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Originally posted by: @Thyiad
Re: Olympians 2009 - Exhibition starts
Hopefully this is slightly more coherent than my last post. Like most, I was short on sleep, long on caffeine and was glad to get the results sent so I could crash.
I'm doing everything MFO-related in here, Meet the Olympian, gear and item finds.
The Necessary Thank You's
This is at the top and not the end because I'm not sure anyone will read down that far.
Thanks to jjscud for running another great MFO. Thank you for putting so much effort into something which is a real highlight of the SPF.
Also appreciated is the effort by the category supervisors for providing a nice write up on the updates. I know how tough that can be when you aren't receiving any updates. *cough* I confess to being lax about it this time.
Also kudos and congratulations to every competitor. While some may be contrained by time and RL, the MFO brings out the OCD in a lot of people here and that's always entertaining to watch.
The Olympian: Atil
Well unless you've been in a cave, you know who she is. Atil, my Infinity-holding light sorceress. I always loved this girl; I tried a standard stick-on-moron variety and preferred Atil off the bat. She is going for 99 and this MFO made a huge inroad into that.
Stats at the finish:
She finally hit 97 during some practice runs and that made me very happy. She'd languished at 96 for so long (mainly due to two deaths late on that level, and it was great to finally hit 97. Less great to see an empty xp bar though.
End of MFO gear
The Merc
Holy Freeze but it still didn't stop him wandering off. I wasn't joking about wanting to bone prison him between me and the mobs.
The gear was swapped around a little during the MFO (see below) but I came back to this set up because it gave me the power that I liked with a reasonable amount of MF.
Her training
Becauses she holds the Infinity she is incredibly tight gear-wise.
Before the MFO she had:
* Maxed (and a some stacked) resists
* FCR - 117 breakpoint on both switches
* FHR - 86 breakpoint on teleport/CtA switch and 30 breakpoint on Infinity switch
* MF - 100
MF was never a priority for her and for a long time she only had the MF from the Infinity. For the MFO Pentathon I splurged on a Gheeds and with a tiny twink she hit the 100 mark. That was good enough for me.
So before the beginning of the MFO was practice a few runs on Baal to get back into the groove before trying to get a little more MF on her. Nothing too drastic because I believed that 150 MF would give a nice balance to diminishing returns and speed/safety. I have pretty shoddy teleporting skills so I'd rather have less MF and more chance of survival.
Thanks to some great finds (probably by Mungo), fantastic trades and generous gifts, Atil started the MFO with:
* FCR - 117 breakpoint on both switches
* FHR - 86 breakpoint on teleport/CtA switch and 30 breakpoint on Infinity switch
* Resists - all maxed except cold (71) (although very little stacking on the others)
* MF - 129
* 1830 ish life after BO
* I think the lighning damage was around 18k but I confess to not being entirely sure
* Item of note: 59 mana/10 life charm. I liked this so I relied less on blues. The moron used Reapers and with the charm I could live off the blues that dropped for a few runs
For me the MF increase was huge. 100 to 129 was awesome and I was really pleased with that increase. I know that I could never compete with guys running 400 MF, nor with the incredible run numbers some will do. I was in this for the xp but the odd shiney would help to keep it interesting for me.
While I fully expected to be last - it is no joke to say that I am an incredibly lazy runner who gets bored easily - I did intend from the start to make a decent attempt at an xp gain.
I had another watch or three of Denton's video's and also DC's runs in the same thread. Basically to see if I could improve my positioning. Poison was doing nasty things (despite 25% PLR). All my belts aret set up red, purple, blue, scrolls (TP and ID) I didn't really want to drop ID scrolls for antidotes. (Only having one scroll was less of an issue when I stopped hitting things on the way down.) I did replace the column of reds with purples. During the MFO I reduced my full rejuv stash from 1020 to 800. One thing that amazes me is that if you watch those vids I don't think either ever touch a potion. Just incredible.
Although I didn't bother with it until late, krovac's info on
getting the game to remember the player settings did shave a few seconds of each run during the 8 runs per 30 minutes blast at the end.
Her MFO Goal
My goals changed through the MFO and they were never MF goals.
Initially I wanted half a level. When I realized how slowly the bar moved even at P8 and the effort involved, I changed my aim. My new goal was to get my xp bar to show past the little running icon in the task bar.
As I kept on trucking and the xp bar moved further, I returned to my original half-bar goal. I didn't quite achieve that, but I came darned close.
I never sat there thinking "C'mon Mang Song!" but I will confess to a few "*profanity* why are you white and not gold" moments.
The Baal runs
Yes I'm eighty paragraphs in and I get to the runs. Aren't I awesome?
Standard teleport down (usually on P3 because a) I'm too lazy to change it and b) I was hitting the boss packs on the way down). The waves were a P8 and Baal at P3.
Light Immune Lister was killed and not parked. (It bugs me not killing him.)
That was the week that was
I started off on the map I knew well which allowed me to get side tracked by killing a few things on the way down. Flayers, boss packs and those flying things which I'm convinced hold runes. Baal had to wait on numerous occasions while I wapped them with CL/L. Things died faster when I remembered to switch from CtA to Infinity. Amazing, eh.
If I hadn't naffed around, I could have got more runs in but I probably wouldn't have; I'd have burnt out too soon. Hitting those packs made it interesting and I got some nice finds (BK sword, Nightwings). It did mean I had to mule a little more frequently. What I picked up was from bosspacks, I kept A85 stuff at the bottom of my stash and minion/Baal stuff at the top. I was muling any time something dropped from the A85's so that it wasn't mixed up with the Baal finds.
I genuinely did NOT run over the first weekend. It was double xp weekend in CoX and so I played that instead. While it may seem rude to enter the MFO then ignore the first three days, it was a conscious decision by me and the right one. Had I ran those additional days I think I would have just given up earlier. Kudos to anyone running the full length of the MFO for many many hours each day. More stamina than I!
What was meant to be my first update was sent mid-week. At that point my score was 27.4
Basically I'd got my fifth qualifier which is when I always feel the pressure is off. I was running fairly consistantly but stopped when I was tired. There's a fine line between 'in the zone' and 'autopilot', I almost crossed that line a couple of times. I've already posted the most scary near death which is this one.There was one other that was similar but I rejuv'd then saved and exited so it didn't look so scary.
My next score increase was a Giant Skull. Which for some reason I thought was a Wormskull and almost left on the ground. This is why I pick everything up. Sometimes the braincell just doesn't fire quite right. :banghead: But there were steady improvements over that update and I was more than happy with the xp let alone the drops.
Most of the drops were coming from Baal so a drop from Lister's pack was of note. I didn't recognize what it was so that indicated something possibly good. So I grab it, kill Baal, exit and hit GoMule. It was my best score through out the competition.
That stuck a fire under me and I went on a hunt through the stashes to try and improve Atil's MF further. Plus I was hoping to to prove that I had The Knack of MFing. Well I wasn't suffering with that song/pun going through my head alone. Which it has since I found the thing.
By replacing the mana/life grand charm with MF charms she got to 150 MF. That seemed reasonable and I did get some tiny improvements at the lower end of my score.
The map seemed on a dry spell for drops so I re-rolled it a few times. My theory was that if I got normal set/uniques I'd re-roll because it was rubbish but if I got nothing, I'd wait until I got a (low) qualifier because that proved that map could drop decent stuff. Yes I know it doesn't make sense but I don't care.
By Friday, I was getting tired and really wanted to see another decent shiney. While I spend alot of time talking about wanting to be last, it's because I don't want to embarress myself by saying how hard I'm trying only to still come last. I made a hard decision to drop a skiller. It was a tough choice because of the life I'd lose. That and and stealing a resist/mf charm from Freezyaballs my Tal's Blizzballer, got Atil to 171 MF while keeping her resits/fcr/fhr.
At the same time, I thought I'd muck with the moron. Not that he got to kill much with an 18k Lightning shooting around but if he could get last hit, maybe I could top the 200 mark. (MF amounts might be a few points off. The time was a bit of a blur.) So I took Andy's off and shoved Stealskull then a Harly on him (both with Ptopaz). Well the leech was good for him but I couldn't be bothered to hang around while he last hitted Baal. So back to Andy's Visage with Fire res jewel.
By now I was getting tired of the LI Lister outbreak. I swear I never see a LI Lister unless I'm running with Atil, Tvashtar or Shein (my three light sorceresses; Chircle will probably have the same problem later on). Anyway, time to address that issue so I tried Mungo's BotD on my moron. Lister went down a LOT faster (the BotD gave him and additional 2k damage over the Reapers) but Baal leaped around like a flea convention on crack. In a novel reversal of roles, I cursed Baal. Mainly caused by his mana draining me. So it was back to the Reapers.
Next up was Guillaume's for the merc. It was ok for a while; it did make a difference on Lister and Baal. The crushing blow was helpful for me too because without the mana charm I was carrying, I was more reliant on blues. Previously I'd survive pretty much on what I picked up. Now I was having to buy them every run or two. And losing a skiller hurt my damage.
However, Guillaume's brought it's own issue. Namely Bartuc. I did play 'hunt the char with the socket quest' for a while so I could add a fire res jewel in it. But eventually I couldn't be bothered and resorted to TPing the moron away and potting him. Which was appropriate as he was a bit of a plant. (That'll be one joke which will be totally lost on non-gardeners.) It was frustrating and he was responsible for eating a good number of the 200+ full rejuv's I burnt during the running.
Anyway, Saturday was bleak with only one tiny score increase. By the end of Saturday I was running very slowly due to fatigue. I wasn't liking the 16.6k damage on Lightning but stuck with the high MF in the hope of 'one more good shiney'. My low damage contributed to the merc dying. He got called a few names that night and one squeal of frustration made Mungo think I'd died.
I didn't get a lot of sleep that night. I just couldn't sleep despite being very very tired. I then started debating returning to 136 MF (IE 129 that I started with and the res/mf charm from Freezyaballs) and adding two skillers getting damage back to 19k or stick with the 171MF/16.6k set up or somewhere in between. I was too tired to do the math and was pretty set on the high MF figure because at least I knew I'd be more careful with less damage.
Amazingly I actually became alert during Sunday - no doubt thanks to an excellent meal Mungo cooked - and I thought "Stuff it, you started for the xp, finish for the xp". Off went five MF and one life/mana charms and on went two life skillers. 20k damage here I come! At the same time I gave the moron his Andys back. According to the weapon speed calc, Reapers + Treachery should get him one breakpoint; Andy's doesn't get him to the next one, he'd need IAS on the weapon. However, he survived Bartuc better with the Andy's so I decided to just deal with LI Lister. Sure enough; next run .... LI.
Sunday was an incredible slog. I kept finding reasons to take a break and wander off. I re-rolled the map at least three times hoping for a better drop. This was one I re-rolled. Partly because it wasn't dropping and partly because of horrible Throne spawns even on P1.
I really wanted that last qualifier to have double digits but .. I couldn't get it. But I tried more in this MFO than any other one; including the Pentathon where I used almost all the available time.
At the end I pulled eight/nine runs in 30 minutes. No idea on the totals of hours ran or runs made; I don't count. As near as I can tell from how far the XP bar moved maybe 400. Maybe less.
The drops
I am a pack rat and I did pick up almost everything which dropped from Baal and his minions. Plus quite a bit from those bosspacks found lurking enroute. And a few side tracks to LK, Outer Cloister, Pits ...
Top five:
Readouts:
I picked up some nice rares although I will have to sort through it and do a bit of pruning. If you check out the text files below, you'll see what I mean.
Notable non-qualifiers:
A few rares which I like on immediate inspection:
I also managed to fill her with gold twice during the MFO and was well on the way to a third gamble when it ended. Nothing spectacular gambled but the ammys were saved for crafting purposes.
Humourous Moments
Mungo: "You found a WF!"
I grit my teeth because I was clearing the Throne and it would be a huge non-counting score.
Luckily it was a Blood Raven's Charge.
Misreadng a Stormspike for Stormspire.
Not having a single Dangoons Teaching or IK Maul until Saturday. Then getting six of each on the same day. :banghead:
Seven green amulets. Not one of which was a Tals.
Flavie reports
Qualifiers:
Flavie of qualifiers
Qualifiers readouts
Pretty .xls sheet
Non-qualifiers:
Flavie of all finds from A85, minions and Baal
Non qualifiers readouts
Bear in mind that a couple of those are from a85 boss packs and that's why they aren't in the qualifiers stash.
Last drop of the MFO
I love a game with a sense of humour.
:unimpressed:
Personal thanks
Two amusing posts in the MFO thread that actually made me laugh. That's pretty hard to do at the moment but it happened so thank you for that. Posts not quoted to save embarressment of the posters concerned.
All those who've contributed to this project: Atil (Ber), Ashmer Amadeus (charm), Cloudy (original Griffs), DC (charms), Darkoooo (Beta CtA), Jaedhann (too much to list), Mungo (finds/crafting)
Re: Olympians 2009 - Exhibition starts
Hopefully this is slightly more coherent than my last post. Like most, I was short on sleep, long on caffeine and was glad to get the results sent so I could crash.
I'm doing everything MFO-related in here, Meet the Olympian, gear and item finds.
The Necessary Thank You's
This is at the top and not the end because I'm not sure anyone will read down that far.
Thanks to jjscud for running another great MFO. Thank you for putting so much effort into something which is a real highlight of the SPF.
Also appreciated is the effort by the category supervisors for providing a nice write up on the updates. I know how tough that can be when you aren't receiving any updates.
*cough* I confess to being lax about it this time. Also kudos and congratulations to every competitor. While some may be contrained by time and RL, the MFO brings out the OCD in a lot of people here and that's always entertaining to watch.
The Olympian: Atil
Well unless you've been in a cave, you know who she is. Atil, my Infinity-holding light sorceress. I always loved this girl; I tried a standard stick-on-moron variety and preferred Atil off the bat. She is going for 99 and this MFO made a huge inroad into that.
Stats at the finish:
Name: Atil
Class: Sorceress
Experience: 3073733901
Level: 97
Infinity side - Naked/Gear
Strength: 156/156
Dexterity: 118/120
Vitality: 261/309
Energy: 35/35
HP: 698/911
Mana: 227/242
Stamina: 421/433
Defense: 29/1461
AR: 540/550
Fire: 194/154/94
Cold: 171/131/71
Lightning: 177/137/77
Poison: 179/139/79
MF: 136 Block: 10
GF: 130
FR/W: 35
FHR: 32
IAS: 0
FCR: 120
CtA switch
Naked/Gear
Strength: 156/156
Dexterity: 118/120
Vitality: 261/283
Energy: 35/35
HP: 698/911
Mana: 227/336
Stamina: 421/433
Defense: 29/1461
AR: 540/550
Fire: 194/154/94
Cold: 206/166/106
Lightning: 212/172/112
Poison: 214/174/114
MF: 136 Block: 22
GF: 130
FR/W: 0
FHR: 87
IAS: 40
FCR: 147
Class: Sorceress
Experience: 3073733901
Level: 97
Infinity side - Naked/Gear
Strength: 156/156
Dexterity: 118/120
Vitality: 261/309
Energy: 35/35
HP: 698/911
Mana: 227/242
Stamina: 421/433
Defense: 29/1461
AR: 540/550
Fire: 194/154/94
Cold: 171/131/71
Lightning: 177/137/77
Poison: 179/139/79
MF: 136 Block: 10
GF: 130
FR/W: 35
FHR: 32
IAS: 0
FCR: 120
CtA switch
Naked/Gear
Strength: 156/156
Dexterity: 118/120
Vitality: 261/283
Energy: 35/35
HP: 698/911
Mana: 227/336
Stamina: 421/433
Defense: 29/1461
AR: 540/550
Fire: 194/154/94
Cold: 206/166/106
Lightning: 212/172/112
Poison: 214/174/114
MF: 136 Block: 22
GF: 130
FR/W: 0
FHR: 87
IAS: 40
FCR: 147
She finally hit 97 during some practice runs and that made me very happy. She'd languished at 96 for so long (mainly due to two deaths late on that level, and it was great to finally hit 97. Less great to see an empty xp bar though.
End of MFO gear
Griffon's Eye
Diadem
Defense: 227
Durability: 19 of 20
Required Level: 76
Fingerprint: 0x2ece3811
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
100% Chance to cast level 41 Nova when you Level-Up
+1 to All Skills
+25% Faster Cast Rate
Adds 1 - 74 Lightning Damage
-24% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+20% to Lightning Skill Damage
+175 Defense
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Rainbow Facet
Rainbow Facet
Jewel
Required Level: 49
Fingerprint: 0xb31b9018
Item Level: 94
Version: Expansion 1.10+
100% Chance to cast level 41 Nova when you Level-Up
Adds 1 - 74 Lightning Damage
-5% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+5% to Lightning Skill Damage
Chaos Scarab
Amulet (crafted)
Required Level: 89
Fingerprint: 0x4c8e186a
Item Level: 95
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+5% Faster Cast Rate
+39 to Life
+15 to Mana
Regenerate Mana 5%
+12 Maximum Stamina
All Resistances +20
Skin of the Vipermagi
Wyrmhide
Defense: 811
Durability: 24 of 24
Required Level: 57
Required Strength: 84
Fingerprint: 0x67ad4901
Item Level: 59
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to All Skills
+30% Faster Cast Rate
+120% Enhanced Defense
All Resistances +49
Magic Damage Reduced by 13
Required Level +7
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Um Rune
Arachnid Mesh
Spiderweb Sash
Defense: 127
Durability: 12 of 12
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 50
Fingerprint: 0xe5642382
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to All Skills
+20% Faster Cast Rate
Slows Target by 10%
+102% Enhanced Defense
Increase Maximum Mana 5%
Level 3 Venom (11/11 Charges)
Magefist
Light Gauntlets
Defense: 25
Durability: 17 of 18
Required Level: 23
Required Strength: 45
Fingerprint: 0x39f6c00
Item Level: **
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Fire Skills
+20% Faster Cast Rate
Adds 1 - 6 Fire Damage
+29% Enhanced Defense
+10 Defense
Regenerate Mana 25%
Coral Small Charm of Balance
Small Charm
Required Level: 29
Fingerprint: 0xacbe3801
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+5% Faster Hit Recovery
Lightning Resist +8%
Shimmering Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 25
Fingerprint: 0x4e461655
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
All Resistances +5
Small Charm of Good Luck
Small Charm
Required Level: 33
Fingerprint: 0x90384af0
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
7% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Grim Coil
Ring
Required Level: 48
Fingerprint: 0x466dafbf
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+10% Faster Cast Rate
All Resistances +10
Lightning Resist +13%
Poison Resist +11%
Damage Reduced by 1
Level 4 Telekinesis (30/30 Charges)
Ruby Small Charm of Balance
Small Charm
Required Level: 32
Fingerprint: 0xff4a992d
Item Level: 58
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+5% Faster Hit Recovery
Fire Resist +11%
Small Charm of Good Luck
Small Charm
Required Level: 33
Fingerprint: 0xf48af750
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
7% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Plague Coil
Ring
Required Level: 48
Fingerprint: 0x39020641
Item Level: 79
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+10% Faster Cast Rate
3% Mana stolen per hit
All Resistances +11
Fire Resist +9%
8% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Sapphire Small Charm of Balance
Small Charm
Required Level: 32
Fingerprint: 0x853a5e32
Item Level: 58
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+5% Faster Hit Recovery
Cold Resist +10%
Gheed's Fortune
Grand Charm
Required Level: 62
Fingerprint: 0x8f76aa47
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
130% Extra Gold from Monsters
Reduces all Vendor Prices 12%
39% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Shimmering Small Charm of Dexterity
Small Charm
Required Level: 25
Fingerprint: 0x4190973c
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Dexterity
All Resistances +5
Small Charm of Good Luck
Small Charm
Required Level: 33
Fingerprint: 0x9d42644f
Item Level: **
Version: Expansion 1.10+
7% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Garnet Small Charm of Good Luck
Small Charm
Required Level: 33
Fingerprint: 0x2dcfc5e6
Item Level: 75
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Fire Resist +9%
6% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Horadric Cube
Fingerprint: 0x44d3afc1
Item Level: 82
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Sparking Grand Charm of Balance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0x3d69e7f1
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
+12% Faster Hit Recovery
Sparking Grand Charm of Vita
Grand Charm
Required Level: 69
Fingerprint: 0x8902d28d
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
+39 to Life
Sparking Grand Charm of Vita
Grand Charm
Required Level: 83
Fingerprint: 0xb2cd6b60
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
+45 to Life
Ruby Small Charm of Fortune
Small Charm
Required Level: 32
Fingerprint: 0x539f2a83
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Fire Resist +11%
4% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Dread Stalker
Wyrmhide Boots
Defense: 106
Durability: 12 of 12
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 50
Fingerprint: 0xd7156815
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+69% Enhanced Defense
Cold Resist +16%
Poison Resist +23%
Poison Length Reduced by 25%
21% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Repairs 1 Durability in 33 Seconds
Amber Small Charm of Good Luck
Small Charm
Required Level: 33
Fingerprint: 0xf96ab7f8
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Lightning Resist +11%
7% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Sparking Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0x9d8fed8a
Item Level: 81
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
+27 to Life
Sparking Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0x2034bb8f
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
+28 to Life
Garnet Small Charm of Balance
Small Charm
Required Level: 29
Fingerprint: 0x8cfeaefa
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+5% Faster Hit Recovery
Fire Resist +9%
Shimmering Grand Charm
Grand Charm
Required Level: 27
Fingerprint: 0xc03c796d
Item Level: 55
Version: Expansion 1.10+
All Resistances +15
Sparking Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 53
Fingerprint: 0xba37c910
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
+35 to Life
SWITCH
Call to Arms
War Scepter
AmnRalMalIstOhm
One Hand Damage: 64 - 106
Durability: 36 of 36
Required Level: 57
Required Strength: 45
Fingerprint: 0x30819bbc
GUID: 0x534414 0x534414 0x0
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion
+2 to All Skills
+40% Increased Attack Speed
327% Enhanced Damage
+150% Damage to Undead
Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
7% Life stolen per hit
Prevent Monster Heal
+1 to Conversion (Paladin Only)
+2 to Holy Shield (Paladin Only)
+1 to Redemption (Paladin Only)
+11 to Battle Cry
+12 to Battle Orders
+13 to Battle Command
Replenish Life +12
30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Ethereal
5 Sockets (5 used)
Socketed: Amn Rune
Socketed: Ral Rune
Socketed: Mal Rune
Socketed: Ist Rune
Socketed: Ohm Rune
Spirit
Monarch
TalThulOrtAmn
Defense: 135
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 86 of 86
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 156
Fingerprint: 0xed9ff221
Item Level: 79
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to All Skills
+27% Faster Cast Rate
+55% Faster Hit Recovery
+250 Defense vs. Missile
+22 to Vitality
+94 to Mana
Cold Resist +35%
Lightning Resist +35%
Poison Resist +35%
+7 Magic Absorb
Attacker Takes Damage of 14
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Ort Rune
Socketed: Amn Rune
Infinity
Thresher
BerMalBerIst
Two Hand Damage: 50 - 589
Durability: 64 of 65
Required Level: 63
Required Strength: 152
Required Dexterity: 118
Fingerprint: 0xbb95ffb2
Item Level: **
Version: Expansion 1.10+
50% Chance to cast level 20 Chain Lightning when you Kill an Enemy
Level 12 Conviction Aura When Equipped
+35% Faster Run/Walk
318% Enhanced Damage
-54% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
40% Chance of Crushing Blow
Prevent Monster Heal
+48 to Vitality (Based on Character Level)
30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Level 21 Cyclone Armor (30/30 Charges)
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Ber Rune
Socketed: Mal Rune
Socketed: Ber Rune
Socketed: Ist Rune
Diadem
Defense: 227
Durability: 19 of 20
Required Level: 76
Fingerprint: 0x2ece3811
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
100% Chance to cast level 41 Nova when you Level-Up
+1 to All Skills
+25% Faster Cast Rate
Adds 1 - 74 Lightning Damage
-24% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+20% to Lightning Skill Damage
+175 Defense
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Rainbow Facet
Rainbow Facet
Jewel
Required Level: 49
Fingerprint: 0xb31b9018
Item Level: 94
Version: Expansion 1.10+
100% Chance to cast level 41 Nova when you Level-Up
Adds 1 - 74 Lightning Damage
-5% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+5% to Lightning Skill Damage
Chaos Scarab
Amulet (crafted)
Required Level: 89
Fingerprint: 0x4c8e186a
Item Level: 95
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+5% Faster Cast Rate
+39 to Life
+15 to Mana
Regenerate Mana 5%
+12 Maximum Stamina
All Resistances +20
Skin of the Vipermagi
Wyrmhide
Defense: 811
Durability: 24 of 24
Required Level: 57
Required Strength: 84
Fingerprint: 0x67ad4901
Item Level: 59
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to All Skills
+30% Faster Cast Rate
+120% Enhanced Defense
All Resistances +49
Magic Damage Reduced by 13
Required Level +7
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Um Rune
Arachnid Mesh
Spiderweb Sash
Defense: 127
Durability: 12 of 12
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 50
Fingerprint: 0xe5642382
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to All Skills
+20% Faster Cast Rate
Slows Target by 10%
+102% Enhanced Defense
Increase Maximum Mana 5%
Level 3 Venom (11/11 Charges)
Magefist
Light Gauntlets
Defense: 25
Durability: 17 of 18
Required Level: 23
Required Strength: 45
Fingerprint: 0x39f6c00
Item Level: **
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Fire Skills
+20% Faster Cast Rate
Adds 1 - 6 Fire Damage
+29% Enhanced Defense
+10 Defense
Regenerate Mana 25%
Coral Small Charm of Balance
Small Charm
Required Level: 29
Fingerprint: 0xacbe3801
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+5% Faster Hit Recovery
Lightning Resist +8%
Shimmering Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 25
Fingerprint: 0x4e461655
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
All Resistances +5
Small Charm of Good Luck
Small Charm
Required Level: 33
Fingerprint: 0x90384af0
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
7% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Grim Coil
Ring
Required Level: 48
Fingerprint: 0x466dafbf
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+10% Faster Cast Rate
All Resistances +10
Lightning Resist +13%
Poison Resist +11%
Damage Reduced by 1
Level 4 Telekinesis (30/30 Charges)
Ruby Small Charm of Balance
Small Charm
Required Level: 32
Fingerprint: 0xff4a992d
Item Level: 58
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+5% Faster Hit Recovery
Fire Resist +11%
Small Charm of Good Luck
Small Charm
Required Level: 33
Fingerprint: 0xf48af750
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
7% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Plague Coil
Ring
Required Level: 48
Fingerprint: 0x39020641
Item Level: 79
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+10% Faster Cast Rate
3% Mana stolen per hit
All Resistances +11
Fire Resist +9%
8% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Sapphire Small Charm of Balance
Small Charm
Required Level: 32
Fingerprint: 0x853a5e32
Item Level: 58
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+5% Faster Hit Recovery
Cold Resist +10%
Gheed's Fortune
Grand Charm
Required Level: 62
Fingerprint: 0x8f76aa47
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
130% Extra Gold from Monsters
Reduces all Vendor Prices 12%
39% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Shimmering Small Charm of Dexterity
Small Charm
Required Level: 25
Fingerprint: 0x4190973c
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Dexterity
All Resistances +5
Small Charm of Good Luck
Small Charm
Required Level: 33
Fingerprint: 0x9d42644f
Item Level: **
Version: Expansion 1.10+
7% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Garnet Small Charm of Good Luck
Small Charm
Required Level: 33
Fingerprint: 0x2dcfc5e6
Item Level: 75
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Fire Resist +9%
6% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Horadric Cube
Fingerprint: 0x44d3afc1
Item Level: 82
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Sparking Grand Charm of Balance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0x3d69e7f1
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
+12% Faster Hit Recovery
Sparking Grand Charm of Vita
Grand Charm
Required Level: 69
Fingerprint: 0x8902d28d
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
+39 to Life
Sparking Grand Charm of Vita
Grand Charm
Required Level: 83
Fingerprint: 0xb2cd6b60
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
+45 to Life
Ruby Small Charm of Fortune
Small Charm
Required Level: 32
Fingerprint: 0x539f2a83
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Fire Resist +11%
4% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Dread Stalker
Wyrmhide Boots
Defense: 106
Durability: 12 of 12
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 50
Fingerprint: 0xd7156815
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+69% Enhanced Defense
Cold Resist +16%
Poison Resist +23%
Poison Length Reduced by 25%
21% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Repairs 1 Durability in 33 Seconds
Amber Small Charm of Good Luck
Small Charm
Required Level: 33
Fingerprint: 0xf96ab7f8
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Lightning Resist +11%
7% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Sparking Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0x9d8fed8a
Item Level: 81
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
+27 to Life
Sparking Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0x2034bb8f
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
+28 to Life
Garnet Small Charm of Balance
Small Charm
Required Level: 29
Fingerprint: 0x8cfeaefa
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+5% Faster Hit Recovery
Fire Resist +9%
Shimmering Grand Charm
Grand Charm
Required Level: 27
Fingerprint: 0xc03c796d
Item Level: 55
Version: Expansion 1.10+
All Resistances +15
Sparking Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 53
Fingerprint: 0xba37c910
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
+35 to Life
SWITCH
Call to Arms
War Scepter
AmnRalMalIstOhm
One Hand Damage: 64 - 106
Durability: 36 of 36
Required Level: 57
Required Strength: 45
Fingerprint: 0x30819bbc
GUID: 0x534414 0x534414 0x0
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion
+2 to All Skills
+40% Increased Attack Speed
327% Enhanced Damage
+150% Damage to Undead
Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
7% Life stolen per hit
Prevent Monster Heal
+1 to Conversion (Paladin Only)
+2 to Holy Shield (Paladin Only)
+1 to Redemption (Paladin Only)
+11 to Battle Cry
+12 to Battle Orders
+13 to Battle Command
Replenish Life +12
30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Ethereal
5 Sockets (5 used)
Socketed: Amn Rune
Socketed: Ral Rune
Socketed: Mal Rune
Socketed: Ist Rune
Socketed: Ohm Rune
Spirit
Monarch
TalThulOrtAmn
Defense: 135
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 86 of 86
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 156
Fingerprint: 0xed9ff221
Item Level: 79
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to All Skills
+27% Faster Cast Rate
+55% Faster Hit Recovery
+250 Defense vs. Missile
+22 to Vitality
+94 to Mana
Cold Resist +35%
Lightning Resist +35%
Poison Resist +35%
+7 Magic Absorb
Attacker Takes Damage of 14
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Ort Rune
Socketed: Amn Rune
Infinity
Thresher
BerMalBerIst
Two Hand Damage: 50 - 589
Durability: 64 of 65
Required Level: 63
Required Strength: 152
Required Dexterity: 118
Fingerprint: 0xbb95ffb2
Item Level: **
Version: Expansion 1.10+
50% Chance to cast level 20 Chain Lightning when you Kill an Enemy
Level 12 Conviction Aura When Equipped
+35% Faster Run/Walk
318% Enhanced Damage
-54% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
40% Chance of Crushing Blow
Prevent Monster Heal
+48 to Vitality (Based on Character Level)
30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Level 21 Cyclone Armor (30/30 Charges)
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Ber Rune
Socketed: Mal Rune
Socketed: Ber Rune
Socketed: Ist Rune
Holy Freeze but it still didn't stop him wandering off. I wasn't joking about wanting to bone prison him between me and the mobs.
Treachery
Kraken Shell
ShaelThulLem
Defense: 1107
Durability: 25 of 25
Required Level: 61
Required Strength: 164
Fingerprint: 0x8f8f446b
Item Level: 82
Version: Expansion 1.10+
5% Chance to cast level 15 Fade when struck
25% Chance to cast level 15 Venom on striking
+2 to Assassin Skill Levels
+45% Increased Attack Speed
+20% Faster Hit Recovery
Cold Resist +30%
50% Extra Gold from Monsters
Ethereal
3 Sockets (3 used)
Socketed: Shael Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Lem Rune
Andariel's Visage
Demonhead
Defense: 361
Durability: 20 of 20
Required Level: 83
Required Strength: 102
Fingerprint: 0x7ce42cc6
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
15% Chance to cast level 15 Poison Nova when struck
+2 to All Skills
+20% Increased Attack Speed
+4 to Maximum Damage
9% Life stolen per hit
+133% Enhanced Defense
+25 to Strength
+10% to Maximum Poison Resist
Fire Resist +0%
Poison Resist +70%
Level 3 Venom (20/20 Charges)
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Ruby Jewel of Ire
Ruby Jewel of Ire
Jewel
Required Level: 13
Fingerprint: 0x733402c3
Item Level: 44
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+4 to Maximum Damage
Fire Resist +30%
The Reaper's Toll
Thresher
Two Hand Damage: 44 - 521
Durability: 65 of 65
Required Level: 75
Required Strength: 114
Required Dexterity: 89
Fingerprint: 0x48e81724
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
33% Chance to cast level 1 Decrepify on striking
270% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
Adds 1 - 38 Lightning Damage
Adds 4 - 44 Cold Damage Over 1 Secs (24 Frames)
15% Life stolen per hit
33% Deadly Strike
Requirements -25%
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Ruby Jewel of Lightning
Ruby Jewel of Lightning
Jewel
Required Level: 58
Fingerprint: 0x868468fd
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
36% Enhanced Damage
Adds 1 - 38 Lightning Damage
Kraken Shell
ShaelThulLem
Defense: 1107
Durability: 25 of 25
Required Level: 61
Required Strength: 164
Fingerprint: 0x8f8f446b
Item Level: 82
Version: Expansion 1.10+
5% Chance to cast level 15 Fade when struck
25% Chance to cast level 15 Venom on striking
+2 to Assassin Skill Levels
+45% Increased Attack Speed
+20% Faster Hit Recovery
Cold Resist +30%
50% Extra Gold from Monsters
Ethereal
3 Sockets (3 used)
Socketed: Shael Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Lem Rune
Andariel's Visage
Demonhead
Defense: 361
Durability: 20 of 20
Required Level: 83
Required Strength: 102
Fingerprint: 0x7ce42cc6
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
15% Chance to cast level 15 Poison Nova when struck
+2 to All Skills
+20% Increased Attack Speed
+4 to Maximum Damage
9% Life stolen per hit
+133% Enhanced Defense
+25 to Strength
+10% to Maximum Poison Resist
Fire Resist +0%
Poison Resist +70%
Level 3 Venom (20/20 Charges)
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Ruby Jewel of Ire
Ruby Jewel of Ire
Jewel
Required Level: 13
Fingerprint: 0x733402c3
Item Level: 44
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+4 to Maximum Damage
Fire Resist +30%
The Reaper's Toll
Thresher
Two Hand Damage: 44 - 521
Durability: 65 of 65
Required Level: 75
Required Strength: 114
Required Dexterity: 89
Fingerprint: 0x48e81724
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
33% Chance to cast level 1 Decrepify on striking
270% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
Adds 1 - 38 Lightning Damage
Adds 4 - 44 Cold Damage Over 1 Secs (24 Frames)
15% Life stolen per hit
33% Deadly Strike
Requirements -25%
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Ruby Jewel of Lightning
Ruby Jewel of Lightning
Jewel
Required Level: 58
Fingerprint: 0x868468fd
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
36% Enhanced Damage
Adds 1 - 38 Lightning Damage
The gear was swapped around a little during the MFO (see below) but I came back to this set up because it gave me the power that I liked with a reasonable amount of MF.
Her training
Becauses she holds the Infinity she is incredibly tight gear-wise.
Before the MFO she had:
* Maxed (and a some stacked) resists
* FCR - 117 breakpoint on both switches
* FHR - 86 breakpoint on teleport/CtA switch and 30 breakpoint on Infinity switch
* MF - 100
MF was never a priority for her and for a long time she only had the MF from the Infinity. For the MFO Pentathon I splurged on a Gheeds and with a tiny twink she hit the 100 mark. That was good enough for me.
So before the beginning of the MFO was practice a few runs on Baal to get back into the groove before trying to get a little more MF on her. Nothing too drastic because I believed that 150 MF would give a nice balance to diminishing returns and speed/safety. I have pretty shoddy teleporting skills so I'd rather have less MF and more chance of survival.
Thanks to some great finds (probably by Mungo), fantastic trades and generous gifts, Atil started the MFO with:
* FCR - 117 breakpoint on both switches
* FHR - 86 breakpoint on teleport/CtA switch and 30 breakpoint on Infinity switch
* Resists - all maxed except cold (71) (although very little stacking on the others)
* MF - 129
* 1830 ish life after BO
* I think the lighning damage was around 18k but I confess to not being entirely sure
* Item of note: 59 mana/10 life charm. I liked this so I relied less on blues. The moron used Reapers and with the charm I could live off the blues that dropped for a few runs
For me the MF increase was huge. 100 to 129 was awesome and I was really pleased with that increase. I know that I could never compete with guys running 400 MF, nor with the incredible run numbers some will do. I was in this for the xp but the odd shiney would help to keep it interesting for me.
While I fully expected to be last - it is no joke to say that I am an incredibly lazy runner who gets bored easily - I did intend from the start to make a decent attempt at an xp gain.
I had another watch or three of Denton's video's and also DC's runs in the same thread. Basically to see if I could improve my positioning. Poison was doing nasty things (despite 25% PLR). All my belts aret set up red, purple, blue, scrolls (TP and ID) I didn't really want to drop ID scrolls for antidotes. (Only having one scroll was less of an issue when I stopped hitting things on the way down.) I did replace the column of reds with purples. During the MFO I reduced my full rejuv stash from 1020 to 800. One thing that amazes me is that if you watch those vids I don't think either ever touch a potion. Just incredible.
Although I didn't bother with it until late, krovac's info on
getting the game to remember the player settings did shave a few seconds of each run during the 8 runs per 30 minutes blast at the end.
Her MFO Goal
My goals changed through the MFO and they were never MF goals.
Initially I wanted half a level. When I realized how slowly the bar moved even at P8 and the effort involved, I changed my aim. My new goal was to get my xp bar to show past the little running icon in the task bar.
As I kept on trucking and the xp bar moved further, I returned to my original half-bar goal. I didn't quite achieve that, but I came darned close.
I never sat there thinking "C'mon Mang Song!" but I will confess to a few "*profanity* why are you white and not gold" moments.
The Baal runs
Yes I'm eighty paragraphs in and I get to the runs. Aren't I awesome?
Standard teleport down (usually on P3 because a) I'm too lazy to change it and b) I was hitting the boss packs on the way down). The waves were a P8 and Baal at P3.
Light Immune Lister was killed and not parked. (It bugs me not killing him.)
That was the week that was
I started off on the map I knew well which allowed me to get side tracked by killing a few things on the way down. Flayers, boss packs and those flying things which I'm convinced hold runes. Baal had to wait on numerous occasions while I wapped them with CL/L. Things died faster when I remembered to switch from CtA to Infinity. Amazing, eh.
If I hadn't naffed around, I could have got more runs in but I probably wouldn't have; I'd have burnt out too soon. Hitting those packs made it interesting and I got some nice finds (BK sword, Nightwings). It did mean I had to mule a little more frequently. What I picked up was from bosspacks, I kept A85 stuff at the bottom of my stash and minion/Baal stuff at the top. I was muling any time something dropped from the A85's so that it wasn't mixed up with the Baal finds.
I genuinely did NOT run over the first weekend. It was double xp weekend in CoX and so I played that instead. While it may seem rude to enter the MFO then ignore the first three days, it was a conscious decision by me and the right one. Had I ran those additional days I think I would have just given up earlier. Kudos to anyone running the full length of the MFO for many many hours each day. More stamina than I!
What was meant to be my first update was sent mid-week. At that point my score was 27.4
Halaberd's Reign 11 1
Arkaine's Valor 7.4
The Gladiator's Bane 4.7
Sazabi's Cobalt Redeemer 2.6
Natalya's Shadow 1.7
Arkaine's Valor 7.4
The Gladiator's Bane 4.7
Sazabi's Cobalt Redeemer 2.6
Natalya's Shadow 1.7
Basically I'd got my fifth qualifier which is when I always feel the pressure is off. I was running fairly consistantly but stopped when I was tired. There's a fine line between 'in the zone' and 'autopilot', I almost crossed that line a couple of times. I've already posted the most scary near death which is this one.There was one other that was similar but I rejuv'd then saved and exited so it didn't look so scary.
My next score increase was a Giant Skull. Which for some reason I thought was a Wormskull and almost left on the ground. This is why I pick everything up. Sometimes the braincell just doesn't fire quite right. :banghead: But there were steady improvements over that update and I was more than happy with the xp let alone the drops.
Most of the drops were coming from Baal so a drop from Lister's pack was of note. I didn't recognize what it was so that indicated something possibly good. So I grab it, kill Baal, exit and hit GoMule. It was my best score through out the competition.
Crown of Ages INSERT BEST PIC HERE
Corona
Defense: 356
Durability: 26 of 50
Required Level: 82
Required Strength: 174
Fingerprint: 0x4a6e5603
Item Level: **
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
Indestructible
+1 to All Skills
+30% Faster Hit Recovery
+50% Enhanced Defense
+107 Defense
All Resistances +22
Damage Reduced by 12% 1 Sockets (0 used)
Corona
Defense: 356
Durability: 26 of 50
Required Level: 82
Required Strength: 174
Fingerprint: 0x4a6e5603
Item Level: **
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
Indestructible
+1 to All Skills
+30% Faster Hit Recovery
+50% Enhanced Defense
+107 Defense
All Resistances +22
Damage Reduced by 12% 1 Sockets (0 used)
That stuck a fire under me and I went on a hunt through the stashes to try and improve Atil's MF further. Plus I was hoping to to prove that I had The Knack of MFing. Well I wasn't suffering with that song/pun going through my head alone. Which it has since I found the thing.
By replacing the mana/life grand charm with MF charms she got to 150 MF. That seemed reasonable and I did get some tiny improvements at the lower end of my score.
The map seemed on a dry spell for drops so I re-rolled it a few times. My theory was that if I got normal set/uniques I'd re-roll because it was rubbish but if I got nothing, I'd wait until I got a (low) qualifier because that proved that map could drop decent stuff. Yes I know it doesn't make sense but I don't care.
By Friday, I was getting tired and really wanted to see another decent shiney. While I spend alot of time talking about wanting to be last, it's because I don't want to embarress myself by saying how hard I'm trying only to still come last.
I made a hard decision to drop a skiller. It was a tough choice because of the life I'd lose. That and and stealing a resist/mf charm from Freezyaballs my Tal's Blizzballer, got Atil to 171 MF while keeping her resits/fcr/fhr. At the same time, I thought I'd muck with the moron. Not that he got to kill much with an 18k Lightning shooting around but if he could get last hit, maybe I could top the 200 mark. (MF amounts might be a few points off. The time was a bit of a blur.) So I took Andy's off and shoved Stealskull then a Harly on him (both with Ptopaz). Well the leech was good for him but I couldn't be bothered to hang around while he last hitted Baal. So back to Andy's Visage with Fire res jewel.
By now I was getting tired of the LI Lister outbreak. I swear I never see a LI Lister unless I'm running with Atil, Tvashtar or Shein (my three light sorceresses; Chircle will probably have the same problem later on). Anyway, time to address that issue so I tried Mungo's BotD on my moron. Lister went down a LOT faster (the BotD gave him and additional 2k damage over the Reapers) but Baal leaped around like a flea convention on crack. In a novel reversal of roles, I cursed Baal. Mainly caused by his mana draining me. So it was back to the Reapers.
Next up was Guillaume's for the merc. It was ok for a while; it did make a difference on Lister and Baal. The crushing blow was helpful for me too because without the mana charm I was carrying, I was more reliant on blues. Previously I'd survive pretty much on what I picked up. Now I was having to buy them every run or two. And losing a skiller hurt my damage.
However, Guillaume's brought it's own issue. Namely
Bartuc. I did play 'hunt the char with the socket quest' for a while so I could add a fire res jewel in it. But eventually I couldn't be bothered and resorted to TPing the moron away and potting him. Which was appropriate as he was a bit of a plant. (That'll be one joke which will be totally lost on non-gardeners.) It was frustrating and he was responsible for eating a good number of the 200+ full rejuv's I burnt during the running.Anyway, Saturday was bleak with only one tiny score increase. By the end of Saturday I was running very slowly due to fatigue. I wasn't liking the 16.6k damage on Lightning but stuck with the high MF in the hope of 'one more good shiney'. My low damage contributed to the merc dying. He got called a few names that night and one squeal of frustration made Mungo think I'd died.
I didn't get a lot of sleep that night. I just couldn't sleep despite being very very tired. I then started debating returning to 136 MF (IE 129 that I started with and the res/mf charm from Freezyaballs) and adding two skillers getting damage back to 19k or stick with the 171MF/16.6k set up or somewhere in between. I was too tired to do the math and was pretty set on the high MF figure because at least I knew I'd be more careful with less damage.
Amazingly I actually became alert during Sunday - no doubt thanks to an excellent meal Mungo cooked - and I thought "Stuff it, you started for the xp, finish for the xp". Off went five MF and one life/mana charms and on went two life skillers. 20k damage here I come! At the same time I gave the moron his Andys back. According to the weapon speed calc, Reapers + Treachery should get him one breakpoint; Andy's doesn't get him to the next one, he'd need IAS on the weapon. However, he survived Bartuc better with the Andy's so I decided to just deal with LI Lister. Sure enough; next run .... LI.
Sunday was an incredible slog. I kept finding reasons to take a break and wander off. I re-rolled the map at least three times hoping for a better drop. This was one I re-rolled. Partly because it wasn't dropping and partly because of horrible Throne spawns even on P1.
I really wanted that last qualifier to have double digits but .. I couldn't get it. But I tried more in this MFO than any other one; including the Pentathon where I used almost all the available time.
At the end I pulled eight/nine runs in 30 minutes. No idea on the totals of hours ran or runs made; I don't count. As near as I can tell from how far the XP bar moved maybe 400. Maybe less.
The drops
I am a pack rat and I did pick up almost everything which dropped from Baal and his minions. Plus quite a bit from those bosspacks found lurking enroute. And a few side tracks to LK, Outer Cloister, Pits ...
Top five:
Total: 134
93.9 - Crown of Ages 1os
11 - Halberd's Reign
11 - Boneflame
10.7 - Giant Skull 1os
7.4 - Arkaines Valour +1
93.9 - Crown of Ages 1os
11 - Halberd's Reign
11 - Boneflame
10.7 - Giant Skull 1os
7.4 - Arkaines Valour +1
Crown of Ages
Corona
Defense: 356
Durability: 26 of 50
Required Level: 82
Required Strength: 174
Fingerprint: 0x4a6e5603
Item Level: **
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
Indestructible
+1 to All Skills
+30% Faster Hit Recovery
+50% Enhanced Defense
+107 Defense
All Resistances +22
Damage Reduced by 12% 1 Sockets (0 used)
Halaberd's Reign
Conqueror Crown
Defense: 422
Durability: 43 of 50
Required Level: 77
Required Strength: 174
Fingerprint: 0xe13fdbf
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+1 to Masteries Skills (Barbarian Only)
+2 to Barbarian Skill Levels
+20% Faster Hit Recovery
+2 to Battle Orders (Barbarian Only)
+2 to Battle Command (Barbarian Only)
+164% Enhanced Defense
Replenish Life +16
Boneflame
Succubus Skull
Defense: 354
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 14 of 20
Required Level: 72
Required Strength: 95
Fingerprint: 0xf53067a0
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
15% Chance to cast level 3 Terror when struck
+2 to Necromancer Skill Levels
+20% Faster Run/Walk
+141% Enhanced Defense
All Resistances +24
Giant Skull
Bone Visage
Defense: 451
Durability: 23 of 40
Required Level: 65
Required Strength: 106
Fingerprint: 0xc67cda39
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
10% Chance of Crushing Blow
Knockback
+317 Defense
+33 to Strength 1 Sockets (0 used)
Arkaine's Valor
Balrog Skin
Defense: 1388
Durability: 24 of 30
Required Level: 85
Required Strength: 165
Fingerprint: 0x4731f053
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+1 to All Skills
+30% Faster Hit Recovery
+168% Enhanced Defense
+37 to Vitality (Based on Character Level)
Damage Reduced by 15
Corona
Defense: 356
Durability: 26 of 50
Required Level: 82
Required Strength: 174
Fingerprint: 0x4a6e5603
Item Level: **
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
Indestructible
+1 to All Skills
+30% Faster Hit Recovery
+50% Enhanced Defense
+107 Defense
All Resistances +22
Damage Reduced by 12% 1 Sockets (0 used)
Halaberd's Reign
Conqueror Crown
Defense: 422
Durability: 43 of 50
Required Level: 77
Required Strength: 174
Fingerprint: 0xe13fdbf
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+1 to Masteries Skills (Barbarian Only)
+2 to Barbarian Skill Levels
+20% Faster Hit Recovery
+2 to Battle Orders (Barbarian Only)
+2 to Battle Command (Barbarian Only)
+164% Enhanced Defense
Replenish Life +16
Boneflame
Succubus Skull
Defense: 354
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 14 of 20
Required Level: 72
Required Strength: 95
Fingerprint: 0xf53067a0
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
15% Chance to cast level 3 Terror when struck
+2 to Necromancer Skill Levels
+20% Faster Run/Walk
+141% Enhanced Defense
All Resistances +24
Giant Skull
Bone Visage
Defense: 451
Durability: 23 of 40
Required Level: 65
Required Strength: 106
Fingerprint: 0xc67cda39
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
10% Chance of Crushing Blow
Knockback
+317 Defense
+33 to Strength 1 Sockets (0 used)
Arkaine's Valor
Balrog Skin
Defense: 1388
Durability: 24 of 30
Required Level: 85
Required Strength: 165
Fingerprint: 0x4731f053
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+1 to All Skills
+30% Faster Hit Recovery
+168% Enhanced Defense
+37 to Vitality (Based on Character Level)
Damage Reduced by 15
I picked up some nice rares although I will have to sort through it and do a bit of pruning. If you check out the text files below, you'll see what I mean.
Notable non-qualifiers:
* 4 Baal GC's
* AoKL
* Homunculus
* Nightwings 15%
* 2 CoT (one eth)
* two perfect light facets and a 4/-4 Cold
* three Dwarf Stars
* perfect Nagel
* 61 runes; highest a Lum
* over 230 flawless gems (yes, I visited LK at one point)
* 47 jewels
* two matriarchal bows with +3 skills
* four skillers (experts, preservers, acrobatic and fanatic)
* Rares to be sorted
* AoKL
* Homunculus
* Nightwings 15%
* 2 CoT (one eth)
* two perfect light facets and a 4/-4 Cold
* three Dwarf Stars
* perfect Nagel
* 61 runes; highest a Lum
* over 230 flawless gems (yes, I visited LK at one point)
* 47 jewels
* two matriarchal bows with +3 skills
* four skillers (experts, preservers, acrobatic and fanatic)
* Rares to be sorted
A few rares which I like on immediate inspection:
Storm Trample
Demonhide Boots
Defense: 31
Durability: 6 of 12
Required Level: 26
Required Strength: 20
Fingerprint: 0x556e25ba
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+5 to Dexterity
Lightning Resist +27%
Fire Resist +20%
Poison Resist +16%
14% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Storm Touch
Gauntlets
Defense: 25
Durability: 21 of 24
Required Level: 35
Required Strength: 60
Fingerprint: 0x4be961fb
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+20% Increased Attack Speed
+60% Enhanced Defense
+2 to Strength
+2 to Dexterity
Fire Resist +23%
Poison Resist +28%
Corpse Scythe
Balrog Blade
One Hand Damage: 52 - 271
Two Hand Damage: 190 - 418
Durability: 38 of 50
Required Level: 66
Required Strength: 185
Required Dexterity: 87
Fingerprint: 0xcc890d26
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
5% Chance to cast level 3 Lightning on attack
244% Enhanced Damage
Adds 1 - 13 Damage
+84 to Attack Rating
Adds 1 - 443 Lightning Damage
Demonhide Boots
Defense: 31
Durability: 6 of 12
Required Level: 26
Required Strength: 20
Fingerprint: 0x556e25ba
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+5 to Dexterity
Lightning Resist +27%
Fire Resist +20%
Poison Resist +16%
14% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Storm Touch
Gauntlets
Defense: 25
Durability: 21 of 24
Required Level: 35
Required Strength: 60
Fingerprint: 0x4be961fb
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+20% Increased Attack Speed
+60% Enhanced Defense
+2 to Strength
+2 to Dexterity
Fire Resist +23%
Poison Resist +28%
Corpse Scythe
Balrog Blade
One Hand Damage: 52 - 271
Two Hand Damage: 190 - 418
Durability: 38 of 50
Required Level: 66
Required Strength: 185
Required Dexterity: 87
Fingerprint: 0xcc890d26
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
5% Chance to cast level 3 Lightning on attack
244% Enhanced Damage
Adds 1 - 13 Damage
+84 to Attack Rating
Adds 1 - 443 Lightning Damage
I also managed to fill her with gold twice during the MFO and was well on the way to a third gamble when it ended. Nothing spectacular gambled but the ammys were saved for crafting purposes.
Humourous Moments
Mungo: "You found a WF!"
I grit my teeth because I was clearing the Throne and it would be a huge non-counting score.
Luckily it was a Blood Raven's Charge.
Misreadng a Stormspike for Stormspire.
Not having a single Dangoons Teaching or IK Maul until Saturday. Then getting six of each on the same day. :banghead:
Seven green amulets. Not one of which was a Tals.
Flavie reports
Qualifiers:
Flavie of qualifiers
Qualifiers readouts
Pretty .xls sheet
Non-qualifiers:
Flavie of all finds from A85, minions and Baal
Non qualifiers readouts
Bear in mind that a couple of those are from a85 boss packs and that's why they aren't in the qualifiers stash.
Last drop of the MFO
I love a game with a sense of humour.
Isenhart's Case
Breast Plate
Defense: 107
Durability: 37 of 50
Required Level: 8
Required Strength: 30
Fingerprint: 0x2cf943c7
Item Level: **
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+40 Defense
Magic Damage Reduced by 2
Set (2 items): +194 Defense (Based on Character Level)
Breast Plate
Defense: 107
Durability: 37 of 50
Required Level: 8
Required Strength: 30
Fingerprint: 0x2cf943c7
Item Level: **
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Unidentified
+40 Defense
Magic Damage Reduced by 2
Set (2 items): +194 Defense (Based on Character Level)
:unimpressed:
Personal thanks
Two amusing posts in the MFO thread that actually made me laugh. That's pretty hard to do at the moment but it happened so thank you for that. Posts not quoted to save embarressment of the posters concerned.
All those who've contributed to this project: Atil (Ber), Ashmer Amadeus (charm), Cloudy (original Griffs), DC (charms), Darkoooo (Beta CtA), Jaedhann (too much to list), Mungo (finds/crafting)
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