Single Skill Tree Tournament- Resurrected

Hmm, putting more points into CoS actually makes it worse, because that just means you might be waiting for it too finish (because duration increases with level, and you can't cast a new CoS till the old one has finished).
Maybe extra points into Mind Blast for crowd control? It'll increase stun length and conversion. And i agree with asdfgah, maybe a few more points into BoS for when you don't need the resists from fade.
 
asdfgah said:
RIP Scarlath
We should at least make a table for the dead characters though IMO so It's up to you Morathi if you want to keep it or not.
Simply search the thread for dead characters to find it.
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I'm actually halfway through Act 2, but the name of the waypoint after the Dry Hills escapes me temporarily. (Starts with an F?)

I prefer a tournament where we can do reruns, because otherwise I feel I have to uncover every crook and nanny and that just takes too long for a casual player like me.

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LIVE CHARACTERS (IT LIVES! Muahahahaha!)
Forum Name	Character name	Class	Level	Quest	Farthest WP	Difficulty
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rickc		HordeMasterB	Druid	19	q3a2	Dry Hills	Normal

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DEAD CHARACTERS
Forum Name	Character name	Class	Level	Quest	Farthest WP	Difficulty
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Joosh		JumpInTheFire	Sorc	19	q5a1?	Catacombs?	Normal
adzicents	Vesta		Sorc	10	q2a1	Stony field	Normal
Morathi		Skarlath	Nec	?	q4a1?	Inner cloister?	Normal



 
I'm in with a Barbarian.

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LIVE CHARACTERS (IT LIVES! Muahahahaha!)
Forum Name	Character name	Class	Level	Quest	Farthest WP	Difficulty
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rickc		HordeMasterB	Druid	19	q3a2	Dry Hills	Normal
Vang            Bubba           Barb     1      q1a1    Rogue Camp      Normal

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DEAD CHARACTERS
Forum Name	Character name	Class	Level	Quest	Farthest WP	Difficulty
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Joosh		JumpInTheFire	Sorc	19	q5a1?	Catacombs?	Normal
adzicents	Vesta		Sorc	10	q2a1	Stony field	Normal
Morathi		Skarlath	Nec	?	q4a1?	Inner cloister?	Normal
 
Although he said no table...
I've also added all players to the table. (Organised by level)

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[B][U]Alive Characters[/U][/B]
Forum Name    Character name   Class    Level  Quest  Farthest WP        Diff
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adzicents     Artemes          Amazon   24     q6a2   Kurast Docks        Normal
Docturnal     Hidama           Sorc     22     q1a2   Halls of the Dead 2 Normal
asdfgah       AvatarOfWoe      Pally    20     q5a1   Lut Gholein         Normal
rickc         HordeMasterB     Druid    19     q3a2   Dry Hills           Normal
Vang          Bubba            Barb     1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
inSTAALed     lolwut           Druid    1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
Uzziah        Passive          Barb     1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
Saucy         Jade             Assassin 1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
Immortal_Slayer  Slaxz         Pally    1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
newco         Gom_Jabbar       Assassin 1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
Dutes         Getafix          Druid    1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
Morathi       Carrisa          Assassin 1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
A1cme3        Barbie           Amazon   1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal


[B][U]Dead Characters[/U][/B]
Forum Name    Character name    Class    Level  Quest  Farthest WP        Diff
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Joosh         JumpInTheFire     Sorc     19     q5a1?  Catacombs?         Normal
adzicents     Vesta             Sorc     10     q2a1   Stony field        Normal
Morathi       Skarlath          Nec      ?      q4a1?  Inner cloister?    Normal

As for me...

Radament was a pain in the butt. Had 2 NDEs before I killed. Had to S+Q twice to save myself. I thought getting Act II merc would help me, I was right... Helped alot and then killed only using 2 healings and a Rejuv. Got my cube and cubed all my gems and runes. Gems only take up 3 rows in Stash instead of 9 :P. Have started cubing Full Rejuvs for later use also. The amount of El's I've been getting is insane... I almost have a Thul now...

Got the Amulet without too many problems plus my first unique drop ^.^. Sold as I have a copy in Grail.

New Set item from a random Specter... Grailed.

Decided to stick to Javs if I can get myself a better set. My merc does twice my throw damage which isn't good at all... Gotta find something...

Currently Running through Arcane, done 1/4 Paths.


EDIT: Durial was hell... Put it down to p1 (after running all to here on p5) and took him on after working out a strategy... Go it, let merc tank until he died while I fired Javs from a distance then run out when merc dies... Cost alot (30k gold) but it worked ^_^. Now to act three...
 
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Ok let me update Passive,

level 11, completed den of evil, and beat down Blood Raven with a +1 max damage javelin, and rescued Cain, waypoints through the dark wood.

Will probably rerun all the previous areas trying to find some small charms of life, already got 1 with a stamina bonus :)

I am going 2 str 2 dex 1 vit per level right now and carrying a shield, seems to be working quite well chance to get hit is around 10% and chance to block is around 70%, Those numbers will be much better at level 18 when I can get my iron skin started.

This passive barb will be going spear and thrown, gogo javelin Barb.


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[B][U]Alive Characters[/U][/B]
Forum Name    Character name   Class    Level  Quest  Farthest WP        Diff
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adzicents     Artemes          Amazon   24     q6a2   Kurast Docks        Normal
Docturnal     Hidama           Sorc     22     q1a2   Halls of the Dead 2 Normal
asdfgah       AvatarOfWoe      Pally    20     q5a1   Lut Gholein         Normal
rickc         HordeMasterB     Druid    19     q3a2   Dry Hills           Normal
Vang          Bubba            Barb     1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
inSTAALed     lolwut           Druid    1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
Uzziah        Passive          Barb     11     q3a1   Dark Woods          Normal
Saucy         Jade             Assassin 1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
Immortal_Slayer  Slaxz         Pally    1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
newco         Gom_Jabbar       Assassin 1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
Dutes         Getafix          Druid    1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
Morathi       Carrisa          Assassin 1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal
A1cme3        Barbie           Amazon   1      q1a1   Rogue Camp          Normal


[B][U]Dead Characters[/U][/B]
Forum Name    Character name    Class    Level  Quest  Farthest WP        Diff
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Joosh         JumpInTheFire     Sorc     19     q5a1?  Catacombs?         Normal
adzicents     Vesta             Sorc     10     q2a1   Stony field        Normal
Morathi       Skarlath          Nec      ?      q4a1?  Inner cloister?    Normal
 
LOL AT THE TABLE??? (the reason for no table is 1. takes up to much space. 2 is not necessary for this tournament as there is no points or anything, so ranking isnt needed). The format i said in the rules on page 1 is just fine and that is much better in this situation than a table.

Now onto Carrisa's progress so far.

OMG sins are seriously fast and fun early part of the game. Carrisa kills very very fast and BoS is really helping my full clears in the speed factor. I am also amazed at the amount of rares that have dropped so far. In total 6 have dropped with 0 mf and that was all in the time of, full clears of Blood Moor and Cold Plains. Assassin's must have some innate mf or something because she is just racking them up.

At the moment Carrisa has alot of stat points saved around 8 now, and am just thinking if i should save them or start pumping claw mastery?. I also have a dillema regarding if i should go dual claws or claw shield?

and the reason for maxing fade is 2 reasons, well 3 infact. 1- it gives me alot of resistance which means more flexibility on my gear and i can absorb some damge. 2- it has a hidden physical resistance which is capped at 50% which will help in combat. and 3- it reduces curse duration. (will give a proper report after i kill Andy)

Morathi
 
Forum Name: Docturnal
Character Name: Destroyer Hidama
Character Class: Fire Sorc
Character Level: 46
Farthest Quest: Eve of Destruction
Farthest WP: Rogue Encampment (NM)

So much for normal. Was pushing it a bit since my comp is broken and I am forced to play on my fathers computer. (since I no longer live at his place that does make my playing opportunities fewer)

Normal difficulty was, as it should be, a breeze. Nothing was really dangerous, except random teleporting in WSK and that was only because I was bored.
With over 4k meteor damage everything that isnt fire immune just croaks.
@p8 there isnt a normal monster that needs more than 2 hits.
I have also found some decent equipment, so other than a few baal runs I dont think Ill be running much more in normal.
 
Update: After a somewhat uneventful battle with Blood Raven, Barbie now has a companion, a fire-arrow wielding chick named Blaise. They were a little catty at first, arguing over who had better nails and who got to use the pretty yellow bow, but eventually Barbie agreed to switch back to javelins because "they're better anyway." They are now the unstoppable powerhouse known as "Barbie 'n' Blaise." As a side note, Barbie has thus far refused to wear any headgear whatsoever because it might "mess up her hair." Next up is rescuing "that old dude who like, knows stuff."

Character name:Barbie
Character Type: Passive Zon
Level: 12
Farthest Quest: Blood Raven
Farthest WP: Dark Woods
 
I didn't feel like playing a lot today so here's my little bit of progress:

Forum Name: asdfgah
Character Name: AvatarOfWoe
Character Class: offensiveaurapaladin
Character Level: 21
Farthest Quest: Radament
Farthest WP: Sewers level 2

I also found my first unique in the sewers level 1, an unique light crossbow.
I hired a defensive act2 merc for now but will switch to offensive later to help with AR.
 
Okay, I started. Wanted to get started a little before the MFO.

Forum Name: tripsu
Character Name: Moraine
Character Class: Sorceress (Hydra)
Character Level: 7
Farthest Quest: Den of Evil
Farthest WP: Cold Plains Act 1 Normal

This tournament seemed like the perfect excuse for me to try and get my first untwinked guardian. I have four guardians so far, but they have all been twinked along the way. I've tried several times and failed to do an untwinked guardian, so we'll see how this works. I'm thinking only having the fire tree will make it real tough in Hell. I have my fingers crossed that Hydra will be the "safest" skill and that I happen across a really nice Merc Stick to take care of all the Immunes.

Good luck all! :thumbsup:

edit: Doesn't stating our forum name each time seem a little ridiculous because we're the ones posting?
 
Update: Barbie 'n' Blaise stormed through the rest of act 1 with little to slow them down. Closest scare was a skeleton archer double bosspack, one Blessed Aim and one Cold enchanted, in the Underground Passage. "The old dude who like, knows stuff" was rescued without incident. Andariel posed a small challenge but Blaise was able to run circles in the room while Barbie chucked javelins from afar. Upon arrival in Lut Gholein, Barbie fell for a rugged looking gent by the name of Ilzan. Blaise tried to warn her that no man ever came along on a journey "just for the experience" to no avail. Barbie's argument that "He's built like a tank, and for some reason he exudes an aura of safety around him" were the final straw. Blaise stormed off, never to be heard from again. Ilzan stepped up and Barbie finally had a use for the 3os eth superior bardiche she'd been hanging on to for no logical reason.

Character name: Barbie
Class: Passive Zon
Level: 18
Completed Quest: Sisters to the Slaughter
Waypoint: Lut Gholein
 
Forum Name: Dutes
Character Name: Getarfix
Character Class: Summoning Druid
Character Level: 18
Farthest Quest: Tools of the Trade
Farthest WP: Outer Cloister Act 1 Normal

Got lucky with a few early experience shrines but since then luck hasn't been on my side. I've ended up buying most of the gear I'm using with the exception of the jewellry. I haven't played a summoning druid before so I've been trying to play it like a fishymancer, the lack of curses is really noticeable... Got a couple of points saved up so I can keep adding a point to both HoW and Dire Wolves every level till I'm level 21. Poison Creeper is doing nicely with 5 pts in it but Spirit Wolves are really lacking in killing power. Got a Ral rune from teh Countess which was good but I don't have anything to put it in. Looking at the life for my Grizzly (eventually) and the bonuses I'll be getting from Dire Wolves the Grizzly should make a top notch tank, so much so that I'm considering stickign with a Rogue (hopefulyl one day I'll get faith, hey I can dream :grin: ).

Make a run for Andariel about level 20 and hopefully get something nice in the drop, will update again once in act II.
 
Did about 50 or so count runs for runes... Managed to scrape together these for me and my merc respectively...

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Zephyr
Hunter's Bow
'OrtEth'
Two-Hand Damage: 2 to 7
Required Dexterity: 28
Required Level: 21
Bow Class - Very Fast Attack Speed
Item Level: 17
+33% Enhanced Damage
+66 to Attack Rating
+25 Defense
Adds 1-50 lightning damage
25% Increased Attack Speed
25% Faster Run/Walk
-25% Target Defense
7% Chance to cast Level 1 Twister when struck
Socketed (2: 2 used)

Stealth
Chain Mail
'TalEth'
Defense: 73
Durability: 27 of 45
Required Strength: 48
Required Level: 17
Item Level: 18
+6 to Dexterity
+15 to Maximum Stamina
Regenerate Mana 15%
Magic Damage Reduced by 3
Poison Resist +30%
25% Faster Run/Walk
25% Faster Hit Recovery
25% Faster Cast Rate
Socketed (2: 2 used)

:wink3:
 
edit: Doesn't stating our forum name each time seem a little ridiculous because we're the ones posting?
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thats just there because it was in the last tournament and i am trying to keep it the same :P. If you dont want to then you dont have to state your name.
 
Update: Barbie and Ilzan plodded through act 2, stopping along the way to drink from the occasional well and search corpses for gear. Barbie had a close call in the maggot lair when some especially nasty poison dropped her to 1 health very quickly. Luckily she had a grape-flavored beverage that saved her. When asked about her near-death experience, she replied, "Maggots are gross." Shortly after this Barbie celebrated her 21st birthday by buying a round of drinks at Atma's tavern. Still refusing to wear any type of headgear, she took on Duriel, and after resurrecting Ilzan about 7 times, she was victorious. Duriel dropped her a matching set of rare claws. Thanks for nothing. The jungles of act 3 loom ahead, and still no decent weapon in Barbie's hands. Currently carrying a rare throwstick that does 11-29 damage.

Name: Barbie
Class: Passive Zon
Level: 24
Completed Quest: Golden Bird
Waypoint: Kurast Docks
 
Name: Artemes
Class: Passive + Magic Amazon
Level: 29
Completed Quest: The Guardian
Waypoint: Pandemonium Fortress

Several NDEs in the Flayer Jungle caused many a freak-out and many a town portal... Apart from that, the rest was smooth sailing. All of Act III played on p5 apart from Meph, who was taken at a measly p1... Meph was easy although I was planning to reach level 30 before taking him on, that wasn't really needed. He went down faster than Durial and gave me not the best reward... Now onto Act IV and into Diablo's hell...
 
Forum Name: Morathi
Character Name: Carrisa
Character Class: Shawdow sin
Character Level: 19
Last Quest Completed: Sisters of slaughter
Last WP Collected: Lut Gholien

Well today me and Carrisa have been very busy. She started at the cold plains waypoint getting ready for her fight with Blood Raven. Once the coldplains was clear she took on Blood Raven and took her down with no real trouble. Carrisa then cleared out the mauseum and the crypt and found her first S/U (artic furs) which is being used atm. While running at p/8 full clears Carrisa hasn't found any foe that has possed a threat (even andy went down quite comfortably on p/8). Once Carrisa entered the Barracks (were Skarlath died last time) she made sure that revenge was sweet and slew everysingle monster that lurked in the corrupt barracks. While fighting a boss pack her first unique dropped. Nothing too special.

Pushing on Carrisa striked gold from a chest as a set light belt fell to the ground. Sweet i thought 2 artic gear now. After putting the belt on i quickly remembered the partial set bonus the belt gets. (sweet 40 MF on a belt, plus some other nice mods). Her armour also gained a nice bonus to defence. After marveling at my gear...i decided it was time to take the big ugly queen on. We ventured into the her throne and cleared out all monster to make more space for Carrisa to work with. After a few recast of shadow master and a few potions Andy fell in a ball of fire. Her drop was not bad either considering the big gem was a topaz :).

Act 2 next.....
 
Name: Artemes
Class: Passive + Magic Amazon
Level: 29
Completed Quest: Hell's Forge
Waypoint: River of Flame

Can never be too careful, played on p1 because I'm lazy. Going to do Chaos Sanctuary on p3 or p5, then back to p1 for Diablo. Hoping for level 30 during that. Forge gave me an Ort, although I had an Ort drop 5 minutes before. But that was made up for by a Perfect Topaz ^_^.
 
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