Re: The Exposure Tournament
Frost-Fang (the soon to be Fury-Hurricane-Cyclone Armor Druid) cleared Act 1 at Players 7. Progress seemed to be pretty slow but safe thanks to Werewolf (and Lycanthropy). Frost-Fang began using Werewolf at clvl 5 (I wanted to get some points in Lycanthropy before I started using Werewolf). clvl 12 brought Feral Rage and Cyclone Armor. Cyclone Armor was pretty handy because Frost-Fang had no resistances to anything for much of Act 1, but, Cyclone Armor can’t be cast as a Werewolf . . . so that was annoying. Feral Rage was pretty handy because it gave Frost-Fang much needed increased damage, FRW, and life leech, but, at a cost of three mana per hit . . . Frost-Fang had a very serious mana problem.
The mana problem continued through late Act 1 when Frost-Fang managed to gamble a Maul with 10% ED and 5% mana leech, meaning, Feral Rage could be used to defeat more than three monster groups without needing to tp out for more mana potions
. The Maul with ED and mana leech was the only good item that Frost-Fang managed to shop/gamble. Drops weren’t any better. Frost-Fang was using a chipped topaz cap and ring mail armor, mf boots, mf gloves, mf ring, and mf amulet, but only found one set/unique . . . it came from
Andariel and was useless . . .
Andariel (and everything else for that matter) was pretty easy . . . but time consuming.
Here were Frost-Fang’s stats at the end of Act 1.
Act 2, cleared at Players 7, continued to be time consuming. Frost-Fang’s ED mana leech Maul needed upgrading from the start of Act 2. The Maul’s mana leech was useless against the undead and the meager enhanced damage was fast becoming sub par. The ED mana leech Maul was used through Radament when a Maul with 50% Enhanced Damage was gambled. The extra enhanced damage was pretty handy and the mana leech wasn’t missed too much (because it hadn’t really been working anyways
). The next big weapon upgrade came after Frost-Fang found the Horadric Cube. Frost-Fang created about ten Savage Polearms the best being a Halberd with 67% ED and 30 IAS . . . but it couldn’t be used until clvl 26 . . . and Frost-Fang was only at clvl 24 at the time . . . so, a Halberd with 75% ED was used until Frost-Fang reached clvl 26. The Halberd with 75% ED didn’t do as much damage as the Maul with 50% ED but the extra speed more than made up for it. Then at clvl 26 (halfway through the Arcane Sanctuary) Frost-Fang got to equip the Halberd with 67% ED and 30 IAS! . . enabling him to hit the fastest breakpoint possible for Feral Rage! Add 20% FRW, lighter armor (a flawed topaz breast plate), and a 4% mana leech amulet and Frost-Fang was suddenly a pretty capable and fun character.
Frost-Fang really didn’t have any monster related problems. Unravelers in the Halls of the Dead and every single one of Tal Rasha’s Tombs were a bit annoying but easy enough to defeat (though a bit time consuming). Duriel died without incident (let’s hear it for thawing potions, life leech, and mana leech)!
Duriel dropped the Berserker’s Double Axe. Other set/uniques included: Cleglaw’s Chain Gloves (Sewers Level 2), Deathspade Axe (Stony Tomb Level 2), Isenhart’s Breast Plate (Canyon of the Magi), Gorefoot Heavy Boots (Tal Rasha’s False Tomb), Berserker’s Helm (Tal Rasha’s False Tomb), and Axe of Fechmar Large Axe (Tal Rasha’s True Tomb).
Here were Frost-Fang’s stats at the end of Act 2.
[highlight]Frost-Fang, Fury/Hurricane/Cyclone Armor Druid, Level 28, Kurast Docks, 71 Points[/highlight]
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Name Character Class Location Level Points
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ChrisTheMean TheLoner Paladin Harrogath 34 107
ancalagon Umbriel Assassin Pandemonium Fort 29 93
SoulmanZ Nevermore Druid Kurast Bazzar 29 ?
Hanshotfirst Frost-Fang Druid Kurast Docks 28 71
sequana BlackDeath Necromancer Far Oasis 25 49
kestegs Running_Scared Sorceress Dry Hills 23 48
GCanada PoohBear Druid Lut Gholein 20 42
Dark Matter Arthur Barbarian Lut Gholein 20 42
Morathi Dorian Paladin Lut Gholein 20 42
CM Lisbeth Assassin Inner Cloister 18 36
DaveW Blades Assassin Lut Gholein 18 36
tavaritz Boner Necromancer Black Marsh 16 31
Jason Maher Vanessa Amazon Outer Cloister 17 31
daed Strafy Amazon Stony Field 12 19
wielanja Beowulf Barbarian Stony Field 12 19
Sorcererbob Cabaret Sorceress Stony Field 12 19
ILikeRocks Gragamel Paladin Stony Field 12 19
Ashmer Fuzzy Druid Stony Field 12 ?
mattinm Kamikaze Necromancer Rogue Camp 1 2
scrcrw Nagisa Barbarian Rogue Camp 1 2
Vang Leeloo Amazon Rogue Camp 1 2
NightCraweler Ragran Barbarian Rogue Camp 1 2
vague Benkei Barbarian Rogue Camp 1 2
Bluechip SeymourKrelborn Necromancer Rogue Camp 1 2
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RIP:
Krazy_Solo Snave Druid Act II 21 46
GCanada MsGarrison Assassin Jail 18 35
Dark Matter BoneyM Necromancer Stony Field 12 20
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Retired:
Jason Maher Fanven Paladin Dark Wood 15 25
Added myself to the table and updated ILikeRocks score.
