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Jul 6 2020 07:32pm

Today was interesting. For starters, my damage felt absolutely awful.. a "steel" flail certainly isn't enough base weapon damage for powering vengeance. I was really hoping to drop an exceptional weapon soon. I did eventually find one. However, a normal dimensional blade sans sockets left no way for me to try and roll better stats/sockets on the weapon short of burning a p.ammy + amn. I had the Perfect Amethyst but I did not have any runes higher than Ral. That was about to change. This run's A5 ended up being the best single pass, normal, rune drop I've seen yet:

I ended the day with 2 thul, 3 sol, 2 shael, 2 dol (no Amn )

That last Sol+Shael in WSK dropped seconds apart - monster sol, into chest shael. Also note the decent boneflesh plate mail (tossed this on the merc cause leech)

So, if finding all those runes wasn't good enough. I dropped an ethereal partizan (0s) early into frigid highlands off a Crusher. Already having one sol rune, I decided this baby needed holes punched in it.

Unfortunately I low rolled ED% (+4% off minimum) and 2 CS, However, max Mediation was all I needed to quench this costly vengeance's mana thirst. I also used my Frigid Highland Quest runes in a 3os Tower Shield.

There was one truly scary Extra Strong Frenzytaur pack in Abbadon. But otherwise most of A5 was going smoothly. I found a 2os hatchet to make another steel.. only a minor and temporary upgrade. I accepted the merc was going to be my kill speed for the rest of normal.

EZ but stingy Nihlathak

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This post was edited by LogicalLynx on Jul 6 2020 07:54pm

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Jul 6 2020 07:37pm

Most of the run was pretty uneventful, save all the rune drops, leading up to baal.

He was also quite stingy (88% mf):

Sadly I didn't find the base pally shield I was hoping for my first rhyme: 50%+ Block, 20+ ARes, 2os. That hunt will have to continue in nightmare, however I may burn my first shael in any decent block 2os shield just to run higher MF for cows and entry to NM. It would also free up my belt.. using death's guard's 2 slots is torture, but I'm really not drinking much anymore if at all (this will change soon.)

Here's where I ended up for the day:

Tomorrow I'll start with normal cows, and then start swapping around some gear for nightmare. I'm already overcapped on fire and lightning, but cold res has me wanting. I'm most afraid of dual enchants / stone skin with this build. More to come.

As always. thanks for reading!

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Jul 6 2020 08:00pm

Damn fool I cant even find a 4os partizan in NM let alone an eth one in norm :lol:

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Jul 7 2020 10:02am

Quote (NoTap @ Jul 6 2020 07:00pm)

Damn fool I cant even find a 4os partizan in NM let alone an eth one in norm :lol:

IKWYM. This certainly has the makings of an atypical run. I blame the 69% MF :rofl:

Although now I'm running 88%. Maybe I should swap my boots back :rolleyes:

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Jul 7 2020 03:17pm

Just a quick and short stream today. It went surprisingly well however.

As I mentioned yesterday, I started today's stream with cows. This is one of the few, if only, times I've walked away with something of merit for wasting time on cows.

Funny enough these were the second set heavy boots to drop (the first were sander's) but having these drop from Cow King (note the stam pots)... my chat was calling for cow king's boots immediately! (although they did that on the first pair too)

Den was easy and I finished leveling my conviction aura as a result:

I'm starting to thinking I'm the Sol God... I can't stop dropping this rune (5 already). I also found another Shael later on. Still no Amns yet.

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Jul 7 2020 03:24pm

I came across quite a few fanatic+cursed packs.. there was one really scary double pack combo getting into cold plains that melted my merc and another later on in floor 2 of underground passage that had the same cursed+fanata next to an archer pack.. fun stuff but I'm really feeling confident this run will probably go guardian. I'm still looking for my 25+ ARes 2os 50%+ block shield. I did find a 26Ares 4os Heraldic that I will use for spirit. I need to save my first amn (still don't have this) for a possible early "honor". I also am in no dire need of +skills prebuffing holyshield atm. My dex is more than overcapped at this level.

I ended today's run at tristram:

I'll be finishing all of Act 1 and maybe even venture into Act 2 tomorrow. I may have to spend some time shopping a weapon soon. We'll see. I'd like to get 50-100 weapon damage before act 4 and shoot for 100+ before hell. I'm currently at ~38 weapon dmg; It's simply not enough.

Here's where my gear ended up today. Resists are good enough for now. I'll work on increasing total res and MF after I get my first "Rhyme"

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Thanks for reading!

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Jul 8 2020 07:22pm

Ok, lots to update today. I picked up from where we left off yesterday after Tristam and proceeded to Black Marsh. Despite a measly 61 MF, unique after unique dropped today. None were usable save 1... (more later)

I am convinced this Paladin is the "Sol" God. By the end of Act 1 Nightmare I have found 7. I also found 2 more eth partizans but have no need for those anymore (one was 0os the other 2os). There were a few tricky packs and close calls from various cold enchanted packs. My cold res was kind of low for Act 1. I did use thawing potions when I needed them for safety - like the scary dual enchant FECE archer pack in pits floor 2. Countess coughed up another Sol rune and was FELE; She was my first dual enchant. I let the merc kill her. Smith was cursed in addition to his extra strong but really didn't do much - not sure he's ever been a real threat in these runs. Catacombs finally coughed up my first Amn rune. However, I've yet to find an exceptional 5 or 3os base to improve my weapon. The first open socket dimensional to drop was 2os so I made another "steel" (I'm losing count of burned tir+el). Right before Andariel I dropped Kuko Shakaku - man is this one of the most fun uniques ever - Almost as fun as me attempting to repeatedly say its name on stream. With the added fire damage, piercing, explosive arrows and conviction, this just decimates packs. I didn't start using it until Act 2.

Act 2 has had some scary beetle packs (several enchanted) so far, but I'm keeping my distance and letting the merc and my bow take them out before they get too close. With Kuko, Halls of the dead was a complete and utter joke.. unravelers are no threat in nightmare with this bow. I can wipe the entire pack and get the merc immediately on the unraveler without much effort. Halls of the dead also dropped the first usable "Rhyme" base I've been asking the game for. It is so nice to drop the death's guard sash and rock a 4 slot belt; 1 plated belt gamble resulted in some FHR. I'd rather have light res right now, but cannot be bothered trying to do better and the FHR at least gets me 1 frame of HR less. I actually really enjoyed using Kuko in maggot lair too! The piercing would just wipe out entire insect swarms and beetles clogging up the tunnels. Ancient tunnels also gave me my first Io. I have enough Dol and Hel at this point to cube up another Io if I want to, meaning I'm very close to considering "Smoke". Smoke isn't that important right now, but It might be my entry armor to Hell.

I didn't really have much of any trouble in Claw Viper temple, DESPITE the fact that I rolled unravelers on the map again (PTSD from last run - how my kicksin died in hell - if unaware). I'm going to keep search for a 5os Divine Scepter. I'll essentially triple my damage with an "Honor"; Although, a 5os Naga, Knout, or Dimensional Blade will suffice (in order of preference).

I ended the stream after making the horadric staff. I'll continue on to Duriel tomorrow. If I'm feeling well, perhaps I'll get through some or all of Act 3 tomorrow. I really really really had fun playing with Kuko Shakaku today. Words can't express how much fun it was to get this, and boy what an upgrade to ravenclaw.

Here's the final gear and stats for today's stream:

As always, thanks for reading!

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Jul 9 2020 10:12am

That sounds awesome! I don't know how switch works, does it save your streams? would it be possible to see how kuko worked for you?

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Jul 9 2020 11:47am

Quote (davor70790 @ Jul 9 2020 09:12am)

That sounds awesome! I don't know how switch works, does it save your streams? would it be possible to see how kuko worked for you?

Yes. I keep all my VODs on twitch - Works very similar to any other streaming service like youtube. You can go back and watch previous broadcasts.

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Jul 9 2020 05:34pm

I was feeling pretty tired today so I just finished act 2. Palace Cellar was a bit rough. The frost mages were giving me some worries with my low hp pool. I did drop a new 33 ARes Heraldic Shield; I had to give up 2% block from the Aerin but I'm so overcapped on block at the moment, and the res helped plug in some gaps. Arcane sanctuary was anti-climactic. I used my Kuko Shakaku for most of the map. I had some nice beetle tomb (and canyon) map rolls for exp, but sadly only rolled into wraiths twice in tombs. Fortunately none of the beetle packs ended up being FE, but I did have 2x LE beetle packs (I stayed the hell away and let the merc kill them). I breathed a sigh of relief to roll only 4 tombs with unravelers - but the bow is a tremendous help here regardless. I did have one room with 2 unique unravelers... that was... fun.

I'm pretty happy with dropping these today (especially after burning a shael on another rhyme)

Not all TP scrolls at least?

I'm still terribly weapon starved. I've yet to find any usable bases to even attempt cubing for an "Honor". I'm probably going to try and force my luck by shopping a ferocious exceptional or cruel normal quality weapon from Hratli tomorrow. I did try my hand at crafting 4 blood gloves. CLvl 60 (with ilvl 65 sharksin) is great for crafting blood gloves for 20% ias - I whiffed on all 4 crafts though. 2 were so bad I vendored them immediately. The other two won't be used.

Here's where I'm at:

Tune in for the QVC stream tomorrow (lots of portal shopping)

Thanks for reading!

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