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Mar 31 2012 10:16pm
Quote (darknessproz @ Mar 31 2012 09:55pm)
are you doing full clears? else you could just tele past most of act 2 and 3, and hit meph for some sweet gear.

i don't really recommend the alvl85 areas for unique drops at the moment, while its true they can drop every item in the game, the odds of a unique actually dropping is pretty low. hitting bosses like hell andy, nm baal or hell meph makes more sense in your current situation.


I'm looking for socketables and runes really. I have only 73mf or something anyway :( merc and I both could use elite armors.

I have been clearing as much as needed to fulfill all quests and get all waypoints so far. I've not done many optional areas, and almost no reruns before today either. I'd like to keep reruns to a minimum throughout. The only reason I'm doing it now is that I need a tank, and merc is way too squishy still.

I need one more shael to upgrade his boneflesh before going back to hell. If he is still dying all over the place then I will have to choose among your well reasoned suggestions, or hit the mauseuem until a lem & a 3 os armor drop. Took torch 3 days in there for the 3 os armor, so I'm really hoping that the boneflesh will do for now. Also ISO base and pul for Enlightenment.

I think countess is fire and cold immune, so reruns there may be annoying. Ofc, l5 is only /p1...


Tele to countess is scary. I have low fhr and no merc w/ insight to keep the mana up. Tele all the way to meph? Shudder.... Mana burn one hit... I can see it now :( I may try it as a last resort, but if there are too many close calls then I'll probably start using spirit.
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Apr 1 2012 09:32am
Another gear update:



For a new Lore, but need an Ort!

Countess drops:

Ral, Dol: http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w486/d2thing/Penelope/20120331/Screenshot038.jpg
Eth: http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w486/d2thing/Penelope/20120331/Screenshot039.jpg
Tir: http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w486/d2thing/Penelope/20120331/Screenshot040.jpg
Amn, Thul: http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w486/d2thing/Penelope/20120331/Screenshot041.jpg
NO Runes : Eth: http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w486/d2thing/Penelope/20120331/Screenshot042.jpg

... I also messed up and went back to hell by accident, ruining my map. So at this point I remembered that Qual Khek in Normal was holing on to an Ort for me, so I went to visit.




Still in need of a shael or two (up boneflesh, and up my goldwrap)






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Apr 1 2012 09:36am
Yet another 4os sword taunting me:



Seriously, A1 NM is THE place to find these things.

Sol, Nef: http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w486/d2thing/Penelope/20120331/Screenshot046.jpg


... the map is again almost the same as posted previously. L4 is a bit different. So the "best map ever", is probably pretty common in NM. I don't much about countess map patterns.. Are there any?

Obviously not a lot of play time yesterday. Hopefully I will have more time today.
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Apr 1 2012 05:55pm
More countess runs today. I'm still looking for another Shael.

Ral, Ral: http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w486/d2thing/Penelope/20120401/Screenshot048.jpg

Ort, Tir:

With the Ort I was able to roll the Spirit... Still undecided on whether to actually use it though.



Ral: http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w486/d2thing/Penelope/20120401/Screenshot051.jpg



A perfect drop for upping armor, no :)

This post was edited by DManZ on Apr 1 2012 05:55pm
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Merc is now a little better off. Time to test out the new armor in travincal.




I'd like two green ones please! <_<
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D'OH! I should have checked the str req first :( I saved stat points, so I pumped str as needed.




Another craft fail.





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Apr 1 2012 06:12pm
And another:


And another:


With inv space thus cleared out a bit, and merc gear & my gear updated, time again for hell!




I skipped this guy :( telekinesis just doesn't hit everytime. What's up with that? People keep saying to use it to stunlock, but it just isn't reliable at all.
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Apr 1 2012 06:19pm
My new mausoleum:


There is the sparkly chest in the top left room, and two normal looking super chests on the way :p


The merc is also able to tank much better now. He survives two or three slow attackers, but not more. He can tank the Fallen guys. I still have to babysit but it isn't as bad.

It will be interesting going into the underground passage.... Attackers are about to get fast.




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Apr 1 2012 08:05pm
just use the spirit lol. a sorc isn't like a hammerdin, spirit doesn't make her overpowered, since you can only use 1 till you find a monrach.
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