~ SPHC Ladder Part V ~

Congratz again AE :clap:
What characters beside sorc do you got left?

Sorry to hear about your death Sir Lister of Smeg, good luck with your next one.

DX
 
Hi all,

I'm currently playing my second HC character a TS/DTail (I think I'll go that way) assassian. I'm losing a little interest in her so I think I'll join here to the HCL and try and rekindle my interest. Anyway shes lvl 30 so right on the bubble but still okay to join, is that correct? Well shes doing P8 full clears and is up to the Great Marsh and having no real problems.

Well Borlag if it's still okay to add her to the ladder here she is:

Quickdeath lvl 30 Assassian

Oh and Congratz AE, great achievement good luck with the sorc.
 
RIP SirReptitious, clvl 63, Travincal

SirRep died to what can only be called operator stupidity. There he was, cruising along, beating the tar out of the council. And for some reason I just forgot not to deal the killing blow on whichever if the FE councillor. One FE explosion later and he went from full strength to dead.

First time I've been really caught by the FE bug. Can't say I'm real happy about it. On the plus side, this is the best I've ever done with a HC character.

Lost in the aftermath were a socketed Ward unique gothic shield, a pair of Goblin Toe boots, a Tal Rasha's Fine Spun Cloth and the Hone Sundan I'd just found for my merc. [And a nice pair of Venom Grip gloves. Almost forgot about them.]

I can't believe I just did that. :grrr:
 
Congrats AE, and condolences Tragor. I lost my last char the same way to FE/CE snapchip shatter. FE explosions HURT!

Ah, the weekend is over and it's back to work tomorrow. Ursa made good progess, now at level 35, and heading into the crystalline passages to search for Anya. That Valk is an awesome tank. Ursa has now been using the same bow since Act 1 (3 socket long bow, 2 tal runes from countesss, 1 flawless sapphire added in act 3) but I hope she finds something soon. She has found the runes for a Zephyr if she finds a decent socketed bow.

Good luck to all.
 
Not sure if this is the right place, cause i just clicked on the thread and suddenly it took me to the "sphc ladder" thread a few months back, i know this, cause i saw my name there, and i was still posting updates about xanthia when she wsa still around lev 45??? she's now already lev 84 and dead!

anyway, arthas didn't make it past duriel. i completely forgot to even activate holy shield, plus i missed the "4" key which represents my full rejuvs.

on the other hand, allanon is still going strong, and is now lev 29, on his way to fight diablo. i have this week open, so im gonna try to make him guardian in this week, either that, or he will be dead by the end of the week.

Allanon, lev 29 ShockBear that uses Armaggedon

Edit: Congrats AE, on the hammerdin. maybe you should try an orb/hydra sorc. i made guardian with it. dont need twinked.
 
Sad to hear about Prince Arthas Mordalles, Holy shield is very important to a Paladin when facing Duriel.

My Amazon have moved a bit forward. Have made it all the way to level 27 and I'm using decoy more than ever. It's really a great skill. The monsters don't get a single hit on me. I even managed to get Duriel on normal with my bow, haven't done that before, only had to TP back to town once and that's less than when I play with my melee characters.
She have also guided her way through the Jungle and entered the Lower Kurast. She is on her way to pick up the last organ of Kalim, a bit messy but hey it's for a good thing. And I have heard that it's in the sewers of Kurast so I won't wear my best shoes.

Well have to continue tomorrow, ehh well make that later today.

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Sniping_Ploppy lvl 27 lower kurast
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Have fun and be careful

DX
 
I couldn't bear to start a new character so Bullseye_Baby has hit the streets again. She made short work of the cows and went to see the rogues. She's just finished Raven and all I can say is . . . damn this girl is SLOOOOOOOWWW!

If she stands toe to toe with a fallen it takes about 10+ arrows to kill it. That could have something to do with the /p 8 setting but she's still slow. Happily, she's also very safe, sitting back and pinging away with her bow (a Zephyr Long Battle Bow). The first good bow I find is getting another OrtEth (unless I find the runes for Melody first). This is just unbearable.

I didn't think I'd miss my pally so soon. :lol: Now that boy knew how to kill.
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Bullseye_Baby, clvl 49, A1 NM
 
Heh, I know how you feel about the bow Tragor. It seems hard to find a good bow for some reason. For the longest time it has felt like my Amazon is the merc, and the merc and Valk are the ones doing the real damage.

However, I am happy to report that Ursa found a +144% ED, 4% LL (and less important stats) rare hunters bow, for which she had already found the runes to upgrade to a razor bow. Big improvement in killing speed. Found it near Nilhitak... for some reason I've had good luck down there.

I had lots of time today, so Ursa made destroyer. Did a couple extra runs to gain levels and found some useful equipment too... Rattlecage and Tannr gorerod for the merc. Ursa has also found a full Angelic set, but of course doesn't use the sabre. The ring, ammy and armour works nicely though.

Anyway, the Baal runs are going so well I'll do a few more, maybe to level 55 or so before NM mode. I'm still amazed at how easily the Valk takes on Lister.

Destroyer Ursa, lvl 50 Freeze/strafezon, delaying going to NM
 
Sorry about the losses tragor & Mordalles - may your next take revenge!

I've begun a new game with Scherone the novice Sorceress. As with my other Sept characers, I will play her untwinked and do full clears. Scherone aspires to become a powerful Meteorb Sorc one day, but for now she will have to settle with using a sword and practicing her magic.

No real problems at the start, going players8. She found a sword with lightning damage early, and make quick work of the Den and then Bishibosh. Static is such a cool early skill. :) She picked up her merc and then defeated Blood Raven. The evil rogue was very generous in her drop, giving up a Nagelring :D I guess we'll begin the MFing career early.

Scherone the Meteorb, lvl10, Cold Plains WP
 
AlterEgo said:
She picked up her merc and then defeated Blood Raven.
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Is there something I'm missing here? How do you get your merc before killing Blood Raven? I thought she was the quest reward.
 
Dodgydave said:
Is there something I'm missing here? How do you get your merc before killing Blood Raven? I thought she was the quest reward.
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*SPOILER ALERT* :)

I picked up this little trick from a tourney earlier this year. Once you reach clvl8 - or is it 7 :scratch: , Kaysha (sp?) has mercs for hire when you talk to her. No Exclamation point in a bubble or anything. Then when you kill Blood, your only reward is her little speech :lol:
 
If you want to Tragor I can donate a Kuko bow to you, have plenty of them.


My Sniperzon is moving fast right now. She have managed to get the Destroyer status. No real problems yet, I'm well defended with my Valk Merc and decoy. Using Strafe on groups and Magic Arrow on Bosses.
A note with Baal is that when you are using Slows target mod like Cleglaws Gloves. It seems like it has the same effect as decrepify, he didn't teleport and didn't summon his ugly Twin.

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Destroyer Sniping_Ploppy level 45 Act 1
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Have fun and be careful

DX
 
Allanon is my newest Destroyer!

once allanon hit lev 30, the fun started. he could now use shockwave in conjunction with armageddon. at first it was difficult get the fire to hit the enemy, but with a little practise, i got better at it. whats great about this build is the high health i have with lycanthropy and oak sage. plus i get extra defence with wearbear. plus imps get stunned and cant teleport away.

anyway, killing in act 5 was relatively quick, only baal took quite some time to kill. ancients i mauled to death. im beginning to wonder how im gonna have to kill ancients and baal in nm and hell. thinking about also maxing volcano, since its also a synergy for armageddon. but that means ill probably have to limit shockwave to around lev 10. but thats fine since it doesnt have a timer.
so can just cast it continuesly leading to unlimited stun length.

baal dropped me an iron pelt trellised armour, which makes the druid look kinda cool. also found the unique war sword with plus one skills.

Destroyer Allanon, lev 39 druid.
 
DX-Crawler said:
A note with Baal is that when you are using Slows target mod like Cleglaws Gloves. It seems like it has the same effect as decrepify, he didn't teleport and didn't summon his ugly Twin.
DX
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I also got this effect using cleglaws gloves against him.

As for Ursa, she ran Baal a few times, but the exp definately started to tail off. Best item she found was a string of ears. So, after about 10 runs total, at level 54 she went on to NM. I just don't have the patience to do it over and over. Now she is far enough ahead of the monster levels that after finishing the Den, Blood Raven and Cain her exp bar has still hardly moved (on p8 even!).

Destroyer Ursa lvl 54 freeze/strafezon in the Dark Woods.
 
Bullseye_Baby continues her slow-motion campaign in A1 NM. I have GOT to find a better bow and there ain't nothin' droppin'. :rant: Anyway, she's finished off the Countess on /p 8 so she'll drop it to 1 or 2 and run her a few times. Mama needs some new runes. Pity it's such a horrible map.

Ah well, at least she finally celebrated her half century. :thumbsup:

Bullseye_Baby, clvl 50, A1 NM (still)
 
AlterEgo said:
*SPOILER ALERT* :)

I picked up this little trick from a tourney earlier this year. Once you reach clvl8 - or is it 7 :scratch: , Kaysha (sp?) has mercs for hire when you talk to her. No Exclamation point in a bubble or anything. Then when you kill Blood, your only reward is her little speech :lol:
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Cool, I learn something new every day. Bit off a rip off about the quest reward.
 
I'd like to join in with the fun of the ladder please :)

I completely forgot it existed, and just remembered when I was on the main Dii.net page :flip:

I've already got a character I'm working on in 1.10 HC - is it OK to merge him in? Its a level 24 Pure Fire Elemental Druid called Rhorekith.
 
Ursa lvl 56 FA/Strafezon Act II NM in the Arcane Sanctuary

Ursa is flying along thanks to vacation time and my financial advisor (the only thing I can afford to do is stay home!).

I switched to a might merc (from defiance), I'm not sure if it helped, but it doesn't seem to be hurting anyway.

I give Andariel a kick each time I restart the game. Last time she dropped this:
Skull Razor
Crystal Sword
One-Hand Damage: 15 to 56
Durability: 30 of 60
Required Strength: 43
Required Level: 33
Sword Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 49
Fingerprint: 0x451c57be
+3 to Strength
+204% Enhanced Damage
+22 to Attack Rating
+11 to Maximum Damage
Cold Resist +13%
20% Increased Attack Speed

Now where was that when I was playing my avenger... or even better, substitute reflex bow for crystal sword. A quick upgrade and it will be a nice weapon if I find a char to use it. Oh well.

Anyway, onwards

Good luck all.
 
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