OMFG...i dont deserve this. thats just cruel. I hate you eldritch. o

OMFG...i dont deserve this. thats just cruel. I hate you eldritch.

I have a bowazon mat whos lvl 89 and specialises in frozen arrow, with magic arrow as her default attack. She is a very rich girl, being the proud owner of my silence runeword in her bow, and also my steel carapace (although that'll go when i find a character who needs it more.)
I dont play her much, but she can do baal runs (not very quick, but she gets there) and meph is probably her favourite boss.
However, i wasnt running meph or baal today, i was doing random SU's. i like eldritch, even though he's CI in hell, my magic arrow, valk and merc can take down his pack very quick. On my 4th eldritch/shenk run i got a rare drop indeed. These are the odds of that drop on P8.
ATMA said:
1 : 11906059 Eldritch the Rectifier - [H] Frigid Highlands
The item in question?
Its only a sodding[highlight] ZOD [/highlight] rune!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I almost missed it, just looking through the remains and bang, it hits me, like a 18 wheel truck hitting a mosquito.
Now, i know there will be plenty of sceptics out there (im still pinching myself) so i took pictures.
:eek: <--clicky
:cool: <--clicky

Now i have a problem. I hate zods. they are the most over-rated item in the game by far. people will pay alot of there own money on ebay for these on realms, even if they know there not legit. Well mine is legit and this leaves me with some very difficult choices.
Option 1: make a BOTD out of it
Option 2: sell it to charsi
Option 3: trade it for 1337 gosu itemz
Option 4: give it away
Option 5: stash it away never to be used

So lets go through the options.
1: make a BOTD. no, i have always disliked this, thinking that such a rare item deserves more than to give you a weapon that only increases your average baal run by 20 seconds. how many extra runs would it take to make it worth it? but then i guess you can say that about all rare items, its just that this is a mile in front of the others.

2: Sell it. Ive already made a movie of a (illegit) zod being sold as a joke (this is 1 of the main reasons why i dont think any of you will believe me, and staring at my zod now, wish i never made such a movie) so this wouldnt be that spectacular.

3: trade it. I like this option, since i am missing a few items for my stash, but im not sure if i want to trade it. I dont know why, but i feel option 4 will make my life more complete.

4: give it away. Oh yes, you heard me. Make a giveaway for this 1 item. Of course, it would have to be a special kind of giveaway, not just a first come first served thing. But then can i really giveaway this? i always said i wouldnt use it if i ever found one, but can i actually give it to someone for free now that i have it?

5: stash it. I'd keep it, but unless i suddenly get the urge to make a BOTD it wont ever do anything for anybody, which is a big waste of pebble with funny carving in if you ask me.

Oh Damn you cruel world, why did you have to give me the 1 item that i hate, but at the same time treasure!
Ahhhhh!
right. im not going to sell it. Im not going to make a BOTD out of it. im not going to trade it and i dont think i should stash it.
*sighs*
Right, im giving it away, thats my final decision, must post this before i change my mind...

Right, now, how to give it away.. Hmmmm.... Maybe a competition? maybe randomly pick the winner?

Ok, How about anyone who wants the zod, post in this thread what you would use it for. I will then choose which person gave the best use for it (ill make sure they actually do what they said they would). I will not accept 'trade it' as a use. try to make it original (no 1.07 eth items) whilst still keeping it uber. and you dont have to make BOTD if you dont want to.

*slaps self round face to make sure this is real*

@ those who dont believe me: i know many wont believe that anybody has ever found a zod, and those people wont be persuaded by me or anyone. So i will ignore all claims that im a haxx0r, all death threats and all shin kicks, but feel free to do them anyway if it makes you feel better, i wont hold it against you. for long anyway.
Special comment to reborn2k: i pwn j00! bow down before my 1337 luck!:D
 
You should make the SPF Relic!

Socket a cracked cap (since you can't socket a cracked sash). Then make a character called The_SPF. Put the Zod in socket cracked cap, then kill Nihithalk. Use the personalizing quest to create "The_SPF's Socket Cracked Cap 'Zod""

Fantastic Find! :D
 
Wow man. That is amazing luck! I feel your pain, there are a hundred things I would rather find than a zod.

I admire your choice of giving it away. I did not post here to try and win the rune, just to congratulate you on the absolutely amazing find. Now if you were giving away a jah on the other hand... my ber would have some company in an enigma armor. Sweet find man, way to blow all the luck you will probably ever have on the zodster.
 
Congrats!!

I would do something useful with it. It's incredible rare so don't waste it mate. Just don't do something you'll regret :D Otherwise it's up to you...
 
Can I kick your shins for some other reason not having to do with the Zod? Seriously, I would hope that you've been around long enough to have earned some SPF street-cred. You may be a shameless spammer and a little to focused on flatulation, but you are, for all appearances, and honest player.

Congrats on the find. That is a bit of a quandry of what to do, as I agree with your assessment of BoTD being a bit overrated, especially if you have lots of great gear already, its just a matter of degrees. I say put it in a pretty glass case and look at it whenever you're feeling unlucky.
 
I would make good use of it, I would socket a Short Sword with it and Pat a Tesladin but he can only use that sword.
 
Amazing find Bob.

In case Icebird isn't around:

Perfect eth 3s Tomb Reaver! Zod 40-15 40-15! You know you want to!
 
Gohanman said:
Amazing find Bob.

In case Icebird isn't around:

Perfect eth 3s Tomb Reaver! Zod 40-15 40-15! You know you want to!

You read my mind on that one gohan :).

As for you bob, are you sure you don't want to keep that thing. I mean even if you don't use it, just having that in your stash would quite worth it. Showing just how lucky you are.

Now go brag to Reborn since he rubbed the Tyreals find in yours :p.
 
Bob, there are many people I wouldn't believe - but while you are a spammer who is overly found of polls, you are also a legit player. Congrats on the find.
 
congrats on this almost unbelievable plenty of luck!

Why not put it into your shins? - so you can keep kicking other persons' shins while yours are "INDESTRUCTIBLE" ?
:p

Please don't give it away, you will regret it, like Rizzo said. - Use it for something useful, not cheesy. I am sure you find an eth item in your stash that would be of very good use for one of your chars. - use the Zod for that!

I am just imagining a farting bob doing this to serve the drop gods:
:worship: *mentally add a little amount of gas rising in the sky for each bow*

:lol:

EDIT: go to the post message screen, look at the :worship: smiley and imagine this little cloud of gas *hehehe*
 
wow, a zod...that's just amazing...

i'd put that rune in a kickass etheral rare.
or socket an etheral skullders with it :)
or try to socket an etheral titan's with it :D

but please don't let that zod rest in your stash (i like the idea of socketing that cracked cap too...)!!!

mfg nobo
 
Personally, if I were against making a BOTD, I would save the rune. You might end up getting that uber-awesome item that happens to be ethereal (I'm pretty sure that there is NO way to repair an ethereal item). Slap your zod in there and voila, you have a great item.

As for myself, I am not against making a BOTD, but if I do I want it to be on my own. My SP philosophy is no trading, only self-reliance.

But for you, perhaps the fullfillment is in actually finding the rune, not in using it.

Either way, congrats. May we all be as lucky one day!

Dan
 
I've got an idea for you: I'll socket my ethereal Gull, and you can put your Zod in it. oknp? :D

Just don't trade it in the SPTF...
 
Hirhgha... Difficult to let this pass my lips, but: "You are just superior." :D You beat everything, even my Tyrael's... :/

[...]

HAHAH! That was what you would like to hear... Atm I don't play D2, because it started to get boring since the day before yesterday, but I'll sure be back in some weeks. Back to kick your butt! J00 luck3R n4p.... Now that is the rarest item of the game, how can I own you??? Damn... I WILL find a way... B-E-W-A-R-E!! :evil:

I'll slap your face if you let this rot in a stash! I can't understand why you don't want to make a BOTD. I would just do it because of the style points and build an uber cheesy BOTD char with godly equip to show everyone that a legit BOTD is possible. And to let them call you a cheater! ^^

cya
 
I think you should reward your amazon with a BotD bow, if she can also find a Vex...



farting bob said:
Ive already made a movie of a (illegit) zod being sold as a joke

That wasn´t real? I´m honestly disappointed to hear that, and it makes that movie a lot less cool and funny than I thought it was.
 
Just find an ethereal superior great poleaxe with 5 sockets, socket your zod and use the cube recipe to unsocket it. You willl notice that the weapon remains undestructible. Then it is ready for the 5 runes of Doom, and you will have the most expensive runeword weapon ever!

It can work also with Giant Threshers, Legendary Mallets, Thunder Mauls, Berserker Axes, Glorious Axes or Champion Axes.

Or just give it to me, I am a man of ideas! :)

Anyway, congratulations. Don't waste it. You might just have fun with something like this:

Matriarchal Pike
Two-Hand Damage: 55 to 229
Durability: 13 of 13
(Amazon Only)
Required Dexterity: 139
Required Strength: 122
Required Level: 60
Spear Class - Slow Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 84
Fingerprint: 0xd182b21e
+2 to Javelin and Spear Skills (Amazon Only)
Ethereal (Cannot be Repaired), Socketed (6: 0 used)
 
Well some good ideas from people, i would consider putting it in a cap and personalizing it but i said i'd give it away, so now i dont know what to do. putting it in my shins is anotehr godly option, but my leg (unlike wirts) cannot be socketed. no suggestions from people have jumped out at me yet but theres only been a few people so far.
krem: its ok to giveaway runes right? just not trade them?
Oh, and your right about using up my luck for the next 8 years, the next run i got a breast plate. guess the colour....:rolleyes:
 
ricrestoni said:
Just find an ethereal superior great poleaxe with 5 sockets, socket your zod and use the cube recipe to unsocket it. You willl notice that the weapon remains undestructible. Then it is ready for the 5 runes of Doom, and you will have the most expensive runeword weapon ever!

omg! Is that true?

About the wep, you should make it in a Thunder Maul for style points :)
 
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