'Three Way Dance II' - H.C 1.10 Tournament

[HIGHLIGHT]Team HALL OF FAME[/HIGHLIGHT] – 258 points


Conqueror Andariel - Necromancer - Summon / curses – lvl 84 - 90 points – actV - Hell
Conqueror Baal ......- Assasin - Trap / Passive .......... – lvl 81 - 84 points – actIV- Hell
Conqueror Diablo ...- Amazon - Passive / bow .......... – lvl 81 - 84 points – actIV - Hell

Be Afraid, we are back ! !

no mistake so bad monster (gloom but i'm not sure english name) and make end game. (3 times before rescue ania). anya reward was very bad as every time.....
 
It feels like you're snapping on my tailfeathers, nemar. :) Good luck against the ancients.

Speaking of whom, I've not yet defeated them with Liselle. I'm hoping to have a better run of it soon. I haven't played much lately, and with the new work laptop (which is much smaller and more portable), I'm not used to playing on yet. (I keep hitting the windows key instead of alt, for example). I don't want to make any mistakes, so I've just been item running all day long.

I keep hoping to find a better circlet for Liselle. She's been using a Scintillating Circlet of the Whale (erm, I think. 89 life, 14 res all, iirc) for a long, long, LONG time now. But I can't seem to gamble anything better... and I've tried many many times...
 
TEAM Archoteuthis update: there is a reason they call it Hell

Squidonastick (fire druid with summon support): level 75 Hell Act III
calamari (fishymancer w/out CE): level 75 Hell Act III
ikazushi (cold sorc w/ lightning accents): level 70 Hell Act II

= 220 points

significant items found: cats eye ammy, elite unique trolls nest, doombringer

If NM was a waltz with these chars, now I am in disco hell. I knew that I would pay a price in hell for going strong in one flavor with my fire druid and my cold sorc. But I never dreamed I would have to battle so hard for each quest.( I played a lot of HC in a previous life as a 1.09 Bnetter. But never in 1.10). dealing with immunes is such a grind. Lucky I found an ammy with teleport charges.

My sorc has a problem, which is only going to get worse. Her merc sucks. Dies constantly. I went with an ACT II NM might merc. I thought that my cold sorc would chill everyone, so I didn’t need HF, and I assumed that a might merc could kill cold immunes faster than other ACT II mercs. Having never played a cold sorc before, I guess I underestimated how fast things move in Hell. Now she is trying to do the claw viper temple, with fast, stunlocking cold-immune salamander-types. I do not see it happening.

What do you all think of the idea of going with an ACT V merc (NM, of course)? I assume that it is okay for me to go back to NM to get one? Since it is kind of like shopping? I think that they are about level 60 to start. Of course I would have to level him in Hell difficulty. I just found a Doombringer, which her merc could use after level 69 (I chose merc weapon for her second reward). Socketed with an Amn would give him 14%LL.

I would be very interested in anyone else’s feedback on the subject, and also verification of its legality.

Thanks bigsquid

P.s. re my last question: I went with the lionheart armor. More useful to more chars than sorc-only Memory staff.
 
ikazushi (cold sorc) was able to complete the claw viper quest, and advance all the way to duriel. she did this with some daring teleportation, and patience when she had to clear areas. lots of backtracking to spread out packs of cold immunes.

now how in the devil do i kill duriel, with a merc that dies in one hit? suggestions anyone?
 
[highlight]Team Gods of Egypt (Jaffa Tamarin)[/highlight] – 96 points
Destroyer Anubis – (Necro - P&B/Curse) - lvl 49 - Act I NM - 31 points
Destroyer Horus - (Druid – Shape/Summon) - lvl 41 - Act I NM - 31 points
Destroyer Sekhmet - (Sorc – Cold/Fire) - lvl 49 - Act I NM - 34 points

All my team have made Destroyer. Yay!
 
Unfortunately you'll have to use that mercenary, bigsquid. Perhaps you could try switching him for a Defiance mercenary from Act II Hell? That should assure you a decent level Defiance and he could perhaps survive a lot longer against Duriel as well if he can avoid a hit or two. Life Tap charges would be essential to keep him alive between hits and a fast weapon should give you half a chance at killing Duriel.

He is such a death-trap for Sorcs.
 
bigsquid

act II is very hard for cold sorc.

1) first you must upgrade you're sorc (for upgrate you're merc). you can make run in pits, for quick leveling !!! level 70 is not enought

2) you're merc must survive ! use only full regev and tp for quick return. have lot of monney for lot buy you're merck

3) don't forget you can buy staff with spells for necro (some spell are not bad )

4) if you're merc can survive, a bow with lot (all you can) of poison damage can be a solution.

but psycho is right, it's a real challenge for a sorc !!!! good luck
 
I haven't made any further progress, but I wanted to post just to make clear I am staying in the tourney. I like that it is a long term tourney. I've been playing Sacred and DAOC lately, but I'll be back eventually.
 
nemar said:
bigsquid

act II is very hard for cold sorc.

1) first you must upgrade you're sorc (for upgrate you're merc). you can make run in pits, for quick leveling !!! level 70 is not enought

2) you're merc must survive ! use only full regev and tp for quick return. have lot of monney for lot buy you're merck

3) don't forget you can buy staff with spells for necro (some spell are not bad )

4) if you're merc can survive, a bow with lot (all you can) of poison damage can be a solution.

but psycho is right, it's a real challenge for a sorc !!!! good luck
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thanks for the the tips. i will try to get my merc a better weapon, and go with lifetap or decrep charges. if that doesnt do the trick after a few tries, i will switchout for a defiance merc. meanwhile i can level her up. and my necro can do runs in act iii for better gear.

psycho: i assume you are ruling that i cannot go back and get a different NM merc? but i could go back to NM/normal for shopping, right? i have not done that, but i considered going to normal to look for socketed wands for a memory staff.

ps. added an ethereal edge to my prize stash.
 
Hi everyone,

Still leveling and questing with my sorc. Should hit level 50 with just a few baal runs, since i she's already level 40, and just rescued Anya. So Nihlitakhs temple, glacial trail, frozen tundra, ancients way, ancients themselves and the worldstone keep, each probably good for about a level.
I still love act V, even with the more balanced xp/difficulty in 1.10 it is the quickest place to level in normal for my chars (well, the first few levels in the bloodmoor go quick as well).

Team the Matrix II (Gouda) – 74 points
Morpheus - (Barb – Warcries/Com.Skills) – lvl 28 – Act IV Nml (Looking for the Hellforge)
Merovingian - (Necro - Summon/Curse) – lvl 50 – Act V Nml (Finished)
Persephone - (Sorc Fire/Cold) – lvl 40 – Act V Nml (Looking for Nihli)

Have fun, don't die

Gouda
 
nemar said:
bigsquid

act II is very hard for cold sorc.

1) first you must upgrade you're sorc (for upgrate you're merc). you can make run in pits, for quick leveling !!! level 70 is not enought
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Minor nitpick...for a cold sorc, I'd advise running the Ancient Sewers (in Lost City)...no cold immunes. Pits will be, well, the pits, for a cold sorc with weak merc.
 
sorry my english is poor, but in my mind it was the last cavern in act one, not the lost city and I think killing monster give more xp in this cavern But I can make a mistake.

anyway I suppose he is not only "cold spell" because in that case, I don't think he can survive in act V.

and no change for the Team HALL OF FAME
 
With a decent amount in Static (thanks to +skills), Polgara had no problems whatsoever dealing with Duriel. The key for her was lots of faster cast gear for Part 1 of the plan, which let her static him down to half. Then she just teleported from one corner to the other, throwing orbs everywhere.

Clever teleporting can help keep your meat shield alive. All you really need is a distraction from the bug, anyway...

Level 70 does seem impressively low, though. Running the ancient tunnels as suggested might not be a bad idea... I was level 80 when I ran him, and I didn't have any problems. All that extra vitality might help...
 
bigsquid said:
psycho: i assume you are ruling that i cannot go back and get a different NM merc? but i could go back to NM/normal for shopping, right? i have not done that, but i considered going to normal to look for socketed wands for a memory staff.

ps. added an ethereal edge to my prize stash.
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Actually, the only reasons you can go back another difficulty is to Imbue/Socket/Name and to re-roll maps (I think I recall saying that re-rolling maps was now legal...if not...uhh...sure, why not?). My only advice for finding socketed wands would be to just clear areas without any MF whatsoever. Just plain places...I recall the Arcane Sanctuary dropping plenty of staves.
 
Team Savage - (211 Total Points)
Conqueror Ormus - (Druid – Summon/ShapeShift 66 pts) – lvl 70 – Act I Hell
Conqueror Atma - (Sorc – Cold/Light. 72 pts) – lvl 70 – Act II Hell - R.I.P Boss Archer Pack CE/FE
Conqueror Cain - (Necro – Summon/Curse 73 pts) – lvl 76 – Act II Hell - R.I.P Boss Pack FE/Fanat.Aura

Well I lost my second character during the past few weeks when I went up against a FE/Fanat Aura Boss pack that I didn't think was too bad, but minion hit me twice I was dead with around 750 life.

My Druid made Conqueror status few weeks back and he now wears the Vampire Gaze which makes him a lot better with 20% DR and life/mana leech + good defense. I am going to start him in hell soon and see if I can get him farther.
 
Team Steel (steelsixtyIV) - 204 points
Conqueror Steel_Sword - (Barb – Warcries/Com.Skills) - lvl 71 - Act V NM
Conqueror Steel_Poison - (Necro - P&B/Curse) - lvl 71 - Act I Hell
Conqueror Steel_Magic - (Sorc - Fire/Light.) - lvl 73- Act I Hell

Team Steel in Hell!

Sword is holding back right now and only needs to kill the King to move on. Magic and Poison have moved up to the Outer Cloister WP. I think everything is FI in Hell which makes my life harder. I found a Volcanic Amulet for Magic as well. Now if I could only find a decent weapon and armor for Sword.
 
[highlight]Team Bavarian Forest (AndiDi) [/highlight] – 154 points
Resl – (Amazon – Passive/Bow) – lvl 24 – Act II Nml - 11 points - R.I.P. Duriel
Conqueror Hias – (Necro – Summon/Curses) – lvl 80 – Act I HELL - 72 points
Conqueror Sepp – (Paladin – Combat/Offensive) – lvl 76 – Act I HELL - 71 points

Hias: WP: Catacombs Level 2 - Last Quest: Killed Andariel
Sepp: WP: Inner Cloister - Last Quest: The Smith

Two more Waypoints and 1 more quest done for Sepp the Zealot. It's getting pretty nasty in Hell. FE-Bosses are becoming more and more deadly. After a few tries, I managed to craft this little beauty for Sepp:

Viper Circle
Ring
Required Level: 73
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 77
Fingerprint: 0x869ba8dd
+4 to Strength
+19 to Life
+10 to Attack Rating
+9 to Minimum Damage
All Resistances +11
3% Life stolen per hit
30% Extra Gold from Monsters

This ring makes staying alive a lot easier. But there is a new problem. The Merc is dying a lot. I have to renew him after each boss pack (if the boss has the right (or wrong) modifiers). And I need to find a way to kill these physically immune monsters more quickly.

Recent Set/Unique Items:
- Goreshovel
- Sander's Superstition (The third)
- Deathspade
- Crown of Thieves
- Toothrow
- Sigon's Gage
- Berserker's Hatchet (The second)
 
[highlight]Team “OfTheYear†(tenaka) [/highlight] – 210 points
Destroyer February – (Sorc - Cold/Light.) – lvl 78 – Act II Hell
Conqueror March – (Paladin – Combat/Offensive) – lvl 71 – Act I Hell
Conqueror April – (Assassin – Shadow/Trap) – lvl 64 – Act I Hell

Finally started to make my run into hell and started with February. Despite high damage and decent leech her merc dies at pretty much every random boss, especially cold immune packs because she can't kill them fast enough to keep him alive. Despite that she hasn't had the trouble that the other Cold/Lit sorcs in the tournament are having. Her chain lightning can kill at players1 in 2 or 3 shots so act II wasn't hard. I've got a knack for separating them just enough to get it bouncing back and forth between two or three enemies. My stash is up to 136 items including this rare that may be worth upgrading for someone:

Demon Saw
Battle Sword
One-Hand Damage: 77 to 156
Durability: 29 of 32
Required Dexterity: 43
Required Strength: 92
Required Level: 48
Sword Class - Normal Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 82
Fingerprint: 0xf6ea6497
+359% Enhanced Damage
+95 to Attack Rating
+4 to Minimum Damage
Adds 1-31 lightning damage
8% Mana stolen per hit
+4 to Mana After Each Kill
 
[HIGHLIGHT]Team HALL OF FAME[/HIGHLIGHT] – 271 points


Guadian Andariel - Necromancer - Summon / curses – lvl 85 - 103 points – actV - Hell
Conqueror Baal ......- Assasin - Trap / Passive .......... – lvl 81 - 84 points – actIV- Hell
Conqueror Diablo ...- Amazon - Passive / bow .......... – lvl 81 - 84 points – actIV - Hell
Be Afraid, we are back ! !
 
[highlight]Team Renewal - Points 74[/highlight]
Hera - (Ama Javelin/Passives) - Lvl 37 - Act 5 Norm - 22 Points
Hades - (Nec Poison/Curses) - Lvl 37 - Act 5 Norm - 22 Points
Destroyer Fogged_Mirrors - (Sorc Lightning/Cold) - Lvl 51 - Act 5 Norm - 30 Points

I am back and in commission! My chars are all alive, safely transported from my USB stick to the save folder.

Look for more updates later!

crg
 
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