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Ok, I'm infected by the Ironman (or -girl?) virus. Soon after the last
project had failed, I had to start the next one right away. A pure
Javazon this time, focusing on poison/plague javelin and lightning fury.
The basic rules this time: No shopping, no repairs, full clear, no
repeating of areas, complete all quests, minimal interaction with NPCs.
Just plain 'classic' Ironman.
Irongirl-III has reached act 4 normal already. Two sets of javelins with
self replenish (both rare, one found in Black Marsh, the other somewhere
in act 2) and a socketed breast plate filled with 3 TIRs (+6 to mana
after each kill) allow to kill everything with Plague Javelin (both
Poison and Plague are at slvl 10 right now). Just swap weapons when the
low quantity indicator appears. Big targets take quite some time to
kill, normal critters are done with just a single infection. Progress is
quite fast now and will speed up even more as the next 20 skill points
will boost PJ to the max (5k+ dmg over 10.6 seconds).
Unless someone convinces me that working on a strong Valkyrie makes more
sense. So far, the 1 point wonder Decoy covered the defensive part well
enough. I might even decide to skip the Valk and maybe boost Decoy a bit
instead (and even save the 3 points in Dodge/Evade/Avoid), mainly
because I have full control over the Decoy and don't have to fear that
the Valk attracts critters when I don't need them.
What else worth to mention? I failed to keep the rogue alive while
fighting Andariel. Three TP tomes dropped in Jail/Prison, but not a
single one with ID scrolls. I bought one from Andariel dropping ID
scrolls on the ground for compensation. Nice item finds: A rare ring
with +116 AR, 17% LR, 15% CR plus, last but not least, +3 light radius.
Biggin's Bonnet. Two RAL runes. A grand charm with +5 max dmg, +46 AR,
3-7 cold damage. Berserkers headgear twice and the axe once, always left
on the ground. My 3 row belt broke in late act 2. As it is a white one,
it doesn't really matter (you still can use the slots, just avoid to
remove it), but for some reason I could not find a replacement yet. Only
a plated belt dropped somewhere but 60 str is too much for now.
More to come.
---
Hannes
Ok, I'm infected by the Ironman (or -girl?) virus. Soon after the last
project had failed, I had to start the next one right away. A pure
Javazon this time, focusing on poison/plague javelin and lightning fury.
The basic rules this time: No shopping, no repairs, full clear, no
repeating of areas, complete all quests, minimal interaction with NPCs.
Just plain 'classic' Ironman.
Irongirl-III has reached act 4 normal already. Two sets of javelins with
self replenish (both rare, one found in Black Marsh, the other somewhere
in act 2) and a socketed breast plate filled with 3 TIRs (+6 to mana
after each kill) allow to kill everything with Plague Javelin (both
Poison and Plague are at slvl 10 right now). Just swap weapons when the
low quantity indicator appears. Big targets take quite some time to
kill, normal critters are done with just a single infection. Progress is
quite fast now and will speed up even more as the next 20 skill points
will boost PJ to the max (5k+ dmg over 10.6 seconds).
Unless someone convinces me that working on a strong Valkyrie makes more
sense. So far, the 1 point wonder Decoy covered the defensive part well
enough. I might even decide to skip the Valk and maybe boost Decoy a bit
instead (and even save the 3 points in Dodge/Evade/Avoid), mainly
because I have full control over the Decoy and don't have to fear that
the Valk attracts critters when I don't need them.
What else worth to mention? I failed to keep the rogue alive while
fighting Andariel. Three TP tomes dropped in Jail/Prison, but not a
single one with ID scrolls. I bought one from Andariel dropping ID
scrolls on the ground for compensation. Nice item finds: A rare ring
with +116 AR, 17% LR, 15% CR plus, last but not least, +3 light radius.
Biggin's Bonnet. Two RAL runes. A grand charm with +5 max dmg, +46 AR,
3-7 cold damage. Berserkers headgear twice and the axe once, always left
on the ground. My 3 row belt broke in late act 2. As it is a white one,
it doesn't really matter (you still can use the slots, just avoid to
remove it), but for some reason I could not find a replacement yet. Only
a plated belt dropped somewhere but 60 str is too much for now.
More to come.
---
Hannes
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