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Area lvl 85 MF Tournament

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Player         Character       Class         MF  Time(h) Qualifier  Area    HC?    /p?     Run#
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RIP            Grom            Barbarian            20      38      Pits   HC      p1       0
maareek        Blighter        Necromancer   263    20      28      Pits           p3      338
Cius           Lyza            Sorceress     377    20      29      AT             p1      ~800
krovak         Hylinda         Sorceress     427    16.5    33      AT     HC      p1      550
Thomh          Gilgamesh       Druid         350    12      22      Pits   HC      p3       0
TheReadMenace  SclerosesReigns Sorceress     475+   12      18      AT             p1      275
bassano        Blizzardmaster  Sorceress     603    10      36      AT             p1      774
Antonio        Snowflake       Sorceress            10      0       AT             p       0
buraz          Morana          Sorceress     498    10      7       AT             p3/p1   ~227
Caly           Simone          Amazon        288    9       7       WSK            p1      ~38
Belcarl        Smaug           Sorceress    ~300    7.5     11      AT     SC      p3      190
NacRuno        Articuno        Sorceress     215    7.5     4       AT     HC      p1/p7   ~120
Cygnus         Andromeda       Sorceress    ~550    7       12      Mauso          p1      209
Darkoooo       Bao-Dur         Necromancer   346    7       0       Pits   HC      p3      70
nubikoen       Moe             Druid        ~300    7       0!!     Pits           p3-8    65
Callador       Sylvanas        Sorceress     535    5       12      AT             p1      253
bcoe           Muscari         Sorceress     398    4       2       AT             p1      0
Tanksaabas     Blargh          Amazon       ~250    4       3       WSK            p1      12
sequana        Zima            Sorceress    ~600    3       7       AT             p3      80
Rummski        Rosemary        Sorceress    ~600    3       2       AT             p3      0
Grisu          Inultus         Paladin       220    3       2       RoF    HC      p3/p8   200
forbidenorc    Shiva           Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Hrus           Hecathe         Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Gimli          Gelosa          Sorceress     444    0       0       AT             p       0
Rapha          Sairina         Sorceress    ~500    0       0       AT             p       0
ironbarb       Sorts           Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT             p       0
omgmir         iFiW            Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
DireHuner      FrostWave       Sorceress     297    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
Machete        Stormy          Sorceress     334    0       0       AT     HC      p3      0
Starloader     Jeriah          Sorceress     558    0       0       AT             p       0
Schopenhauer   Dorothea        Sorceress    ~650    0       0       AT             p       0
Neksja         Cheeser         Paladin       378    0       0       Mauso          p       0
LionheartO.S.  miffer          Sorceress            0       0       Pits           p       0
jjscud         Anyanka         Amazon        550    0       0       Pits           p       0
Jaedhann       Zalikoo         Paladin      ~450    0       0       Pits           p8      0
NacRuno        Hades           Necromancer  ~130    0       0       Pits   HC      p3      0
jrlafrance     Temps_deMarteau Paladin      ~400    0       0      
sirpoopsalot   BBIV            Sorceress     303    0       0       WSK            p       0
Ugla           Nienna          Assassin             0       0        ?             p       0
mir            balthazar       Necromancer   130    0       0       Pit/WSK/RoF    p       0
Ohomemgrande   Orbydra         Sorceress     361    0       0       AT             p1      0

3.5 Hours remaining. I've got some nice drops in the last few hours, so the score was improved by a small amount. I am going to be open about my finds and completely destroy your hopes: I have already found 4 IK mauls AND a dangoon's!:grin:

Edit: Btw I will complete my runs in the next 2-3 days, so I am considering to enter with another character. I like this tourney very much. Come to me, grailers!
 
Re: Area lvl 85 MF Tournament

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Player         Character       Class         MF  Time(h) Qualifier  Area    HC?    /p?     Run#
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIP            Grom            Barbarian            20      38      Pits   HC      p1       0
maareek        Blighter        Necromancer   263    20      28      Pits           p3      338
Cius           Lyza            Sorceress     377    20      29      AT             p1      ~800
krovak         Hylinda         Sorceress     427    16.5    33      AT     HC      p1      550
Thomh          Gilgamesh       Druid         350    12      22      Pits   HC      p3       0
NacRuno        Articuno        Sorceress     215    12      8       AT     HC      p1/p7   0
TheReadMenace  SclerosesReigns Sorceress     475+   12      18      AT             p1      275
bassano        Blizzardmaster  Sorceress     603    10      36      AT             p1      774
Antonio        Snowflake       Sorceress            10      0       AT             p       0
buraz          Morana          Sorceress     498    10      7       AT             p3/p1   ~227
Caly           Simone          Amazon        288    9       7       WSK            p1      ~38
Belcarl        Smaug           Sorceress    ~300    7.5     11      AT     SC      p3      190
Cygnus         Andromeda       Sorceress    ~550    7       12      Mauso          p1      209
Darkoooo       Bao-Dur         Necromancer   346    7       0       Pits   HC      p3      70
nubikoen       Moe             Druid        ~300    7       0!!     Pits           p3-8    65
Callador       Sylvanas        Sorceress     535    5       12      AT             p1      253
bcoe           Muscari         Sorceress     398    4       2       AT             p1      0
Tanksaabas     Blargh          Amazon       ~250    4       3       WSK            p1      12
sequana        Zima            Sorceress    ~600    3       7       AT             p3      80
Rummski        Rosemary        Sorceress    ~600    3       2       AT             p3      0
Grisu          Inultus         Paladin       220    3       2       RoF    HC      p3/p8   200
forbidenorc    Shiva           Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Hrus           Hecathe         Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Gimli          Gelosa          Sorceress     444    0       0       AT             p       0
Rapha          Sairina         Sorceress    ~500    0       0       AT             p       0
ironbarb       Sorts           Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT             p       0
omgmir         iFiW            Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
DireHuner      FrostWave       Sorceress     297    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
Machete        Stormy          Sorceress     334    0       0       AT     HC      p3      0
Starloader     Jeriah          Sorceress     558    0       0       AT             p       0
Schopenhauer   Dorothea        Sorceress    ~650    0       0       AT             p       0
Neksja         Cheeser         Paladin       378    0       0       Mauso          p       0
LionheartO.S.  miffer          Sorceress            0       0       Pits           p       0
jjscud         Anyanka         Amazon        550    0       0       Pits           p       0
Jaedhann       Zalikoo         Paladin      ~450    0       0       Pits           p8      0
NacRuno        Hades           Necromancer  ~130    0       0       Pits   HC      p3      0
jrlafrance     Temps_deMarteau Paladin      ~400    0       0      
sirpoopsalot   BBIV            Sorceress     303    0       0       WSK            p       0
Ugla           Nienna          Assassin             0       0        ?             p       0
mir            balthazar       Necromancer   130    0       0       Pit/WSK/RoF    p       0
Ohomemgrande   Orbydra         Sorceress     361    0       0       AT             p1      0

I lost count of my runs but my final timing is 4-5 minutes per run including sightseeing in the town :whistling:

I was very upset with my finds till my last run, in which i found two qualifiers/grailers :jig: Then i saw that among my findings there was something i didn't assume to be qualifier but it was, so my qualifier count is 12. And i am very happy about them even though my runtime is slow and my score is low =)

Thanks to bassano again, for making me like lvl85 areas after all those years :thumbup:. I will probably continue my runs with my necro in the pits when i am done with AT.
 
Re: Area lvl 85 MF Tournament

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Player         Character       Class         MF  Time(h) Qualifier  Area    HC?    /p?     Run#
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIP            Grom            Barbarian            20      38      Pits   HC      p1       0
maareek        Blighter        Necromancer   263    20      28      Pits           p3      338
Cius           Lyza            Sorceress     377    20      29      AT             p1      ~800
Thomh          Gilgamesh       Druid         350    20      34      Pits   HC      p3       0
krovak         Hylinda         Sorceress     427    16.5    33      AT     HC      p1      550
NacRuno        Articuno        Sorceress     215    12      8       AT     HC      p1/p7   0
TheReadMenace  SclerosesReigns Sorceress     475+   12      18      AT             p1      275
bassano        Blizzardmaster  Sorceress     603    10      36      AT             p1      774
Antonio        Snowflake       Sorceress            10      0       AT             p       0
buraz          Morana          Sorceress     498    10      7       AT             p3/p1   ~227
Caly           Simone          Amazon        288    9       7       WSK            p1      ~38
Belcarl        Smaug           Sorceress    ~300    7.5     11      AT     SC      p3      190
Cygnus         Andromeda       Sorceress    ~550    7       12      Mauso          p1      209
Darkoooo       Bao-Dur         Necromancer   346    7       0       Pits   HC      p3      70
nubikoen       Moe             Druid        ~300    7       0!!     Pits           p3-8    65
Callador       Sylvanas        Sorceress     535    5       12      AT             p1      253
bcoe           Muscari         Sorceress     398    4       2       AT             p1      0
Tanksaabas     Blargh          Amazon       ~250    4       3       WSK            p1      12
sequana        Zima            Sorceress    ~600    3       7       AT             p3      80
Rummski        Rosemary        Sorceress    ~600    3       2       AT             p3      0
Grisu          Inultus         Paladin       220    3       2       RoF    HC      p3/p8   200
forbidenorc    Shiva           Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Hrus           Hecathe         Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Gimli          Gelosa          Sorceress     444    0       0       AT             p       0
Rapha          Sairina         Sorceress    ~500    0       0       AT             p       0
ironbarb       Sorts           Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT             p       0
omgmir         iFiW            Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
DireHuner      FrostWave       Sorceress     297    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
Machete        Stormy          Sorceress     334    0       0       AT     HC      p3      0
Starloader     Jeriah          Sorceress     558    0       0       AT             p       0
Schopenhauer   Dorothea        Sorceress    ~650    0       0       AT             p       0
Neksja         Cheeser         Paladin       378    0       0       Mauso          p       0
LionheartO.S.  miffer          Sorceress            0       0       Pits           p       0
jjscud         Anyanka         Amazon        550    0       0       Pits           p       0
Jaedhann       Zalikoo         Paladin      ~450    0       0       Pits           p8      0
NacRuno        Hades           Necromancer  ~130    0       0       Pits   HC      p3      0
jrlafrance     Temps_deMarteau Paladin      ~400    0       0      
sirpoopsalot   BBIV            Sorceress     303    0       0       WSK            p       0
Ugla           Nienna          Assassin             0       0        ?             p       0
mir            balthazar       Necromancer   130    0       0       Pit/WSK/RoF    p       0
Ohomemgrande   Orbydra         Sorceress     361    0       0       AT             p1      0

I am done with my runs and I am not winning. That`s for sure. Lost completely track of my number of runs, but average was 4:15 for the last 6 hours. Before that I managed 5 minutes per hour IIRC.

Even though I got a lot of the crappy qualifiers, I am still pretty happy. Gilgamesh` gear was incredibly bad(untwinked with just dual spirits and the rest standard MFequip from single-pass), so I had to be careful not to rush too much. Found a lot of useable stuff, and an incredible amount of mid-level runes in addition to 4 skillers. I might make a more serious entry with a meteorber, but I`ll have to quest through act 4 and 5 first with her, so we`ll see how much time is left.

Happy hunting everybody.
 
Re: Area lvl 85 MF Tournament

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Player         Character       Class         MF  Time(h) Qualifier  Area    HC?    /p?     Run#
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIP            Grom            Barbarian            20      38      Pits   HC      p1       0
maareek        Blighter        Necromancer   263    20      28      Pits           p3      338
Cius           Lyza            Sorceress     377    20      29      AT             p1      ~800
Thomh          Gilgamesh       Druid         350    20      34      Pits   HC      p3       0
krovak         Hylinda         Sorceress     427    16.5    33      AT     HC      p1      550
NacRuno        Articuno        Sorceress     215    12      8       AT     HC      p1/p7   0
TheReadMenace  SclerosesReigns Sorceress     475+   12      18      AT             p1      275
bassano        Blizzardmaster  Sorceress     603    10      36      AT             p1      774
Antonio        Snowflake       Sorceress            10      0       AT             p       0
buraz          Morana          Sorceress     498    10      7       AT             p3/p1   ~227
Caly           Simone          Amazon        288    9       7       WSK            p1      ~38
Belcarl        Smaug           Sorceress    ~300    7.5     11      AT     SC      p3      190
Cygnus         Andromeda       Sorceress    ~550    7       12      Mauso          p1      209
Darkoooo       Bao-Dur         Necromancer   346    7       0       Pits   HC      p3      70
nubikoen       Moe             Druid        ~300    7       0!!     Pits           p3-8    65
Callador       Sylvanas        Sorceress     535    5       12      AT             p1      253
bcoe           Muscari         Sorceress     398    4       2       AT             p1      0
Tanksaabas     Blargh          Amazon       ~250    4       3       WSK            p1      12
sequana        Zima            Sorceress    ~600    3       7       AT             p3      80
Rummski        Rosemary        Sorceress    ~600    3       2       AT             p3      0
Grisu          Inultus         Paladin       220    3       2       RoF    HC      p3/p8   200
forbidenorc    Shiva           Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Hrus           Hecathe         Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Gimli          Gelosa          Sorceress     444    0       0       AT             p       0
Rapha          Sairina         Sorceress    ~500    0       0       AT             p       0
ironbarb       Sorts           Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT             p       0
omgmir         iFiW            Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
DireHuner      FrostWave       Sorceress     297    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
Machete        Stormy          Sorceress     334    0       0       AT     HC      p3      0
Starloader     Jeriah          Sorceress     558    0       0       AT             p       0
Schopenhauer   Dorothea        Sorceress    ~650    0       0       AT             p       0
Neksja         Cheeser         Paladin       378    0       0       Mauso          p       0
LionheartO.S.  miffer          Sorceress            0       0       Pits           p       0
jjscud         Anyanka         Amazon        550    0       0       Pits           p       0
Jaedhann       Zalikoo         Paladin      ~450    0       0       Pits           p8      0
NacRuno        Hades           Necromancer  ~130    0       0       Pits   HC      p3      0
jrlafrance     Temps_deMarteau Paladin      ~400    0       0      
sirpoopsalot   BBIV            Sorceress     303    0       0       WSK            p       0
Ugla           Nienna          Assassin             0       0        ?             p       0
mir            balthazar       Necromancer   130    0       0       Pit/WSK/RoF    p       0
Ohomemgrande   Orbydra         Sorceress     361    0       0       AT             p1      0
maareek        Blizzy          Sorceress     595    0       0       AT             p1      0

Decided to go with my Blizzy for my MF runs for now since my Blizzballer is only level 90 and Baal runs are slower than I'd like. Plus, I really enjoyed this tournament with my poisonmancer but now I'd like to see how I can do with the area run MF class. So I figured I might as well sign up again and give it another go.

I didn't do it before, but I'd like to state a couple of goals beforehand. I'm looking to get at least 10 grailers from these runs, which should get me down to grail -55 or so. Also looking to eclipse my previous number of qualifiers, which, to be honest, I will be shocked if I don't do. Lastly, I'm of course looking to achieve a higher score than my other char got. This will be a little more difficult than beating the qualifier number, but I'm hopeful. And, obviously, I'm looking for a couple of certain items but I'm not going to list them -- I'm sure you guys know why.

Good luck to everybody still running, and congrats to the others who have finished. May all our drops be red, gold and green. :)
 
Re: Area lvl 85 MF Tournament

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Player         Character       Class         MF  Time(h) Qualifier  Area    HC?    /p?     Run#
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIP            Grom            Barbarian            20      38      Pits   HC      p1       0
Thomh          Gilgamesh       Druid         350    20      34      Pits   HC      p3       0
TheReadMenace  SclerosesReigns Sorceress     475+   20      32      AT             p1     ~500
Cius           Lyza            Sorceress     377    20      29      AT             p1      ~800
maareek        Blighter        Necromancer   263    20      28      Pits           p3      338
krovak         Hylinda         Sorceress     427    16.5    33      AT     HC      p1      550
NacRuno        Articuno        Sorceress     215    12      8       AT     HC      p1/p7   0
bassano        Blizzardmaster  Sorceress     603    10      36      AT             p1      774
Antonio        Snowflake       Sorceress            10      0       AT             p       0
buraz          Morana          Sorceress     498    10      7       AT             p3/p1   ~227
Caly           Simone          Amazon        288    9       7       WSK            p1      ~38
Belcarl        Smaug           Sorceress    ~300    7.5     11      AT     SC      p3      190
Cygnus         Andromeda       Sorceress    ~550    7       12      Mauso          p1      209
Darkoooo       Bao-Dur         Necromancer   346    7       0       Pits   HC      p3      70
nubikoen       Moe             Druid        ~300    7       0!!     Pits           p3-8    65
Callador       Sylvanas        Sorceress     535    5       12      AT             p1      253
bcoe           Muscari         Sorceress     398    4       2       AT             p1      0
Tanksaabas     Blargh          Amazon       ~250    4       3       WSK            p1      12
sequana        Zima            Sorceress    ~600    3       7       AT             p3      80
Rummski        Rosemary        Sorceress    ~600    3       2       AT             p3      0
Grisu          Inultus         Paladin       220    3       2       RoF    HC      p3/p8   200
forbidenorc    Shiva           Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Hrus           Hecathe         Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Gimli          Gelosa          Sorceress     444    0       0       AT             p       0
Rapha          Sairina         Sorceress    ~500    0       0       AT             p       0
ironbarb       Sorts           Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT             p       0
omgmir         iFiW            Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
DireHuner      FrostWave       Sorceress     297    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
Machete        Stormy          Sorceress     334    0       0       AT     HC      p3      0
Starloader     Jeriah          Sorceress     558    0       0       AT             p       0
Schopenhauer   Dorothea        Sorceress    ~650    0       0       AT             p       0
Neksja         Cheeser         Paladin       378    0       0       Mauso          p       0
LionheartO.S.  miffer          Sorceress            0       0       Pits           p       0
jjscud         Anyanka         Amazon        550    0       0       Pits           p       0
Jaedhann       Zalikoo         Paladin      ~450    0       0       Pits           p8      0
NacRuno        Hades           Necromancer  ~130    0       0       Pits   HC      p3      0
jrlafrance     Temps_deMarteau Paladin      ~400    0       0      
sirpoopsalot   BBIV            Sorceress     303    0       0       WSK            p       0
Ugla           Nienna          Assassin             0       0        ?             p       0
mir            balthazar       Necromancer   130    0       0       Pit/WSK/RoF    p       0
Ohomemgrande   Orbydra         Sorceress     361    0       0       AT             p1      0
maareek        Blizzy          Sorceress     595    0       0       AT             p1      0

~THERE~! Completed the entire 20 hours, and overall I'm quite happy with the results. Hooray for grailers! My score can easily be topped with some better luck, but I think it's competitive. However, this tourney wasn't about winning... it was about loot!!

For those who wanted to know: I lost the exact count of runs, but it's darn near 500 in the AT, entirely done on /p1. Total qualifiers is 32, not including a Gheed's and two rainbow facets. While I saw a ton of magical jewelry, the only unique (a Ravenfrost) was from the sparkly chest! Of all the sets and uniques, I found 86 each for a total of 172 for a ratio of better than 1 per 3 runs. Highest rune drop was a Hel. There were a few deaths along the way, but I leveled my Blizzer from 75 to 88!

I cursed quite a bit at entire packs of champions dropping gold, but I still had a blast in this tourney. If I get a bit more motivation, I may take my broken Blizballer to the AT for a few more hours of runs... there's just under two weeks left, so why not make the most of it? :thumbup:

Thanks to bassano for getting another item-find tourney organized. Maybe we'll get one more in before Christmas? :whistling: I'll be sure to send you my top 5 tomorrow. And because you mentioned it before and I'm curious, what are the last three items you're missing from a grail besides the Cow King pieces?

(edited table by most hours, then most qualifiers)
 
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Re: Area lvl 85 MF Tournament

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Player         Character       Class         MF  Time(h) Qualifier  Area    HC?    /p?     Run#
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIP            Grom            Barbarian            20      38      Pits   HC      p1       0
krovak         Hylinda         Sorceress     427    20      36      AT     HC      p1      674
TheReadMenace  SclerosesReigns Sorceress     475+   20      32      AT             p1     ~500
maareek        Blighter        Necromancer   263    20      28      Pits           p3      338
Cius           Lyza            Sorceress     377    20      29      AT             p1      ~800
Thomh          Gilgamesh       Druid         350    20      34      Pits   HC      p3       0
NacRuno        Articuno        Sorceress     215    12      8       AT     HC      p1/p7   0
bassano        Blizzardmaster  Sorceress     603    10      36      AT             p1      774
Antonio        Snowflake       Sorceress            10      0       AT             p       0
buraz          Morana          Sorceress     498    10      7       AT             p3/p1   ~227
Caly           Simone          Amazon        288    9       7       WSK            p1      ~38
Belcarl        Smaug           Sorceress    ~300    7.5     11      AT     SC      p3      190
Cygnus         Andromeda       Sorceress    ~550    7       12      Mauso          p1      209
Darkoooo       Bao-Dur         Necromancer   346    7       0       Pits   HC      p3      70
nubikoen       Moe             Druid        ~300    7       0!!     Pits           p3-8    65
Callador       Sylvanas        Sorceress     535    5       12      AT             p1      253
bcoe           Muscari         Sorceress     398    4       2       AT             p1      0
Tanksaabas     Blargh          Amazon       ~250    4       3       WSK            p1      12
sequana        Zima            Sorceress    ~600    3       7       AT             p3      80
Rummski        Rosemary        Sorceress    ~600    3       2       AT             p3      0
Grisu          Inultus         Paladin       220    3       2       RoF    HC      p3/p8   200
forbidenorc    Shiva           Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Hrus           Hecathe         Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Gimli          Gelosa          Sorceress     444    0       0       AT             p       0
Rapha          Sairina         Sorceress    ~500    0       0       AT             p       0
ironbarb       Sorts           Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT             p       0
omgmir         iFiW            Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
DireHuner      FrostWave       Sorceress     297    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
Machete        Stormy          Sorceress     334    0       0       AT     HC      p3      0
Starloader     Jeriah          Sorceress     558    0       0       AT             p       0
Schopenhauer   Dorothea        Sorceress    ~650    0       0       AT             p       0
Neksja         Cheeser         Paladin       378    0       0       Mauso          p       0
LionheartO.S.  miffer          Sorceress            0       0       Pits           p       0
jjscud         Anyanka         Amazon        550    0       0       Pits           p       0
Jaedhann       Zalikoo         Paladin      ~450    0       0       Pits           p8      0
NacRuno        Hades           Necromancer  ~130    0       0       Pits   HC      p3      0
jrlafrance     Temps_deMarteau Paladin      ~400    0       0      
sirpoopsalot   BBIV            Sorceress     303    0       0       WSK            p       0
Ugla           Nienna          Assassin             0       0        ?             p       0
mir            balthazar       Necromancer   130    0       0       Pit/WSK/RoF    p       0
Ohomemgrande   Orbydra         Sorceress     361    0       0       AT             p1      0
maareek        Blizzy          Sorceress     595    0       0       AT             p1      0

Finished as well. Final numbers:

Runs: 674
Qualifiers: 36
Score: higher than expected

I'll be equipping my other sorc Aine (orb/nova) tomorrow and hunt AT some more. I am looking forward to a new map and slightly different playstyle. She will probably not be able to equip so much MF and also the killing speed might be worse, but it's all about luck. I am definitely curious if I can beat my first "top 5":)
 
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Grats on finishing ReadMenace, since you did so well I'll probably follow in your footsteps and see if I can level up a Blizzy to run AT for me after I finish my WSK runs on my amazon. I'm getting serious AT-envy after seeing how many qualifiers some of you have :)
 
Re: Area lvl 85 MF Tournament

Code: 
Player         Character       Class         MF  Time(h) Qualifier  Area    HC?    /p?     Run#
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIP            Grom            Barbarian            20      38      Pits   HC      p1       0
krovak         Hylinda         Sorceress     427    20      36      AT     HC      p1      674
TheReadMenace  SclerosesReigns Sorceress     475+   20      32      AT             p1     ~500
maareek        Blighter        Necromancer   263    20      28      Pits           p3      338
Cius           Lyza            Sorceress     377    20      29      AT             p1      ~800
Thomh          Gilgamesh       Druid         350    20      34      Pits   HC      p3       0
NacRuno        Articuno        Sorceress     215    12      8       AT     HC      p1/p7   0
bassano        Blizzardmaster  Sorceress     603    10      36      AT             p1      774
Antonio        Snowflake       Sorceress            10      0       AT             p       0
buraz          Morana          Sorceress     498    10      7       AT             p3/p1   ~227
Caly           Simone          Amazon        288    9       7       WSK            p1      ~38
Belcarl        Smaug           Sorceress    ~300    7.5     11      AT     SC      p3      190
Cygnus         Andromeda       Sorceress    ~550    7       12      Mauso          p1      209
Darkoooo       Bao-Dur         Necromancer   346    7       0       Pits   HC      p3      70
nubikoen       Moe             Druid        ~300    7       0!!     Pits           p3-8    65
maareek        Blizzy          Sorceress     528    6       16      AT             p1      326
Callador       Sylvanas        Sorceress     535    5       12      AT             p1      253
bcoe           Muscari         Sorceress     398    4       2       AT             p1      0
Tanksaabas     Blargh          Amazon       ~250    4       3       WSK            p1      12
sequana        Zima            Sorceress    ~600    3       7       AT             p3      80
Rummski        Rosemary        Sorceress    ~600    3       2       AT             p3      0
Grisu          Inultus         Paladin       220    3       2       RoF    HC      p3/p8   200
forbidenorc    Shiva           Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Hrus           Hecathe         Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Gimli          Gelosa          Sorceress     444    0       0       AT             p       0
Rapha          Sairina         Sorceress    ~500    0       0       AT             p       0
ironbarb       Sorts           Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT             p       0
omgmir         iFiW            Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
DireHuner      FrostWave       Sorceress     297    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
Machete        Stormy          Sorceress     334    0       0       AT     HC      p3      0
Starloader     Jeriah          Sorceress     558    0       0       AT             p       0
Schopenhauer   Dorothea        Sorceress    ~650    0       0       AT             p       0
Neksja         Cheeser         Paladin       378    0       0       Mauso          p       0
LionheartO.S.  miffer          Sorceress            0       0       Pits           p       0
jjscud         Anyanka         Amazon        550    0       0       Pits           p       0
Jaedhann       Zalikoo         Paladin      ~450    0       0       Pits           p8      0
NacRuno        Hades           Necromancer  ~130    0       0       Pits   HC      p3      0
jrlafrance     Temps_deMarteau Paladin      ~400    0       0      
sirpoopsalot   BBIV            Sorceress     303    0       0       WSK            p       0
Ugla           Nienna          Assassin             0       0        ?             p       0
mir            balthazar       Necromancer   130    0       0       Pit/WSK/RoF    p       0
Ohomemgrande   Orbydra         Sorceress     361    0       0       AT             p1      0

Got off to a really slow start, runtime wise, but things are coming around now. Last 2 hours had 60 and 66 runs. I doubt I'll be able to get much better than that, considering my load times.

I'm only 6 hours in and I already have almost as many runs in as I did with my other char, and over half the total number of qualifiers. Also had 4 grailers, including the Arm of King Leoric, which finishes the exceptional unique grail for me. :alright:

Around run 50 I found a qualifier that changed my setup a bit and lowered my MF from the original 595.

@TheReadMenace: About Champions: I personally don't kill them most of the time because they almost always drop gold instead of the good stuff. I figure the time I save over a couple of runs not stopping to kill them adds up to more runs over time meaning better odds for good stuff on the whole. Just something to think about, congrats on your finds and on finishing!
 
Re: Area lvl 85 MF Tournament

Code: 
Player         Character       Class         MF  Time(h) Qualifier  Area    HC?    /p?     Run#
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIP            Grom            Barbarian            20      38      Pits   HC      p1       0
krovak         Hylinda         Sorceress     427    20      36      AT     HC      p1      674
TheReadMenace  SclerosesReigns Sorceress     475+   20      32      AT             p1     ~500
maareek        Blighter        Necromancer   263    20      28      Pits           p3      338
Cius           Lyza            Sorceress     377    20      29      AT             p1      ~800
Thomh          Gilgamesh       Druid         350    20      34      Pits   HC      p3       0
NacRuno        Articuno        Sorceress     215    12      8       AT     HC      p1/p7   0
bassano        Blizzardmaster  Sorceress     603    10      36      AT             p1      774
Antonio        Snowflake       Sorceress            10      0       AT             p       0
buraz          Morana          Sorceress     498    10      7       AT             p3/p1   ~227
Caly           Simone          Amazon        288    9       7       WSK            p1      ~38
Belcarl        Smaug           Sorceress    ~300    7.5     11      AT     SC      p3      190
Cygnus         Andromeda       Sorceress    ~550    7       12      Mauso          p1      209
Darkoooo       Bao-Dur         Necromancer   346    7       0       Pits   HC      p3      70
nubikoen       Moe             Druid        ~300    7       0!!     Pits           p3-8    65
maareek        Blizzy          Sorceress     528    6       16      AT             p1      326
sirpoopsalot   BBIV            Sorceress     303    6       2       WSK            p       0
Callador       Sylvanas        Sorceress     535    5       12      AT             p1      253
bcoe           Muscari         Sorceress     398    4       2       AT             p1      0
Tanksaabas     Blargh          Amazon       ~250    4       3       WSK            p1      12
sequana        Zima            Sorceress    ~600    3       7       AT             p3      80
Rummski        Rosemary        Sorceress    ~600    3       2       AT             p3      0
Grisu          Inultus         Paladin       220    3       2       RoF    HC      p3/p8   200
forbidenorc    Shiva           Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Hrus           Hecathe         Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Gimli          Gelosa          Sorceress     444    0       0       AT             p       0
Rapha          Sairina         Sorceress    ~500    0       0       AT             p       0
ironbarb       Sorts           Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT             p       0
omgmir         iFiW            Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
DireHuner      FrostWave       Sorceress     297    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
Machete        Stormy          Sorceress     334    0       0       AT     HC      p3      0
Starloader     Jeriah          Sorceress     558    0       0       AT             p       0
Schopenhauer   Dorothea        Sorceress    ~650    0       0       AT             p       0
Neksja         Cheeser         Paladin       378    0       0       Mauso          p       0
LionheartO.S.  miffer          Sorceress            0       0       Pits           p       0
jjscud         Anyanka         Amazon        550    0       0       Pits           p       0
Jaedhann       Zalikoo         Paladin      ~450    0       0       Pits           p8      0
NacRuno        Hades           Necromancer  ~130    0       0       Pits   HC      p3      0
jrlafrance     Temps_deMarteau Paladin      ~400    0       0      
Ugla           Nienna          Assassin             0       0        ?             p       0
mir            balthazar       Necromancer   130    0       0       Pit/WSK/RoF    p       0
Ohomemgrande   Orbydra         Sorceress     361    0       0       AT             p1      0

After ~6 hours, I've finally found a qualifier, so I figured I should finally make my first update. Of course, the next run the exact same item dropped, doubling my qualifier total immediately.
 
Re: Area lvl 85 MF Tournament

maareek said:
@TheReadMenace: About Champions: I personally don't kill them most of the time because they almost always drop gold instead of the good stuff. I figure the time I save over a couple of runs not stopping to kill them adds up to more runs over time meaning better odds for good stuff on the whole. Just something to think about, congrats on your finds and on finishing!
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That is an interesting approach. I'm not 100% sure about how it works but I think in the AT:
ilvl 88 = bosses
ilvl 87 = champions
ilvl 86 = minions
ilvl 85 = normal monsters

If that is true my 29 qualifiers where split this way:
88: 21 qualifiers (including 1, 2 and 3 of my top 5)
87: 7 qualifiers (including 4 and 5 of my top 5)
86: 0 qualifiers
85: 1 qualifier

So it seems well worth it to kill the champions as they produced about 25% of my total qualifiers, besides being a good source of experience, gold and potions. I don't kill all normal monsters and minions but they are a decent source of plain and socketed items which sometimes have greater value than rare's. As such I would often kill some normal monsters while killing bosses and champs and get decent archon plates etc.

One other question: Do you guys bother to hit the sparkly chest in AT? I found the drops from it very disappointing. I hit it every run but I think my best drop was perhaps a Sol rune and very few normal/exceptional set/unique items.


 
Re: Area lvl 85 MF Tournament

minions are the same level as the bosses: level88.

I agree that killing Champs is a good idea (unless you find them painfully slow to kill - for example a melee-build against a Champ-pack of OK's). The way I figure it, you'll average 3 champs per champ-pack, and 2/3 of those will probably drop gold. Since they can drop every item in the game (at pretty decent odds), I think that's worth it.


... I'm on a roll now: I got my 3rd qualifier (yes, it's from a Champ too) :)
 
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Code: 
Player         Character       Class         MF  Time(h) Qualifier  Area    HC?    /p?     Run#
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIP            Grom            Barbarian            20      38      Pits   HC      p1       0
krovak         Hylinda         Sorceress     427    20      36      AT     HC      p1      674
TheReadMenace  SclerosesReigns Sorceress     475+   20      32      AT             p1     ~500
maareek        Blighter        Necromancer   263    20      28      Pits           p3      338
Cius           Lyza            Sorceress     377    20      29      AT             p1      ~800
Thomh          Gilgamesh       Druid         350    20      34      Pits   HC      p3       0
NacRuno        Articuno        Sorceress     215    12      8       AT     HC      p1/p7   0
bassano        Blizzardmaster  Sorceress     603    10      36      AT             p1      774
Antonio        Snowflake       Sorceress            10      0       AT             p       0
buraz          Morana          Sorceress     498    10      7       AT             p3/p1   ~227
Caly           Simone          Amazon        288    9       7       WSK            p1      ~38
Rummski        Rosemary        Sorceress    ~600    8       2       AT             p3      0
Belcarl        Smaug           Sorceress    ~300    7.5     11      AT     SC      p3      190
Cygnus         Andromeda       Sorceress    ~550    7       12      Mauso          p1      209
Darkoooo       Bao-Dur         Necromancer   346    7       0       Pits   HC      p3      70
nubikoen       Moe             Druid        ~300    7       0!!     Pits           p3-8    65
maareek        Blizzy          Sorceress     528    6       16      AT             p1      326
sirpoopsalot   BBIV            Sorceress     303    6       2       WSK            p       0
Callador       Sylvanas        Sorceress     535    5       12      AT             p1      253
bcoe           Muscari         Sorceress     398    4       2       AT             p1      0
Tanksaabas     Blargh          Amazon       ~250    4       3       WSK            p1      12
sequana        Zima            Sorceress    ~600    3       7       AT             p3      80
Grisu          Inultus         Paladin       220    3       2       RoF    HC      p3/p8   200
forbidenorc    Shiva           Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Hrus           Hecathe         Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Gimli          Gelosa          Sorceress     444    0       0       AT             p       0
Rapha          Sairina         Sorceress    ~500    0       0       AT             p       0
ironbarb       Sorts           Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT             p       0
omgmir         iFiW            Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
DireHuner      FrostWave       Sorceress     297    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
Machete        Stormy          Sorceress     334    0       0       AT     HC      p3      0
Starloader     Jeriah          Sorceress     558    0       0       AT             p       0
Schopenhauer   Dorothea        Sorceress    ~650    0       0       AT             p       0
Neksja         Cheeser         Paladin       378    0       0       Mauso          p       0
LionheartO.S.  miffer          Sorceress            0       0       Pits           p       0
jjscud         Anyanka         Amazon        550    0       0       Pits           p       0
Jaedhann       Zalikoo         Paladin      ~450    0       0       Pits           p8      0
NacRuno        Hades           Necromancer  ~130    0       0       Pits   HC      p3      0
jrlafrance     Temps_deMarteau Paladin      ~400    0       0      
Ugla           Nienna          Assassin             0       0        ?             p       0
mir            balthazar       Necromancer   130    0       0       Pit/WSK/RoF    p       0
Ohomemgrande   Orbydra         Sorceress     361    0       0       AT             p1      0

My going has been terrible...It alone has almost led to me going on a hiatus. I took 3 days away from playing cause my runs were so bad...

I hope to finish and have enough items to make a top 5 :)
 
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Code: 
Player         Character       Class         MF  Time(h) Qualifier  Area    HC?    /p?     Run#
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIP            Grom            Barbarian            20      38      Pits   HC      p1       0
krovak         Hylinda         Sorceress     427    20      36      AT     HC      p1      674
TheReadMenace  SclerosesReigns Sorceress     475+   20      32      AT             p1     ~500
maareek        Blighter        Necromancer   263    20      28      Pits           p3      338
Cius           Lyza            Sorceress     377    20      29      AT             p1      ~800
Thomh          Gilgamesh       Druid         350    20      34      Pits   HC      p3       0
NacRuno        Articuno        Sorceress     215    12      8       AT     HC      p1/p7   0
bassano        Blizzardmaster  Sorceress     603    10      36      AT             p1      774
Antonio        Snowflake       Sorceress            10      0       AT             p       0
buraz          Morana          Sorceress     498    10      7       AT             p3/p1   ~227
Caly           Simone          Amazon        288    9       7       WSK            p1      ~38
Belcarl        Smaug           Sorceress    ~300    7.5     11      AT     SC      p3      190
Cygnus         Andromeda       Sorceress    ~550    7       12      Mauso          p1      209
Darkoooo       Bao-Dur         Necromancer   346    7       0       Pits   HC      p3      70
nubikoen       Moe             Druid        ~300    7       0!!     Pits           p3-8    65
maareek        Blizzy          Sorceress     528    6       16      AT             p1      326
sirpoopsalot   BBIV            Sorceress     303    6       2       WSK            p       0
Callador       Sylvanas        Sorceress     535    5       12      AT             p1      253
bcoe           Muscari         Sorceress     398    4       2       AT             p1      0
Tanksaabas     Blargh          Amazon       ~250    4       3       WSK            p1      12
sequana        Zima            Sorceress    ~600    3       7       AT             p3      80
Rummski        Rosemary        Sorceress    ~600    3       2       AT             p3      0
Grisu          Inultus         Paladin       220    3       2       RoF    HC      p3/p8   200
forbidenorc    Shiva           Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Hrus           Hecathe         Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Gimli          Gelosa          Sorceress     444    0       0       AT             p       0
Rapha          Sairina         Sorceress    ~500    0       0       AT             p       0
ironbarb       Sorts           Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT             p       0
omgmir         iFiW            Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
DireHuner      FrostWave       Sorceress     297    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
Machete        Stormy          Sorceress     334    0       0       AT     HC      p3      0
Starloader     Jeriah          Sorceress     558    3       0       AT             p       100
Schopenhauer   Dorothea        Sorceress    ~650    0       0       AT             p       0
Neksja         Cheeser         Paladin       378    0       0       Mauso          p       0
LionheartO.S.  miffer          Sorceress            0       0       Pits           p       0
jjscud         Anyanka         Amazon        550    0       0       Pits           p       0
Jaedhann       Zalikoo         Paladin      ~450    0       0       Pits           p8      0
NacRuno        Hades           Necromancer  ~130    0       0       Pits   HC      p3      0
jrlafrance     Temps_deMarteau Paladin      ~400    0       0      
Ugla           Nienna          Assassin             0       0        ?             p       0
mir            balthazar       Necromancer   130    0       0       Pit/WSK/RoF    p       0
Ohomemgrande   Orbydra         Sorceress     361    0       0       AT             p1      0

Couldn't really motivate myself to do more than the 3h I did during the first few days so I guess that's it for me. Good luck to those who are still running :D
 
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Caly said:
Grats on finishing ReadMenace, since you did so well I'll probably follow in your footsteps and see if I can level up a Blizzy to run AT for me after I finish my WSK runs on my amazon. I'm getting serious AT-envy after seeing how many qualifiers some of you have :)
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Thanks, Caly! Note that we can't yet say how many IK Mauls, Windhammers, Credendums, Dark Adherent's, and Dangoon's Teachings we found... :wink:

maareek said:
@TheReadMenace: About Champions: I personally don't kill them most of the time because they almost always drop gold instead of the good stuff. I figure the time I save over a couple of runs not stopping to kill them adds up to more runs over time meaning better odds for good stuff on the whole.
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Yeah, that became somewhat apparent. But there are two reasons I still run them. 1) This Blizzer will eventually become my ammy gambler/ crafter, so any experience and extra gold is a good thing in the long run (admittedly, maybe not for a tourney with a finite time limit); and 2) my highest scoring qualifier came from a champion, so there was no way I'd skip them after that. :grin:

Cius said:
One other question: Do you guys bother to hit the sparkly chest in AT? I found the drops from it very disappointing. I hit it every run but I think my best drop was perhaps a Sol rune and very few normal/exceptional set/unique items.
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I did; my only unique ring popped there. Also had one qualifier pop, too! But really I never expected anything. Sometimes if I was quaffing a super healing I'd stand around a bit and collect gold, but there wasn't anything spectacular from it. But I figured that if a Ravenfrost can drop, so can an SoJ, so why not pop it to be sure?


 
Re: Area lvl 85 MF Tournament

TheReadMenace said:
I did; my only unique ring popped there. Also had one qualifier pop, too! But really I never expected anything. Sometimes if I was quaffing a super healing I'd stand around a bit and collect gold, but there wasn't anything spectacular from it. But I figured that if a Ravenfrost can drop, so can an SoJ, so why not pop it to be sure?
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When I first discovered AT some months back I ran them about 50 times I guess to see and that map's sparkly chest seemed awesome. I recall getting uniques fairly regularly including jewelry and a facet. I was probably just really lucky with chest drops that time. Often I am waiting for my blizzard to kill the last boss or two that spawns around the chest so it costs me almost no time to hit it often, so I guess I will continue doing it in future AT runs.

I must say that this tournament has really awakened me to lvl85 area running. Before this most of my magic finding has been off act bosses and a little of pindle. If I had just tried a few hours I would have quit too as my first few hours where dismal. Doing the full 20 hours though let me see what sustained MF in those areas can do. Thanks Bassano!


 
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Code: 
Player         Character       Class         MF  Time(h) Qualifier  Area    HC?    /p?     Run#
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RIP            Grom            Barbarian            20      38      Pits   HC      p1       0
krovak         Hylinda         Sorceress     427    20      36      AT     HC      p1      674
TheReadMenace  SclerosesReigns Sorceress     475+   20      32      AT             p1     ~500
maareek        Blighter        Necromancer   263    20      28      Pits           p3      338
Cius           Lyza            Sorceress     377    20      29      AT             p1      ~800
Thomh          Gilgamesh       Druid         350    20      34      Pits   HC      p3       0
NacRuno        Articuno        Sorceress     215    12      8       AT     HC      p1/p7   0
bassano        Blizzardmaster  Sorceress     603    10      36      AT             p1      774
maareek        Blizzy          Sorceress     528    10      26      AT             p1      578
Antonio        Snowflake       Sorceress            10      0       AT             p       0
buraz          Morana          Sorceress     498    10      7       AT             p3/p1   ~227
Caly           Simone          Amazon        288    9       7       WSK            p1      ~38
Belcarl        Smaug           Sorceress    ~300    7.5     11      AT     SC      p3      190
Cygnus         Andromeda       Sorceress    ~550    7       12      Mauso          p1      209
Darkoooo       Bao-Dur         Necromancer   346    7       0       Pits   HC      p3      70
nubikoen       Moe             Druid        ~300    7       0!!     Pits           p3-8    65
sirpoopsalot   BBIV            Sorceress     303    6       2       WSK            p       0
Callador       Sylvanas        Sorceress     535    5       12      AT             p1      253
bcoe           Muscari         Sorceress     398    4       2       AT             p1      0
Tanksaabas     Blargh          Amazon       ~250    4       3       WSK            p1      12
sequana        Zima            Sorceress    ~600    3       7       AT             p3      80
Rummski        Rosemary        Sorceress    ~600    3       2       AT             p3      0
Grisu          Inultus         Paladin       220    3       2       RoF    HC      p3/p8   200
forbidenorc    Shiva           Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Hrus           Hecathe         Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Gimli          Gelosa          Sorceress     444    0       0       AT             p       0
Rapha          Sairina         Sorceress    ~500    0       0       AT             p       0
ironbarb       Sorts           Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT             p       0
omgmir         iFiW            Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
DireHuner      FrostWave       Sorceress     297    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
Machete        Stormy          Sorceress     334    0       0       AT     HC      p3      0
Starloader     Jeriah          Sorceress     558    3       0       AT             p       100
Schopenhauer   Dorothea        Sorceress    ~650    0       0       AT             p       0
Neksja         Cheeser         Paladin       378    0       0       Mauso          p       0
LionheartO.S.  miffer          Sorceress            0       0       Pits           p       0
jjscud         Anyanka         Amazon        550    0       0       Pits           p       0
Jaedhann       Zalikoo         Paladin      ~450    0       0       Pits           p8      0
NacRuno        Hades           Necromancer  ~130    0       0       Pits   HC      p3      0
jrlafrance     Temps_deMarteau Paladin      ~400    0       0      
Ugla           Nienna          Assassin             0       0        ?             p       0
mir            balthazar       Necromancer   130    0       0       Pit/WSK/RoF    p       0
Ohomemgrande   Orbydra         Sorceress     361    0       0       AT             p1      0

4 more hours done, bringing me to halfway. 67, 63, 61 and 61 runs/hour. I'm trying to finish this up ASAP because I probably won't have a chance after this weekend to finish in time.

Sorc has been helping out my poisonmancer quite well: a fungal skiller and a +5/-4 poison facet found so far. Other notables include a Ko rune and a 40% Gheeds. I'm up to 6 grailers thus far, so I'm a little over halfway to my goal.

About champs: 3 of my qualifiers are from champs, and 3 of the qualifiers from my other char (who killed every champ he saw, though that wasn't many) were from champs (including one of my top 5). So I've no doubt they are good for items as well, and I greet them happily during normal runs but I just don't think they're worth the time spent in a timered tourney with a char that can move past them quickly. To each their own, though.

Basically my policy is to kill them if I'm working on a bosspack at the same time but ignore them if they are by themselves. Outside of the tourney though, I love seeing them for the same reason TheReadMenace mentioned: they're great for gold for gambling (Blizzy will be my crafter as soon as she reaches 94 [93 and ~1/8th right now, with the Ancients still to do] and my main gold finder since I haven't made a GF barb yet) since a pack of 3 will generally give ~20,000 gold.

About the chest: I finish each run in the chest room but rarely pop it. I do from time to time, but only if the final boss is CI and I'm waiting for merc to take him down. I pop it in runs outside this tourney, but haven't been impressed enough with the drops to spend the time on it in this situation.
 
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Code: 
Player         Character       Class         MF  Time(h) Qualifier  Area    HC?    /p?     Run#
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RIP            Grom            Barbarian            20      38      Pits   HC      p1       0
krovak         Hylinda         Sorceress     427    20      36      AT     HC      p1      674
TheReadMenace  SclerosesReigns Sorceress     475+   20      32      AT             p1     ~500
maareek        Blighter        Necromancer   263    20      28      Pits           p3      338
Cius           Lyza            Sorceress     377    20      29      AT             p1      ~800
Thomh          Gilgamesh       Druid         350    20      34      Pits   HC      p3       0
NacRuno        Articuno        Sorceress     250    14      8       AT     HC      p1/p7   0
bassano        Blizzardmaster  Sorceress     603    10      36      AT             p1      774
maareek        Blizzy          Sorceress     528    10      26      AT             p1      578
Antonio        Snowflake       Sorceress            10      0       AT             p       0
buraz          Morana          Sorceress     498    10      7       AT             p3/p1   ~227
Caly           Simone          Amazon        288    9       7       WSK            p1      ~38
Belcarl        Smaug           Sorceress    ~300    7.5     11      AT     SC      p3      190
Cygnus         Andromeda       Sorceress    ~550    7       12      Mauso          p1      209
Darkoooo       Bao-Dur         Necromancer   346    7       0       Pits   HC      p3      70
nubikoen       Moe             Druid        ~300    7       0!!     Pits           p3-8    65
sirpoopsalot   BBIV            Sorceress     303    6       2       WSK            p       0
Callador       Sylvanas        Sorceress     535    5       12      AT             p1      253
bcoe           Muscari         Sorceress     398    4       2       AT             p1      0
Tanksaabas     Blargh          Amazon       ~250    4       3       WSK            p1      12
sequana        Zima            Sorceress    ~600    3       7       AT             p3      80
Rummski        Rosemary        Sorceress    ~600    3       2       AT             p3      0
Grisu          Inultus         Paladin       220    3       2       RoF    HC      p3/p8   200
forbidenorc    Shiva           Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Hrus           Hecathe         Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Gimli          Gelosa          Sorceress     444    0       0       AT             p       0
Rapha          Sairina         Sorceress    ~500    0       0       AT             p       0
ironbarb       Sorts           Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT             p       0
omgmir         iFiW            Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
DireHuner      FrostWave       Sorceress     297    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
Machete        Stormy          Sorceress     334    0       0       AT     HC      p3      0
Starloader     Jeriah          Sorceress     558    3       0       AT             p       100
Schopenhauer   Dorothea        Sorceress    ~650    0       0       AT             p       0
Neksja         Cheeser         Paladin       378    0       0       Mauso          p       0
LionheartO.S.  miffer          Sorceress            0       0       Pits           p       0
jjscud         Anyanka         Amazon        550    0       0       Pits           p       0
Jaedhann       Zalikoo         Paladin      ~450    0       0       Pits           p8      0
NacRuno        Hades           Necromancer  ~130    0       0       Pits   HC      p3      0
jrlafrance     Temps_deMarteau Paladin      ~400    0       0      
Ugla           Nienna          Assassin             0       0        ?             p       0
mir            balthazar       Necromancer   130    0       0       Pit/WSK/RoF    p       0
Ohomemgrande   Orbydra         Sorceress     361    0       0       AT             p1      0

I did another two hours at the AT which resulted with 0 qualifiers.

About champion packs; i kill every monster i face anyway and since one of my 3 TC87's dropped from champion packs i find it very worthwhile to kill those too. I do not feel safe if i leave monster behind even if i am teleporting around.

I have a very linear AT map where i run straight to the sparkle chest (which dropped nothing worthy of telling to me either). By doing so i cover only half of the whole area and face 3 to 7 boss packs on the way.
 
Re: Area lvl 85 MF Tournament

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Player         Character       Class         MF  Time(h) Qualifier  Area    HC?    /p?     Run#
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RIP            Grom            Barbarian            20      38      Pits   HC      p1       0
krovak         Hylinda         Sorceress     427    20      36      AT     HC      p1      674
TheReadMenace  SclerosesReigns Sorceress     475+   20      32      AT             p1     ~500
maareek        Blighter        Necromancer   263    20      28      Pits           p3      338
Cius           Lyza            Sorceress     377    20      29      AT             p1      ~800
Thomh          Gilgamesh       Druid         350    20      34      Pits   HC      p3       0
NacRuno        Articuno        Sorceress     250    14      8       AT     HC      p1/p7   0
bassano        Blizzardmaster  Sorceress     603    10      36      AT             p1      774
maareek        Blizzy          Sorceress     528    10      26      AT             p1      578
Antonio        Snowflake       Sorceress            10      0       AT             p       0
buraz          Morana          Sorceress     498    10      7       AT             p3/p1   ~227
Caly           Simone          Amazon        288    9       7       WSK            p1      ~38
Belcarl        Smaug           Sorceress    ~300    7.5     11      AT     SC      p3      190
Cygnus         Andromeda       Sorceress    ~550    7       12      Mauso          p1      209
Darkoooo       Bao-Dur         Necromancer   346    7       0       Pits   HC      p3      70
nubikoen       Moe             Druid        ~300    7       0!!     Pits           p3-8    65
sirpoopsalot   BBIV            Sorceress     303    6       2       WSK            p       0
Callador       Sylvanas        Sorceress     535    5       12      AT             p1      253
bcoe           Muscari         Sorceress     398    4       2       AT             p1      0
Tanksaabas     Blargh          Amazon       ~250    4       3       WSK            p1      12
sequana        Zima            Sorceress    ~600    3       7       AT             p3      80
Rummski        Rosemary        Sorceress    ~600    3       2       AT             p3      0
Grisu          Inultus         Paladin       220    3       2       RoF    HC      p3/p8   200
krovak         Aine            Sorceress     387    1.5     1       AT     HC      p1      25
forbidenorc    Shiva           Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Hrus           Hecathe         Sorceress            0       0       AT             p       0
Gimli          Gelosa          Sorceress     444    0       0       AT             p       0
Rapha          Sairina         Sorceress    ~500    0       0       AT             p       0
ironbarb       Sorts           Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT             p       0
omgmir         iFiW            Sorceress    ~450    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
DireHuner      FrostWave       Sorceress     297    0       0       AT     HC      p       0
Machete        Stormy          Sorceress     334    0       0       AT     HC      p3      0
Starloader     Jeriah          Sorceress     558    3       0       AT             p       100
Schopenhauer   Dorothea        Sorceress    ~650    0       0       AT             p       0
Neksja         Cheeser         Paladin       378    0       0       Mauso          p       0
LionheartO.S.  miffer          Sorceress            0       0       Pits           p       0
jjscud         Anyanka         Amazon        550    0       0       Pits           p       0
Jaedhann       Zalikoo         Paladin      ~450    0       0       Pits           p8      0
NacRuno        Hades           Necromancer  ~130    0       0       Pits   HC      p3      0
jrlafrance     Temps_deMarteau Paladin      ~400    0       0      
Ugla           Nienna          Assassin             0       0        ?             p       0
mir            balthazar       Necromancer   130    0       0       Pit/WSK/RoF    p       0
Ohomemgrande   Orbydra         Sorceress     361    0       0       AT             p1      0

Equipped my other sorc, found "somewhat good" AT map and did first 25 runs. I am strongly disappointed with weak frozen orb's performance(dmg 430-450) and overall low safety. I am even considering putting SoJ, Mara's and some top quality charms away for the case of character death.

So far I am averaging roughly 3.5 minutes per run, but it should improve over time. I am still not used to the new map. Found only 1 qualifier, whis is actually very good and most probably will stay in the top 5.

The chance of beating my first score is minimal, among others due to the fact I have much worse map and I also need to kill normal monsters on my way for improved safety. The sorc has ES and maxed TK, but her mana bulb is empty all the time, I have never noticed FO was so mana intensive. I might try swapping reaper's with insight, but decrepify is so damn good that I doubt it is a good idea. So maybe I'll sacrifice MF and take frostburns instead of chancies...

Good luck everybody!
 
Re: Area lvl 85 MF Tournament

Back when patch 1.10 was released and the alvl85 areas became useful for MFing, my first ever AT runner was an FOrber 'cuz I'd never had a Blizzard sorc before. And yeah, I had the same exact problems you're experiencing... slow runs from a comparedly underpowered skill, no safety, some mana issues. I mean, I LOVE FOrb, but it simply can't compare to Blizzard for kill speed. Needless to say, she didn't last long and I moved onto the Pits with my GA/MS 'zon.

Although initially I thought that Insight would be better than a Reaper's, I just changed my mind. Even on /p1, because FOrb is less than effective, if your merc gets mobbed he's probably toast without Decrep. A merc with Decrep is better than no merc at all. So yeah, I'd go for the Frosties, too.
 
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