Low Level Random Tournament, Round 2

goltar25 said:
Good going simeonb. I'm uploading scores and rankings.
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Thanks Goltar, and I'm happy to see that I'm the leading Paladin in the tourney.

Unfortunately though this will be the last update for Leopold. He fought valiantly, but was killed through operator over-confidence.

On the way to the Summoner I found a 2-socket helm and a Sol rune. Ah hah! Lore helm here we come. Short of an Ort, I decided to run the Countess for a bit to find one. First run netted a Dol and a level up so I decided to run the Tower instead of Arcane.

Two runs later and the bottom level is guarded by a pair of Ghost bosses. It was close - my first real NDE - but I got past them and went on. Next run I go down to the bottom level and sitting there is a group of Fanat Archers. :scared: Quickly up again and I have a think. :idea: Should I risk it, or exit and try again? The idiot chooses to risk it and pops back down. About 5 seconds later it's "Deeds". What a moron I am! :rant: Only after I was dead did I see they were also Extra Strong...

Still, he did FAR better than I expected and I now want to build a cold/lightning Pally (not sure if the build has a name) without the wasted skill points.

[highlight]Destroyer Leopold (Paladin) - lvl 45 - Act II NM[/highlight] RIP - Fanat/Extra Strong Archers

Since last update:

WPs: Canyon 44
Quests: Arcane 44, Summoner 44

Skills Rolled: Cleansing

Rerolls used: 10 (total)

EDIT: Goltar, you have an email with Leopold's prize stash in it
 
Just wanted to post to say that I am still alive and playing, albeit slowly, through Act 3. Currently at lvl 36. I really don't have much time right now, but I am making progress... 2 quests and 2 wps so far for the act.

Act 3 NM: Quests: 1 - 33. 2 - 35

WPs 1 - 34. 3 - 35

An uneventful Act 3. 1 NDE in the flayer dungeon when I was surrounded by little jerks with their knives, but a couple of rejuv pots, and then I was able to tp out of there. I still have no clue where the marsh is though...

What's with these guys? :xman:
 
Condolences SimeonB. That overconfidence thing is a real bugger. It normally does me in as well. Who is left still alive in this tournie?
 
Gaz said:
Condolences SimeonB. That overconfidence thing is a real bugger. It normally does me in as well. Who is left still alive in this tournie?
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Lupin has managed to stay alive, and has finished all of Act 3 except for Mephisto, whom I'll tackle soon. I've also found Silkweave for the stash since the last update. Here are the stats so far:

CName: Lupin
CLvl: 40
Werwolf, Raven, Oak sage x 2, Spirit wolf, Lycanthropy, Feral rage, Rabies, Dire Wolf, Lycanthropy, Oak Sage, Lycanthropy, Fury, Spirit Wolf, Werewolf
Rerolls Left: 2

Act 3: Quests:
(1) 33 (2) 35 (3) 39 (4) 38 (5) 39
WPS:
(1) 34 (2) 35 (3) 37 (4) 37 (5) 38 (6) 39 (7) 39 (8) 40

Surprisingly Act 3 hasn't been all that hard... as long as I take everything nice and slowly. The biggest problems were with the healer guys in Kurast, and now in the Durance. Vampires, especially boss packs, are a real pain. As soon as I hit lvl 43 though, and can switch to my Islestrike + shield, things should be a bit safer, and then I'll take on Mephy.
 
Quick update: Meph fell at lvl 43. I rolled Spirit wolves again, so putting 3 more points into them... And meph dropped this for my merc:

Pierre Tombale Couant
Partizan
Two-Hand Damage: 106 to 227
Durability: 46 of 65
Required Dexterity: 67
Required Strength: 113
Required Level: 43
Polearm Class - Slow Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 59
Fingerprint: 0xeefd0b04
+177% Enhanced Damage
+166 to Attack Rating
+12 to Minimum Damage
+20 to Maximum Damage
6% Mana stolen per hit
+3 to Barbarian Skill Levels
30% Faster Hit Recovery
55% Deadly Strike

He'll be able to use it as soon as he gets his next level. Meanwhile I'm still hoping for a shael for my weapon, it's a bit slow right now...
 
Good Job mad! :xgrin: :clap:

Keep going mate - I think you're the only "active" player left in the tourney...unless someone wants to prove me wrong! :xsmile4:
 
simeonb said:
Good Job mad! :xgrin: :clap:

Keep going mate - I think you're the only "active" player left in the tourney...unless someone wants to prove me wrong! :xsmile4:
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Thanks, I've tryed to step-up play a bit since I seem to be the only one left, I'm hoping to finish NM or die within the next week or two. That being said...

Lupin:
Clvl: 47
Rerolls left: 2
New Rolls: Carrion Vine

Act 4: Quests:
(1) 43 (2) 44 (3) 46
WPS:
(1) 44 (2) 44

Diablo was pretty hard, but because of the fact that his red lightning attack doesn't start until a few yards out, Lupin was relatively safe. In general, I seem to be a much safer player now that I'm only playing a few hours a week, it probably took me only about 3 hours to beat Act 3 though. Islestrike is proving invaluable, and now my merc does actual damage. Infector of souls and his group was probably about as dangerous as the Big D was. They ripped through my minions and my merc pretty easily, and I had some problems breaking the group up. Other than that, Act 3 wasn't all that tough, although I suppose I got lucky with IM in the Chaos Sanc (only cast on me 2 or 3 times, and never when I was attacking). I tried casting my carrion vine a few times, but even at lvl 6 it doesn't usually last long. Maybe if I have to put 3 more points into it...

Bloody foothills and Shenk were relatively uneventful, and I'll be ready for another reroll soon. I'm really hoping that I'll get either spirit wolves or grizzly, since more tanks are always good. Lycanthropy and Oak Sage are my second tier choices, but we'll have to see what the numbers (which have been nice to me so far) decide to give me.

Edit: I forgot...

Shenk & Bloody Foothills WP: 47
 
Great work max! :clap: Good luck over the next couple weeks. :thumbsup:

Sorry that I was unable to make the time to play my entry. The tourney concept is good, I just overcommitted. :(
 
Scores are being uploaded.

Yes, I think madmaxxam is the only active player left right now. And considering that Christmas is coming up, I think it's time to put an end to this. So the tournament will officially be ending on December 24th. All final accomplishments must be posted by noon PST to be counted, and all prize stash donations must be emailed by then as well. As for how the prizes will be distributed, it will be handled giveaway style. A full dump of the prize stash will be posted, and everyone who donated will have a set number of items to pick from the stash. If multiple people request the same item, then it will go to the person with a higher ranking. I'll post full boring technical details later.
 
I am still in this, but Mort is down on my priorities for the moment. His score won´t improve before the deadline either...

I am still curious about how far I can take him, so I will post his progress in this thread if that´s OK (and then I won´t need to keep track of his quest and WP levels either, right?).
 
I'm in this as well, but I'm concentrating my efforts on the Tankazon tourney at the moment. Do we have up until the 24th to progress and get our prize stash in?
 
Goltar - as that makes 3 people who have said they're still in the tourney, would it be better to say that it will end if there are no updates for a week rather than set a date?
 
Goltar25. If the tournament still closes on the 24th, I will not be available to select items from the stash until the 10th January (gotta love holidays).

So If I left a process for selecting the items for my choice, would that be OK?
 
Okay, since the tourney's ending soon, I'll split my time between the tankazon tourney and this instead of just spending all my D2 time on the tankazon tourney.
So, played RandomNatureMan a little bit more yesterday, and made some progress, getting into the Inner Cloister.
Quests completed: Malus: Level 8

Waypoints Activated: Jail: Level 9
Inner Cloister: Level 10

Oh, and the skills I have had so far are: Raven, Poison Creeper, Werewolf, then I got Werebear, I rerolled, and got Werewolf again. So, I have 6 Rerolls left
 
Well, as soon as an ending is posited all of the players come out of the closet. Anyway, if it's not changed I have my work cut out for me (I've been ignoring the tankazon tourny to finish up this one first, since this one seemed like it might be coming to an end. And my zon who has just killed NM Andy is still at a higher level than my wolf, who has now rescued Anya). And reguardless of when the tourny ends, I'll continue playing Lupin until he's a Guardian or a ghost, and maybe post updates here.

CName: Lupin
CLvl: 49
Rerolls Left: 2
New Rolls: Spirit Wolf (4th time total now)

Act 5 NM Quests:
2) 47 3) 49
WayPoints:
2) 47 3) 48

Act 5 hasn't been that difficult, as long as I make sure to lure monsters away when I encounter particularly large groups and strong boss packs. I might start casting 5 spirit wolves instead of 3 dire wolves at this rate, and see if they stand up at all. Their res should be pretty high by the time they are up to lvl 15 (12, +3 from equip). I've been hoping for more in dire or grizzly, but I'm not foolish enough to reroll spirit wolves, especially with only 2 rerolls left. At least it'll make my dire wolves stronger.
 
RandomNatureMan is on his way to the desert city of Lut Gholein. His next skill will be Spirit Wolf.
Here are his newest levels:
New Quests: Andariel: Level 12

New Waypoints: Catacombs Level 2: Level 11

The Andy fight wasn't too hard. I just whacked away while my ravens and poison vine and archer attacked. At one point I almost pulled a TWD-esque move, (Getting killed by fire) She dropped a decent Voulge and I hired a defience merc in Act 2.
 
will there be another tourney simlar to this soon? I just came across this recently and wanted to participate.
 
Alright, in Act 2 I ran through the Act and got more Waypoints. Next I MIGHT try to complete Tainted Sun, but if it's too dangerous, I'm probably just gonna give up. Here's the newest Levels:
New Waypoints: Sewers 2: Level 12
Dry Hills: Level 12
Halls 2: Level 13
Far Oasis: Level 13
Lost City: Level 13
 
Umm...
The only word I can say right now is "Oops." It took no more than 4 minutes. I went to try to complete Tainted Sun, The second room I was in, I got surronded by those skellies, opened a TP, accidentally right clicked again to open another, and died.
So six rerolls left. 8 days, maybe 7, left to play on. Time for one more character, I guess. With a bit of luck, I'll get a Necro.
First Roll: 3, so that means I'll play a.... Barbarian. Okay, fine.
Second Roll: 2, Find Potion? No way! Reroll: 5, Mace Mastery. Maybe I shouldn't have rerolled. Still, I'm sticking with that. Off to a name generator, and I get: Romeo Lo. :xeek: Okay then....
 
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