Glass Cannons -=- The Dexterity Tournament

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Forumname        Charname          Lvl       Dex       Wp
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waflob           DexOrDie           50       331       NM Outer Cloister
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
AJK              Dex_Addict         48       267       NM Cold Plains
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         45       258       NM Stony Field
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
FlimFlan         Sade                29        202       Durance
BartD            Shard              34       198       River of Flame
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30       190       Harrogath
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
Brak             AmpleDextrous      29       176       Lower Kurast
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           25       157       Kurast Docks
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24       150       Travincal
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          26       150       Kurast Docks
English Muffin   Dexalicous         24       147       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          20       128       Sewers Level 2
atigdng          River              19       117       Lut Gholein
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Tasdaz           Dexy_Legs          14        92       Dark Wood
Classic Crime    MzDexalot           6        54       Rogue Encampment
Deaddave                             1       Base      Rogue Encampment
ZeN                                  1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Docturnal        Toxaris             1 (RIP) Base      Rogue Encampment
DX               Avoidance           1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor     1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               1       Base      Rogue Encampment


I got time to play over the weekend and made it to the Durance. Crappy finds, and all greens have been sold (Hsarus' boots, Cleglaw's shield, Vidalia's ammy). I did find a Steelgoad for my merc, which has turned out much better than I thought. The 75% flee means that I poison them with PJ, and then they start running away to die. Only NDE was I got poisoned down to 1, but had no problem TPing to town.

I am going PJ/LF, so only one point away from LF. I was able to make a Nadir mask, plus have a couple of other +Str items. I will check when I am home at what my other equipment is. Meph should go down tonight.
 
atigdng said:
I don't mean to be rude but it seems that Brak has himself a twinked bow... He is only in act 3 and using an Edge bow all through it? I have never heard of an Amn dropping in the beggining of act 3 as he says he made it...

I even looked it up on atma it is impossible to have an Amn rune that early.

it doesn't start dropping till Act 4.
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Iirc he ran countess for it and it isnt really that hard. 1amn=9orts



 
Naab said:
Iirc he ran countess for it and it isnt really that hard. 1amn=9orts
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But orts don't even drop off of Normal countess the highest is Ral which means he would need 27 Rals which would take about 500 runs IF he got lucky... Maybe I am wrong just doesn't look to pheasible.



 
Brak already said that he underestimated the amount of runs needed to get an amn rune. I don't believe that it takes about 500 runs, that is way too much. Besides the rals you also get te other runes.

Please end this discussion in this thread now for I believe Brak. If you still want to discuss this, discuss it with one of the moderators please, for this spoils the tourney thread.
 
Freekje said:
Brak already said that he underestimated the amount of runs needed to get an amn rune. I don't believe that it takes about 500 runs, that is way too much. Besides the rals you also get te other runes.

Please end this discussion in this thread now for I believe Brak. If you still want to discuss this, discuss it with one of the moderators please, for this spoils the tourney thread.
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Just wanted to make sure is all... if you say it's fine then it is. no problem.



 
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Forumname        Charname          Lvl       Dex       Wp
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waflob           DexOrDie           50       331       NM Outer Cloister
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
AJK              Dex_Addict         48       267       NM Cold Plains
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         45       258       NM Stony Field
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
FlimFlan         Sade               29       202       Durance
BartD            Shard              34       198       River of Flame
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30       190       Harrogath
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
Brak             AmpleDextrous      29       176       Lower Kurast
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           25       157       Kurast Docks
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          26       150       Kurast Docks
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
English Muffin   Dexalicous         24       147       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          20       128       Sewers Level 2
atigdng          River              19       117       Lut Gholein
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Tasdaz           Dexy_Legs          14        92       Dark Wood
Classic Crime    MzDexalot           6        54       Rogue Encampment
Deaddave                             1       Base      Rogue Encampment
ZeN                                  1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Docturnal        Toxaris             1 (RIP) Base      Rogue Encampment
DX               Avoidance           1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor     1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Meh. Cold White Ball of Doom followed closely by a Lightning -> Deeds

Well, I didn't finish last :wink3:
 
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Forumname        Charname          Lvl       Dex       Wp
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waflob           DexOrDie           50       331       NM Outer Cloister
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
AJK              Dex_Addict         48       267       NM Cold Plains
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         45       258       NM Stony Field
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
FlimFlan         Sade               29       202       Durance
BartD            Shard              34       198       River of Flame
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30       190       Harrogath
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng          River              26       177       Kurast Docks
Brak             AmpleDextrous      29       176       Lower Kurast
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           25       157       Kurast Docks
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          26       150       Kurast Docks
English Muffin   Dexalicous         24       147       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          20       128       Sewers Level 2
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Tasdaz           Dexy_Legs          14        92       Dark Wood
Classic Crime    MzDexalot           6        54       Rogue Encampment
Deaddave                             1       Base      Rogue Encampment
ZeN                                  1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Docturnal        Toxaris             1 (RIP) Base      Rogue Encampment
DX               Avoidance           1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor     1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               1       Base      Rogue Encampment


Just beat Duriel... oddly enough he dropped this:

Stormguild
Large Shield
Defense: 54
Chance to Block: 67%
Durability: 34 of 34
Required Strength: 34
Required Level: 13
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 22
Fingerprint: 0x321a2043
+60% Enhanced Defense
+30% Increased Chance of Blocking
+30 Defense
Magic Damage Reduced by 1
Lightning Resist +25%
Adds 1-6 lightning damage
+10 Maximum Durability
Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 3

It works for now with my javalin switch.

I think the only other drop worth mentioning came from Radament:

Bloodfist
Heavy Gloves
Defense: 17
Durability: 14 of 14
Required Level: 9
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 19
Fingerprint: 0x98f6d106
+40 to Life
+14% Enhanced Defense
+5 to Minimum Damage
+10 Defense
10% Increased Attack Speed
30% Faster Hit Recovery

That certainly helped boost my life a bit! Also found a 4 dex grand charm too. Still using the same sash of might... It helped me early on to get that 25 str req. Some random monster also dropped cathans seal, just have to wait to find sigil for the extra str.

I like this char because of the speed... i have 20frw on my boots, 25 on my armor, and 25 on my bow for a total of 7ofrw... dodging right now is definitly one of River's strengths...


Added Toppo...
 
@atading, I posted earlier about my adventurous afternoon with the Countess. I didn't count, but it was about 250-300 runs based on the amount of gold I had when completed. About half the Rals were drops and the other half were cubed, roughly. It may sound like a waste of time, but it was well worth it for a weapon that can kill things.

@Freekje: thanks for sticking up for me. And sorry for bringing this back up, just wanted to clear up the confusion.
 
Brak said:
@atading, I posted earlier about my adventurous afternoon with the Countess. I didn't count, but it was about 250-300 runs based on the amount of gold I had when completed. About half the Rals were drops and the other half were cubed, roughly. It may sound like a waste of time, but it was well worth it for a weapon that can kill things.

@Freekje: thanks for sticking up for me. And sorry for bringing this back up, just wanted to clear up the confusion.
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No, its cool, I must have missed your earlier post. I am just a stickler for rules I suppose, I know it is possible just should of looked more closely, I was thinking of doing the same thing as you but I will wait till act 4 myself, Zephyr rune word is good enough atm anyhow.

I appologies for my rudeness. :lipsrsealed:



 
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waflob           DexOrDie           50       331       NM Outer Cloister
AJK              Dex_Addict         49       279       NM Outer Cloister
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         45       258       NM Stony Field
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
FlimFlan         Sade               29       202       Durance
BartD            Shard              34       198       River of Flame
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30       190       Harrogath
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng          River              26       177       Kurast Docks
Brak             AmpleDextrous      29       176       Lower Kurast
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           25       157       Kurast Docks
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          26       150       Kurast Docks
English Muffin   Dexalicous         24       147       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          20       128       Sewers Level 2
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Tasdaz           Dexy_Legs          14        92       Dark Wood
Classic Crime    MzDexalot           6        54       Rogue Encampment
Deaddave                             1       Base      Rogue Encampment
ZeN                                  1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Docturnal        Toxaris             1 (RIP) Base      Rogue Encampment
DX               Avoidance           1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor     1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Played a little bit today, and rescued the old fart, who offered to ID items for free. As a token of my gratitude, I sucker-punched him in the gut. I guess I'm back to buying ID scrolls again.

Also had 2 moments of near-pwnage.
1. I was greeted by two packs of archers the moment I descended the ladder to the countess' tower's first level. If any of those packs were might/fana/cursed I'd be [RIP] right now. This proves that mad skillz and itamz are probably not the deciding factors in getting far in this tourney. Luck will play a huge factor too.

2. Got separated from my merc and surrounded by evil demons right before the inner cloister WP. Two full rejuvs shaved my behind. Lesson learned: do not play when sleepy.
 
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waflob           DexOrDie           50       331       NM Outer Cloister
AJK              Dex_Addict         49       279       NM Outer Cloister
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         45       258       NM Stony Field
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
FlimFlan         Sade               29       202       Durance
BartD            Shard              34       198       River of Flame
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30       190       Harrogath
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng          River              26       177       Kurast Docks
Brak             AmpleDextrous      29       176       Lower Kurast
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           25       157       Kurast Docks
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          26       150       Kurast Docks
English Muffin   Dexalicous         24       147       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          20       128       Sewers Level 2
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Tasdaz           Dexy_Legs          14        92       Dark Wood
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor     9        65       Cold Plains
Classic Crime    MzDexalot           6        54       Rogue Encampment
Deaddave                             1       Base      Rogue Encampment
ZeN                                  1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Docturnal        Toxaris             1 (RIP) Base      Rogue Encampment
DX               Avoidance           1       Base      Rogue Encampment

Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               1       Base      Rogue Encampment

Currently using a +1 maximum javalin as my main weapon, ergo enemies are not simply falling at my feet. Might get to play a little more tonight, but not certain of that.
 
AJK said:
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waflob           DexOrDie           50       331       NM Outer Cloister
AJK              Dex_Addict         49       279       NM Outer Cloister
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         45       258       NM Stony Field
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
FlimFlan         Sade               29       202       Durance
BartD            Shard              34       198       River of Flame
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30       190       Harrogath
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng          River              26       177       Kurast Docks
Brak             AmpleDextrous      29       176       Lower Kurast
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           25       157       Kurast Docks
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          26       150       Kurast Docks
English Muffin   Dexalicous         24       147       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          20       128       Sewers Level 2
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Tasdaz           Dexy_Legs          14        92       Dark Wood
Classic Crime    MzDexalot           6        54       Rogue Encampment
Deaddave                             1       Base      Rogue Encampment
ZeN                                  1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Docturnal        Toxaris             1 (RIP) Base      Rogue Encampment
DX               Avoidance           1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor     1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               1       Base      Rogue Encampment
oakienko         Dextress            1        Base      Rogue Encampment

I'm intriuged! :thumbsup:
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waflob           DexOrDie           50       331       NM Outer Cloister
AJK              Dex_Addict         49       279       NM Outer Cloister
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         45       258       NM Stony Field
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
FlimFlan         Sade               29       202       Durance
BartD            Shard              34       198       River of Flame
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30       190       Harrogath
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng          River              26       177       Kurast Docks
Brak             AmpleDextrous      29       176       Lower Kurast
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          26       150       Kurast Docks
English Muffin   Dexalicous         24       147       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          20       128       Sewers Level 2
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Tasdaz           Dexy_Legs          14        92       Dark Wood
Classic Crime    MzDexalot           6        54       Rogue Encampment
Deaddave                             1       Base      Rogue Encampment
ZeN                                  1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Docturnal        Toxaris             1 (RIP) Base      Rogue Encampment
DX               Avoidance           1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor     1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               1       Base      Rogue Encampment
oakienko         Dextress            1        Base      Rogue Encampment


Flexyzon got swarmed by Battlemaid Sarina's pack in the ruined temple and died last night. To be honest I'm not too disappointed as I was losing interest in the character - strength too low to use anyting, mana too low to consistently use Lightning Bolt, life too low to do anything was making it very frustrating. Maybe if I had've reached level 30 and Valkyrie + LF things could've been different.
 
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waflob           DexOrDie           50       331       NM Outer Cloister
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         49       283       NM Inner Cloister
AJK              Dex_Addict         49       279       NM Outer Cloister
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
FlimFlan         Sade               29       202       Durance
BartD            Shard              34       198       River of Flame
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30       190       Harrogath
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng          River              26       177       Kurast Docks
Brak             AmpleDextrous      29       176       Lower Kurast
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          26       150       Kurast Docks
English Muffin   Dexalicous         24       147       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          20       128       Sewers Level 2
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Tasdaz           Dexy_Legs          14        92       Dark Wood
Classic Crime    MzDexalot           6        54       Rogue Encampment
Deaddave                             1       Base      Rogue Encampment
ZeN                                  1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Docturnal        Toxaris             1 (RIP) Base      Rogue Encampment
DX               Avoidance           1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor     1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               1       Base      Rogue Encampment
oakienko         Dextress            1        Base      Rogue Encampment

Well the Unique monsters are starting to get a bit more dangerous! I quested through most of Act 1 NM tonight, there wasn't any NDE's but there are a few stupid moves on my part.

Finally found an ok helm to make my Lore in. The +1 skills is quite nice, the extra chance to pierce is just gravy, along with more D/A/E.

I ran the countess a few times and got an Amn rune so I made my Edge bow. It's a bit slower then the Rogues bow I had but it does a lot more damage. I was debating just upping the Rogues bow but I found an Amn before I found another Sol rune so Edge it was!

I made a Rhyme in a Spiked shield as well, It has slightly less resist then the old shield I was using but has gobs of Faster Block Rate.

I imbued the Demonhide Sash and it rolled with +56 to life and +9 to Strength!!!!! also some Cold and Fire resist, I would have prefered Lighting and Poison resist, but the Life and Strength are just awsome. It is also the reason I'm able to wear the Spiked Shield my Rhyme is now in.

Akara gave me a ring with +45 mana, 24% FR, and Half Freeze Duration for rescuing Cain. the + mana is awsomeness!

My boots and gloves are still junk though, and I'm looking forward to finding something nicer (read: more resists!)

Watch out for the Unique Archer packs on the way to the countess (or anywhere for that matter). I highly recommend tossing a Decoy through the door before you go in yourself.

I'm having a lot of fun with this tournament! I'm not too sure what to expect from the fight with Andy, and Duriel (if I make it that far) will be tough as nails.

-hps
 
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waflob           DexOrDie           50       331       NM Outer Cloister
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         49       283       NM Inner Cloister
AJK              Dex_Addict         49       279       NM Outer Cloister
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan         Sade               31       222       Plains of Despair
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
BartD            Shard              34       198       River of Flame
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30       190       Harrogath
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng          River              26       177       Kurast Docks
Brak             AmpleDextrous      29       176       Lower Kurast
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          26       150       Kurast Docks
English Muffin   Dexalicous         24       147       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          20       128       Sewers Level 2
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Tasdaz           Dexy_Legs          14        92       Dark Wood
Classic Crime    MzDexalot           6        54       Rogue Encampment
Deaddave                             1       Base      Rogue Encampment
ZeN                                  1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Docturnal        Toxaris             1 (RIP) Base      Rogue Encampment
DX               Avoidance           1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor     1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               1       Base      Rogue Encampment
oakienko         Dextress            1        Base      Rogue Encampment


Meph is down, and all he dropped was useless yellows. It was a pretty easy fight, as I just let my merc tank while I fired away with PJ and tossing normal pilums. Went to town a couple of times, but I was only hit once and it did little damage. Izual was easy too, but it was a pain in the *** getting to him. Steelgoad is now gone from my merc, as it was too frustrating now that the monsters did not die after being poisoned. I also bit the bullet and took Valk, which I had not used up to this point. My lightning resist is about 45, so that is good, but FR is about 5 which is bad.
 
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waflob           DexOrDie           50       331       NM Outer Cloister
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         49       283       NM Inner Cloister
AJK              Dex_Addict         49       279       NM Outer Cloister
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan         Sade               31       222       Plains of Despair
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
BartD            Shard              34       198       River of Flame
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30       190       Harrogath
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng          River              26       177       Kurast Docks
Brak             AmpleDextrous      29       176       Lower Kurast
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          26       150       Kurast Docks
English Muffin   Dexalicous         24       147       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          20       128       Sewers Level 2
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Tasdaz           Dexy_Legs          14        92       Dark Wood
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor     9        65       Cold Plains
Classic Crime    MzDexalot           6        54       Rogue Encampment
Deaddave                             1       Base      Rogue Encampment
ZeN                                  1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Docturnal        Toxaris             1 (RIP) Base      Rogue Encampment
DX               Avoidance           1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               1       Base      Rogue Encampment
oakienko         Dextress            1       Base      Rogue Encampment

Hhhmmm, my update seems to have been lost along the way. Adding it back in.
 
Code: 
waflob           DexOrDie           50       331       NM Outer Cloister
AJK              Dex_Addict         52       307       NM Lut Gholein
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         49       283       NM Inner Cloister
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan         Sade               31       222       Plains of Despair
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
BartD            Shard              34       198       River of Flame
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30       190       Harrogath
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng          River              26       177       Kurast Docks
Brak             AmpleDextrous      29       176       Lower Kurast
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          26       150       Kurast Docks
English Muffin   Dexalicous         24       147       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          20       128       Sewers Level 2
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Tasdaz           Dexy_Legs          14        92       Dark Wood
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor     9        65       Cold Plains
Classic Crime    MzDexalot           6        54       Rogue Encampment
Deaddave                             1       Base      Rogue Encampment
ZeN                                  1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Docturnal        Toxaris             1 (RIP) Base      Rogue Encampment
DX               Avoidance           1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               1       Base      Rogue Encampment
oakienko         Dextress            1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Rest in pieces, Andariel. She was one tough chick. That's what you get if you stubbornly refuse to lower the /players setting for a boss fight. My merc stood no chance at all, so I had to fall back on the old run-around-the-pool-and-chuck-poison-from-time-to-time tactic. I also managed to land a few charged strikes in between, but that wasn't too easy. Two direct hits from mylady and I'd be dead. The game of poison, run, strike, rinse, repeat lasted about 15 minutes. This is too long for my taste, so I will very probably go /P1 when I'll fight Duriel.

Luckily, I didn't enter the battlefield unprepared. With the Amn rune I was kindly given by the countess at gunpoint made me a 'Peace' armor. +2 Ama skills really helped my damage output. Together with a pair of +1 jav gloves, 'Lore' and a stack of +1 jav ceremonial javelins, I managed to reach a total of +5 javelin and spear skills.

Now I'm in Act II. Beetles. Guardians. Nasty elemental damage in general. Good thing that I maxed my resists (save poison). I'm actually less scared of Beetle spam than of plain, but very scary, physical damage. Next stop: Radament.
 
Code: 
waflob           DexOrDie           50       331       NM Outer Cloister
AJK              Dex_Addict         52       307       NM Lut Gholein
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         49       283       NM Inner Cloister
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
Bladejj          MsMaxDex           39       272       Crystalline Passage
FlimFlan         Sade               31       222       Plains of Despair
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
BartD            Shard              34       198       River of Flame
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30       190       Harrogath
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng          River              26       177       Kurast Docks
Brak             AmpleDextrous      29       176       Lower Kurast
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          26       150       Kurast Docks
English Muffin   Dexalicous         24       147       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          20       128       Sewers Level 2
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Tasdaz           Dexy_Legs          14        92       Dark Wood
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor     9        65       Cold Plains
Classic Crime    MzDexalot           6        54       Rogue Encampment
Deaddave                             1       Base      Rogue Encampment
ZeN                                  1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Docturnal        Toxaris             1 (RIP) Base      Rogue Encampment
DX               Avoidance           1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               1       Base      Rogue Encampment
oakienko         Dextress            1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Well one of the main reasons that I came back to the forums is tournament. For some reason it really appealed to me. I have started an Amazon a few days ago, as stated in my re-introduction post, and she is progressing wonderfully. She is already level 39 and I just cleared our the Frozen River. I have played most of the game on Players 8, but I just switched to players 6 for Act IV just I don't like running out of mana every 5 seconds.

I had a couple NDEs. One came by a lightning beetle in Act 2, and the other by Diablo and his Chain Lightning. The only hard act boss for me was Duriel because my merc lasted only seconds and my decoy was very weak so I had to do the usual poison and dances him around he 200 times. Other than those two no real problems.

I have a couple notable finds. A couple being Leadcrow light crossbow, Twichthroe Studded Leather, and Tancreds Hobnails; each giving +10 to dex. And then this beauty that Charsi decided to give me....

Glyph Visage
Circlet
Defense: 50
Durability: 35 of 35
Required Level: 22
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 29
Fingerprint: 0xd303b31f
+43 to Mana
+64% Enhanced Defense
+116 to Attack Rating
Damage Reduced by 2
16% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
10% Chance to cast Level 3 Nova when struck

I'm thinking of socketing it but I'm not sure with what yet, probably either health or strength. That is it for, hopefully she'll survive long enough for another udpate.
 
Code: 
waflob           DexOrDie           50       331       NM Outer Cloister
AJK              Dex_Addict         52       307       NM Lut Gholein
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         49       283       NM Inner Cloister
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
Bladejj          MsMaxDex           39       272       Crystalline Passage
BartD            Shard              44       251       Frozen Thundra
FlimFlan         Sade               31       222       Plains of Despair
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30       190       Harrogath
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng          River              26       177       Kurast Docks
Brak             AmpleDextrous      29       176       Lower Kurast
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          26       150       Kurast Docks
English Muffin   Dexalicous         24       147       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          20       128       Sewers Level 2
BartD            Viper              19       117       Catacombs Level 2
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Tasdaz           Dexy_Legs          14        92       Dark Wood
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor     9        65       Cold Plains
Classic Crime    MzDexalot           6        54       Rogue Encampment
Deaddave                             1       Base      Rogue Encampment
ZeN                                  1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Docturnal        Toxaris             1 (RIP) Base      Rogue Encampment
DX               Avoidance           1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               1       Base      Rogue Encampment
oakienko         Dextress            1       Base      Rogue Encampment
Just a small update for Shard, act 4 has been fun so far.

However, I also wanted to try a different path so I have also started Viper who will mostly use poisonous javelins and later a Valkyrie if she survives that far.
 
I've done Andariel and Radament but haven't gotten around to updating the table yet.

The start of lvl 4 was a real scare. A boss pack of zombie things would have been ok, but some IDIOT (merc, I suspect) opened the door and another boss pack of lite ball spitting things joined in. I had to back up a bit and once I realised that I couldn't take them on, I got desperate. I managed to run back into the room, letting them all follow me and then tp out. Ran back via the lvl 2 WP and sorted them out in an orderly fashion. Was lucky that I'm not writing an obituary here :-)

AJK said:
Rest in pieces, Andariel. She was one tough chick. That's what you get if you stubbornly refuse to lower the /players setting for a boss fight. My merc stood no chance at all, so I had to fall back on the old run-around-the-pool-and-chuck-poison-from-time-to-time tactic.
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Absolutely - sounds like we both did the same thing. She dropped a whole bunch of rares, that would have been useful for loads of different chars, but not this one.

Looks like I'd better get my skates on - I can feel hot breath on my neck ...

DelBoy

ps - finally decided to go strafe as backup skill.
pps - 2 useful finds were Spirit Forge (the merc got that) and Hwannins belt



 
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