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azn_apocalypse
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AllBlues attempted to go through the rest of Act 5 NM today, and it was a very good day indeed for him.
The fun started in the first set of ice caves, when a Platinum Ring of the Locust (6% ll, 115 AR) dropped. This was a very good item indeed, but almost right after that I found a Keeper's Amulet (+3 summon skills)! :clap: This ammy was good enough on its own, but I was also lucky enough to stumble across a lot of skill shrines, many of them close to WPs. This enabled me to cast my summons at ridiculous levels (HoW at level 28!) With HoW and Grizzly buffed up, progress was quick through most of Act 5.
I rescued Anya (her "reward" was even worse than the one she gave in Normal), and proceeded to Nilithak. I managed to avoid drawing bugged vipers, and instead got skeleton cold archers, flayers/shamans, and defilers in the Halls of Vaught. These, and their master, fell easily. I continued to get good monster rolls throughout the rest of the ice caves/tundras. A few abominables, claw vipers (the bone spear ones), and cold-wielding bone mages were the highlights.
At last I reached NM Ancients. Although I had dominated everything before this point, this was not an easy battle. I remembered to set /players 1 before I clicked the Altar, but only after I entered the Summit...I'm not sure if that caused them to spawn as /players 8. In any case, they seemed to have a lot of life, and my merc kept dying because I would often run out of potions before the battle was over. I must have rerolled them over 30 times. Finally, I got a good roll (Teleportation/Extra Fast/Magic Resistant I think) and I was able to dispatch them.
In the WSK, I had a NDE when I got impatient and stupidly tried to run through the Keep, not killing anything. The game was still on /players 8, and I got stuck in a pack of Invaders and Flayers with Vampires shooting fireballs at me. The Invaders were the worst because when they hit me they would chill me. Frantically quaffing potions, I manage to create a TP, kill something (a Flayer, I think) that was blocking it, and escape. I think if I had not had Thawing potions in my belt, I would have died.
That was the worst of it. After this I set /players 4 and ran the rest of the Keep, including Baal himself at /players 1. I didn't encounter any Oblivion Knights. Then I went back and did Cows, also at /players 1. The Cow King spawned almost right next to the red portal (two or three packs away). I also killed one random boss while I was there. Shockwave was pretty darn useful on that level.
New Gear (all shopped from Larzuk):
Weapon: Cruel War Scythe of Swiftness (258%, 30% IAS).
Armor: Godly Sharktooth Armor of the Colossus (756 def) -> 2K werebear def. Also gives my entire char a stylish red hue (see avatar).
Merc Weapon: Cruel Pike (299%)
Merc Helm: Artisans Mask (34% ed, +8 str some lite dmg and lite res)
So, I'm ready to proceed into Hell difficulty. I haven't decided what to socket yet, but will probably go with the Feral Wolf Head. Would it be worth putting an IAS jewel in there? (I know IAS on weapons is better, but I'm not sure exactly what the difference is).
AllBlues
Level 73 = -73
Quests = 27 * 2 * 2 = 108
WPs = 39 * 2 = 78
CK = 6
Score = 119
The fun started in the first set of ice caves, when a Platinum Ring of the Locust (6% ll, 115 AR) dropped. This was a very good item indeed, but almost right after that I found a Keeper's Amulet (+3 summon skills)! :clap: This ammy was good enough on its own, but I was also lucky enough to stumble across a lot of skill shrines, many of them close to WPs. This enabled me to cast my summons at ridiculous levels (HoW at level 28!) With HoW and Grizzly buffed up, progress was quick through most of Act 5.
I rescued Anya (her "reward" was even worse than the one she gave in Normal), and proceeded to Nilithak. I managed to avoid drawing bugged vipers, and instead got skeleton cold archers, flayers/shamans, and defilers in the Halls of Vaught. These, and their master, fell easily. I continued to get good monster rolls throughout the rest of the ice caves/tundras. A few abominables, claw vipers (the bone spear ones), and cold-wielding bone mages were the highlights.
At last I reached NM Ancients. Although I had dominated everything before this point, this was not an easy battle. I remembered to set /players 1 before I clicked the Altar, but only after I entered the Summit...I'm not sure if that caused them to spawn as /players 8. In any case, they seemed to have a lot of life, and my merc kept dying because I would often run out of potions before the battle was over. I must have rerolled them over 30 times. Finally, I got a good roll (Teleportation/Extra Fast/Magic Resistant I think) and I was able to dispatch them.
In the WSK, I had a NDE when I got impatient and stupidly tried to run through the Keep, not killing anything. The game was still on /players 8, and I got stuck in a pack of Invaders and Flayers with Vampires shooting fireballs at me. The Invaders were the worst because when they hit me they would chill me. Frantically quaffing potions, I manage to create a TP, kill something (a Flayer, I think) that was blocking it, and escape. I think if I had not had Thawing potions in my belt, I would have died.
That was the worst of it. After this I set /players 4 and ran the rest of the Keep, including Baal himself at /players 1. I didn't encounter any Oblivion Knights. Then I went back and did Cows, also at /players 1. The Cow King spawned almost right next to the red portal (two or three packs away). I also killed one random boss while I was there. Shockwave was pretty darn useful on that level.
New Gear (all shopped from Larzuk):
Weapon: Cruel War Scythe of Swiftness (258%, 30% IAS).
Armor: Godly Sharktooth Armor of the Colossus (756 def) -> 2K werebear def. Also gives my entire char a stylish red hue (see avatar).
Merc Weapon: Cruel Pike (299%)
Merc Helm: Artisans Mask (34% ed, +8 str some lite dmg and lite res)
So, I'm ready to proceed into Hell difficulty. I haven't decided what to socket yet, but will probably go with the Feral Wolf Head. Would it be worth putting an IAS jewel in there? (I know IAS on weapons is better, but I'm not sure exactly what the difference is).
AllBlues
Level 73 = -73
Quests = 27 * 2 * 2 = 108
WPs = 39 * 2 = 78
CK = 6
Score = 119
azn_apocalypse
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Code:
Blue_Movie Frenzy axe barb 62 A1/Hell Dune6836 127
AllBlues Werebear 73 A1/Hell azn_apocalypse 119
BlueLight LS 'zon 62 A5/NM Cormallon 107
Artemis GoMoLeeMancer 41 A2/NM Kool69 93
Kul_IronMan IronBarb 50 A3/NM KultharSavus 89
Aimee MA Assassin 60 A3/NM jiansonz 79
True_Blue Paladin 45 A2/NM Hoop76 74
Indigo Lin Lightning Zon 52 A1/NM Insane Wayne 57
Aquis Martyr 32 A5/Norm Swivelguy2 54
Bluemoon Rabid wolf 43 A1/NM jgreg7 54
Blueskunk Barbarian 34 A5/Norm skunkbelly 51
Bluebird Phoenix Assy 53 A1/NM GreyEagle 43
Blue_Shadow Avenger 29 A4/Norm Ter 39
DedoMraz HF/HS Paladin 26 A3/Norm Kugel 23
BlueCrusader Berserker 28 A3/Norm ImmortalSlayer 23
Moody_blues Werebear 22 A3/Norm Tasdaz 21
Illuminatus Cleric 24 A2/Norm Summoned 16
SirFreezeALot FrostZealot 24 A2/Norm ComeOutAndPlay 14
Ploppy_TheBlue Meleeassy 25 A2/Norm DX 13
BlueMind Tesladin 15 A2/Norm greenmind 7
Brack Golemmancer 19 A2/Norm Jake_b74 6
EdCookieJarvis LanceBarb 16 A2/Norm ScarsOfTomorrow 6
Harris.C.Long WW Druid 19 A2/Norm sirpoopsalot 5
Roland HF Paladin 18 A2/Norm Ashmer Amadeus 4
DeadMeat Tesladin 18 A2/Norm FodderCannoned 4
Red PStrike Sin 18 A2/Norm Kirbybabo 4
Electric_blues Tesladin 18 A2/Norm Rugruth 4
Valkyrie Fendazon 20 A2/Norm Flayed One 2
GrandmaMcgee Enchantress 1 A1/Norm GrandmasAreYummy 0
Fritz Berserker 1 A1/Norm Thadar 0
BillTheBlue Conc/WW 1 A1/Norm Johney 0
Nugay Fireclaw bear 1 A1/Norm Hrus 0
OxDEADBEEF WWBarb 1 A1/Norm JicamaEater 0
Blue HF Paladin 1 A1/Norm bradley_turner 0
PokingIsGood Spearzon 1 A1/Norm GodofWar 0
BlueSummoner PureSummon 1 A1/Norm atigdng 0
BleuCheese Shadow Assasin 1 A1/Norm Hephaestus 0
t3h_Justan Paladin 1 A1/Norm carrothers 0
Worg furywolf 1 A1/Norm arramor 0
LenaPH Melee Sorc 1 A1/Norm Nacaa 0
CapnWhiteMullet Venom/Jail 1 A1/Norm #endgame 0
Phoenix Assy 1 A1/Norm Mordalles 0
BigTarget MA Assassin 8 A1/Norm HarleyWulf -1
VanillaIce FrostZealot 14 A1/Norm hoidoimenoi -3
gerberkid FURYWOLF 14 A1/Norm g3rb -4
BlueBeast werebear 10 A1/Norm martinkingss -4
Ogg Iron Barb 11 A1/Norm Wonko the Sane -4
Fallen Heroes:
Colbalta PS Assasin 67 A5/NM crazy_bear 108
OneFingaPushup TS/DT 'sin 53 A3/NM skoolbus 90 R.I.P.
Bluedgeon HF Paladin 56 A2/NM Hiedran 67 R.I.P.
Foebuyl Shadow Assasin 45 A1/NM Sint 65 R.I.P.
AzureSky Bash&ShoutBarb 48 A1/NM Quickdeath 51 R.I.P.
Smurfette Amazon 27 A4/Norm PetePizza 43 R.I.P.
CobraClaw Assassin 30 A4/Norm PatB 40 R.I.P.
Wizardhawk_blue LS Amazon 30 A4/Norm Wizardhawk R.I.P.
Hysteria ES Enchantress ? A4/Norm Docturnal R.I.P.
SapphireClaw "Shadowwalker" 25 A2/Norm San 15 R.I.P.
Bluey LightningZon 23 A1/Norm Gaz 15 R.I.P.
EtherDragon Dragoness 24 A2/Norm Quietus 14 R.I.P.
Blue_Velvet Assassin 25 A2/Norm Gimli 4 R.I.P.
Bembo Frenzy Barb 20 A2/Norm Vanai R.I.P.
Azul Jumpbarb 14 A1/Norm Saucy R.I.P.
BluePoker Spearzon ? A1/Norm Wolron R.I.P.Updated the table.
jiansonz
New member
R.I.P. Mephisto, Diablo and Shenk. Sorry you got so pwned... 
Yes, this is a powerful character, and since I don´t care about MF, her gear is actually stronger than usual for me at this stage.
Chaos Sanctuary was certainly a change of pace. Even before we reached the entrance to it (and still had loads of maggots to kill), we were greeted by an OB Knight boss and his buddies. Brom got IMed and died. I decided that trying to keep him alive would be a waste of money and time. This character doesn´t really need a merc. When Brom woke up again, he was surprised to see that he was back in his home village.
I finally gambled a life stealing circlet for him. Looking back on it, I am actually pleased that I didn´t gamble one earlier, because it would likely have been a 4-5 % one with no prefix. The one I got (see below) is awesome! I am likely to use the socketing reward on it, because it will stay with me for the rest of the game.
Our gear is really coming together nicely. This is how it looks like now:
Aimee
* Kenshi´s Circlet of Worth (+3 min damage)
* Kenshi´s Amulet
* Cruel Blade Talons of the Vampire (+285% ED; 8%)
* Mechanic´s Studded Leather of the Whale with 2 jewels: lightning resist 28, +4 DEX, +95 life)
* Aimee´s Russet Tower Shield of Deflecting with 2x PSapphire (14)
* Coral Heavy Gloves of Alacrity (23)
* Coral Ring of Skill (26/5) (made with the Coral ring recipe)
* Cobalt Plated Belt of the Squid (29/70)
* Garnet Ring of Energy (28/1)
* Amber Mesh Boots of Nova Shield (31)
* Shadow Wrist Blade
* Shadow Hatchet Hands of the Glacier
(for buffing Burst of Speed, Fade and Shadow Master)
Brom
* Chromatic Circlet of the Locust (28/6%) :clap:
* Ferocious Dacian Falx (+195% ED)
* Jeweler´s Gothic Plate with 4 jewels: +15% IAS, +15% damage, adds 10-11 damage, poison resist 11, cold resist 12
All the MA +skills gives Aimee a second kick with DTalon. That is a useful tool if I really want to release some charges NOW. I get two chances with >100% AR bonus.
Destroyer Aimee
Level: 67
Next area: Frigid Highlands, NM
Score: 105 pts.
Yes, this is a powerful character, and since I don´t care about MF, her gear is actually stronger than usual for me at this stage.
Chaos Sanctuary was certainly a change of pace. Even before we reached the entrance to it (and still had loads of maggots to kill), we were greeted by an OB Knight boss and his buddies. Brom got IMed and died. I decided that trying to keep him alive would be a waste of money and time. This character doesn´t really need a merc. When Brom woke up again, he was surprised to see that he was back in his home village.
I finally gambled a life stealing circlet for him. Looking back on it, I am actually pleased that I didn´t gamble one earlier, because it would likely have been a 4-5 % one with no prefix. The one I got (see below) is awesome! I am likely to use the socketing reward on it, because it will stay with me for the rest of the game.
Our gear is really coming together nicely. This is how it looks like now:
Aimee
* Kenshi´s Circlet of Worth (+3 min damage)
* Kenshi´s Amulet
* Cruel Blade Talons of the Vampire (+285% ED; 8%)
* Mechanic´s Studded Leather of the Whale with 2 jewels: lightning resist 28, +4 DEX, +95 life)
* Aimee´s Russet Tower Shield of Deflecting with 2x PSapphire (14)
* Coral Heavy Gloves of Alacrity (23)
* Coral Ring of Skill (26/5) (made with the Coral ring recipe)
* Cobalt Plated Belt of the Squid (29/70)
* Garnet Ring of Energy (28/1)
* Amber Mesh Boots of Nova Shield (31)
* Shadow Wrist Blade
* Shadow Hatchet Hands of the Glacier
(for buffing Burst of Speed, Fade and Shadow Master)
Brom
* Chromatic Circlet of the Locust (28/6%) :clap:
* Ferocious Dacian Falx (+195% ED)
* Jeweler´s Gothic Plate with 4 jewels: +15% IAS, +15% damage, adds 10-11 damage, poison resist 11, cold resist 12
All the MA +skills gives Aimee a second kick with DTalon. That is a useful tool if I really want to release some charges NOW. I get two chances with >100% AR bonus.
Destroyer Aimee
Level: 67
Next area: Frigid Highlands, NM
Score: 105 pts.
Well, BlueLight is still alive and just cleared the Crystalline Passage. She will free Anya later on. I didn't count points, there isn't much that changed... got levels and WPs, almost the same amount of each.
I tried to optimize my equip even more, focusing on resists. A lot of time has been spent at Malah or Larzuk, but I didn't get anything worth mentioning. I thought I should be able to shop for +skill tree javelins, but never saw any ... just +1 amazon skills, nothing better. Must check availability at all... or is it just bad luck? Larzuk didn't offer me a +res mage plate, too. I have about 1.2mil gold in stash, good for gambling about 10 coronets waiting for +skill tree there as well. I need something to spend the socket quest on it, and I need the sockets on myself, not the merc... at least that's what my plan says. More time needed for shopping...
I tried to optimize my equip even more, focusing on resists. A lot of time has been spent at Malah or Larzuk, but I didn't get anything worth mentioning. I thought I should be able to shop for +skill tree javelins, but never saw any ... just +1 amazon skills, nothing better. Must check availability at all... or is it just bad luck? Larzuk didn't offer me a +res mage plate, too. I have about 1.2mil gold in stash, good for gambling about 10 coronets waiting for +skill tree there as well. I need something to spend the socket quest on it, and I need the sockets on myself, not the merc... at least that's what my plan says. More time needed for shopping...
Code:
Blue_Movie Frenzy axe barb 62 A1/Hell Dune6836 127
AllBlues Werebear 73 A1/Hell azn_apocalypse 119
BlueLight LS 'zon 62 A5/NM Cormallon 107
Artemis GoMoLeeMancer 41 A2/NM Kool69 93
Kul_IronMan IronBarb 50 A3/NM KultharSavus 89
Aimee MA Assassin 60 A3/NM jiansonz 79
True_Blue Paladin 45 A2/NM Hoop76 74
Blue_Shadow Avenger 35 A1/NM Ter 62
Indigo Lin Lightning Zon 52 A1/NM Insane Wayne 57
Aquis Martyr 32 A5/Norm Swivelguy2 54
Bluemoon Rabid wolf 43 A1/NM jgreg7 54
Blueskunk Barbarian 34 A5/Norm skunkbelly 51
Bluebird Phoenix Assy 53 A1/NM GreyEagle 43
DedoMraz HF/HS Paladin 26 A3/Norm Kugel 23
BlueCrusader Berserker 28 A3/Norm ImmortalSlayer 23
Moody_blues Werebear 22 A3/Norm Tasdaz 21
Illuminatus Cleric 24 A2/Norm Summoned 16
SirFreezeALot FrostZealot 24 A2/Norm ComeOutAndPlay 14
Ploppy_TheBlue Meleeassy 25 A2/Norm DX 13
BlueMind Tesladin 15 A2/Norm greenmind 7
Brack Golemmancer 19 A2/Norm Jake_b74 6
EdCookieJarvis LanceBarb 16 A2/Norm ScarsOfTomorrow 6
Harris.C.Long WW Druid 19 A2/Norm sirpoopsalot 5
Roland HF Paladin 18 A2/Norm Ashmer Amadeus 4
DeadMeat Tesladin 18 A2/Norm FodderCannoned 4
Red PStrike Sin 18 A2/Norm Kirbybabo 4
Electric_blues Tesladin 18 A2/Norm Rugruth 4
Valkyrie Fendazon 20 A2/Norm Flayed One 2
GrandmaMcgee Enchantress 1 A1/Norm GrandmasAreYummy 0
Fritz Berserker 1 A1/Norm Thadar 0
BillTheBlue Conc/WW 1 A1/Norm Johney 0
Nugay Fireclaw bear 1 A1/Norm Hrus 0
OxDEADBEEF WWBarb 1 A1/Norm JicamaEater 0
Blue HF Paladin 1 A1/Norm bradley_turner 0
PokingIsGood Spearzon 1 A1/Norm GodofWar 0
BlueSummoner PureSummon 1 A1/Norm atigdng 0
BleuCheese Shadow Assasin 1 A1/Norm Hephaestus 0
t3h_Justan Paladin 1 A1/Norm carrothers 0
Worg furywolf 1 A1/Norm arramor 0
LenaPH Melee Sorc 1 A1/Norm Nacaa 0
CapnWhiteMullet Venom/Jail 1 A1/Norm #endgame 0
Phoenix Assy 1 A1/Norm Mordalles 0
BigTarget MA Assassin 8 A1/Norm HarleyWulf -1
VanillaIce FrostZealot 14 A1/Norm hoidoimenoi -3
gerberkid FURYWOLF 14 A1/Norm g3rb -4
BlueBeast werebear 10 A1/Norm martinkingss -4
Ogg Iron Barb 11 A1/Norm Wonko the Sane -4
Fallen Heroes:
Colbalta PS Assasin 67 A5/NM crazy_bear 108
OneFingaPushup TS/DT 'sin 53 A3/NM skoolbus 90 R.I.P.
Bluedgeon HF Paladin 56 A2/NM Hiedran 67 R.I.P.
Foebuyl Shadow Assasin 45 A1/NM Sint 65 R.I.P.
AzureSky Bash&ShoutBarb 48 A1/NM Quickdeath 51 R.I.P.
Smurfette Amazon 27 A4/Norm PetePizza 43 R.I.P.
CobraClaw Assassin 30 A4/Norm PatB 40 R.I.P.
Wizardhawk_blue LS Amazon 30 A4/Norm Wizardhawk R.I.P.
Hysteria ES Enchantress ? A4/Norm Docturnal R.I.P.
SapphireClaw "Shadowwalker" 25 A2/Norm San 15 R.I.P.
Bluey LightningZon 23 A1/Norm Gaz 15 R.I.P.
EtherDragon Dragoness 24 A2/Norm Quietus 14 R.I.P.
Blue_Velvet Assassin 25 A2/Norm Gimli 4 R.I.P.
Bembo Frenzy Barb 20 A2/Norm Vanai R.I.P.
Azul Jumpbarb 14 A1/Norm Saucy R.I.P.
BluePoker Spearzon ? A1/Norm Wolron R.I.P.Blue_Shadow made it through the frame freeze while fighting baal and had little trouble with the old Cow King though he is sorely lacking in Mana Leech which means he needed about 15 Greater Mana pots to find and kill the king...only to find some rares he couldn't use anyway.
Quests completed 28
Waypoints found 40 (counting the Rogue in NM)
Character Level 35
Total score 28*2+40-34 = 62
on to Nightmare
Updated the table with my score
First Update, been awhile, just moved too so had no time. I also changed names to Experimental...
Experimental lvl 21 In act 2 now, going really well at p4 slaughtering everything in my path, Dire wolves are doing just fine now, and getting a few points in HotW also helps with my damage and ar. I mostly just sit back and recast where needed though.
Quests done 7 *2
wps found 15 (up till Far Oasis)
clvl -21
Total points 8 If I am not doing this right let me know. Also I don't want to ruin the code so if someone could put me in that would be great.
Does anyone know what clvl is required to start cubing rings or amulets with + to skills? Using the 3 ring or 3 amulet recipe?
Ok thanks Jiansonz!
Experimental lvl 21 In act 2 now, going really well at p4 slaughtering everything in my path, Dire wolves are doing just fine now, and getting a few points in HotW also helps with my damage and ar. I mostly just sit back and recast where needed though.
Quests done 7 *2
wps found 15 (up till Far Oasis)
clvl -21
Total points 8 If I am not doing this right let me know. Also I don't want to ruin the code so if someone could put me in that would be great.
Does anyone know what clvl is required to start cubing rings or amulets with + to skills? Using the 3 ring or 3 amulet recipe?
Ok thanks Jiansonz!
what worried us most when we entered tristram wasnt the almost instant amp damage we picked up, nor the huge number of assorted monsters that were waiting for us. it wasnt even the bad smell so much, no, what caused us the most consternation was the fact that jemali and i were the only 2 beings in town who didnt have a might aura. we decided that we didnt care if tristram was overrun or not, since everyone was dead anyway. i ran through the gap in the houses, tagged cains cage and portled to town.
i dont think i have ever beaten cain to town before.
We stood for a while outside the tower. jemali mentioned, in passing, that he knew where gheed kept his stash, and that we could just return to camp and chill. then he remembered that he needed something to impress charsi, so we entered.
the ghosts werent nearly as bad as i had feared. jemali's amp damage fired just often enough to break them down. It was the archers that were really scary. we had several nde's from a combination of chill, amp damage, and multishot. we full cleared the first 2 levels, but after a run in with a stone skin,extra fast, amp cursed, pi, fe/li boss pack of archers, we picked up our heals a little.
level 5 had a boss pack of archers and another of ghosts. we ran past them and they didnt follow us into the last room.
the countess was alone in there. her pack fell quickly and i backed off to let jemali take the fe blast.
she dropped a el and a tir. but i didnt really care.
next stop andarial.
i have been running lower kurast at players8 in NM. i usually get between 150k and 350k gold per run and lots of gems, charms, rejuvs and jewels.
have made several small improvments to my equipment. the most useful being 2 echoing weapons for switch.
my life is now approaching 3k.
i have also taken down the NM cowking. all it took was for him to be near to the red portal. i didnt try to kill any others in there.
so blue_movie is now clvl71.
96 for norm
96 for NM
4*2 for quests
5*1 for wp's
less 71 for clvl= 134
will update table if i make it to act2.
gg azn_apocalypse, welcome to hell...
i dont think i have ever beaten cain to town before.
We stood for a while outside the tower. jemali mentioned, in passing, that he knew where gheed kept his stash, and that we could just return to camp and chill. then he remembered that he needed something to impress charsi, so we entered.
the ghosts werent nearly as bad as i had feared. jemali's amp damage fired just often enough to break them down. It was the archers that were really scary. we had several nde's from a combination of chill, amp damage, and multishot. we full cleared the first 2 levels, but after a run in with a stone skin,extra fast, amp cursed, pi, fe/li boss pack of archers, we picked up our heals a little.
level 5 had a boss pack of archers and another of ghosts. we ran past them and they didnt follow us into the last room.
the countess was alone in there. her pack fell quickly and i backed off to let jemali take the fe blast.
she dropped a el and a tir. but i didnt really care.
next stop andarial.
i have been running lower kurast at players8 in NM. i usually get between 150k and 350k gold per run and lots of gems, charms, rejuvs and jewels.
have made several small improvments to my equipment. the most useful being 2 echoing weapons for switch.
my life is now approaching 3k.
i have also taken down the NM cowking. all it took was for him to be near to the red portal. i didnt try to kill any others in there.
so blue_movie is now clvl71.
96 for norm
96 for NM
4*2 for quests
5*1 for wp's
less 71 for clvl= 134
will update table if i make it to act2.
gg azn_apocalypse, welcome to hell...
azn_apocalypse
New member
dune6836 said:
Funny, I just did Tristram and had this same experience. There were at least two random bosses there with might aura on. But luckily, my party had a might aura of its own. :uhhuh:
The only monster I failed to kill there was Griswold, who spawned Cursed/Extra Strong/Cold Enchanted. Even after I killed all the other monsters to remove the might aura from him, he still did wayyyy too much damage for me to feel comfortable meleeing him. My cold res is -55.
I'm really having fun in Hell difficulty so far, playing at /players 2. The first couple of levels I gained I pumped strength, then switched out my prismatic ammy for a +15 str/+27 lite res ammy. This allowed me to wield a Merciless Feral Axe that I had been saving since Act 5 NM. (+96%)
Larzuk was also kind enough to give me 2 sox on that feral druid helm...I loaded it up with dmg/IAS.
Insane Wayne
Active member
Wow, good to see the impressive progress you guys have made. It took me a while to catch up reading the thread. Lately I've been too busy for gaming, but I'm back. The nice thing about my overpowered CS/LS zon, is how quickly I can turbo through an Act, even on p8 and doing full clears.
I experimented with some shopped gear, and found a much more efficient method for killing. Instead of looking for +jav skills on my gloves/weapon, I tried out IAS. 40% on a throwing spear and 20% on my Coral (23) Light Gauntlets of Alacrity. Big difference in killing speed. Without IAS I was interrupted a lot in mid-swing. Now most monsters die before they can take a shot at me. The HF aura also helps out a lot here. At higher merc levels the aura is much more effective than a starter HF merc.
I underestimated how useful Lightning Strike is. I typically used it against a massive mob of fallen/maggots, but it's awesome against as few as 5 or 6 monsters. Still can't beat CS against big bodies. I didn't one-hit p8 Sszark like I did in Normal, nevertheless I butchered his pack in about 5 seconds.
I made a couple improvements in my armor/jewelry:
Ocher (13) Splint Mail of the Whale (85)
Chromatic (22) Bone Shield of Deflecting (on the switch)
and this beauty: Chromatic (23) Amulet of the Squid (72) :clap:gambled from Alkor
Also in my stash for possible future use:
Two Coral rings (27 and 29)
Garnet (30) Ring of the Locust (6) perfect! Too bad LL not useful for me.
Garnet (28) Ring of Maiming (3)
Cobalt (28) Ring of the Fox (7)
Ruby Jewel (26% fire resist)
Shimmering (8) Jewel of Wrath (6)
2 Rusty Jewels (20% ED each)
4 Perfect Sapphires
Destroyer Indigo Lin, level 62, Act 3 NM, Lower Kurast
I experimented with some shopped gear, and found a much more efficient method for killing. Instead of looking for +jav skills on my gloves/weapon, I tried out IAS. 40% on a throwing spear and 20% on my Coral (23) Light Gauntlets of Alacrity. Big difference in killing speed. Without IAS I was interrupted a lot in mid-swing. Now most monsters die before they can take a shot at me. The HF aura also helps out a lot here. At higher merc levels the aura is much more effective than a starter HF merc.
I underestimated how useful Lightning Strike is. I typically used it against a massive mob of fallen/maggots, but it's awesome against as few as 5 or 6 monsters. Still can't beat CS against big bodies. I didn't one-hit p8 Sszark like I did in Normal, nevertheless I butchered his pack in about 5 seconds.
I made a couple improvements in my armor/jewelry:
Ocher (13) Splint Mail of the Whale (85)
Chromatic (22) Bone Shield of Deflecting (on the switch)
and this beauty: Chromatic (23) Amulet of the Squid (72) :clap:gambled from Alkor
Also in my stash for possible future use:
Two Coral rings (27 and 29)
Garnet (30) Ring of the Locust (6) perfect! Too bad LL not useful for me.
Garnet (28) Ring of Maiming (3)
Cobalt (28) Ring of the Fox (7)
Ruby Jewel (26% fire resist)
Shimmering (8) Jewel of Wrath (6)
2 Rusty Jewels (20% ED each)
4 Perfect Sapphires
Destroyer Indigo Lin, level 62, Act 3 NM, Lower Kurast
BlueLight freed Anya and killed Nihlatak. After that, she went shopping at Anya... to no avail until now. I really want a mage plate with more than 20% +res against either fire or lightning ... got only +28% cold res, and cold won't be my weak point in hell if I ever get there. The mods are all there, just not on the right item and I don't want to spend too much stat points on strength. Oh well... perhaps the's just collecting mods to give me a garnet mage plate of the whale or such.
I'll update my table entry when I beat Baal or die ... whatever comes first
I'll update my table entry when I beat Baal or die ... whatever comes first
skunkbelly
New member
Can't wait to get back to my character some this weekend... azn and dune have really set the bar high, and they aren't even dead yet!
Also, for those who are dead and/or curious: this tournament is part two of a four-part series. Part three will be announced when Blueskunk bites the dust
Also, for those who are dead and/or curious: this tournament is part two of a four-part series. Part three will be announced when Blueskunk bites the dust
azn_apocalypse
New member
dune6836 said:
You know Dune...I think something weird is going on. I just killed Countess and she dropped the exact same runes.
jiansonz
New member
Insane Wayne said:
Why choose between them when you can have both?
Yes, I beat the odds, and I wasn´t even 'power shopping'! Just the regular check at Larzuk´s for 'red belts'. Yellow gloves are always worth a look. Of course, they are of less use to Aimee than her lightning resist + IAS gloves...
Moved forward a bit in act 5. This is just a laughable slaughter at the moment. I know I am not in Hell yet, but I´ll be surprised if the killing power doesn´t carry on into Hell.
Destroyer Aimee
Level 69 (just one more until every weapon for sale can be Cruel!)
Next area: Crystalline Passage, Hell
Score: 106 pts.
I am pretty high up in the ranks now, but now I won´t play for almost two weeks, so I will lag behind a little.
I´m off to the mountains in the alpine region of the north of Sweden. One of my interests is trying to see as many wild species of plants as possible in Sweden. Another kind of "grail", if you want.
I began this quest in the summer of 1993. So far, I´ve seen around 1700 of the ~2400 species we have in this country.
I won´t get there until Saturday evening. This is my route:
* Bus from just ouside the house I live in, to another part of Malmö
* Bus to Sturup airport a good ways outside of Malmö.
* Plane to Stockholm
* Plane to Luleå (where I will sleep over at a hotel)
* Train to Murjek
* Bus to Kvikkjokk (where the road ends)
* Helicopter to Staloluokta (in Padjelanta National Park)
this sounds idyllic. the mountain air and those stunning views. i am a keen plantsman who loves to grow things although for me such a trip would be for walking and photography. i hope you have a great time and find some more of your botanical grail. dunejiansonz said:I´m off to the mountains in the alpine region of the north of Sweden. One of my interests is trying to see as many wild species of plants as possible in Sweden. Another kind of "grail", if you want.
I began this quest in the summer of 1993. So far, I´ve seen around 1700 of the ~2400 species we have in this country.
Conqueror BlueLight defeated Baal and the Cow King !
In fact it wasn't very exciting, Baal and his Minions went down in a matter of seconds each. I never imagined how powerful a CS/LS amazon really is ... nothing can withstand a few strikes except LIs, and those are disposed quickly by my merc (doing a max dmg of around 850 with his cruel polearm). The ancients were easy, too. Merc and Valk could tank them easily and I attacked from behind.
I guess now the real fun starts, hell usually is a completely other game. My resists are good (that was my main focus throughout normal and nm), 68/66/28/-38 or such, I have to work on lightning res (but I have enough rings / ammys in my stash to switch).
I play with a total of +5 to spear skills, and have some gloves +3 passive im my chest for casting valks, one more point needed to reach the slvl 17 valk.
Score:
Normal: 96
Nightmare: 96
Hell rogue camp WP: 1
Clvl: -70
Total: 123
Hey, first time conqueror for me !
In fact it wasn't very exciting, Baal and his Minions went down in a matter of seconds each. I never imagined how powerful a CS/LS amazon really is ... nothing can withstand a few strikes except LIs, and those are disposed quickly by my merc (doing a max dmg of around 850 with his cruel polearm). The ancients were easy, too. Merc and Valk could tank them easily and I attacked from behind.
I guess now the real fun starts, hell usually is a completely other game. My resists are good (that was my main focus throughout normal and nm), 68/66/28/-38 or such, I have to work on lightning res (but I have enough rings / ammys in my stash to switch).
I play with a total of +5 to spear skills, and have some gloves +3 passive im my chest for casting valks, one more point needed to reach the slvl 17 valk.
Score:
Normal: 96
Nightmare: 96
Hell rogue camp WP: 1
Clvl: -70
Total: 123
Hey, first time conqueror for me !
Code:
Blue_Movie Frenzy axe barb 62 A1/Hell Dune6836 127
BlueLight LS 'zon 70 A1/Hell Cormallon 123
AllBlues Werebear 73 A1/Hell azn_apocalypse 119
Aimee MA Assassin 69 A5/NM jiansonz 106
Artemis GoMoLeeMancer 41 A2/NM Kool69 93
Kul_IronMan IronBarb 50 A3/NM KultharSavus 89
True_Blue Paladin 45 A2/NM Hoop76 74
Blue_Shadow Avenger 35 A1/NM Ter 62
Indigo Lin Lightning Zon 62 A3/NM Insane Wayne 57
Aquis Martyr 32 A5/Norm Swivelguy2 54
Bluemoon Rabid wolf 43 A1/NM jgreg7 54
Blueskunk Barbarian 34 A5/Norm skunkbelly 51
Bluebird Phoenix Assy 53 A1/NM GreyEagle 43
DedoMraz HF/HS Paladin 26 A3/Norm Kugel 23
BlueCrusader Berserker 28 A3/Norm ImmortalSlayer 23
Moody_blues Werebear 22 A3/Norm Tasdaz 21
Illuminatus Cleric 24 A2/Norm Summoned 16
SirFreezeALot FrostZealot 24 A2/Norm ComeOutAndPlay 14
Ploppy_TheBlue Meleeassy 25 A2/Norm DX 13
BlueSummoner PureSummon 21 A2/Norm atigdng 8
BlueMind Tesladin 15 A2/Norm greenmind 7
Brack Golemmancer 19 A2/Norm Jake_b74 6
EdCookieJarvis LanceBarb 16 A2/Norm ScarsOfTomorrow 6
Harris.C.Long WW Druid 19 A2/Norm sirpoopsalot 5
Roland HF Paladin 18 A2/Norm Ashmer Amadeus 4
DeadMeat Tesladin 18 A2/Norm FodderCannoned 4
Red PStrike Sin 18 A2/Norm Kirbybabo 4
Electric_blues Tesladin 18 A2/Norm Rugruth 4
Valkyrie Fendazon 20 A2/Norm Flayed One 2
GrandmaMcgee Enchantress 1 A1/Norm GrandmasAreYummy 0
Fritz Berserker 1 A1/Norm Thadar 0
BillTheBlue Conc/WW 1 A1/Norm Johney 0
Nugay Fireclaw bear 1 A1/Norm Hrus 0
OxDEADBEEF WWBarb 1 A1/Norm JicamaEater 0
Blue HF Paladin 1 A1/Norm bradley_turner 0
PokingIsGood Spearzon 1 A1/Norm GodofWar 0
BleuCheese Shadow Assasin 1 A1/Norm Hephaestus 0
t3h_Justan Paladin 1 A1/Norm carrothers 0
Worg furywolf 1 A1/Norm arramor 0
LenaPH Melee Sorc 1 A1/Norm Nacaa 0
CapnWhiteMullet Venom/Jail 1 A1/Norm #endgame 0
Phoenix Assy 1 A1/Norm Mordalles 0
BigTarget MA Assassin 8 A1/Norm HarleyWulf -1
VanillaIce FrostZealot 14 A1/Norm hoidoimenoi -3
gerberkid FURYWOLF 14 A1/Norm g3rb -4
BlueBeast werebear 10 A1/Norm martinkingss -4
Ogg Iron Barb 11 A1/Norm Wonko the Sane -4
Fallen Heroes:
Colbalta PS Assasin 67 A5/NM crazy_bear 108
OneFingaPushup TS/DT 'sin 53 A3/NM skoolbus 90 R.I.P.
Bluedgeon HF Paladin 56 A2/NM Hiedran 67 R.I.P.
Foebuyl Shadow Assasin 45 A1/NM Sint 65 R.I.P.
AzureSky Bash&ShoutBarb 48 A1/NM Quickdeath 51 R.I.P.
Smurfette Amazon 27 A4/Norm PetePizza 43 R.I.P.
CobraClaw Assassin 30 A4/Norm PatB 40 R.I.P.
Wizardhawk_blue LS Amazon 30 A4/Norm Wizardhawk R.I.P.
Hysteria ES Enchantress ? A4/Norm Docturnal R.I.P.
SapphireClaw "Shadowwalker" 25 A2/Norm San 15 R.I.P.
Bluey LightningZon 23 A1/Norm Gaz 15 R.I.P.
EtherDragon Dragoness 24 A2/Norm Quietus 14 R.I.P.
Blue_Velvet Assassin 25 A2/Norm Gimli 4 R.I.P.
Bembo Frenzy Barb 20 A2/Norm Vanai R.I.P.
Azul Jumpbarb 14 A1/Norm Saucy R.I.P.
BluePoker Spearzon ? A1/Norm Wolron R.I.P.Table update.
azn_apocalypse
New member
AllBlues has killed Hell Andariel and made it to Act 2.
I played /players 2 pretty much all the way. Thanks to my new elite weapon, I breezed through much of the Act and had only a few problems:
-CE bosses. My resists are 10/-55/18/-60, so Row 3 of my belt is dedicated to thawing potions. I found myself portaling to town a lot whenever I faced CE bosses. Usually a single one of these boss packs meant quaffing my entire row of thawing potions, and I would have to go to town to get more. I laughed at FE and LE bosses, though.
-Ghost Boss Packs/Phys Immunes. I've maxed Fireclaws but haven't placed points in any of the synergies, which means that I can kill normal ghosts (just takes awhile) but ghost boss packs were too much for me to handle, and I had to park them or run away from them. Frankly, I'm not sure if placing points in the synergies would be worth it, since there seem to be a lot of Fire Immunes in Hell. (I'm leaning towards placing points in Maul instead)
-Andariel. She wasn't really a "problem," but I felt I should at least mention this fight in my update. This battle was similar to the NM Andariel battle b/c I left my merc dead, lured Andy near the stairs, and used my bear and HoW to tank, escaping upstairs whenever things got too dicey. My Maul had such a low chance to hit that I gave up trying to charge it up, and just kept using Fireclaws instead. It was pretty effective, and she died fairly quickly. She dropped a green breast plate and some other useless stuff.
Next up, Act 2.
AllBlues
Level 78 = -78
Quests= [(27 * 2) + 6] * 2 = 120
WPs = (39 * 2) + 7 = 85
CK = 6
Score = 133
I played /players 2 pretty much all the way. Thanks to my new elite weapon, I breezed through much of the Act and had only a few problems:
-CE bosses. My resists are 10/-55/18/-60, so Row 3 of my belt is dedicated to thawing potions. I found myself portaling to town a lot whenever I faced CE bosses. Usually a single one of these boss packs meant quaffing my entire row of thawing potions, and I would have to go to town to get more. I laughed at FE and LE bosses, though.
-Ghost Boss Packs/Phys Immunes. I've maxed Fireclaws but haven't placed points in any of the synergies, which means that I can kill normal ghosts (just takes awhile) but ghost boss packs were too much for me to handle, and I had to park them or run away from them. Frankly, I'm not sure if placing points in the synergies would be worth it, since there seem to be a lot of Fire Immunes in Hell. (I'm leaning towards placing points in Maul instead)
-Andariel. She wasn't really a "problem," but I felt I should at least mention this fight in my update. This battle was similar to the NM Andariel battle b/c I left my merc dead, lured Andy near the stairs, and used my bear and HoW to tank, escaping upstairs whenever things got too dicey. My Maul had such a low chance to hit that I gave up trying to charge it up, and just kept using Fireclaws instead. It was pretty effective, and she died fairly quickly. She dropped a green breast plate and some other useless stuff.
Next up, Act 2.
AllBlues
Level 78 = -78
Quests= [(27 * 2) + 6] * 2 = 120
WPs = (39 * 2) + 7 = 85
CK = 6
Score = 133
