How long can I use these sets?

[Watchman]

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On a whim I decided to make an Axe-man Barbarian, mainly for the Blood
weapons. After killing Bloodraven I gave in to the voices of the
darkness and twinked him with set items I've been muling. Currently
he's wearing full Berserkers and Hsarus along with Arctic mitts. When he
reach's lvl 12 he can put on the Angelic Halo and the ring and amulet
from Cthan's Traps (mainly for the fire damage).

So, how far can I go before I have to replace the Berserker's Hatchet?
And how long before I have to seriously upgrade for resistance's?

Watchman
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:03:52 +1030, Watchman
<stryder@SPAMPHOBICwhyalla.net.au> wrote:

>
>On a whim I decided to make an Axe-man Barbarian, mainly for the Blood
>weapons. After killing Bloodraven I gave in to the voices of the
>darkness and twinked him with set items I've been muling. Currently
>he's wearing full Berserkers and Hsarus along with Arctic mitts. When he
>reach's lvl 12 he can put on the Angelic Halo and the ring and amulet
>from Cthan's Traps (mainly for the fire damage).
>
>So, how far can I go before I have to replace the Berserker's Hatchet?
>And how long before I have to seriously upgrade for resistance's?
>
>Watchman


Replace it and the helm asap...the splint is the only "good" part of
that set ("good" being relative).

Resists *shouldn't* be a problem until nightmare, where the penalty
kicks in.

....

 

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"Watchman" <stryder@SPAMPHOBICwhyalla.net.au> wrote in message
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>
> On a whim I decided to make an Axe-man Barbarian, mainly for the Blood
> weapons. After killing Bloodraven I gave in to the voices of the
> darkness and twinked him with set items I've been muling. Currently
> he's wearing full Berserkers and Hsarus along with Arctic mitts. When he
> reach's lvl 12 he can put on the Angelic Halo and the ring and amulet
> from Cthan's Traps (mainly for the fire damage).
>
> So, how far can I go before I have to replace the Berserker's Hatchet?
> And how long before I have to seriously upgrade for resistance's?
>
> Watchman
> --
> 'Anyone who isn't confused doesn't really know what's going on'

LOL in 1.09 SC I would use those to level 30.... now I play all HC and would
say level 12 is about it.

angst aka poindexstar

 

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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:03:52 +1030, Watchman wrote:

>
> So, how far can I go before I have to replace the Berserker's Hatchet?
> And how long before I have to seriously upgrade for resistance's?
>

I completed normal on HCL with Berserker's last season, that was up until
level 45 before i switched to sigon's with which i completed nightmare.

But that was mainly because i was poor and didn't have other gear, but it
can be done

--
Sonni

 

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Watchman wrote:
> On a whim I decided to make an Axe-man Barbarian, mainly for the Blood
> weapons. After killing Bloodraven I gave in to the voices of the
> darkness and twinked him with set items I've been muling. Currently
> he's wearing full Berserkers and Hsarus along with Arctic mitts. When
> he reach's lvl 12 he can put on the Angelic Halo and the ring and
> amulet from Cthan's Traps (mainly for the fire damage).
>
> So, how far can I go before I have to replace the Berserker's Hatchet?
> And how long before I have to seriously upgrade for resistance's?
>
> Watchman


As others have said, your Berserkers isn't long for this world--IMO it's
almost not even worth the stash space to pick those pieces up. The low
level sets your barb *will* like are Sigons, Angelic, and Iratha's. Mixing
and matching pieces of those sets will carry your barb all the way through
normal, and you can still use your Sigon gloves, boots, and belt on into NM
a bit if you want.

Isenhart's works pretty well for your A3 merc, too, if you decide to pick
one up for the rest of normal.

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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 06:48:31 -0500, "chainbreaker" <noone@nowhere.com>
wrote:

>As others have said, your Berserkers isn't long for this world--IMO it's
>almost not even worth the stash space to pick those pieces up. The low
>level sets your barb *will* like are Sigons, Angelic, and Iratha's. Mixing
>and matching pieces of those sets will carry your barb all the way through
>normal, and you can still use your Sigon gloves, boots, and belt on into NM
>a bit if you want.
>
>Isenhart's works pretty well for your A3 merc, too, if you decide to pick
>one up for the rest of normal.
>
>--
>chainbreaker

The other one I've been able to use well into Normal is the Death's
Guard. *Highly* under-rated, IMNSHO.

ald
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ald wrote:
> The other one I've been able to use well into Normal is the Death's
> Guard. *Highly* under-rated, IMNSHO.
>
> ald
> reply via email to ald_007_1999 at yahoo dot com

Yes, but the sword's sort of a bitch to find, making it pretty hard to
complete compared to most of the others, too.

The str req is a bit high for the level too, even for barbs, especially
considering you don't get a str bonus from any of the items. I agree it's a
decent set, but usually by the time I found or could use it, I was already
set with something else as good as or better.
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:04:27 -0500, "chainbreaker" <noone@nowhere.com>
wrote:

>ald wrote:
>> The other one I've been able to use well into Normal is the Death's
>> Guard. *Highly* under-rated, IMNSHO.
>>
>> ald
>> reply via email to ald_007_1999 at yahoo dot com
>
>Yes, but the sword's sort of a bitch to find, making it pretty hard to
>complete compared to most of the others, too.

Really? I have the sword in the stash for one of the Bowazons
(Gemstone, I think), haven't found any *other* parts of the set yet.

>The str req is a bit high for the level too, even for barbs, especially
>considering you don't get a str bonus from any of the items. I agree it's a
>decent set, but usually by the time I found or could use it, I was already
>set with something else as good as or better.
>--
>chainbreaker

I *think* the character that I ended up using the full set with was an
AR Paladin, strength wasn't a problem with him, but then again I have
*no* idea what I'm doing with a Pally ;-)

ald
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ald wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:04:27 -0500, "chainbreaker" <noone@nowhere.com>
> wrote:
>
>> ald wrote:
>>> The other one I've been able to use well into Normal is the Death's
>>> Guard. *Highly* under-rated, IMNSHO.
>>>
>>> ald
>>> reply via email to ald_007_1999 at yahoo dot com
>>
>> Yes, but the sword's sort of a bitch to find, making it pretty hard
>> to complete compared to most of the others, too.
>
> Really? I have the sword in the stash for one of the Bowazons
> (Gemstone, I think), haven't found any *other* parts of the set yet.
>
>> The str req is a bit high for the level too, even for barbs,
>> especially considering you don't get a str bonus from any of the
>> items. I agree it's a decent set, but usually by the time I found
>> or could use it, I was already set with something else as good as or
>> better. --
>> chainbreaker
>
> I *think* the character that I ended up using the full set with was an
> AR Paladin, strength wasn't a problem with him, but then again I have
> *no* idea what I'm doing with a Pally ;-)
>
> ald
> reply via email to ald_007_1999 at yahoo dot com


I'm getting more and more foggy with my D2 memory, but as I recall, the
reason the sword is a bit flaky for its clevel requt is that the first place
it can drop is in the area of normal Mephisto, and it's not really what
you'd call a common drop even then.
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:31:34 -0500, "chainbreaker" <noone@nowhere.com>
wrote:

>I'm getting more and more foggy with my D2 memory, but as I recall, the
>reason the sword is a bit flaky for its clevel requt is that the first place
>it can drop is in the area of normal Mephisto, and it's not really what
>you'd call a common drop even then.
>--
>chainbreaker

No way, unless that's been changed in at *least* two mods. My Pally
found the entire set in the first act, which is where the Bowazon who
has it is.

ald
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ald wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:31:34 -0500, "chainbreaker" <noone@nowhere.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm getting more and more foggy with my D2 memory, but as I recall,
>> the reason the sword is a bit flaky for its clevel requt is that the
>> first place it can drop is in the area of normal Mephisto, and it's
>> not really what you'd call a common drop even then.
>> --
>> chainbreaker
>
> No way, unless that's been changed in at *least* two mods. My Pally
> found the entire set in the first act, which is where the Bowazon who
> has it is.
>
> ald
> reply via email to ald_007_1999 at yahoo dot com


Well, it's *something*, confound it!

Heh, like I said, my memory's getting a bit flaky--I haven't played to speak
of in three months or more.

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"chainbreaker" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> ald wrote:
> > The other one I've been able to use well into Normal is the Death's
> > Guard. *Highly* under-rated, IMNSHO.
> >
> > ald
> > reply via email to ald_007_1999 at yahoo dot com
>
> Yes, but the sword's sort of a bitch to find, making it pretty hard to
> complete compared to most of the others, too.

I guess we hunt in different areas, I get 5-6 swords for every sash or
glove. I have the set but am only using the sash and glove (on two different
chars), I never had the patience to use the entire death set on a char.

For some reason I haven't even been able to complete arctic (missing the
body armor) on the current ladder. Off ladder I have at least a half dozen
of them.

Repeating my twink set off ladder:
Arctic set
cow king boots
cathan helm and ring
angelic amulet and ring

That gets most chars thru normal.

 

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noneyabusiness wrote:
>
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:03:52 +1030, Watchman
> <stryder@SPAMPHOBICwhyalla.net.au> wrote:
>
> >
> >On a whim I decided to make an Axe-man Barbarian, mainly for the Blood
> >weapons. After killing Bloodraven I gave in to the voices of the
> >darkness and twinked him with set items I've been muling. Currently
> >he's wearing full Berserkers and Hsarus along with Arctic mitts. When he
> >reach's lvl 12 he can put on the Angelic Halo and the ring and amulet
> >from Cthan's Traps (mainly for the fire damage).
> >
> >So, how far can I go before I have to replace the Berserker's Hatchet?
> >And how long before I have to seriously upgrade for resistance's?
> >
> >Watchman
>
> Replace it and the helm asap...the splint is the only "good" part of
> that set ("good" being relative).

I kind of like the helm with it's 25 fire resist.
But the axe is a real disappointment. I'd have thought wearing the whole
set would have given it a significant damage boost. Hell, even Open
Wounds would have been nice!

Watchman
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ald wrote:
>
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 06:48:31 -0500, "chainbreaker" <noone@nowhere.com>
> wrote:
>
> >As others have said, your Berserkers isn't long for this world--IMO it's
> >almost not even worth the stash space to pick those pieces up. The low
> >level sets your barb *will* like are Sigons, Angelic, and Iratha's. Mixing
> >and matching pieces of those sets will carry your barb all the way through
> >normal, and you can still use your Sigon gloves, boots, and belt on into NM
> >a bit if you want.
> >
> >Isenhart's works pretty well for your A3 merc, too, if you decide to pick
> >one up for the rest of normal.
> >
> >--
> >chainbreaker
>
> The other one I've been able to use well into Normal is the Death's
> Guard. *Highly* under-rated, IMNSHO.
>

I don't know about Death's Guard. IIRC by the time you're strong enough
to use the sword, you're usually way past wearing a sash.

Watchman
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 12:40:09 +1030, Watchman
<stryder@SPAMPHOBICwhyalla.net.au> wrote:

>I don't know about Death's Guard. IIRC by the time you're strong enough
>to use the sword, you're usually way past wearing a sash.
>
>Watchman

Not I, or at least not always. My regular LoD Bowazon, just entering
Act 3/NM, *finally* found a halfway decent 4-row belt in her last
game. IIRC, it gives her better cold resist (resistances are
*definitely* her weak point) at the cost of Fire, so even though space
is at a premium, she's hanging on to the 3-row one in case she needs
it.

Admittedly, the Pally that was using it had a Sigon's belt in *his*
stash (in Ancestral Recall, so space was *not* at a premium), but
using the set he almost never had to use a potion, so the 2 rows
wasn't a problem. And again, I had probably been putting too much in
Strength too quickly, but I admit to knowing next to nothing about how
to play a Pally.

ald
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john graesser wrote:
>
> "chainbreaker" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:ct5g4r02n3p@news2.newsguy.com...
> > ald wrote:
> > > The other one I've been able to use well into Normal is the Death's
> > > Guard. *Highly* under-rated, IMNSHO.
> > >
> > > ald
> > > reply via email to ald_007_1999 at yahoo dot com
> >
> > Yes, but the sword's sort of a bitch to find, making it pretty hard to
> > complete compared to most of the others, too.
>
> I guess we hunt in different areas, I get 5-6 swords for every sash or
> glove. I have the set but am only using the sash and glove (on two different
> chars), I never had the patience to use the entire death set on a char.
>
> For some reason I haven't even been able to complete arctic (missing the
> body armor) on the current ladder.

Same here. Used to be the mitts that were so hard to find. Now it's the
body armour.

*sigh*

Maybe it should never have been said it was one of the best early light
armour around.

Watchman
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Watchman wrote:

> Same here. Used to be the mitts that were so hard to find. Now it's
> the
> body armour.
>
> *sigh*
>
> Maybe it should never have been said it was one of the best early
> light armour around.
>
> Watchman

Stuff like that always seemed to show up just after I'd given up finding it
and dumped the set pieces I *did* have, lol.

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