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I think it was poza@REMOVETHISHEREgol.com (Orchid) that wrote
something like...
>Ashen Shugar <deathsabyss@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>> I ran uber Tristram 3 times before the ladder reset, and 2 of those
>> times I got a Druid hellfire torch. I did get a Pally one which is a
>> bit better, except my Paladin didn't really need +skills.
>>
>> So now, my first uber Tristram run this ladder, I get a Barb Torch. I
>> haven't got a Barb!! Though seeing as I've got some IK Armor, I guess
>> this means I should make one huh? It's not too bad a torch either I
>> guess. +20 stat points, +16% res all.
>>
>> Speaking of res all though, I was rushing a mule through for its
>> forges (got a Dol and Io : ( ), and in NM in the arcanne sanctuary at
>> one of the dead ends I found a 15% res all grand charm. Then in hell
>> by the vipers alter I saw a large charm and thought I should id it
>> just in case it was a res all one, and it was! It was 7% res all and
>> +9 life. So now I've got 3 res all charms, 1 of each size, and 2 of
>> them with the max possible res all, and the other being only 1 under
>> max.
>>
>> But I still wanted a sorc torch. : (
>
>Hold onto all those torches. If I get a sorc one, I'll swap you for the
>paladin or barb one.
>
>How are you getting all the keys to do this, btw? I've hit Nilly about
>25 times and he still hasn't coughed up a key.
>
>Shari (Orchid)
Well, I ended up with a heap of Terror keys from running the countess
for runes. Now I think on it, I probably shouldn't have traded 4 of
them away for items. Oh well. I'm fairly sure I got 1 hate key while
rushing a mule through for it's forge, but I could still be mistaken.
Played a number of games with Demi over a couple of nights a while
back hitting up all 3 key keepers and it was during then that I got
the 3rd key from Nilly.
Actually, circumstantial evidence, and from the all the talk of game
seeds and your luck with mfing in them, you might want to try hitting
the key keepers when you find a good seed. One game Demi and I had
that had an amazingly good seed (in that lots of uniques were
dropping) also had a key drop from both the countess and the summoner.
Also, while I've never gotten sure fire confirmation, the more players
in the game the slightly better the chance of the keys dropping I
think. Certainly, the 2 times I went back to my now non-ladder sorc
to find keys for Orion and hit the countess in a full baal run game, I
got a Terror key from her. Even had time to join in on the baal run.
: )
And I'm not sure how many times I've hit up Nilly this ladder. Not as
often as I'd like though, that's for sure. My sorc is still lacking
in gear and levels. A gul to cube up a vex to make a HotO and an
Arachnids mesh would let me hit the 105% faster cast break point which
would go a long way to speeding up the runs. Not by teleporting
faster, but because it's true that the best defense is a strong (and
fast) offense. I would probably want to change the sanctuary shield
out for a storm shield too. That would give my build 45% damage
reduction, 105% faster cast breakpoint, and a heap of fire absorb from
the Rising Sun ammy and the Dwarf Star. With that you can just
teleport right onto the top of Nilly and blow him away with fireballs.
Generally his Corpse Explosions don't really hurt that much. Though I
do wonder if I was actually blocking them at times, not just reducing
the physical side of their damage and gaining life from the fire side.
Anyway, while she did die occasionally, it wasn't that often.
Anyways, with that build I was hitting Nilly and the countess both say
25 times a night. I usually had my 2nd computer in the game too. If
nothing else, it provided a char to either clear the ground to the
corpse, or hold the game while the sorc exited and returned.
But really, I've been playing on the new ladder for a bit over a month
now, so that is a bit of time for finding keys in. Especially
considering that in the 1 week between patch and reset I found the
keys to visit Tristram 3 times plus a few extra to donate to others
from agd.
At the moment I'm still probably spending more time doing forge rushes
and boss runs to build up gear for my characters. Once I get the sorc
settled in though and happy with my characters gear, I can well
imagine visiting tristram at least once a week for as long as I remain
interested in doing so. But first I need another Gul so I can make a
HotO, an Ist to go with my Ber and Um to make a CoH, and depending how
things go, I may decide to hold off on serious key running until I can
put together a CtA for the sorc to use.
But all this talk has gotten the blood racing, so I think I'll try and
see just how fast I can knock Nilly off with my current sorc.
Ashen Shugar
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