How to do pidleskin runs
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The Lord of Darkness
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Re: How to do pidleskin runs
If you want to run Pindle and Baal, I wouldn't even mess with Nihlathak. I'm not sure but I think the portal closes if you pick up the Halls of Pain wp. Nihlathak has nothing to do with Baal anyways, just take out the Ancients to get to WSK.
If you want to run Pindle and Baal, I wouldn't even mess with Nihlathak. I'm not sure but I think the portal closes if you pick up the Halls of Pain wp. Nihlathak has nothing to do with Baal anyways, just take out the Ancients to get to WSK.
sirpoopsalot
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Re: How to do pidleskin runs
Most people don't bother with completing the Nihlathak quest. If the quest isn't completed the portal next to Anya will stay open.
The alternative if you want to finish the Nihl. quest is to NOT collect the Halls of Pain waypoint. The portal will also stay open if you haven't collected the waypoint.
If you collect the waypoint AND kill Nihlathak, the portal will be permanently closed.
Most people don't bother with completing the Nihlathak quest. If the quest isn't completed the portal next to Anya will stay open.
The alternative if you want to finish the Nihl. quest is to NOT collect the Halls of Pain waypoint. The portal will also stay open if you haven't collected the waypoint.
If you collect the waypoint AND kill Nihlathak, the portal will be permanently closed.
Re: How to do pidleskin runs
Walk trought the red portal by anya and shoot him in the face
Please forgive me for useless post. Drunjk posting :wink:
Walk trought the red portal by anya and shoot him in the face
Now that's a ambitoius task. 2 instances running different targets simoultaneously
Please forgive me for useless post. Drunjk posting :wink:
bradley_turner
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lol, great post
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Walk trought the red portal by anya and shoot him in the face
Now that's a ambitoius task. 2 instances running different targets simoultaneously
Please forgive me for useless post. Drunjk posting :wink:
lol, great post
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Re: How to do pidleskin runs
I never touch the "halls of Pain" portal with my Necromancer. I find Pindle runs to be milk runs for a Summonancer. Have your Army. And, your spell set to casting Bone Warrior just before stepping through the red portal. the split second you step through. Cast BW summons on the zombies on the ground as quickly as you can. You can wipe out about half of them beforehand.
once the outer area is cleared. Send in golem followed by your crew to finish off Pindle. Close off with Bonewall and cast curse of choice and revives as needed. Works perfectly as long as you can use the red portal.
Bowazon is good to. Step to the right next to brush after entering portal. Cast Decoy and Valk out a good ways.(Takes practice. It's an art, not a science) Then blast away with Freezing arrow and recast Decoy as needed.
Then cast decoy/Valk in with Pindle crew followed by more Freezing arrows.
Hmm. I recall that Assassin has a trap that destroys dead bodies similar to CE. Wonder if she could do something similar to my Necros Summon tactic on them?? That could be an interesting experiment.
I never touch the "halls of Pain" portal with my Necromancer. I find Pindle runs to be milk runs for a Summonancer. Have your Army. And, your spell set to casting Bone Warrior just before stepping through the red portal. the split second you step through. Cast BW summons on the zombies on the ground as quickly as you can. You can wipe out about half of them beforehand.
once the outer area is cleared. Send in golem followed by your crew to finish off Pindle. Close off with Bonewall and cast curse of choice and revives as needed. Works perfectly as long as you can use the red portal.
Bowazon is good to. Step to the right next to brush after entering portal. Cast Decoy and Valk out a good ways.(Takes practice. It's an art, not a science) Then blast away with Freezing arrow and recast Decoy as needed.
Then cast decoy/Valk in with Pindle crew followed by more Freezing arrows.
Hmm. I recall that Assassin has a trap that destroys dead bodies similar to CE. Wonder if she could do something similar to my Necros Summon tactic on them?? That could be an interesting experiment.
Re: How to do pidleskin runs
IIRC, the undead in Pindle's garden always spawn CI on Hell difficulty. The way I run Pindle is by getting to him really fast before the guys in the garden wake up. This, though, might get tricky if Pindi himself spawns CI, it takes more time to kill him, which means you have to watch your back for the undead in the garden. Usually a well placed decoy takes care of that.
IIRC, the undead in Pindle's garden always spawn CI on Hell difficulty. The way I run Pindle is by getting to him really fast before the guys in the garden wake up. This, though, might get tricky if Pindi himself spawns CI, it takes more time to kill him, which means you have to watch your back for the undead in the garden. Usually a well placed decoy takes care of that.
Re: How to do pidleskin runs
As several have said above, you can complete the quest and keep the portal open as long as you do not collect the WP in his temple.
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Bone Warrior? Is that raise skeleton? I always hit Pindle with my Fishymancer - and I raise my army with the corpses in his garden. I usually get most of my skellies and perhaps a skeleton mage or two before they all wake up. My army quickly disposes of them, and I either raise the rest of my army (mages) with the corpse, or just go get Pindle (teleport in with a staff that has charges [on weapon switch]).
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As several have said above, you can complete the quest and keep the portal open as long as you do not collect the WP in his temple.
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Bone Warrior? Is that raise skeleton? I always hit Pindle with my Fishymancer - and I raise my army with the corpses in his garden. I usually get most of my skellies and perhaps a skeleton mage or two before they all wake up. My army quickly disposes of them, and I either raise the rest of my army (mages) with the corpse, or just go get Pindle (teleport in with a staff that has charges [on weapon switch]).
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Re: How to do pidleskin runs
Good information. I remembered something like that, but I wasn't sure which waypoint was involved. Luckily, I never found the Halls of Pain waypoint in my current game, so the portal wasn't closed.
I just finished the Nihlathak quest in Normal difficulty with my summoner/fire druid. Pindleskin gave me a Kuko Shakaku Cedar Bow. A pretty neat item on my lvl 35 druid.
Good information. I remembered something like that, but I wasn't sure which waypoint was involved. Luckily, I never found the Halls of Pain waypoint in my current game, so the portal wasn't closed.
I just finished the Nihlathak quest in Normal difficulty with my summoner/fire druid. Pindleskin gave me a Kuko Shakaku Cedar Bow. A pretty neat item on my lvl 35 druid.
Re: How to do pidleskin runs
Unless you need to use the bodies in the garden, necro skellies, or play a sorcie, buy a staff with tele charges and tele straight to pindle, takes 2. Kill him and his boys quick, grab what you want, save and exit. Repeat. A run should be 30 - 40 sec. Clearing the garden takes too much time.
Unless you need to use the bodies in the garden, necro skellies, or play a sorcie, buy a staff with tele charges and tele straight to pindle, takes 2. Kill him and his boys quick, grab what you want, save and exit. Repeat. A run should be 30 - 40 sec. Clearing the garden takes too much time.