Glass Cannons -=- The Dexterity Tournament

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Forumname        Charname          Lvl       Dex       Wp
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AJK              Dex_Addict         73       422       Hell Rogue Encampment
waflob           DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
Bladejj          MsMaxDex           55       370       NM Palace Cellar
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         56       324       NM Kurast Docks
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
BartD            Shard              44       251       Frozen Thundra
FlimFlan         Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak             AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng          River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD            Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          29       170       Upper Kurast
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin   Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Severoth         Glass-Cannon       13        96       Stony Fields
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren           Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch         Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
AdvocateDivine   Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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
oakienko         Dextress            1       Base      Rogue Encampment

Played just a little bit and got through all of the desert portions of Act2. Finally got to upgrade my gemmed hunter bow......to a gemmed composite bow :rolleyes:

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Kudos to anyone who knows where my avatar comes from...
 
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Forumname        Charname          Lvl       Dex       Wp
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AJK              Dex_Addict         73       422       Hell Rogue Encampment
waflob           DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
Bladejj          MsMaxDex           55       370       NM Palace Cellar
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         56       324       NM Kurast Docks
BartD            Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan         Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak             AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng          River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD            Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          29       170       Upper Kurast
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin   Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Severoth         Glass-Cannon       13        96       Stony Fields
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren           Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch         Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
AdvocateDivine   Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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
oakienko         Dextress            1       Base      Rogue Encampment
So Shard has prodded her way to Nightmare which is much more difficult... She used to kill most opponents with one hit but not anymore, and the damage is much quicker too so it will be much more dangerous.
 
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Forumname        Charname          Lvl       Dex       Wp
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AJK              Dex_Addict         73       422       Hell Rogue Encampment
waflob           DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
Bladejj          MsMaxDex           55       370       NM Palace Cellar
Hp_Sauce         TehDexAZon         56       324       NM Kurast Docks
BartD            Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab             Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan         Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox          Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint             Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith      Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak             AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Severoth         Glass-Cannon       26       182       Arcane Sanctuary
Freekje          Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng          River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD            Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath       Hot_nDexy          29       170       Upper Kurast
Shadow Druid     Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin   Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS      TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo       GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb             Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo            Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis         Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza        Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Original         Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren           Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch         Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
AdvocateDivine   Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere  Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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
oakienko         Dextress            1       Base      Rogue Encampment

Moved this weekend and didnt get the amount of time I would have liked to on D2 this weekend. Still made some solid progress. Took down Andariel on /players 1 after a full clear of Act1 on /players 8. Currently at the Arcane Sanctuary, doing another full clear at /players 8.
 
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Forumname        Charname          Lvl       Dex       Wp
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AJK                Dex_Addict         73       422       Hell Rogue Encampment
waflob             DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
Bladejj            MsMaxDex           55       370       NM Palace Cellar
Hp_Sauce           TehDexAZon         56       324       NM Kurast Docks
BartD              Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab               Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan           Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox            Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint               Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith        Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak               AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Severoth           Glass-Cannon       26       182       Arcane Sanctuary
Freekje            Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng            River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD              Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath         Hot_nDexy          29       170       Upper Kurast
Shadow Druid       Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin     Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS        TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo         GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb               Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo              Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis           Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza          Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Original           Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren             Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch           Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
Sir Lister Of Smeg Triggerhappy       10        71       Rogue Encampment
AdvocateDivine     Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere    Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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
oakienko           Dextress            1       Base      Rogue Encampment

Not having participated in a tourney in ages, I decided to try and survive this one. My candidate, Triggerhappy, is now resting in the Rogue Encampment before venturing into the Underground Passage. I'm not yet fully decided whether to go the bow or javelin route (crossbows and spears are not realy an option with base strength). So far I only put points in passive and magic skills, four in critical strike, and one each in inner sight and dodge.
 
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AJK                Dex_Addict         73       422       Hell Rogue Encampment
waflob             DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
Bladejj            MsMaxDex           55       370       NM Palace Cellar
Hp_Sauce           TehDexAZon         56       324       NM Kurast Docks
BartD              Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab               Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan           Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox            Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint               Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith        Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak               AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Severoth           Glass-Cannon       26       182       Arcane Sanctuary
Freekje            Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng            River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD              Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath         Hot_nDexy          29 (RIP)  170      Travincal
Shadow Druid       Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin     Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS        TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo         GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb               Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo              Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis           Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza          Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
Original           Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren             Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch           Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
Sir Lister Of Smeg Triggerhappy       10        71       Rogue Encampment
AdvocateDivine     Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere    Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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
oakienko           Dextress            1       Base      Rogue Encampment

DEEDs for Hot_nDexy. Just before attaining level 30, when she would have gotten LF, FA, Valk and Pierce (she had 12 skill points saved.) She was killed by the unique council members as she fought in Travincal. Bad play on my part, I allowed her to get trapped within the outer palace.

Great tourney, it was lots of fun. Good luck to all.
 
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Forumname        Charname          Lvl       Dex       Wp
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AJK                Dex_Addict         73       422       Hell Rogue Encampment
waflob             DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
Bladejj            MsMaxDex           55       370       NM Palace Cellar
Hp_Sauce           TehDexAZon         56       324       NM Kurast Docks
BartD              Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab               Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan           Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox            Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint               Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith        Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak               AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Severoth           Glass-Cannon       26       182       Arcane Sanctuary
Freekje            Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng            River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD              Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath         Hot_nDexy          29 (RIP)  170      Travincal
Shadow Druid       Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin     Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS        TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo         GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb               Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo              Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis           Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza          Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
oakienko           Dextress            20       130      Lut Gholein
Original           Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren             Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch           Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
Sir Lister Of Smeg Triggerhappy       10        71       Rogue Encampment
AdvocateDivine     Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere    Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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

Just beat andy, have come across pelta, blood crescent, stoutnail, bane ash, rare pilum dropped w/ increased stack.
I haven't figured out how I will tackle dury so I'll probably wait til lvl 30 to do so o.o
 
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AJK                Dex_Addict         77       449       Hell Black Marsh
waflob             DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
Bladejj            MsMaxDex           55       370       NM Palace Cellar
Hp_Sauce           TehDexAZon         56       324       NM Kurast Docks
BartD              Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab               Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan           Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox            Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint               Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith        Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak               AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Severoth           Glass-Cannon       26       182       Arcane Sanctuary
Freekje            Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng            River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD              Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath         Hot_nDexy          29 (RIP)  170      Travincal
Shadow Druid       Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin     Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS        TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo         GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb               Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo              Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis           Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza          Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
oakienko           Dextress            20       130      Lut Gholein
Original           Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren             Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch           Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
Sir Lister Of Smeg Triggerhappy       10        71       Rogue Encampment
AdvocateDivine     Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere    Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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
A small update. I leveled until 76 on NM Baal runs (/P5) which proved not too difficult because of my maxed LF. Sometimes I hit upon a pack of gloams, but my evil masterplan of skilling Plague Javelin worked wonders there.

I also ran NM Meph around 10-20 times trying to find a nice leech helmet for the merc, and/or +dex gear for myself. Needless to say, I didn't find any of those. While I did find stuff like Tal's Wrappings, their (too) high strength requirements made me chuck them in a separate stash for other chars. I did manage to complete a triplet of PDiamonds which now rest in a large shield, providing much needed resists now that I'm in Hell.

My merc is still wearing his kit found in Normal. He wears Sigon's hat+plate and an 'Insight' Bill. My next upgrade plan would be 'Smoke' and a life leech helmet. Finding a Sol rune and a nice eth elite polearm would be cool too, but my merc is actually doing fine right now.

I'm also still wearing my 'Peace' armor. I'm going to keep it until the bitter end, because
- it has +2 ama skills,
- it hat CtC lvl. 15 Valkyrie, saving me ~10 hard points to drop into the poison javs,
- I can't wear nice unique armors because of the (lack of) strength.

Currently, after having saved gramps, I'm running the Countess for a while for levels (and bonus runes). The only severe NDE I had was back during NM Meph runs, when I LF'ed a pack of exploder dolls too close like the idiot I am. Could have been deeds, because the visible red was gone in an instant. Live and learn, I guess. It certainly 'encouraged' me to cast decoy a bit more often.

See you at my next update (deeds or act II), and good luck to you folks still among the living.

Edit: some stats, for those interested:

Resists: 60/43/75/68
Life: 385 (gulp!)
Thanks to: a 3PDiamond shield, +26 chromatic ammy, some charms/rings/boots.

Skills/damage:
LF (lvl 25), 1-955
CS (lvl 21), 1-1094 (7 bolts)
Plague Javelin (lvl. 25), 8784-8911 (over 12.6 secs)

Strength: 39
Dex: a lot
Vit: 20
Energy: 25
 
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AJK                Dex_Addict         77       449       Hell Black Marsh
Bladejj            MsMaxDex           63 (RIP) 426       NM Durance of Hate II
waflob             DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
Hp_Sauce           TehDexAZon         56       324       NM Kurast Docks
BartD              Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab               Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan           Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox            Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint               Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith        Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak               AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Severoth           Glass-Cannon       26       182       Arcane Sanctuary
Freekje            Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng            River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD              Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath         Hot_nDexy          29 (RIP)  170      Travincal
Shadow Druid       Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin     Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS        TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo         GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb               Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo              Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis           Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza          Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
oakienko          Dextress            20       130      Lut Gholein
Original           Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren             Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch           Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
Sir Lister Of Smeg Triggerhappy       10        71       Rogue Encampment
AdvocateDivine     Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere    Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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
Sigh...I have been postponing this post for a few days now because didn't want to even think making it. My Amazon, MsMaxDex, has been given her deeds in the Durance of Hate II. I was partly to my own stupidity. I was finishing up my full clear of that area and didn't cast decoy before I entered a room. My brother asked me a question so I got distracted for a second; by the time I turned my head back I was surrounded by little blow up dolls. I was fine for a minute but I knew it was going to end badly. It was like it was in slow motion while my merc/moron was attacking one of the dolls. I knew the second he killed one them I would be posting my deeds, and that’s exactly what happened.

MsMaxDex was level 63 when she died. Some of her stats where

Str: 42 (Up to 74 with strength gear on)
Dex:380
Life: 418 (Pretty good I think)
Fire Rest: 21 (71 with Nokozan Relic, used 99% of the time)
Cold Rest: 36
Light Rest: 66
Poison Rest: 11
Max Dex: 426

She was a killing machine with LF and FA as main attacks. I still had 17 unused skill points when she died (which won’t be helper her now). I had a couple decent finds one of which being a Lem Rune in LK, which I was never able to use. She also found several great charms: + 5 rest all sc 3% faster run/walk; + 30 life + 26 lightning rest gc; + 30 mana +33 life gc. O well she was fun to play, I knew she couldn’t last forever with such little health.

This tourney has pulled be back into D2 though. I came with the intention on just playing this tournament and that would be it. But I think I will now start a Separative Grail of 7 Guardians, one of each clase. But I still got a lot of planning to do. Best of luck AJK on your Amazon and to all the others.
 
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AJK                Dex_Addict         78       454       Hell Lut Gholein
Bladejj            MsMaxDex           63 (RIP) 426       NM Durance of Hate II
waflob             DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
Hp_Sauce           TehDexAZon         56       324       NM Kurast Docks
BartD              Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab               Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan           Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox            Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint               Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith        Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak               AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Severoth           Glass-Cannon       26       182       Arcane Sanctuary
Freekje            Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng            River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD              Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath         Hot_nDexy          29 (RIP)  170      Travincal
Shadow Druid       Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin     Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS        TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo         GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb               Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo              Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis           Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza          Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
oakienko          Dextress            20       130      Lut Gholein
Original           Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren             Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch           Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
Sir Lister Of Smeg Triggerhappy       10        71       Rogue Encampment
AdvocateDivine     Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere    Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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
My condolences, bladejj. As I wrote in my previous post, I suffered a similar accident. Too bad yours turned out to be a fatality...

Anyway, I sneakily snuck in some play time and defeated Andariel. My tactic: keep tanks alive while Charged-Striking her to death. A bit risky, but since Andy found my buddies far more interesting than me, she left me alone while I fried her crispy. Her drops sucked though (not that I'd use a stone of jordan on this char).

I also noticed that my poison tree is actually quite powerful. I didn't have to rely on it before Hell, but now that there's lightning immunity all around me, I'm forced to use my green clouds of stench.
 
bladejj - bummer - sorry to hear that. I really hate dolls - I so hate them ...
AJK - wow - something to chase :-)

Played a bit more and finished Duriel, still on /p 8. Took about 20 trips back to town. The sequence of events was in through the tp, cast plague javelin, cast town portal, cast decoy, switch to bow and strafe away until the valk died (I'd long given up on the merc - just a waste of money reviving him). When the valk died, either recast if possible, or just take the tp back to town, sort out my potions, recast valk and back in. Like I said, took about 20 cycles, but he eventually keeled over (most likely died of old age :-))

Going to act 3 NM next - should be fun.

DelBoy
 
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AJK                Dex_Addict         78       454       Hell Lut Gholein
Bladejj            MsMaxDex           63 (RIP) 426       NM Durance of Hate II
waflob             DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
Hp_Sauce           TehDexAZon         56       324       NM Kurast Docks
BartD              Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab               Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan           Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox            Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint               Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith        Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak               AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Severoth           Glass-Cannon       26       182       Arcane Sanctuary
Freekje            Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng            River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD              Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath         Hot_nDexy          29 (RIP) 170       Travincal
Shadow Druid       Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin     Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS        TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo         GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb               Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo              Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis           Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza          Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
oakienko           Dextress           20       130       Lut Gholein
Sir Lister Of Smeg Triggerhappy       17       109       Jail
Original           Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren             Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch           Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
AdvocateDivine     Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere    Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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

Triggerhappy ventured a little further, very slowly and very carefully, to reach the jail and pass the 100 mark. I did not use any further skill points, but am probably going to focus on javelins with some bow backup. Champion packs are the main danger so far, although lightning enchanted monsters are always nice as well. In addition, I don't think I ever used slow missiles serially, but now before venturing through a doorway, the first thing is slow missiles.

Bladejj, a shame for your passing, but I am surprised anyone got that far. As to AJK, to what dark god of Diablo did you bring you offerings?
 
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AJK                Dex_Addict         78       454       Hell Lut Gholein
Bladejj            MsMaxDex           63 (RIP) 426       NM Durance of Hate II
waflob             DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
Hp_Sauce           TehDexAZon         62       364       NM City of the Damned
BartD              Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab               Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan           Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox            Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint               Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith        Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak               AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Severoth           Glass-Cannon       26       182       Arcane Sanctuary
Freekje            Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng            River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD              Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath         Hot_nDexy          29 (RIP) 170       Travincal
Shadow Druid       Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin     Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS        TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo         GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb               Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo              Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis           Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza          Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
oakienko           Dextress           20       130       Lut Gholein
Sir Lister Of Smeg Triggerhappy       17       109       Jail
Original           Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren             Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch           Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
AdvocateDivine     Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere    Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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

Sorry for your lose there Blade, thats crappy!

Just a little update for myself, I made it through Act 3 and just killed Izual. I haven't actually moved on the chart but my level and dex changed so I updated it.

Nothing too special to not about act 3, it was easier then I thought, though I still loathe it!

Death by NM Diablo tomorrow maybe? or perhaps hephesto will get me first.

-hps

Edit: I played a bit more after I posted and found another Sol rune. I used it to up my merc's battlebranch in hopes that he could help out a bit more. Then I got a Ko rune from the NM Hell forge, I was really hoping for an Um. So I can make a Melody, or a Harmony.... I wonder what I should do with it.

I wish Harmony had some IAS. Maybe I'll find a Fal and I can make an Obedience for my merc! Mind you the Revive charges on Harmony could be useful for boss fights.
 
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AJK                Dex_Addict         78       454       Hell Lut Gholein
Bladejj            MsMaxDex           63 (RIP) 426       NM Durance of Hate II
waflob             DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
Hp_Sauce           TehDexAZon         62       364       NM City of the Damned
BartD              Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab               Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan           Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox            Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint               Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith        Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak               AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Severoth           Glass-Cannon       26       182       Arcane Sanctuary
Freekje            Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng            River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD              Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath         Hot_nDexy          29 (RIP) 170       Travincal
Shadow Druid       Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin     Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS        TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo         GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb               Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo              Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis           Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza          Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
oakienko           Dextress           20       130       Lut Gholein
Sir Lister Of Smeg Triggerhappy       20       124       Lut Gholein
Original           Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren             Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch           Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
AdvocateDivine     Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere    Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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

I finally decided to focus on javelins and put some points in poison and plague javelin. After first wondering what nightmare tortures the Sisters of the Sightless Eye administered in their jail, now overrun by demons, she ventured further and further into the monastery, eventually finding the Maiden Of Anguish in the deepest catacombs. She'd heard that that maiden likes to play with poison and challenged her to a duel of poison throwing. However, she'd cheated slightly by drinking massive amounts of antidote potions, as well as stamina potions to stay out of reach of the demon queen. Then again an ordinary mortal against a demon needs all the help she can get, that's why she was also wearing an amulet of regeneration. After a long game of "poison you, poison me", she was victorious, got a few items, most notably Leadcrow, from Andariel and traveled to Lut Gholein.
 
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AJK                Dex_Addict         81       495       Hell River of Flame
Bladejj            MsMaxDex           63 (RIP) 426       NM Durance of Hate II
waflob             DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
Hp_Sauce           TehDexAZon         62       364       NM City of the Damned
BartD              Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab               Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan           Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox            Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint               Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith        Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak               AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Severoth           Glass-Cannon       26       182       Arcane Sanctuary
Freekje            Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng            River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD              Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath         Hot_nDexy          29 (RIP) 170       Travincal
Shadow Druid       Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin     Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS        TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo         GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb               Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo              Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis           Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza          Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
oakienko           Dextress           20       130       Lut Gholein
Sir Lister Of Smeg Triggerhappy       20       124       Lut Gholein
Original           Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren             Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch           Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
AdvocateDivine     Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere    Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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
Sir Lister of Smeg said:
As to AJK, to what dark god of Diablo did you bring you offerings?
Don't tell anyone, but I made a pact with Pindle. I promised to stop bothering him for a while in exchange for a tip. He whispered to me that I should go with a Prayer merc wielding 'Insight'. I guess that the constant health/mana replenish allowed me to make more mistakes than my low vita warranted.

Anyhow, I put in some quality time today and finished acts II and III. I also made it as far as the Hellforge. Forge gave me Mal. Too bad I can't really use it on my char/merc. I'll just chuck it in my HC roonz stash and make a HC Oath someday (*wishful thinking*).

Some playing impressions:

- I can tank bosses. At least, as long as my merc stays upright. The combined mana/heath regen allows me to stuff the big uglies full of little clouds of static relatively unharmed. This proved to be especially useful in the case of Duriel. The big worm was unimpressed with my merc/valk/shiny decoy, so he always went after me. Good thing I remembered to gulp 16 thawing potions before the fight.

- Flayers stand no chance. Lightning fury made short work of them. Soul killers/fetishes on the other hand, required a bit more patience and good tanks while my bug spray melted their insides.

- I love decoy. Thanks to this skill I made it through the flayer dungeon/durance 1,2 alive. I never really appreciated this skill because the zons I matted were somewhat overpowered (and softcore, duh). Who needs safety when there's no risk involved...

- Gloams don't really hurt. They do sting, but don't one-hit-obliterate me while I wait for my DDT to finish them off.

- Hephastos (Hephasti?) eat mercs alive. Conviction-enhanced Hephasti only need to blink at mercs to make them keel over and die. As you can see in the pic, I used the same tactic to defeat Andy in normal. One poisoned dude running around a lava lake until he dies.

Now I'm ready to kill Diablo. It's nice to know that the only LI's in the chaos sanctuary also die quite swiftly to poison, I might even make it to act V. But first I'll have to run the Pit a while to replenish my stock of purple balls and to raise some resurrection funds.
 
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AJK                Dex_Addict         81       495       Hell River of Flame
Bladejj            MsMaxDex           63 (RIP) 426       NM Durance of Hate II
Hp_Sauce           TehDexAZon         67       409       NM Crystaline Passage
waflob             DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
BartD              Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab               Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan           Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox            Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint               Fione              32       203       Harrogath
zenithsmith        Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak               AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Severoth           Glass-Cannon       26       182       Arcane Sanctuary
Freekje            Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng            River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD              Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath         Hot_nDexy          29 (RIP) 170       Travincal
Shadow Druid       Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin     Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS        TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo         GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb               Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo              Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis           Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza          Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
oakienko           Dextress           20       130       Lut Gholein
Sir Lister Of Smeg Triggerhappy       20       124       Lut Gholein
Original           Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren             Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch           Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
AdvocateDivine     Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere    Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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

@AJK - I'm so impressed with you! I can't believe that you have made it to Hell Diablo. Not in my wildest dreams did I think anyone would make it that far. I mean, I'm impressed with making it as far as I have so far, but my hat goes off to you sir!

I was planning on making a 4os Razor Bow when I made it to larzuk but ended up finding one in the RoF, so now I have a shiny new Harmony bow to deal damage with my Strafe. The result is that I actually do, do some damage now, and I leech back enough mana to use Strafe constantly. However I lost my only sorce of Life Leech when I took off my Edge, so thats not good at all.

The fight with Diablo was much less horrible then my fight with him in Norm, my merc still couldn't go toe to toe with him though.

I just finished rescuing NM Anya. there were Snakes and Gloams on the way to her and I used up more Juv potions then I would have liked to, but hey! I'm still alive!

I'm fairly scared of the Ancients, but other then them I expect it to be smooth sailing. I'm starting to wonder if I should have gone with LF rather then Strafe as my second skill since AJK is doing so well with it. Oh well, too late to go back now!

-hps
 
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AJK                Dex_Addict         81       495       Hell River of Flame
Bladejj            MsMaxDex           63 (RIP) 426       NM Durance of Hate II
Hp_Sauce           TehDexAZon         67       409       NM Crystaline Passage
waflob             DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
BartD              Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab               Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan           Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox            Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint               Fione              32       203       Harrogath
Severoth           Glass-Cannon       28       192       Kurast Docks
zenithsmith        Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak               AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Freekje            Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng            River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD              Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath         Hot_nDexy          29 (RIP) 170       Travincal
Shadow Druid       Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin     Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS        TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo         GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb               Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo              Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis           Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza          Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
oakienko           Dextress           20       130       Lut Gholein
Sir Lister Of Smeg Triggerhappy       20       124       Lut Gholein
Original           Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren             Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch           Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
AdvocateDivine     Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere    Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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

Nothing much to add, killed Duriel without any problems, and moved onto Act 3. Planning to start updating on a pure Act by Act basis. Hoping to get into Nightmare this weekend, still trying to find a balance of computer games and girlfriend now that we live together. :)

EDIT: Just scraped into position #10. Been pretty happy with only one or two NDE's so far that were from clicking on a shrine before I checked what it was. >< One turned a critter into a boss mob and another exploded and left me with 1/3 life fighting mobs. ><
 
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AJK                Dex_Addict         81       495       Hell River of Flame
Hp_Sauce           TehDexAZon         72       434       Hell Cold Plains
Bladejj            MsMaxDex           63 (RIP) 426       NM Durance of Hate II
waflob             DexOrDie           57       388       NM Canyon of the Magi
BartD              Shard              49       309       NM Black Marsh
Naab               Noobwithdex        47 (RIP) 276       Stony field NM
FlimFlan           Sade               33 (RIP) 232       Diablo
Duesnox            Kill_Zone          30 (RIP) 204       Durance of Hate LvL 2
Sint               Fione              32       203       Harrogath
Severoth           Glass-Cannon       28       192       Kurast Docks
zenithsmith        Dawntracker_Dex    30 (OUT) 190       Harrogath
Brak               AmpleDextrous      30       185       Travincal
Freekje            Aiming_Arrow       29 (RIP) 179       River of Flame
atigdng            River              26       177       Kurast Docks
BartD              Viper              30       177       Kurast Bazaar
Quickdeath         Hot_nDexy          29 (RIP) 170       Travincal
Shadow Druid       Flexyzon           28 (RIP) 170       Kurast Bazaar
English Muffin     Dexalicous         26       166       Kurast Docks
SeeiN2StarS        TP-Dexy            27 (RIP) 161       Flayer Jungle
EmperorMoo         GottaBeLucky       28 (RIP) 158       Flayer Jungle
Milb               Nirvana            24       152       Canyon of the Magi
Toppo              Dexa               24 (RIP) 150       Meph
Mursilis           Yoga_Instructor    24       149       Arcane Sanctuary
PetePizza          Ballet             21 (RIP)   ?       Canyon of the Magi
oakienko           Dextress           20       130       Lut Gholein
Sir Lister Of Smeg Triggerhappy       20       124       Lut Gholein
Original           Dexy               14        95       Dark Wood
Barren             Golly-MissMolly    12        83       Dark Woods
lpblasch           Glassazon          13 (RIP)  85       Dark Wood
AdvocateDivine     Balista             8 (OUT)  60       Stony Fields
Raistlin_Majere    Dexya               7 (RIP)  56       Stony Fields
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

TehDexAZon is now a conqueror

Well I encountered a Conviction LE Hell Lord in the Ancients Way that gave me my latest NDE and it was a good one. As soon as I realized what he was I started to run away but a couple of his bolts got me anyway. I survived though, which is what matters.

My first try with the Ancients wasn't too bad really but the leaper locked on to me and kept following me around. It was annoying enough that I tried re-rolling them, but it was useless he still just followed me around. So I spent most of the fight running in circles while my Merc and Valk killed the other 2, I stopped to throw Poison Jav's when I could.

Baal's minions weren't anything special, Freezing Arrow kept them all under control, and Baal himself wasn't that tough either. He tele'd on top of me once and got a melee off which took about 3/4 of my health, I wouldn't consider it a NDE though. He put his clone up twice but both times we (me, merc, and valk) were pretty much able to just move and ignore the clone

my resists are terrable in Hell. I considered running the nm countess until I got a Lum so I could make a smoke but decided that was insanity. Then I decided I would settle for a 3os armour with Ral Thul Ort in it. Of course I haven't found a 3os armour yet.

I've had enough of NM and have moved onto Hell despite my lowish level. I figure 2nd place is a pretty good place to die, and if I'm going to die 2 or 3 levels wont make much difference. I do think I'm going to die, my merc doesn't tank well at the moment, he needs some PDR or something.

Anyway, wish me luck! Oh, and here is an older picture of me in the nm maggot layer. It's showing how useful my merc is. You will see my Valk and I are fighting a Unique pack of monsters while he is hiding up in the right hand corner taking credit for our work.

-hps
 
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