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23 Runeword Search Thread
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Cadogan Trahem
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Hey guys i've been shadowing this thread for a while and finally decided to post.
I'm immensely interested in your rune word testing (you'll forgive me if I don't run off and use my highest level runes right away though), i'm willing to help out a bit and can handle Hell Countess without any trouble (81 Bowazon, only in act 2 Hell) but she only seems to be dropping really low runes for me lately.
I was a bit interested when I noticed a pattern in some of the Rune Words, like Zephyr (OrtEth) and Stealth (TalEth). I wondered if there was a RalEth or ThulEth (because Ort, Ral, Tal, Thul are the three runes representing the four primary elements) only to discover RalEth was a previously known about inactive rune word for a barbarian helm which leads me to wonder about ThulEth. Has anyone else thought of this and done some testing before?
I'm immensely interested in your rune word testing (you'll forgive me if I don't run off and use my highest level runes right away though), i'm willing to help out a bit and can handle Hell Countess without any trouble (81 Bowazon, only in act 2 Hell) but she only seems to be dropping really low runes for me lately.
I was a bit interested when I noticed a pattern in some of the Rune Words, like Zephyr (OrtEth) and Stealth (TalEth). I wondered if there was a RalEth or ThulEth (because Ort, Ral, Tal, Thul are the three runes representing the four primary elements) only to discover RalEth was a previously known about inactive rune word for a barbarian helm which leads me to wonder about ThulEth. Has anyone else thought of this and done some testing before?
TJTG: it's fake. there is a post a few pages back about that image. the guy who posts that has been known to post fake ones
manuelm: i think sorceress orb is in its own category and does not fall into the wand section
Cadogan Trahelm: that is interesting. maybe i'll try a few tries at ThulEth but i'll check wathombe's latest spreadsheet to see what's not been tested yet
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Tested
IthRal in 2 Socket Cap. Gemmed Cap.
RalIth in 2 Socket Kite Shield. Gemmed Kite Shield.
IthRal in 2 Socket Kite Shield. Gemmed Kite Shield.
RalIth in 2 Socket Broad Sword. Gemmed Broad Sword.
IthRal in 2 Socket Broad Sword. Gemmed Broad Sword.
manuelm: i think sorceress orb is in its own category and does not fall into the wand section
Cadogan Trahelm: that is interesting. maybe i'll try a few tries at ThulEth but i'll check wathombe's latest spreadsheet to see what's not been tested yet
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Tested
IthRal in 2 Socket Cap. Gemmed Cap.
RalIth in 2 Socket Kite Shield. Gemmed Kite Shield.
IthRal in 2 Socket Kite Shield. Gemmed Kite Shield.
RalIth in 2 Socket Broad Sword. Gemmed Broad Sword.
IthRal in 2 Socket Broad Sword. Gemmed Broad Sword.
for the Hratli thing... maybe the anagrams thing was a good idea at the time.. but i wouldn't mind trying, IF i had...
Hel
Ral
Amn
Tal/Thul
Lum/Lem/Lo
Ith/Io
The first 3 are the only runes with the first letter for his name
Tal/Thul are low runes, easily acquired but if one fails, need other runes too
Lum/Lem/Lo is a problem. Getting towards the high runes
Ith/Io are low/mid runes and could be easily acquired
With 6, we know it can be for weapons only if it is a runeword. Plus you get hints from runes? Hel -% req for weapon. Ral for fire damage. Amn for life leech. Tal/Thul poison or cold damage. Lum gives energy I believe, Lem extra gold and Lo is deadly strike I think. Ith gives max damage and Io gives vitality. So if it's a weapon, maybe Lum and Lem gets out of the picture and Io too. Tal/Thul is hard to decide and I doubt anyone will waste a Lo rune to try this. :rant: But then again it could be Lum and if it is, then most likely it would be Io too for 10 energy and 10 vitality.
but anyways, my guess is Hel Ral Amn Thul Lo Ith
Hel
Ral
Amn
Tal/Thul
Lum/Lem/Lo
Ith/Io
The first 3 are the only runes with the first letter for his name
Tal/Thul are low runes, easily acquired but if one fails, need other runes too
Lum/Lem/Lo is a problem. Getting towards the high runes
Ith/Io are low/mid runes and could be easily acquired
With 6, we know it can be for weapons only if it is a runeword. Plus you get hints from runes? Hel -% req for weapon. Ral for fire damage. Amn for life leech. Tal/Thul poison or cold damage. Lum gives energy I believe, Lem extra gold and Lo is deadly strike I think. Ith gives max damage and Io gives vitality. So if it's a weapon, maybe Lum and Lem gets out of the picture and Io too. Tal/Thul is hard to decide and I doubt anyone will waste a Lo rune to try this. :rant: But then again it could be Lum and if it is, then most likely it would be Io too for 10 energy and 10 vitality.
but anyways, my guess is Hel Ral Amn Thul Lo Ith
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Ive done some power lvling and my convictadin-(not avenger zeal is primary) is now lvl 69, his convic is slvls 24 (-145 resist and -98% def) ontop of that i use baranas for it's high elemental dmg. Any sorc or elemental based build (except poision mancers) will benefit gtreatly from the -resist, feel free to add me to the spreadsheet as I have already added everyone there to my/f list
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Ive done some power lvling and my convictadin-(not avenger zeal is primary) is now lvl 69, his convic is slvls 24 (-145 resist and -98% def) ontop of that i use baranas for it's high elemental dmg. Any sorc or elemental based build (except poision mancers) will benefit gtreatly from the -resist, feel free to add me to the spreadsheet as I have already added everyone there to my/f list
Doom-bringer8 (USEAST)
Wind-Mage (USEAST) (My bro's acct)
~Matthew
Cadogan Trahem
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I had a quick look over the spread sheet and threw in some low level runes into some socketables I found here are the results:
Myth (El+Tir)
Claw - Gemmed
Shield (Paladin) - Gemmed
Victory (Tal+Nef+Eld+El)
Bow - Gemmed
I'm having a hard time finding Tir believe it or not.
Edit:
Just a thought about the formation of rune words, given blizzards nature has anyone thought of the possibility of a Rune word which uses "Moo" as its foundation?
Myth (El+Tir)
Claw - Gemmed
Shield (Paladin) - Gemmed
Victory (Tal+Nef+Eld+El)
Bow - Gemmed
I'm having a hard time finding Tir believe it or not.
Edit:
Just a thought about the formation of rune words, given blizzards nature has anyone thought of the possibility of a Rune word which uses "Moo" as its foundation?
I went on D2 last night several times and found no one online...so I guess that was odd. Anyway, I'm with Andy on the guess for HRATLI acronym, it only seems logical that a weapon would have those kinds of MODs. Poison and fire just don't go together in this kind of mythos...but ya know, Blizzard is a bit twisted :cheesy:
As I've been ranting on about in the past, I still would like to organize some rushes in D2X on USWest. Before I left for my trip, I ran into a guy who I'm guessing is ghosting these forums because I've yet to see his name. He was quite enthusiastic about the whole hellforge rushing thing and he was going to start doing a lot of it with me...but, I didn't get a chance to notify him of my absence in the following days, and suffice it to say that I haven't seen him since I got back. Hmm...
As I've been ranting on about in the past, I still would like to organize some rushes in D2X on USWest. Before I left for my trip, I ran into a guy who I'm guessing is ghosting these forums because I've yet to see his name. He was quite enthusiastic about the whole hellforge rushing thing and he was going to start doing a lot of it with me...but, I didn't get a chance to notify him of my absence in the following days, and suffice it to say that I haven't seen him since I got back. Hmm...
EvilBarney
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has anyone ever noticed this???
hey, i read the earlier pages of how people were looking at the blizz graphics for rune words. well, i was looking at the big version of booklet for the original diablo 2 a couple of weeks ago and noticed somethings. Now on the first page there are many rune-like pictures, some of them game runes. Not sure how this will help anybody, other then the possibility that blizzard may possibly release more runes. i also checked a friend's small booklet and its different, as there are no recognizable runes there. now counting out the non-game runes, the last line on the page has 5 runes next to each other: Ko, Ith, Sol, Io,Hel. Additionally, there are some runes that are rotated to the left or right. I'll try to get a screenshot if i can, but its very hard to see even on the actual booklet. Can anyone offer any translations or confirm that this is a new rune word or at least on the list? If you have the old diablo 2 original booklet plz try to add something
hey, i read the earlier pages of how people were looking at the blizz graphics for rune words. well, i was looking at the big version of booklet for the original diablo 2 a couple of weeks ago and noticed somethings. Now on the first page there are many rune-like pictures, some of them game runes. Not sure how this will help anybody, other then the possibility that blizzard may possibly release more runes. i also checked a friend's small booklet and its different, as there are no recognizable runes there. now counting out the non-game runes, the last line on the page has 5 runes next to each other: Ko, Ith, Sol, Io,Hel. Additionally, there are some runes that are rotated to the left or right. I'll try to get a screenshot if i can, but its very hard to see even on the actual booklet. Can anyone offer any translations or confirm that this is a new rune word or at least on the list? If you have the old diablo 2 original booklet plz try to add something
InsaneFarmer
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Yo
Yo EvilBarney i noticed the same thing, on the cover of my D2 expansion booklet are the runes Mal+Um and Sur E? at the top. However there are no runes in the booklet itself.
note: i re-checked the booklet and noticed the second part aren't runes, it says Malum Superest
whatever that may mean?
i'm gonna go check runewords in latin just to see... cause i got a itchin at somethin, i just got this feeling, tho i'm probably wrong.
Yo EvilBarney i noticed the same thing, on the cover of my D2 expansion booklet are the runes Mal+Um and Sur E? at the top. However there are no runes in the booklet itself.
note: i re-checked the booklet and noticed the second part aren't runes, it says Malum Superest
whatever that may mean?
i'm gonna go check runewords in latin just to see... cause i got a itchin at somethin, i just got this feeling, tho i'm probably wrong.
i have a lvl 66 sorc on USWest hardcore that i can use to rush ppl up to nightmare baal (maybe 2 or 3 at a time). i have rushed myself before and she is easily capable of doing so. only up to nightmare baal because my sorc itself has not defeated baal and i don't plan to. (i'm doing nightmare andariel runs for sojs and i look for games that are almost full. guide is on d2.net) it's a quick way for me to access the higher runes but it is time consuming. after 4 rigorous days of nightmare andariel running, i found 2 sojs so i guess it's worth it. until i find another or few more, ill try to get a LO rune to try out the hratli thing. but if anyone else is on hardcore, just give me a msg. account is same as this name here (also on hratli thing, ill try talkin to him in game and see if i can try to get any clues)
Zephyrus: indeed blizz is twisted. but don't we like twisted? :cheesy: :drool:
Zephyrus: indeed blizz is twisted. but don't we like twisted? :cheesy: :drool:
InsaneFarmer
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Canada eh
my booklet says Malum, so Mal+Um. I checked that in latin, cause it sounded like something I'd heard before. And I was right, it means "Malus" in latin. Could this be? It also meant Fruit or apple and Evil in latin. Maybe Mal+Um in a 2 socket mace. The Malus in the game was a mace class weapon if i'm not mistaken.
I wonder, could everyone possibly have a different set of runes on their booklets, someone check their d2 expansion booklet and see if it's different from mine. plz
if it is. i'm gonna go try Mal+Um in a mace.
now what does Superest mean? i have no idea, it's not latin
i'm also wondering if the guy who's designing these runewords is icelandic because "Eth" is a vowel still used in some languages, although i'm certain the spelling is different now, because it comes from either old nordic or anglo-saxon. I checked 3 different sources, 2 said old nordic, 1 said anglo-saxon so i can't be sure, altho i'd assume because runes came from northern european culture it's likely old nordic. can someone correct me on this? do we have any old nords kickin around lol =P
my booklet says Malum, so Mal+Um. I checked that in latin, cause it sounded like something I'd heard before. And I was right, it means "Malus" in latin. Could this be? It also meant Fruit or apple and Evil in latin. Maybe Mal+Um in a 2 socket mace. The Malus in the game was a mace class weapon if i'm not mistaken.
I wonder, could everyone possibly have a different set of runes on their booklets, someone check their d2 expansion booklet and see if it's different from mine. plz
if it is. i'm gonna go try Mal+Um in a mace.
now what does Superest mean? i have no idea, it's not latin
i'm also wondering if the guy who's designing these runewords is icelandic because "Eth" is a vowel still used in some languages, although i'm certain the spelling is different now, because it comes from either old nordic or anglo-saxon. I checked 3 different sources, 2 said old nordic, 1 said anglo-saxon so i can't be sure, altho i'd assume because runes came from northern european culture it's likely old nordic. can someone correct me on this? do we have any old nords kickin around lol =P
Cadogan Trahem
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Just a few more tests done before I sleep for the spread sheet.
Myth (El+Tir)
Body Armour - Gemmed
Dagger - Gemmed
Myth (El+Tir)
Body Armour - Gemmed
Dagger - Gemmed
EvilBarney
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not what i meant
no its not on the expansion booklet and its the first page, not the cover page. it says malum superesa on the cover, i think that just means great evil, not sure what language, or it could mean malus something, check the words superest and superesa, i dont know which one it says. ive checked the whole expansion booklet and no weird graphics. the original booklet is loaded with them though
edit: after checking it means evil returns in latin, nothing to do with runes i guess
no its not on the expansion booklet and its the first page, not the cover page. it says malum superesa on the cover, i think that just means great evil, not sure what language, or it could mean malus something, check the words superest and superesa, i dont know which one it says. ive checked the whole expansion booklet and no weird graphics. the original booklet is loaded with them though
edit: after checking it means evil returns in latin, nothing to do with runes i guess
Just noticed...
Forgive me if this is redundant information but I didn't quite make it through all 33 pages of posts. Someone in the beginnng of the thread pointed out that a number of established runewords spell out real words, or close to it. Such as Bramble (Ral Ohm Sure Eth) spelling ROSE. I notice that Breath of the Dying (Vex Hel El Eld Zod Eth) spells WHEEZE, if one permits for the V to be used as a W.
Just an observation for anyone who might want to take Vex into consideration for a subsitute for the letter W as opposed to Thul, whose rune rather looks like a W.
Sorry this doesn't exactly crack the runeword code.
Forgive me if this is redundant information but I didn't quite make it through all 33 pages of posts. Someone in the beginnng of the thread pointed out that a number of established runewords spell out real words, or close to it. Such as Bramble (Ral Ohm Sure Eth) spelling ROSE. I notice that Breath of the Dying (Vex Hel El Eld Zod Eth) spells WHEEZE, if one permits for the V to be used as a W.
Just an observation for anyone who might want to take Vex into consideration for a subsitute for the letter W as opposed to Thul, whose rune rather looks like a W.
Sorry this doesn't exactly crack the runeword code.
