Tournament: The Sword of Destiny

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Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
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Cyrax        BigSword        Amazon      Guardian      79    SoD: Blacktongue (upped + shael)
jimmah       Sven            Barbarian   H Rouge camp  70    SoD: The Patriarch (upped + shael)
Moonfrost    Bul-Kathos      Barbarian   N Frigid HLs  60    SoD: Soulflay (upped)
Nogan        myswordisbigger Barbarian   N Harrogath   64    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
Kavarin      Lancelot        Necromancer N RoF         52    SoD: Soulflay
Kimppi       ChosenOne       Barbarian   N RoF         55    Rare Espandon
Whommy       Brynhilda       Amazon      N Arcane Sanc 54    SoD: Blacktongue + Tal
Zuggz        Zeath           Necromancer N Lut Gholein 48    Sup Flamberge Flawless ruby, topaz, skull
Raver        Helena          Assassin    N Cats        47    Rare Bastard Sword
Sixstringer  Turin           Paladin     N Dark Wood   45    SoD: Shadowfang
jiansonz     Marion          Sorceress   N Blood Moor  49    SoD: Shadowfang (jewel of prosperity)
altima       Gawain          Barbarian   N Rogue Camp  37    Rare Flambarge
Sorcererbob  Snowman_Frosty  Paladin     Ancients Way  30    3sock claymore: EthEthTal (eth sup bastard sword on switch for bosses)
Snarfer      Paul_Bunyan     Druid       Harrogath     32    Claymore/flawless ruby/topaz/saph
Dlav         Uncle-Sam       Paladin     Pandemonium   25    Superior Claymore/Tal/Ral/Ith
Thaquitz     Thrain          Barbarian   L. Kurast     26    2-H/Jwl of Envy/flwd emrld/flwd skull
Sixstringer  Desdemona       Sorceress   Kurast        23    Claymore/Amethyst/El
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Sorceress   Kurast        25    2-H/Tal/Tal/Tal
Rhia         Pointu          Amazon      Kurast        25    Rare Great Sword
Carolus Rex  Conan           Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    Claymore/2 ch skull
Haerviu      Scorpeia        Amazon      Lut Gholein   20    2-H/ch-Topaz/Emerald/Saphire
buraz        Blade           Druid       Lut Gholein   21    2-H/ch skull, topaz & emerald
sdbramwell   Bladestone      Paladin     Lut Gholein   22    Claymore/topaz/Jewel/flwd emrld
DemonOfWrath Sardinath       Barbarian   Far Oasis     22    Claymore/flawed topaz saphire and skull
Baajir       Orlog           Necromancer Black Marsh   13    2-H / ch topaz
Nagisa       Gintoki         Necromancer Stony Field   10    Sup 2-H/ch saph,ruby,emerald
FaNCy        Harlequin       Amazon      Cold Plains    7     -
NacRuno      Pindleskin      Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
sveinbjorn   Sir_Robin       Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
Ordeith      Moiraine        Assassin    Rogue camp     1    Starter claw



Not much happened. I finally got through the dreaded Act 3. The act i hate most... It was hard and i had lots of NDE's with the fetish leaders or w/e they are called. My low fire res(o) couldnt stand up to their flames of fury. It was also hard with all the little tiny fetish's blocking my charge to their leader. Well now im resting in Act 4 sipping tea with Tyrael. I will soon be on to Harrograth.


EDIT: i see this happen in every tourney. People join and after that do nothing.... I was wondering if we should maybe delete the level ones from the table. I dont know i just want to know your feedback on it, I just dont like them cause their like a dead wieght lol.
 
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I haven't played in hell much, only cleared out Den of Evil. Instead I played with my Assa in the bow tournament. I'm still uncertain if I will rush hell to get a low level or play normally. I'm a full clears type of guy.
 
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After five weeks of traveling across the Twin Seas Hinamori and Meshif finally arrived in Kurast (yep, that’s my excuse my for not playing for five weeks and I’m sticking to it). As Hinamori strode out of the Kurast Docks she was pleased to discover that she was still able to defeat monsters in combat (despite not having a weapon upgrade since the Black Marsh). The small animal monsters that inhabited the rainforests made ideal targets for Hinamori’s deadly two handed sword of Tal/Tal/Tal. However the real hero of Act 3 was Haseen who did most of the killing and all of the tanking. With Haseen supplying the muscle and Hinamori continuing to supply the teleporting ‘strategery’, Act 3 was pretty easy. The biggest problem was the Flayer Shaman (and Hinamori’s pitiful 22 Fire Resistance). There were a few close calls where Hinamori was surrounded by a mob of Flayers and then roasted by a Shaman (but that’s what rejuvenation potions are for). The quest reward ring was Hinamori’s second rare ring and was even pretty nice! However, other than the quest reward ring there really weren’t any notable finds including at Mephisto. Here were Hinamori’s stats at the end of Act 3.

In terms of speed of progress, Act 4 was a bit slower than Act 3. The biggest problem turned out to be Flesh Spawners (and their many young) and the fact that Hinamori was mostly relying on Haseen to dispose of everything (and Haseen wasn’t really good at targeting the Spawners . . . so many, many, young were often born before the battle was completed). Hinamori was still able to damage monsters but with only 280 life Hinamori wasn’t able to absorb that much damage herself. Static Field would have been great for helping without especially endangering herself and would have really sped things up (especially against high life monsters such as Izual) but oh well. The Forge drop was pretty good (I was hoping for pgem that could be used for crafting and Amethyst certainly meets that requirement). The Chaos Sanctuary was not too difficult. Haseen got a weapon upgrade soon after passing through the doors of the Chaos Sanctuary and managed not to die of Iron Maiden even once! The Oblivion Knights tried to use Iron Maiden to kill Hinamori . . . but she was more or less completely relying on Haseen at this point so it wasn’t very effective. Now Diablo, he was effective, very, very effective. At this point Hinamori had 29 Fire Resistance and 75 Lightning Resistance but only 281 life . . . so any one of Diablo’s attacks were very dangerous. Further bad news was that Haseen died instantly anytime Diablo used any elemental attack. So the battle played out with Hinamori teleing in on top of Diablo, landing a few blows, and then teleing back out at the first sign of one of Diablo’s elemental attacks. This strategy worked (but became rather expensive as Haseen died frequently) . . . mostly though it was really slow and a bit dangerous. Six rejuvenation potions, 80,000 gold, and about a half hour later, Hinamori defeated Diablo and found nothing of interest (despite engaging Diablo at players 3). Here were Hinamori’s stats at the end of Act 4.

Act 5 was where the good items started to drop for Hinamori. From the beginning in the Bloody Foothills Hinamori began finding good items including her highest rune to date (an amn) and more importantly a really great weapon upgrade for Haseen (who of course continued to be the muscle of the operation). Goblin Toes were found in the Frozen River (not useable of course . . . but certainly would have been very helpful). Fortunately this disappointment was offset by finding a rare ring with FCR (Hinamori’s first taste of FCR which was very welcomed . . . Hinamori had no FCR and no FHR when battling Diablo and it was painfully apparent). The quest reward from Anya was even pretty good (but inappropriate for this tournament). Hinamori opted to use both her pgems for crafting an created this caster amulet and these safety boots. Both crafts had really ho hum mods but were still better than what Hinamori had been using. Haseen nearly single handedly defeat Nihlathak and the Ancients and was effective against the first four waves of Baal’s Minions . . . but against the fifth wave there was only one good thing to do. Baal was done at players 3 and managed to put up a decent fight (but nothing comparable to Diablo). Baal sent up a great many festering appendages and cloned himself multiple times but was without the ability to kill Haseen in a single hit (which made life so much more amazingly easier). The battle wasn’t very interesting and neither were the drops. Here were Hinamori’s stats at the end of Act 5.

Destroyer Hinamori then engaged (or rather Haseen engaged) the Hell Bovine and found that they could be easily defeated. The Cow King dropped a couple rares but nothing useful.

Here were Hinamori’s stats entering NM.

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Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
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Cyrax        BigSword        Amazon      Guardian      79    SoD: Blacktongue (upped + shael)
jimmah       Sven            Barbarian   H Rouge camp  70    SoD: The Patriarch (upped + shael)
Moonfrost    Bul-Kathos      Barbarian   N Frigid HLs  60    SoD: Soulflay (upped)
Nogan        myswordisbigger Barbarian   N Harrogath   64    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
Kavarin      Lancelot        Necromancer N RoF         52    SoD: Soulflay
Kimppi       ChosenOne       Barbarian   N RoF         55    Rare Espandon
Whommy       Brynhilda       Amazon      N Arcane Sanc 54    SoD: Blacktongue + Tal
Zuggz        Zeath           Necromancer N Lut Gholein 48    Sup Flamberge Flawless ruby, topaz, skull
Raver        Helena          Assassin    N Cats        47    Rare Bastard Sword
Sixstringer  Turin           Paladin     N Dark Wood   45    SoD: Shadowfang
jiansonz     Marion          Sorceress   N Blood Moor  49    SoD: Shadowfang (jewel of prosperity)
altima       Gawain          Barbarian   N Rogue Camp  37    Rare Flambarge
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Sorceress   N Rogue Camp  40    2-H/Tal/Tal/Tal
Sorcererbob  Snowman_Frosty  Paladin     Ancients Way  30    3sock claymore: EthEthTal (eth sup bastard sword on switch for bosses)
Snarfer      Paul_Bunyan     Druid       Harrogath     32    Claymore/flawless ruby/topaz/saph
Dlav         Uncle-Sam       Paladin     Pandemonium   25    Superior Claymore/Tal/Ral/Ith
Thaquitz     Thrain          Barbarian   L. Kurast     26    2-H/Jwl of Envy/flwd emrld/flwd skull
Sixstringer  Desdemona       Sorceress   Kurast        23    Claymore/Amethyst/El
Rhia         Pointu          Amazon      Kurast        25    Rare Great Sword
Carolus Rex  Conan           Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    Claymore/2 ch skull
Haerviu      Scorpeia        Amazon      Lut Gholein   20    2-H/ch-Topaz/Emerald/Saphire
buraz        Blade           Druid       Lut Gholein   21    2-H/ch skull, topaz & emerald
sdbramwell   Bladestone      Paladin     Lut Gholein   22    Claymore/topaz/Jewel/flwd emrld
DemonOfWrath Sardinath       Barbarian   Far Oasis     22    Claymore/flawed topaz saphire and skull
Baajir       Orlog           Necromancer Black Marsh   13    2-H / ch topaz
Nagisa       Gintoki         Necromancer Stony Field   10    Sup 2-H/ch saph,ruby,emerald
FaNCy        Harlequin       Amazon      Cold Plains    7     -
NacRuno      Pindleskin      Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
sveinbjorn   Sir_Robin       Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
Ordeith      Moiraine        Assassin    Rogue camp     1    Starter claw
 
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Nice progress everyone in past 10 days. It was very nice to read it while on vacation :) .. Sorry for the fallen heroes :(

I'm back now and I'll surely find some time to continue with my druid ..
 
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Those are some pretty impressive resistances Hanshot (especially the most important one, lightning), given the restrictions of the tournament. Btw, I really enjoy the screen shots. For those you who don't know how much time it actually takes to post a bunch of shots, it really does take a long time. And they do make the updates alot more interesting!
 
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bladejj said:
For those you who don't know how much time it actually takes to post a bunch of shots, it really does take a long time. And they do make the updates alot more interesting!
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I play Diablo on my PC which doesn't have internet connection. So I have to copy the screenshots onto a USB stick (safe eject and all that jazz) and insert into my macbook (using slow 3G internet), copy the files and do some slooow uploading. Then all that bbcode fun. Yeah. :coffee:



 
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Considering how much fun i had with this tourney, thought i'd enter another character. Went with a Paladin this time, going to make him a martyr i think (sacrife + fanaticism). Never made one before, we'll see how he goes.

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Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
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Cyrax        BigSword        Amazon      Guardian      79    SoD: Blacktongue (upped + shael)
jimmah       Sven            Barbarian   H Rouge camp  70    SoD: The Patriarch (upped + shael)
Moonfrost    Bul-Kathos      Barbarian   N Frigid HLs  60    SoD: Soulflay (upped)
Nogan        myswordisbigger Barbarian   N Harrogath   64    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
Kavarin      Lancelot        Necromancer N RoF         52    SoD: Soulflay
Kimppi       ChosenOne       Barbarian   N RoF         55    Rare Espandon
Whommy       Brynhilda       Amazon      N Arcane Sanc 54    SoD: Blacktongue + Tal
Zuggz        Zeath           Necromancer N Lut Gholein 48    Sup Flamberge Flawless ruby, topaz, skull
Raver        Helena          Assassin    N Cats        47    Rare Bastard Sword
Sixstringer  Turin           Paladin     N Dark Wood   45    SoD: Shadowfang
jiansonz     Marion          Sorceress   N Blood Moor  49    SoD: Shadowfang (jewel of prosperity)
altima       Gawain          Barbarian   N Rogue Camp  37    Rare Flambarge
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Sorceress   N Rogue Camp  40    2-H/Tal/Tal/Tal
Sorcererbob  Snowman_Frosty  Paladin     Ancients Way  30    3sock claymore: EthEthTal (eth sup bastard sword on switch for bosses)
Snarfer      Paul_Bunyan     Druid       Harrogath     32    Claymore/flawless ruby/topaz/saph
Dlav         Uncle-Sam       Paladin     Pandemonium   25    Superior Claymore/Tal/Ral/Ith
Thaquitz     Thrain          Barbarian   L. Kurast     26    2-H/Jwl of Envy/flwd emrld/flwd skull
Sixstringer  Desdemona       Sorceress   Kurast        23    Claymore/Amethyst/El
Rhia         Pointu          Amazon      Kurast        25    Rare Great Sword
Carolus Rex  Conan           Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    Claymore/2 ch skull
Haerviu      Scorpeia        Amazon      Lut Gholein   20    2-H/ch-Topaz/Emerald/Saphire
buraz        Blade           Druid       Lut Gholein   21    2-H/ch skull, topaz & emerald
sdbramwell   Bladestone      Paladin     Lut Gholein   22    Claymore/topaz/Jewel/flwd emrld
DemonOfWrath Sardinath       Barbarian   Far Oasis     22    Claymore/flawed topaz saphire and skull
Baajir       Orlog           Necromancer Black Marsh   13    2-H / ch topaz
XxuberstarxX BladeSlinger    Paladin     Black Marsh   13    2-H/ch ruby/emrld/skull
Nagisa       Gintoki         Necromancer Stony Field   10    Sup 2-H/ch saph,ruby,emerald
FaNCy        Harlequin       Amazon      Cold Plains    7     -
NacRuno      Pindleskin      Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
sveinbjorn   Sir_Robin       Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
Ordeith      Moiraine        Assassin    Rogue camp     1    Starter claw

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Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
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XxuberstarxX Boxxy           Assassin    H Cold Plains 64    SoD: Shadowfang (upped + shael)
Raver        Natasha         Amazon      N Pand        59    Claymore/ Tal / Ral/ Jewel
Nunka        Gurloes         Paladin     N Travincal   58    Zweihander/12% ED jewel/2x pskull
Buraz        Macho           Barbarian   N SpiderCave. 50    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
PFSS         TwoBob          Paladin     N Maggot Lair 44    Rare Flamberge
XxuberstarxX Elessar         Paladin     N Maggot Lair 48    Flamberge/2x ort/2x ral
NacRuno      Vega            Necromancer N Catacomb 4  45    Rare Giant Sword
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Assassin    N Catacomb 4  46    Rare Giant Sword
Sixstringer  Sangar          Paladin     N Stony Field 41    Flamberge/Jewel of Ire/Ith/Skull
Justin       tourny-one      Barbarian   PandFortress  33    GiantSword (ith, sapp, jewel (5max dam, 17 ar))
Greizer      WoodChuck       Barbarian   Chaos Sanc.   30    Claymore (Tir+chipped skull+lol)
skoolbus     Lancelot        Paladin     Chaos Sanc.   25    SoD: Shadowfang
Sixstringer  Stormblade      Paladin     Chaos Sanc.   30    Claymore/Ral rune, jewel of envy
Nunka        Dorcas          Sorceress   Chaos Sanc.   32    Sup Clay/saph/topaz/emrld
JayeM        Garvin          Paladin     D. of Hate 3  29    Rare claymore
sdbramwell   Crisendon       Paladin     CanyonMagi    24    Claymore/JoEx2
stbay        Xerber          Paladin     Jail Lev1     17    2-H / 3x jewel of envy
PFSS         Bob             Paladin     Duriel        20    Claymore/+5Max/+7Max
JayeM        Groo            Barbarian   Triangl tomb  26    Rare claymore
ShadedOne    Deuxmains       Paladin     Duriel's      25    2-H/ch saph/ch skullx2
JayeM        Howell          Druid       Canyon/Magi   25    2-H/ruby/skull/J.ofEnvy
sveinbjorn   Elric           Necromancer Tal's Tomb    24    2-H/2 ch emrld/skull
Greizer      LeChuck         Paladin     Tal's Tomb    23    3sox Claymore/20psn jewel/12%dmg to mana jewel/empty
Greizer      Sassy_Lass      Sorceress   Arcane Sanct. 21    Claymore (Skull+12% ed jool+flawed emerald)
jamesixgun   Judith          Assassin    Lost City     24    2-H/ch 2x ruby/saph
jamesixgun   OrangeJuice     Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    2-H/+3 min Jewel/fl topaz/ch ruby
sveinbjorn   Begg Galoot     Barbarian   Stony Field   12    2-H/3 ch em
Brutass      HugeWilly       Barbarian   Catacomb 4    18    2-H/normal sword
sveinbjorn   Fafhrd          Barbarian   Cathedral     19    2-Hand/2 ch emrld
bcoe         Walter          Paladin     Catacomb 3    17    2-H/JofEnvy
sveinbjorn   Miyumi          Assassin    Jail Lvl 1    17    2-H/2 ch emrld
Rhia         Baam-Baam       Sorceress   The Pits      17    2/H/ch topaz,ch rub,ch emerald
TLOD         Norris          Barbarian   Balck Marsh   17    2-H/ch topaz.ch skull
JayeM        Leona           Sorceress   Monastery     16    2-H/Ch Skull/topaz/sapp
 
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XxUberStarxX said:
Considering how much fun i had with this tourney, thought i'd enter another character. Went with a Paladin this time, going to make him a martyr i think (sacrife + fanaticism). Never made one before, we'll see how he goes.
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Welcome to the Sacrifice club!

You won't hear me use the term "martyr" too much, though; I've always thought that was a rather u build name, because one of the prime requirements of becoming a martyr is to be very dead.

While my last pally Sangar did, eventually, become a Martyr, I'm not calling Turin one yet!


 
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As Hinamori ventured out into the Nightmare Blood Moor she was certainly aware that she had entered the next phase of her travels. Despite possessing reasonable resistances Hinamori was still pretty fragile as she only had 308 life. This relatively low life combined with increasingly low probability to hit monsters and a really slow attack speed led to Hinamori deciding that it would be best to let Haseen handle all the killing. Haseen was still pretty effective but most unique monsters posed some threat to him or Hinamori (who made feeding health potions to Haseen her nearly full time responsibility). The Den of Evil was pretty easy. Blood Raven was not dangerous but still pretty hard to kill due to her maneuverability. Rakanishu dropped this nice rare ring (which would have boosted her mana by about 50% . . . but she opted to keep her current rings for superior resistances). Hinamori’s first real near death of Nightmare came at the entrance of the Underground Passage where she was abushed by a pack of Tainted Monsters (the leader being cursed and lightning enchanted . . . and probably at least something else . . . I was a little bit busy running, teleporting, and zipping in and out of the Stony Field/Undergound Passage Entrance so I didn’t get a chance to get a good description or a decent screenshot). Haseen died there at least three times but was triumphant in the end. The next bit of excitement was at Treehead Woodfist who was of course Extra Strong, Extra Fast, and Cold Enchanted . . . it was the cold enchanted bit that really caused trouble . . . Haseen’s attacks all but stopped and Hinamori had to step in and get her hands dirty. Cain was rescued without further incident and the quest reward ring turned out to be a pretty nice dual resistance ring (that wasn’t used because Hinamori wanted to maintain her 10 FCR). The next good find came in the Black Marsh where Hinamori scored her second Pamethyst courtesy of a Gem Shrine and then as she continued her search for the waypoint she spotted it lying in the grass! The Sword of Destiny!

Hinamori then stopped to consider if this truly was her Sword Destiny:

Blacktongue
Bastard Sword
Two-Hand Damage: 30 to 42
Durability: 40 of 40
Required Strength: 62 <-- She had recently opted to boost her strength to 70 and was wondering if it was worth it (answer: apparently yes!)
Required Level: 26 <-- Yes, she can equip it on the spot
Sword Class - Slow Attack Speed <-- That’s fine, she wasn’t planning to swing it much anyways
+51% Enhanced Damage <-- Did I mention she didn’t plan on swinging it much anyways
+50 to Attack Rating <-- She had been having problems hitting monsters
Poison Resist +50% <-- Yes! Hinamori is all about resistances and her poison resistances happened to be a bit low
+112 poison damage over 6 seconds <-- Did I mention that her current sword was a two hander of Tal/Tal/Tal
Prevent Monster Heal <-- Yep, that’s what was great about the poison

Conclusion: Yes! This truly was Hinamori’s Sword of Destiny (linked to her by prophecy . . . and um, all that other good stuff).

Hinamori, Hanseen, and Blacktongue then launched their assault against the Countess and were ‘rewarded’ with this none to exciting drop. The next bit of excitement came in the Jail Level 1 where Hinamori discovered that she was able to get into the barred corners through the same type of secret door that grants access to the ‘secret’ rooms in the center of the Jail Levels. I hadn’t noticed that before in three years of hardcore playing and thought it might have been a really rare occurrence . . . but then I found another such barred off corner with another secret door (well now I know). The next bit of excitement came in the Catacombs when this group of Fanatic Ratmen ambushed Hinamori the moment she opened a door (a very fast use of rejuvenation potions and teleport saved Hinamori . . . but only barely). Andariel was the next real challenge (her poison spray could kill Haseen in a single blast). The battle played out much as the battle with Diablo had played out. Hinamori tele’d in on top of Andariel, Haseen attacked, and then at the first sign of Andariels poison spray Hinamori would tele back out and heal at Akara. The battle was over in a pretty reasonable amount of time (I opted to use players 1 instead of the players 3 that I had been using throughout the rest of Act 1). Andariels drop was amazing! Okay, so it didn’t look like much at first until the rare amulet was identified, then, . . amazing. Equipped with the super new rare amulet Hinamori was able to swap some equipment and charms out to make her resistances really quite respectable. Here were Hinamori’s stats at the end of NM Act 1.

Hinamori’s resistances (and gear in general) improved even more at the beginning of Act 2 when she opted to craft a couple more items. First she crafted this rather disappointing blood helm for Gulzar (yes, Gulzar . . . Haseen retired upon returning to his homeland and Gulzar the Holy Freeze Mercenary was recruited to fill his very very big shoes). The next craft was this caster belt that had a perfect 10% FCR (which enabled Hinamori to ditch her rare ring that had 10% FCR and not much else). After swapping out some more equipment and some more charms Hinamori had nearly perfect (75%) resistances and hit the 20% FCR Breakpoint (see below . . . her equipment didn’t change at all after the very beginning of Act 2). Gulzar on the other hand got a new weapon upgrade courtesy of the Sewers. Other good items included this jewel (that is the leading contender for being socketed into Blacktongue) and this rare breast plate that went onto Gulzar (the added cold resistances got Gulzar to 74 cold resistance by the time Hinamori was battling Duriel).

Speaking of battling, the monsters of Act 2 were not very difficult at players 3. The biggest problem came early in the Sewers when a cluster of uniques with nasty mods (including amp, fanaticism, etc) ambushed Hinamori and Gulzar. Once in the open desert it was pretty smooth sailing. The Maggot Lair was not difficult . . . except for the path finding. The Claw Viper Temple was satisfying because Hinamori and Gulzar got to tele to the high ground on the altar and slaughter the nasty snakes as they tried to charge up the narrow stairs one at a time. Another source of excitement was that there were no Guardians either in the Claw Viper Temple or Tal Rasha’s Tomb (which might have been messy considering Gulzar was generally the only one killing anything). The big exception to this came at Duriel. After about three minutes of teleing on top of Duriel, letting Gulzar get some stabs in, and then teleing out . . . it was clear that this strategy was going to take hours (if possible at all . . . Duriel seemed to be regenerated as fast as Gulzar could do damage, tele out, and return to do more). So Hinamori and Blacktongue went to work bringing to the battle both a diversion and more importantly a source of prevent monster heal (and poison)! Despite Hinamori’s best efforts the battle was still long (even at players 1) . . . it was about half an hour. Duriel dropped nothing of interest . . . but Hinamori really wasn’t interested in finding anything at that point because her stats were already pretty darn good (Here were her stats at the end of NM Act 2). <-- You might have noticed that I dumped all remaining stat points into vita (as opposed to putting at least some into dexterity) after Act 1 of NM . . . AR is nice . . . but not if you don't have enough life to feel good about using it. :whistling:

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Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
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Cyrax        BigSword        Amazon      Guardian      79    SoD: Blacktongue (upped + shael)
jimmah       Sven            Barbarian   H Rouge camp  70    SoD: The Patriarch (upped + shael)
Moonfrost    Bul-Kathos      Barbarian   N Frigid HLs  60    SoD: Soulflay (upped)
Nogan        myswordisbigger Barbarian   N Harrogath   64    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
Kavarin      Lancelot        Necromancer N RoF         52    SoD: Soulflay
Kimppi       ChosenOne       Barbarian   N RoF         55    Rare Espandon
Whommy       Brynhilda       Amazon      N Arcane Sanc 54    SoD: Blacktongue + Tal
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Sorceress   N Kurast      51    SoD: Blacktongue
Zuggz        Zeath           Necromancer N Lut Gholein 48    Sup Flamberge Flawless ruby, topaz, skull
Raver        Helena          Assassin    N Cats        47    Rare Bastard Sword
Sixstringer  Turin           Paladin     N Dark Wood   45    SoD: Shadowfang
jiansonz     Marion          Sorceress   N Blood Moor  49    SoD: Shadowfang (jewel of prosperity)
altima       Gawain          Barbarian   N Rogue Camp  37    Rare Flambarge
Sorcererbob  Snowman_Frosty  Paladin     Ancients Way  30    3sock claymore: EthEthTal (eth sup bastard sword on switch for bosses)
Snarfer      Paul_Bunyan     Druid       Harrogath     32    Claymore/flawless ruby/topaz/saph
Dlav         Uncle-Sam       Paladin     Pandemonium   25    Superior Claymore/Tal/Ral/Ith
Thaquitz     Thrain          Barbarian   L. Kurast     26    2-H/Jwl of Envy/flwd emrld/flwd skull
Sixstringer  Desdemona       Sorceress   Kurast        23    Claymore/Amethyst/El
Rhia         Pointu          Amazon      Kurast        25    Rare Great Sword
Carolus Rex  Conan           Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    Claymore/2 ch skull
Haerviu      Scorpeia        Amazon      Lut Gholein   20    2-H/ch-Topaz/Emerald/Saphire
buraz        Blade           Druid       Lut Gholein   21    2-H/ch skull, topaz & emerald
sdbramwell   Bladestone      Paladin     Lut Gholein   22    Claymore/topaz/Jewel/flwd emrld
DemonOfWrath Sardinath       Barbarian   Far Oasis     22    Claymore/flawed topaz saphire and skull
Baajir       Orlog           Necromancer Black Marsh   13    2-H / ch topaz
XxuberstarxX BladeSlinger    Paladin     Black Marsh   13    2-H/ch ruby/emrld/skull
Nagisa       Gintoki         Necromancer Stony Field   10    Sup 2-H/ch saph,ruby,emerald
FaNCy        Harlequin       Amazon      Cold Plains    7     -
NacRuno      Pindleskin      Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
sveinbjorn   Sir_Robin       Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
Ordeith      Moiraine        Assassin    Rogue camp     1    Starter claw

[highlight]Fallen Heroes[/highlight]
Code: 
Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
XxuberstarxX Boxxy           Assassin    H Cold Plains 64    SoD: Shadowfang (upped + shael)
Raver        Natasha         Amazon      N Pand        59    Claymore/ Tal / Ral/ Jewel
Nunka        Gurloes         Paladin     N Travincal   58    Zweihander/12% ED jewel/2x pskull
Buraz        Macho           Barbarian   N SpiderCave. 50    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
PFSS         TwoBob          Paladin     N Maggot Lair 44    Rare Flamberge
XxuberstarxX Elessar         Paladin     N Maggot Lair 48    Flamberge/2x ort/2x ral
NacRuno      Vega            Necromancer N Catacomb 4  45    Rare Giant Sword
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Assassin    N Catacomb 4  46    Rare Giant Sword
Sixstringer  Sangar          Paladin     N Stony Field 41    Flamberge/Jewel of Ire/Ith/Skull
Justin       tourny-one      Barbarian   PandFortress  33    GiantSword (ith, sapp, jewel (5max dam, 17 ar))
Greizer      WoodChuck       Barbarian   Chaos Sanc.   30    Claymore (Tir+chipped skull+lol)
skoolbus     Lancelot        Paladin     Chaos Sanc.   25    SoD: Shadowfang
Sixstringer  Stormblade      Paladin     Chaos Sanc.   30    Claymore/Ral rune, jewel of envy
Nunka        Dorcas          Sorceress   Chaos Sanc.   32    Sup Clay/saph/topaz/emrld
JayeM        Garvin          Paladin     D. of Hate 3  29    Rare claymore
sdbramwell   Crisendon       Paladin     CanyonMagi    24    Claymore/JoEx2
stbay        Xerber          Paladin     Jail Lev1     17    2-H / 3x jewel of envy
PFSS         Bob             Paladin     Duriel        20    Claymore/+5Max/+7Max
JayeM        Groo            Barbarian   Triangl tomb  26    Rare claymore
ShadedOne    Deuxmains       Paladin     Duriel's      25    2-H/ch saph/ch skullx2
JayeM        Howell          Druid       Canyon/Magi   25    2-H/ruby/skull/J.ofEnvy
sveinbjorn   Elric           Necromancer Tal's Tomb    24    2-H/2 ch emrld/skull
Greizer      LeChuck         Paladin     Tal's Tomb    23    3sox Claymore/20psn jewel/12%dmg to mana jewel/empty
Greizer      Sassy_Lass      Sorceress   Arcane Sanct. 21    Claymore (Skull+12% ed jool+flawed emerald)
jamesixgun   Judith          Assassin    Lost City     24    2-H/ch 2x ruby/saph
jamesixgun   OrangeJuice     Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    2-H/+3 min Jewel/fl topaz/ch ruby
sveinbjorn   Begg Galoot     Barbarian   Stony Field   12    2-H/3 ch em
Brutass      HugeWilly       Barbarian   Catacomb 4    18    2-H/normal sword
sveinbjorn   Fafhrd          Barbarian   Cathedral     19    2-Hand/2 ch emrld
bcoe         Walter          Paladin     Catacomb 3    17    2-H/JofEnvy
sveinbjorn   Miyumi          Assassin    Jail Lvl 1    17    2-H/2 ch emrld
Rhia         Baam-Baam       Sorceress   The Pits      17    2/H/ch topaz,ch rub,ch emerald
TLOD         Norris          Barbarian   Balck Marsh   17    2-H/ch topaz.ch skull
JayeM        Leona           Sorceress   Monastery     16    2-H/Ch Skull/topaz/sapp
 
Re: Tournament: The Sword of Destiny

Moving along nicely in Act III NM. Not much trouble up to this point. Merc hasn´t died in a very long time, so I am at maximum gold nearly always.

Even the temples were kind to us. Some snakes in a minor stairs trap, but a perfect teleport past a narrow doorway put us in a good position to fight them. The last Causway temple had a semi-early Champion beetles pack that proved somewhat difficult (they swarmed Gulzar who took heavy damage; I had to make a retreat to buy more healing potions, plus use up some rejuves).

There was a river hydra in Flayer Jungle I could not reach with my sword. I went back to Act I to hire a rogue merc to defeat it. No bow for her, but Enchant works anyway.
(Yes, I am pretty stubborn (some would say anal) about full clears).

The last part of the damage skills (Warmth) is now only 4 points from maxed. Then I have to decide what to do with future skill points. As I am not able to switch weapons, Lightning Mastery is pretty useless (nope, I have no plan to stock up on lightning damage charms - inventory is quite full with "survival" charms already...). Cold Mastery is a decent option, because it will increase the chill time of my Shiver Armor against all non-CI monsters .

Marion has over 820 life now, which feels nice. I plan to stock up on super healers - I hope it (along with the merc´s HF) will make me able to "tank" Mephisto without too much danger).


[Highlight]Destroyer Marion the Enchantress and Gulzar the Holy Freeze merc, level 63, NM Travincal next[/Highlight]




HanShotFirst said:
Duriel seemed to be regenerated as fast as Gulzar could do damage
Click to expand...

Act bosses do not regenerate.
They might reset (go back to full life) if you spend several minutes somewhere else, though.


Good for you that you have been able to pump Vitality as of late.
 
Re: Tournament: The Sword of Destiny

Progress with Brynhilda has been slow and steady. The only excitement in Act 3 (NM) was a NDE at the Council. The Valk was just inside the door of the temple, stabbing away merrily, and she must have killed a FE council boss. The blast took about 2/3 of Brynhilda's life, but I was not really focused on the screen at that moment since things looked to be thoroughly under control. Just then a nearby blood lord came awake and nailed her with a meteor. This slivered her life. There was a fireball heading her way. Luckily I had cast slow missiles recently, so had just enough time to slam a full rejuv before it hit. Phew!

Mephisto was a breeze, by comparison. He focused on the valk right away, so it was just a matter of feeding the merc potions to fight off the poison clouds. He dropped a bunch of rares, but nothing of use.

Act 4 was similarly slow and steady. Slow missiles makes Gloams laughable. The normally dread-inspiring lightning blasts crawl across the screen. What's even more useful is that it seems like they wont cast them again until the previous bolt has gone a certain distance. In any case, most cast only one bolt before they were toast. Hellforge dropped a Ko. :coffee:

The decoy really shone on the way to Diablo. Cast her as far back into a pack as possible, triggering the OK to cast decrep on her, then the merc and Valk (with Brynhilda swinging ineffectually away with her mighty Sword of Destiny) would clean up the rest. Diablo was a jerk, and kept targeting Brynhilda with the lightning hose of death. Normally I get close to big D and just tank him, but one of his mighty swings could take more than half of Brynhilda's life. So, I held her back, and dodged bolts while the merc/valk combo did there duty.

Most of Act 5 was done at /p5 (7 just took to long) to try and stock up on some perfect gems for a crafting session at the end of the act. Rescued Anya with little fanfair, and used the Ral from rescuing the trapped barbarians plus a Sol from a Gloam to upgrade the sword of destiny! *yawn*

I had to reroll the ancients once since the leaper came Physical Immune. No way was I putting myself through that. The WSK was surprisingly fast, so before I knew it the throne room was clear. I had also decided to clear out both side passages so I could park things. This turned out not to be necessary. The Decoy was awesome for separating the packs and allowed the merc/valk/Brynhilda to pick off the stragglers. Baal took about 15 minutes. After getting him below about 2/3 of his HP, he finally stopped teleporting around, and then his life dropped off quickly. He also dropped a bunch of unremarkable rares.

Here's the readout for Conqueror Brynhilda and her gear going into Hell. I tried to clean up the formatting, but it was taking forever.

Code: 
Character name  : Brynhilda
Character type  : Hardcore Amazon
Character level : 67
Character exp   : 224243424

Strength        : 123
Energy          : 15
Dexterity       : 105
Vitality        : 177
Stat Points Rem : 0
Skill Points Rem: 0

Life            : 392 / 693
Mana            : 181 / 114
Stamina         : 321 / 307

Gold (Inventory): 110
Gold (Stash)    : 303568

Number of Items : 57


Blacktongue
Gothic Sword
'Tal'
One-Hand Damage: 22 to 63
Two-Hand Damage: 61 to 94
Durability: 32 of 40
Required Dexterity: 20
Required Strength: 113
Required Level: 31
Sword Class - Slow Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 68
Fingerprint: 0x290df48
+58% Enhanced Damage
+50 to Attack Rating
Poison Resist +50%
+202 poison damage over 6 seconds
Required Level +5
Prevent Monster Heal
Socketed (1: 1 used)

Tal Rune
Inserted into a Gothic Sword

+75 poison damage over 5 seconds

Required Level: 17
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion

Blood Coat
Studded Leather
Defense: 66
Durability: 31 of 32
Required Strength: 27
Required Level: 27
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 41
Fingerprint: 0x423eda14
+84% Enhanced Defense
Damage Reduced by 3
Fire Resist +28%
Lightning Resist +28%
Repairs 1 durability in 33 seconds

Spirit Greaves
Chain Boots
Defense: 12
Durability: 15 of 16
Required Strength: 30
Required Level: 18
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 34
Fingerprint: 0x2d7a9819
+9 to Maximum Stamina
+20% Enhanced Defense
Cold Resist +37%
5% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
10% Faster Hit Recovery

Death Spiral
Ring
Required Level: 18
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0xee3d19d4
+5 to Strength
+5 to Maximum Stamina
Fire Resist +19%
25% Extra Gold from Monsters
+2 to Light Radius
5% Chance to cast Level 3 Chain Lightning on attack

Beast Grip
Demonhide Gloves
Defense: 29
Durability: 10 of 12
Required Strength: 20
Required Level: 26
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 59
Fingerprint: 0x9070ef0
Fire Resist +25%
Poison Resist +27%
3% Life stolen per hit
Poison Length Reduced by 25%
+1 to Passive and Magic Skills (Amazon Only)

Havoc Lash
Sharkskin Belt
Defense: 72
Durability: 14 of 14
Required Strength: 20
Required Level: 27
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 62
Fingerprint: 0xc82050a2
+5 to Life
+95% Enhanced Defense
+15 to Attack Rating
Lightning Resist +26%
Poison Resist +15%
+1 to Light Radius
5% Chance to cast Level 3 Frost Nova when struck

Rune Finger
Ring
Required Level: 48
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 62
Fingerprint: 0x63211303
+15 to Strength
+6 to Dexterity
+58 to Mana
All Resistances +9

Imp Visage
Grim Helm
Defense: 219
Durability: 36 of 40
Required Strength: 58
Required Level: 25
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 75
Fingerprint: 0xa9c4fe1b
+1 to Energy
+4 to Life
+74% Enhanced Defense
Lightning Resist +26%
10% Faster Hit Recovery
+1 to Combat Skills (Barbarian Only)

Plague Emblem
Amulet
Required Level: 46
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 65
Fingerprint: 0x1de5de5e
+13 to Life
+3 to Mana
Cold Resist +21%
3% Life stolen per hit
+1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
10% Faster Run/Walk

Ocher Large Charm of Thunder
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 18
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 35
Fingerprint: 0xb8857e13
Lightning Resist +8%
Adds 1-18 lightning damage

Azure Large Charm of Life
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 9
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 34
Fingerprint: 0xde332365
+15 to Life
Cold Resist +4%

Snake's Small Charm of Blight
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 24
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 48
Fingerprint: 0xe7f7d230
+8 to Mana
+6 poison damage over 3 seconds

Grand Charm of Sustenance
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 37
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 45
Fingerprint: 0x28f14337
+29 to Life

Lapis Small Charm of Life
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 14
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 24
Fingerprint: 0x84b90d53
+9 to Life
Cold Resist +7%

Bronze Large Charm of Life
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 9
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 25
Fingerprint: 0x9ec3464a
+9 to Life
+12 to Attack Rating

Arcing Large Charm of Blight
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 40
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 66
Fingerprint: 0x4b5ded45
Adds 1-56 lightning damage
+6 poison damage over 3 seconds

Snake's Small Charm of the Glacier
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 25
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 61
Fingerprint: 0x9545f66e
+12 to Mana
Adds 3-5 cold damage over 1 seconds

Lucky Large Charm of Life
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 9
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 66
Fingerprint: 0xfcf519f7
+11 to Life
6% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items


Garnet Grand Charm
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 15
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 58
Fingerprint: 0x8609b5cd
Fire Resist +25%

Viridian Small Charm of Life
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 14
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 17
Fingerprint: 0xd340ba3e
+8 to Life
Poison Resist +7%

Garnet Small Charm of Dexterity
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 20
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 55
Fingerprint: 0x68339cef
+2 to Dexterity
Fire Resist +8%

Crimson Small Charm of Strength
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 5
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 38
Fingerprint: 0xb473e20e
+1 to Strength
Fire Resist +4%

Cobalt Large Charm of Inertia
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 18
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 41
Fingerprint: 0x8b86f584
Cold Resist +12%
5% Faster Run/Walk

Ocher Small Charm
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 10
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 13
Fingerprint: 0x4f3ecda0
Lightning Resist +7%


Mercenary Items : 

1: Dire Flange
Field Plate
Defense: 174
Durability: 45 of 48
Required Strength: 55
Required Level: 37
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 45
Fingerprint: 0xf9f7e277
+2 to Dexterity
+65% Enhanced Defense
Attacker Takes Damage of 5
15% Faster Hit Recovery
5% Chance to cast Level 4 Frost Nova when struck
Socketed (2: 0 used)

2: Bitter Hood
Casque
Defense: 115
Durability: 16 of 24
Required Strength: 59
Required Level: 37
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 64
Fingerprint: 0x97cde85a
+10 to Energy
+12 to Life
+58% Enhanced Defense
3% Life stolen per hit
Poison Length Reduced by 25%
6% Deadly Strike

3: Bitter Song
Bec-de-Corbin
Two-Hand Damage: 26 to 186
Durability: 50 of 55
Required Dexterity: 73
Required Strength: 106
Required Level: 26
Polearm Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
Item Level: 50
Fingerprint: 0x284f6357
+40% Enhanced Damage
+9 to Maximum Damage
Lightning Resist +9%
+150 poison damage over 5 seconds
Requirements -20%
Required Level +5
10% Increased Attack Speed
Ethereal (Cannot be Repaired)



Code: 
Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cyrax        BigSword        Amazon      Guardian      79    SoD: Blacktongue (upped + shael)
jimmah       Sven            Barbarian   H Rouge camp  70    SoD: The Patriarch (upped + shael)
Whommy       Brynhilda       Amazon      H Rogue Camp 66    SoD: Blacktongue (Up'ed) + Tal
Moonfrost    Bul-Kathos      Barbarian   N Frigid HLs  60    SoD: Soulflay (upped)
Nogan        myswordisbigger Barbarian   N Harrogath   64    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
Kavarin      Lancelot        Necromancer N RoF         52    SoD: Soulflay
Kimppi       ChosenOne       Barbarian   N RoF         55    Rare Espandon
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Sorceress   N Kurast      51    SoD: Blacktongue
Zuggz        Zeath           Necromancer N Lut Gholein 48    Sup Flamberge Flawless ruby, topaz, skull
Raver        Helena          Assassin    N Cats        47    Rare Bastard Sword
Sixstringer  Turin           Paladin     N Dark Wood   45    SoD: Shadowfang
jiansonz     Marion          Sorceress   N Blood Moor  49    SoD: Shadowfang (jewel of prosperity)
altima       Gawain          Barbarian   N Rogue Camp  37    Rare Flambarge
Sorcererbob  Snowman_Frosty  Paladin     Ancients Way  30    3sock claymore: EthEthTal (eth sup bastard sword on switch for bosses)
Snarfer      Paul_Bunyan     Druid       Harrogath     32    Claymore/flawless ruby/topaz/saph
Dlav         Uncle-Sam       Paladin     Pandemonium   25    Superior Claymore/Tal/Ral/Ith
Thaquitz     Thrain          Barbarian   L. Kurast     26    2-H/Jwl of Envy/flwd emrld/flwd skull
Sixstringer  Desdemona       Sorceress   Kurast        23    Claymore/Amethyst/El
Rhia         Pointu          Amazon      Kurast        25    Rare Great Sword
Carolus Rex  Conan           Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    Claymore/2 ch skull
Haerviu      Scorpeia        Amazon      Lut Gholein   20    2-H/ch-Topaz/Emerald/Saphire
buraz        Blade           Druid       Lut Gholein   21    2-H/ch skull, topaz & emerald
sdbramwell   Bladestone      Paladin     Lut Gholein   22    Claymore/topaz/Jewel/flwd emrld
DemonOfWrath Sardinath       Barbarian   Far Oasis     22    Claymore/flawed topaz saphire and skull
Baajir       Orlog           Necromancer Black Marsh   13    2-H / ch topaz
XxuberstarxX BladeSlinger    Paladin     Black Marsh   13    2-H/ch ruby/emrld/skull
Nagisa       Gintoki         Necromancer Stony Field   10    Sup 2-H/ch saph,ruby,emerald
FaNCy        Harlequin       Amazon      Cold Plains    7     -
NacRuno      Pindleskin      Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
sveinbjorn   Sir_Robin       Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
Ordeith      Moiraine        Assassin    Rogue camp     1    Starter claw

[highlight]Fallen Heroes[/highlight]
Code: 
Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
XxuberstarxX Boxxy           Assassin    H Cold Plains 64    SoD: Shadowfang (upped + shael)
Raver        Natasha         Amazon      N Pand        59    Claymore/ Tal / Ral/ Jewel
Nunka        Gurloes         Paladin     N Travincal   58    Zweihander/12% ED jewel/2x pskull
Buraz        Macho           Barbarian   N SpiderCave. 50    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
PFSS         TwoBob          Paladin     N Maggot Lair 44    Rare Flamberge
XxuberstarxX Elessar         Paladin     N Maggot Lair 48    Flamberge/2x ort/2x ral
NacRuno      Vega            Necromancer N Catacomb 4  45    Rare Giant Sword
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Assassin    N Catacomb 4  46    Rare Giant Sword
Sixstringer  Sangar          Paladin     N Stony Field 41    Flamberge/Jewel of Ire/Ith/Skull
Justin       tourny-one      Barbarian   PandFortress  33    GiantSword (ith, sapp, jewel (5max dam, 17 ar))
Greizer      WoodChuck       Barbarian   Chaos Sanc.   30    Claymore (Tir+chipped skull+lol)
skoolbus     Lancelot        Paladin     Chaos Sanc.   25    SoD: Shadowfang
Sixstringer  Stormblade      Paladin     Chaos Sanc.   30    Claymore/Ral rune, jewel of envy
Nunka        Dorcas          Sorceress   Chaos Sanc.   32    Sup Clay/saph/topaz/emrld
JayeM        Garvin          Paladin     D. of Hate 3  29    Rare claymore
sdbramwell   Crisendon       Paladin     CanyonMagi    24    Claymore/JoEx2
stbay        Xerber          Paladin     Jail Lev1     17    2-H / 3x jewel of envy
PFSS         Bob             Paladin     Duriel        20    Claymore/+5Max/+7Max
JayeM        Groo            Barbarian   Triangl tomb  26    Rare claymore
ShadedOne    Deuxmains       Paladin     Duriel's      25    2-H/ch saph/ch skullx2
JayeM        Howell          Druid       Canyon/Magi   25    2-H/ruby/skull/J.ofEnvy
sveinbjorn   Elric           Necromancer Tal's Tomb    24    2-H/2 ch emrld/skull
Greizer      LeChuck         Paladin     Tal's Tomb    23    3sox Claymore/20psn jewel/12%dmg to mana jewel/empty
Greizer      Sassy_Lass      Sorceress   Arcane Sanct. 21    Claymore (Skull+12% ed jool+flawed emerald)
jamesixgun   Judith          Assassin    Lost City     24    2-H/ch 2x ruby/saph
jamesixgun   OrangeJuice     Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    2-H/+3 min Jewel/fl topaz/ch ruby
sveinbjorn   Begg Galoot     Barbarian   Stony Field   12    2-H/3 ch em
Brutass      HugeWilly       Barbarian   Catacomb 4    18    2-H/normal sword
sveinbjorn   Fafhrd          Barbarian   Cathedral     19    2-Hand/2 ch emrld
bcoe         Walter          Paladin     Catacomb 3    17    2-H/JofEnvy
sveinbjorn   Miyumi          Assassin    Jail Lvl 1    17    2-H/2 ch emrld
Rhia         Baam-Baam       Sorceress   The Pits      17    2/H/ch topaz,ch rub,ch emerald
TLOD         Norris          Barbarian   Balck Marsh   17    2-H/ch topaz.ch skull
JayeM        Leona           Sorceress   Monastery     16    2-H/Ch Skull/topaz/sapp
[/QUOTE]
 
Re: Tournament: The Sword of Destiny

Since I'm still traipsing through Normal, there's no reason for me to expound on the virtues (or lack thereof) for my Amazon, Pointu. Mephisto was easy peasy. Diablo was more difficult (though not quite so long) as Duriel since Lightning Hose instantly kill my merc and took my valk down to a sliver of life. But we got through it! Now to rest in Harrogath. :)



Code: 
Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cyrax        BigSword        Amazon      Guardian      79    SoD: Blacktongue (upped + shael)
jimmah       Sven            Barbarian   H Rouge camp  70    SoD: The Patriarch (upped + shael)
Whommy       Brynhilda       Amazon      H Rogue Camp  66    SoD: Blacktongue (Up'ed) + Tal
Moonfrost    Bul-Kathos      Barbarian   N Frigid HLs  60    SoD: Soulflay (upped)
Nogan        myswordisbigger Barbarian   N Harrogath   64    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
Kavarin      Lancelot        Necromancer N RoF         52    SoD: Soulflay
Kimppi       ChosenOne       Barbarian   N RoF         55    Rare Espandon
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Sorceress   N Kurast      51    SoD: Blacktongue
Zuggz        Zeath           Necromancer N Lut Gholein 48    Sup Flamberge Flawless ruby, topaz, skull
Raver        Helena          Assassin    N Cats        47    Rare Bastard Sword
Sixstringer  Turin           Paladin     N Dark Wood   45    SoD: Shadowfang
jiansonz     Marion          Sorceress   N Blood Moor  49    SoD: Shadowfang (jewel of prosperity)
altima       Gawain          Barbarian   N Rogue Camp  37    Rare Flambarge
Sorcererbob  Snowman_Frosty  Paladin     Ancients Way  30    3sock claymore: EthEthTal (eth sup bastard sword on switch for bosses)
Rhia         Pointu          Amazon      Harrogath     30    Rare Giant Sword
Snarfer      Paul_Bunyan     Druid       Harrogath     32    Claymore/flawless ruby/topaz/saph
Dlav         Uncle-Sam       Paladin     Pandemonium   25    Superior Claymore/Tal/Ral/Ith
Thaquitz     Thrain          Barbarian   L. Kurast     26    2-H/Jwl of Envy/flwd emrld/flwd skull
Sixstringer  Desdemona       Sorceress   Kurast        23    Claymore/Amethyst/El
Carolus Rex  Conan           Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    Claymore/2 ch skull
Haerviu      Scorpeia        Amazon      Lut Gholein   20    2-H/ch-Topaz/Emerald/Saphire
buraz        Blade           Druid       Lut Gholein   21    2-H/ch skull, topaz & emerald
sdbramwell   Bladestone      Paladin     Lut Gholein   22    Claymore/topaz/Jewel/flwd emrld
DemonOfWrath Sardinath       Barbarian   Far Oasis     22    Claymore/flawed topaz saphire and skull
Baajir       Orlog           Necromancer Black Marsh   13    2-H / ch topaz
XxuberstarxX BladeSlinger    Paladin     Black Marsh   13    2-H/ch ruby/emrld/skull
Nagisa       Gintoki         Necromancer Stony Field   10    Sup 2-H/ch saph,ruby,emerald
FaNCy        Harlequin       Amazon      Cold Plains    7     -
NacRuno      Pindleskin      Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
sveinbjorn   Sir_Robin       Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
Ordeith      Moiraine        Assassin    Rogue camp     1    Starter claw

[highlight]Fallen Heroes[/highlight]
Code: 
Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
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XxuberstarxX Boxxy           Assassin    H Cold Plains 64    SoD: Shadowfang (upped + shael)
Raver        Natasha         Amazon      N Pand        59    Claymore/ Tal / Ral/ Jewel
Nunka        Gurloes         Paladin     N Travincal   58    Zweihander/12% ED jewel/2x pskull
Buraz        Macho           Barbarian   N SpiderCave. 50    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
PFSS         TwoBob          Paladin     N Maggot Lair 44    Rare Flamberge
XxuberstarxX Elessar         Paladin     N Maggot Lair 48    Flamberge/2x ort/2x ral
NacRuno      Vega            Necromancer N Catacomb 4  45    Rare Giant Sword
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Assassin    N Catacomb 4  46    Rare Giant Sword
Sixstringer  Sangar          Paladin     N Stony Field 41    Flamberge/Jewel of Ire/Ith/Skull
Justin       tourny-one      Barbarian   PandFortress  33    GiantSword (ith, sapp, jewel (5max dam, 17 ar))
Greizer      WoodChuck       Barbarian   Chaos Sanc.   30    Claymore (Tir+chipped skull+lol)
skoolbus     Lancelot        Paladin     Chaos Sanc.   25    SoD: Shadowfang
Sixstringer  Stormblade      Paladin     Chaos Sanc.   30    Claymore/Ral rune, jewel of envy
Nunka        Dorcas          Sorceress   Chaos Sanc.   32    Sup Clay/saph/topaz/emrld
JayeM        Garvin          Paladin     D. of Hate 3  29    Rare claymore
sdbramwell   Crisendon       Paladin     CanyonMagi    24    Claymore/JoEx2
stbay        Xerber          Paladin     Jail Lev1     17    2-H / 3x jewel of envy
PFSS         Bob             Paladin     Duriel        20    Claymore/+5Max/+7Max
JayeM        Groo            Barbarian   Triangl tomb  26    Rare claymore
ShadedOne    Deuxmains       Paladin     Duriel's      25    2-H/ch saph/ch skullx2
JayeM        Howell          Druid       Canyon/Magi   25    2-H/ruby/skull/J.ofEnvy
sveinbjorn   Elric           Necromancer Tal's Tomb    24    2-H/2 ch emrld/skull
Greizer      LeChuck         Paladin     Tal's Tomb    23    3sox Claymore/20psn jewel/12%dmg to mana jewel/empty
Greizer      Sassy_Lass      Sorceress   Arcane Sanct. 21    Claymore (Skull+12% ed jool+flawed emerald)
jamesixgun   Judith          Assassin    Lost City     24    2-H/ch 2x ruby/saph
jamesixgun   OrangeJuice     Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    2-H/+3 min Jewel/fl topaz/ch ruby
sveinbjorn   Begg Galoot     Barbarian   Stony Field   12    2-H/3 ch em
Brutass      HugeWilly       Barbarian   Catacomb 4    18    2-H/normal sword
sveinbjorn   Fafhrd          Barbarian   Cathedral     19    2-Hand/2 ch emrld
bcoe         Walter          Paladin     Catacomb 3    17    2-H/JofEnvy
sveinbjorn   Miyumi          Assassin    Jail Lvl 1    17    2-H/2 ch emrld
Rhia         Baam-Baam       Sorceress   The Pits      17    2/H/ch topaz,ch rub,ch emerald
TLOD         Norris          Barbarian   Balck Marsh   17    2-H/ch topaz.ch skull
JayeM        Leona           Sorceress   Monastery     16    2-H/Ch Skull/topaz/sapp
 
Re: Tournament: The Sword of Destiny

Just a quick update, have taken down Andy, Duriel and Meph. Only significant drops so far are a nice rare poleaxe from Duriel and a decent rare ring with 30% fire resist. Still using white gloves and armor and no rare ammy yet. Might risk a few runs soon on Meph just to try get some good gear, BladeSlinger needs resists pretty bad.

Code: 
Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
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Cyrax        BigSword        Amazon      Guardian      79    SoD: Blacktongue (upped + shael)
jimmah       Sven            Barbarian   H Rouge camp  70    SoD: The Patriarch (upped + shael)
Whommy       Brynhilda       Amazon      H Rogue Camp  66    SoD: Blacktongue (Up'ed) + Tal
Moonfrost    Bul-Kathos      Barbarian   N Frigid HLs  60    SoD: Soulflay (upped)
Nogan        myswordisbigger Barbarian   N Harrogath   64    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
Kavarin      Lancelot        Necromancer N RoF         52    SoD: Soulflay
Kimppi       ChosenOne       Barbarian   N RoF         55    Rare Espandon
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Sorceress   N Kurast      51    SoD: Blacktongue
Zuggz        Zeath           Necromancer N Lut Gholein 48    Sup Flamberge Flawless ruby, topaz, skull
Raver        Helena          Assassin    N Cats        47    Rare Bastard Sword
Sixstringer  Turin           Paladin     N Dark Wood   45    SoD: Shadowfang
jiansonz     Marion          Sorceress   N Blood Moor  49    SoD: Shadowfang (jewel of prosperity)
altima       Gawain          Barbarian   N Rogue Camp  37    Rare Flambarge
Sorcererbob  Snowman_Frosty  Paladin     Ancients Way  30    3sock claymore: EthEthTal (eth sup bastard sword on switch for bosses)
Rhia         Pointu          Amazon      Harrogath     30    Rare Giant Sword
Snarfer      Paul_Bunyan     Druid       Harrogath     32    Claymore/flawless ruby/topaz/saph
Dlav         Uncle-Sam       Paladin     Pandemonium   25    Superior Claymore/Tal/Ral/Ith
XxuberstarxX BladeSlinger    Paladin     Pandemonium   25    Claymore/jwl of envy/ith/skull
Thaquitz     Thrain          Barbarian   L. Kurast     26    2-H/Jwl of Envy/flwd emrld/flwd skull
Sixstringer  Desdemona       Sorceress   Kurast        23    Claymore/Amethyst/El
Carolus Rex  Conan           Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    Claymore/2 ch skull
Haerviu      Scorpeia        Amazon      Lut Gholein   20    2-H/ch-Topaz/Emerald/Saphire
buraz        Blade           Druid       Lut Gholein   21    2-H/ch skull, topaz & emerald
sdbramwell   Bladestone      Paladin     Lut Gholein   22    Claymore/topaz/Jewel/flwd emrld
DemonOfWrath Sardinath       Barbarian   Far Oasis     22    Claymore/flawed topaz saphire and skull
Baajir       Orlog           Necromancer Black Marsh   13    2-H / ch topaz
Nagisa       Gintoki         Necromancer Stony Field   10    Sup 2-H/ch saph,ruby,emerald
FaNCy        Harlequin       Amazon      Cold Plains    7     -
NacRuno      Pindleskin      Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
sveinbjorn   Sir_Robin       Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
Ordeith      Moiraine        Assassin    Rogue camp     1    Starter claw

[highlight]Fallen Heroes[/highlight]
Code: 
Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
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XxuberstarxX Boxxy           Assassin    H Cold Plains 64    SoD: Shadowfang (upped + shael)
Raver        Natasha         Amazon      N Pand        59    Claymore/ Tal / Ral/ Jewel
Nunka        Gurloes         Paladin     N Travincal   58    Zweihander/12% ED jewel/2x pskull
Buraz        Macho           Barbarian   N SpiderCave. 50    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
PFSS         TwoBob          Paladin     N Maggot Lair 44    Rare Flamberge
XxuberstarxX Elessar         Paladin     N Maggot Lair 48    Flamberge/2x ort/2x ral
NacRuno      Vega            Necromancer N Catacomb 4  45    Rare Giant Sword
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Assassin    N Catacomb 4  46    Rare Giant Sword
Sixstringer  Sangar          Paladin     N Stony Field 41    Flamberge/Jewel of Ire/Ith/Skull
Justin       tourny-one      Barbarian   PandFortress  33    GiantSword (ith, sapp, jewel (5max dam, 17 ar))
Greizer      WoodChuck       Barbarian   Chaos Sanc.   30    Claymore (Tir+chipped skull+lol)
skoolbus     Lancelot        Paladin     Chaos Sanc.   25    SoD: Shadowfang
Sixstringer  Stormblade      Paladin     Chaos Sanc.   30    Claymore/Ral rune, jewel of envy
Nunka        Dorcas          Sorceress   Chaos Sanc.   32    Sup Clay/saph/topaz/emrld
JayeM        Garvin          Paladin     D. of Hate 3  29    Rare claymore
sdbramwell   Crisendon       Paladin     CanyonMagi    24    Claymore/JoEx2
stbay        Xerber          Paladin     Jail Lev1     17    2-H / 3x jewel of envy
PFSS         Bob             Paladin     Duriel        20    Claymore/+5Max/+7Max
JayeM        Groo            Barbarian   Triangl tomb  26    Rare claymore
ShadedOne    Deuxmains       Paladin     Duriel's      25    2-H/ch saph/ch skullx2
JayeM        Howell          Druid       Canyon/Magi   25    2-H/ruby/skull/J.ofEnvy
sveinbjorn   Elric           Necromancer Tal's Tomb    24    2-H/2 ch emrld/skull
Greizer      LeChuck         Paladin     Tal's Tomb    23    3sox Claymore/20psn jewel/12%dmg to mana jewel/empty
Greizer      Sassy_Lass      Sorceress   Arcane Sanct. 21    Claymore (Skull+12% ed jool+flawed emerald)
jamesixgun   Judith          Assassin    Lost City     24    2-H/ch 2x ruby/saph
jamesixgun   OrangeJuice     Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    2-H/+3 min Jewel/fl topaz/ch ruby
sveinbjorn   Begg Galoot     Barbarian   Stony Field   12    2-H/3 ch em
Brutass      HugeWilly       Barbarian   Catacomb 4    18    2-H/normal sword
sveinbjorn   Fafhrd          Barbarian   Cathedral     19    2-Hand/2 ch emrld
bcoe         Walter          Paladin     Catacomb 3    17    2-H/JofEnvy
sveinbjorn   Miyumi          Assassin    Jail Lvl 1    17    2-H/2 ch emrld
Rhia         Baam-Baam       Sorceress   The Pits      17    2/H/ch topaz,ch rub,ch emerald
TLOD         Norris          Barbarian   Balck Marsh   17    2-H/ch topaz.ch skull
JayeM        Leona           Sorceress   Monastery     16    2-H/Ch Skull/topaz/sapp
 
Re: Tournament: The Sword of Destiny

@xxxUBERSTARxxx

Looks like your catching up to me. And the same char type. Congrats. Just wondering what build are you. Im charger.
 
Re: Tournament: The Sword of Destiny

dlav said:
@xxxUBERSTARxxx

Looks like your catching up to me. And the same char type. Congrats. Just wondering what build are you. Im charger.
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My first character in this tourney was a chargadin and i just found it a little difficult in tight area's, but i wish you luck with that build. This character is going to be using scarifice + fanaticism, although i haven't got fanaticism yet as i'm only level 27 at the moment. Can't wait to get a point in there as the slow attack speed and walk run speed in killing me :wink:

Edit: Never got a chance to put a point in fanaticism as i decided to tackle Diablo at level 28 and with quite low lightning resist. Managed to kill him with a different char with low resists and got away with it, not this time.:embarassed: Had him down to about half life and ran out of potions in the belt. Kept attacking anyway even though i was thinking to myself "if he hoses me, i'm dead". Never mind, chalk it down to carelessness on my part. Will update the table when i make my next post with a new char, not sure what to go with next, think i might sleep on it.


 
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Re: Tournament: The Sword of Destiny

XxUberStarxX said:
My first character in this tourney was a chargadin and i just found it a little difficult in tight area's, but i wish you luck with that build. This character is going to be using scarifice + fanaticism, although i haven't got fanaticism yet as i'm only level 27 at the moment. Can't wait to get a point in there as the slow attack speed and walk run speed in killing me :wink:

Edit: Never got a chance to put a point in fanaticism as i decided to tackle Diablo at level 28 and with quite low lightning resist. Managed to kill him with a different char with low resists and got away with it, not this time.:embarassed: Had him down to about half life and ran out of potions in the belt. Kept attacking anyway even though i was thinking to myself "if he hoses me, i'm dead". Never mind, chalk it down to carelessness on my part. Will update the table when i make my next post with a new char, not sure what to go with next, think i might sleep on it.
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Im sorry about your loss. Wish you good luck next time :) !!


EDIT: I just noticed, That you had a lot of characters and they got quite far. Sorry about your assasin in Hell. You were getting quite far with her. What a shame :( Oh well. Good Luck.


 
Re: Tournament: The Sword of Destiny

Turin has reached Act II NM. After several countess runs for a Sol, his level had gotten up pretty high so I ran the rest of the act on players 1 and it was a cakewalk. Had to TP out once against Andy, who had an 89% chance to hit Turin, even with a defiance merc running. I'm actually considering swapping out for a thorns merc, since if monsters get a chance to hit Turin, then they do hit him. I'm so reliant on redemption for a quick recharge after a fight that I'm hesitant to go with the ever-popular Holy Freeze merc, who'd limit Turin's body supply.

I haven't gotten any new armor since about Act II norm, so maybe Turin will to use my imbues to upgrade that department.

Act II will likely be tough, as it hurts Turin quite a lot to hit anything that doesn't have flesh--skellies, bone archers, etc--with Sacrifice. I've been letting the merc handle those since I have zero other attacks. It would only cost me two points for Vengeance, but I'm busy pumping the synergies for Sac. We'll see what Act II requires.

Code: 
Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
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Cyrax        BigSword        Amazon      Guardian      79    SoD: Blacktongue (upped + shael)
jimmah       Sven            Barbarian   H Rouge camp  70    SoD: The Patriarch (upped + shael)
Whommy       Brynhilda       Amazon      H Rogue Camp  66    SoD: Blacktongue (Up'ed) + Tal
Moonfrost    Bul-Kathos      Barbarian   N Frigid HLs  60    SoD: Soulflay (upped)
Nogan        myswordisbigger Barbarian   N Harrogath   64    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
Kavarin      Lancelot        Necromancer N RoF         52    SoD: Soulflay
Kimppi       ChosenOne       Barbarian   N RoF         55    Rare Espandon
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Sorceress   N Kurast      51    SoD: Blacktongue
Zuggz        Zeath           Necromancer N Lut Gholein 48    Sup Flamberge Flawless ruby, topaz, skull
Sixstringer  Turin           Paladin     N Lut Gholein 50    SoD: Shadowfang (upped + Amn)
Raver        Helena          Assassin    N Cats        47    Rare Bastard Sword
jiansonz     Marion          Sorceress   N Blood Moor  49    SoD: Shadowfang (jewel of prosperity)
altima       Gawain          Barbarian   N Rogue Camp  37    Rare Flambarge
Sorcererbob  Snowman_Frosty  Paladin     Ancients Way  30    3sock claymore: EthEthTal (eth sup bastard sword on switch for bosses)
Rhia         Pointu          Amazon      Harrogath     30    Rare Giant Sword
Snarfer      Paul_Bunyan     Druid       Harrogath     32    Claymore/flawless ruby/topaz/saph
Dlav         Uncle-Sam       Paladin     Pandemonium   25    Superior Claymore/Tal/Ral/Ith
XxuberstarxX BladeSlinger    Paladin     Pandemonium   25    Claymore/jwl of envy/ith/skull
Thaquitz     Thrain          Barbarian   L. Kurast     26    2-H/Jwl of Envy/flwd emrld/flwd skull
Sixstringer  Desdemona       Sorceress   Kurast        23    Claymore/Amethyst/El
Carolus Rex  Conan           Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    Claymore/2 ch skull
Haerviu      Scorpeia        Amazon      Lut Gholein   20    2-H/ch-Topaz/Emerald/Saphire
buraz        Blade           Druid       Lut Gholein   21    2-H/ch skull, topaz & emerald
sdbramwell   Bladestone      Paladin     Lut Gholein   22    Claymore/topaz/Jewel/flwd emrld
DemonOfWrath Sardinath       Barbarian   Far Oasis     22    Claymore/flawed topaz saphire and skull
Baajir       Orlog           Necromancer Black Marsh   13    2-H / ch topaz
Nagisa       Gintoki         Necromancer Stony Field   10    Sup 2-H/ch saph,ruby,emerald
FaNCy        Harlequin       Amazon      Cold Plains    7     -
NacRuno      Pindleskin      Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
sveinbjorn   Sir_Robin       Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
Ordeith      Moiraine        Assassin    Rogue camp     1    Starter claw

[highlight]Fallen Heroes[/highlight]
Code: 
Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
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XxuberstarxX Boxxy           Assassin    H Cold Plains 64    SoD: Shadowfang (upped + shael)
Raver        Natasha         Amazon      N Pand        59    Claymore/ Tal / Ral/ Jewel
Nunka        Gurloes         Paladin     N Travincal   58    Zweihander/12% ED jewel/2x pskull
Buraz        Macho           Barbarian   N SpiderCave. 50    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
PFSS         TwoBob          Paladin     N Maggot Lair 44    Rare Flamberge
XxuberstarxX Elessar         Paladin     N Maggot Lair 48    Flamberge/2x ort/2x ral
NacRuno      Vega            Necromancer N Catacomb 4  45    Rare Giant Sword
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Assassin    N Catacomb 4  46    Rare Giant Sword
Sixstringer  Sangar          Paladin     N Stony Field 41    Flamberge/Jewel of Ire/Ith/Skull
Justin       tourny-one      Barbarian   PandFortress  33    GiantSword (ith, sapp, jewel (5max dam, 17 ar))
Greizer      WoodChuck       Barbarian   Chaos Sanc.   30    Claymore (Tir+chipped skull+lol)
skoolbus     Lancelot        Paladin     Chaos Sanc.   25    SoD: Shadowfang
Sixstringer  Stormblade      Paladin     Chaos Sanc.   30    Claymore/Ral rune, jewel of envy
Nunka        Dorcas          Sorceress   Chaos Sanc.   32    Sup Clay/saph/topaz/emrld
JayeM        Garvin          Paladin     D. of Hate 3  29    Rare claymore
sdbramwell   Crisendon       Paladin     CanyonMagi    24    Claymore/JoEx2
stbay        Xerber          Paladin     Jail Lev1     17    2-H / 3x jewel of envy
PFSS         Bob             Paladin     Duriel        20    Claymore/+5Max/+7Max
JayeM        Groo            Barbarian   Triangl tomb  26    Rare claymore
ShadedOne    Deuxmains       Paladin     Duriel's      25    2-H/ch saph/ch skullx2
JayeM        Howell          Druid       Canyon/Magi   25    2-H/ruby/skull/J.ofEnvy
sveinbjorn   Elric           Necromancer Tal's Tomb    24    2-H/2 ch emrld/skull
Greizer      LeChuck         Paladin     Tal's Tomb    23    3sox Claymore/20psn jewel/12%dmg to mana jewel/empty
Greizer      Sassy_Lass      Sorceress   Arcane Sanct. 21    Claymore (Skull+12% ed jool+flawed emerald)
jamesixgun   Judith          Assassin    Lost City     24    2-H/ch 2x ruby/saph
jamesixgun   OrangeJuice     Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    2-H/+3 min Jewel/fl topaz/ch ruby
sveinbjorn   Begg Galoot     Barbarian   Stony Field   12    2-H/3 ch em
Brutass      HugeWilly       Barbarian   Catacomb 4    18    2-H/normal sword
sveinbjorn   Fafhrd          Barbarian   Cathedral     19    2-Hand/2 ch emrld
bcoe         Walter          Paladin     Catacomb 3    17    2-H/JofEnvy
sveinbjorn   Miyumi          Assassin    Jail Lvl 1    17    2-H/2 ch emrld
Rhia         Baam-Baam       Sorceress   The Pits      17    2/H/ch topaz,ch rub,ch emerald
TLOD         Norris          Barbarian   Balck Marsh   17    2-H/ch topaz.ch skull
JayeM        Leona           Sorceress   Monastery     16    2-H/Ch Skull/topaz/sapp
 
Re: Tournament: The Sword of Destiny

NM Act 3 went pretty smoothly for Hinamori. Her biggest obstacles early in NM Act 3 were Thrashers (champions and unique Thrashers to be exact). Gulzar was still doing most of the killing which was working fine against most monster groups including masses of Flayers but Thrashers proved to be a different story. The Thrashers would put Gulzar into hit recovery and hold him there and there wasn’t anything Hinamori could do except tele him out and then watch it happen again. I’d love to say that I came up with a great solution to this problem but in the end I usually ended up executing the Brave Sir Robin Manuever (run away, run away). Other than Thrashers though, there really weren’t any monster related problems. There really weren’t any notable finds either. Here was the quest reward ring (that Hinamori understandably thought was very sub par). Then in preparation for the upcoming battle with Mephisto Hinamori opted to attempt to upgrade Gulzar’s gear . . . since he really was the sole source of damage. A blood helm was then crafted but not used (for obvious reasons). Then a blood armor was crafted (not too amazing and totally lacking in enhanced defense . . . but it was still equipped). The only real successful upgrade to Gulzar’s gear was his weapon that was upgraded to a lance. Despite being disappointed with the failed armor and helm crafts Hinamori and Gulzar pressed on and found that the upgraded weapon made a huge difference all by itself. The Council and Mephisto were pulverized without incident. Mephisto didn’t drop anything useful. Here were Hinamori’s stats at the end of NM Act 3.

Act 4 of NM was more troublesome than Act 3 of NM had been. The main source of trouble was Flesh Spawners (that were found in the Outer Steppes, Plains of Despair, and City of the Damned . . . ugh). These guys were trouble because Gulzar could of course only kill one monster at a time and Flesh Spawners often appeared in groups of six . . . that then turned into twelve . . . which then turned into eighteen . . . and you get the idea. Flesh Spawners were real obstacles to progress so it was exciting that I didn’t have to spend much time looking for Izual. The same could not be said for the City of the Damned waypoint though. It was hidden in the center of the map . . . but at least it did present Hinamori with the chance to find these (which were of course begging to be broken). The River of Flame was the first area in Act 4 that was free of Flesh Spawners and Hinamori and Gulzar went battle happy and targeted everything (including this poor soul). The Forge drop was very disappointing (so it was a very good thing that Hinamori wasn’t hoping to create a Runesword). She did however create a couple more items before the battle with Diablo. First these safety boots (which were a real disappointment) so then these safety boots were crafted (and stored for later use . . . perhaps). The Chaos Sanctuary was done at players 1 (and was therefore not very difficult). Diablo was expected to be a real problem (based on Hinamori’s experience in normal) but it turned out that those concerns were not warranted. Hinamori brought to the battle 20% FCR and 54% FHR (as opposed to the 0% FCR and 0% FHR that she had in the battle against normal Diablo) . . . and it made a huge difference. The battle plan was the same as in normal (tele onto Diablo, hit, hit hit, until Diablo started to use an elemental attack, and then tele out, and then repeat). The battle was pretty fast and the drops were pretty useless. Here were Hinamori’s stats at the end of NM Act 4.

Act 5 of NM was actually easier than Act 4 of NM had been. The big difference was that there were no monsters that spawned more monsters! Progress was pretty fast and Hinamori and Gulzar were largely unchallenged until the Worldstone Keep. The only exception to this was in the Crystalline Passage (there were Hell Witches and Frenzytaurs . . . the unique and champion ones being at least a bit scary). Compared to champion Frenzytaurs the Ancients were pretty easy. Hinamori simply separated the Ancients and Gulzar killed them one at a time. Things were going great as they had been throughout the rest of the act right up until Hinamori hit the Worldstone Keep Level 3. As soon as she set foot in the WSK3 she was surrounded by Oblivion Knights and Frenzytaurs. Gulzar died (perhaps to Iron Maiden, perhaps it was something else) and Hinamori was left tele running trying to find some place to escape to. After tele running through three corridors and finding nothing but more trouble Hinamori finally found a semi-clear are to tp out, resurrect Gulzar, and create a foothold. Baal’s minions were really easy compared to the WSK3. The first four waves went down without issue. The plucked chickens were pretty scary so Hinamori executed her most effective maneuver. Baal attempted to put up a good fight but didn’t have much going for himself except a lot of hit points. His drop wasn’t useful. Here were Hinamori’s stats at the end of NM Act 5.

Conqueror Hinamori then decided to test Gulzar against the Hell Bovine. The Hell Bovine were easily slaughtered but the Cow King actually managed to put up a pretty good fight (he had a nice Fanaticism aura). The Cow King and his fanatic followers managed to kill Gulzar, but, once isolated the Cow King was pretty much defenseless (and he didn’t drop anything very interesting). Here were Hinamori’s stats entering Hell.

Code: 
Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
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Cyrax        BigSword        Amazon      Guardian      79    SoD: Blacktongue (upped + shael)
jimmah       Sven            Barbarian   H Rouge Camp  70    SoD: The Patriarch (upped + shael)
Whommy       Brynhilda       Amazon      H Rogue Camp  66    SoD: Blacktongue (Up'ed) + Tal
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Sorceress   H Rogue Camp  65    SoD: Blacktongue
Moonfrost    Bul-Kathos      Barbarian   N Frigid HLs  60    SoD: Soulflay (upped)
Nogan        myswordisbigger Barbarian   N Harrogath   64    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
Kavarin      Lancelot        Necromancer N RoF         52    SoD: Soulflay
Kimppi       ChosenOne       Barbarian   N RoF         55    Rare Espandon
Zuggz        Zeath           Necromancer N Lut Gholein 48    Sup Flamberge Flawless ruby, topaz, skull
Sixstringer  Turin           Paladin     N Lut Gholein 50    SoD: Shadowfang (upped + Amn)
Raver        Helena          Assassin    N Cats        47    Rare Bastard Sword
jiansonz     Marion          Sorceress   N Blood Moor  49    SoD: Shadowfang (jewel of prosperity)
altima       Gawain          Barbarian   N Rogue Camp  37    Rare Flambarge
Sorcererbob  Snowman_Frosty  Paladin     Ancients Way  30    3sock claymore: EthEthTal (eth sup bastard sword on switch for bosses)
Rhia         Pointu          Amazon      Harrogath     30    Rare Giant Sword
Snarfer      Paul_Bunyan     Druid       Harrogath     32    Claymore/flawless ruby/topaz/saph
Dlav         Uncle-Sam       Paladin     Pandemonium   25    Superior Claymore/Tal/Ral/Ith
XxuberstarxX BladeSlinger    Paladin     Pandemonium   25    Claymore/jwl of envy/ith/skull
Thaquitz     Thrain          Barbarian   L. Kurast     26    2-H/Jwl of Envy/flwd emrld/flwd skull
Sixstringer  Desdemona       Sorceress   Kurast        23    Claymore/Amethyst/El
Carolus Rex  Conan           Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    Claymore/2 ch skull
Haerviu      Scorpeia        Amazon      Lut Gholein   20    2-H/ch-Topaz/Emerald/Saphire
buraz        Blade           Druid       Lut Gholein   21    2-H/ch skull, topaz & emerald
sdbramwell   Bladestone      Paladin     Lut Gholein   22    Claymore/topaz/Jewel/flwd emrld
DemonOfWrath Sardinath       Barbarian   Far Oasis     22    Claymore/flawed topaz saphire and skull
Baajir       Orlog           Necromancer Black Marsh   13    2-H / ch topaz
Nagisa       Gintoki         Necromancer Stony Field   10    Sup 2-H/ch saph,ruby,emerald
FaNCy        Harlequin       Amazon      Cold Plains    7     -
NacRuno      Pindleskin      Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
sveinbjorn   Sir_Robin       Paladin     Rogue camp     1    Starter sword
Ordeith      Moiraine        Assassin    Rogue camp     1    Starter claw

[highlight]Fallen Heroes[/highlight]
Code: 
Name         Character       Class       Area         Level  Current Sword
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
XxuberstarxX Boxxy           Assassin    H Cold Plains 64    SoD: Shadowfang (upped + shael)
Raver        Natasha         Amazon      N Pand        59    Claymore/ Tal / Ral/ Jewel
Nunka        Gurloes         Paladin     N Travincal   58    Zweihander/12% ED jewel/2x pskull
Buraz        Macho           Barbarian   N SpiderCave. 50    SoD: Soulflay (upped + shael)
PFSS         TwoBob          Paladin     N Maggot Lair 44    Rare Flamberge
XxuberstarxX Elessar         Paladin     N Maggot Lair 48    Flamberge/2x ort/2x ral
NacRuno      Vega            Necromancer N Catacomb 4  45    Rare Giant Sword
Hanshotfirst Hinamori        Assassin    N Catacomb 4  46    Rare Giant Sword
Sixstringer  Sangar          Paladin     N Stony Field 41    Flamberge/Jewel of Ire/Ith/Skull
Justin       tourny-one      Barbarian   PandFortress  33    GiantSword (ith, sapp, jewel (5max dam, 17 ar))
Greizer      WoodChuck       Barbarian   Chaos Sanc.   30    Claymore (Tir+chipped skull+lol)
skoolbus     Lancelot        Paladin     Chaos Sanc.   25    SoD: Shadowfang
Sixstringer  Stormblade      Paladin     Chaos Sanc.   30    Claymore/Ral rune, jewel of envy
Nunka        Dorcas          Sorceress   Chaos Sanc.   32    Sup Clay/saph/topaz/emrld
JayeM        Garvin          Paladin     D. of Hate 3  29    Rare claymore
sdbramwell   Crisendon       Paladin     CanyonMagi    24    Claymore/JoEx2
stbay        Xerber          Paladin     Jail Lev1     17    2-H / 3x jewel of envy
PFSS         Bob             Paladin     Duriel        20    Claymore/+5Max/+7Max
JayeM        Groo            Barbarian   Triangl tomb  26    Rare claymore
ShadedOne    Deuxmains       Paladin     Duriel's      25    2-H/ch saph/ch skullx2
JayeM        Howell          Druid       Canyon/Magi   25    2-H/ruby/skull/J.ofEnvy
sveinbjorn   Elric           Necromancer Tal's Tomb    24    2-H/2 ch emrld/skull
Greizer      LeChuck         Paladin     Tal's Tomb    23    3sox Claymore/20psn jewel/12%dmg to mana jewel/empty
Greizer      Sassy_Lass      Sorceress   Arcane Sanct. 21    Claymore (Skull+12% ed jool+flawed emerald)
jamesixgun   Judith          Assassin    Lost City     24    2-H/ch 2x ruby/saph
jamesixgun   OrangeJuice     Barbarian   Lut Gholein   20    2-H/+3 min Jewel/fl topaz/ch ruby
sveinbjorn   Begg Galoot     Barbarian   Stony Field   12    2-H/3 ch em
Brutass      HugeWilly       Barbarian   Catacomb 4    18    2-H/normal sword
sveinbjorn   Fafhrd          Barbarian   Cathedral     19    2-Hand/2 ch emrld
bcoe         Walter          Paladin     Catacomb 3    17    2-H/JofEnvy
sveinbjorn   Miyumi          Assassin    Jail Lvl 1    17    2-H/2 ch emrld
Rhia         Baam-Baam       Sorceress   The Pits      17    2/H/ch topaz,ch rub,ch emerald
TLOD         Norris          Barbarian   Balck Marsh   17    2-H/ch topaz.ch skull
JayeM        Leona           Sorceress   Monastery     16    2-H/Ch Skull/topaz/sapp
 
Re: Tournament: The Sword of Destiny

Nice going, Whommy and HanShotFirst! :thumbsup:

Wow, that WSK level 3 was intense for Hinamori!
Also, pretty scary stats at the start of Hell (the combo of so-so resists and not that much life).



Because of Cyrax´achievement, I know I can´t win this tounament. Due to my personal character rules (full clears), the lowest possible level of my Guardians is 84. I would have preferred the rules to be: 'single pass, highest level wins').

Even so, I am really enjoying my Enchantress. She had one problem in the late Act III NM, but that was a big one: Mephisto. After some meleeing (and resurrecting Pratham twice) I decided to try the moat trick with a rogue merc. However, that was too painfully slow, even for me. She took Mephisto from about 90% life to about 80% life over the course of about 20 minutes. So I was looking at about 2.5 more hours if I were to continue like this...No way!

I hired Gulzar back (at two levels lower than Pratham was...) and changed tactics. I shortened the battle "rounds" a lot, and really shoved potions down Gulzar´s throat. We´re talking 3-5 rapid greater healers at the first hint of damage. At the times where Gulzar had switched on Holy Freeze, I tried to be even more careful to flee before he died. Lots of teleporting in and out.

A few times, Marion did some tanking for a few scary seconds. If I had an endless supply of rejuves, I could have kept at it, of course, but now I had to rely on greater healers more. And those suck for a Sorceress. 180 life healed, slowly. WTF, it takes five of those to fill the life orb!

I found a magical Hyperion Javelin that I decided to craft. There was not potential for any higher damage affix than Merciless but it was still worth a try, as that would have been better than Gulzar´s current weapon. It turned out to be crap.

I used a Hel rune to unsocket Shadowfang and replace the 9% Prosperity jewel with a rare jewel, also with 9% MF. In addition, it has Envy damage and slight bonuses to STR and AR.


In Act IV, progress slowed down a lot. Not only is there a marked increase in monster life in general, many monster types are also highly resistant to fire (the Doom Knights are even immune). There were 'Megademon' monsters in every area except the RoF, and the Chaos Sanctuary had 3 boss packs of them (not counting the Infector). All of those took a long time to kill.

On Plains of Despair, I found this unusual merc weapon, which is more damaging and faster than the rare Bill. Gulzar became dextrous enough to use it when he levelled to 67, halfway through the CS.

I had high hopes for the Hellforge, and it dropped a...Pul rune. Hmm, let´s take stock of my runes again:
Ith: 1
Tal: none (but a guaranteed is coming up soon)
Ral: none (but a guaranteed is coming up soon)
Ort: 7
Thul: none (still no drops the whole game)
Amn: none (still no drops the whole game)
Sol: 2
Shael: 1
Dol: 2
Ko: 1
Pul: 1

Can you see a nice runesword in there? I can´t. The potential is there, oh yes:
- Lem will complete Passion
- Um or Pul will complete Crescent Moon
- Amn, Thul or Ort (if you consider the guaranteed Ort from Qual-Kehk) will complete Strength.

So a Strength is most likely within reach before NM Ancients and Baal. Would be really nice to have 35% CB against them...
But the other two runewords are much faster and with so many nice perks. Very hard to decide if I should hold out longer. One of these two will certainly improve my chances to go all the way, but the longer I wait, the less there will be left of the game to enjoy it. Damn, this is hard!
Do you have any advice for me?

I got really lucky against Diablo. Quite soon, we found ourselves in a great fighting position. Diablo attacked Gulzar, but he was so close that the Lightning Inferno missed him. Also, really lucky that D didn´t use any Firestorms from this moment and onwards. Just Flame Novas, Lightning Infernos and melee hits. The potions I brought were enough to keep Gulzar healthy against those minor attacks (and he enjoyed plenty of time to have the potions work during the Lightning Infernos...). All the while, we wailed on him with fiery hits and his (/p1) life was soon taken away.


Oh yeah, after a first point in Cold Mastery, I decided that I will pump Telekinesis now, so that my mana pool will support the Energy Shield longer when I take damage.


[Highlight]Destroyer Marion the Enchantress and Gulzar the Holy Freeze merc, level 67, NM Bloody Foothills next[/Highlight]
 
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Re: Tournament: The Sword of Destiny

jiansonz said:
On Plains of Despair, I found this unusual merc weapon, which is more damaging and faster than the rare Bill. Gulzar became dextrous enough to use it when he levelled to 67, halfway through the CS.
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Woah! I remember being surprised when I found out that Act 2 Mercs could use spears in addition to polearms. However, to find out after a decade of playing this game that they can equip javelins... I had no clue. I clearly need to read more!


 
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