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Mar 19 2012 03:01pm
First SC:


How is it that things drop that you can't even use yet? Weird.


Completed merc weapon:



First gem shrine:


One flawed amethyst, coming right up.
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Quote (evilwonder @ Mar 19 2012 04:58pm)
May your soso be as lucky as your din.
Gl on moderation  :lol:



Thanks! :D

Ring upgrade


Shield upgrade:



Heh, that's a lot of mana I'm holding :)

This post was edited by DManZ on Mar 19 2012 03:06pm
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Forb will get you through Nightmare with virtually no twinking. Going in to hell will require you to farm quite a bit (esp considering Hell A1 mixes cold and fire immunes). It might be worth it to utilize the extended stash functionality while starting Hell if you want to keep your sanity.

Planning on MBlock at all? There are some cheap, sturdy and efficient builds in the sorc sticky for max block hardcore sorceresses that are worth a look.

Infinity is probably out of the picture even with extended ladder stash. I don't think I've seen you uncover 2x Ber. Make sure you keep your merc strong. It might be worth it to utilize a reaper merc like frost sorcs do rather than an insight merc (I think you stumbled across a couple of Reapers, I can't remember).
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New boots:


A useful sc, getting ready for andy:


Brings block % up a bit, but it is an awfully big charm.
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Forb will get you through Nightmare with virtually no twinking. Going in to hell will require you to farm quite a bit (esp considering Hell A1 mixes cold and fire immunes). It might be worth it to utilize the extended stash functionality while starting Hell if you want to keep your sanity.

Planning on MBlock at all? There are some cheap, sturdy and efficient builds in the sorc sticky for max block hardcore sorceresses that are worth a look.

Infinity is probably out of the picture even with extended ladder stash. I don't think I've seen you uncover 2x Ber. Make sure you keep your merc strong. It might be worth it to utilize a reaper merc like frost sorcs do rather than an insight merc (I think you stumbled across a couple of Reapers, I can't remember).




Thanks, I'll be sure to take a look. It just seems that most guides are focused on perfect gear and don't mention the leveling parts so much. When should I start spending on Dex? ISO more opinions wrt vita vs. max block for HC soso.


The plan with all my non-specialty chars is to not twink until after the game is won, so unless I really hit a wall and also believe that MFing won't help, I can't bring anything in. What fun would that be? :)


Story continues:

Ooooo, first rare ring :)




Finally, the first Amulet. I'm all the way to the dark wood I think.
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Yup, darkwood, because:




Gear update:






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Kill this cursed guy whilst saving Cain:


I'm no longer melee. Using fire ball and nova it seems.

Gambled some new gloves:


Another worthwhile sc in the tower:


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Personally I didn't bother with mblock until Hell (used the respec once I found a respectable shield). Mosers, Whistans, Gerkes and the obvious SS are all solid choices. I prefer Mosers personally, but Whistans is solid. It really depends on where the rest of your gear is though. Losing the +FCR from Spirit is a pretty big deal, but it can be made up via other pieces.

VMagi (35), Arach (20), MFist/Trang (20), Hoto/Eschutas (40%) brings you to 115 which is your BP. Considering you won't have access to Arach for a while though you could sub in 1x 10% FCR ring or ammy. Alternatively you could use a Wizzy. I personally find 2-3 a day minimum when MFing so it shouldn't be too hard to come across them.
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Quote (Onslaughtx @ Mar 19 2012 05:30pm)
Personally I didn't bother with mblock until Hell (used the respec once I found a respectable shield). Mosers, Whistans, Gerkes and the obvious SS are all solid choices. I prefer Mosers personally, but Whistans is solid. It really depends on where the rest of your gear is though. Losing the +FCR from Spirit is a pretty big deal, but it can be made up via other pieces.

VMagi (35), Arach (20), MFist/Trang (20), Hoto/Eschutas (40%) brings you to 115 which is your BP. Considering you won't have access to Arach for a while though you could sub in 1x 10% FCR ring or ammy. Alternatively you could use a Wizzy. I personally find 2-3 a day minimum when MFing so it shouldn't be too hard to come across them.


Thanks for the crash course :) So a number of options, and worst case is that I'll miss breakpoints for a (long) while w/o Spirit. I'll try to go as long as I can w/o spirit, we will see... I'm still a long way away from any of that gear.






First chipped topaz of the walk is all the way in tower level 3!



Lots of SCs in tower for me on this day.
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