No p***y a** skill synergies. 1.09 is where it's at. I am into BDSM so it will be hardcore in a patch notorious with 1 hit kills.

Because we are not b*****s we will be playing a manly bear. To supplement damage and provide man to man love, we will also add Grizzly. Finally, for the Hell PI we will focus on getting an elemental damage source on weapon.

Rules:
- Players 8+ at all times
- hardcore

Goals:
- Reach Hell
- MF Jalal's
- Kill Hell Baal




First order of business, get some damage as players 8 monsters have a lot of HP.


Blood Raven was giving me trouble so I opted to go to the crypts to get to 6 for bear.

https://i.ibb.co/2j8TW1R/Screenshot004.jpg
After that it was ggez. But drops were sad/10

This post was edited by bgalakazam on Dec 20 2019 02:57pm

Tree is dead. No drops.



Homeboy Rakanishu also didn't deliver.



Dat player 8 Trist tho. First set drop.

On to Countess and to get a better weapon on the way to Andariel.

This post was edited by bgalakazam on Dec 20 2019 03:13pm

Countess is kill. Poverty drops as all the other big bosses.




So it was time to cheeze. Merc got a 3 poison socket.



I got a 2/10 Magic polearm. It should do for now. Hoping to get a rare weapon soon.

This post was edited by bgalakazam on Dec 20 2019 03:38pm

Nice start! Good luck!
By the way, what is the weapon choices for shifter in 1.09? Buriza? IK maul?

This post was edited by GoreRider on Dec 20 2019 05:07pm

my 1.09 wolf uses a buriza, not sure if you can do much better


good luck OP i love seeing older patches in here

This post was edited by Pedmesene on Dec 20 2019 06:09pm

This will be fun! Tracking

Bear is definitely slower thatn wolf to begin with. But the big d**k hits sure help. I am having no luck in items as seen on the bosses below.






Let's hope Andy delivers.



This post was edited by bgalakazam on Dec 21 2019 09:59am

Long and boring fight with lot's of antidote potions. Andariel is dead and dropped some loot.



The axe is not really an upgrade, but a more consistent damage range.



Onward to get the cube then back to Radamant.

Dont forget to quest bug Andy on nm to get better loot. Can buriza drop from nm andy?

Encountered a bit of a slowdown in Act 2. So change of plans. Level to 18 on the way to Radamant, get dank wolf and spirit.

Bear still hits waaaay to slow and early lack of CC (I didn't get Vine) sucks for resummons. Nevertheless, after clearing room Radamant was ez.




At this time my items are getting real poverty. Not a lot of gold for gamble. Tried my luck nevertheless, got nothing. Did get a 1+ Maul helm earlier, though.