NM Chaos worth doing?

[BarbieSlawter]

NM Chaos worth doing?

I found a shadow discipline gc doing nm chaos with my friend. I didn't get it from diablo but from a random monster. Is NM Chaos worth doing? What can the monsters in chaos drop? What can Diablo drop? Thanks guys!

 

[Dr Elmer Jiggle]

Almost anywhere is "worth doing" from some point of view. In Normal mode you can get decent items like Magefist, Frostburn, Goldwrap, etc. Even Lenymo, the unique sash, is a pretty OK item if you upgrade it once or twice.

From a pure profit point of view, you'd probably be better off doing other areas instead, but there are definitely some nice things that can be found in Nightmare Chaos Sanctuary. Some examples are, Herald of Zakarum, runes up to Vex, Skullder's Ire, Stone of Jordan, Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band, etc. But you're not going to find a lot of those things given the amount of time you put in.

As far as skill charms specifically, you're actually best off in even lower level areas. The closer you can get to level 50 monsters, the better you'll do, because you eliminate some of the higher level (but less useful) affixes from contention, which increases the chances of getting a skiller. Nightmare Council and Nightmare cows are good spots, because they have fairly high chances of dropping charms.

Edit: Changed the required item level for skill charms from 42 to 50.

 

[BobTheWarrior]

I completely agree with the good Doctor here. Any area is "worth doing" if:
1) It's fun
2) It can be done quickly
3) It's fun
4) It can be done with decent mf gear (or no MF, if you're looking for socketables)
5) It's fun

So, you see, it doesn't matter what "everyone else" is doing. I personally like to make public chaos run games in nightmare and run them with my blizzard sorceress. Helps other level and can be a good source of 1) experience up to the mid seventies and 2) items for new characters (and some end-game items too)

I haven't done it in awhile, been doing other projects, so I can't say for sure what I have and haven't gotten there, but I don't really care what I get. One rule that I don't include is "it's profitable".

 

[BarbieSlawter]

I never saw it that way :laugh: Thanks for the new view of mfing. I was just wondering if NM Chaos dropped a skiller since I just found one in seconds by luck.

Thanks guys

 

[donnchadh]

ive had a skiller drop from norm minions, but skillers can drop from act 3 great marsh onwards

 

[bruticus]

your odds of getting a skiller are better in the NM, i'd say. however, you won't get uberskillz GCs like a 45 lifer or anything like that as those mods can only drop from monsters far higher in the game (hell Baal, Nihlathak)

although .. i'd take a skiller of any variety really

 

[minamo]

i found a dudu skiller once in den of evil..

as long as you have fun,the stuff comes to ^^

 

[zooply]

ive had a skiller drop from norm minions, but skillers can drop from act 3 great marsh onwards

How did that one happen? I'm assuming you're meaning a glitch, cause I've read that skillers start dropping at act 3 nm (somewhere around lower/upper kurast I think). Plus you mention the act 3 thing too.

Or was it off some super unique?:tongue:

 

[donnchadh]

it was off the minions of d, on droped i picked it up, and had a brand new p&b skiller

 

[Dr Elmer Jiggle]

How did that one happen? I'm assuming you're meaning a glitch, cause I've read that skillers start dropping at act 3 nm (somewhere around lower/upper kurast I think). Plus you mention the act 3 thing too.

Or was it off some super unique?:tongue:

I think by "minions" he means Minions of Destruction -- Lister the Tormenter and his cronies in the Throne of Destruction at the end of Act 5. Any monster that's level 50 or above can drop a +1 skills charm, and those guys are level 58.

The Act 3 Nightmare rule is for regular monsters. Flayer Jungle / Great Marsh is roughly the transition point. The Spider Forest is level 49, but the side areas off the Spider Forest are level 50.

 

[Zalcitabine]

I once found a pally offensive skiller from the third wave (iirc) of baal minions in normal. I was shocked.

About NM chaos: i found many nice things there while leveling and it is a place i will mf at the start of the ladder when my character are too weak to kill fast in hell.