2018 Spring RFL Results Thread: 1st round
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That's some ridonculous drops! 4 Zods!? ou em ji
As for myself, I see I've missed the last point by 0.1. With run times around 7-8 minutes on /p3, my hopes weren't high, but I was hoping that 2 jahs would net me a point or two lol. The merc made effective herding without enigma rather difficult and I couldn't ditch him either, because I needed infinity.
However, I've got special plans prepared for the next two runs with my trapper, I'll be back stronger.
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As for myself, I see I've missed the last point by 0.1. With run times around 7-8 minutes on /p3, my hopes weren't high, but I was hoping that 2 jahs would net me a point or two lol. The merc made effective herding without enigma rather difficult and I couldn't ditch him either, because I needed infinity.
However, I've got special plans prepared for the next two runs with my trapper, I'll be back stronger.
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Thanks all, and major congrats to all other participants, especially the other 2 finding Zod. What an epic round this has turned out to be !!!
Unfortunately I don't have time now to post about the most crazy 15 hours (no qualifiers in the last 5 hours) in my D2 career when it comes to drops. I hope to be able to do so tomorrow.
Maybe one little spoiler already: in those 15 hours I found no less than 14 qualifiers, 7 of which were high runes. Crazy stuff !!
Unfortunately I don't have time now to post about the most crazy 15 hours (no qualifiers in the last 5 hours) in my D2 career when it comes to drops. I hope to be able to do so tomorrow.
Maybe one little spoiler already: in those 15 hours I found no less than 14 qualifiers, 7 of which were high runes. Crazy stuff !!
*sits down next to me and looks at the screen without saying a word*@Shuffleblast make sure you post that story about your friend watching you play in the results thread!
- erhmm so I'm playing Diablo 2, I'm taking part in this challenge where you play for 20 hours and collect stuff and the one that gets the highest score wins
- oh is that so, cool
- yeah and this time the challenge takes place in the so-called secret cow level and you keep killing cows
- for 20 hours
*blank stare*
- oh look there's a river
- huh, you're right
*Kali picks up wirt's leg*
- so I need to collect these orange runes you see... well but not this one, this one is worthless
- good thing they're orange, imagine if you'd have to rummage through all of this
*Shuffleblast remembers 1.09 cowruns*
- well you know, there were times were you actually had to...
*another blank stare, but blanker*
- but you know, this 800x600 game is great because there's so much cool rare stuff that you can collect and once it drops, you get a rush like winning a lottery ticket or hitting a jackpot in a casino
*Shuffleblast briefly contemplates his image and quickly discards all unpleasant associations*
- and one of the coolect and most overpowered items you can make is an armor from these orange runes that gives you the ability to teleport around, which is absolutely sickening!
- hëëëë...
- and I've already found the 1st half of it during these runs! (jah)
- that's great!
- so what do you get for winning?
- admiration, envy and bragging rights!
- huh
- oh and this here is dangerous! You see, there's a cow king in this secret cow level and if you kill him you can never enter again - so I just leave here and start once again from the beginning
- eeunnngghhhh
*stands up and leaves the room*
*a while later*
- I'VE FOUND IT, I'VE FOUND IT!! WOOO!!
- oh really!? So you can teleport around now?
- well not quite, I've found the 1st half again (another jah)
*intensive eyerolling*
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EPIC!! Congrats to the top finishers, and @T72on1 in particular, and, well, everyone who ran for the round. In addition to what I imagine are highest total scores in RFL history, I wonder if this is highest total of high runes found? Very cool to see all the drops, and the 4 Zods in particular
I had thought I might pick up 1 point, but there was fierce competition for that last point it seemed. But when I couldn't improve on the Um as the last scorer, I was pretty skeptical.
Things got off to an auspicious start with the Jah falling on literally the first run of the Friday RFL opened. Then the drops were (rounding to nearest 5 minutes):
2:20 - Um
5:15 - Ohm
6:35 - Ist
11:20 - Um #2
12:20 - Mal
18:20 - Um #3
18:20 - Vex (same run actually)
So only 8 qualifiers total, which seemed a bit low for what I estimate as averaging a little over 4 minutes per run, with a major drop in efficiency over the last 5 hours. And the highest scorer of the Vex over the last 19:56:15 of the round. I actually thought I was in good shape through the Ist, but those two dry spells (almost 5 hours and then 6 hours) really hampered the set.
That said, I am happy to have cashed in the RNG from RFL Rd 1 in exchange for the untwinked 99er Necro (read: I can't even begin to complain about luck over the last three weeks). Best non-rune find was without a doubt the Burning Skiller of Vita, and best runeword drop was White.
I will just close with thanks to @Grape for hosting and repeating how amazing these results were. Very cool to see! Round 2 HYPE!!
I had thought I might pick up 1 point, but there was fierce competition for that last point it seemed. But when I couldn't improve on the Um as the last scorer, I was pretty skeptical.
Things got off to an auspicious start with the Jah falling on literally the first run of the Friday RFL opened. Then the drops were (rounding to nearest 5 minutes):
2:20 - Um
5:15 - Ohm
6:35 - Ist
11:20 - Um #2
12:20 - Mal
18:20 - Um #3
18:20 - Vex (same run actually)
So only 8 qualifiers total, which seemed a bit low for what I estimate as averaging a little over 4 minutes per run, with a major drop in efficiency over the last 5 hours. And the highest scorer of the Vex over the last 19:56:15 of the round.
I actually thought I was in good shape through the Ist, but those two dry spells (almost 5 hours and then 6 hours) really hampered the set.That said, I am happy to have cashed in the RNG from RFL Rd 1 in exchange for the untwinked 99er Necro (read: I can't even begin to complain about luck over the last three weeks
). Best non-rune find was without a doubt the Burning Skiller of Vita, and best runeword drop was White.I will just close with thanks to @Grape for hosting and repeating how amazing these results were. Very cool to see! Round 2 HYPE!!
Wow. Awesome results guys. Big Gratz to @T72on1 for a double Zod drop score and overall victory in round one. When I get home I will post some screenshots, but they feel kinda meager now against all those Zods, Chams, and Jahs. I still had a ton of fun for sure, and the Lo I found is absolutely going to be put to use with my Barb.
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Here's the results of my Nova Sorc and Javazon rounds:
Nova Sorc Highlight Vid
Javazon Highlight Vid
Same top 3, Cham Lo Lo, but the Zon went through some tough droughts during the 2nd half of her set and never found anything above an um during that half. Zon turned out to be a little more efficient than the Sorc, but found much less in qualifiers. 7 vs 17, that's RNG for you.
More in depth analysis:
I definitely missed many gems and some runes, but with jewels I'm confident I picked up almost of those. Plus, jewels come with an ilvl that gives me a rough break down of regular/champion/unique&minion cow numbers. I was surprised to see my Javazon beat out my Sorc in terms of cows per run- it felt like my Sorc was clearing more completely. My Javazon could have had a better map though.
On average, for every 1 Zod rune dropped, 2214 Jewels, 397 Ral Runes, and 307 Sol Runes will also drop. Even with my 2 sets, my chances of landing a Zod wasn't great.
Other notable finds:
My 2nd RJoF, and a perfect one too!
Thanks to Grape for hosting!
Nova Sorc Highlight Vid
Javazon Highlight Vid
Same top 3, Cham Lo Lo, but the Zon went through some tough droughts during the 2nd half of her set and never found anything above an um during that half. Zon turned out to be a little more efficient than the Sorc, but found much less in qualifiers. 7 vs 17, that's RNG for you.
More in depth analysis:
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Zon Sorc
Players 7 5
Runs 382 412
Avg Time Per Run 3:08 2:55
Cows Per Run* 374 333
Qualifiers 7 17
Ral 56 55
Sol 31 33
Flawless Amethyst 150 130
Flawless Ruby 138 106
Jewels 282 240
ilvl81 273 230
ilvl83 1 0
ilvl84 8 10
ilvl81% 96.81% 95.83%
ilvl83% 0.35% 0.00%
ilvl84% 2.84% 4.17%
*Based on Jewel countI definitely missed many gems and some runes, but with jewels I'm confident I picked up almost of those. Plus, jewels come with an ilvl that gives me a rough break down of regular/champion/unique&minion cow numbers. I was surprised to see my Javazon beat out my Sorc in terms of cows per run- it felt like my Sorc was clearing more completely. My Javazon could have had a better map though.
On average, for every 1 Zod rune dropped, 2214 Jewels, 397 Ral Runes, and 307 Sol Runes will also drop. Even with my 2 sets, my chances of landing a Zod wasn't great.
Other notable finds:
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Ruby Jewel of Fervor
Jewel
Required Level: 58
Fingerprint: 0x22faaa17
Item Level: 81
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+15% Increased Attack Speed
40% Enhanced Damage
Vermilion Jewel of Fervor
Jewel
Required Level: 50
Fingerprint: 0xdd0210d6
Item Level: 81
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+15% Increased Attack Speed
+15 to Maximum Damage
Fungal Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0x271cbe16
Item Level: 81
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Poison and Bone Skills (Necromancer Only)
+27 to Life
Fine Small Charm of Good Luck
Small Charm
Required Level: 33
Fingerprint: 0x5e1bc588
Item Level: 81
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+3 to Maximum Damage
+20 to Attack Rating
6% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Entrapping Grand Charm of Vita
Grand Charm
Required Level: 69
Fingerprint: 0xff3aaa21
Item Level: 81
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Trap Skills (Assassin Only)
+39 to LifeMy 2nd RJoF, and a perfect one too!
Thanks to Grape for hosting!
A big thanks to @Grape for hosting and tallying up all the scores.
Nice Ruby Jewel of Fervor @NanoMist.
I am not sure of an average time for my runs, but I was not in the 3-4 minute range for sure, and it makes sense when looking at the drops versus run times. There is RNG in there for sure, and even with awesome fast runs there are extremely bad stretches of luck. Most of my qualifiers dropped somewhere between the 7-13 hour mark with the last Vex dropping in the last hour. Ill drop a couple screenshots just for posterity sake. I am a little disappointed I didnt find a Cham, but after looking at the results and amount of time spent for the drops, it almost seems like Cows are a great alternative to running LK for Runes. The only Cham I've ever found dropped from the Council, so hopefully the RNG gods will bless me again next round.
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Nice Ruby Jewel of Fervor @NanoMist.
I am not sure of an average time for my runs, but I was not in the 3-4 minute range for sure, and it makes sense when looking at the drops versus run times. There is RNG in there for sure, and even with awesome fast runs there are extremely bad stretches of luck. Most of my qualifiers dropped somewhere between the 7-13 hour mark with the last Vex dropping in the last hour. Ill drop a couple screenshots just for posterity sake. I am a little disappointed I didnt find a Cham, but after looking at the results and amount of time spent for the drops, it almost seems like Cows are a great alternative to running LK for Runes. The only Cham I've ever found dropped from the Council, so hopefully the RNG gods will bless me again next round.
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Gripphon used it in the previous RFL, and it would make sense that he mentioned it in the rune hunting guide. I suppose charms can be used as well, but those I identified as I ran, in order to cut down on the muling. I planned on using jewels as a metric, so I was more diligent collecting those from the start.
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@NanoMist 17 qualifiers is just so high !!! But then again, looking at your run times, it could be expected up to a point. I always envy your efficiency and fast run times .
As for my runs ... like I said crazy stuff all around. Even more so considering my slower run times, around 4 min for the Javazon, a bit more for the Necro.
I started out incredibly good when my first ever Zod dropped after 40 minutes !!!
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The Gul rune that dropped 10 minutes later went by rather unnoticed, since I was still so much out of this world due to the Zod.
The funny thing is that the Zod drop put me in a 'oh good, now I won't have a terrible result like last year' mood at first, not in a 'now I have a good shot at victory mood'.
So running was very relaxed, and to my surprise a Jah dropped after 90 minutes in the tournament.
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Talk about a blazing start !!!
It wasn't until the Lo that dropped at the 6 hour mark that I realized I was really in for victory.
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When an Ist dropped at the 7:30 mark and Ber 10 minutes later, it was very clear: first place was the place to aim for.
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Well actually, at that point, with over 130 points, I was quite confident that victory was mine already, after less than 8 hours !!! The results show that this wasn't the case at all.
With every qualifier, and certainly with every HR that dropped, I was going more and more like 'ok, now my luck will be over, prepare for a dry streak'. But it never came, until the 15 hour mark, at which point I found my last one.
Less than an hour after the Ber I found an Um, within an hour followed by Um number 2 and an Ohm.
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At that point I had reached the goals I had set for this round: Ohm for my Doom BA, full Cow King set and Zod being found by someone. Even better that that someone was me.
It didn't stop there though, as I got a second Lo after 11 hours, followed shortly by another Gul and then a Mal.
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Around the 13 hour mark my Necro killed the Cow King, and when switching to the Javazon I felt like that would be the end of my lucky strike. I had a 187.5 RFO score at that point, so figured that 200 would be good to aim for in the remaining 7 hours. Maybe not really ambitious, but like I said, I was quite sure I would win the round and that my luck would have ended by then.
I couldn't really get into the Javazon, so tried a Blizz Sorc shortly, but didn't get into that either, and managed to kill the Cow King. So it was back to the Javazon. Rerolled maps and got a far better one. Luckily this time I did get into the character, and a second Mal in one of the first runs seemed like a good sign for that.
And then suddenly, around the 14:30 mark ... BAM !!!
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The thought hadn't even crossed my mind that this would be possible. I was just in disbelief. I was at a stunning score of 197.5, RFO score was 264.6 !!!
After that the lucky streak finally ended, but I did enjoy the rest of the playtime with the Javazon, and still found some more good items, so all good.
This is my complete haulpic:
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I was convinced that I'd beat the second player with a 70 point margin or so, but @Pb_pal had an incredibly good score of 150. I'm pretty sure he was quite surprised that he didn't get into first place, and with that kind of score he should. Lovely obviously that he taking it so well and accepts second place like it is. Given his overall win last year and now this score again, I think he has a very high chance of claiming the victory in the end after 3 rounds.
I have posted all good finds I had in the running thread already, and don't have time to repost them now. Notable finds were 5x Ko, two Gheed's, Bonehew, Jalal's, Stormshield, Boneflame, entire Cow King Set, Guardian Angel and Vamp Gaze in one drop, BK ring, Stoneraven, Titan's and Firelizard's.
Thanks again for hosting @Grape , and looking forward to the next round !!! I realize the pressure is on me now.
.As for my runs ... like I said crazy stuff all around. Even more so considering my slower run times, around 4 min for the Javazon, a bit more for the Necro.
I started out incredibly good when my first ever Zod dropped after 40 minutes !!!
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The Gul rune that dropped 10 minutes later went by rather unnoticed, since I was still so much out of this world due to the Zod.
The funny thing is that the Zod drop put me in a 'oh good, now I won't have a terrible result like last year' mood at first, not in a 'now I have a good shot at victory mood'.
So running was very relaxed, and to my surprise a Jah dropped after 90 minutes in the tournament.
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Talk about a blazing start !!!
It wasn't until the Lo that dropped at the 6 hour mark that I realized I was really in for victory.
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When an Ist dropped at the 7:30 mark and Ber 10 minutes later, it was very clear: first place was the place to aim for.
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Well actually, at that point, with over 130 points, I was quite confident that victory was mine already, after less than 8 hours !!! The results show that this wasn't the case at all
.With every qualifier, and certainly with every HR that dropped, I was going more and more like 'ok, now my luck will be over, prepare for a dry streak'. But it never came, until the 15 hour mark, at which point I found my last one.
Less than an hour after the Ber I found an Um, within an hour followed by Um number 2 and an Ohm.
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At that point I had reached the goals I had set for this round: Ohm for my Doom BA, full Cow King set and Zod being found by someone. Even better that that someone was me
.It didn't stop there though, as I got a second Lo after 11 hours, followed shortly by another Gul and then a Mal.
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Around the 13 hour mark my Necro killed the Cow King, and when switching to the Javazon I felt like that would be the end of my lucky strike. I had a 187.5 RFO score at that point, so figured that 200 would be good to aim for in the remaining 7 hours. Maybe not really ambitious, but like I said, I was quite sure I would win the round and that my luck would have ended by then.
I couldn't really get into the Javazon, so tried a Blizz Sorc shortly, but didn't get into that either, and managed to kill the Cow King. So it was back to the Javazon. Rerolled maps and got a far better one. Luckily this time I did get into the character, and a second Mal in one of the first runs seemed like a good sign for that.
And then suddenly, around the 14:30 mark ... BAM !!!
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The thought hadn't even crossed my mind that this would be possible. I was just in disbelief. I was at a stunning score of 197.5, RFO score was 264.6 !!!
After that the lucky streak finally ended, but I did enjoy the rest of the playtime with the Javazon, and still found some more good items, so all good
.This is my complete haulpic:
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I was convinced that I'd beat the second player with a 70 point margin or so, but @Pb_pal had an incredibly good score of 150. I'm pretty sure he was quite surprised that he didn't get into first place, and with that kind of score he should
. Lovely obviously that he taking it so well and accepts second place like it is. Given his overall win last year and now this score again, I think he has a very high chance of claiming the victory in the end after 3 rounds.I have posted all good finds I had in the running thread already, and don't have time to repost them now. Notable finds were 5x Ko, two Gheed's, Bonehew, Jalal's, Stormshield, Boneflame, entire Cow King Set, Guardian Angel and Vamp Gaze in one drop, BK ring, Stoneraven, Titan's and Firelizard's.
Thanks again for hosting @Grape , and looking forward to the next round !!! I realize the pressure is on me now
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@T72on1 that is a sick haul, so many further HRs... again, grats I'm happy for you!
@Grape yeah the Java setup is great fun, can totally recommend if a suitable FCR amulet is available. I initially had doubts whether it was worth the Cham (and for cows specifically, using a higher DPS setup and switching to Wizzy might actually still be slightly more efficient, even though more annoying). But it works just great and makes for really smooth gameplay, hands down most fun I ever had with her.
@NanoMist thanks for not even leaving me the "most qualifiers per hour" consolation price, that's great, awesome, much appreciated! Kidding aside, nice haul as well, grats! From your Java highlight vid it looks like you've been using Spirit and I assume FCR from either amulet or ring for 68% FCR on Javelin switch? In that case those are quite impressive run times, you must have executed really well. Out of curiosity, what was your overall setup?
Oh and @PhineasB you definitely don't get to complain for another year or so, after that sick RNG recently with your untwinked Necro!
@Grape yeah the Java setup is great fun, can totally recommend if a suitable FCR amulet is available. I initially had doubts whether it was worth the Cham (and for cows specifically, using a higher DPS setup and switching to Wizzy might actually still be slightly more efficient, even though more annoying). But it works just great and makes for really smooth gameplay, hands down most fun I ever had with her.
@NanoMist thanks for not even leaving me the "most qualifiers per hour" consolation price, that's great, awesome, much appreciated!
Kidding aside, nice haul as well, grats! From your Java highlight vid it looks like you've been using Spirit and I assume FCR from either amulet or ring for 68% FCR on Javelin switch? In that case those are quite impressive run times, you must have executed really well. Out of curiosity, what was your overall setup?Oh and @PhineasB you definitely don't get to complain for another year or so, after that sick RNG recently with your untwinked Necro!
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So what plans do you all have for your new runes?
Phoenix shield. Probably BotD at some point. But I'm not in a rush for that one.
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