some sweet 50 all resists, better than Tal Ort Thul, assuming you have a Lum or 3 x Io
sanguillen said:
ioupainmax said:
@sanguillen Get a Smoke Armor (Nef & Lum) for some sweet 50 all resists, better than Tal Ort Thul, assuming you have a Lum or 3 x Io
That is indeed my goal - great minds think alike! :) I have a Serpentskin Armor base ready to go, but am just awaiting a Lum. The highest rune I have so far is Dol....though I don't have 27 of them. :p My luck in terms of drops so far has been bad, even by my substandards, hence the "econo" Smoke that I created as a get-me-by. But Smoke has always been a favourite of mine....
PhineasB said:
Catching up on this thread -- welcome to the new runners! It's so great to continue having new entries more than 2 years into this challenge.

Also, welcome back @Neksja -- it's nice to see Aura back in the Questing Heros table and moving again. Stay safe and good luck getting the first untwinked pally 99er!

Finally, condolences to @Yng for the death, but kudos for recovering the corpse and getting back on it immediately. The Griffons drop was a reward for taking it in stride! Can't wait to see the future progress with that gear upgrade.
ioupainmax said:
sanguillen said:
That is indeed my goal - great minds think alike! :) I have a Serpentskin Armor base ready to go, but am just awaiting a Lum. The highest rune I have so far is Dol....though I don't have 27 of them. :p My luck in terms of drops so far has been bad, even by my substandards, hence the "econo" Smoke that I created as a get-me-by. But Smoke has always been a favourite of mine....
I had a feeling that was the case, but sometimes, I forget that there are original runewords that are still pretty good, so I mentioned in case it was one of those situations.
sanguillen said:
ioupainmax said:
I had a feeling that was the case, but sometimes, I forget that there are original runewords that are still pretty good, so I mentioned in case it was one of those situations.
Absolutely, and I appreciate the sentiment. :) For someone as notoriously rune-poor like me, Smoke, Rhyme, Lore, and Lionheart (a poor man's Fortitude) are all staples in the development of my characters.

I forgot to mention above that the Hellforge drop in Nightmare was, shockingly, a Sol (couple that with the Eld from Normal, and by my calculations I got the 120th best combination out of 121 possible), to go along with the Countess dropping 0 runes. Arrgh. I should also mention that my merc is now equipped with an Insight Partizan. Realistically, my short-term goal is to get him something similar in either a Cryptic Axe or a Great Poleaxe, and to find a Guillaume's or a Rattlecage to get him some Crushing Blow....unless I find an Um (Duress). I'd also settle for a Lem (Treachery).
ioupainmax said:
If you're going for Treachery, then aim for an Eth Thresher for your merc so that he has 5 frame Jab with the 45% IAS from Treachery and he reaches the Str/Dex requirements sooner than the other Elite polearms.
sanguillen said:
ioupainmax said:
If you're going for Treachery, then aim for an Eth Thresher for your merc so that he has 5 frame Jab with the 45% IAS from Treachery and he reaches the Str/Dex requirements sooner than the other Elite polearms.
I didn't know that - noted for the future with thanks! :)
NanoMist said:
Neksja said:
Decided to take a quick detour at Nihl's place and it's not as bad as I remember. The annoying part is when Nihl teleports around like crazy and I need to chase him to kill him.
Back when I briefly tested a kicker against Nihlathak, Decrep from Reaper's Toll helped considerably in slowing down his attempts to flee. If you can run without Insight, maybe give Reaper's a try.
 
AlexTheNextOne said:
Update (I hope I did this properly):

Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2018-07-22  Yes  8606    464       -      -
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  74     0.00  2018-07-25  Yes     -      -       -      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   31     0.00  2018-07-22  No      9      -       0      12
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -


Currently sitting in Act III, at level 31 (I've forgotten how much experience you get clearing every area on /p8), and I've just reached Lower Kurast. After the slugfest against Duriel, and spending 10 years of my life clearing all seven Tombs, everything in Act III has been a breeze.

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My "Steel" flail has served me well, and I'm enjoying the extra defense afforded by my Isenhart's Case Breast Plate + my Isenhart's Horns Full Helm. I tried sending a message to the RNG Gods that I'd like the other two pieces of the set, but instead, they felt like giving me three Civerb's Ward shields....

Aside from a Cathan's Seal and Hsaru's Iron Stay belt, the rest of my items are just focusing on keeping my resistances relatively high, all 45 or more at the moment. Small Charms are numerous resist charms, the Grand Charms are all 12% FHR.

EDIT: Rather, two GCs are 12% FHR (one of them also sporting +19% lightning resist!), the other one is +8 all resists.
ioupainmax said:
@sanguillen Another useful tip, Act 2 Mercs always have range 3 with any allowable weapon (see here) so don't go for a big polearm for the range adder modifier.

Thresher is my favourite base for an Act II Mercenary:
  • Thresher is only range 1 but the mercenary ignores this drawback as they always have range 3
  • Thresher is fast with -10 weapon speed
  • Thresher has the lowest requirements for Strength and Dexterity (lower still when Ethereal)
  • Thresher has the best ratio of Strength to Dexterity requirements - what I mean by this is that (Strength - Dexterity) = 34, which is about the same as the difference in his raw stats around the level he can equip the Thresher.
  • Without the aid of items, he can wield an Eth Thresher (with say Insight) at level 58 which is great
  • It looks cool, though it doesn't alter his appearance in game...
Neksja said:
NanoMist said:
Back when I briefly tested a kicker against Nihlathak, Decrep from Reaper's Toll helped considerably in slowing down his attempts to flee. If you can run without Insight, maybe give Reaper's a try.
How did you deal with Merc kills creating corpses for Nihlathak to use Corpse Explosion on?

Definitely can run without Insight, in fact, I am currently running without a Merc at all, so that's not the issue. It's more about Merc killing things.


@PhineasB thanks! Although, I don't think mine would be the first untwinked 99 Paladin, maybe in this thread. I am sure at least one of the 99er Hammerdins in the 99 Compendium is untwinked. I am just aiming for "my first" 99er :)
NanoMist said:
If Nihlathak is staying still long enough to cast a CE under the effect of Decrep, then you will kill him easily. My trapper tanked CEs for the entirety of 98, and Paladins should be similarly tanky. Nihlathak just does not survive long enough to cast more than 1 or 2 CE. In my opinion, the most dangerous part about having the Merc is the last collide mechanic of the Tomb Viper poison clouds. Up to you what you value more in your runs.
NanoMist said:
Duplicate post..
T72on1 said:
NanoMist said:
... My trapper tanked CEs for the entirety of 98, and Paladins should be similarly tanky. Nihlathak just does not survive long enough to cast more than 1 or 2 CE. In my opinion, the most dangerous part about having the Merc is the last collide mechanic of the Tomb Viper poison clouds. Up to you what you value more in your runs.
This. However, I never really understood how characters who aren't attacking from the side (and as such can easily step away from their merc) but instead have to teleport in on Nihl himself, like melee Barbs, Telesmiters, and I assume Hammerdins too, dealt with that last collide mechanic. With some PDR (I have 22 PDR from two Nature's Peace rings, as well as 8% DR from CoH) it's not too problematic if there's no Might, Fana or Amp around. But especially with Amp, it's instadeath.

I guess I'll have to look at @zticazzy 's 99er Barb again to see how he handled it.
Neksja said:
I think someone needs to explain/show me this "last collide mechanic". So far I think the most dangerous things are the groups of Succubus who shoot their projectiles like miniguns and puts my Hammerdin in never-ending hit recovery/block chain. Frustrating.

Otherwise, I'm just telebombing Nihl until he's dead.
It is known...
ffs said:
@Neksja It is explained in detail here. The reason you don't experience it so far is because you're running without Merc, which is in fact a good idea for a character that needs to position in a certain way to kill Nihl. Tomb Vipers can tear you apart instantly if you're too close to a Merc/Summon because of the last collide issue. As in, from full health to death within 0.2 seconds or so. :eek: @Yng recently posted a RIP vid here which was an unfortunate but instructive demonstration. :/
T72on1 said:
@Neksja Last collide explained. Basically a missile which has the last collide property, can't hit you again when it has hit you, even when it's not destroyed upon impact. So this would prevent Viper missiles from hitting you more than once, which would make them rather harmless. However, when you are next to your merc or a pet or so (or another player in MP), the missiles will hit that target, then you again, and so on. So makes damage go up rapidly, and makes it very dangerous. Like I said, with some DR not so much, but especially with Amp around it's instadeath.

I agree that a lot of Succubi can be troublesome too. Do you use Delirium on your merc? That helps a ton.

Edit: ninja'd by ffs.

Edit 2: note that the clouds can also be blocked (if I read Onderduiker's post, which ffs linked to, correct), so you have a huge edge there as max block Paladin. Still it's good to be aware of the mechanics and include at least some PDR.
Neksja said:
Interesting, thanks @ffs and @T72on1!

I guess since I'm running without Merc, moving only by teleporting and standing still while casting hammers, I'm largely fine in there (max block helps apparently). Though seeing that video of instadeath at lvl98 might just push me back to CS where it's safe travels apart from a conviction aura here and there and that only requires a healing potion or a reju at best.
ffs said:
Agreed, for Hammerdins CS is probably the best choice, so much safer and similar (perhaps even better) XP. That being said, most classes seem to have a build that does make Nihl the most efficient target, justifying the higher risk of running him. ;As for Paladins, I don't think there was a Hammerdin running Nihl so far, no idea how XP/h numbers compare. In any case, as @T72on1 mentioned, Smiter running Nihl is an interesting option that should outperform CS Hammerdin. Would be cool to have one around here, just saying... :)
Neksja said:
@ffs Like I said before, it feels like a betrayal to change Aura's build at the last leg of his journey. Maybe after he's reached 99, I'll farm for couple of respec tokens (I assume these work in SP as well?) and give it a go. I should have the runes to make stuff like Grief, Exile or even Last Wish, but not sure what I have in terms of base items. To be honest, not sure what items/build I'd need, but he should have enough runes for any runeword (with cubing), but missing some of the high-end Uniques.

But that's for another day, way down the road.

No, I won't build another Paladin 99er around Smite :)
sanguillen said:
Neksja said:
Interesting, thanks @ffs and @T72on1!

I guess since I'm running without Merc, moving only by teleporting and standing still while casting hammers, I'm largely fine in there (max block helps apparently). Though seeing that video of instadeath at lvl98 might just push me back to CS where it's safe travels apart from a conviction aura here and there and that only requires a healing potion or a reju at best.
As a HC player, I've always avoided the Nihlathak quest merely for the Corpse Explosions (and with the Necro, it's always nice to leave the red portal to Pindleskin open to give me a free army resurrection, but I'm guessing as long as I don't personalize anything to finish the quest, the portal will remain open so that point is moot?). Seeing that video with the dangers of the poison clouds only strengthens my view that the risk far outweighs my reward. I take it that running him in the mid 90s is your best way to get experience, hence the reward?
ioupainmax said:
@sanguillen don't get the Waypoint, then it will stay open.
sanguillen said:
ioupainmax said:
@sanguillen don't get the Waypoint, then it will stay open.
That's it? OK, that's doable - thanks! Though it still doesn't take away the other extreme risks to the average HC player....:p. At least with a necro, I have the chance to explode all the corpses before he does....
ffs said:
sanguillen said:
and with the Necro, it's always nice to leave the red portal to Pindleskin open to give me a free army resurrection, but I'm guessing as long as I don't personalize anything to finish the quest, the portal will remain open so that point is moot?
@ioupainmax already metioned it. Not tagging the WP would mean a significant decrease in efficiency, wouldn't consider that an option. I'm also running a Summoner Necro as my second character here, he's currently at 97. Probably still going to run Nihl for 98-99 even though it would mean losing the option to conveniently summon skeletons at Pindle for Baaling. Though for HC I'd stick with other targets for sure. ;)

sanguillen said:
I take it that running him in the mid 90s is your best way to get experience, hence the reward?

Essentially he only makes sense for 98-99, at least I wouldn't know of any build for which he is more efficient for 97-98 already. Before 98, boss packs still provide some XP and Diablo/Baal grant much more XP than at 98, so running CS or Baal is generally more efficient. After hitting 98, that's not the case anymore because of the level-difference XP penalty. There's a good breakdown of this in the 99er compendium. For 98-99, the only targets that still give meaningful XP are Diablo, Baal and Nihlathak. Of those three targets, Nihl takes the smallest hit in XP per kill in comparison to 97-98, so that's why he becomes the most efficient target for most builds at 98.
T72on1 said:
Nihl is only worth it from 98 to 99, before that there are better alternatives in terms of xp. In terms of S/U and runes, there's obviously also better targets. So yeah, not worth it for most people, but not including those whacky people trying to get to 99.

Edit: ninja'd by ffs ... again ... :).
ffs said:
Sniping @T72on1, I can do this all day. ;)
Yng said:
I’ve actually dropped CoH on Merc recently in favor of a no leech Treachery setup just to get the HF/Confuse proc up quicker. Vipers are definitely the most dangerous aspect of running Nihlathak but the Succubus can still be quite dangerous (especially with Might/Fanaticism present) as they seemingly have no issue targeting you with their physical based projectile from off screen. Because Confuse has such a big radius getting that proc up fast nullifies them very well. I feel like Barb is probably the one case where you need to be close range and can still get away with having a Merc because of the massive HP pool.

Also PDR is calculated before Amp so if you can 100% cover the damage per instance of clouds it will make Amp useless (Might/Fanaticism will still **** you).
 
ffs said:
@Yng I was also using Treachery when running Nihl to get the proc faster, but actually a 60 IAS armor hits the next BP on the standard attack with a -10 WSM weapon. I realized that quite late, and at the time I had burned through all my (dispensable) jewels to craft amulets, including plain 15 IAS ones. :rolleyes: Of course it would have been pointless to pick up jewels while running Nihl, so I just used Treachery until the end. But its other stats apart from the IAS are pretty much useless for these runs. The FHR was put to use every once in a while, but I would have definitely preferred the next BP for the occasional faster proc. It's a small upgrade, but could be worthwhile if you have a couple of 15 IAS jewels lying around (ideally with other useful stats ofc, but even plain I would have used).
Yng said:
That’s actually a really good idea I hadn’t considered.
I also thought about rolling a Treachery in a Breast Plate for minimum defense/better chance to proc Fade as that has 15 DR/69? RES (can’t remember off the top of my head)/79% curse duration reduction and defense is practically useless for Nihlathak, although hitting that next break point is probably better.
ffs said:
That's another aspect where people took different routes actually. I went for high defense/least chance to get hit for the Merc, using eth bugged Delirium and Treachery bases. I've seen others doing the opposite, using non-eth items, presumably mostly to maximize the chance to proc Mind Blast and Terror from Delirium. I for one preferred the Merc to have a lower chance to get hit or interrupted, but I don't know the exact theorycrafting on this...
Yng said:
Well Melee physical damage in general is just not that threatening to Merc at the platform. Also his Jab may be uninterruptible?

E: also I’m seeing the breakpoints for Merc with Jab are 42 and then 75 so a 4 IAS jewel Armor won’t meet that next frame with Infinity/Delirium. The standard attack will go from 11 frame to 10 frame (30 and 52 IAS required respectively) but IIRC he’s more likely to Jab.

E2: Jab won’t be interrupted by hit recovery once the first attack in the sequence has been executed according to https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/index.php/Jab

Think I’m going to reroll both Delirium and Treachery into minimal defense bases, better chance to proc Fade/MB/Terror is pretty undeniably better especially considering FHR is based on taking a certain % of total HP pool and the Merc naturally has a high HP pool/there’s very few sources of big damage at the platform. 3 socket Mask, 3 socket Breast Plate are the most efficient for this purpose if anyone was wondering.
ffs said:
Like I said 60% IAS hits the next BP on standard attack, not Jab. The chance for him to use Jab is 85%, so it only affects the 15% when he uses the normal attack, but I considered that enough to be better than Treachery because I really only used it for the IAS. Fade is irrelevant IMO. Very low chance to trigger and the Merc isn't (at least shouldn't) be dependent on it anyway, so I didn't see any benefit in having it e.g. trigger 2/50 instead of 1/50 runs or so.

Regarding Merc defense, it's not that simple. Indeed Jab is not interruptible once started, but still it's not uncommon for Merc attacks to be delayed (e.g. being hit by chargers), thereby reducing Confuse procs. Confuse is by far the most useful of Delirium's CtC effects, so to me it seemed more beneficial to maximize its chance to proc. The other effects also proc less frequently, so I felt there's less to be gained in trying to increase their chances of being triggered. Of course they still do also with eth bugged bases, it's not a massive difference in his defense/chance to get hit anyway (though it does help his survivability also). So it basically comes down to slightly more Confuse procs vs. slightly more Mind Blast/Terror procs. No idea how to express that in numbers, must be a rather complicated equation. ;) But based on mere observations and utility of these effects, I'd prefer the former.

This is really splitting hairs of course, but that was my reasoning.
Yng said:
Treachery is 1/20 chance (when struck) to proc Fade, it’s proc’ing for me like 1/10 runs at least with both bases eth bugged. It’ll proc from Viper and Succubus missiles too.

Splitting hairs is what it’s all about! Wish that were a paying profession.
AlexTheNextOne said:
Update:

Hall of Fame
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2018-07-22  Yes  8606    464       -      -
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  74     0.00  2018-07-25  Yes     -      -       -      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

Alright, /p8 Normal has been completed! It was a blast to go through and clear every single map like I used to do back when I was a kid, and now it's time to get ready to do it two more times!

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First things I'll need to look out for in NM now I suppose are a serviceable weapon, a few good socketed Paladin shields so I can make Rhyme and Ancient's Pledge, and once my base physical damage is good enough, consider switching over to Fanatisicm, though I've been having lots of fun with Holy Freeze as it is.
Neksja said:
Nice progress @AlexTheNextOne!

As for a weapon, Black runeword might be an option? Highest rune required is Io, which you could farm from Countess (her NM special drop goes as high as Io). Decent stats, 120%ed, 40% Crushing Blow, 15% IAS. Maybe if you can find a 3 socket Knout, that could take you through most of NM I think? There are some Uniques that might work, such as Butcher's Pupil (Unique Cleaver), Headstriker (Unique Battle Sword), just to name two from the top of my head. There are others, but might require some farming from Andariel or maybe you could just push through to Mephisto and farm there, he does have a chance to drop HoZ already in NM, so maybe you'll get lucky? He can drop some pretty decent Exceptional gear that should get you through the rest of NM and possibly through early Hell, where you can start looking into getting better gear through runewords and Elite Sets/Uniques.

edit.

Forgot to mention that Aura has been slowly creeping towards the end, I'll provide an update early next week I think when the MF/RF tournament has been concluded and results are in. Just not to spoil everyone with my less than ideal scores!
AlexTheNextOne said:
I forgot to mention, I had taken a quick look at @Kitteh's Holy Freeze guide before starting this journey, and as a result, had been using a "Steel" Flail for most of the playthrough, switching to "Strength" for bosses because of the CB. Loved how fast Steel was in particular, and the general range of the flail.
Talman said:
Ahh yes, a Steel scimitar was my go-to weapon early on for a Fire Claw Bear druid also!
ffs said:
After finishing the MF/RF tourney, I went back to my 99er Necro who had just hit 97 before the tournament started. Hoping to find an alternative to Baal runs, I spent several hours thoroughly testing various approaches of running Diablo, Baal and Nihlathak. Once more, the XP tables by @NanoMist were very helpful in quickly determining how the different runs compare in terms of efficiency.

Long story short, as a result I'm going to continue to run Baal for 97-98 mainly for safety reasons, before switching to Nihl for 98-99, if I ever get there. :)

Nonetheless I thought I'd share the testing and results, since it may be helpful in particular for other Necromancers in later levels, and I tested quite a lot of stuff. Walls of text in spoilers incoming. ;)

Build: Beast Summoner
Run time: ~4m to ~4m30s (estimated average: 4m15s = 255s)
Runs needed for 97-98: ~ 1050

I took this as my benchmark. For 97-98, including Baal in the runs outperforms ending the runs at Ventar (or Lister, for that matter), which at least has the upside of somewhat better drops.

No build tweaking in this case. I had previously tested running with a (twinked) Poison Nova build and concluded Summoner is faster, mostly due to wave 5 having very high poison resistance.

Build 1: Beast Summoner
Build 2: Hoto Summoner (125% FCR), Beast in inventory swapped in when fighting Diablo

Run time: ~1m30s to ~1m45s (estimated average: 1m40s = 100s)
Runs needed for 97-98: ~3180. Time needed to beat Baal: ~85s
50% XP shrine rate: ~2290 runs. Time needed to beat Baal: ~115s
33% XP shrine rate: ~2530 runs. Time needed to beat Baal: ~106s
25% XP shrine rate: ~2660 runs. Time needed to beat Baal: ~100s

I expected the second approach (Hoto + swapping in Beast) to be noticeably faster, but that didn't seem to be the case. Merc kills being slightly slower while clearing the seals apparently evens out the lower summons level and FCR. It's also much more tedious and weapon switching loses a couple of seconds, so I think the Beast only approach works best in my case.

As can be seen from the XP shrine rate numbers, this is better than Baal with an XP shrine rate on kill of ~30% or higher. A 50% rate would be relatively clearly better, but I don't know if that's possible. I was nowhere near that and more at ~30% on the best map I rolled.

It's also more dangerous than Baal of course, both for summons and the Necro. Even during my relatively short period of testing I suffered a death teleporting into a group of monsters near De Seis. Diablo's fire storm can also hit very hard and is pretty dangerous to Merc, IG and other summons. It can be dodged, but it generally requires concentration fighting him, and I replaced the IG several times nonetheless...

I didn't test this much, it was quite clear from the start that this is not the most efficient in my case. The IG has trouble surviving clearing the seals despite max Golem Mastery, and Infector and his FI entourage the damage of CE suffers noticeably. Overall I quickly concluded it just takes too long.

Maybe a Nova spec could do this, my untwinked Necro only has one P&B skiller and no DWeb. I know Gripp concluded this was very efficient for a Novamancer, but he expressly stated he didn't compare it to Baal Summoner numbers. Personally I have doubts this is the most efficient approach, given the high poison resist of most monsters in the CS and having the same issues with CE being weak on P8 vs FIs.

I am curious if @PhineasB can make this work with the gear on his Novamancer.

This was super interesting.

In particular I tested for the 98-99 stage, but I figured why not check out if this is viable for 97-98 already. I used a twinked Necro and respec'ed/regeared him numerous times, always using gear available to my untwinked Necro.

First of all the overall conclusion: Sub-30s runs are definitely possible with a Novamancer build, provided no S&E lag. I only used one P&B skiller and no DWeb, so with these it should be faster still. In any case I am sure this is the best approach for 98-99. As for 97-98, it is very similar to P8/P3 Baal runs (or P1/P7 Diablo with a ~25-30% XP shrine rate):

Runs needed for 97-98: ~8600. Time needed to beat Baal: ~31s
Checking 2 shrines: ~8200. Time needed to beat Baal: ~32.7s
Checking 3 shrines: ~8000. Time needed to beat Baal: ~33.5s

Due to Baal being so much safer, I figured I'll only hit Nihl for 98-99. But it was interesting to see it's in fact a good option for 97-98.

I also checked out the tests performed by scrcrw who was using Bone Spear, running without Merc. He tried both Bone Prison and Confuse/Dim Vision to provide the necessary safety. I quickly discarded Bone Spear altogether though. It just doesn't kill fast enough, and my untwinked Nec only has one P&B skiller anyway. As summons are out for these short runs, I'm pretty sure an approach around PN is the way to go for Nihl, in conjunction with a strong Merc to start CEs quickly. I tested these setups and strategies:

Build 1: Beast Novamancer with Infinity Merc
Build 2: Hoto/White Novamancer with Infinity Merc
Build 3: Hoto Novamancer without Merc
Build 4: White Novamancer without Merc

All builds were 125% FCR. I quickly felt this was the best approach, not only to teleport to Nihl faster but also to win the CE battle against him. Difference between those setups were mostly down to defensive stats, and Fanaticism vs higher PN damage.

I figured curses play a crucial rule in running him, and tried the following sequences after landing at his platform:
Dim Vision -> Attract -> Amp -> spam CE
Dim Vision -> Attract -> LR -> spam CE
Confuse -> Attract -> Amp -> spam CE
Confuse -> Attract -> LR -> spam CE

LR and Amp were treated differently to the extent that Amp was only used right before starting the CE chain. LR on the other hand I often cast earlier, namely if there were no Vipers around and no crowd control (Confuse) was necessary. In case of Vipers/other type of danger, I switched to LR only just before the first CE, same as Amp.

I quickly noticed that
(1) Attract helps a ton in terms of safety, diverting monster attacks while preparing to spam CE,
(2) Confuse is doing much more for safety than Dim Vision, way fewer attacks hitting the Merc or Necro, and
(3) using Infinity Merc is faster (and more comfortable) than running without Merc.

The choice of weapons (Hoto, Beast, +6 PN White) barely had an effect on run times. I will be suing Beast because sometimes Nihl survives the CE onslaught. In such case telestomping him with the Merc is the fastest way to finish the run, and Beast is best for that. Though he doesn't have DWeb, which is probably a little stronger overall.

So it came down to using LR vs using Amp. Run times were almost the same in my testing. However, I think theoretically LR should be better. Nihl has 70% PR naturally, so LR does a lot for you in lowering that. Again this might be different with Death's Web, where Amp should be a little stonger overall.

One word on the IG: He died too often in my test runs. But the character I used was only lvl 87 and didn't have spare points to pump Golem Mastery, so he might survive well with Golem Mastery. I ended up running without IG potting mana in his runs. Just something to bear in mind.

A final crazy idea: How about BotD for Merc!? :D:p My untwinked Necro found two Zod runes, and I'm thining Infinity "only" helps CE unless Nihl rolls unbreakable FI. I don't have a suitable BotD base at the moment, but it might be an upgrade over Infinity, providing the first corpse (and finishing FI Nihl) faster.
PhineasB said:
ffs said:
I am curious if @PhineasB can make this work with the gear on his Novamancer.
I have not been able to make CS runs work with him actually, although I am going to give it one more shot when he reaches 97. He has one more skiller than the last time I tried, and some charm upgrades, so we'll see. For whatever reason, he hasn't been able to get corpses fast enough to avoid getting swarmed and has to spend too much teleporting around to avoid hits.

I am strongly considering Nihl as an option for 97-98. In my earlier test runs, he was pretty engaging and not too dangerous, with only a couple aborted runs over the ~120 runs I did in search of Nihl GCs for cubing. I'd have to go back and check, but I am pretty sure that I just stuck with HoTo for 125 FCR set up instead of DWeb due to vita and resists, which are now less of problem with charm upgrades.

Pit runs are the other option, as he's getting around 9M/hour now that I've dropped MF charms and replaced with vita SCs to allow more aggressive telestomping. When he completely abandons MF gear upon reaching 97, he could pick up even more vita with Aldurs and a ~30 life ring for Nagel. Notwithstanding his death during the end of 95-96, it's safe and casual and will be even more so with more vita. Rough estimate of current XP/hour with the extra penalties at level 97 would still have at ~4M/hr, which isn't about where Mercy was with her Baal runs at that point.

But we're getting a bit ahead of ourselves, as he still has half the level to go in in the Pit. I'll do a full update with MFO warmup tourney closes so I can include finds from 95.5-96.5. Thanks for sharing the testing/data @ffs -- cool to see and it will helpful as he gets closer.
ffs said:
Good point, I forgot about Pit. In my case it's still not too bad either actually. It lags behind the other targets by some ~20-25% in terms of XP. The map itself has good density and there are 3 shrines on the way down there (otherwise it would be much worse). But at this stage it's hard to justify running it despite the much better drops, 20% translates into ~14 hours. :) I probably will continue visiting it from time to time though, whenever I'm fed up with Baal. Nova is faster running Pit than Summoner, so indeed it might be more or less equal in terms of XP (and thus better due to its drops) in your case. As if you need more drops. ;)
Kitteh said:
I'm surprised that CS isn't working out. Do you not use CE?
Trapin' said:
AlexTheNextOne said:
Update:

Hall of Fame
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2018-07-22  Yes  8606    464       -      -
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  74     0.00  2018-07-25  Yes     -      -       -      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

Alright, /p8 Normal has been completed! It was a blast to go through and clear every single map like I used to do back when I was a kid, and now it's time to get ready to do it two more times!

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First things I'll need to look out for in NM now I suppose are a serviceable weapon, a few good socketed Paladin shields so I can make Rhyme and Ancient's Pledge, and once my base physical damage is good enough, consider switching over to Fanatisicm, though I've been having lots of fun with Holy Freeze as it is.
Ah love seeing updates for a zealot :) reminds me of the early days of ceegee. If I recall correctly I mostly used runewords till i found a nice rare that took me through hell. Once I got to act 3 hell I farmed LK and hell meph to get most of my gear. Still farming to find a HoZ and better weapon so that I can grind xp during baal runs or CS
sanguillen said:
Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.50  3.37  2018-06-05  Yes  2190    477      13    300+
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2018-07-22  Yes  8606    464       -      -
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  81     0.80  2018-07-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

Early in Hell (as in just past the Cold Plains waypoint), a Lum rune dropped off a random unique so it immediately went into a Smoke Serpentskin Armor. :). Will post pics and updated stats and equipment shortly, as well as details of my Journey into Hell so far, but I wanted to take this opportunity to ask a rather silly question. I just noticed that Raise Skeleton gets bonuses from Summon Resist. What bonuses does Summon Resist provide Raise Skeleton?
T72on1 said:
Summon Resist provides extra resists to Skeletons.

With the MF/RF done, and some xp gained, it's time to give an update for Neverland. Not that there is that much to say, but I managed to get to 3.420M xp, so 'only' 100M to go.

The good thing is that the tournament really gave me a much needed boost to pick up Neverland again. I had less time to play than I had hoped for, but even then I'm happy with my progress. Moreover, ever since hitting the 3.400M mark, it's suddenly much easier to digest for me mentally. That sounds heavier than it's meant to be, I just mean that ever since I hit that milestone, level 99 finally actually seems within reach. The tournament taught me that with some dedicated play time, progress can actually be quite smooth, unlike in the previous period, where I'd play Neverland on and off, resulting in what seemed like no progress at all xp wise. Now the next milestone is 3.500M, which should require some 27 hours. Sounds reasonable, no? After that it's the last small stretch.

Drops were posted in the MF/RF thread. And will be, once the result thread is up :). I didn't get much beyond qualifiers, as I hardly picked up anything else.

I'm not sure what I'll do next. Probably take a break from Neverland for the remaining 5 days before we go on holiday. After that I think it's MFO time, so it will be some time before I'll actually make progress again. In the next 5 days I might play ShouldBeEasy some more, take my PitBarb out for a spin to practice for the MFO, continue Neverland or start questing a character, something I've been meaning to do for a while now, as a break from all the dedicated running.

Hall of Fame
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2018-07-22  Yes  8606    464       -      -
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  81     0.80  2018-07-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
ioupainmax said:
@T72on1 You lost the first table header...
T72on1 said:
Thnx for pointing that out. Should be ok now.
sanguillen said:
T72on1 said:
Summon Resist provides extra resists to Skeletons.
My question is, does and Summon Resist provide any more resists above and beyond what the skill normally lists? Both RS and Revive say:

Receives Bonuses From
Skeleton Mastery
Summon Resist
 
T72on1 said:
Yeah I know. It's confusing. But as far as I know, it doesn't, no.
Trapin' said:
I'm having an internal struggle right now about whether or not to add ladder runewords to my untwinked zealot. I just found a 5 os phase blade and have all the runes for grief :eek:
I started the journey with him intending to not use ladder runewords or any programs, but it's soooo tempting to add just ladder rune words with the .txt file :rolleyes:

Should I stay strong and keep searching for stormlash/BOTD, or give in and make a grief :confused:
T72on1 said:
I'd always use runewords and make Grief. But obviously it depends on the restrictions you want to put on yourself.
Neksja said:
Nice progress @T72on1! Not that much longer for Neverland then :) Really looking forward to see your results from Nihl, I did see that amazing Phoenix you posted on IFT, looking forward to hearing how you utilise it with a druid. But first of all, hope your vacation goes well and you get to enjoy every bit of it!

I'll provide an update on Aura after the MF/RF results are in, I want to include those results and drops (+anything since I finished the tournament), because other than that, it's been just beating Diablo and not much else. Aura is crawling towards the goal line, which is great, but seeing you Nihl runners do that well XP/hour -wise, it really seems like crawling.
T72on1 said:
Ah yes, xp/hour. I forgot to mention that. Near the end of the tournament, when I was mainly focusing on xp again, I was at 3M/hour, sometimes up to 3.2 .
potent said:
Hey guys i have been lurking these forums for a while now i always enjoyed this thread reading all the progress and excitement about finding the certaint items required for the build people made so i made a char aswell but i just dont really injoy LoD to much the charms/rune is not my vibe so i went back to my old love D2 Classic now i hear you say you must be mental. You might be right anyway here to the progress of my char

Normal i just specced lightning to get throught act 1-3 i actualy got a gull dagger from a mob just before andy and act 2-3 were nothing special diffeculty wise or drop wise besides some fcr rings/amu and shopped act 4 i think for a fcr wand and continued to diablo who dropped absolutly nothing usefull with around 150 mf i hoped on shard/magefist/twitch i finished normal at like lvl 27

i just plowed through nightmare with no usefull drops besides some basic rare's and did some nightmare cs at the end till lvl 65 ish and got myself a 3 socket large shield with Pdiamonds for 56 all resist and continued through hell i put like 1 into firewall for cold immune's and that works fine with static since firewall keeps the regen and in classic static works till 1 hp left then i did a few mephisto/andy runs and got myself a shard/magefist and a few decent rare's

i then started csing at 70 again first few lvls flew by after a while it started to slow down and any death made me loose alot xp so i went back to andy and kept going till i found a twitch for the 25 % block and a tower shield to increase my block from 34 % with a large shield to 69 % with a tower and went back to cs i am now 92,25 i am getting around 100 k a run from doing a 2 seal setup depending on how many extra packs i get and how hard the runs are and how many i have to abort i dont have bo no merc so i have 1.1 k hp vs /p7 a hit without amp, might or fana hits for 200-300 so with 2 of those i get almost 1 shotted
so you learn really quickly how to avoid those i had 1 death at 90-91 and 2 at 91-92 mostly from teleing blindly into the infector and him being conviction + a random fana boss nearby was to much these runs take around 80-90 seconds so atm i get around 3-4 m/h

anyway classic is all about rare items since you only got normal uniq's a few uniq's serve a purpose till you find some really GG rare's i have been trying to get 2x soj for some extra dmg since i just use some fcr/mana rings so far i got 61 uniq rings 27 x nagel 34x manald heal 0x soj and its 1/31 for soj so yeahh.... and i need 2 to wear and 3 to socket my gear later with so......

lvling wise monster lvls are way lower in classic so when i see people getting 3-4 m/h at nihla at 98 and i am getting the same a 92 alto you need less xp and i have alot to improve makes it clear classic 99 is impossible but its all about the journey ill will keep doing p7 2 seal runs till probaly 93 maybe 94 and will probaly switch to orb/fireball and do p1 cs + p7 dia (you get only 3 respeccs on classic) so i cant test to much here are the old numbers from doing normal cs runs with 7 players in the cs and not doing 1/8 or anything like that
90-91: 440
91-92: 800
92-93: 1740
93-94: 3780
94-95: 5150
95-96: 6750
96-97: 12250
97-98: 22250
98-99: 36375

diablo himself is also only lvl 90 so his xp is alot lower aswell i added myself to the table and changed it hope i did it correctly
Weapon Shard
Shield 3 x pdiamond tower
gloves bloodfist for fhr/life
Helm fhr 6 energy 15 life 27 cr 30 fr 20 pr (actualy a really good rare life is a bit low but acceptable)
chest twitchthroe
belt 17fhr 8 str 55 life 10 mana 20 lr plated belt 4x4
boots 30frw/10fhr 4 dex 20 lr 20 fr
ring fcr 60 mana 10 pr
ring f fcr 38 life 25 lr
amu 2 sorc 20 mana 20 energy 40 fr gambled this

Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.50  3.37  2018-07-22  Yes  8606    464       -      -
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Potent           Challenge(CL)    SC     Sorc   92     1.96  2018-07-30  no      -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  81     0.80  2018-07-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Gynli said:
@potent
Im really fond of classic myself; too bad the boss lvls rnt any higher. I think u reaching lvl 96 in classic is just abt equivalent to us reaching lvl 99 in expansion. Best of luck to u =)

Oh and how do u plan on dealing with immunes as a orballer in cs? Iirc u had to be tri-elemental to solo clear...
Neksja said:
@potent Welcome aboard! Make sure you keep us updated and please, post some pictures, would love to see some Classic goodies :)
potent said:
Gynli said:
@potent
Im really fond of classic myself; too bad the boss lvls rnt any higher. I think u reaching lvl 96 in classic is just abt equivalent to us reaching lvl 99 in expansion. Best of luck to u =)

Oh and how do u plan on dealing with immunes as a orballer in cs? Iirc u had to be tri-elemental to solo clear...
i havent checked the numbers yet how many times they would be fire/cold immune and would either reset those runs or go a few points in lightning spells since i can static them down to a sliver of health havent decided yet and i cant keep going to long in cs p7 since a death after a while is so risky i think if i die now i loose around 1-2 hours of work with body recovery with out its 6-7 hours so i might start csing at either 93 or 94

@Neksja
i will for sure when i find some goodies or strange things
Hutton said:
I'll do a proper update when I can post screenshots, i.e. when the tournament results thread is up.

In the meantime, I'm a rune (Ist, Gul, Mal, Vex, Ohm, or Lo) away from having the runes for both Grief and Death. I also have the bases ready to go (Phase Blade and eth Colossus Sword respectively).

I'm currently level 91.25 or thereabouts. Reckon it's worth cashing in Ancients now in order to farm the token from Baal so that I can respec to swords?

My strong inclination is yes.
sanguillen said:
sanguillen said:
Early in Hell (as in just past the Cold Plains waypoint), a Lum rune dropped off a random unique so it immediately went into a Smoke Serpentskin Armor. :). Will post pics and updated stats and equipment shortly, as well as details of my Journey into Hell so far, but I wanted to take this opportunity to ask a rather silly question. I just noticed that Raise Skeleton gets bonuses from Summon Resist. What bonuses does Summon Resist provide Raise Skeleton?

Act I provided that above-mentioned upgrade to Smoke, as well as my first close encounter with death in Level 4 of the Tower, as the entrance was booby trapped with two boss packs (one goatmen, one fallen), both aura enchanted (one Holy Freeze, the other Might). I got knocked down to about 1/3 of my health before I started madly chugging Full Rejuvs and was able to successfully cast Terror to get some crowd control going. Once Terror separated the herd from the two uniques, things went smoothly and Hell Countess dropped a Ko and a Shael. But sadly, Andariel, Duriel, and Mephisto all dropped rubbish:

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Things got so bad that when Ormus gifted me the following and said "this magic ring does ME no good", I replied with "well, that makes two of us, mate!":

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Through Acts I-III, my best two drops had to be the following:

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I embark into Act IV (interspersed with Pits and AT runs) equipped with:
Lore Bone Helm
Eye of Etlich
Spirit Broad Sword
Smoke Sperpentskin Armor
Rhyme Spiked Shield
Sander's Gloves
Crafted Vampirefang Belt (+4 STR, +20 Mana, +8% CR to go along with auto-mods for Caster)
Rare Heavy Boots (+39% LR, +11% MF)
Two Rare Rings (one with +26% CR, +30% FR, the other with +10% FCR, +29% CR, +27% PR)
Charms with either +Resistances or +Life (no skillers)
Resistances are at 75/71/75/37
Life = 1139
Mana = 342

Merc
Insight Partizan (desperately seeking an Elite Polearm with 4 sockets)
Skin of the Flayed One
Rare Helm (nothing of note)
Neksja said:
Hutton said:
I'm currently level 91.25 or thereabouts. Reckon it's worth cashing in Ancients now in order to farm the token from Baal so that I can respec to swords?

My strong inclination is yes.
I'd say probably yes too. Saving Ancients to me seems logical only if you can efficiently farm until later levels very effectively, such as high speed Pits/Ancient Tunnels runs or CS/Diablo runs. If you are not able to kill stuff fast, might be best to bite the bullet and just go with it and beat the Ancients and farm Baal for a bit. While that 40mil boost is quite significant at lvl98 for example, nearly 14% of a level, it's still "only" 40 mil, you'd still have ~250mil to go. And in the end, you'd probably spend more time overall grinding for XP at lower levels, when you could just speed through them a lot faster with your better weapons that are more optimised.

I saved Ancients until lvl98 only because the later levels made so little difference overall to my ability to kill things fast. For example Hammerdin, the difference between 92 and 98 is not that big that I'd somehow be so much slower at 92 that I'd really benefit from that 40 mil and reaching 93 faster to kill faster. Since you seem to have a pretty good reason to do the quest (to get to Baal and respec to higher damage), it might make quite a significant difference in your overall kill speed.

Just my 2cents.
AlexTheNextOne said:
That has to be among the worst rings I've ever seen Ormus give a hero. What a cheapskate.
Neksja said:
Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.8   3.46  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    476       -      -
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Potent           Challenge(CL)    SC     Sorc   92     1.96  2018-07-30  no      -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   90     0.00  2018-07-11  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  81     0.80  2018-07-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

Right, as promised, a proper update on Aura's progress!

It has now been 15 days since I picked up D2 and Aura again after about 15 month break. Since then, quite a bit has happened. I've officially added Aura back in the running, I finished 20hr set of p7 Chaos Sanctuary runs for RF/MF Tournament as well as 6.5 hours of Nihl p7 runs for the same tournament. After that, Aura has been religiously telebombing bosses, seal bosses and Diablo for quite a few runs.

RF/MF Tournament! That was good fun, a bunch of decent drops. Before going any further, I'll just ignore what happened with Nihl, since it was essentially just around 12 mil XP and that's about it, very poor drops.

I had one goal in RF Tournament, a Zod. That would finish Aura's rune drop grail. I would have been happy to run 20 hours without any other qualifiers in either category, if I got Zod. Alas, no such luck. However, around 15 hours in, a boss pack in River of Flame gifted me a Cham, which would be 2nd one Aura has found. 2 Chams, no Zod. In addition to Cham, Aura found a Jah in about 2 hours in, so I was in for a good start from the beginning, really kept my hopes for Zod up. Ended up with only Cham and Jah as my high runes, couple of Guls and an Ist don't really make up for missing out on other high runes.

Sets and Uniques category did not go that well, not a single 10+ scoring find. But the game was trying to tell me something by coughing up Gris' Helm AND Shield (and of course at least one armor), I was hoping for the Caddy too to just complete the set in one 20hr set but no. I found 7 TC87s during the tournament, which was not too bad. The good thing about it was that 4 of them were grailers, Gris Corona and Vortex Shield, Ghostflame and Stormspire. Unfortunately no other grailers were found during the tournament, but 4 was still a good result in my books.

For XP, I was doing a bit poorly on the XP/hour, I think roughly around 1.5mil per hour. I managed to get around 30 mil XP during the tournament before heading to Nihl, which increased my total XP gained over 40 mil, which is much more respectable, but obviously had to spend extra time to get there. This lead into some testing post-tournament for me.


Post-Tournament and XP. I essentially had three options to go forward with:

1. Heavy Rune/MF, low XP - /p7 runs, killing all bosses, seal bosses and Diablo at /p7. Advantage of higher chance of getting S/Us, runes, but XP/hour goes down to about 1.6mil

2. Heavy MF, Medium Rune, low XP - /p1 killing all bosses and seal bosses, switch to /p7 for Diablo. Again, higher chance of S/Us, a bit less on the runes, XP assumably higher than full /p7 runs, however this turned out to be roughly the same as /p7 runs, roughly between 1.5-1.7mil per hour

3. Low Rune/MF, Heavy XP - /p1 runs, killing only seal bosses and switching to /p7 for Diablo. Disadvantage of not finding many S/Us and/or runes, but advantage of getting max XP I can from Diablo runs. I've been as high as 2.6-2.7mil per hour, as I spend less time picking up things and muling.

For now, I am definitely going with option 3. Aura needs XP more than finds. Finishing Grail would be amazing, but let's face it, he's not gonna find Tyrael's so I should first and foremost focus on XP. Runes are a bit on the useless side too, nothing I can use them for to make the runs faster or drops better, I'll come to this in a bit too. So, I'm going to focus on max XP I can grind, especially with the MFO looming around (when is this?), I might as well focus on XP now and MFing when the Olympics are on. And on the plus side, I can then save up all my luck :) Though, I've found few runes, some of which have been posted in IFT, others not:

Sur
Vex
Vex
Ohm
Ohm (18 minutes after the previous Ohm)

On top of that, I found few more grailers, Lenymo, Heaven's Light and what turned out to be Cranium Basher

Right, about runes. Aura has a decent stash of runes as of now, but no use for them. I am thinking of just putting together few runewords for the Runeword grail, but not really sure which ones. Any suggestions? Feel free to suggest new characters to build, though they won't be started until after Aura is done. Here is the list of runes I have right now:

Code:
24   Pul Rune
21   Um Rune
17   Mal Rune
12   Ist Rune
4    Gul Rune
2    Vex Rune
7    Ohm Rune
2    Lo Rune
5    Sur Rune
3    Ber Rune
3    Jah Rune
2    Cham Rune

One runeword that just jumps out in my mind is Last Wish. It's essentially a way to waste away 3 Jahs, a Ber and a Sur (Mal is not that rare anyway), but it's a runeword you don't see that often around SPF. If only I had a decent base for Exile, I'd probably do Grief+Exile and give Telesmiter a go once Aura is 99. Anyhow, any suggestions for runewords?


Since RF/MF tourney, I've racked another 40+ mil in XP from Diablo runs. So the 2 weeks I've been active again with Aura, I've gained almost 90 million in XP! That number is quite unsustainable due to work and RL, so it is highly unlikely that I'll finish in the next 2 weeks with my <65mil left, it's much more likely that it'll stretch out to finish right after MFO, which should then land in first week of September. That sounds like a solid plan, a month of running to finish off. Also, gives me a month to figure out how to do screen capture on Mac so I can record some runs and most importantly, the final ding.
Neksja said:
double post
ffs said:
Cool update @Neksja, gogo for the last stretch! As for runewords, I'm in the same spot, essentially tackling the runeword grail at this point means just starting to waste high runes. :)

However, one idea would be to ding 99 as an Auradin with dual Dreams, Hand of Justice and Dragon. That should get rid of a couple of those annoying high runes and would certainly be a stylish way to finish an untwinked 99er. :)

EDIT: I'm also running on Mac, and I just remapped the system's screenshot hotkey to include Alt so that the items show. I just replaced Command with Alt, so the hotkey is now "Alt + Shift + 3" which works perfectly.
Hutton said:
Alright- the results thread is up, time for a post tournament update!

I ended up finishing the full set of 20 hours. I spent the first 16 or so hours split fairly evenly between The Pit and Pindle+Eldritch, both on players 1. With my previously posted ridiculous Elton John/The Joker inspired outfit focused predominantly on MF, my kill speed was not good enough for anything higher. The Pit was taking 3:30-4:00 minutes per run on average, and Eldritch+Pindle around 1:10 to 1:30 minutes.

My two 'big' finds in terms of qualifiers were fairly rare, but completely useless...
Pindle Sacred Armour.jpg
Pit Gris Weapon.jpg

I did, however, find some pretty useful items for Terrahork- including my third highest scoring qualifier item, and the first dual leech ring I've seen on this guy (and it was a decent one to boot)!

Arreat's Face.jpg
3% LL sadly, but still pleased to see it!
Dual Leech Ring.jpg
Thanks, Pindle!
Nosferatu's Coil.jpg
Turns out I forgot to screenshot this when it dropped... But it came from The Pit!

At this point, I had hit level 91!
Level 91.jpg

And my rune based qualifiers were looking a touch embarrassing (I think my fourth and fifth qualifiers were both Io...)

I decided to put my actual gear back on, for an altogether less fabulous but slightly more effective look.

I decided to hit up Travincal in order to improve my rune score, as murdering wee demons is infinitely more interesting than opening chests. My shiny new gear allowed me to run pretty safely on /p3 with an average run time of around 1:30 minutes, which without teleport isn't completely horrible I guess. The ethereal Vampire Gaze I found from Eldritch also helped enormously with Razan's tanking of hydras.

My four or so hours spent in Travincal were reasonably fruitful, and I actually finished 8th for runes only in the L85 category! :D As well as runes, I picked up a few other goodies, as well as my highest scoring non-qualifier (only runes counted from Travincal).

Travincal Vex.jpg
Travincal Gul.jpg
Travincal GC 2.jpg
Travincal GC.jpg

I also got a plain ethereal Colossus Sword in The Pit, which very fortunately rolled 5 sockets in the cube! As did one of the random white Phase Blades I tried my luck with.

As mentioned in my previous post, I am a single rune drop short of the runes for both Grief and Death (Mal, Ist, Gul, Vex, Ohm, and Lo would all work). Seeing as Tomb Reaver still hasn't dropped, despite finding a multitude of significantly rarer items during the tournament, I am taking it as a sign that the Gods do not wish me to specialize in Polearms!

So the plan is to cash in Ancients and farm up the Baal token (I have the rest already), grind the last rune in Travincal assuming I don't find it en route to the respec, and then switch to swords!

Onwards and upwards! Here's a GoMule dump of my current setup should anyone be interested in sifting through it.

Name: Terrahork
Class: Barbarian
Experience: 1814392005
Level: 91

Naked/Gear
Strength: 155/213
Dexterity: 113/148
Vitality: 272/272
Energy: 10/10
HP: 1283/1693
Mana: 100/106
Stamina: 429/434
Defense: 28/2129
AR: 550/50400

Fire: 151/111/51
Cold: 165/125/65
Lightning: 141/101/41
Poison: 101/61/1

MF: 0 Block: 18
GF: 0
FR/W: 37
FHR: 120
IAS: 30
FCR: 0

Bash: 1/6
Leap: 1/6
Double Swing: 0/0
Stun: 1/6
Double Throw: 0/0
Leap Attack: 1/6
Concentrate: 1/6
Frenzy: 0/0
Whirlwind: 20/25
Berserk: 1/6

Sword Mastery: 0/0
Axe Mastery: 0/0
Mace Mastery: 0/0
Pole Arm Mastery: 20/22
Throwing Mastery: 0/0
Spear Mastery: 0/0
Increased Stamina: 1/3
Iron Skin: 1/3
Increased Speed: 1/3
Natural Resistance: 7/9

Howl: 1/3
Find Potion: 1/3
Taunt: 1/3
Shout: 6/8
Find Item: 14/16
Battle Cry: 1/3
Battle Orders: 20/22
Grim Ward: 0/0
War Cry: 1/3
Battle Command: 1/3

Angelic Wings
Amulet
Required Level: 12
Fingerprint: 0x65f17c0e
Item Level: 28
Version: Expansion 1.10+
20% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
+3 to Light Radius
Set (2 items): +75 to Life
Set (3 items): +1 to All Skills

(2 items): +10 to Dexterity

Stout Small Charm of Vita
Small Charm
Required Level: 39
Fingerprint: 0x97e932be
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 Defense
+19 to Life

Small Charm of Vita
Small Charm
Required Level: 39
Fingerprint: 0x114c2307
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20 to Life

Small Charm of Vita
Small Charm
Required Level: 39
Fingerprint: 0xa3e058cb
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20 to Life

Lapis Small Charm of Sustenance
Small Charm
Required Level: 17
Fingerprint: 0xecfa63ee
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+15 to Life
Cold Resist +6%

Septic Small Charm of Vita
Small Charm
Required Level: 39
Fingerprint: 0xaf54cccb
Item Level: 69
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Adds 15 Poison Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
+16 to Life

Small Charm of Sustenance
Small Charm
Required Level: 17
Fingerprint: 0x2acaaf26
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+15 to Life

Rugged Small Charm of Vita
Small Charm
Required Level: 39
Fingerprint: 0x354d8511
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+19 to Life
+5 Maximum Stamina

Sharp Large Charm of Life
Large Charm
Required Level: 21
Fingerprint: 0x3aa1f992
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+6 to Maximum Damage
+29 to Attack Rating
+10 to Life

Angelic Halo
Ring
Required Level: 12
Fingerprint: 0xa498254f
Item Level: 22
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20 to Life
Replenish Life +6
Set (2 items): +1092 to Attack Rating (Based on Character Level)
Set (3 items): 50% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

(2 items): +10 to Dexterity

Small Charm of Vita
Small Charm
Required Level: 39
Fingerprint: 0x9f3d7837
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+19 to Life

Nosferatu's Coil
Vampirefang Belt
Defense: 63
Durability: 14 of 14
Required Level: 51
Required Strength: 50
Fingerprint: 0x7be55ec7
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+10% Increased Attack Speed
7% Life stolen per hit
Slows Target by 10%
+15 to Strength
+2 to Mana after each Kill
-3 to Light Radius

Laying of Hands
Bramble Mitts
Defense: 81
Durability: 12 of 12
Required Level: 63
Required Strength: 50
Fingerprint: 0xd4adb096
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
10% Chance to cast level 3 Holy Bolt on striking
+20% Increased Attack Speed
+350% Damage to Demons
+25 Defense
Fire Resist +50%


Duress
Archon Plate
ShaelUmThul
Defense: 1554
Durability: 59 of 60
Required Level: 63
Required Strength: 103
Fingerprint: 0xf67b7a2f
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+40% Faster Hit Recovery
18% Enhanced Damage
Adds 37 - 133 Cold Damage Over 2 Secs (50 Frames)
15% Chance of Crushing Blow
33% Chance of Open Wounds
+199% Enhanced Defense
-20% Slower Stamina Drain
Cold Resist +30%
All Resistances +15
3 Sockets (3 used)
Socketed: Shael Rune
Socketed: Um Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune

Shael Rune
Required Level: 29
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +20% Increased Attack Speed
Armor: +20% Faster Hit Recovery
Shields: +20% Faster Block Rate

Um Rune
Required Level: 47
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: 25% Chance of Open Wounds
Armor: Cold Resist +15%
Lightning Resist +15%
Fire Resist +15%
Poison Resist +15%
Shields: Cold Resist +22%
Lightning Resist +22%
Fire Resist +22%
Poison Resist +22%

Thul Rune
Required Level: 23
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 3 - 14 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
Armor: Cold Resist +30%
Shields: Cold Resist +35%

Blood Turn
Ring
Required Level: 65
Fingerprint: 0xda4a58c5
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+65 to Attack Rating
4% Mana stolen per hit
7% Life stolen per hit
+13 to Strength
+6 to Mana
Cold Resist +17%

Glyph Trample
War Boots
Defense: 80
Durability: 24 of 24
Required Level: 34
Required Strength: 125
Fingerprint: 0xaffb1131
Item Level: 60
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+30% Faster Run/Walk
+10% Faster Hit Recovery
+64% Enhanced Defense
Cold Resist +11%
Lightning Resist +40%
Repairs 1 Durability in 20 Seconds
Required Level +5

Andariel's Visage
Demonhead
Defense: 365
Durability: 20 of 20
Required Level: 83
Required Strength: 102
Fingerprint: 0x5081332a
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
15% Chance to cast level 15 Poison Nova when struck
+2 to All Skills
+35% Increased Attack Speed
+55 to Attack Rating
8% Life stolen per hit
+136% Enhanced Defense
+30 to Strength
+10% to Maximum Poison Resist
Fire Resist -30%
Poison Resist +70%
Level 3 Venom (20/20 Charges)
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Silver Jewel of Fervor

Silver Jewel of Fervor
Jewel
Required Level: 31
Fingerprint: 0xf53b568e
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+15% Increased Attack Speed
+55 to Attack Rating

Tome of Identify
Fingerprint: 0x75ae6cd5
Item Level: 9
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Iron Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 53
Fingerprint: 0xa9a64e99
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+85 to Attack Rating
+35 to Life

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Steel Large Charm of Sustenance
Large Charm
Required Level: 36
Fingerprint: 0xe0c67431
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+53 to Attack Rating
+21 to Life

Tome of Town Portal
Fingerprint: 0xa9117aa3
Item Level: 9
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Arreat's Face
Slayer Guard
Defense: 314
Durability: 54 of 55
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 118
Fingerprint: 0x47965f79
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Combat Skills (Barbarian Only)
+2 to Barbarian Skill Levels
+30% Faster Hit Recovery
20% Bonus to Attack Rating
3% Life stolen per hit
+160% Enhanced Defense
+20 to Strength
+20 to Dexterity
All Resistances +30

Expert's Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0xb2cc1edd
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Combat Skills (Barbarian Only)
+28 to Life

Sharp Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 37
Fingerprint: 0x92e22f08
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+7 to Maximum Damage
+73 to Attack Rating
+28 to Life

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Bronze Small Charm of Sustenance
Small Charm
Required Level: 17
Fingerprint: 0xb72ccb9a
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+3 to Attack Rating
+14 to Life

Fine Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 21
Fingerprint: 0x1cd0c648
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+3 to Maximum Damage
+13 to Attack Rating

Steel Grand Charm of Dexterity
Grand Charm
Required Level: 35
Fingerprint: 0x74e7e3c7
Item Level: 45
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+110 to Attack Rating
+5 to Dexterity

Fine Grand Charm of Vita
Grand Charm
Required Level: 69
Fingerprint: 0x18f7fb0d
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+6 to Maximum Damage
+26 to Attack Rating
+36 to Life

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 100%
Replenishes Health 100%

Steel Grand Charm of Inertia
Grand Charm
Required Level: 41
Fingerprint: 0x7d3c9769
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+7% Faster Run/Walk
+126 to Attack Rating

Horadric Cube
Fingerprint: 0xec56c788
Item Level: 13
Version: Expansion 1.10+

Super Mana Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 250%

Super Mana Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenishes Mana 250%

Greater Healing Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Replenish Life +180

Spirit
Flamberge
TalThulOrtAmn
One Hand Damage: 9 - 15
Two Hand Damage: 13 - 26
Durability: 50 of 50
Required Level: 25
Required Strength: 70
Required Dexterity: 49
Fingerprint: 0x8354e98f
Item Level: 43
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to All Skills
+26% Faster Cast Rate
+55% Faster Hit Recovery
Adds 1 - 50 Lightning Damage
Adds 3 - 14 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
7% Life stolen per hit
+250 Defense vs. Missile
+22 to Vitality
+112 to Mana
+4 Magic Absorb
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Ort Rune
Socketed: Amn Rune

Tal Rune
Required Level: 17
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
Armor: Poison Resist +30%
Shields: Poison Resist +35%

Thul Rune
Required Level: 23
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 3 - 14 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
Armor: Cold Resist +30%
Shields: Cold Resist +35%

Ort Rune
Required Level: 21
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 1 - 50 Lightning Damage
Armor: Lightning Resist +30%
Shields: Lightning Resist +35%

Amn Rune
Required Level: 25
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: 7% Life stolen per hit
Armor: Attacker Takes Damage of 14
Shields: Attacker Takes Damage of 14

Spirit
Long Sword
TalThulOrtAmn
One Hand Damage: 3 - 19
Durability: 44 of 44
Required Level: 25
Required Strength: 55
Required Dexterity: 39
Fingerprint: 0xdf5a7ec2
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to All Skills
+28% Faster Cast Rate
+55% Faster Hit Recovery
Adds 1 - 50 Lightning Damage
Adds 3 - 14 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
7% Life stolen per hit
+250 Defense vs. Missile
+22 to Vitality
+111 to Mana
+8 Magic Absorb
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Ort Rune
Socketed: Amn Rune

Tal Rune
Required Level: 17
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
Armor: Poison Resist +30%
Shields: Poison Resist +35%

Thul Rune
Required Level: 23
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 3 - 14 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
Armor: Cold Resist +30%
Shields: Cold Resist +35%

Ort Rune
Required Level: 21
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 1 - 50 Lightning Damage
Armor: Lightning Resist +30%
Shields: Lightning Resist +35%

Amn Rune
Required Level: 25
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: 7% Life stolen per hit
Armor: Attacker Takes Damage of 14
Shields: Attacker Takes Damage of 14

Obedience
Great Poleaxe
HelKoThulEthFal
Two Hand Damage: 216 - 596
Durability: 47 of 55
Required Level: 63
Required Strength: 144
Required Dexterity: 80
Fingerprint: 0x38c483b5
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
30% Chance to cast level 21 Enchant when you Kill an Enemy
+40% Faster Hit Recovery
370% Enhanced Damage
-25% Target Defense
Adds 3 - 14 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
-25% to Enemy Fire Resistance
40% Chance of Crushing Blow
+275 Defense
+10 to Strength
+10 to Dexterity
All Resistances +26
Requirements -20%
5 Sockets (5 used)
Socketed: Hel Rune
Socketed: Ko Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Eth Rune
Socketed: Fal Rune

Hel Rune
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Requirements -20%
Armor: Requirements -15%
Shields: Requirements -15%

Ko Rune
Required Level: 39
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +10 to Dexterity
Armor: +10 to Dexterity
Shields: +10 to Dexterity

Thul Rune
Required Level: 23
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 3 - 14 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames)
Armor: Cold Resist +30%
Shields: Cold Resist +35%

Eth Rune
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: -25% Target Defense
Armor: Regenerate Mana 15%
Shields: Regenerate Mana 15%

Fal Rune
Required Level: 41
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +10 to Strength
Armor: +10 to Strength
Shields: +10 to Strength

Mercenary:

Name: Razan
Race: Desert Mercenary
Type: Def-Nightmare
Experience: 91477104
Level: 91
Dead?: false

Naked/Gear
Strength: 197/212
Dexterity: 159/159
HP: 2007/2098
Defense: 1472/2527
AR: 1985/1985

Fire: 175/135/75
Cold: 205/165/105
Lightning: 175/135/75
Poison: 175/135/75

Duriel's Shell
Cuirass
Defense: 677
Durability: 148 of 150
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 65
Fingerprint: 0xddab01ee
Item Level: 75
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+178% Enhanced Defense
+113 Defense (Based on Character Level)
+15 to Strength
+91 to Life (Based on Character Level)
Cold Resist +30%
All Resistances +20
Cannot Be Frozen
+100 Maximum Durability


Vampire Gaze
Grim Helm
Defense: 378
Durability: 21 of 21
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 48
Fingerprint: 0xb5763560
Item Level: 84
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Adds 6 - 22 Cold Damage Over 4 Secs (100 Frames)
8% Mana stolen per hit
6% Life stolen per hit
+100% Enhanced Defense
15% Slower Stamina Drain
Damage Reduced by 18%
Magic Damage Reduced by 11
Ethereal


The Reaper's Toll
Thresher
Two Hand Damage: 36 - 423
Durability: 65 of 65
Required Level: 75
Required Strength: 114
Required Dexterity: 89
Fingerprint: 0x1598859d
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
33% Chance to cast level 1 Decrepify on striking
+20% Increased Attack Speed
200% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
Adds 4 - 44 Cold Damage Over 1 Secs (33 Frames)
15% Life stolen per hit
33% Deadly Strike
Requirements -25%
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Shael Rune

Shael Rune
Required Level: 29
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +20% Increased Attack Speed
Armor: +20% Faster Hit Recovery
Shields: +20% Faster Block Rate

Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.8   3.46  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    476       -      -
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    93     2.09  2018-07-03  Yes     -    272       -      -
Potent           Challenge(CL)    SC     Sorc   92     1.96  2018-07-30  no      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   91     1.81  2018-07-30  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  81     0.80  2018-07-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
T72on1 said:
@Neksja Wow, cool progress. Gogo for that last bit. But keep it safe, will you?
Neksja said:
T72on1 said:
@Neksja Wow, cool progress. Gogo for that last bit. But keep it safe, will you?
I will! Though I was testing some screen capture software and doing runs last night, Aura dipped as low as 100 hp against Lord De Seis. Whoops...

I did not expect to find any more gear upgrades at this point, but I did this morning! That +2 HP is going to help greatly with situations like above :p

Code:
Waterwalk
Sharkskin Boots
Defense: 122
Durability: 7 of 14
Required Level: 32
Required Strength: 47
Fingerprint: 0x9ec7a50
Item Level: 94
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20% Faster Run/Walk
+206% Enhanced Defense
+100 Defense vs. Missile
+15 to Dexterity
+65 to Life
+40 Maximum Stamina
Heal Stamina Plus 50%
+5% to Maximum Fire Resist
Pb_pal said:
Holy updates, you guys are flying! Awesome progress everyone, welcome to the new runners and welcome back to the returning ones.

--

We pick up with Klaus 4k runs deep into LK, no Surs to show for it, and looking for Infinity. I desperately want to have an Inifinity by the time the MFO rolls around so that Klaus can partake in it. Having to watch from the sidelines while the other 99ers-to-be crush it in all these competitions has been very difficult on him, to say the least.

As previously mentioned, I wasn't super keen on my map so I bit the bullet and re-rolled hoping for a better one (and maybe a luck change?). This map is identical time-wise to my last one, but a much smoother route for both travelling and hitting more poppables, so a net increase in efficiency overall (and variety with poppables, which is nice).

So, the runs:

4044 - Mal
4306 - Mal
4811 - Um
4968 - Pul

Ouch.

So much for that luck change, eh? Still no Surs after 5k runs, which is getting a little bit tedious to say the least. I'm taking comfort right now in the fact that I'm building up quite the skiller collection for my HC stash, and just trusting that a regression to the mean is on the way at some point. Or is this my regression to the mean after finding that Jah so early on? Either way, only 4 more Surs to go! :p

Skillers:
1x Fletcher's (cubed)
1x Trainer's
1x Spiritual
1x Captain's
1x Fungal

Other finds:
- Cobalt (9% CR) SC of Vita (20) - Nice!
 
ffs said:
Hang in there! I've had similar stretches of nothing, that just means it will all come together within 30 minutes at some point. :)
RIP said:
Now when MF tourney is over, i can finally do some update....

Most important information - Kaira reached lvl 94 during the tourney :)

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And second very important information, thanks to tourney i'm much closer to Enigma now :)

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And because pictures are better then simple words, there are some finds:

Before tourney started:

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Veil of steel

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During the tourney (except JAH posted before)

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Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.8   3.46  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    476       -      -
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.3   3.31  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -       9      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    94     2.32  2018-07-03  Yes     -    318       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
Potent           Challenge(CL)    SC     Sorc   92     1.96  2018-07-30  no      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   91     1.81  2018-07-30  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  81     0.80  2018-07-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
RIP said:
Sorry, i could not post all the pics in one post, so there is a rest of them

During tourney:

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This one finished the set


And as a bonus, these two :D

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Last one is important because believe it or not, this item finished the IK set for me :D
Yng said:
@Neksja @T72on1 Great progress from you guys, getting so close!
@Pb_pal 0 Surs at 5k runs is quite unfortunate. I feel a Ber coming soon as redemption!

Since updates are in the air..

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Sophie has made it past the 40% mark (44.5%, or a little over 57% after Ancients which will not be done until I'm 40m away from the end). Could've probably pushed to nearly 50% if I wouldn't have took an L from Might Vipers and if I wouldn't have focused on picking drops more than usual (we saw a drop in experience to some ~3-3.2m/hour) but I enjoyed the change of pace. All the flawless gems gave me a chance to cube some more ilvl 50 GCs hoping for Sparking but we had no such luck (2 more skillers rolled out of my right under 20 attempts, none worth mentioning). Didn't end up doing so well in regards to set/unique/rune drops for the tournament, but my non qualifiers were quite nice landing a second SoJ and first BKWB. Oh, this fine ass helmet (-15/14 roll) as well (I just knew he'd cough it up before the end). After some discussion with @ffs I decided to change my Merc's gear around a bit, swapping out an eth bugged CoH/eth bugged Delirium for minimal defense Treachery and Delirium, hoping to maximize chance for procs on Confuse/Mind Blast/Terror. I must say I'm quite pleased with the way the new setup is performing and confirmed my suspicions that lowering his defense value by 700+ (nearly 20%) would result in a good bit more procs and Fade up time is actually really good (I'd estimate as high as 1/3-4 runs). Every now and then I'll inadvertently land on a pack of Zealots on the way to HoV (or god forbid a pack of Vipers near my final landing spot at the platform) and with 1/16.6 and 1/7.14 chance when struck to cast Mind Blast and Terror respectively, a lot of times he just instantly thwarts any chance for a bad situation. It's just an extra fail-safe for the off chance that one of those spawns with Might and you have to test your escape press reaction time vs 2.5%-10% experience. I also improved my corpse recovery setup which is quite a bit more safe now thanks to Shako taking over Kira's spot now that I'm using Griffon's primarily. I removed the Sol from Shako and actually invested one of my Cham in it since that's what will be in it post 99 (on Pit Zerker) and the CBF is actually really nice to have for corpse recovery since if you died you probably died to Vipers and its best to just run up cautiously rather than risk it all teleporting into a stacked poison cloud. After finishing up the tournament I spent a few minutes at Shenk/Eldritch for FRPs and a few more minutes at Travincal with a GF setup. Needless to say, we should be all set to focus on Nihlathak and nothing else for quite some time..



Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.8   3.46  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    476       -      -
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.44  3.35  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -      10      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  95     2.60  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    94     2.32  2018-07-03  Yes     -    318       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
Potent           Challenge(CL)    SC     Sorc   92     1.96  2018-07-30  no      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   91     1.81  2018-07-30  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  81     0.80  2018-07-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
T72on1 said:
@Yng Nice progress !!! I forgot you still have Ancients left. In that case, you'll finish your journey well before I will, especially considering I won't be playing Neverland until the MFO ends.

Btw, I haven't realized this before, but 4 people on the way from 98 to 99, and two more already past 97 ... ?! All on top of the 6 people who already finished the journey. This iteration of the untwinked 99ers is just so epic !!!
Yng said:
I feel like I asked this already but does @Neksja still have his Hell Ancients available?
Neksja said:
@Yng Nope, Hell Ancients was done way back when I got to lvl98. So no magical 40mil boost at this point, just straight up grind. Good job on saving yours, though my personal recommendation is to do them at 40.1mil left, so you don't level up at Ancients because that's just lame. Show some respect to your character and finish up by beating Nihlathak for one last time. Just don't die on the way there...
Yng said:
@Neksja That's just asking for a death on the last run.
I will lame it like it's never been lamed before.
PhineasB said:
I’ll continue the theme with post-MFO warmup updates. But first want to echo the congrats on progress—the tourneys really help keep things fresh on the way to 99—and epic-ness of the untwinked 99er reboot. :cool: Thanks to @Kitteh for launching it and the SPF for making it so great!

* * *

Pestilence is half way to level 97, moving from 95.5 to just short of 96.35 during the 20 hours, with one dumb death as he got close to 96 mixed in, and getting the rest of the way in a few days after he finished his set.

His MFO warmup results are here, with key progress updates here (hitting 96 just short of the 10-hour mark), here (including one of three item upgrades for him along the way with a 6th fungal charm!), and here (with a 40MF Gheeds for his second upgrade). The third item upgrade was Griffon’s, which beats his 1/20 circlet due to +1 all skills helping BO (no useful secondary mods on either). And the roll was solid to boot:
Code:
Griffon's Eye
Diadem
Defense: 234
Durability: 19 of 20
Required Level: 76
Fingerprint: 0xab4bab6d
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to All Skills
+25% Faster Cast Rate
-18% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+14% to Lightning Skill Damage
+177 Defense
He also picked up another Darkforce Spawn and a 5/5 cold facet in the final stretch to 96.5. So, all in all, a very nice stretch. And surprisingly solid progress from the Pit at this level, so the point that I will do some serious testing to consider continuing there or moving to Nihl from 97-98 rather than CS runs.

But that’s still a ways off! First things first is to get back to Phaedrus, hoping to get to 98.2 before MFO, while also progressing my S/U tourney zon so she can partake in Pindle for MFO. I may mix in some runs with Pestilence, but it’s unlikely he’ll make much more progress toward 97 until after my September vacation (unless I neglect Phaedrus in favor of Pit runs . . . we’ll see :)).

* * *

Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.8   3.46  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    476       -      -
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.44  3.35  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -      10      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  96     2.84  2018-07-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    94     2.32  2018-07-03  Yes     -    318       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
Potent           Challenge(CL)    SC     Sorc   92     1.96  2018-07-30  no      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   91     1.81  2018-07-30  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  81     0.80  2018-07-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
T72on1 said:
Interesting about Pits as good xp source even at level 96. Well not surprising that it still works, but that it could maybe even beat CS and Nihl for you. With my Blizzard Sorc I had the impression that CS was better (than AT, admittedly) from level 93 or so on. Although those are obviously two completely different characters, and I didn't have the xp tool available at the time, nor did I do some significant testing.

Still, just shows that it won't hurt to do some testing, and we may still find new or at least additional ways to make it work. Which also makes the 99er compendium an 'always-in-progress' sort of guide, I guess :).
Yng said:
Curious how effective Bone Spear is for P8 Vizier/Infector since PN apparently has issues clearing it at a competitive speed? It would transition nicely to a Nihlathak runner at 98 as well (he has 70 base poison resistance compared to 25 base magic resistance). Just a thought.

E: 0 base magic resistance for Vizier and Infector. ;)
T72on1 said:
I think Necro always comes down to how to get the first corpses fast and then blow everything else up with CE. So Nihl or Vizier/Infector resists won't matter that much. Venomancer has the advantage of already weakening enemies, and as such needing less corpses to be able to chain CE. At least that was my experience at Cows.
ffs said:
@Yng for Nihlathak, PN was stronger than Bone Spear in my tests above by a huge margin (some ~8-10 seconds run time difference). As far as CS goes, IMO Summoner is best for P1/P7 and PN is best for P8 Seals. Bone Spear for P8 seals I didn't try, it would have been worth a shot for sure as it might have been slightly faster than Fishymancer. But at least for 97-98, Fishymancer running P1/P7 is fastest for me in any case.

The issue with P8 Seal runs is the Infector seal crowd being fire immune and having high HP, which greatly hurts CE damage on high player settings. Those guys are kind of swarming you, so the linear AoE of Bone Spear will leave many of them at full HP, whereas PN will weaken all of them and surrounding mobs which helps a ton for clearing the seal. With DWeb, their PR is also not that much of an issue. The problem for PN is rather that you can get swarmed and will need to reposition (as @PhineasB had mentioned). But that issue is the same for Bone Spear. Less of a problem for Summoners, but these lack the AoE of PN. Bone Spear's AoE is better than Summoner, but might not be faster in the end when having to reposition from time to time.

I'm very curious as to @PhineasB's XP gain numbers for the different targets once he hits 97. P8 Nihl or P8 seals are the two approaches where a Novamancer could be faster than a Summoner running P1/P7 CS or P8/P3 Baal for 97-98. I've improved my Baal run times a bit with a couple of tweaks, and it's tough to beat for Necros at 97-98 I think. However, I killed Ancients some time ago. Factoring in the quest might just be enough to change things for Necro strategies, given the very similar XP gain in the areas mentioned.
Yng said:
Just to clarify, I’ve done no PvM testing on Necro for any of these type of runs so take my comments as just throwing out ideas and with a grain of salt.

If the big issue is positioning and the Infector seal “swarming” wouldn’t Bone Spear be much better for that purpose? PN is effectively forced to used Lower Resists (I’m assuming?) while Bone Spear can use any CC curse to keep them occupied until that first corpse is up then swap to Amp and chain CE. The Infector “wing” of CS is actually fairly narrow as well so if they’re occupied Bone Spear should be able to hit most of the pack simulataneously since it pierces. Hell, Bone Wall should also serve pretty well for the purpose of keeping them away from you as well. Might be worth it to skip Stone Skin Infector rolls.
PhineasB said:
T72on1 said:
Interesting about Pits as good xp source even at level 96. Well not surprising that it still works, but that it could maybe even beat CS and Nihl for you.
In fairness, I didn't do real thorough testing in CS or attempt to play around too much with gear, as I knew he would be running the Pit for the MFO warmup tourney anyhow.

So it will be important to do some more thorough tests when he hits 97. In the meantime, I've spent some time looking at numbers and comparing to testing others have done (with Necros and in general at 96, 97 and 98) and will post a more detailed write-up on my thinking when I have time this weekend.
ffs said:
@Yng I wouldn't say being swarmed is the main issue, but rather that CE is not very effective vs Infector (and as a result monsters staying alive just leads to them approaching). It's irrespective of which skill is used to support CE, though PN does the best job in that regard with its overall higher DPS, hitting all monsters given its radial AoE. It's possible that Bone Spear outperforms Summoner for P8 seals though, maybe someone will test this. Like I said for me it doesn't make sense anymore at this point.

@PhineasB Looking forward to your testing, in particular for Nihl. I feel I've narrowed it down to the general approach I'll be going with, but there's lots of tweaking to be done, different sequences for curses etc. At some point I'll need to do some number crunching as well in terms of LR vs AD and weapon choice. I admit I'm dreaming of a Death's Web drop in time for 98-99. :rolleyes: Also what I thought is interesting is that apparently 98-99 will "only" take ~1.4-1.5 times longer than 97-98, much smaller difference than for other characters. I guess it's just because Necro seems to be a decent Nihl runner, whereas sub-98 he's significantly slower than other characters in later levels...

But it's a long way to go, currently Ric is at 97.1 and I'm not really focusing on him at the moment. Though I am looking forward to a little friendly side-competition as to becoming the first SPF untwinked 99er Necro. ;)
sanguillen said:
GordonChen took out Hephasto in Hell last night, and was finally rewarded with a decent Hellforge rune after getting Eld and Sol with the first two. He was happy to see an Um drop, and seeing as I don't really see many other options for a merc that is already equipped with Insight, I plan on making a Duress Ornate Plate for him to finally get him some Crushing Blow. Then I'll either craft a Blood Helm, or maybe try to gamble a circlet/coronet with life leech on it first, to replace the LL lost when replacing Skin of the Flayed One with Duress.
Neksja said:
sanguillen said:
Then I'll either craft a Blood Helm, or maybe try to gamble a circlet/coronet with life leech on it first, to replace the LL lost when replacing Skin of the Flayed One with Duress.
Not sure if you use extended stash, but if you do, take a look at your Normal uniques. Stuff like Undead Crown, Wormskull have life leech on them, which might work as a temporary solution. In Exceptional uniques you have some decent stuff like Stealskull and Crown of Thieves, and arguably the best Merc helmet, Vampire Gaze. While crafts/gambles are a good backup option, rummage through your stashes first. I always keep forgetting that there are so many useful items in the game, if you only use them as temporary solutions instead of permanent!
sanguillen said:
I do use extended stash but an untwinked stash is a far cry from the regular stashes I have otherwise and as such, GordonChen has yet to find any of those so far (though he did just manage to find a Reaper's Toll in the AT, which is of course pretty pointless for a Necro, so I've muled it away for my Frenzy barb). That being said, those are all highly viable solutions for sure....if I can find one! :)
Hookipa said:
Hi guys,

After a hiatus for more than a year of not playing Diablo II, real life finally allows for some more gaming again.
So today I reinstalled the game and GoMule and I was happy to find all my characters and stashes right where I left them.

Today will be used to play with some of my favourite chars and afterwards the time is right for a new challenge...
I was still lurking quite actively last year and especially this thread fueled the desire to play again. Even though I have a hammerdin, semi-twinked, parked @ level 97 and I painfully remember the long and steep climb from 96 > 97. A prospect that kind of frightens me. However, that was wthout using the knowledge here that will ensure a swift rise to level 99 ;-).

To the point, I have currently three different builds I would like to try.

1 Novamancer: this character and its sheer strenght is really something I look forward to exploring, however, I have a very nice Dweb in my stash which I want to use for him and using that kind of defeats the purpose of untwinked, so thats a no-go.

2 Frost maiden: I have seen some very nice videos about her and its a nice change on the standard cold damage dealers. However, in my stash I have 3 nice fletcher+life skillers, so same story as above.

3 Wind druid: this character I have been wanting to make for a very long time, and I have not found any +5/+6 nado pelt, so no argument as above :). I have never ever played a wind druid or used skills of the elemental three. An extra bonus is that no druid has completed the challenge yet, although "Natur" and "Klaus" are quite far...

I kind of made my mind up that I will make a wind druid,so a couple of questions:
- What do you guys think of using a wind druid for the untwinked 99'er challenge? Viable?
- How easy/ difficult are the primary attacks to master? I read about tornado's having a mind of their own.
- What advice do you have for skill progression?
- Which skills work well besides the synergies for hurricane and tornado? Oak sage/ Heart of the wolverine/ vines/ Grizzly?
- Where do you suggest to let this guy farm uniques and runes? Is he a descent LK runner?
- What item setup do you suggest for windy and merc? Links to descent builds?

I really look forward to playing the game untwinked again and trying out this build. Furthermore, with all those high level runners in the tables we need some low levels as well to keep this going :).

Now, which name to choose...

Cheers.
 
srrw said:
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- What do you guys think of using a wind druid for the untwinked 99'er challenge? Viable?
Definitely viable.
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- How easy/ difficult are the primary attacks to master? I read about tornado's having a mind of their own.
Depends on HC/SC really. In HC a decent set of gear is required since it's a in your face type of caster almost like a Hammerdont. Enigma is suuuuuuuuuuuuuper helpful in any case as positioning is key. Not very hard to master more like hard to get used to at first.
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- What advice do you have for skill progression?
If you don't mind a bit of a distraction from the wind I'd definitely suggest going pure Fire (Fissure) for normal and nightmare. So much less hassle of mana management. Everything drops like flies. Otherwise it's pretty much max Tornado > Hurricane > Cyclone Armor > Twister with points in Oak Sage and Grizzly/Wolfs.
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- Which skills work well besides the synergies for hurricane and tornado? Oak sage/ Heart of the wolverine/ vines/ Grizzly?
Personal preference really. I'd go with Oak Sage and 1pt Grizzly/Wolfs.
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- Where do you suggest to let this guy farm uniques and runes? Is he a descent LK runner?
I don't think LK will be much fun walking. Stacking FRW and stuff might be ok but I would definitely look for alternatives. Eldrich/Shenk/Pindle sound like a much faster approach after you've got the basics off Andy and Meph. Travincal is also an option after that. It really depends on drops, what you find and most importantly what you feel like doing. On the other hand a Windy needs his runewords (read: Enigma!). Pits is always a great option for Physical damage based characters.
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- What item setup do you suggest for windy and merc? Links to descent builds?
General rule of thumb 99%FCR vs 163%FCR. Going for the 99% BP is much easier without niche stuff so yeah. It really depends on weather you go maxblock. Since I think it's sort of essential I'd suggest a Stormshield setup. The Spirit Setup allows for easy 163% BP without block but you're in the thick of things and I just don't think it's practical. Then again I play HC so what do I know? :p

Helm: Harlequin Crest; there are alternatives but you can't go wrong with it
Armor: Enigma
Weapon: HotO/Wizardspike
Shield: Stormshield
Gloves: Magefist; without Insight it will help with the mana regen more than Trang's.
Belt: Arach; again there are alternatives but the FCR opens up Ring/Ammy slots
Boots: Your pick. I'd go with Waterwalks (for Dex+Life) or War travs (for MF)
Ammy: Mara's/+Dru craft/rare it really depends on what you find
Rings: Same story here. Filling FCR/Resists. SoJ is big help to the mana pool.

Merc:
Reaper's toll. If you learn to live without Insight it's by far the best choice period.
Armor/Helm: Depends on what you find/what target are you running. Generally VGaze+Fortitude is my go to combo if I'm not looking for anything else specific.

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Now, which name to choose...
Stormchaser... obviously :D
Pb_pal said:
@srrw pretty much nailed it in terms of Windy stuff. I'll just add a couple things:

- If you're going to walk LK (you probably are at first), make a Harmony bow for the Vigor aura. It's not actually that bad, you can easily get ~40s runtimes, and walking allows you to easily hit a whole ton of poppables along the way. Once you have Enigma, you're off to the races. Klaus is at the 99% fcr breakpoint and achieving 30s runtimes with poppables quite easily.

- Oak/How, and then grizzly should get your remaining points. Oak if you want life, HoW if you are comfy and want your merc/Griz to kill a wee bit faster. I prefer Oak, and you should too if you're HC.

- I don't actually mind Tornado's pathing. It takes getting used to, but what doesn't?

- You absolutely want Reaper's if you can find it. You'll be spending time in the Pits and Druids can carry MF while staying safe pretty well, so it's not out of the question to find one (but as always, don't count on it ;))

- I made a general leveling rundown for Southpaw when he started his Windy. Although it is aimed at all classes, it has a lean towards Windy info (with a helpful link in there to Baaling strats too) since that's what he was asking about. Basically, Pits->Ventar->Baal.

Welcome to the fray, enjoy yourself, and keep us updated. :)
ffs said:
Wholly agree with @Pb_pal and @srrw. Windy is definitely viable, and since the end-game gear is either runewords or relatively common S&Us, generally a good choice for an untwinked 99er. @Burgomaster3 and @Ashenshugar are both running with a Windy as well I think.

Though I'd add that LK is the fastest way by far to farm those essential runes for Enigma, Hoto, and CtA. As @Pb_pal mentioned it's ~30-40s running with Harmony bow, which is fast enough to actually be certain that they will drop before you lose your mind. :) It's not just for runes though, LK is generally a great target especially for untwinked characters since you will also load up on charms (skillers hopefully, life/res SCs etc.) and crafting materials. I know some people don't like it that much, but personally I don't mind running it at all, for me it's kind of relaxing while watching a series or something after work. In fact, maybe I should make another entry just to do some LK running. ;)
srrw said:
I've had streaks where I would find Enigma in 5 hours of LK. But currently I'm 20h in (rough estimate, most likely more) with a Sur/Gul/Ist to show for. Not even Mals or Ums. My runtimes are 20-25s. So that would be 40h running without teleport. I'd go mad. Hehe. That's why I suggested different locations for runes.
RIP said:
I know everyone is sugesting merc with Reapers, but this can be tricky to get, especially if You don't want to spent lots of hours killing Mephisto...I had two Windies (both reached lvl 93 in HC) and always used Barbarian merc with Lawbringer - and never looked back...You can get this weapon even in NM, and Decrepify speeds up Your journey so much, so i do not see any reason to avoid it ...atleast before finding Reapers...My two cents
sanguillen said:
RIP said:
I know everyone is sugesting merc with Reapers, but this can be tricky to get, especially if You don't want to spent lots of hours killing Mephisto...I had two Windies (both reached lvl 93 in HC) and always used Barbarian merc with Lawbringer - and never looked back...You can get this weapon even in NM, and Decrepify speeds up Your journey so much, so i do not see any reason to avoid it ...atleast before finding Reapers...My two cents
So the other benefits of Lawbringer (like Decrepify and Sanctuary) help to keep the merc alive, despite having no enhanced physical damage on it? This is a very interesting alternative that I hadn't thought of....
RIP said:
Never had real problems with merc survival...Keep in mind, that Barbarian mercs are healing fastest from all merc types, and on top of this You have huge life bonus from Your Oak sage and lately from CtA...Merc is there for slowing effect via Decrepify curse, nothing more...Maby nice CB delivery against Act bosses, but thats all...
Yng said:
Sanctuary is also a pretty nice safety bonus in CS because it’ll KB all undead. If you make it in an Eth Legend Sword and give him a Leech Helmet he’ll still be able to sustain himself pretty well as Sanctuary will pierce undead DR for his attacks.
Hutton said:
As mentioned in previous posts, I was one rune short of making Grief and Death runewords.

I cashed in my Ancients Quest and took on Baal. Guardian Terrahork emerged victorious!

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I killed Baal probably 15 times or so with absolutely nothing good dropping, until I the nice orange item I was after appeared!

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After that it was back to Travincal! It would seem I used up a lot of RNG in the tournament... An early Um drop was followed by a really long time of nothing (rune-wise at least) as I'm now >90% of the way to 92 almost entirely from p3 Travincal. However, tonight I got a break and the last required Um dropped!

Final Um.jpg

On the plus side, I was able to pick up a few other goodies including a few pretty nice AR charms on the way!

Travi GC 3.jpg
Travi LC.jpg
Steelshade.jpg

With my ducks now in a row, it was time to cube...

Runes Pre-Cube.jpg

Almost ready!

Runes After Cube.jpg

And the results....

Will be posted later on this weekend! \o/
T72on1 said:
I agree about a Windy being viable for the quest to 99. Welcome to the fun !!! Btw, may I suggest AT as leveling and mf spot? Windies are told to be pretty good in that area. Although I agree that you'll absolutely want Enigma, so you can try to luck out in AT or another spot like Pindle / Eldritch, but otherwise LK will be the place to be.

O yes, and +1 to Lawbringer until you have Reaper's.
AlexTheNextOne said:
Continuing Orion's journey, I felt like heading out to the supermarket with a Town Portal tome and Wirt's Leg in hand to stock up on some ground beef, and what a great find to prepare for Nightmare!

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I'm going to continue using Holy Freeze well into Nightmare, as I've found that you can generally lean on a single damage element throughout most of it. I'll probably start running into trouble around Act V, naturally. HF is already maxed, but I am unsure if I should next max Zeal for my AR, or boost Resist Cold for more damage.

Any tips for my HF Zealer heading into NM?
RIP said:
I sugest maxing Sacrifice first (synergy for Zeal), this way You will get nice Cold AND Physical dmg, its better for killing (not problems lately with Cold immunes monsters or Cold enchanted ones) and at the same time, it helps Yoour survival ability - more physical dmg, more Life leech, easier to survive combat...Then probably Resist cold for more cold dmg...

You can get AR from various charms or equipement, i've played many different Zealots (pure, Tesla, Freezer) and never maxed Zeal...In my eyes, its one pointer, with enough + skills You can get easily 5hits with Zeal, and thats what this skill is all about
potent said:
so my classic sorc kept going in cs 90-120 k a run viz/infec runs at p7 (with escapes it came around 100 k) i averaged around 5 mil/h for the later part of the lvl drops were kinda bad since i run 0 mf atm i usaly did andy p7 with 200 mf till i found 5 uniq rings and then id'd them at the same time since the first 70 rings didnt work (complaining works so thats what i did) and of the first 5 ring set the second ring was soj (#72) sweeeet then i would dod 200-300 cs runs around 20-30 mil 12-15 % of my lvl would take around 4-6 hours then end with another set of andy's no soj then.. oh wel. Next morning did another set and found another soj at (#83) so now i just need more for sockets if i find any gg helm/chest/shield for now i will use twitch + 3 socket pdiamond tower so only a helm is a option for 38 life also found a decent battle hammer and a banana style grim helm that was everything drop wise
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now the most important part i dinged 93 after a 7-8 day grind of 200-300 runs a day
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now starts the hard part since i checked and cs gave me at

p7 18-21 k a run would take me almost 10 k runs
p8 dia gives me 96.4 k +5.3 k from p1 cs so 100k would take 1900 runs
so dia runs it is unless i take 5 times as long to kill dia as clear cs at p1
i am gonna go tri-spec since there double immune to often
there are a few options
i got 104 talent points - 1 teleport - 1 telekinesis - 1 static - 1 frozen armor -1 shiver - 5 prequest orb - 1 warmth
so that leave me with 93 points
frost wise its clear orb is probaly the best at lower /players i will do 20/20 orb for sure the only question is how much in frost bolt cold mastery i will start with like a few points in frozen bolt + like lvl 13(+4) 17 cold mastery and see if the kill speed is good enough so probaly around 40 points will go into cold maybe more if needed
that leaves me with 53 points for fire+light

then my fire spells that i will use on the seis/(vizir when immune) i have 3 options fireball meteor or firewall since the seis/vizir dont move at all when not in melee range all 3 are a option just not sure what scales best and how many points i should use
my lightning spells i will use on the seis/infector when they are immune i dont need a ton of lightning dmg since i can also static them so i woulld probaly need a lower dmg number then fire for this but i can choose between lightning bolt (multiple hits on same target) or lighting and the frame diffrence because of fcr will make a large diffrence

i am just not sure on how to balance them yet i gues i can just put a few points into each and see where i struggle dmg wise and balance that out i got +4 skills soj,soj and neck and mage fist for +1 fire the only decent option for another skill point is tarnhelm but i cant atm because of resists

any advice is welcome on what skills to choose and how to balance the tri-spec
Neksja said:
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Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
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T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.44  3.35  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -      10      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  96     2.84  2018-07-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    94     2.32  2018-07-03  Yes     -    318       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
Potent           Challenge(CL)    SC     Sorc   92     1.96  2018-07-30  no      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   91     1.81  2018-07-30  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  81     0.80  2018-07-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
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Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
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Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
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Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
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Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
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liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
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aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1


Weekend update on Aura!

Things seem to rolling by quite decently and we are on the last stretch of Aura's journey. Cracked the last "milestone" before finishing, as you can see:

sn7ngVz.png

I have now changed my timescales a little bit. Aim is now to finish ideally a week from tomorrow, mostly due to knowing that next week, I won't have much chance to play, but I have some time this weekend and a little bit next weekend, so hopefully that should do it.

As I've moved to running only XP in mind, drops have really deteriorated if you ask me, but I think I've still been decently lucky. I've gotten 3 additional Grailers: Blinkbat's Form, Biggin's Bonnet and Stone Crusher. So not bad at this point! Runewise drops have been meh, a Gul, couple of Mals I think and one Lo. Here are readouts of the most interesting finds from this stretch:

Code:
Arachnid Mesh
Spiderweb Sash
Defense: 130
Durability: 6 of 12
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 50
Fingerprint: 0x83a893cc
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to All Skills
+20% Faster Cast Rate
Slows Target by 10%
+107% Enhanced Defense
Increase Maximum Mana 5%
Level 3 Venom (5/11 Charges)

Biggin's Bonnet
Cap
Defense: 18
Durability: 9 of 12
Required Level: 3
Fingerprint: 0x9118818f
Item Level: 94
Version: Expansion 1.10+
30% Enhanced Damage
+30 to Attack Rating
+14 Defense
+15 to Life
+15 to Mana

Blinkbat's Form
Leather Armor
Defense: 42
Durability: 19 of 24
Required Level: 12
Required Strength: 15
Fingerprint: 0x7e7b3da1
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+10% Faster Run/Walk
+40% Faster Hit Recovery
Adds 3 - 6 Fire Damage
+25 Defense
+50 Defense vs. Missile

Chilling Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 53
Fingerprint: 0x9de8c494
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Cold Skills (Sorceress Only)
+31 to Life

Horizon's Tornado
Scourge
One Hand Damage: 11 - 303
Durability: 57 of 65
Required Level: 64
Required Strength: 100
Required Dexterity: 62
Fingerprint: 0xa42f3b73
Item Level: 94
Version: Expansion 1.10+
20% Chance to cast level 15 Tornado on striking
+50% Increased Attack Speed
279% Enhanced Damage
+150% Damage to Undead
Slows Target by 20%
Requirements -20%

Mara's Kaleidoscope
Amulet
Required Level: 67
Fingerprint: 0xd8a48981
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to All Skills
All Stats +5
All Resistances +29

Nagelring
Ring
Required Level: 7
Fingerprint: 0xffa1951e
Item Level: 94
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+75 to Attack Rating
Magic Damage Reduced by 3
Attacker Takes Damage of 3
30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Nightwing's Veil
Spired Helm
Defense: 329
Durability: 23 of 40
Required Level: 67
Required Strength: 96
Fingerprint: 0xdde7eaa9
Item Level: 94
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to All Skills
+13% to Cold Skill Damage
+106% Enhanced Defense
+14 to Dexterity
+8 Cold Absorb
Half Freeze Duration
Requirements -50%

Rainbow Facet
Jewel
Required Level: 49
Fingerprint: 0xd6c346e7
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
100% Chance to cast level 47 Chain Lightning when you Die
Adds 1 - 74 Lightning Damage
-5% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+4% to Lightning Skill Damage

Raven Frost
Ring
Required Level: 45
Fingerprint: 0x76d05a62
Item Level: 94
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+248 to Attack Rating
Adds 15 - 45 Cold Damage Over 4 Secs (100 Frames)
+20 to Dexterity
+40 to Mana
Cold Absorb 20%
Cannot Be Frozen

Stone Crusher
Legendary Mallet
One Hand Damage: 199 - 242
Durability: 44 of 65
Required Level: 68
Required Strength: 189
Fingerprint: 0xb58037aa
Item Level: 94
Version: Expansion 1.10+
298% Enhanced Damage
Damage +25
-25% Target Defense
+150% Damage to Undead
40% Chance of Crushing Blow
-100 to Monster Defense Per Hit
+30 to Strength

Titan's Revenge
Ceremonial Javelin
Throw Damage: 79 - 212
One Hand Damage: 79 - 155
Quantity: 140
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 25
Required Dexterity: 109
Fingerprint: 0xf6feb182
Item Level: 94
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Javelin and Spear Skills (Amazon Only)
+2 to Amazon Skill Levels
+30% Faster Run/Walk
200% Enhanced Damage
Adds 25 - 50 Damage
8% Life stolen per hit
+20 to Strength
+20 to Dexterity
Increased Stack Size
Replenishes quantity

Plan for MFO now is that I finish Aura and enter this tournament again with a Sorc, which was my plan all along, now I am hoping to fast track that plan and hopefully get my new untwinked Sorc to run in MFO. Aura is the backup plan in case I can't advance fast enough with the new Sorc, but we'll see.

Keep running everyone! Love to read everyone's updates :)
Ashenshugar said:
- What do you guys think of using a wind druid for the untwinked 99'er challenge? Viable?

Yes, it is an easy character to play untwinked and it has been great fun as well.

- How easy/ difficult are the primary attacks to master? I read about tornado's having a mind of their own.

The tornado attack is dependent on positioning, if you don't hit well just reposition with a quick teleport. You will have to do this as the herd of monsters change anyway. Much easier to this with teleport than by walking.

- What advice do you have for skill progression?

I honestly can't remember how I did this, once I got to about act5 in normal it got very easy. Maybe I should have levelled him up in a fire spec? Something to consider for sure.

- Which skills work well besides the synergies for hurricane and tornado? Oak sage/ Heart of the wolverine/ vines/ Grizzly?

I have 1 point in Grizzly and rarely have to resummon it, 20 in Oak Sage. Rest is pre-requisites or Hurricane and Tornado

- Where do you suggest to let this guy farm uniques and runes? Is he a descent LK runner?

I used a staff with teleport mod on it (I switched to Naj's staff when I found it, but it seems more expensive to repair than the one I had. On switch, of course.) and I farmed Mephisto a lot, and I also did a lot of Pindleruns. I found the runes for Enigma there, Ber from Mephisto and Jah at Pindleskin. I did not enjoy running LK with him, but I didn't make the Harmony bow as @Pb_pal proposed. If LK is your preferred option, then make sure to get the runeword.


- What item setup do you suggest for windy and merc? Links to descent builds?

You need a source of decrepify, Insight can in no way compete with Reaper's Toll, and I assume Lawbringer will be better than Insight as well. The damage output is immense not only since they take more damage, but they also move a lot slower meaning you get it better with regards to hitting with your tornadoes. Other than that the normal caster gear applies. Getting the 163% FCR breakpoint is extremely taxing, so far I have been unable to get there.

I use Jalal's Mane, but Harlequin's Crest is just as good. Ravenlore is also an option, but it is rare.
Hoto, Enigma, Arachnid Mesh, Stone of Jordan and Frostburn. Rest is just rares. My amulet is appalling at 18 to all res, 19 energy and 8% MF, but I just cannot seem to get a better one. Showing that you can get by with really not a lot of gear, besides the Enigma, only crucial bit to get along with the decrepify source.

My merc runs Reaper's Toll, Andariel's Visage and Duriel's Shell. I have the runes for Fortitude, but having cannot be frozen on the merc is of great importance to me as I need him to hit stuff to decrepify them for me. If I get a Cham I will socket the helmet he has and make a Fortitude for him.
ffs said:
Great stuff @Neksja, you really seem to have picked up quite the pace, awesome. :) Gogogo for the last bit!
Yng said:
@Neksja jesus I wish I had that much time. GL with the final push.

E: what level is your Sorc, and do you plan on trying for 99 with that one as well?
Neksja said:
@Yng I have two twinked Sorceresses, I think both around lvl 94/95. I am not going to 99 those and I have a bit of plan for this untwinked tournament post-Aura, which a new Sorceress will be a part of. I'm not sure if I can level/quest her through fast enough for MFO, but I sure hope so!
Yng said:
Yea, I meant the the untwinked one.
And it can be done ridiculously fast on a Sorceress. You can get to Hell AT rather quickly and spam NM Pindle to 69/NM Baal to 79 then you’re good to go.
Hutton said:
I crafted my runewords!

First comes Death.

Death Before.jpg

Death.jpg
Pretty low roll, but it's mostly there for the CB and other mods.

Followed by Grief.

Grief Before.jpg

Grief.jpg
Reasonably happy with this one.

With that it was time to respec!

Respec Token.jpg

It only took two Baal runs to tick over to 92 thanks to all the farming I'd done at Travincal, and so here we are, LCS included!

Level 92.jpg

Think I'm probably just going to do some Baal runs for the time being, and see where that takes me. I am Travincal'd out for now!

Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.93  3.50  2018-08-04  Yes  lots    479       -      -
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.44  3.35  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -      10      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   96     2.85  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  96     2.84  2018-07-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    94     2.32  2018-07-03  Yes     -    318       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
Potent           Challenge(CL)    SC     Sorc   92     1.96  2018-07-30  no      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   92     0.00  2018-08-04  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  81     0.80  2018-07-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
 
Bewitch said:
Hey! Did make a break for some weeks (was on holiday a bit, played some d3 then, some pubg, some cs etc^^)
but now im back for a few days alrdy.

Since the last update i had another rip (2nd since exping, without gettin body ofc, no backupeq in stash^^) and the main founds were: 2x sur, trap SK 29 life, Cold sk 35 life (didnt screenshot that one somehow^^)







Dropvideos (if interested^^)
Sur:
Cold sk 35l:
Trap sk 29l:
Other Sur:

lvl up:

i changed runs a bit, until 97 i always just did vizier + Infector and packs arround and on the way and now
i add seis + diablo if infector is not cold immune (if he is i just make new game) i always go on p1 after infector, so seis is p1 and then change to p7 for diablo himself.

Still no eth bugged 4 sorc armor...^^



Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.93  3.50  2018-08-04  Yes  lots    479       -      -
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.44  3.35  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -      10      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     2.96  2018-07-10  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  96     2.84  2018-07-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    94     2.32  2018-07-03  Yes     -    318       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
Potent           Challenge(CL)    SC     Sorc   92     1.96  2018-07-30  no      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   92     0.00  2018-08-04  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  81     0.80  2018-07-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
T72on1 said:
@Neksja Gogogo !!!
Yng said:
@Bewitch good progress, what’s your plans for 98?
ffs said:
Nice going everybody! Didn't have much time to run with Ric lately, but we managed to get down the first ~15% of 97-98 and hit the 3 billion mark:

17_3b.png

His Baal runs are pretty straight-forward, i.e. dull, and sooo slow... ;) Did some additional testing as to whether it's better to raise Skeletons at Pindle or on the go, heading straight down there. Again the latter resulted in merely a small improvement (~10 seconds), sometimes none at all, depending on WSK spawns. So for the sake of more relaxed and consistent runs, he's still hitting Pindle first, including the P1 Pindle kill, which only adds a couple more seconds and already netted a few goodies.

I tweaked the technique of running the waves a little bit, now staying spread out in the spawning location before W3. The council members landing next to the minions reduces the chance for them to cast Hydras, and frequently results in none being cast, saving time since Baal doesn't wait for the Hydras to disappear before spawning W4. Also adjusted my W5 approach a bit: On P8 he can clear it relatively quickly (except for Lister spawning Stone Skin) if there are some 3-4 leftover corpses from W4. However, with only one corpse to start out with, it takes much longer and I tested it's more efficient to go down to P3 before W5 spawns in that case. So I do that now, depending on number of W4 corpses.

By the way, does anyone know the exact mechanics as to how Baal's corpse removal behavior works? Couldn't find any precise information on this. From what I observed, it appears he removes all but one corpse whenever the wave boss is the last monster to die (or one of them, if the last CE kills other minions at the same time), as well as after W3 if Hydras have been spawned. But I'd be interested in knowing the exact mechanics if there's more to it.

My terrible CtA luck with untwinked 99ers continues :mad: as shown by this attempt to improve over his +3 BO one after cubing a couple of runes to another Ohm.

17_1_CtA +2 BO.png

Well, at least it's usable for a body recovery kit at some point. Will try again with the next Ohm.

Drops since the last update:

Javelin skills would have been even nicer, but still amazing gloves. Wish I had found these before I made my "twinked by untwinked" Ice/WF hybrid Bowie.

17_BOwie gloves.png

Almost perfect Cranebeak (max ED roll, missing 1% MF)

17_300-49 cranebeak.png

Nice roll on this one as well:

17_Azurewrath 10-268.png

Probably not going to put a Zod in here any time soon, but >1000 max damage is nice to look at. :)

17_eth hellslayer.png

Two more poison facets (5/4 and 3/3):

17_5-4 poison facet #5.png
17_RBF P 3-3.png

Continued luck with these (life/resist SC no. 18).

17_life FR SC.png

17_Gris Corona.png

Other drops included:
- Mal
- Pul
- 15 max/undead 46 ED/35 AR jewel
- M'Avina's armor
- 8/64/4 Dex Sharp GC
- 8 LR/3 MF SC
- HoZ

Overall not that bad for Baal waves, but nothing jaw-dropping either.

The poison facets are his 4th and 5th ones, all of them 5/4 or 4/5 except for the one 3/3. Since he hasn't found Death's Web (yet! :)), maybe a faceted Crystal Sword could be an option when running Nihl for 98-99? :p It would indeed provide higher PN damage than his +6 PN 'White', but probably both White and Hoto are better choices overall. It's an option I'll keep in mind though.

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Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   98.93  3.50  2018-08-04  Yes  lots    479       -      -
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.44  3.35  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -      10      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     3.00  2018-08-06  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  96     2.84  2018-07-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    94     2.32  2018-07-03  Yes     -    318       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
Potent           Challenge(CL)    SC     Sorc   92     1.96  2018-07-30  no      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   92     0.00  2018-08-04  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  81     0.80  2018-07-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Neksja said:
@T72on1 I'm going I'm going!
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Hookipa said:
@srrw @Pb_pal @ffs @RIP @T72on1 @Ashenshugar Thanks a bunch all for the advice! Especially Lawbringer, that would not have been on my mind.

As of this weekend my Wind druid is officially running, well (not-yet-wind-) druid that is. Its a softcore character.

And good news, he already made it to the halfway mark, i.e. Level 50, in a couple of days. So I don't really understand what's all the fuss about that reaching 99 is such an endeavour ;-).

srrw said:
Code:
Now, which name to choose...
Stormchaser... obviously :D

This came to mind as well, but it reminded me too much of the Discovey series. The other week I could not get a song of the band The Doors out of my head... "Riders on a storm..." and thus StormRider has been sent to ride the winds in Sanctuary.

Actually, he has not been doing anything with Wind skills as of yet, so progression to date:

Act 1
First of, I find that playing untwinked gives a incredible sense of joy, because even the most minor items are of added value. Finden a 2 open socket skull cap and then a Chipped Sapphire, YES!. Mana bulb increases from 60 > 70, 16,66% increase.
Besides that its fun to use skills I have never used before. I followed @srrw and @Ashenshugar advise and invested in the fire skills. First 5 skills in firestorm, I found it effective against the slower enemies, but not against the faster one. Then 3 skills in Molten boulder (whoops, no synergy for Fissure), but I did not like the mechanics of the skill. Then fissure came available, and yes I do enjoy the skill, easy to trap mobs, lure them into the damage area. From there on most point went into fissure. Also got a point in Oak sage and spirit wolf. Andariel was a piece of cake and dead in the blinkn of an eye.

Notable finds:
Code:
Chipped Rubies and sapphires used for

Gemmed Leather Armor
Leather Armor
Defense: 16
Durability: 23 of 24
Required Level: 1
Required Strength: 15
Fingerprint: 0x11fc13ac
Item Level: 12
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20 to Life
2 Sockets (2 used)
Socketed: Chipped Ruby
Socketed: Chipped Ruby

Chipped Ruby
Required Level: 1
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 3 - 4 Fire Damage
Armor: +10 to Life
Shields: Fire Resist +12%

Chipped Ruby
Required Level: 1
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 3 - 4 Fire Damage
Armor: +10 to Life
Shields: Fire Resist +12%

Gemmed Skull Cap
Skull Cap
Defense: 8
Durability: 18 of 18
Required Level: 1
Required Strength: 15
Fingerprint: 0x57bc9a50
Item Level: 5
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20 to Mana
2 Sockets (2 used)
Socketed: Chipped Sapphire
Socketed: Chipped Sapphire

Chipped Sapphire
Required Level: 1
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 1 - 3 Cold Damage Over 1 Secs (25 Frames)
Armor: +10 to Mana
Shields: Cold Resist +12%

Chipped Sapphire
Required Level: 1
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 1 - 3 Cold Damage Over 1 Secs (25 Frames)
Armor: +10 to Mana
Shields: Cold Resist +12%

Act 2
Here the fun started, because early on (think Maggot lair) a ral dropped, and a tir was already in my possession. Backt to Akara for a staff and leaf was made. The damage increase of +3 fire skills has helped a lot. Playing on players 1 setting meant that I could kill quite easy and I rushed through the act. The canyon of Magi treated me on a descent wolf head, with +skills to fissure and spirit wolfs. The 2 open sockets mean that it is a Lore candidate. Then I got to the big guy and I got a reality check that even with a nice leaf he could easily hand my summons, merc and mine ass.

Code:
Leaf
Long Staff
TirRal
Two Hand Damage: 2 - 8
Durability: 30 of 30
Required Level: 19
Fingerprint: 0xeeb5e0ac
Item Level: 12
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+3 to Fire Skills
Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
+3 to Inferno (Sorceress Only)
+3 to Warmth (Sorceress Only)
+3 to Fire Bolt (Sorceress Only)
+1 to Warmth (Sorceress Only)
+100 Defense (Based on Character Level)
Cold Resist +33%
+2 to Mana after each Kill
2 Sockets (2 used)
Socketed: Tir Rune
Socketed: Ral Rune

Tir Rune
Required Level: 13
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: +2 to Mana after each Kill
Armor: +2 to Mana after each Kill
Shields: +2 to Mana after each Kill

Ral Rune
Required Level: 19
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
Armor: Fire Resist +30%
Shields: Fire Resist +35%

Gemmed Wolf Head
Wolf Head
Defense: 12
Durability: 3 of 11
Required Level: 12
Required Strength: 6
Fingerprint: 0xad53e0d0
Item Level: 19
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Fissure (Druid Only)
+3 to Maul (Druid Only)
+2 to Summon Spirit Wolf (Druid Only)
+27 to Mana
Ethereal
2 Sockets (2 used)
Socketed: Chipped Sapphire
Socketed: Flawed Sapphire

Chipped Sapphire
Required Level: 1
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 1 - 3 Cold Damage Over 1 Secs (25 Frames)
Armor: +10 to Mana
Shields: Cold Resist +12%

Flawed Sapphire
Required Level: 5
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Weapons: Adds 3 - 5 Cold Damage Over 1 Secs (35 Frames)
Armor: +17 to Mana
Shields: Cold Resist +16%

Other notable finds:

Code:
Jewel of Ire
Jewel
Required Level: 3
Fingerprint: 0x3ed5dfe4
Item Level: 17
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+5 to Maximum Damage

Viper Heart
Jewel
Required Level: 13
Fingerprint: 0x88140a1a
Item Level: 19
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+4 to Maximum Damage
+5 to Life
Fire Resist +28%

Act 3 & 4
These act where rather quite easy. I had luck with the map rolls and the council was easily dispatched with Fissure's damage. Even Mephi was not a big deal, no moat trick needed.

Mephi even had a nice surpise which I really thanked him for:

Code:
Bloodthief
Brandistock
Two Hand Damage: 10 - 26
Durability: 26 of 28
Required Level: 17
Required Strength: 40
Required Dexterity: 50
Fingerprint: 0x1791b58a
Item Level: 26
Version: Expansion 1.10+
55% Enhanced Damage
9% Life stolen per hit
35% Chance of Open Wounds
+10 to Strength
+26 to Life

In early act 4 a tal dropped, which lead to Stealth's creation and now StormRider was really "cracking" with Fissure. Big D went down easy, because Fissure is so effective against Diabloé walk patterns and type of attacks.

Act 5
At the start of act 5 StormRiders killing speed decreased a little, however, still easy riding. The ancients where defeated @ level 28. Then came baal and baal running. First time baal took a time. However, I realized quickly that I could spam Fissure out of his attack zone, so I cheesed my way through this and baal running. Increasing player settings to 8 and defeating baal @ 1, to increase kill speed.

Notable drops:

Code:
Scintillating Jewel of Virility
Jewel
Required Level: 26
Fingerprint: 0x557e0963
Item Level: 39
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+5 to Strength
Cold Resist +14%
Lightning Resist +14%
Fire Resist +14%
Poison Resist +14%

Bloodfist
Heavy Gloves
Defense: 17
Durability: 14 of 14
Required Level: 9
Fingerprint: 0xcfb8c125
Item Level: 60
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+10% Increased Attack Speed
+30% Faster Hit Recovery
+5 to Minimum Damage
+14% Enhanced Defense
+10 Defense
+40 to Life

Happy with this one, dropped 2nd Baal run
Plague Mark
Amulet
Required Level: 48
Fingerprint: 0x808cd4c9
Item Level: 60
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+17 to Attack Rating
+14 to Energy
All Resistances +17
Poison Resist +40%
Damage Reduced by 2
Level 1 Teleport (22/22 Charges)

Up next
Run countess NM for some runes and try to create the RW splendor/ Rhyme/ Lore/ Spirit. Though I still need to Hocradic Cube socket my 2 Broad sword bases for spirit. Hopefully I also find some upgrades Boots/ Sash/1 ring. After these upgrades I want to go full theme and respec to Wind druid. Better get used to walking and casting Tornados :).

Question
@srrw why do you prefer max block (with Stormshield) over Spirit Monarch's added benefits? Do you prefer max block also without telestomping due to lack of Enigma or only as of Enigma?
Hookipa said:
EDIT: messed up adding to the table... Wil try this later again.
srrw said:
Without Enigma it's benefits are somewhat weakened because of the 50% penalty to blocking while running. While this can be offset by walking instead of running it's not really practical (unless you're HC, in which case I alternate between r/w when in a hairy spot). I generally love it as an endgame shield because it let's you play a lot more aggressively with the 35‰DR and block. And as a Windy it definitely comes handy to telestomp foes without fear since tornado pathing is not really predictable and quite slow. Spirit build definitely has it's benefits but it doesn't allow you to play AS aggressively because of it's weak defensive stats.
Neksja said:
Can't seem to be able to figure out how to capture screen and audio at the same time on my Mac, so I might have to capture a no-sound ding :(
ffs said:
@Neksja Would be a shame, so here comes the Mac support. :) I had the same problem, downloaded a plug-in called Soundflower. You can configure that to be used as the Mac's sound output and the 'microphone' device while recording. Then you won't hear sound while recording, but it's going to be in the vid.
Neksja said:
@ffs are you running Mac OS High Sierra? I managed to get the Soundflower up and running (I think), but I run into same problem than with OBS. If Quiktime with screen+audio capture is on, D2 won't launch. Launches fine immediately after I close down Quiktime.

edit.

Got it working, everyone send love and drinks to @ffs ! :)
Bewitch said:
Yng said:
@Bewitch good progress, what’s your plans for 98?
Thanks, planning to run nihla with 98 as fire (with phönix shield maybe) or light if i find griffon. Mby i'll also try it with just cm also. We'll see. Made too many P1/7 CS runs with 98ers alrdy ^^
Yng said:
@Bewitch CM setup without Griffon’s worked pretty well for me, LE kills are quite a bit quicker with it, though. Haven’t tried Fire but @T72on1 is doing well with his.
So I decided to start grinding Andy to find a highlords ammy and then I found this...:rolleyes:
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So now I don't know whether to swap out my Alma Negra for the HoZ. Right now I'm running:
CoH
Heaven's Light
Gore Riders
Nozferatu
Laying of Hands
Raven Frost
Dual leech ring
Metal Grid

So I have a lot of resist. I'm not quite at max so the HoZ would make me max res, but then my damage will likely go down I believe. I could run HoZ and my Duress over the CoH/Alma Negra combo. I guess if I find a highlords I'll need more res so the HoZ will work nicely. What do you guys think?
Neksja said:
Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   99     3.52  2018-08-08  Yes     -    481       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.44  3.35  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -      10      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     3.00  2018-08-06  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  96     2.84  2018-07-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    94     2.32  2018-07-03  Yes     -    318       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
Potent           Challenge(CL)    SC     Sorc   92     1.96  2018-07-30  no      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   92     0.00  2018-08-04  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  81     0.80  2018-07-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

Ding

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Yng said:
Well done @Neksja!
Looking forward to your write up.
ffs said:
Grats @Neksja!! Well done indeed, coming back out of nowhere and moving so quickly to finish the job. :) Looking forward to the write-up as well!
Neksja said:
Thanks! @Yng @ffs

And yes, finished quite quickly. Felt like a man on a mission and I've got some more 99er to grind for! Better get the first one out of the way before jumping in with a second (and third).

Write will probably be posted over the weekend, need to hunt down some of my old posts in this thread from 2017 so I can remember everything I wanted to include in that post. So the writeup is probably taking longer than the last 10-15% of the level :p

Also, in case anyone was wondering, the last two grailers from the last set were: (no HRs found since last update)

Sander's Paragon
Cap
Defense: 78
Durability: 10 of 12
Required Level: 25
Fingerprint: 0x10d4b340
Item Level: 94
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+75 Defense (Based on Character Level)
Attacker Takes Damage of 8
35% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Astreon's Iron Ward
Caduceus
One Hand Damage: 127 - 148
Durability: 47 of 70
Required Level: 60
Required Strength: 97
Required Dexterity: 70
Fingerprint: 0xfed72ac2
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+3 to Combat Skills (Paladin Only)
+10% Increased Attack Speed
245% Enhanced Damage
Damage +53
196% Bonus to Attack Rating
+150% Damage to Undead
Adds 80 - 240 Magic Damage
33% Chance of Crushing Blow
Slows Target by 25%
Damage Reduced by 5

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Hookipa said:
@Neksja Congratulations on this achievement. How do you feel after this? Victory mood or a relieve that you finally did it? Good job and looking forward to Aura's write-up.
NanoMist said:
Huge congrats! Glad you returned and finished the journey.
 
Neksja said:
@Hookipa a bit of both I guess. Relive has been around for the past 4-5 days, as I've been so close to finishing that the feeling has been coming through. Victory mood is now around since I feel like "doing 6 more to finish a sept is not going to be that bad, right", so overconfidence in ability to just rush through the other 6 classes like that :D No, I do not have plans for a sept of 99ers as of now, but I know I do want at least one more.

Also, I guess there's some bittersweetness in here too. I think Aura has been running in CS since late 80s, so I've spent a significant amount of time beating Diablo and his seal bosses, it's a bit odd thinking that I won't doing much of that for now, as I want to explore other options to get to 99, Nihl/Baal mainly.
Bewitch said:
sanguillen said:
Congrats on the 99, Neksja! :)
Gynli said:
Big big congrats! Very much looking forward to ur write up as well.

I ask cause i dont like hammerdins comapred to the rest of the builds; did u have any plans to run him as an auradin when u started?
Pb_pal said:
@Neksja - Amazing! Congrats on the finish, and a very quick one at that. I remember you were flying before you parked him for a bit, so it makes sense that you finished as strong as you did. Awesome job again, looking forward to the writeup! :)
RIP said:
@Neksja: Huge congratulations, as others said, looking forward to Your write up ;)
Neksja said:
@Gynli No, no plans to run as an Auradin. Or Telesmiter or anything else. It was Hammerdin from the beginning to the end. I wanted a character I could run pretty much anywhere in the game somewhat efficiently for RFOs, MFOs, any kind of "find this" tournament this forum was going to offer. I know a Sorc would probably be a much better option in most cases, but that would require constant respeccing, farming for tokens, changing gear set ups etc etc. For me, Hammerdin was the ultimate Overall build/character that I knew I could take all the way to 99. Plus, when I started him, no one had a truly competitive Paladin running for 99 in this tournament, so I thought I'd change that. And really, I wanted an efficient Diablo/CS farmer as I've never done that too efficiently before.

Today might mark a day of retirement for Aura, but her sister, Aurora the Sorceress was also born. She is now a lvl1 baby in Rogue Encampment, but I'm sure she'll start wreaking havoc around soon enough! But it might take a while to get her added to the table, I need to put some time a side to do the write-up for Aura too.
T72on1 said:
Huge congrats, and good luck with Aurora. Looking forward to the write-up.
Ashenshugar said:
Congratulations, you really sprinted the last bit. Looking forward to reading about Auroras adventures.
PhineasB said:
Echoing congrats to @Neksja and I just wanted to confirm that Aura is the first documented untwinked pally 99er. The others were twinked (although some were HC, which is amazing in its own right).

So very well-done all around, both in terms of the pace (notwithstanding the extended break mixed in there :p) and blazing the trail. I must say that I'm glad you came back to finish him; it wouldn't have felt right for Phaedrus to pass him. :)
sanguillen said:
Hall of Fame
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   99     3.52  2018-08-08  Yes     -    481       -      -
Questing Heroes
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.44  3.35  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -      10      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     3.00  2018-08-06  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      - 
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  96     2.84  2018-07-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    94     2.32  2018-07-03  Yes     -    318       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
Potent           Challenge(CL)    SC     Sorc   92     1.96  2018-07-30  no      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   92     0.00  2018-08-04  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  85     1.06  2018-08-09  Yes     -      -       -      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
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Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1

Managed to get to level 85 doing runs involving The Pits, Ancient Tunnels, and Hell Meph. Still working on trying to find an elite 4 os polearm (preferably Thresher, as recommended by @ioupainmax ) to replace the Insight Partizan my merc currently has, at which point I'll proceed to Diablo himself and make my way to the point of rescuing Anya and opening the Pindleskin portal. I'm intrigued by the discussions here regarding saving the Ancients for later, or even lvl 98. Presuming I'm still alive to reach that point, we'll see how long I can last before deciding that Baal runs are in order to nudge the experience bar. Being HC, I have real problems with thinking Nihlathak runs would be a viable long term strategy, but I'll worry about that bridge if/when I come to it.

No wicked finds to date, but I did get excited when this dropped:

GhG0y7y.jpg


Then I ID'd it, and my excitement was quickly extinguished. :rolleyes:
Pb_pal said:
To ward off the monotony, I've started crafting caster amulets as the ingredients come to me. Nothing good yet, but it gives something else to look forward to for motivation. Hoping for some @PhineasB -tier luck on one of them, but I'm not holding my breath. ;)

First, a quick mention of this quote after that dreadful set last time:

ffs said:
Hang in there! I've had similar stretches of nothing, that just means it will all come together within 30 minutes at some point. :)

Well, @ffs is *almost* psychic. Not quite 30 minutes, but pretty good regardless.

--

After a disappointing haul last set, this one sure started off on the right track:

5043 -
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FINALLY!!! With that weight off his shoulders and some renewed motivation, the runs flowed just a little more smoothly.

5154 - Vex
5213 - Um
5379 - Sur!!! Nice!!

Then, just 5 runs later:
5384:
bO3B4Tk.jpg


Speechless. No Surs for 5k runs, and then 3 within 350 runs of each other. This game is something else, I tell ya.

5398 - Um
5443 - Mal

Nothing for the rest of the set, but I can't complain with that haul. Klaus is so damn close to Infinity now he can taste it, I just hope it's not another 5k run dry streak before the final Sur shows up. I don't have that long before the MFO hits! :p

That Vex leaves us with "just" a Jah to find for Phoenix as well, so that's nice.

This set was also pretty fruitful for other goodies as well:

Skillers:
1x Captain's
1x Graverobber's
1x Fungal
1x Chilling
1x Lion-Branded (that makes 6 so far)
1x Fanatic
1x Entrapping GC (of Sustenance +31)

Other finds:
- Sharp GC of Sustenance
- Steel (120) GC of Sustenance (35)
- Saracens (gambled)
- Infernostride (corpse)
- Fleshrender

Happy running, folks!
Quinneczech said:
Hello guys,

I am quite new to the forums, even tho I anonymously browsed this place for couple of years now. I have started playing d2 at it's launch and as many of you (us) I didn't stop ever since - excluding some breaks. However, lately I started to be tempted by SP d2 more than playing online, so I decided I will make untwinked 1.14d barbarian. And while doing so, why not to join this great tournament.. :)

So, here he comes, Blackwell, the barbarian.

He is Hardcore, but still undecided what path he will choose. It will hugely depend on what kind of equipment he will find. I will be pushing him towards Sword/Shield ww/conc or ww/frenzy (with use of frenzy as skill to quickly deliver stacked CB to bosses, mainly).

Right now, he is lvl 12, just made it to Black Marsh (I forgot how "tough" can untwinked p8 be playing a melee char), where he found a WP pretty close to tower entrance, so he is eager to do couple of countess runs.

His progress wont be very quick, since I don't have that much free time at this stage of the year, but I believe there in no need for rush :)

Wish me luck, it's my first char on SP.

Regards,

Quinn
ffs said:
Pb_pal said:
Well, @ffs is *almost* psychic. Not quite 30 minutes, but pretty good regardless.
Nothing supernatural going on – just my extreme depth of D2 knowledge allowing me to calculate that (almost) precisely, I just spared you the numbers. :p Kidding aside, very nice stretch and cool to see him being so close to Infinity. Though I'm still somewhat torn, because the more awesome stuff Klaus gets, the more it would hurt to... you know, just be careful please! ;)

Oh, and welcome and good luck to @Quinneczech!
RIP said:
@Quinneczech: I had to stop here and welcome my fellow countryman (if part of Your nickname is truly reffering to Your nationality :))

Welcome here and enjoy Your stay, You've picked up very interesting character, ma favourite in the past, so i wish You best of luck, especially considering Your HC status ( we are also on the same boat here :))
Yng said:
@Pb_pal some long overdue Sur payout, kudos! Looking forward to more progress from Klaus.
Quinneczech said:
@RIP yup, you got that guess of yours right ;-)

About that choice - everyone can play a sorc as their first char, but since I like a challenge and I lose interest in fully twinked chars quite quickly, I figured that there will be a lot to improve all the time on barb, so I picked this sub optimal class :)
sanguillen said:
@Quinneczech - that's a good point you make about the choice being dependent on what equipment he finds. When I first made my return to DII a couple of years ago, I was in the same boat and then a 4 open socket partizan dropped so I made him a Whirlwind barb that used Insight. As a fellow HC player, it felt quite safe to me (he has since made lvl 87 and uses an upped Ribcracker, and is my dedicated LK runner). :)

Best of luck to you!
Trapin' said:
I've been thinking... Would it be possible to use Sazabi's set for my zealot running pits? How effective could %dmg to demons with some %dmg to undead gear be when running end game stuff? I really like the idea of using Sazabi's but I hope it's not me just fantasizing of a set build a bit too much. Do any of you guys know how to calculate %dmg to demons from a sword? is it the same as from gloves?
darkstarhub said:
Awesome job @Neksja Congratulations on the achievement and pushing through the last part so efficiently.

Since I’ve started running 97-98, the XP rate slowed drastically from 96-97. It seems to be dragging along and I could only imagine how much it slows 98-99. But, that’s the challenge and the accomplishment of getting to 99. I only wish more options existed for decent XP at the later levels.
 
logoutzero said:
@Trapin' I'm pretty sure %ED to Demon and Undeaded are added in with skill %ED. I can't remember where, but theres a thread somewhere around here with a full damage formula. I'll look for it later, just making a pit stop on the road for now. Short of it is, it becomes less substantial the more off weapon/skill %ED you have.
kyndig said:
I am still questing, don't count me out yet. I just get sent into the field for months on end between playing session. Will send character update when I get back to my gaming PC in home office.
Neksja said:
I might add Aurora in the table for running characters tomorrow, depending on how my questing goes.

Apologies, write up for Aura has been very, very slow. The little time I've had left has been spent actually playing rather than writing, but I'll get the thread out tomorrow the latest!
ffs said:
Very niche utility drop, but surely an option for Ric when running Nihlathak for 98-99. The iDR is a nice defensive stat for Nihl of course, and with the facets available to him currently, this could get +15/-12 poison damage (about 4x higher PN damage increase than from Shako/+2 skills). Hoto or White will allow him to still hit 125% FCR. Still at only one P&B skiller though (and zero Death's Webs btw :)) so likely no respec until 98.

Screen Shot 2018-08-11 at 11.18.45.png

Been mixing in Pit runs quite a bit. Despite significantly lower XP provided by the individual runs, I find myself gaining more XP in my D2 sessions overall. Just because after every boring Baal run, it's quite an effort bringing myself to start a new game, every time. ;)
Bewitch said:
Hm, somehow im more or less back to vizier/infector runs without diablo, somehow its feels, even if i go for p1 on seis, pretty slow and annoying.
ah, and i accidentally made a normal game so i lost my cs map, but the new one seems to be ok as well i guess.

Drops where:
-5 +3 fire rbf, fhr trap sk, cham, ohm, pala off sk.





dropvids:


Hall of Fame
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zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   99     3.52  2018-08-08  Yes     -    481       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
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T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.44  3.35  2018-07-14  Yes     -      -      10      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     3.00  2018-08-06  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   97     2.99  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  96     2.84  2018-07-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    94     2.32  2018-07-03  Yes     -    318       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
Potent           Challenge(CL)    SC     Sorc   92     1.96  2018-07-30  no      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   92     0.00  2018-08-04  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  85     1.06  2018-08-09  Yes     -      -       -      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
Yng said:
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Another 12% gained since my last update. 56.5% (about 70% after Ancients) total now so only a little over 86m to go!
Another Burning GC (4th) to pile on the salt about my lack of Sparking. I also finally caved and went back to Normal to socket that Griffon's (which received a Sol which put me at 23 total PDR). That meant I also had to roll another map. I settled for this HoP and this HoV, another 3 shrine indirect route.

Other drops included an eth bugged SA, 2nd Metalgrid, another imperfect Lightning RBF, a 34/10 SotV (yes, that's better than the one I socketed..), another of each Thresher and GPA to roll, a 26/9 NP, and a Pul to round it all off. Important to keep in mind not to linger around for drops too long, though.

Oh, and the ever less-elusive:
Finally squeezed out of Nihlathak at nearly 7000 runs in completing my rune grail for this character (he gave me my first ever Ber and Zod drops on SP).

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Hall of Fame
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
zticazzy         Perkele          SC     Barb   99     3.52  2016-07-12  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Eleanor          SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2016-11-09  No   3068    437       5      -
NanoMist         Izuna            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2016-12-25  No   5109    470       4    360
PhineasB         Mercy            SC     Sin    99     3.52  2017-05-23  Yes     -    475      11      -
PhineasB         Hiatus           SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2017-12-25  Yes     -    471      21      -
ffs              HelpYourself     SC     Sorc   99     3.52  2018-04-29  Yes     -    447       -      -
Neksja           Aura             SC     Pala   99     3.52  2018-08-08  Yes     -    481       -      -
Questing Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
T72on1           Neverland        SC     Sorc   98.66  3.42  2018-07-29  Yes  lots    480      13    300+
Yng              Sophie           SC     Sorc   98.56  3.39  2018-08-12  Yes     -      -      10      -
PhineasB         Phaedrus         SC     Pala   98.1   3.26  2018-07-10  Yes     -    370      13      -
ffs              Ric              SC     Necro  97     3.00  2018-08-06  Yes     -      -       -      -
Bewitch          itssoftcore      SC     Sorc   97     2.99  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
darkstarhub      Neptune          SC     Sorc   97     2.96  2018-07-23  Yes     -    470       -      -
PhineasB         Pestilence       SC     Necro  96     2.84  2018-07-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ashenshugar      Natur            SC     Druid  96     2.71  2018-04-24  Yes  2529      -       -      -
Gynli            Amazon           SC     Ama    96     2.71  2018-06-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
CrustyRusty      Space_Oddity     SC     Ama    95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Kaira_II         HC     Sin    94     2.32  2018-07-03  Yes     -    318       -      -
Zenigma          Ayura            SC     Barb   93     2.11  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
Pb_pal           Klaus            HC     Druid  93     2.09  2018-06-21  Yes     -      -       -      -
Potent           Challenge(CL)    SC     Sorc   92     1.96  2018-07-30  no      -      -       -      -
Hutton           Terrahork        HC     Barb   92     0.00  2018-08-04  Yes     -      -       -      -
Lord Molybdenum  Verisimilitude   SC     Ama    90     1.62  2018-06-02  No     98     77       3      -
Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
T72on1           ShouldBeEasy     HC     Pala   8_8    1.36  2018-06-26  Yes    59     52      NA     42
Lord Molybdenum  Cruise_Control   SC     Necro  87     1.25  2018-06-02  No    128    101      22      -
Burgomaster3     Hastur           SC     Druid  86     1.14  2018-07-02  Yes     -      -       -      -
Smittyphi        TheLongRun       SC     Sorc   85     1.11  2018-05-28  Yes    30      -     Yes      -
sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  85     1.06  2018-08-09  Yes     -      -       -      -
DaveW            Long_Term        SC     Sorc   84     0.97  2018-05-02  Yes Heaps      -    Lots     30+
Xul's Gull       Xul              HC     Necro  81     0.74  2018-03-26  No      -      -       -      -
Vildecor         Trina            SC     Ama    80     0.68  2018-06-07  Yes     -      -       0      -
ioupainmax       Durnik           SC     Pala   79     0.63  2018-06-28  Yes   177    111       0      -
Burton Roberts   Arizona          SC     Ama    56     0.08  2018-06-12  No      -      -      15     38
Lord Molybdenum  Essa             SC     Sorc   55     0.08  2018-06-02  No     20     19       5      -
AlexTheNextOne   Orion            SC     Pala   49     0.00  2018-07-22  No     14      -       0     26
Pijus            AGoodBoy         HC     Druid  45     0.00  2018-05-29  Yes     -      -       -      -
kstuart          Nena             SC     Sorc   30     0.00  2018-07-22  Yes     -      -       -      -
RIP              Espada           HC     Necro  24     0.00  2018-06-01  Yes     -     13       -      -
DaveHutt         Alice            SC     Ama    13     0.00  2018-05-18  Yes     -      -       1      -
Resting Heroes
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
hasuprotoss      Reina            SC     Sorc   97     2.96  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1751    384       -      -
Tarantella       Tarasha          HC     Sorc   96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Grim             Furious_Blonde   SC     Ama    96     2.72  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
XyleneCyanol     Fishie           HC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
ThomasJohnsen    xInTheBuffx      HC     Sorc   95     2.49  2017-03-31  Yes     -      -       -      -
NamelessPenguin  Rockatansky      SC     Barb   95     2.49  2017-12-14  Yes     -      -       -      -
Dezrok           Salome           SC     Sorc   95     2.49  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   792    318       -      -
Reyz             Qty              SC     Sorc   93     2.10  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -
Me2Nik           Fugu             HC     Ama    93     2.10  2018-02-05  Yes    80      -       -      -
Chaostar         Prairie          SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   659    261      12    126
OldSoldier       Battleforge      HC     Pala   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    236       -      -
kyndig           DrearyAura       HC     Sorc   91     1.76  2018-02-20  Yes     -      -       -      -
tokerdin         tokeress         SC     Sorc   91     1.76  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Southpaw         Njord            SC     Druid  90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Qwernt           CanbeOnlyBlizz   SC     Sorc   90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?      ?
MercMan          Este             SC     Ama    90     1.62  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes  1212    278       2      ?
Lynchgrinch      Tattersail       SC     Sorc   89     1.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    321       ?      ?
LiquidClear      Sally            SC     Sin    88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   225      -       1      -
liquid_mage      zDadColdSorc     SC     Sorc   88     1.36  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -    160       -      -
Neksja           Turirao          SC     Druid  87     1.25  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   191    124       5      -
Gladstone        Socrates         HC     Druid  86     1.15  YYYY-MM-DD  -       -      -       -      -
hackedagainanda  Hugo             HC     Necro  85     1.05  2017-12-17  Yes     -      -       -      -
Naturallog       Athos            HC     Barb   84     0.96  YYYY-MM-DD  No    159    105       0      -
Qwernt           AmaAgainstAll    SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Gambit           Mallenroh        SC     Sorc   81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Lord Molybdenum  But_Why          SC     Sin    81     0.74  YYYY-MM-DD  No     55     51      53      -
aarrgus          Acala            SC     Barb   80     0.68  2017-12-30  Yes     -      -       5      -
Jean Avila       SpeedAdict       SC     Ama    77     0.52  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -     50
logoutzero       Digimon          HC     Necro  76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes    85     65       0      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Rayne            SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes   195    140       -      ?
Gripphon         Ryu              SC     Sorc   76     0.48  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       ?     13
Darke Rahl       Bells            HC     Ama    74     0.40  YYYY-MM-DD  No     19      -       0      -
Smittyphi        SliceNDice       SC     Sin    70     0.30  2018-03-27  Yes    15      -       6      -
Xul's Gull       Araphel          HC     Necro  60     0.12  2017-12-21  No      -      -       -      -
Sleepybear123    Rob_theBarb      HC     Barb   50     0.05  2018-01-06  Yes     -      -       -     10
Klonki           Dualizt_Ann      SC     Sorc   48     0.01  2018-02-24  Yes     -      8       -      9
TrU              Henryk           SC     Barb   41     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -      22     12
Gambit           Colossus         SC     Pala   39     0.02  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     0      0       0      0
Smancer          Smancer          SC     Necro  26     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     1      -       -      -
drmalawi         Liv              SC     Sorc   24     0.00  2018-05-01  Yes     -      -       0      -
BKC              FearsomeFreddie  SC     Necro  23     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  Yes     -      -       -      -
Ergroilnin       Erilinda         HC     Sorc   20     0.00  YYYY-MM-DD  No      -      -       -      -

The Fallen
Rich (BB code):
Forumite         Character        SC/HC  Class  Level  Exp   Date        E/S  S/U   Grail  Deaths  Hours
---------------  ---------------  -----  -----  -----  ----  ----------  ---  ----  -----  ------  -----
Bewitch          itsreal          HC     Sorc   87     1.xx  2018-04-24  No      -      -       -      -
MizzouFTW        Pure             HC     Necro  86     1.15  2018-01-10  Yes     -      -       1      -
Vildecor         Celia            HC     Ama    84     0.99  2018-05-30  Yes   125     97       1      -
coju             NintyNine_orRiP  HC     Sorc   81     0.74  2016-04-07  Yes     -      -       1      -
TwentyMuleTeam   Valus            HC     Barb   76     0.48  2016-10-27  Yes     -      -       1      -
Pb_pal           Stevesy          HC     Pala   76     0.48  2017-06-19  Yes     -      -       1      -
weezaard         Cypher           SC     Druid  66     0.00  2018-02-21  Yes     -      -      20+     -
Tenecabo         OldShatterhand   HC     Druid  49     0.04  2016-06-16  Yes     -      0       1      -
Pijus            Pyrestarter      HC     Druid  36     0.00  2018-05-21  Yes     -      -       1      -
coju             fB               HC     Sorc   29     0.00  2016-04-09  Yes     1      1       1      2
Kitteh           Verallus         HC     Druid  26     0.00  2016-03-25  No      -      -       1      -
logoutzero       Rolex            HC     Barb   21     0.00  2016-03-26  Yes     0      0       1      1
RIP said:
Finds from the last update

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Screenshot130.jpg


Screenshot131.jpg


All these items found for the second time

And this

Screenshot132.jpg

SUR away from Enigma...Kaira feels almost like Klaus's twin...started their journeys almost at the same time, clvl is nearly the same and both are waiting for the last rune to finish Infinity + Enigma project...On top of that, both HC chars...I wish You best of luck @Pb_pal , hopefully our adventures will end up very well ;) In other words, no deeds
ffs said:
Very nice progress both @Yng and @RIP, really great stuff!

Regarding this:
ffs said:
Still at only one P&B skiller though (and zero Death's Webs btw :)) so likely no respec until 98.

Well, once more I did the opposite of what I said I'd do. :) Baaling just doesn't work out for me in terms of motivation right now and Pits just weren't efficient enough. :rolleyes: So I decided to go ahead in radical fashion and switch to a PN build mid-level. While PN delivered slightly increased XP from Pit runs (rolled some ~12-15 decent maps and ran each for a while), I figured it was best to move to Nihlathak in any case. This is what runs look like:


Is it weird to say I missed the guy? ;)

Initial runs above are ~29s average. 3.92m XP/h in this session, which would translate to ~2.95m XP/h for 98-99. I'm happy with that considering I'm only starting out. In a really weird way, the map is almost exactly the same as the one I settled for with HelpYourself, including a HoV shrine that can be checked immediately upon entering and a HoP shrine that spawns en route when taking the first teleport to the south. For now, I went with this setup (also in vid):

Hoto 36@ eth Flail
35 Spirit
Shako 'PTopaz'
Enigma
Mara's
FCR/life/mana ring
Dwarf Star
Arachnid Mesh
Aldur's boots
Trang's gloves

Switch: +3 BO CtA/Spirit
Inventory: One P&B Skiller, Gheed's, assorted life and life/resist SCs.
Merc (Might): Infinity eth CA, Fortitude eth bugged Great Hauberk, Andariel's Visage (15% IAS/28% ED)

I'm using the Dwarf Star for life and in particular because it's nice in mitigating Nihl's CE damage, which is actually the only danger for this guy. Another option would have been to use Verdungo's in conjunction with a 2/10 amulet and another FCR ring, for an extra 15% PDR. Not much of a difference between the two though variants.

I did some testing with +6 PN White and Beast setups as well, and need to do more of that to check out the long-term differences. For short-term, they didn't make a measurable difference, so for now I was going with Hoto because it offers higher life and generally better defensive stats.

After the initial theorycrafting for Nihlathak running, it was time to get serious in comparing the theoretical performance of different weapons and curses. So I did some number crunching for hours. :) Again I thought I'd share this for those interested, in particular considering @PhineasB is going to do the same soon and I'm curious to see what he comes up with. Here we go, lots of numbers:

Of course I only ran the numbers for Ric and the gear he could use (except for DWeb, which I also ran the numbers for to see what difference it would make in my case).

Weapon setups and PN damage:

Faceted sword
-21/+18 RBF (+ 1/20 circlet) => 5785.78 max PN
Nihl PR: 49%
2s damage: 2950.7478 = 1475.3739/second
I ruled this out quickly, just not worth the extra PN damage (see below for CE damage).

White + Shako ’Something’: 7246 max
Nihl PR: 70% = 2s damage: 2173.8 = 1086.9/second

White + Shako (-5/+4) RBF)
: 7476.84 max
Nihl PR: 65% = 2s damge: 2616.894 = 1308.447/second
LR (lvl 12 = -57 PR): Nihl PR = 8 => 7476.84 * 0.92 = 6878.6928 max = 3439.3464/second

White + 3 RBF Tiara (-15/+12)
: 7255 max
Nihl PR: 55% => 2s damage: 3264.984 = 1632.375/second
LR: Nihl PR = -2 => 7255*1.02 = 7400.1 max = 3700 per second

Perfect Death’s Web for comparison: -6002 max
Nihl PR: 20% => 4802 = 2401/second
LR: 8222 = 4111/second


CE damage and LR vs AD

Now for what actually kills Nihlathak, and how the different setups above compare in that regard. Relevant numbers to start off with:

P8 Nihl HP: 120105
Slayer HP (P1): 6825 (almost all of CE's damage will come from these)
95% (CE avg): 6483.75
Physical/Fire each 3241.875
Infinity = -85 EFR

Non-FI Nihl:
-52 EFR after Infinity => CE fire avg = 3241.875 * 1.52 = 4927.65 + phys (3241.875) = 8169.525
CEs needed for kill before either AD or LR: 14.7

Using AD: physical dmg = 6483.75 + fire (4927.65) = 11411.4 damage per CE
CEs needed for kill (without PN damage): 10.525
after 5s PN (White + Shako RBF): Nihl HP = 113677.25 => 9.96 CEs
after 7s PN (White + Shako RBF): Nihl HP = 111106.15 => 9.73 CEs
after 5s PN (P RBF Tiara): Nihl HP = 111943.125 => 9.80 CEs
after 7s PN (P RBF Tiara): Nihl HP = 108678.375 => 9.52 CEs
after 5s PN (Death’s Web): Nihl HP = 108105 => 9.47 CEs
after 7s PN (Death’s Web): Nihl HP = 103305 => 9.05 CEs

Using LR (lvl 12): Nihl FR = -100 fire dmg = physical dmg = 3241.875 + fire (6483.75) = 9725.625
CEs needed for kill: 12.35
after 5s PN (White + Shako RBF): Nihl HP = 102908.268 => 10.58 CEs
after 7s PN (White + Shako RBF): Nihl HP = 96029.5752 => 9.87 CEs
after 5s PN (Death’s Web): Nihl HP = 99555 => 10.24 CEs
after 7s PN (Death’s Web): Nihl HP = 91328 => 9.39 CEs

Breakable FI Nihl:

91 FR after Infinity => 291.76 fire avg + 3241.875 = 3533.64375
CEs needed for kill: 33.98 without AD/LR

Using AD: physical dmg = 6483.75 + fire (291.76) = 6483.75
CEs needed for kill: 17.726
after 5s PN (White + Shako RBF): Nihl HP = 113677.25 => 17.53 CEs
after 7s PN (White + Shako RBF): Nihl HP = 111106.15 => 17.13 CEs
after 5s PN (DWeb): Nihl HP = 108105 => 16.67 CEs
after 7s PN (FWeb): Nihl HP = 103305 => 15.93 CEs

Using LR: Nihl FR = 80; fire dmg = 3241.875 * 0.2 = 648.375 + phys 3241.875 = 3890.25
after 5s PN (White + Shako RBF): Nihl HP = 102908.268 => 26.45 CEs
after 7s PN (White + Shako RBF): Nihl HP = 96029.5752 => 24.68 CEs

As for AD vs LR, the latter is better vs FI rolls and the former is better vs non-FI rolls in such a way that it pretty much evens out exactly. I'm using AD now but I realized that the IG is extremely sturdy with max Golem Mastery, so I could easily take points out of that and get LR with a respec, which I might do and use vs. FI rolls.

EDIT: Scratch that, AD is stronger in both scenarios as @NanoMist pointed out the calculation for breakable FI didn't include the right values. The result is also in line with in-game testing where LR never beat AD for me.

Against Nihl himself, PN damage does not have much of an impact. Having Death's Web or not translates to a difference of only 1-2 more CE casts required to kill him. Of course PN damages the surrounding monsters and thus the CE chain can be started a little more quickly with higher PN damage so it's definitely the skill to use irrespective of its damage. Altogether this really again shows that CE is king. Everything else is weak stuff to support it. ;) I went with Hoto over White/Beast in my case for now because it enables great flexibility and defensive stats. It is the least offensive setup, but considering the numbers above, any difference between weapons is super small in any case. I might (and probably will) go for a more offensive setup at some point though.

Found a few cute drops as well the last couple of days:
18_3-11-19 eschuta.png
18_eth deathbit.png
18_fine FHR sc.png
18_Gris Corona ä2.png
18_Gul.png
18_life mana sc.png
18_life PR sc.png
18_sharp GC of sustenance.png
18_Sparking GC.png
18_Wisp #2.png

All in all I'm happy with the switch. This feels like starting the grind for the last bit already, though it's going to be some 7k more Nihl runs than I did with HelpYourself. :)
Neksja said:
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Trapin'          ceegee           SC     Pala   90     1.62  2018-07-04  No      -      -       -      -
Zenigma          Gnosis           SC     Druid  89     1.56  2018-04-26  No      -      -       -      -
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sanguillen       GordonChen-UT    HC     Necro  85     1.06  2018-08-09  Yes     -      -       -      -
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Very nice progress everyone! Keep on going! @Yng not much to go, just keep running and running, soon enough you'll be in the Hall of Fame too! Which leads me to update the Hall of Fame -table with Aura's 99-thread.

Aurora will be in the table in my next update, possibly next week. She's through to Normal Act 5 now, so I want to push through to Hell Act 5 before adding her to the table, similar to what I did with Aura back in 2016 :)
NanoMist said:
ffs said:
As for AD vs LR, the latter is better vs FI rolls and the former is better vs non-FI rolls in such a way that it pretty much evens out exactly. I'm using AD now but I realized that the IG is extremely sturdy with max Golem Mastery, so I could easily take points out of that and get LR with a respec, which I might do and use vs. FI rolls.
This was a rather surprising conclusion for me regarding AD vs LR- My thought was that AD should always provide the largest damage boost against Nihlathak who cannot be PI. That -100% physical resistance is always working at full effectiveness, which is greater than anything LR can provide.

Admittedly, I had skimmed through the numbers portion, but I looked back at this part:
ffs said:
Breakable FI Nihl:

Using LR: Nihl FR = 34; fire dmg = 3241.875 * 1.66 = 5381.5125 + phys 3241.875 = 8623.3875
CEs needed for kill: 13.927
after 5s PN (White + Shako RBF): Nihl HP = 102908.268 => 11.93 CEs
after 7s PN (White + Shako RBF): Nihl HP = 96029.5752 => 11.14 CEs
after 5s PN (DWeb): Nihl HP = 99555 => 11.54 CEs
after 7s PN (FWeb): Nihl HP = 91328 => 10.59 CEs

LR still works at 1/5 effectiveness even after Conviction breaks the immunity, and also vice versa. Even if LR worked at full effectiveness, AD still wins out, as the calculation for FR = 34 should be a 0.66 multiplier.

Nice work though- I gave Nihlathak a thought at level 97 with my trapper, but the difference in experience gain was too great for me to leave the boring Baal runs. For me, that long S&Q time is a killer.
ffs said:
@NanoMist Thanks for pointing that out, you're right of course. No idea why I accounted for the 20% penalty only for Conviction or how I arrived at the 1.66 factor.. it was a getting bit late when I ran the numbers yesterday. ;) Edited in the values based on 80% PR in that scenario, and yes AD is stronger in case of FI rolls (in fact more so than vs non-FI). So, clear choice in that regard. It seemed weird in any case because in-game AD always seemed to be faster also for Nihlathak.
NanoMist said:
Back then with my trapper, every time I faced an FE/LE Nihlathak, I wished I had AD to make that run go faster. I'm sure @PhineasB can attest to this. That was why that stuck out to me the most, but I was also certain that you'd catch it during actual running.
ffs said:
Well, it saved me the time spent to farm a Diablo essence in order to respec and test LR, that would have been time not running Nihlathak. ;) Though when it comes to interesting conclusions, what I thought was surprising is how little PN does in bringing down Nihl's life, even with LR. At least without DWeb, I'm leaning towards pretty much ignoring PN damage and run with Beast instead to get faster Merc kills, once I'm more experienced in judging the various situations with Necro down there. His options to stay at 125% FCR with Beast include a rare 1/20 and a blue 20 FCR circlet with 2 sockets to make use of. We'll see, for now I like the Hoto/Shako setup to get comfortable with the runs.
PhineasB said:
Nanomist said:
Back then with my trapper, every time I faced an FE/LE Nihlathak, I wished I had AD to make that run go faster. I'm sure @PhineasB can attest to this. That was why that stuck out to me the most, but I was also certain that you'd catch it during actual running.
Actually, I am pretty sure breakable FI/LI was the only Nihl roll that was an immediate S&E for Mercy. It took too long with both damage sources nerfed. Unbreakable on either wasn't much trouble because the other was powerful enough.

Interesting number crunching @ffs -- unless Nihl turns out to be too unsafe (unlikely based on my earlier testing to find GCs for rerolling), I am pretty sure Pestilence will bounce between Nihl, CS, and the Pit in order to save Ancients for level 98. Thanks for all the number-crunching, as it confirms what I expected to be true.

The one wild-card for me is Dweb and how LR will interact with the difference spawns (particularly vipers) to generate CE chains. I doubt it will change things, but I want to do some testing.

But even without DWeb, I wouldn't underestimate the value of PN to lower life for minions and generate a bunch of corpses quickly. I think it's a pretty big contributor to the overall run, rather than relying solely on merc, IG, and CE for corpses.
NanoMist said:
I let my merc finish Nihlathak after all the corpses were exhausted, I doubt it took longer than a new run... I think.
T72on1 said:
Great progress everyone. Especially @Yng ... yet another person to finish in front of me most likely. Ah well, no stress :).

O yes, and yet another Zod ??!!
ffs said:
Just ran for about 20 minutes with a Beast setup and got around ~27.5s average, so ~1.5 seconds faster than the initial runs with Hoto. I think I'll stick to the more tanky Hoto/Shako variant for a little longer though, and compare again once I've got the routine a bit more streamlined.

PhineasB said:
But even without DWeb, I wouldn't underestimate the value of PN to lower life for minions and generate a bunch of corpses quickly. I think it's a pretty big contributor to the overall run, rather than relying solely on merc, IG, and CE for corpses.

To clarify, I'm still using PN, only with Beast instead of Hoto/White. Sure PN contributes to the run, it's just to a much lesser degree than I would have expected. So at least in my case, giving up on some PN damage in order to power up the Merc a lot with Beast seems more beneficial for overall run times (though at the expense of other stats). Could very well be very different with Death's Web and more skillers. Might do a few runs with my twinked PN Necro actually to see how that compares..
Yng said:
Curious how Bone Spear (Confuse if Vipers, Amp otherwise) compares at Nihlathak, particularly with twinked gear and no delay. Any possibility for you to test it @ffs?
ffs said:
@Yng Yes I did some testing, as mentioned in this post earlier. I took the same approach that @scrcrw tested, there are a couple of vids here and here. He was running with Nature's Peace and without Merc/IG (eliminating Viper issues), simply focusing down Nihl with Bone Spear. But as you can see in the vids he was running with very good gear, and it's still a couple of seconds slower than my runs, even though I have much less firepower from skillers or OP items.

When calculating things yesterday I also took a look at Bone Spear numbers, but they indicated some ~15-20s to kill Nihl (with Bone Spear alone and given I only have that one skiller) which was clearly too slow, so I didn't bother testing in game.

I didn't test combining it with running with Merc/IG and using CE though. Could be an alternative, especially considering I'm a bit underwhelmed with PN. :) It seems more natural to combine PN with CE as it hits more monsters and (given its DoT) deals damage while spamming CE, whereas you can only cast either Bone Spear or CE at a given time. I can only assume this was also @scrcrw's reasoning for the route he took with Bone Spear. But I'm inclined to test it with CE, will let you know how it goes. :)
Yng said:
If there’s no CE usage then it’s pointless. You have CC curses available with massive radius, no reason to not run Merc and spam CE as soon he gets a kill. My assumption is that Spear/CE will be just as fast at killing him in general but better at killing him when there aren’t corpses.
 
Owlie said:
ffs said:
...After the initial theorycrafting for Nihlathak running, it was time to get serious in comparing the theoretical performance of different weapons and curses. So I did some number crunching for hours. :) Again I thought I'd share this for those interested, in particular considering @PhineasB is going to do the same soon and I'm curious to see what he comes up with....
As chance would have it, I worked on my Poisonmancer Pit spreadsheet yesterday (click here for a quick look). It should simulate the relevant parts of the character (attributes, main skills, gear) and his performance in the Pit (i.e. it takes into account the specifics of monsters and calculates PN and CE dmg in various setups). In particular, the spreadsheet makes it easy to obtain and compare final results for various gear. (Too lazy at the moment to further prettify, sorry.)

It should be usable for any PN/CE necro with minimal modifications. For Nihlathak, obviously change the monster specifics (and include Nihl), but we could also add your "after X seconds Y CEs to kill Nihl" calculations, etc. I would be happy to do this or help if there is interest.

I hope this proves helpful and I welcome any comments, especially criticisms/suggestions/corrections.

I would also link to onderduiker's CE post on AB, which is relevant for Nihl runs. It calculates the dmg from Nihlathak's CE, but player's CE from the same corpses is easily obtainable from these.

Best of luck to the future 99ers!
Yng said:
Wow according to that AB post an Arachnid corpse can potentiallly deal nearly 3100 damage (before reductions) from CE if you’re Cursed. Adding Arachnid + curse proc to abort criteria, that’s really close to a 1 shot for me (about 2319 at 75% FR).

E: I’ve also been searching for (as in rolled around 10 unsuccessful) a 4 OS Scythe and I think if I find it I’ll cube up and make a second Infinity. All that talk about Thresher/GT god base but with a Scythe I think there would be very very little corpses skipping SMRIP through Merc last hit.
ffs said:
@Yng I think @scrcrw's reasoning was the other way around, i.e. it being pointless to use Bone Spear over PN when using CE, given PN has higher AoE damage (hitting some ~20-30 monsters whereas Bone Spear only hits a couple of monsters) and deals damage while casting CEs (which Bone Spear does not). I'd agree with that logic and expect PN to be clearly stronger also when running fully twinked. But I'm curious and will test with a twinked Bonemancer to see how it compares with CE.

Going Bone Spear without Merc has its merits. Sure you have the CC curses, but they are a necessity when running with Merc/IG, they don't solve all problems for good. In comparison to running with Lightning Sorc, you hang around there longer, so things can get ugly. Necro is relatively safe with my current setup, but the Merc can always insta-RIP when next to the IG in a poison cloud (happened often when I started) or knocked out by Witches or even CEs, so I have to watch out and reposition often. When running without Merc that's not required, and generally runs are extremely rarely aborted I'd assume. It's also not that much slower as you can see from the vids, only a couple of seconds difference. I do believe it's slower in the end, but the reason I ruled out this approach altogether was mostly due to having only one skiller, which has a big impact on Bone Spear damage but doesn't affect my CE damage at all. Being fully twinked or not makes a big difference for the viability of the build in this case.

@Owlie Thanks a lot for the spreadsheet! I'll definitely fool around with it and might come back to you on this. :)
Jonesy_Pantz said:
If i was going to start this, whats the expecting time frame 300-400 hours? would also make sense to go for the grail at the same time.
its something i'd consider after i do my all HC to completion.
Yng said:
A streamer Indrekleede managed sub 300 hours (293 IIRC) as HC with no RWM/extended stash. I’d say sub 250 is definitely possible as SC/RWM Sorceress if you were very efficient.
ffs said:
Yng said:
E: I’ve also been searching for (as in rolled around 10 unsuccessful) a 4 OS Scythe and I think if I find it I’ll cube up and make a second Infinity. All that talk about Thresher/GT god base but with a Scythe I think there would be very very little corpses skipping SMRIP through Merc last hit.
I like that idea for another reason. To be honest Infinity Scythe for Merc seems a very overkill price for a very small difference in running comfort to me. :) However, have you considered using Infinity on the Sorc? IIRC you mentioned having a socketed Viper laying around. When using that you can hit 117% FCR while wielding Infinity with a suitable craft amulet, i.e. one that rolled any extra FCR (Griffon's = 25, Viper = 55, Arach = 75, gloves = 95, non-Nature's Peace ring = 105, so 12 more FCR needed). This would ideally net you an additional -25% LR (best Infinity -LR roll and faceted Viper) in comparison to CM, and speed up runs vs LI Nihlathak even more. The defensive drawbacks aren't that bad since you really only need to max FR vs Nihlathak, which Spirit doesn't provide anyway.

With twinked Sorcs I played around quite a bit with an Infinity Scythe. It's awesome for allowing Insight Merc for longer runs and I used it for numerous types of runs. I considered self-wielding Infinity on my 99er Sorc as well before I made her first Infinity. Decided against it obviously, but that was about mid-way through her journey with lots of different situations ahead, so I wanted to keep some flexibility. Also at the end I didn't have a spare socket quest to use on a Viper, so I couldn't have used an extra facet either.

Specifically for running Nihlathak though, it could be the best setup offensively given the LI rolls, moreover allowing other Merc options like Reaper for example.
Pb_pal said:
Jonesy_Pantz said:
If i was going to start this, whats the expecting time frame 300-400 hours? would also make sense to go for the grail at the same time.
its something i'd consider after i do my all HC to completion.
I think most of us have come in around 350 hours or so, at least the ones earlier on that I remember. So yes, I'd say that time frame is pretty good, depending of course on the build you choose and targets you run.

@ffs - Awesome video, thanks for that!
Yng said:
@ffs Unfortunately I don’t have a proper Amulet for that setup, but that does sound interesting (with another Scythe base on the Merc Insight). I think it is worth downgrading to Scythe on his Infinity, though, as he really won’t be able to kill anything on P8 in the time it takes to finish a run so you will rarely have the issue of Merc last hitting mobs and providing CE viable corpses. It’s not like I need the runes for anything else at this point and I honestly wish I had considered it sooner.

But as D2 drops always go, when you’re actually looking for something no matter how small it always takes longer to find it. I’ve probably picked up or rolled 15 Scythes non 4 socket in the last ~10% lmao.
Baltha said:
Ey 99ers! I really admire your dedication! I'm thinking in joining you soon with a meteorb (not sure if I'll be respecing her later to Blizzard).

A question, if you dont mind me asking. What is your strategy to get your equipment from untwinked to fully geared as fast as possible (considering i'll be playing sorc) ? Straight to LK / Hell Meph? Do you stop at NM Meph?

I know Gripphon was doing a project like that but I think he never ended it.
Yng said:
@Baltha theres a great write-up here.
ffs said:
For me personally 2 Bers would just seem like a lot for something that adds a barely noticeable extra safety (CEs rarely frightened me) but no damage/speed improvement at all. Many things to do with Bers. :) But why not, you could always use it for self-wielding at some later point after all so it's not wasted by any means! ;) The setup might be worth trying also without a +2 skill roll on the 2x FCR amulet, those are relatively easy to come by. Though I'd run the numbers for that, not sure if that would be an improvement overall.
Baltha said:
Yng said:
@Baltha theres a great write-up here.
Thanks! Didnt know that thread.
Yng said:
1/4-1/3 of life in a CE is scary to me, it makes everything else that much more dangerous. Every LE (even with Griffon’s) seems like too much opportunity to cast multiple CEs and his damage does nothing to contribute to run speed anyway. On top of that he’s not even leeching.
T72on1 said:
I agree with @ffs ... CE isn't that much of a problem when running Nihl if you have some PDR and maxed fire res. So Infinity Scythe? Not worth it in my opinion.
Quinneczech said:
So, just a quick update on Blackwell.

He just defeated normal Baal on lvl 42. He didn't manage to find any good weapons, so he is using some kind of 74 max dmg magic Maul he was lucky to shop. What he did manage tho, is to lose all his runes due to his [yep, its the character's fault] absence of knowledge how to operate ATMA. It was up to Sol, so not a big deal. Guess he will farm nm countess for some time now.. ;]

Anyway, after I [yup, switching to operator mode] spent 25 minutes in maggot lair on P8, I realised, that there is no need for such suffering and changed the player settings to 1 to quickly proceed to a5. I leveled up at Pindle from 30 to 40 and then I finished the whole difficulty.

My main killing skill is still the concentrate, WW just doesn't cut it without proper gun. Hopefully I will drop at least something :]

I'll update the status when I make some significant progress or rip.

Q.
Yng said:
@T72on1 PDR does virtually nothing because it’s a big source of damage (PDR works better for rapid applications of smaller damage) and FR is nice to have definitely but the dangerous portion of the damage is the physical portion. As I mentioned earlier referencing that AB post, Arach corpses will 2 shot virtually any Sorc build if cursed.
ffs said:
I think @T72on1 meant %PDR which does help a bit. It's not that CE isn't dangerous (it definitely is), but I was comfortable enough being able to survive a single one. It's only an issue when Nihl rolls LI, otherwise he's always dead before a Merc kill occurs. And I wasn't too reluctant to S&E those LI + Cursed rolls in any case, they could be dangerous in many ways.

Now with Necro it's very different, lots CEs from Nihl of course. Actually shuffled some gear around and currently running with dual Dwarf Star. Helps a lot vs CE, e.g. reducing the fire portion of a 2000 damage CE to just 100 (or total damage to 1000 with 10% PDR from Shako). Solid setup for now when still getting comfortable with the runs.
Yng said:
DR does help but there’s little room for it if you’re using Griffon’s/CM, which is worth the DR loss for sure. Also DR is a less effective mitigating stat with cursed present, which is what you’re really wanting to look out for anyway.

Also another downside to the self wielding Infinity build is no FHR. Most of the time when I meet a group of nasty Zealots or w/e in HoP I just C/T right past them with the 86 FHR breakpoint. I feel pretty confident that scenario would put you in permanent hit recovery with 0/minimal FHR. There is something visually appealing about a caster with a Grim Reaper-esque weapon, though..
Pb_pal said:
@RIP - All the luck to you too! I have a feeling Klaus and Kaira will be growing together for quite some time. :)

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So remember when @ffs was almost psychic in my last update?

Well...

ffs said:
Though I'm still somewhat torn, because the more awesome stuff Klaus gets, the more it would hurt to... you know, just be careful please! ;)

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Close again! ;)

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With the MFO fast approaching and only 1 Sur left to complete his Infinity, Klaus hoped that his momentum from the last set would continue and he could finally get back to killing some actual monsters instead of opening chests and turning over rocks.

6112 - Vex (guess I forgot to take a screenie)
6147 - Vex
6234 - Ist
6467 - Gul

And then:

6497 -

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That's it folks. Three runs shy of 6.5k and Klaus is officially finished with Lower Kurast. Now, the fun part! He cubed his 4 Surs, which led to this:

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Worst possible -elr roll, but decent %ED which is actually more important to him. I couldn't care if it was a perfectly bad roll, I'll gladly take it. We also gave the merc a new hat:

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That kits the merc out almost fully now. He's still missing a Fortitude, but I only have enough for one Lo and that's being saved for a Phoenix shield should Klaus get lucky with a Jah.

Klaus also took this opportunity to do some crafting and burned through approximately 100 caster amulets. Nothing really noteworthy, but a few "almosts":

Code:
Beast Gorget
Amulet
Required Level: 49
Fingerprint: 0xded28b91
Item Level: 93
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Paladin Skill Levels
+18% Faster Cast Rate
+38 to Mana
Regenerate Mana 10%
Fire Resist +6%

Chaos Wing
Amulet
Required Level: 89
Fingerprint: 0xe5a908e2
Item Level: 91
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Barbarian Skill Levels
+17% Faster Cast Rate
Adds 1 - 4 Cold Damage Over 2 Secs (50 Frames)
+17 to Mana
Regenerate Mana 7%
10% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Doom Gorget
Amulet
Required Level: 89
Fingerprint: 0xdad75595
Item Level: 91
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Barbarian Skill Levels
+19% Faster Cast Rate
+19 to Dexterity
+12 to Mana
Regenerate Mana 6%
Poison Length Reduced by 25%

Rune Noose
Amulet
Required Level: 47
Fingerprint: 0xde33c228
Item Level: 90
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Poison and Bone Skills (Necromancer Only)
+20% Faster Cast Rate
+10 to Life
+15 to Mana
Regenerate Mana 5%
All Resistances +14

Stone Mark
Amulet
Required Level: 53
Fingerprint: 0x845f1f
Item Level: 90
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
+10% Faster Cast Rate
+8 to Dexterity
+93 to Mana
Regenerate Mana 4%
All Resistances +16

Entropy Beads
Amulet
Required Level: 89
Fingerprint: 0x96bdc057
Item Level: 92
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Druid Skill Levels
+5% Faster Cast Rate
+10 to Attack Rating
+30 to Life
+18 to Mana
Regenerate Mana 10%
All Resistances +10

He equipped the Entropy Beads (2 Druid skills, 5%FCR, 10 all res), did a bit of charm swapping and then assessed his situation before heading out:

- 4.2k life after Oak/BO
- Maxed Resistances
- Just over 240% MF

Sounds good! Next stop: Ancient Tunnels and some pre-MFO warmup. :D
sanguillen said:
Pb_pal said:
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Close again! ;)
As a HC player, this picture makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end! :eek:
 
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