23 Runeword Search Thread

InsaneFarmer MAD!

if Kenny-G was a cow in my barn, i'd probably stick a scythe in him. U know, i'd make sure it was like a Cruel Grim Scythe of Evisceration first. Battle.net should be kind enough to tell us these things before watching us scurry like animals. I'm sure they're all laughing it up.

Anyways I have good news. I haven't found a runeword yet. no that's not the news, the news is I've been doing a "deciphering" (that's the best way i can describe it) of the known runes and runewords. How they fit in runewords, they're general commonality in runewords, how prefix and suffix runes are associated with them. It's probably best left for a linguist but since we don't have an abundance of linguists around and since I'm good at figuring out puzzles, i figured i'd give it a shot, I'm at Sol rune so far and so far i've found some neat things about they way they all fit. I will post the file once it's done, probably by sunday it should be done, however, school starts tuesday and if my class schedule prevents me from actually completing it anytime soon i will ask someone, one of you to complete it. Anyways it will be in .wrd is that Word format ? anyways, it'll be in word format for you guys to read.
and it's long

peace all



Kenny Z- that is
 
neatest thing about the "oblivion" runeword is... that it seems the stats fall in the correct order... strange, . and so perhaps, by some rare luck he found a uber new runeword, i mean everything is inane except for the 50% magic resist that's intense.
 
Okay, I've updated the spreadsheet quite a bit: moved the Kenny-Z sheet to the back of the file; added a disclaimer to the Kenny-Z sheet; replaced most of the annoying r## with rune names as I don't need to sort so much now; and added a table of contents.

Download it here.

I will also page back through the thread and extract all the WoW theories and add them to a new sheet in the spreadsheet today or tomorrow, although I would not put much faith into that "hint" from Bliz, either.

Farmer: Someone did a similar analysis waaaay back in the first few pages of the thread. If I find it, I'll post the link so you can blend their findings in with your. They also found some interesting things, such as Shael always appearing first in a runeword.

EDIT: Farmer, here's the link to that other post, by gods_pawn: click here
 
Dude!

I suppose gods_pawn is doing all the work i'm doing , only mind would be more like organized i guess. it's not entirely pointless though, but you know he mentions in that thread that he doesn't think Widowmaker wouldn't be a runeword and a unique name, but i'd like to point out that there is a unique Amulet called Crescent Moon and a runeword called Crescent Moon.

anyways thanks for pointing out the thread wathombe

peace
 
InsaneFarmer said:
neatest thing about the "oblivion" runeword is... that it seems the stats fall in the correct order... strange, . and so perhaps, by some rare luck he found a uber new runeword, i mean everything is inane except for the 50% magic resist that's intense.
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Surely Oblivion is yet another hoax. What you call inane I call insanely overpowered.

Just imagine this weapon in the hands of a dual wielding Frenzy Barb. I would imagine, if true, that magic resist would be capped at 50%, so nothing there (other than the fact that 50% is mysteriously high, the only other thing coming close to it being a Stormshield's 35% PDR or certain items that give up to 75% poison reduce duration). But 160% ias used in conjuction with Frenzy? OMFG!! 100%+ OW/CB/DS? You gotta be kidding me. I also cannot immediately think of anything that gives much more than 33% of these mods (except some with scaling DS). And dual wielding this weapon will also give well over 5000 AR.

Surely this is another hoax, if not Blizzard is simply ecouraging dupers not doing everything they can to stop them like they would have us believe.

EDIT: World of Warcraft was always our best bet to find clues because, as has been said before, it is the theme of the season. I think we just got a bit lost along the way. Personally I think Frostmourne will turn up in some form but other than a Thul rune there is no real way to figure out what it is. Also, until today, Blizzard has had a banner advertising the Warcraft RPG (I think, it isn't terribly clear what they were advertising) that started with the words Rune Masters. Now I could be wrong because I have only ever played WC3 and TFT but there are no runes in Warcraft with the possible exception of Runic Bracers. I don't know about runes in WoW yet either so I should check that out. Is it possible that the Warcraft RPG might have clues? Or is even looking at Warcraft 3 and TFT a stretch and the only clues to be found will be in WoW?

EDIT2: I mentioned earlier (like about 15 pages ago) that I thought there might have been a unique item in TFT related to The Lovers. Well there is. It is an axe found in the Founding of Durotar Campaign called Killmaim. There is a little bit of a story attached to it but given that I have a bus to catch in about 5 minutes I will leave that till later. The guy that called forth the axe has a rune as an element of his name (Dethenar?) and he went and chopped up his girlfriend and her lover with it.
 
Sorry if its been posted but...

I can't confirm this is 100% real, however I've seen 6 people claim it to be real, one of them being a very good friend whom I trust. Here is a screenshot of it:

http://img37.exs.cx/img37/9938/Screenshot014.jpg

I've got the Jah El and Um, and whenever I manage to get my hands on a Ber, im going to attempt make one, although the Enigma temptations will be very very strong. Like I said, a very good friend of mine says its real and hes seen it, so im willing to try to make one. But I definitely don't reccomend anyone else try it just yet.


Oh yeah, almost forgot, the SS is courtesy of a site that is not to be named.
 
Will,

Holymonkey just posted this in the Stats forum at about the same time you did (meaning you probably never even saw it, so no harm no foul). Here's my reply in that thread:

wathombe said:
The Blood screenie is from *sodapopinski (see text in upper left corner), who is a known runeword faker and has since admitted that this is fake as well. A few people told me they could see evidence of photoshop in that screenie as well, but I'm not that skilled.
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This guy has done three or four fakes on b.net forums, which he usually admits ten or fifteen posts into the thread, as he did in this case. He thinks he's funny.
 
The program I'd like to write wouldn't be able to use the huge database of possible runewords, it occurs to me, because that thing is, as has been previously stated, billions of combinations in size. It just wouldn't work. So the only thing I can do really is write it so that it records all the tries and then would post them for you. Granted, Wathombe, if you'd be too nervous with it, I'll just make it for fun and not distribute it, but I still think it could be really great.
 
I know this is going backwards a bit but...

Sokar Rostau said:
Before I ever had an internet connection I, obviously, had only out-of-the-box v1.03. In almost 2 years of playing blind, as I had no idea of the existence of Arreat Summit, I tried almost every combination of Ral Ort Tal in almost every item except shield. Aside from that I randomly placed runes into items just to see if anything worked. One day I put El Tir in a War Hat and made Myth. I thought "Cooool...erm but pretty crappy".

Skip forward to when I first came to b.net. When I first logged on I was patched to v1.09. After a few weeks I heard about Arreat Summit and Diabbloii.net and loooked around both sites. This site had info on Myth describing it as an inactive runeword. I was disappointed that it was inactive but it also implied that the information was from 1.08 so when next I found a 2 socket helm I tried Myth again and found it to be unchanged, having only the rune mods and 25% poison resist.
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I just happen to have an old printout of the rune words page from Arreat Summit from the 1.09 days. (8/10/02 to be exact.) I don't know if this helps or hinders but here it is...

"Rune Word Formulae
New Formulae will be revealed as they are discovered. Check back later for more formulae and watch the news for updates to this page. If you have discovered new Rune Words send them in and we'll add them once they're confirmed.

It is possible to create some future Rune Words that are not ready yet. These items can be identified by their Rune Word Name not being on the below list [indicating the list of released 1.09 rune words], Poison Resist +25%, and no additional abilities beyond what abilities that were already on the Runes inserted. If these Rune Words are completed and added to the game, chances are that existing Rune Word items will not be converted or be updated to the new Rune Word stats. So there is no reason to create these Rune Words yet before they are ready. It's also possible that the formulae will change for these items. So once they are added, the old formulae may not work."

I don't know if this old info means anything to the current search for new rune words. I leave it to those much savvier than I to interpret this for good or for ill. I'm just throwing out this info for what it may or may not be worth. There's always a chance that it was removed from the Arreat Summit after the 1.10 update because even the "future Rune Word" indication of +25% poison damage is no longer in effect.

One other point to ponder though... on the Arreat Summit news page from June 3rd there was this announcement:

Congratulations to our players for uncovering 3 new Runewords in the 1.10 patch update! As a bonus, The Arreat Summit also has additional info on 1 more previously undiscovered Runeword.

Those four rune words were Duress, Prudence, Splendor and Wind. I vaguely recall hearing mention of Duress (definitely, and possibly the others) being enabled during the beta test for 1.10 but upon the final release the old formulae for the beta rune words no longer worked. Apparently they had not been completely disabled again, only the formulae altered.

Can anyone think of other beta rune words that no longer appear to be working? Is it even possible to download a copy of the beta to test some of the possibilities for these 23 new rune words? Am I completely out of my tree?

I wish I could contribute in a more meaningful way but unfortunately I only have one ladder 2 character who has managed to get into Hell, and even in the pits she is in deep trouble. Perhaps if I manage to find a bow better than Endlesshail (do you feel my pain?) she will be able to do Countess runs and contribute some runes to your cause, however low they may be.
 
Thistle said:
Can anyone think of other beta rune words that no longer appear to be working? Is it even possible to download a copy of the beta to test some of the possibilities for these 23 new rune words? Am I completely out of my tree?

I wish I could contribute in a more meaningful way but unfortunately I only have one ladder 2 character who has managed to get into Hell, and even in the pits she is in deep trouble. Perhaps if I manage to find a bow better than Endlesshail (do you feel my pain?) she will be able to do Countess runs and contribute some runes to your cause, however low they may be.
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2 things to say

1) I think this is a great idea, i myslef didnt take part in the beta at all but i bet someone else on this forum has and it would be a good idea for them to check that out.

2) If ur on us west then i got a free burizza with ur name all over it.
 
Dawns_requiem said:
2 things to say

1) I think this is a great idea, i myslef didnt take part in the beta at all but i bet someone else on this forum has and it would be a good idea for them to check that out.

2) If ur on us west then i got a free burizza with ur name all over it.
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Dawns_requiem, may your next pit run land you all that you've ever wanted! Alas, I'm on USEast but your kind offer does not go unappreciated! Thank you anyway!

I was only in on the beta for a very short time myself. Having a mac the beta didn't come out early enough for me to experiment with any of the beta rune words personally but I did follow the beta forums for quite a while. I'll see if I can find any of the old info when time permits.

Thank you again, Dawns_requiem! Kindness does not go unrewarded!
 
TRUTH:
Fal - Um - Ohm - Vex - Nef - Lum
In a 6 socketed phase blade DID NOT WORK




(yes this was ladder)


Thank Edawger of the battle net forums
 
Hel Eld Amn Tir in an ax did not work. (was going for "Heat")

BTW, hello all, I'm new to the runeword finding group here but I hope to be of some help. I will, unfortunatly, mostly have to work with lower end runes do to my lack of high end ones.
 
Shot in the dark here.

http://blizzard.com/diablo2/wallpapers/wall23.shtml

In this blizzard art take a look at the markings on the tomb thing in the back. I know the ankh is not a symbol on any of the runes but the first marking below it looks an awful lot like the symbol for nef, and I can't think if there is a triangle type symbol like the one next to it, but maybe it is a hint.

Perhaps it could be used in swords/spears as depicted by the amazon/pally.
 
wathombe said:
that....really....really....sucks

:rant: :grrr:

This post makes me very, very tired. Forget RalIth/IthRal. Forget Hratli. Forget SLICE and DICES. Forget Pandemonium Fortress and An Evil Force and everything. Forget it all. Unless he's lying. Which I doubt.
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I'm sorry if I depressed you, but I had to ask him the question... To be honest, I find it strange that nobody asked before me (though I was really surprised he actually answered). At least we're not spending high runes for pointless "hints". By the way, I don't think he's lying either - Blizzard may be a band of wicked perverts, but they wouldn't openly lie.

My suggestions for today :

Sol/Shael/Sur Pul El/Eld/Eth Amn Ral in a spear. First rune is probably Shael, but it could also be Sur, especially since there is no really high rune in this. Sol is unlikely (currently, there must be like 4 words starting with Shael and 2 with Sur, none with Sol). As for the third rune, I find Eth a bit more likeky. So my guess is : ShaelPulEthAmnRal.

Sol/Shael/Sur Tir/Tal/Thul Amn Fal Fal in a staff. I couldn't see the point of Sol or Shael in a staff, at least Sur makes some sense. For the same reasons, I'd think of Tir more than of the two others. So, my guess is : SurTirAmnFalFal.

Mal Amn Cham El/Eld/Eth in a mace. Since Eth is a very often seen final, I'd say MalAmnChamEth.

Ort/Ohm Ral Ber in an orb. Ort often comes with Ral, so probably OrtRalBer.
 
OK so this is the text describing the Artifact known as Killmaim in the TFT Orc Campaign: The Founding of Durotar.

Killmaim
Increases the attack damage of the hero by 20 when carried. Also causes the Hero's attacks to steal life

Artifact
When Dethorin found his lady, Allurana, in the arms of another, he went to the Barrens and cried out. An axe burst forth from the sands as if in answer. Dethorin slew Allurana and her lover, then hurled the axe with all his might into the deep dark sea.


I don't remember where I found it, I just happened to still have it in my stash when I looked at the beginning of Act 3. Seems to be a candidate for The Lovers. I'm dead tired right now so maybe I have the wrong damage rune here but I might suggest Jah Amn in an axe or even Jah Amn Eth.

Also noticed that if anyone still wants to look at the acronyms we have the name Kalimdor, it's 8 letters I know but still, we are kind of grasping at straws here. Maybe Ko Amn Lem Io Mal Dol... or even Ko Hel Amn Lem Io Mal (Khalim...the owner of the artifacts you are supposed to collect in Act 3 before you can kill Mephisto for all you ignorant rushers) in a hammer.
 
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