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@VenomsTouch Very cool you join this tournament !!! I'll definitely keep progressing as well.
Cool build choice. Good luck !!!
Cool build choice. Good luck !!!
A Lack of Information (A S/U Worshipper Tournament)
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@VenomsTouch - Welcome! Great to see a new face joining, and I love hunter druids so that will be super fun to follow. Great progress so far, and sweet find on the bow! As Southpaw said, upgrades are definitely allowed. 
I'll get you added into the table. Good luck!
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I'll get you added into the table. Good luck!
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The Proven (Guardians):
Forum Name Class Char Name LVL ACT Area
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Azimuthus Amazon Furiosa 83 -- Game Complete
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Table of Heroes:
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kestegs Paladin Dauntless_Train 82 A3(H) Lower Kurast
jiansonz Assassin Tinúviel 74 A1(H) Rogue Encampment
Bry Sorceress Colossus 71 A1(H) Rogue Encampment
jiansonz Paladin Beren 61 A3(NM) Lower Kurast
EasyG Barbarian Ignorant ?? A3(NM) Kurast Docks
Naturallog Sorceress Permafrost 53 A2(NM) Lut Gholein
Brak Barbarian Snowflake 50 A1(NM) Dark Wood
littlesamurai Assassin Arya ?? A1(NM) Rogue Encampment
T72on1 Assassin This_Lexia 48 A1(NM) Rogue Encampment
VenomsTouch Druid Lucifer 42 A5 Crystalline Passage
Vildecor Barbarian Maruk 35 A5 Harrogath
Kitteh Paladin Avoryn 32 A4 Pandemonium Fortress
Virtue Assassin ThisWontEndWell 26 A3 Kurast Docks
srrw Sorceress Zoey 25 A2 Palace
SunsetVista Assassin Kalandra 23 A2 Far Oasis
JudgeHolden Barbarian Jackson 20 A2 Lut Gholein
U.i.n.i.u Necromancer SetUnique ?? A2 Lut Gholein
Lord Molybdenum Paladin Zarquich_II 17 A1 Outer Cloister
skoolbus Druid Clyde_Frog 16 A1 Black Marsh
Jocular Paladin Grok 12 A1 Stony Field
RadTang Amazon StormCloud 1 A1 Rogue Encampment
Sid Druid Berta Reed 1 A1 Rogue Encampment
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The Fallen (RIP):
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Dazliare Sorceress Nikita 82 A3(H) Durance of Hate
Southpaw8668 Necromancer Mithik 80 A3(H) Spider Forest
JudgeHolden Assassin snoop_ii 77 A2(H) Claw Viper Temple 2
Pb_pal Necromancer Miasma 75 A1(H) Cold Plains
Southpaw8668 Amazon Witchie 69 A5(NM) Glacial Trail
Pb_pal Assassin Karna 67 A5(NM) Abaddon
Azimuthus Necromancer BoneVoyage 62 A3(NM) Upper Kurast
Southpaw8668 Paladin Wolfswift 51 A1(NM) Cathedral
JudgeHolden Druid The_Kid 38 A5 Pit of Acheron
ranagrande Druid Orbin 34 A4 Diablo
Jcakes Paladin Ares ?? A4 Diablo
Bry Sorceress ScruffMcBuff 31 A4 Plains of Despair
JudgeHolden Assassin snoop 30 A3 Flayer Jungle
Kitteh Assassin Cyanosis ?? A2 Arcane Sanctuary
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Lucifer has defeated Ball and pushed onward into Nightmare. He was lucky to come across The Grim Reaper Grim Scythe and so he has bid farewell to his trusty Iron Wolf sidekick and hired Alhizeer from Lut Gholein. Alhizeer's aura does much more for Lucifer's party, and he has become the main source of damage as our druid hero pushes on through Act 1. Lucifer has continued to rely on his dire wolves over his bear as they provide much better crowd control as he attempts to take on Andariel's Fallen armies. Unfortunately their damage is beginning to slip and will soon be tested once Bear is maxed, but hopefully some more points in Heart of Wolverine, and an Act 2 might merc will rectify that. Lucifer had one NDE in The Hole thanks to some Vile Archers, and this has caused him to rethink his tactics. Instead of blindly charging into combat, he know leads with a new wolf to lure out any lurking enemies. His drops have not been kind either, and his own damage has fallen off considerably. His upp'ed Leadcrow barely tickles his foes, and his Arctic Horn does no better. As he now spends most of his time sitting back watching his minions do the work, he prefers the magic find bonus from his Arctic pieces. When things get hairy, he also has a double Perfect Diamond Moser's Blessed Circle on switch to buff his resists which are sorely lacking.
He is currently resting in town after reaching the Outer Cloister waypoint. He is taking some time to feed his gambling addiction as he has yet to find any s/u gloves on his adventures. Please Gheed, bless him with some Bloodfists. Lucifer is level 51.
Helm - Cathan's Visage
Armor - Cathan's Mesh
Weapon - Arctic Horn
Shield - None
Belt - Arctic Binding
Boots - Vidala's Fetlock
Gloves - Light Gauntlets
Amulet- Civerb's Icon
Ring 1 - Nagelring
Ring 2 - Cathan's Seal
Switch Weapon- Bloodletter
Switch Shield- Double P Diamond Moser's Blessed Circle
Merc:
Helm - Infernal Cranium
Armor - Sprakling Mail
Weapon - The Grim Reaper
He is currently resting in town after reaching the Outer Cloister waypoint. He is taking some time to feed his gambling addiction as he has yet to find any s/u gloves on his adventures. Please Gheed, bless him with some Bloodfists. Lucifer is level 51.
Helm - Cathan's Visage
Armor - Cathan's Mesh
Weapon - Arctic Horn
Shield - None
Belt - Arctic Binding
Boots - Vidala's Fetlock
Gloves - Light Gauntlets
Amulet- Civerb's Icon
Ring 1 - Nagelring
Ring 2 - Cathan's Seal
Switch Weapon- Bloodletter
Switch Shield- Double P Diamond Moser's Blessed Circle
Merc:
Helm - Infernal Cranium
Armor - Sprakling Mail
Weapon - The Grim Reaper
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Maruk may be seen wandering around Arreat soon. I really need to stop taking breaks from D2.
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So it appears that before we took our D2 break, Maruk had made it to the Glacial Trail WP and had yet to enter the Frozen River. We did indeed hire a barbarian mercenary and gave him Isenhart's sword and helm along with Cathan's Mesh.
Started using Brainhew and Concentrate as my main attack, with Berserk used only occasionally. The merc was surprisingly resilient unless facing a boss pack of frenzytaurs.
Here are some screenshots of our adventures:
His corpse explosion only tickled
Lister just hung back here, making it easy on us
Baal on /p5...wished I'd chosen /p3. I sure could use some Crushing Blow!
Battlecry made this quite safe.
The Cow King drops some set Heavy Boots!!! And they're just another pair of Sander's...
Finds this session: Isenhart's Case, Cathan's Seal, Berserker's Hauberk, Sander's Riprap, Snakecord, Soul Harvest, The Tannr Gorerod
My equipment setup hasn't changed much. I gave Isenhart's chest to the mercenary and took his Cathan's Mesh (thus giving me 0 MF) and threw on a second Cathan's Seal for double the leech. All slots are now filled!
Since it's been a while:
Destroyer Maruk, the Concentrating Berserker
Head: Cathan's Visage
Neck: Civerb's Icon
Weapon: Brainhew
Switch Weapon: Cleglaw's Tooth
Switch Shield: Cleglaw's Claw
Chest: Cathan's Mesh
Gloves: Bloodfist
Belt: Hsarus' Iron Stay
Boots: Hsarus' Iron Heel
Ring 1: Cathan's Seal
Ring 2: Cathan's Seal
Unferth the Undaunted
Head: Isenhart's Horns
Weapon: Isenhart's Lightbrand
Chest: Isenhart's Case
[highlight]Destroyer Maruk, level 48 Barbarian, Act I NM, Cold Plains[/highlight]
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So it appears that before we took our D2 break, Maruk had made it to the Glacial Trail WP and had yet to enter the Frozen River. We did indeed hire a barbarian mercenary and gave him Isenhart's sword and helm along with Cathan's Mesh.
Started using Brainhew and Concentrate as my main attack, with Berserk used only occasionally. The merc was surprisingly resilient unless facing a boss pack of frenzytaurs.
Here are some screenshots of our adventures:
His corpse explosion only tickled
Lister just hung back here, making it easy on us
Baal on /p5...wished I'd chosen /p3. I sure could use some Crushing Blow!
Battlecry made this quite safe.
The Cow King drops some set Heavy Boots!!! And they're just another pair of Sander's...
Finds this session: Isenhart's Case, Cathan's Seal, Berserker's Hauberk, Sander's Riprap, Snakecord, Soul Harvest, The Tannr Gorerod
My equipment setup hasn't changed much. I gave Isenhart's chest to the mercenary and took his Cathan's Mesh (thus giving me 0 MF) and threw on a second Cathan's Seal for double the leech. All slots are now filled!
Since it's been a while:
Destroyer Maruk, the Concentrating Berserker
Head: Cathan's Visage
Neck: Civerb's Icon
Weapon: Brainhew
Switch Weapon: Cleglaw's Tooth
Switch Shield: Cleglaw's Claw
Chest: Cathan's Mesh
Gloves: Bloodfist
Belt: Hsarus' Iron Stay
Boots: Hsarus' Iron Heel
Ring 1: Cathan's Seal
Ring 2: Cathan's Seal
Unferth the Undaunted
Head: Isenhart's Horns
Weapon: Isenhart's Lightbrand
Chest: Isenhart's Case
[highlight]Destroyer Maruk, level 48 Barbarian, Act I NM, Cold Plains[/highlight]
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Maruk has defeated Andariel and moved on to Lut Gholein. Switched back to the Cleglaw's setup since the weapon's max damage increases per level and attacks a bit faster. Progress is a bit slow. I really hope I can find a better weapon soon, otherwise I'll have to throw a few points into Dex and upgrade the Brainhew.
Bloodraven finally runs away to a spot where we can execute a pincer attack.
I think I can get rid of Cathan's Visage now.
Andariel's disappointing rewards.
Finds this session: Sigon's Gage, Sander's Taboo, Coif of Glory, Peasant Crown, Cathan's Seal, Isenhart's Case, Duskdeep, Sander's Superstition
Gave Duskdeep to the mercenary. I switched out Bloodfist for Sander's Taboo and Peasant Crown for Cathan's Visage. I was tempted to use my Sigon's belt and gloves, but the AR bonus from Hsaru's is too good to give up on. Should I find Berserker's Helm or Sigon's Visor, then we'll be in business. Almost at max gold, haven't decided what to try to gamble for just yet. Perhaps amulets. Civerb's Icon is benefitting me the least right now.
[highlight]Destroyer Maruk, level 52 Barbarian, Act II NM, Lut Gholein[/highlight]
Bloodraven finally runs away to a spot where we can execute a pincer attack.
I think I can get rid of Cathan's Visage now.
Andariel's disappointing rewards.
Finds this session: Sigon's Gage, Sander's Taboo, Coif of Glory, Peasant Crown, Cathan's Seal, Isenhart's Case, Duskdeep, Sander's Superstition
Gave Duskdeep to the mercenary. I switched out Bloodfist for Sander's Taboo and Peasant Crown for Cathan's Visage. I was tempted to use my Sigon's belt and gloves, but the AR bonus from Hsaru's is too good to give up on. Should I find Berserker's Helm or Sigon's Visor, then we'll be in business. Almost at max gold, haven't decided what to try to gamble for just yet. Perhaps amulets. Civerb's Icon is benefitting me the least right now.
[highlight]Destroyer Maruk, level 52 Barbarian, Act II NM, Lut Gholein[/highlight]
On second thought perhaps it's not worth joining this again, since the last posting was back in mid August. Been playing TCP/IP with my kids as well. They're loving it.
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I did change my mind once again since my kids are already bored with this game on TCP/IP. Kids these days just don't know a great thing when they see it. I'm leaning towards a heavy tank Spearzon with a cold mage mercenary eventually. Her name will be Helga, since she tends to do a lot of hammer throwing and kettle bell workouts for fun.
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With the finding of several early chipped topaz gems Bia was able to outfit her and the Annor with five chippies each.
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Act 2 upgrade to 3os BP for Bia.
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Thus, some early S/U started to fall:
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After gambling early on in Act 1 Gheed awarded us these beauties:
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Bia, Level 22, Act 2 Far Oasis
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Act 2 upgrade to 3os BP for Bia.
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Thus, some early S/U started to fall:
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After gambling early on in Act 1 Gheed awarded us these beauties:
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Bia, Level 22, Act 2 Far Oasis
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Investing many of the skill points into Charged Strike provide superior killing speed throughout all of Act 2 and some of Act3, until another unique weapon dropped and has forced Bia to change her entire attacking mindset. She will now need to behave much more passively and support Haseen by casting her spells.
Lost City provided a set of unique Heavy Gloves, which she is currently using.
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Civerb's Ward dropped shortly after, which we put on switch and continued using the socketed spear weapon.
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We took on Duriel at /p3 and he wasn't much to deal with using Charged Strike. He dropped a pair of Arctic Mitts that eventually went to the stash.
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Spider forest provided them the Cathan's Mask, which Haseen is now wearing with his unique Quilted Armor.
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One of the Flayers dropped a Cathan's ring in the Spider Forest. She now wears this ring.
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Perhaps if another Cathan's piece is found Bia will then decide to wear the hidious mask and other Cathan's pieces for the hidden set bonuses if worthwhile.
Popping a small crate awarded Bia with a Manald Heal ring to happily put on her other ring finger.
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And then it happened, a Flayer boss pack in the Flayer Dungeon dropped the Bladebone Double Axe forcing Bia to drop her favored spear class weapon and pick up another strange one handed weapon.
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Lost City provided a set of unique Heavy Gloves, which she is currently using.
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Civerb's Ward dropped shortly after, which we put on switch and continued using the socketed spear weapon.
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We took on Duriel at /p3 and he wasn't much to deal with using Charged Strike. He dropped a pair of Arctic Mitts that eventually went to the stash.
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Spider forest provided them the Cathan's Mask, which Haseen is now wearing with his unique Quilted Armor.
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One of the Flayers dropped a Cathan's ring in the Spider Forest. She now wears this ring.
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Perhaps if another Cathan's piece is found Bia will then decide to wear the hidious mask and other Cathan's pieces for the hidden set bonuses if worthwhile.
Popping a small crate awarded Bia with a Manald Heal ring to happily put on her other ring finger.
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And then it happened, a Flayer boss pack in the Flayer Dungeon dropped the Bladebone Double Axe forcing Bia to drop her favored spear class weapon and pick up another strange one handed weapon.
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The Proven (Guardians):
Forum Name Class Char Name LVL ACT Area
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Azimuthus Amazon Furiosa 83 -- Game Complete
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Table of Heroes:
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kestegs Paladin Dauntless_Train 82 A3(H) Lower Kurast
jiansonz Assassin Tinúviel 74 A1(H) Rogue Encampment
Bry Sorceress Colossus 71 A1(H) Rogue Encampment
jiansonz Paladin Beren 61 A3(NM) Lower Kurast
EasyG Barbarian Ignorant ?? A3(NM) Kurast Docks
Naturallog Sorceress Permafrost 53 A2(NM) Lut Gholein
Brak Barbarian Snowflake 50 A1(NM) Dark Wood
littlesamurai Assassin Arya ?? A1(NM) Rogue Encampment
T72on1 Assassin This_Lexia 48 A1(NM) Rogue Encampment
VenomsTouch Druid Lucifer 42 A5 Crystalline Passage
Vildecor Barbarian Maruk 35 A5 Harrogath
Kitteh Paladin Avoryn 32 A4 Pandemonium Fortress
Southpaw8668 Amazon Bia 29 A3 Flayer Jungle
Virtue Assassin ThisWontEndWell 26 A3 Kurast Docks
srrw Sorceress Zoey 25 A2 Palace
SunsetVista Assassin Kalandra 23 A2 Far Oasis
JudgeHolden Barbarian Jackson 20 A2 Lut Gholein
U.i.n.i.u Necromancer SetUnique ?? A2 Lut Gholein
Lord Molybdenum Paladin Zarquich_II 17 A1 Outer Cloister
skoolbus Druid Clyde_Frog 16 A1 Black Marsh
Jocular Paladin Grok 12 A1 Stony Field
RadTang Amazon StormCloud 1 A1 Rogue Encampment
Sid Druid Berta Reed 1 A1 Rogue Encampment
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The Fallen (RIP):
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Dazliare Sorceress Nikita 82 A3(H) Durance of Hate
Southpaw8668 Necromancer Mithik 80 A3(H) Spider Forest
JudgeHolden Assassin snoop_ii 77 A2(H) Claw Viper Temple 2
Pb_pal Necromancer Miasma 75 A1(H) Cold Plains
Southpaw8668 Amazon Witchie 69 A5(NM) Glacial Trail
Pb_pal Assassin Karna 67 A5(NM) Abaddon
Azimuthus Necromancer BoneVoyage 62 A3(NM) Upper Kurast
Southpaw8668 Paladin Wolfswift 51 A1(NM) Cathedral
JudgeHolden Druid The_Kid 38 A5 Pit of Acheron
ranagrande Druid Orbin 34 A4 Diablo
Jcakes Paladin Ares ?? A4 Diablo
Bry Sorceress ScruffMcBuff 31 A4 Plains of Despair
JudgeHolden Assassin snoop 30 A3 Flayer Jungle
Kitteh Assassin Cyanosis ?? A2 Arcane Sanctuary
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@Southpaw8668 - Awesome job, hopefully the finds continue to pile up and something a bit more useful comes along!
I am happy to see that this is still going on! and that my name is still on the table! I think I will dig this out and dust it off and do my best. I'd better go back and read what this was all about. =)
Welcome back @SunsetVista i thought you decided to hang up your gauntlets for good. Fourth shot at this thing for me.
Bia is making the most out of having to use these strange one handed axes and swords. So unlike her much preferred Spear Maiden weapons. Continuing on throughout the Jungle with Haseen a monster dropped a Cleglaw's Tooth and once again the entire dynamic must change again.
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Bia was forced to hire one of the Iron Wolf fellows. She decided to first try Scorch the Lightning Iron Wolf, which wasn't working out so well, so she then hired Telash the Cold Iron Wolf and this was a much better choice so on they went.
In the Kurast Bazaar they found The Coif of Glory helm. Mephisto dropped yet another Cleglaw's Tooth. Right around the time we met up with Izual Bia reached level 30 and was able to start summoning her powerful Valkyrie.
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Diablo was a pretty tough battle, but Bia was always pretty safe with her current resists and the ability to keep casting her Decoy and Valkyrie.
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He at least dropped another useful piece to put on in replacement for the Arctic Binding.
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Bia was forced to hire one of the Iron Wolf fellows. She decided to first try Scorch the Lightning Iron Wolf, which wasn't working out so well, so she then hired Telash the Cold Iron Wolf and this was a much better choice so on they went.
In the Kurast Bazaar they found The Coif of Glory helm. Mephisto dropped yet another Cleglaw's Tooth. Right around the time we met up with Izual Bia reached level 30 and was able to start summoning her powerful Valkyrie.
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Diablo was a pretty tough battle, but Bia was always pretty safe with her current resists and the ability to keep casting her Decoy and Valkyrie.
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He at least dropped another useful piece to put on in replacement for the Arctic Binding.
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The Proven (Guardians):
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Azimuthus Amazon Furiosa 83 -- Game Complete
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Table of Heroes:
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kestegs Paladin Dauntless_Train 82 A3(H) Lower Kurast
jiansonz Assassin Tinúviel 74 A1(H) Rogue Encampment
Bry Sorceress Colossus 71 A1(H) Rogue Encampment
jiansonz Paladin Beren 61 A3(NM) Lower Kurast
EasyG Barbarian Ignorant ?? A3(NM) Kurast Docks
Naturallog Sorceress Permafrost 53 A2(NM) Lut Gholein
Brak Barbarian Snowflake 50 A1(NM) Dark Wood
littlesamurai Assassin Arya ?? A1(NM) Rogue Encampment
T72on1 Assassin This_Lexia 48 A1(NM) Rogue Encampment
VenomsTouch Druid Lucifer 42 A5 Crystalline Passage
Vildecor Barbarian Maruk 35 A5 Harrogath
Southpaw8668 Amazon Bia 32 A5 Harrogath
Kitteh Paladin Avoryn 32 A4 Pandemonium Fortress
Virtue Assassin ThisWontEndWell 26 A3 Kurast Docks
srrw Sorceress Zoey 25 A2 Palace
SunsetVista Assassin Kalandra 23 A2 Far Oasis
JudgeHolden Barbarian Jackson 20 A2 Lut Gholein
U.i.n.i.u Necromancer SetUnique ?? A2 Lut Gholein
Lord Molybdenum Paladin Zarquich_II 17 A1 Outer Cloister
skoolbus Druid Clyde_Frog 16 A1 Black Marsh
Jocular Paladin Grok 12 A1 Stony Field
RadTang Amazon StormCloud 1 A1 Rogue Encampment
Sid Druid Berta Reed 1 A1 Rogue Encampment
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The Fallen (RIP):
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Dazliare Sorceress Nikita 82 A3(H) Durance of Hate
Southpaw8668 Necromancer Mithik 80 A3(H) Spider Forest
JudgeHolden Assassin snoop_ii 77 A2(H) Claw Viper Temple 2
Pb_pal Necromancer Miasma 75 A1(H) Cold Plains
Southpaw8668 Amazon Witchie 69 A5(NM) Glacial Trail
Pb_pal Assassin Karna 67 A5(NM) Abaddon
Azimuthus Necromancer BoneVoyage 62 A3(NM) Upper Kurast
Southpaw8668 Paladin Wolfswift 51 A1(NM) Cathedral
JudgeHolden Druid The_Kid 38 A5 Pit of Acheron
ranagrande Druid Orbin 34 A4 Diablo
Jcakes Paladin Ares ?? A4 Diablo
Bry Sorceress ScruffMcBuff 31 A4 Plains of Despair
JudgeHolden Assassin snoop 30 A3 Flayer Jungle
Kitteh Assassin Cyanosis ?? A2 Arcane Sanctuary
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I've decided to enter this tournament as well, since it seems like the last post hasn't been that long ago (by this forum's metric anyway). My first attempt was an Avenger, who met a bloody end in Tal Rasha's tombs because I didn't take the monsters there seriously, so I tried again with something new instead: a Frost Zealot.
Coro began bashing on Act 1 with Sacrifice and Might before eventually transitioning into Zeal and Holy Freeze. Acts 1-3 were pretty trivial altogether... I was afraid the build wouldn't do enough damage, and while that might be the case in Hell for all I know, there are no issues right now even on higher player settings.
S/U items found so far:
Hsarus' belt. +20 cold resist and +20 life in exchange for being locked into a 3-row belt. For now, this is a perfectly fair exchange, though I'll probably want something better in Nightmare.
Deathspade #1. It replaced a ruby/emerald gemmed flail, and was a pretty solid weapon so far, paired with a three-diamond Rondache that grants +29 @res. The axe blinds its targets and grants mana per kill, both handy traits (the latter makes mana potions unnecessary for the most part as the low mana cost of Zeal is usually offset entirely during normal monster killing).
Cathan's Sigil. Better than nothing; the FHR is pretty decent.
Not pictured: Deathspade #2 found somewhere near the end of Act 2.
Civerb's amulet. Not very useful IMO.
For one, Hsarus' boots. 20% FRW, 25% FR and some AR/Def bonuses from having two pieces of the set. A pretty nice find.
For two, The Chieftain - the unique battle axe. A pretty decent find since it deals much more damage than Deathspade. Unfortunately, the drop led to two problems. First, with three unique weapons, I now had to remove the merc's weapon. (I replaced her, a fire arrow Rogue, with a lightning Iron Wolf to try out what he is like, thinking that his damage wouldn't be improved by a weapon anyway. That might be true, but the new merc is just as useless as the old one without a weapon. Ah well.) Second, The Chieftain is two-handed, so it prevents me from using a shield, and also seems slightly slower than the Deathspade (though both are displayed as "Fast"). Nonetheless, when I really just wanted higher damage, I could use this weapon, so I put it into the switch slot.
And finally... the Chaos Sanctuary dropped me the Coif of Glory, replacing a helm with two topazes in it. Then I decided to be a derp and sold the gemmed helm instead of putting it on my merc. The helm is decent - Blinds Target would be more useful if it wasn't made redundant by Deathspade, but when/if I don't use Deathspade, the Coif of Glory now still provides that. The other assorted bonuses are nice too.
Diablo was finally a worthy challenge. (I also forgot to go back to /p1, so I got to fight him twice as long as I could have.) Since Holy Freeze didn't slow him down, and his lightning hose was very painful, I switched to Sacrifice and Salvation (not wanting to get stuck in Zeal animation), then wailed on him with The Chieftain. There were several tense moments (getting stuck in Zeal when I accidentally Zealed instead of using Sacrifice, right after Diablo pulled off a cold strike plus lightning hose combo that required me to slam down two rejuvs, as well as being stuck in a bone prison after coming back from a TP and getting a face full of lightning hose), but despite being one of the more difficult fights (as in, requiring more attention than everything so far), I managed to defeat him.
Now, we're going forward to Act 5. Almost all of Coro's savings have been gambled away to try and fill out the remaining slots (particularly gloves - before the Coif, I also tried to gamble Skull Caps for Tarnhelm), with no success. Hopefully Baal or his minions will drop something useful, since Diablo and Mephisto failed to do so.
I've decided to enter this tournament as well, since it seems like the last post hasn't been that long ago (by this forum's metric anyway). My first attempt was an Avenger, who met a bloody end in Tal Rasha's tombs because I didn't take the monsters there seriously, so I tried again with something new instead: a Frost Zealot.
Coro began bashing on Act 1 with Sacrifice and Might before eventually transitioning into Zeal and Holy Freeze. Acts 1-3 were pretty trivial altogether... I was afraid the build wouldn't do enough damage, and while that might be the case in Hell for all I know, there are no issues right now even on higher player settings.
S/U items found so far:
Hsarus' belt. +20 cold resist and +20 life in exchange for being locked into a 3-row belt. For now, this is a perfectly fair exchange, though I'll probably want something better in Nightmare.
Deathspade #1. It replaced a ruby/emerald gemmed flail, and was a pretty solid weapon so far, paired with a three-diamond Rondache that grants +29 @res. The axe blinds its targets and grants mana per kill, both handy traits (the latter makes mana potions unnecessary for the most part as the low mana cost of Zeal is usually offset entirely during normal monster killing).
Cathan's Sigil. Better than nothing; the FHR is pretty decent.
Not pictured: Deathspade #2 found somewhere near the end of Act 2.
Civerb's amulet. Not very useful IMO.
For one, Hsarus' boots. 20% FRW, 25% FR and some AR/Def bonuses from having two pieces of the set. A pretty nice find.
For two, The Chieftain - the unique battle axe. A pretty decent find since it deals much more damage than Deathspade. Unfortunately, the drop led to two problems. First, with three unique weapons, I now had to remove the merc's weapon. (I replaced her, a fire arrow Rogue, with a lightning Iron Wolf to try out what he is like, thinking that his damage wouldn't be improved by a weapon anyway. That might be true, but the new merc is just as useless as the old one without a weapon. Ah well.) Second, The Chieftain is two-handed, so it prevents me from using a shield, and also seems slightly slower than the Deathspade (though both are displayed as "Fast"). Nonetheless, when I really just wanted higher damage, I could use this weapon, so I put it into the switch slot.
And finally... the Chaos Sanctuary dropped me the Coif of Glory, replacing a helm with two topazes in it. Then I decided to be a derp and sold the gemmed helm instead of putting it on my merc. The helm is decent - Blinds Target would be more useful if it wasn't made redundant by Deathspade, but when/if I don't use Deathspade, the Coif of Glory now still provides that. The other assorted bonuses are nice too.
Diablo was finally a worthy challenge. (I also forgot to go back to /p1, so I got to fight him twice as long as I could have.) Since Holy Freeze didn't slow him down, and his lightning hose was very painful, I switched to Sacrifice and Salvation (not wanting to get stuck in Zeal animation), then wailed on him with The Chieftain. There were several tense moments (getting stuck in Zeal when I accidentally Zealed instead of using Sacrifice, right after Diablo pulled off a cold strike plus lightning hose combo that required me to slam down two rejuvs, as well as being stuck in a bone prison after coming back from a TP and getting a face full of lightning hose), but despite being one of the more difficult fights (as in, requiring more attention than everything so far), I managed to defeat him.
Now, we're going forward to Act 5. Almost all of Coro's savings have been gambled away to try and fill out the remaining slots (particularly gloves - before the Coif, I also tried to gamble Skull Caps for Tarnhelm), with no success. Hopefully Baal or his minions will drop something useful, since Diablo and Mephisto failed to do so.
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