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March of the Doomed - Running Thread
- Thread starter Babyhell
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Thanks Grisu, not the worst and at least I have a point in it already.
Act 2 progressed as well as to be expected, 4 skeletons + a merc with a partizan + amp damage made short work of most of the act (with the exception of Maggot Lair which was done at /p1).
The Tombs weren't as bad as I thought they would be with the Greater Mummies, I was able to get the Skeles to focus them by running around and past the skeletons. Having CE would have been nice to get rid of bodies, but I used RS instead.
Skill wise, I put 1 pt in Summon Resist, 1pt in Decrep (for Duriel) and the rest went to Skeleton Mastery.
Duriel was surprisingly easy. /players 1, CG + Decrep and the Merc made short work of him. I had to refill skellies once, but otherwise no real dramas.
Drops etc.
Player Card
Code:
Act Damnation Royal Seal used (skill only)
No1 Corpse Explosion N
No2 Golem Mastery N
No3 - N
No4 - N
No5 - N
NM1 - N
NM2 - N
NM3 - N
NM4 - N
NM5 - N
He1 - N
He2 - N
He3 - N
He4 - N
Reset used (if any)
Normal during <Act>
Nightmare during <Act>
Hell during <Act>
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SP SC SR D2R Forum Name Character Name Class Level Location Score
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D2R Dazliare Sentinel Pal 01 Rogue Camp Higher than Babyhell
D2R Babyhell TheDeadman (it.2) Nec 49 Rogue Camp NM 18
D2R Vang HoboJones Dru 31 Pand. Fortress 12
SP D2R lizard Appolonia Ama 35 Harrogath 12
SP D2R Jcakes Hades Nec 28 Kurast Docks 06
D2R D4di56lu3 DevaZR Asn 20 Lut Gholein 03
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Back to ashes (aka Deeds)
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D2R Vang Cronan Bar 14 Lut Gholein 06
D2R Babyhell TheDeadman (it.1) Nec 22 Arcane Sanctuary 03
SP D2R ffs Pound Pal 77 H Claw Viper Temple 39
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Code:
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D2R Dazliare Sentinel Pal 01 Rogue Camp Higher than Babyhell
D2R Babyhell TheDeadman (it.2) Nec 49 Rogue Camp NM 18
SP D2R lizard Appolonia Ama 35 Harrogath 12
SP D2R Jcakes Hades Nec 28 Kurast Docks 06
D2R D4di56lu3 DevaZR Asn 20 Lut Gholein 03
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Back to ashes (aka Deeds)
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SP D2R ffs Pound Pal 77 H Claw Viper Temple 39
D2R Vang HoboJones Dru 46 Pand. Fortress 15
D2R Babyhell TheDeadman (it.1) Nec 22 Arcane Sanctuary 03
D2R Vang Cronan Bar 14 Lut Gholein 06
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The Journey continues into the frozen peak of Arreat.
I switch between FA and LF depending on resistances.
Progress is steady and I quickly rid Harrogath of Shenk and free the imprisoned Barbarians.
I had already made Ancients Pledge, so the Runes went into the stash for future use.
On the way to the Frozen River I found a unique studded leather armor before entering the Crystalline Passage.
After rescuing Anya, I venture into Nilathak's Temple to make an end to his treachury.
I usually don't kill Nilathak on my playthroughs with characters, because I farm Pindle for a bit. It is alwaya surprising to me how large the Halls of Vaught and Pain are.
Nilathal itself was quite easy with FA because all monsters there shattered on death and did not leave any corpses for him to explode.
Soon after I reached the Arreat Summit and defeated the Ancients on P1. From there it was only a short way to the Throne of Destruction.
I faced Baal on P3 and after a short fight, together with Vikhyat, Baal was defeated and gifted me a truly outstanding Bow.
The other unique drop was Rakescar.
This Bow will shift my focus a bit more into Freezing Arrow, and I plan to max FA during NM now. I am considering using a Socket Quest on it, but unsure what to socket. Eth, Shael, any suggestions?
I look forward to playing through Nightmare with my new found riches.
Good luck to all other runners and sad news from @Vang, truly unfortunate. I admire that you went for a Melee Druid.
Appolonia Damnation Card
I switch between FA and LF depending on resistances.
Progress is steady and I quickly rid Harrogath of Shenk and free the imprisoned Barbarians.
I had already made Ancients Pledge, so the Runes went into the stash for future use.
On the way to the Frozen River I found a unique studded leather armor before entering the Crystalline Passage.
After rescuing Anya, I venture into Nilathak's Temple to make an end to his treachury.
I usually don't kill Nilathak on my playthroughs with characters, because I farm Pindle for a bit. It is alwaya surprising to me how large the Halls of Vaught and Pain are.
Nilathal itself was quite easy with FA because all monsters there shattered on death and did not leave any corpses for him to explode.
Soon after I reached the Arreat Summit and defeated the Ancients on P1. From there it was only a short way to the Throne of Destruction.
I faced Baal on P3 and after a short fight, together with Vikhyat, Baal was defeated and gifted me a truly outstanding Bow.
The other unique drop was Rakescar.
This Bow will shift my focus a bit more into Freezing Arrow, and I plan to max FA during NM now. I am considering using a Socket Quest on it, but unsure what to socket. Eth, Shael, any suggestions?
I look forward to playing through Nightmare with my new found riches.
Good luck to all other runners and sad news from @Vang, truly unfortunate. I admire that you went for a Melee Druid.
Gear
Helm: Personalized Tarnhelm 25mf
Armor: Twitchthroe
Gloves: Rare 34% ED 8% Fire res 22% mf 25% PLR
Boots: Rare 10%FHR 42% ED 2 Dex 24% Poison res
Belt: Rare +15 AR 26% ED +6 str 21% Light res 21% Fire res
Weapon1: Magic Throwing Spear of Alacrity 20% IAS
Shield1: Large Shield Ancient's Pledge
Weapon2: Wizendraw -34 enemy cold res
Amulet: Magic 30% Light res 25% MF
Ring: Magic 20% Light res MF 14%
Ring: Rare +1 max dmg +93 AR +1 STR 9% Fire res +2 DR 5% MF
Helm: Personalized Tarnhelm 25mf
Armor: Twitchthroe
Gloves: Rare 34% ED 8% Fire res 22% mf 25% PLR
Boots: Rare 10%FHR 42% ED 2 Dex 24% Poison res
Belt: Rare +15 AR 26% ED +6 str 21% Light res 21% Fire res
Weapon1: Magic Throwing Spear of Alacrity 20% IAS
Shield1: Large Shield Ancient's Pledge
Weapon2: Wizendraw -34 enemy cold res
Amulet: Magic 30% Light res 25% MF
Ring: Magic 20% Light res MF 14%
Ring: Rare +1 max dmg +93 AR +1 STR 9% Fire res +2 DR 5% MF
Stats:
Gear (Base)
Strength: 87 (70)
Dexterity: 77 (65)
Vitality: 160
Energy: 25
Skills:
Pre-Req 1
Dodge 1
Evade 1
Avoid 1
Inner Sight 1
Slow Missiles 1
Decoy 1
Valkyrie 1 (damned)
Critical strike 1
Penetrate 1
Pierce 1
Jab 1
Power Strike 1
Poison Javelin 1
Lightning Bolt 1
Plague Javelin 1
Ice Arrow 1
Main Skills:
Cold Arrow 20
Freezing Arrow 1
Charged Strike 5
Lightning Fury 9
Gear (Base)
Strength: 87 (70)
Dexterity: 77 (65)
Vitality: 160
Energy: 25
Skills:
Pre-Req 1
Dodge 1
Evade 1
Avoid 1
Inner Sight 1
Slow Missiles 1
Decoy 1
Valkyrie 1 (damned)
Critical strike 1
Penetrate 1
Pierce 1
Jab 1
Power Strike 1
Poison Javelin 1
Lightning Bolt 1
Plague Javelin 1
Ice Arrow 1
Main Skills:
Cold Arrow 20
Freezing Arrow 1
Charged Strike 5
Lightning Fury 9
Appolonia Damnation Card
Rich (BB code):
Seals available/used
No Y/N
NM N/N
Act Damnation Royal Seal used (skill only)
No1 Explosive Arrow N
No2 Impale N
No3 Fend N
No4 Valkyrie N
No5 Lightning Strike N
NM1 - N
NM2 - N
NM3 - N
NM4 - N
NM5 - N
He1 - N
He2 - N
He3 - N
He4 - N
Reset used (if any)
Normal during <Act>
Nightmare during <Act>
Hell during <Act>
Rich (BB code):
SP SC SR D2R Forum Name Character Name Class Level Location Score
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D2R Dazliare Sentinel Pal 01 Rogue Camp Higher than Babyhell
D2R Babyhell TheDeadman (it.2) Nec 49 Rogue Camp NM 18
SP D2R lizard Appolonia Ama 48 Rogue Camp NM 18
SP D2R Jcakes Hades Nec 28 Kurast Docks 06
D2R D4di56lu3 DevaZR Asn 20 Lut Gholein 03
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Back to ashes (aka Deeds)
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SP D2R ffs Pound Pal 77 H Claw Viper Temple 39
D2R Vang HoboJones Dru 46 Pand. Fortress 15
D2R Babyhell TheDeadman (it.1) Nec 22 Arcane Sanctuary 03
D2R Vang Cronan Bar 14 Lut Gholein 06
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Well after some more leveling doing Baal runs (up to 51.5), it was time to start Nightmare.
A proper update will be thrown at the end of the act, but for now this tool is a great update:
33 strength req... alright, I'll spend 3 more points then!
A proper update will be thrown at the end of the act, but for now this tool is a great update:
33 strength req... alright, I'll spend 3 more points then!
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March of TheDeadman - iteration 2
Summoning gamble
After some Baal runs until clvl 51.5,
it was about time to start NM, with Raise Skeleton and Skeleton Mastery maxed, 6 points in Summon Resist.
Given the overleveling, it has been decided to stick to p1, and in the end there was not a lot of XP lacking to hit clvl 52...anyway!
On the path, the Countess delivered... Nef Tir, a Bloodletter in the Barracks, and a pretty nice Andy map!
Maybe she will be ran a bit... see you on next update!
Edit: Andy NM Damnation is Poison dagger.
TheDeadman skills (54) Unused (1)
TheDeadman damnation card
Summoning gamble
After some Baal runs until clvl 51.5,
it was about time to start NM, with Raise Skeleton and Skeleton Mastery maxed, 6 points in Summon Resist.
Given the overleveling, it has been decided to stick to p1, and in the end there was not a lot of XP lacking to hit clvl 52...anyway!
On the path, the Countess delivered... Nef Tir, a Bloodletter in the Barracks, and a pretty nice Andy map!
Maybe she will be ran a bit... see you on next update!
Edit: Andy NM Damnation is Poison dagger.
TheDeadman skills (54) Unused (1)
Rich (BB code):
Summoning (48)
01 Skeleton mastery 20, Raise skeleton 20
06 Clay golem 1
12 Golem mastery 1, Skeletal mage 0
18 Blood Golem 0
24 Summon resist 6, Iron Golem 0
30 Fire Golem 0, Revive 0
Rich (BB code):
P&B (2)
01 Teeth 1, Bone armor 0
06 Poison dagger 0, Corpse explosion 1
12 Bone Wall 0
18 Poison Explosion 0, Bone Spear 0
24 Bone Prison 0
30 Poison Nova 0, Bone Spirit 0
Rich (BB code):
Curses (4)
01 Amplify damage 1
06 Dim vision 0, Weaken 1
12 Iron Maiden 0, Terror 1
18 Confuse 0, Life Tap 0
24 Attract 0, Decrepify 1
30 Lower Resist 0
Rich (BB code):
Seals available/used
No Y/N
NM N/N
Act Damnation Royal Seal used (skill only)
No1 Iron Maiden N
No2 Dim Vision N
No3 Iron Golem N
No4 Lower Resist N
No5 Attract N
NM1 Poison Dagger N
NM2 - N
NM3 - N
NM4 - N
NM5 - N
He1 - N
He2 - N
He3 - N
He4 - N
Reset used (if any)
Normal during <Act>
Nightmare during <Act>
Hell during <Act>
Rich (BB code):
SP SC SR D2R Forum Name Character Name Class Level Location Score
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D2R Dazliare Sentinel Pal 01 Rogue Camp Higher than Babyhell
D2R Babyhell TheDeadman (it.2) Nec 51.95 Lut Gholein NM 18
SP D2R lizard Appolonia Ama 48 Rogue Camp NM 18
SP D2R Jcakes Hades Nec 28 Kurast Docks 06
D2R D4di56lu3 DevaZR Asn 20 Lut Gholein 03
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Back to ashes (aka Deeds)
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SP D2R ffs Pound Pal 77 H Claw Viper Temple 39
D2R Vang HoboJones Dru 46 Pand. Fortress 15
D2R Babyhell TheDeadman (it.1) Nec 22 Arcane Sanctuary 03
D2R Vang Cronan Bar 14 Lut Gholein 06
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Kept on playing Terra, I'm really liking Multishot, I'm hoping the damage can remain high. Still waiting for Cleglaw's gloves to drop, the slow would be great. Once she got up to 60 strength, I figured I'd gamble a few plated belts to get a fourth row of potions, and what do you know. On the first gamble:
Without any other pieces, it's not any better than a rare, but I got so excited I stopped gambling
. A little while later, another useful drop, but will probably be outclassed by a runeword or something else when I ditch the topaz armors:
Hitting level 30 was great, finally unlocking Pierce and Valk. Probably going to get Pierce to end game levels, then start pumping Decoy. Council and Meph stood no chance on /p8.
Another Sigon Belt! I saw the Ichorstring has Piercing Attack, and tried it for the rest of Durance level 3, but it's sooooo slow. Probably does about the same damage as my bow, but the speed is painful. Currently Terra is level 32, sitting at the Pandemonium Fortress. And with that, need my Act III damnation roll!
Without any other pieces, it's not any better than a rare, but I got so excited I stopped gambling
. A little while later, another useful drop, but will probably be outclassed by a runeword or something else when I ditch the topaz armors:Hitting level 30 was great, finally unlocking Pierce and Valk. Probably going to get Pierce to end game levels, then start pumping Decoy. Council and Meph stood no chance on /p8.
Another Sigon Belt! I saw the Ichorstring has Piercing Attack, and tried it for the rest of Durance level 3, but it's sooooo slow. Probably does about the same damage as my bow, but the speed is painful. Currently Terra is level 32, sitting at the Pandemonium Fortress. And with that, need my Act III damnation roll!
Rich (BB code):
Javelin and Spear (6)
01 Jab 1
06 Power Strike 1, Poison Javelin 1
12 Impale 0, Lightning Bolt 1
18 Charged Strike 1, Plague Javelin 1
24 Fend 0
30 Lightning Strike 0, Lightning Fury 0
Passive and Magic (18)
01 Inner Sight 1, Critical Strike 7
06 Dodge 1
12 Slow Missiles 1, Avoid 1
18 Penetrate 1
24 Decoy 1, Evade 1
30 Valkyrie 1, Pierce 3
Bow and Crossbow (9)
01 Magic Arrow 1, Fire Arrow 0
06 Cold Arrow 1, Multiple Shot 4
12 Exploding Arrow 0
18 Ice Arrow 1, Guided Arrow 1
24 Strafe 1, Immolation Arrow 0
30 Freezing Arrow 0
Rich (BB code):
Act Damnation Royal Seal used (skill only)
Fire Arrow N
Impale N
Evade N
Guided Arrow N
No5 - N
NM1 - N
NM2 - N
NM3 - N
NM4 - N
NM5 - N
He1 - N
He2 - N
He3 - N
He4 - N
Reset used (if any)
Normal during <Act>
Nightmare during <Act>
Hell during <Act>
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DevaZR has cleared act 3, the only problem being my utterly hopeless navigational skills in the jungles...
The runes are starting to rack up and the MF from the dual circlet of luck is showing results as well:
Not too many screendumps, must have been a breeze
Unfortunately only one Isenhart's case for this act and instead 3x cathan's seal...
Awaiting Mephisto damnation.
The runes are starting to rack up and the MF from the dual circlet of luck is showing results as well:
Not too many screendumps, must have been a breeze
Unfortunately only one Isenhart's case for this act and instead 3x cathan's seal...
Awaiting Mephisto damnation.
Code:
Martial arts (0)
01 Tiger strike 0, Dragon talon 0
06 Fists of fire 0, Dragon claw 0
12 Cobra strike 0
18 Claws of thunder 0, Dragon tail 0
24 Baldes of ice 0, Dragon flight 0
30 Pheonix Strike 0
Shadow disciplines (7)
01 Claw mastery 1, Psychic hammer 1
06 Burst of speed 1
12 Weapon block 1, Cloak of shadows 1
18 Fade 1, Shadow warrior 1
24 Mind blast 0
30 Venom 0, Shadown master 0
Traps (24)
01 Fire blast 3
06 Shock web 6, Blade sentinel 0
12 Charged bolt sentry 10, Wake of fire 0
18 Blade fury 0
24 Lightning sentry 4, Wake of inferno 0
30 Death sentry 1, Blade shield 0
Code:
Act Damnation Royal Seal used (skill only)
No1 Dragon claw N
No2 Wake of fire N
No3 Phoenix strike N
No4 - N
No5 - N
NM1 - N
NM2 - N
NM3 - N
NM4 - N
NM5 - N
He1 - N
He2 - N
He3 - N
He4 - N
Reset used (if any)
Normal during <Act>
Nightmare during <Act>
Hell during <Act>
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@D4di56lu3 11, looks like Phoenix Strike.
Been on a roll today, nothing much else to add, but killed Diablo on /p3.
Not going to recopy my card from 2 posts up, but need another roll!
Been on a roll today, nothing much else to add, but killed Diablo on /p3.
Not going to recopy my card from 2 posts up, but need another roll!
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And of course, I am in as well! I was tempted to choose sorceress since I didn't see any in the list, but I decided to let the random number generator choose for me, so I will be playing a barbarian. Randomly opened up my character name book to a list of Scottish names, and I just had to pick MacLeod. Hopefully I'll be back soon for my first damnation roll.
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Hmm..was it random or was it fate? I just started another Barbarian. But your name beats mine, so let the best Barbarian fall last!
Progress, I beat the snot out of the zombie blacksmith!
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On my side, will start act 2 NM soon, only have killed radament yet to grab skill book and clvl 52.
Beforehand ran a bit of Andy to try to find some tools, but it didn't hit until a flayer or zombie dropped a 4os Partizan. Then I went to the Countess, and the Sol arrived close to lvl 52, after three io runes -_- I was that close to cube Amn runes...
Beforehand ran a bit of Andy to try to find some tools, but it didn't hit until a flayer or zombie dropped a 4os Partizan. Then I went to the Countess, and the Sol arrived close to lvl 52, after three io runes -_- I was that close to cube Amn runes...
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Act 3 is done so Hades needs a Meph Damnation.
Current Damnations are:
No1: Corpse Explosion
No2: Golem Mastery
Act 3 progressed without too much drama, a merc with a partizan + amp damage this early in Normal does very nice damage and the skellies aren't too shabby either. Nothing too exciting on the drop front (got a couple of Nokazan relics) but otherwise relatively standard fair.
Meph was pretty easy on /p3. Clay Golem + Decrep + Cold (from Merc weapon) meant he attacked about once every 2 seconds lol.
Skill wise I dumped 2 pts into Summon Resit (for 3 raw points total). The rest of my points are now alternating between RS and SM. Aim is to have SM maxed before I finish normal, with RS not too far behind.
Hades, Level 32 Necromancer, Act 4 Normal
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