A promising start... this formula is actually not that bad for my guy. I'm not gonna craft it immediately, because i want to give Megalesios the chance to drop the formula i so desire.



Also, a not so impressive shield, but with a very cool art design

I'm not done here yet, but i better take that screenshot now, before i forget



Despite the easy Telkine fight, the runs are slow, because i have to fight his guard and the Minotaur Lord every single time



This will be my new weapon, i also got a Valor of Achiles shard and now can finally complete the full relic.

I lost a little bit of dps but at least now i deal pure physical damage, unlike with the Legtip that had a lot of poison DoT. This sped my killing speed against the constructs who are immune to poison damage.



Level up - 2 points in the Defense tree.... in the next two levels i will max Pulverize and then focus on Warfare



Yes finally something useful. I shouldn't be wasting so much time on normal act 1 farming, but it's fun for me. I'll farm here until the next level, then i'm gonna farm the components i need to craft the Amber Flask artifact

I lose the blade honing skill with this new amulet, but i get a significant boost in damage



This game man... it dropped this stupid thing twice in a row (and few runs later, it dropped again), but no Shroud of Eternal Night



Level 21 - 2 points in Pulverize, 1 point in Colossus Form - this skill has an extreme cooldown, so it's solely for fighting bosses. It transforms the hero into a giant for a short duration, giving him extra damage, damage absorb and health. It's a 1 point wonder, but in the late game, i might max it out for extra safety during boss fights

Here's the Colossus Form in action



Just above Herakleion, there's plenty of harpies, who can drop the Pristine Plumage charm... it's the only component that i'm missing for crafting the Amber Flask



I took a few minutes to collect everything, now i'm ready to craft. Unfortunately my Turtle Shell charm is in the Outrider's Buckler, so i have to destroy the shield. It's a good thing i kept that epic shield that dropped from Nessus at the beggining.

Let's do it!



And there it is. Unfortunately, i get a shitty completion bonus, i was hoping for additional attack speed. Just for comparison, if i had the Shroud of Eternal Night, my DPS would have been in the range of 250-280, so i'm really mad that it didn't drop. I can still find it in Act 2, but with lesser chances. Ok, that's all of Act 1, time to say one lest goodbye to Megalesios before Egypt

Here's a little bonus:

I'm a complete caveman when it comes to recording videos and uploading them, so you have to excuse me for the flawed framerate.

Arriving in Rhakotis - Egypt. Here i get my second inventory extension. I met Imhotep and after he learns about the destruction of the Celestial Conduit, he wants to perform an invocation, to summon the gods. But the ritual is described in the Scroll of Invocation, whuch hidden somewhere in the Rhakotis' Library - this is where i need to. After i retrieve the scroll i must head to the city of Memphis on the shores of Nile.

Let's see if this sounds familiar - It's act 2, it's a desert act and the first thing i need to do, is to retrieve a scroll which will give me further instructions on what to do next. And later there's much more similarities with D2's act 2.

Into the library archives. The Scroll of Invocation is guarded by this guy - he has a heavy poison attack that slows me down.



At the entrance of the Wadjet Canyon it is very important that i speak to this guys, because he gives me a side quest to kill a legendary beast that will grant me 2 free skill points





This post was edited by KillingIsMyBusiness on Oct 24 2020 05:37am

Reptilians - my favorite enemies in this act. They can drop 2 good MI's for characters who use Storm or Earth mastery. Once i reach the shores of Nile, there's a bunch quest related reptilians very close to a village with a rebirth fountain and a waypoint, which makes it a fantastic place for quick gold farming.



Dune Raider archers, like this hero, have a chance to drop a very rare MI - the Eldrich Bow. It's the best bow in normal difficulty up until act 4. It's a must have for every archer class



There's the ancient beast that will grant me 2 skill points - i invested them in Pulverize. The beast is located in a cave just before the Nile Foodplain