Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction -> Druid run

2005-08-06 04:50:31 am

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US

Mkay so I decided to try myself out at beating under 2 hours (hehe or 2:10 MAX). Currently I just killed andy. I tried to stay with the sorc and so far I am a minute behind (w00t) but a level under ( :'() Here are my stats:
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level: 9 1/2
str: 22 [+1 gloves]
dex: 22 [+1 gloves, +1 boots]
vit: 38 (93 life)
nrg: 41 (78 mana)

fire res: 13
cold res: 8
light res: 12
pois res: 8
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good items so far:
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12% fhr gc
5% cold res sc
2 to spirit wolf hat (they help distract andy :P)
good resist shield
1 to mana after kill yellow ring
no armor :-/
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attack:
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Molten Boulder lvl 4
18-27 phys dmg
23-35 fire dmg
42-49 average fire dmg / second
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So I am lvl 9 1/2, act 2 beginning. I'm planing on doing sewers to lvl some more and kill rada. So question time...

- Will I get exp from sew at this lvl?
- Any other suggestions.

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slYnki

2005-08-06 05:05:47 am

XXY

More D2, holy jesus. Anyways, good luck with your run man!

AlakazaM

2005-08-06 06:10:38 am

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US

Just killed rada and got cube.
Right now I am 4 mins ahead of the sorc and a level behind. I got some good ring drops down there and the xp was wonderful. Now, the staff and ammy. *takes deep breath*

AlakazaM

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AlakazaM: 2005-08-06 07:45:26 am

2005-08-06 07:32:08 am

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US

Lastest update. Just fused the horadric staff.
Currently 9 minutes ahead of the sorc but 2 levels behind.

edit: mana isn't really an issue. Rest of points will probably go into vitality unless I put 5 in strengh for better armor but most likely no. The wolves really help distract. SO I'm getting ready for arcane and Duriel after that it's act three. I'm calling it a night (23:44 right now) and will watch the sorc and asin replays at arcane to get some ideas. My dmg is pretty high (~100) and mana like i said isn't needed. The only problem is run speed. I need 20% frw BADLY. Everything else is fine.

Mkt2015

2005-08-06 10:55:07 am

MGS for PS1 forever.

Wow...it looks like we won't stop until all 7 characters are used.

Lag.Com

2005-08-06 11:09:55 am

sda loyalist

Good!

There SHOULD be a run for each character. I'm glad to see the druid used, what people think is usually the slowest class. Nice times, too.

Siyko

2005-08-06 02:28:09 pm

I used to be athiest until I realized I was God.

Nice! Good luck on those boots! I didn't excpect the druid to have that kind of killing power. Good luck in the last 2 acts, those are gonna be the real test.

xeen

2005-08-06 02:55:56 pm

nice you're progressing really fast, looking forward to see it. Do you think you'll be faster than sorc in the end or will killing the bosses take longer than using sorc so that the time equals?

AlakazaM

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AlakazaM: 2005-08-06 05:15:28 pm

2005-08-06 04:48:27 pm

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US

Just got up...
Well those 9 minutes are a lot of time but I am still 2 levels behind. I might go into act 3 earlier (lvl 15) unless a miracle happens and I level. Like I said damage isn't really an issue, spee is. Well off I go, I'll keep updated.

edit: arcane slowed me down. I hate the stairs, the ball can't roll. Whole 3 minutes spent there...

AlakazaM

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AlakazaM: 2005-08-06 05:54:06 pm

2005-08-06 05:53:45 pm

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US

Forget it. I die too fast. 86 defence... And the guy kills me on 1 hit. I leveled to 17 before I duel him so I have more hp... 2 hits.... and that freeze is just horrible. I'll just try with necro, it was my first choise anyway.

ProtoMonkey

2005-08-06 09:17:55 pm

This is Duriel you're talking about, or the summoner?

Being a few levels behind isn't so much of a problem, you will likely kill more stuff in areas where the sorc would just have teleported through. It's a shame you didn't carry on with this, it sounds as though you were doing really well.

My money is on the Barb for being slowest Smiley

marshmallow

2005-08-06 09:25:46 pm

Jack of all Trades

Yes, a Druid run is very doable, I did one myself before I started the sin. It was the first character Gorash used, too.

AlakazaM

2005-08-06 09:27:38 pm

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US

I keep changing my mind lol. I'm doing an asin run. just got to act to at 22 min.

AlakazaM

2005-08-07 01:05:58 am

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US

You know the feeling when a set/unique drops and you are so happy and then you set a record time for that segment only to find out FRAPS wasn't on... Angry

:-/ :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/

AlakazaM

2005-08-07 02:16:55 am

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US

heading for andy. Still lvl 8. If I do as last time I will end up act 2 lvl 9... but this time I will level longer in act 2 before facing duriel.

good so far:
10% mf ring (damn that last segment i had a green hat)
10% fcr ammy

AlakazaM

2005-08-07 05:03:33 am

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US

Blah. I'll never finish this before Monday. And I am 80% sure I will get 2:30 so no point. Farewell Diablo 2 LoD speedruns. Time for new ladder season.

Siyko

2005-08-07 07:34:59 am

I used to be athiest until I realized I was God.

dun dun dun Sad

sad to see you drop out.

Pweisger

2005-08-07 05:56:36 pm

PwNzRd!

Druid would actually be one of my main choices for speedrunning. That, and I can't wait to see someone come out with a barbarian run.

tenfoLd

2005-08-08 03:41:15 pm

when does ladder reset kinda off topic but i was just wondering

Emuraperif

2005-08-08 04:41:59 pm

Today. Gogogo

marshmallow

2005-08-08 07:00:30 pm

Jack of all Trades

The new uber bosses and stuff SORTA makes me want to try it again. But it seems you need insane hacked/botted gear to beat them, so...hmm.

jimsfriend

2005-08-08 08:10:40 pm

Like A Fox

I haven't watched the d2 speed runs and don't plant to, but I really like the idea of them being done. I was just wondering (hope this hasn't been discussed before) if you could get a high level sorceress with a good teleport that is in nightmare already to find a good map in normal. Save the map file onto a floppy or something and then explore the map in key areas (such as arcane) to make sure you get a good one before you even start. AlakazaM complained that the stairs got in the way of his molten boulder, so the sorc could explore the map and if arcane summoner isn't at the side with the flat strait part (so boulders could kill everything in one shot without hitting any walls) then the sorc could go to nightmare and then back to normal and the maps would all reset (get new maps randomly assigned) and start the process over again until you find a map with favorable conditions for most of the areas that are required to go through. Act three would be a very important part of this process, finding a good map of act three could make all the difference in the world.

I haven't watched the d2 speed runs and don't plant to, but I really like the idea of them being done.  I was just wondering (hope this hasn't been discussed before) if you could get a high level sorceress with a good teleport that is in nightmare already to find a good map in normal.  Save the map file onto a floppy or something and then explore the map in key areas (such as arcane) to make sure you get a good one before you even start.  AlakazaM complained that the stairs got in the way of his molten boulder, so the sorc could explore the map and if arcane summoner isn't at the side with the flat strait part (so boulders could kill everything in one shot without hitting any walls) then the sorc could go to nightmare and then back to normal and the maps would all reset (get new maps randomly assigned) and start the process over again until you find a map with favorable conditions for most of the areas that are required to go through.  Act three would be a very important part of this process, finding a good map of act three could make all the difference in the world.

Siyko

2005-08-08 08:23:26 pm

I used to be athiest until I realized I was God.

maps only reset on bnet, or while making a new character.

Umbra

2005-08-09 01:46:45 am

Hmm. I was actually thinking about doing a paladin run. I would have to put up Zeal, Charge, and Might. Zeal to kill enemies, Might to add damage, and Charge (only put up once) to run quicker.

jimsfriend

2005-08-09 03:31:40 am

Like A Fox

Maps also reset in single player when you change difficulty levels. If you have a character that enters nightmare, all their maps for normal difficulty are reset and they have to be explored again (the map changes just like changing to a new game online), so one character could use this process to find a good map and then save the map file to be used by the character that will do the speed run.