Skillz Tournament: Get Ready To Play

[Edge666]

Well, I thought I posted yesterday with my updates, but I guess I must have just hit preview and closed the window. Anyways, Eager-Beaver Advanced to mephisto in act 3 nightmare and took him down. I've killed mephisto all five times with a splenderous find which I'll get to in a second. I'm just about to start act 4 as soon as I get back from guitar lessons. Eager-Beaver was 63 last night but gained level 64 his last mephisto run.

On to the finds! Get ready to hurl some slanderous comments and whatnot... mephisto coughed up alot of low level uniques/sets/rares blah blah blah... but, on my fourth run... mephisto coughed up this little shiny gold text grim helm... much to my amazement? 8/8/20/14! Almost exactly perfect! This is a great addition to my gear as a paladin. Now all I need is something to socket it with.

Well theres my update... how's everyone else doing?

 

[Sagittarius]

Originally Posted by Krollin
After some technical difficulties involving an overheated cooling fan I have been able to resume play

Glad to here your up and running! My power supply blew leaving me without a computer for about a week. Talk about Diablo withdrawal! :cheesy:

SliceNDice is now in Act IV Normal.

Character name : SliceNDice
Character type : Hardcore Barbarian
Character level : 32
Mercenary: Level 31 Act I Fire

Strength : 70
Energy : 10
Dexterity : 65
Vitality : 100

Life : 393 / 437
Mana : 50 / 41
Stamina : 229 / 198

Skills:
howl - 1
double swing - 20 (synergy)
double throw - 1
throwing mastery - 12 (+1)
bash - 1 (prerequisite, not used)
mace mastery - 0 (+2) (not used)

He has currently got 4 rare balanced knifes (2 on weapon switch.) I can usually go 5 to 10 minutes between repairs. Early on I was thinking about using thrown weapons that do more damage, but I settled on balanced knives due to the quantity of 160(?) and the "very fast" weapon speed.

Set/Unique/significant items found:

Hsarus' Iron Heel - Chain Boots
Stealth - Splint Mail
Ort Rune
Isenhart's Case - Breast Plate
Rixot's Keen - Short Sword
Crushflange - Mace
Felloak - Club
Isenhart's Lightbrand - Broad Sword
Arctic Binding - Light Belt

I haven't been trying to magic find. I had some gloves for the first 90% of Act III that gave me +25 MF, but other than that, MF has been 0.

I did rerun Andarial and the countess 5 times. I only ran Duriel and Mephisto 1 time. I do intend to rerun Mephisto 4 more times later on with some MF.

Well wish me luck!

 

[Rewdtraugh]

im very new to the forums, registered just now because i felt like joining this tourny

hey, id like to join in if thats ok, i rolled an assassin, but thinking id rather have a sorceress rerolled, and got a barbarian, which i suppose is ok

if i play enough, im sure i can catch up to someone at least wish the new barbarian KONAN luck

 

[jiansonz]

Diana the Kickin´ Bow Assassin has arrived in NM Lut Gholein. No real problems in Act 1, although I need more and more Cloak of Shadows now, to help Bob the barbarian mercenary to stay alive. The bow is quickly getting old, Diana needs something better soon. The best feature on it right now is the 25% Faster Run.

With the help of the emerald Andariel dropped, I could cube myself a perfect emerald, add some runes and upgrade a newly found Soulflay to a Dacian Falx. I have not seen Bob use this sword yet, but the displayed damage got a huge boost (almost doubled!) so he will probably own the early part of act 2.

The biggest disadvantages of playing on /players 1 is not that the character has a lower level than she would have on /players 8. Instead, it´s:
* chest drops (especially golden chests)
* much fewer gems are found. It´s probably the same when it comes to runes but I have been luckier with them.

Diana the Assassin, level 44, Lut Gholein, NM.

 

[Mage11]

It is with great sadness that I have to report the passing of Wulfgar, the mercenary barbarian, at the too young age of 22.

I found his death at the hands of Bloodwitch the Wild particularly frustrating for a number of reasons - I had made great progress, taking him through his 5 Countess runs, past Andariel and into Act II. Radament went easy, and I just wanted to pick up the cube before returning to Andariel for four more runs. It was late at night, I was in the chamber of the cube, and got cursed and then hit hard twice and killed all in rapid succession. Nothing had even come close to seriously harming me until then, and suddenly it was all over. I was about to change to a defiance mercenary (as I was going to be leaving the killer skeleton areas), I was just about to finish for the night, and then bam, he's dead.

Unfortunately, Wulfgar only had found one unique and one set item, in addition to a number of runes & some gems, so all I have to offer for my prize is the sole unique club that he found.

I will check through here to find the address to send it to, and email it through.

Good luck to all who remain, and I hope you have more success than me (and avoid being cursed).

 

[Randall]

@Mage11: Sorry to see Wolfgang fall
@Rewdtraugh: It is NOT up to me to say, but I only joined up last week. If all is Ok, welcome to the tournament.

Hi,

Don't drop the players level even if progress is slow. You want to get as many levels under your belt per Act that you progress through as possible, especially in Normal/Nightmare.
If you do have to drop it then drop it from 8 to 6, if 6 is too tough then 5 and so on.

I am not doing full clears on p8, I just have to clear a bit more going on p3.
But I rather clear a bit more on p3 than continue on p8. My mana usage is way to fast for the fights on p8, while on p3 I manage it with just a few potions.
I sort of know the level progress and if I do not reach the needed level, I can a few full clears of extra levels (on a higher pX setting). So far I have done everything just once.

I just did everything on Act I (I even used up charsi's quest). The WP retrieving makes for more experience. Lilith, now level 18 even went a bit further for the extra skill point Radament spends.

Lilith just has 27 %MF, a amu with +9% and a helm with 2 chipped topaz's, as for her findings. I have found a second unique, guess what. It is a second Blood Cresent.

I start to get used to the traps and I actually like them. The Charged Bolt Sentry has a limit of 5. The Shockwave (least used by me) has a timer of 1.2 seconds. And the fireblast can be spammed (outside of the shockwave timer)

For small fights I only use a few fireblast, for bigger fights I set one or 2 traps and then use fireblast. If I want to have fun, I round up a few more enemies somewhere in a bigger area and set 5 traps.
Shockwave is only used when the monsters are highly resistance to fire and the 5 traps are set. It is the timer on this which I do not like, but it is such a nice synergie to both other's.

And the arrival in Act II means I finally have a merc which I can do something with. As a trapper it is nice to have a merc which is actually engaging the enemy. If I ever reach NM Act II it will become a HF Merc though.
Seeing that the Merc's level is a bit on the low side, I might take him for a few full-clears in Act I to gain experience for the both of us.

Randall

 

[jiansonz]

The bow is quickly getting old, Diana needs something better soon.

Itchies boss in Far Oasis (upon death): "Ask, and thou shalt receive."
(vansihes with a buzzing sound, leaving a Skystrike on the ground.)


:yep: :yep: :yep:


Diana the Assassin, level 49, NM Arcane Sanctuary.

 

[Fallen_62]

finally had a bit of time to lvl my sorc... she is now lvl 13 (heh, i said a little time) and has just rescued cain... the only thing i didnt think about was a feasable attack in hell : / fireball and ice blast prolly wont do the trick : / oh well...

as for her findings, it has been a lot of yellow so far, but not much green or gold : /

ByondRecgnition, lvl 13 black marsh

 

[azn_apocalypse]

Wow...lots of progress in this thread since I last checked (awhile ago). Several Destroyers too. Congrats to all these.

Time to resume play with Iconoclast, I guess.

 

[Saucy]

Hi all

I see i'm way behind in the forum. I've been away from here playing Escape Velocity for awhile. Anyway is it too late to join? This sounds like alot of fun. I'm at work reading though all the posts now, working very hard as you can tell.

Let me know. If its not to late I'll start tonight.

Saucy

 

[Kool69]

I see i'm way behind in the forum. I've been away from here playing Escape Velocity for awhile. Anyway is it too late to join? This sounds like alot of fun. I'm at work reading though all the posts now, working very hard as you can tell.

Let me know. If its not to late I'll start tonight.

Saucy

of course you can join good luck!

 

[Saucy]

Hi

Ok so I rolled a 1 on the first try and decided to just go for the Zon. So welcome SaucyZon to the mix. She ran though to Blood Raven killing the fowl she beast. Ran the crypt & masa. a few times.

So SaucyZon made it to level 12 and her magic arrows are eating up the evil demons left & right.

 

[Randall]

@Saucy: Welcome

Hi,

I had some more playing time yesterday and did the whole of Act II in a single run. Lilith, now level 23, is doing better and better now her 2 main skills are getting skill points. I really start to enjoy both skills (FB and CBS).

Both skills are at it's best when attacking groups. Both skills are tricky/not so effective on moving targets, but is soon as the stop (to attack the merc for example) I can really hit on them.

The CBS needs to be placed at the corners of a group to make as many bolts hit as possible. The are highly effective in corners except for the fact that I need to be the bait to lure the monsters into the corner. But once trapped this is a fast way out.

The FB works best in the middle of the group so it's splash radius is maximally used. On moving targets I need to shift-click a bit before the target. The FB goes into a high curve up and falls down almost like a meteor a bit later. It is relative slow compared to arrows or throwing weapons and the monster can walk underneath it without being hit.

I still did not put a single point into the 4th trap available (Wake Of Fire) and I probably will not for a while. Without a lot of points it will not be effective and it only synergies with FB.

Technically I could also use Blade Sentinel (available at level 6), if I find enough Crushing Blow gear I might just do this. (as a 1 point wonder)

Randall

 

[Saucy]

SaucyZon

Well SaucyZon didn't get that many levels but it was still a good night. Doing the cave She killed a unique carver and got a gull dagger & Infernal Cranium. WOO HOO. Then wielding her mighty Gull dagger still in the cave level2 she got Biggins Bonnet.

Then Doing Tristram runs, my 5 times. I got Artic Furs & Felloak Club. So i'm happy. Not the greatest stuff but its good for now.

She's up to level 16 and just found the Black Marsh waypoint.

Its time to call it a night. Hope to finish level 1 tomorrow.

 

[Randall]

A little (unofficial) score list:

a_shikoff - Arthur The Tourney Druid
azn_apocalypse - Destroyer Iconoclast the Paladin - Lvl 48 - A1 NM
Bongo Fury - IcePrincess (Sorceress) - lvl 8 - A1
Edge666 - Eager-Beaver (Paladin) - lvl 64 - A3 NM
Fafner ? Assassin - lvl 20
Fallen_62 - ByondRecgnition (Sorceress) - lvl 13 - A1
FireAnt45 ? Potatoe the Barb - lvl 23 - A2
hearshot03. - hearSHOT the Amazon - lvl 18 - A1
Hergrom ? Jade (Amazon) - lvl 27 - A3
Insane Wayne - Liu Zhixin (Barbarian) - lvl 20 - A2
Jak - Necromancer (Not Skellimancer)
jiansonz - Destroyer Diana the assassin - lvl 49 - A2 NM
kramph - Brooklyn (Amazon) - lvl 43 - A5
Krollin - FishWife (Amazon) - lvl 17 - A1
Lacerta - Aeronwy (Amazon) - lvl 28 - A3
Lost-Scythe - Amazon - lvl 1 - A1
loverat - Lord_Lithium (Druid) - lvl 26 - A3
Nakara - Fandango The Baba
nellhows - FinnMacCool, the mighty Zealot
nemar - Grenouille (Necromancer) - lvl 17 - A1
OpethAZ ? Nevermore the Druid of Limited Skills
Paradox of Reality - Destroyer Asha, the Holy Fire Paladin - lvl 51 - A1 NM
Pucho - Barbarian
Randall - Lilith (Trapsin Assasin) - lvl 23 - A3
Rewdtraugh - KONAN the barbarian - lvl 1 - A1
Sagittarius - SliceNDice (the barbarian) - lvl 32 - A4
Saidinhc - McBride the Noble Paladin - lvl 1 - A1
sam_manzanz - TreeHugger: Fire Druid - lvl 19 - A2
Saucy - SaucyZon (Amazon) - lvl 16 - A1
simeonb - Arthur The Mauler (Druid) - lvl 26 - A3
Spook_Cell - Magus (necromancer) - lvl 11 - A1
steelsixtyIV ? Mr_Pickles (Pirate/Barbarian) - lvl 12
swankmoney - shoobaly (druid)
tking176 - SUNGAM the Barbarian - lvl 12
Wonko the Sane - Cernd (Druid) - lvl 1 - A1

Out:

Act V Normal:
Resipsa ? Sorceress - lvl 38 - A5 - RIP Lord De Seis

Act IV Normal:
El Communisto - Burninated The Barb - lvl 32 - A4

Act II Normal:
farting bob ? The Kicking One - lvl 22 - RIP Duriel
Mage11 - Wulfgar, son of Wulfgar the Mercenary Barbarian - lvl 22 - A2 - RIP Radement
Couvi - Staticus - lvl 12 - RIP Duriel (lvl at death ?)
GooberGrape ? Pointy_Things (Amazon) - lvl 19 - A2 - RIP Duriel

Act I Normal:
SuperSavage - MatriX - MA Assassin - lvl 20 - RIP Andariel
motormaniac5 - assassinator (assasin) - lvl 4 - RIP cave level 1

MIA:
bradley_turner - Kalex The Druid Of Unknown Skill Selection - lvl 29
JohnnyBravo ? SusieQ (MA Bowazon) - lvl 23
Kool69 - Pandora The Ice Magess - lvl 15
LORD NIKON - Jeerax the Paladin - lvl 1

Randall

 

[Krollin]

FishWife has progressed, into Act 2 with a flourish slaying all before her with ease and alacrity.
She has a new companion, her former one decided that the rough desert climate of Act II didn't agree with her so she left.
Still, the big hunk she has now serves to keep her safe and secure, especially wielding that nice sparkly spear type thingy FishWife found earlier

Progress through Act II was uneventful until she had to find some piece of junk jewellery to stick on a pole for Mr "Interesting" Caine.
Having promenaded gracefully through all manner of bad-tempered, not to mention stubborn, monsters she skipped gaily down some steps to be confronted by...
Something zapping all kinds of sparks and something with a fiery aura about it and its followers. Instant deja vu here!!!
Lobbed some poison javelins around and stumbled back upstairs.
Repeated this until one of the bosses was dead then stayed to duke it out with the remaining chappy.
The cost in little purple potions was enormous however, thanks to FishWife's hunk she survived, barely. Nasty NDE there.

Then onto the Palace and the weird place below it, nothing unusual happened until she met that very bad mannered man throwing cold looking bolts about.
Now, this is the first time that the X-Bow she has actually showed its worth.
Couple of rounds of MA, some poison javelins to clear out his mates and the Summoner dies!!!
At the moment, FishWife is aged 24 (well just below actually) having decided to do all the repeats in Act I and II that she hadn't done before.
With the exception of the Countess Act I is now complete, Act II Sewers is now cleaner than a clean place.
I don't have the items list with me, will have to post that later.
FishWife needs to sort out her LR and FR problems, if this is bad in normal now she will be having serious problems in later acts. Her Life orb has plenty in it (2 vit every level) but these Fire Enchanted Bosses are literally killing her (nearly anyway).

 

[Fafner]

A little (unofficial) score list:

a_shikoff - Arthur The Tourney Druid
azn_apocalypse - Destroyer Iconoclast the Paladin - Lvl 48 - A1 NM
Bongo Fury - IcePrincess (Sorceress) - lvl 8 - A1
Edge666 - Eager-Beaver (Paladin) - lvl 64 - A3 NM
Fafner ? Assassin - lvl 20
Fallen_62 - ByondRecgnition (Sorceress) - lvl 13 - A1
FireAnt45 ? Potatoe the Barb - lvl 23 - A2
hearshot03. - hearSHOT the Amazon - lvl 18 - A1
Hergrom ? Jade (Amazon) - lvl 27 - A3
Insane Wayne - Liu Zhixin (Barbarian) - lvl 20 - A2
Jak - Necromancer (Not Skellimancer)
jiansonz - Destroyer Diana the assassin - lvl 49 - A2 NM
kramph - Brooklyn (Amazon) - lvl 43 - A5
Krollin - FishWife (Amazon) - lvl 17 - A1
Lacerta - Aeronwy (Amazon) - lvl 28 - A3
Lost-Scythe - Amazon - lvl 1 - A1
loverat - Lord_Lithium (Druid) - lvl 26 - A3
Nakara - Fandango The Baba
nellhows - FinnMacCool, the mighty Zealot
nemar - Grenouille (Necromancer) - lvl 17 - A1
OpethAZ ? Nevermore the Druid of Limited Skills
Paradox of Reality - Destroyer Asha, the Holy Fire Paladin - lvl 51 - A1 NM
Pucho - Barbarian
Randall - Lilith (Trapsin Assasin) - lvl 23 - A3
Rewdtraugh - KONAN the barbarian - lvl 1 - A1
Sagittarius - SliceNDice (the barbarian) - lvl 32 - A4
Saidinhc - McBride the Noble Paladin - lvl 1 - A1
sam_manzanz - TreeHugger: Fire Druid - lvl 19 - A2
Saucy - SaucyZon (Amazon) - lvl 16 - A1
simeonb - Arthur The Mauler (Druid) - lvl 26 - A3
Spook_Cell - Magus (necromancer) - lvl 11 - A1
steelsixtyIV ? Mr_Pickles (Pirate/Barbarian) - lvl 12
swankmoney - shoobaly (druid)
tking176 - SUNGAM the Barbarian - lvl 12
Wonko the Sane - Cernd (Druid) - lvl 1 - A1

Out:

Act V Normal:
Resipsa ? Sorceress - lvl 38 - A5 - RIP Lord De Seis

Act IV Normal:
El Communisto - Burninated The Barb - lvl 32 - A4

Act II Normal:
farting bob ? The Kicking One - lvl 22 - RIP Duriel
Mage11 - Wulfgar, son of Wulfgar the Mercenary Barbarian - lvl 22 - A2 - RIP Radement
Couvi - Staticus - lvl 12 - RIP Duriel (lvl at death ?)
GooberGrape ? Pointy_Things (Amazon) - lvl 19 - A2 - RIP Duriel

Act I Normal:
SuperSavage - MatriX - MA Assassin - lvl 20 - RIP Andariel
motormaniac5 - assassinator (assasin) - lvl 4 - RIP cave level 1

MIA:
bradley_turner - Kalex The Druid Of Unknown Skill Selection - lvl 29
JohnnyBravo ? SusieQ (MA Bowazon) - lvl 23
Kool69 - Pandora The Ice Magess - lvl 15
LORD NIKON - Jeerax the Paladin - lvl 1

Randall

Fafner is still alive, lvl 20 and holding...I'll come back after thesis is done, say end of May...

 

[Randall]

Fafner is still alive, lvl 20 and holding...I'll come back after thesis is done, say end of May...

Hi,

well Lilith did a second Andy / Countess run. Not much luck though.
No I went into the Jungles of A3 (back on p5). Levelled one up to 24.

Randall

EDIT:
I forget, I found a Bloodrise which is my best found item so far.

I have a spare Blood Crescent. It is useless for melee, but any caster which lack resistances it is not to bad. (Read: Free giveaway from Randall).

I would not mind giving away the Bloodrise, except for the fact that I need to save my best found item.

 

[phaedrus]

My 73 Zealot bit the dust last night in Hell Act 2. This looks like a fun change of pace. I was wondering if it was too late to sign up?

Phaedrus

 

[Kool69]

My 73 Zealot bit the dust last night in Hell Act 2. This looks like a fun change of pace. I was wondering if it was too late to sign up?

Phaedrus

Never, welcome to the party!