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The second part of Viridiana's journey will start between 3pm and 4pm BST, today It will be streamed on YouTube - see link in my signature.
Live now!
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The second part of Viridiana's journey will start between 3pm and 4pm BST, today It will be streamed on YouTube - see link in my signature.
Live now!
https://**e
Episode 2 was fun and we finally have some bloody chipped topazes... We also have a topaz already thanks to two gem shrines
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Kitteh: I'll watch your vids with interest. Especially because I'd love to see how your Phoenix Striker will fight once fully developed. I do have a Phoenix Striker of sorts myself... she's only in her 40s, so she's not fully done yet, but I've been having trouble getting into the rhythm of PS. It seems that either I slow down my pace too much, or I miss the correct amount of charges all the time and unleash the wrong attacks, so I'm better served just by using Fists of Fire/Claws of Thunder, with PS only as a synergy and maybe occasionally for the ice attack.
Myself, I've started up my Martyr Paladin named Jeff. I've full-cleared everything on /p8 (exception: Duriel on /p1) so far, up to the end of Act 2. Quite a slog, but so far I've been willing to put up with it. Ah, to be level 29 at the end of Act 2! One of my other characters recently finished up Act 5 at the same level... Since there's not been too much in the way of challenge so far, I'll just quickly list the items of interest I've found. I started with some plain white scepters, first one with +1 Might, then one with +1 Sacrifice and +3 Prayer. My Akara ring turned out to be of +1 max damage. As for the interesting part, here's an Imgur album:
As far as skills go, I've maxed Sacrifice, and have put points into all the prereqs for Fanaticism and Redemption. Once I reach level 30, I'll start pumping those, probably aiming to max Fanaticism first. If I get a good 1H/shield combo, I may add a couple levels of Holy Shield to the mix.
Phoenix strike takes some getting used to for timing the charges, but it gets much easier. I would suggest having a good read of maxicek's guide, it has a lot of useful information
Well, set up a new char. Went with good old reliable Meroca the Necro. Try to go with a Skelli/poison build but i'll see how viable it is early on.
Act 1 wasn't much to talk about. The only thing on note was this bad ass wand early on in the dark wood:
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My destiny was set in stone - Skelli Army!
Made it all the way to Andy with a scratch, and more importantly, WITHOUT A S/U!!! Jayyyysus!
Andy was no help either, dropping all rares!
Currently in Act II about to head out into the desert after cleansing the sewers...
[highlight]Meroca, Lvl 21, Act II Dry Hills, 0 S/U!!!!!!!! [/highlight]
I noticed that no one has taken a Sorceress past level 60 yet. So, I will try with a young maiden named Persephone. She will use Frozen Orb if she lives long enough. I was tempted to try to max out Static Field first, but sanity took over. However, that does sound like fun in normal difficullty doesn't it?
Persephone (level 20) has defeated Andariel and moved on to Lut Gholein. She has found three set items: Cleglaw's Claw, Infernal Cranium and Arctic binding. Pretty good for Act 1.
[HIGHLIGHT]Set/Unique Worshippers Leaderboard[/HIGHLIGHT]
Code:Player: Name: Class: Build: Level: S/U found: Area: ---------------- ------------ ----------- ---------------- ------ ---------- ---------------- jiansonz Viridissima Amazon Valkyrie/CS 87 154 Guardian #1 Grisu Oberon Druid Fire Claws 86 124 Hell Act IV RoF OldSoldier AndrewNiteTorch Paladin Charge 77 76 Hell Act II Lut Gholein OldSoldier Brigid_Crane Sorceress Balls of Fire 53 ?? NM Act II Lut Gholein Dezrok Roland Paladin Avenger 52 40 NM Act II Lut Gholein PhineasB Quinta Amazon Valk/Passive/? 52 28 NM Act II Lut Gholein zoo Alexander Paladin Holy Shock 48 51 NM Act I Rogue Camp Caliph ?? Assassin Dancer ?? ?? NM Act I Rogue Camp Dazliare Pestilence Druid Rabies 35? >2 Act V Harrogath Drystan Goldilocks Amazon ?? 32 12 Act IV Panda Fortress jiansonz Mirex Paladin FoH/Conviction 32 17 Act IV Panda Fortress ioupainmax Habacalva Sorceress Melee Enchantress 22 3 Act II Dry Hills Charlo Meroca Necro Skelli/Poison 21 0 Act II Dry Hills GothamsBeard Envy Amazon Elemental Bowzon ?? ??? Act II Lut Gholein hackedagainanda Conrad Paladin Frost Zealot ?? ??? Act II Lut Gholein Wolron Persephone Sorceress Frozen Orb 20 3 Act II Lut Gholein RedTang PaniSuka Sorceress FO/Lightning ?? ??? Act I Outer Cloister Oakbrain Olyssia Assassin Lightning Trapsin 18 0 Act I Outer Cloister TwentyMuleTeam TwoHearted Druid Fury 13 0 Act 1 Underground Passage
[HIGHLIGHT]Set/Unique Martyrs[/HIGHLIGHT]
Code:Player: Name: Class: Build: Level: S/U found: Area: ---------------- ------------ ----------- ---------------- ------ ---------- -------------------- Southpaw8668 Wuzhul Necromancer Skelliemancer 67 ??? NM Act IV Chaos Sanctuary Wolron Pam Amazon Bowzon 67 78 NM Act IV Diablo Charlo KulKanta Druid Ele-Summoner 59 28 NM Act III Kurast Sewers zoo BorisTheBlade Paladin Holy Shock 56 33 NM Act II Ancient Tunnels Oakbrain Jathnolf Barbarian Berserk/War Cry 54 ??? NM Act II Far Oasis zoo Jens-Rune Barbarian Whirlwind 51 27 NM Act I Tamoe Highland Wolron Durbanex Druid Summoner 49 25 NM Act I Dark Tower LacertaCK Haramis Sorceress Meteorb 49 28 NM Act I The Hole (MSLE) Skunkbelly NewestSkunk Sorceress FO/FB 34 16 Act IV Diablo kstuart Chocopower Necromancer Fishymancer 34 9 Act IV Diablo Charlo Talameer Paladin Thornadin 32 5+ Act IV Diablo
Jeff's journey continues with the completion of Acts 3 and 4 in Normal, and Act 5 has also been cleared up to Arreat Plateau:
If I recall correctly, I'm level 38 now, with Fanaticism and Redemption both around level 5 now. I also got my first point in Holy Shield now that I'm likely going to be running a 1H/shield combo for a long while. I'll pump at least a few more points into the skill before proceeding onwards with Fanaticism.
Episode 3 of Viridiana's journey will be today at 13:30 BST. There will hopefully be a second episode today at about 20:00 BST
https://gaming.youtube.com/channel/UC9O8o47xEt5PwTzn8AigMpw/live
OBS was not happy at all. Minor problem last time, but it disconnected twice in the first five minutes. It's probably the internet in my accommodation, not really sure. Either way, I guess streaming it isn't going to be a thing, but I will upload the content anyway.
@Kitteh - HI! Catching up on several weeks/months of forum activity. Are you still active with the [?]Phoenix striker in this tourney? Would love to check some out sometime, especially as I work out where my char was parked, but still recall my phoenix stiker very fondly.
Congrats to Jiansonz, as expected! Still an awesome feat, but we knew you could!
Right now I'm playing PoE, but I do hope to continue the character. I kinda lost my steam once the streaming wasn't working as it was intended to be interactive
Persephone has defeated Duriel on P8 (thanks to static field) and moved on to the Kurast Docks. She is at level 28 and has found 6 S/U items:
Leadcrow, Infernal Cranium, Hsarus' Iron Stay, Cleglaw's Claw, Arctic Binding and Berserker's Headgear.
[HIGHLIGHT]Set/Unique Worshippers Leaderboard[/HIGHLIGHT]
Code:Player: Name: Class: Build: Level: S/U found: Area: ---------------- ------------ ----------- ---------------- ------ ---------- ---------------- jiansonz Viridissima Amazon Valkyrie/CS 87 154 Guardian #1 Grisu Oberon Druid Fire Claws 86 124 Hell Act IV RoF OldSoldier AndrewNiteTorch Paladin Charge 77 76 Hell Act II Lut Gholein OldSoldier Brigid_Crane Sorceress Balls of Fire 53 ?? NM Act II Lut Gholein Dezrok Roland Paladin Avenger 52 40 NM Act II Lut Gholein PhineasB Quinta Amazon Valk/Passive/? 52 28 NM Act II Lut Gholein zoo Alexander Paladin Holy Shock 48 51 NM Act I Rogue Camp Caliph ?? Assassin Dancer ?? ?? NM Act I Rogue Camp Dazliare Pestilence Druid Rabies 35? >2 Act V Harrogath Drystan Goldilocks Amazon ?? 32 12 Act IV Panda Fortress jiansonz Mirex Paladin FoH/Conviction 32 17 Act IV Panda Fortress ioupainmax Habacalva Sorceress Melee Enchantress 22 3 Act II Dry Hills Charlo Meroca Necro Skelli/Poison 21 0 Act II Dry Hills GothamsBeard Envy Amazon Elemental Bowzon ?? ??? Act II Lut Gholein hackedagainanda Conrad Paladin Frost Zealot ?? ??? Act II Lut Gholein Wolron Persephone Sorceress Frozen Orb 28 6 Act III Kurast Docks RedTang PaniSuka Sorceress FO/Lightning ?? ??? Act I Outer Cloister Oakbrain Olyssia Assassin Lightning Trapsin 18 0 Act I Outer Cloister TwentyMuleTeam TwoHearted Druid Fury 13 0 Act 1 Underground Passage
[HIGHLIGHT]Set/Unique Martyrs[/HIGHLIGHT]
Code:Player: Name: Class: Build: Level: S/U found: Area: ---------------- ------------ ----------- ---------------- ------ ---------- -------------------- Southpaw8668 Wuzhul Necromancer Skelliemancer 67 ??? NM Act IV Chaos Sanctuary Wolron Pam Amazon Bowzon 67 78 NM Act IV Diablo Charlo KulKanta Druid Ele-Summoner 59 28 NM Act III Kurast Sewers zoo BorisTheBlade Paladin Holy Shock 56 33 NM Act II Ancient Tunnels Oakbrain Jathnolf Barbarian Berserk/War Cry 54 ??? NM Act II Far Oasis zoo Jens-Rune Barbarian Whirlwind 51 27 NM Act I Tamoe Highland Wolron Durbanex Druid Summoner 49 25 NM Act I Dark Tower LacertaCK Haramis Sorceress Meteorb 49 28 NM Act I The Hole (MSLE) Skunkbelly NewestSkunk Sorceress FO/FB 34 16 Act IV Diablo kstuart Chocopower Necromancer Fishymancer 34 9 Act IV Diablo Charlo Talameer Paladin Thornadin 32 5+ Act IV Diablo
Introducing my third character, Obara*, who is a Tiger Strike + Dragon Tail character. It's a build I've never played before. I very much look forward to seeing how it will play out. It's a build that benefits a lot on good gear (especially heavy boots, I suppose) but will probably get by reasonably well on lesser gear.
(* GoT fans will know her. Funny thing was that when I finally got around to watch Season 7, I found out that Obara was offed quite early. Ouch. Hopefully that is not a sign of things to come in the tourney...)
Tiger Strike was pumped early. Worked well both with Attack or the kicks as finisher.
[Highlight]Felloak[/Highlight] (Coldcrow's minion)
[Highlight]Pelta Lunata[/Highlight] (Brute boss in The Hole)
[Highlight]Deathspade[/Highlight] (Jail level 2)
Alright. Act II merc still free to use a 'grey' weapon. I gave him a Spetum with a socketed sapphire, as usual.
Decent damage numbers early on:
(okay, the shrine inflates them, I'll admit that)
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And more damage numbers (this time with no shrine help!):
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[Highlight]Biggin's Bonnet[/Highlight] (Halls of the Dead level 3)
Hsaru's Iron Stay (Bloodwitch the Wild)
Isenhart's Horns (Maggot Lair level 1)
Isenhart's Horns #2 (Ancient Tunnels)
[Highlight]The Diggler[/Highlight] (Canyon of the Magi)
Right. The third S/U weapon. Club, axe and dagger. Not much for the mercs.
Prayer Guard was kept, but was now weaponless.
[Highlight]Biggin's Bonnet[/Highlight] #2 (Tomb 1 rack)
[Highlight]Withersting[/Highlight] (Tomb 2 Gorebelly boss)
A merc weapon, that's better. Okay, far from powerful but still an improvement. With no more merc tanking, Obara invested a little more in her Shadow Warrior.
"Be some good lasses and take out this nuisance, will you?"
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Angelic Sickle (Tomb 6)
[Highlight]Gull[/Highlight] (True Tomb Gorebelly boss)
Isenhart's Case (Duriel)
[Highlight]Shadowfang[/Highlight] (Duriel)
Gull, that's awesome! The short range is annoying, but it really doesn't get in the way of the character build. At least it's a fast weapon.
Stunlocking kicks in the Cavern:
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Cathan's Seal (Spider Forest)
Cathan's Seal #2 (Flayer Jungle main village)
[Highlight]Gleamscythe[/Highlight] (Flayer Jungle)
Vidala's Fetlock (Disused Fane rack)
[Highlight]Manald Heal[/Highlight] (Sewers)
[Highlight]Nagelring[/Highlight] (15%) (Upper Kurast)
Arctic Binding (Upper Kurast)
Okay, the Fetlocks. No unique boots yet (was hoping for some I can upgrade later), but at least I won't ever need to go smaller than Light Plated Boots...
And yet again, some damage numbers (looks like I am very fond of screenshooting those):
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Cleglaw's Tooth (Mephisto)
[Highlight]Nokozan Relic[/Highlight] (Mephisto)
[Highlight]Obara the TS/DTail Assassin and Kyoko the Fire Sister, level 32, 23 S/U items found, Outer Steppes next[/Highlight]
Very nice @jiansonz ! I was wondering when your third character would make their debut. You're probably fond of the damage screenshots because of how filthy nice they are.
Persephone (level 32) has defeated Mephisto and moved on to the Pandamonium fortress. Milabrega's Orb was dropped by Mephisto.
Her S/U items are Milabrega's Orb, Cathan's Seal, Leadcrow, Infernal Cranium, Hsarus' Iron Stay(2), Hsarus' Iron Heel, Cleglaw's Claw, Arctic Binding and Berserker's Headgear.
[HIGHLIGHT]Set/Unique Worshippers Leaderboard[/HIGHLIGHT]
Code:Player: Name: Class: Build: Level: S/U found: Area: ---------------- ------------ ----------- ---------------- ------ ---------- ---------------- jiansonz Viridissima Amazon Valkyrie/CS 87 154 Guardian #1 Grisu Oberon Druid Fire Claws 86 124 Hell Act IV RoF OldSoldier AndrewNiteTorch Paladin Charge 77 76 Hell Act II Lut Gholein OldSoldier Brigid_Crane Sorceress Balls of Fire 53 ?? NM Act II Lut Gholein Dezrok Roland Paladin Avenger 52 40 NM Act II Lut Gholein PhineasB Quinta Amazon Valk/Passive/? 52 28 NM Act II Lut Gholein zoo Alexander Paladin Holy Shock 48 51 NM Act I Rogue Camp Caliph ?? Assassin Dancer ?? ?? NM Act I Rogue Camp Dazliare Pestilence Druid Rabies 35? >2 Act V Harrogath Drystan Goldilocks Amazon ?? 32 12 Act IV Panda Fortress jiansonz Mirex Paladin FoH/Conviction 32 17 Act IV Panda Fortress Wolron Persephone Sorceress Frozen Orb 32 10 Act IV Panda ioupainmax Habacalva Sorceress Melee Enchantress 22 3 Act II Dry Hills Charlo Meroca Necro Skelli/Poison 21 0 Act II Dry Hills GothamsBeard Envy Amazon Elemental Bowzon ?? ??? Act II Lut Gholein hackedagainanda Conrad Paladin Frost Zealot ?? ??? Act II Lut Gholein RedTang PaniSuka Sorceress FO/Lightning ?? ??? Act I Outer Cloister Oakbrain Olyssia Assassin Lightning Trapsin 18 0 Act I Outer Cloister TwentyMuleTeam TwoHearted Druid Fury 13 0 Act 1 Underground Passage
[HIGHLIGHT]Set/Unique Martyrs[/HIGHLIGHT]
Code:Player: Name: Class: Build: Level: S/U found: Area: ---------------- ------------ ----------- ---------------- ------ ---------- -------------------- Southpaw8668 Wuzhul Necromancer Skelliemancer 67 ??? NM Act IV Chaos Sanctuary Wolron Pam Amazon Bowzon 67 78 NM Act IV Diablo Charlo KulKanta Druid Ele-Summoner 59 28 NM Act III Kurast Sewers zoo BorisTheBlade Paladin Holy Shock 56 33 NM Act II Ancient Tunnels Oakbrain Jathnolf Barbarian Berserk/War Cry 54 ??? NM Act II Far Oasis zoo Jens-Rune Barbarian Whirlwind 51 27 NM Act I Tamoe Highland Wolron Durbanex Druid Summoner 49 25 NM Act I Dark Tower LacertaCK Haramis Sorceress Meteorb 49 28 NM Act I The Hole (MSLE) Skunkbelly NewestSkunk Sorceress FO/FB 34 16 Act IV Diablo kstuart Chocopower Necromancer Fishymancer 34 9 Act IV Diablo Charlo Talameer Paladin Thornadin 32 5+ Act IV Diablo
Well, I started a Charged Bolt/Frozen Orb sorceress named Bethany over the weekend, and she may as well participate in this. I don't expect her to make it to far, but who knows. She cleared out the Den and fetched the Cold Plains waypoint. Expect slow progress.
No finds, no NDEs. Also no screens.