Curse

Patsrule711 · Jun 02, 2008, 10:07 PM // 22:07

wow 4 ectos in about 30 min.=)

I was knocked down to 13 health by the charged darkness. I ran for my life lol.

Elite Bushido · Jun 03, 2008, 01:38 AM // 01:38

one run i got 7 ecto, then 8, then i got 5 and a sapphire

with this build i made a vabby set in one day.....

thedragonpunisher · Jun 03, 2008, 09:19 AM // 09:19

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Originally Posted by kvndoom

It works. You have to get close enough that by the time your 3 seconds are up, you are well past the traps. And path yourself that you do not bump into anything or otherwise stop moving. Even turning too much can slow you down enough to spring a trap. On occasion a trap will hit its 90 second duration and auto-spring while you're running over it, but that's just random bad luck.

How whould you run past these?

Jhadur · Jun 03, 2008, 09:38 AM // 09:38

It may not look it but you should be able to Dash through the middle of them, I've done it on similar spawns.
Looking at it you may be able to make it round the right hand side too.

Sjeng · Jun 03, 2008, 09:40 AM // 09:40

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Originally Posted by kvndoom

It works. You have to get close enough that by the time your 3 seconds are up, you are well past the traps. And path yourself that you do not bump into anything or otherwise stop moving. Even turning too much can slow you down enough to spring a trap. On occasion a trap will hit its 90 second duration and auto-spring while you're running over it, but that's just random bad luck.

Does this also work with Flame Djinn's Haste? I prefer a longer lasting running skill (that also does damage to boot).
And how do you see where the traps are anyway???

Lest121 · Jun 03, 2008, 09:44 AM // 09:44

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Originally Posted by thedragonpunisher

How whould you run past these?

Had the same spawn on Friday and said F it if i die oh well, but to my surprise u can actually run in the Middle, it has to be exactly middle because on that run i came back to kill Aatxe for ectos.

thedragonpunisher · Jun 03, 2008, 10:02 AM // 10:02

Well i tried the middle... but i could not get through them and got blocked so i died. I guess its just a bad spawn that you can sometimes get.

eximiis · Jun 03, 2008, 01:40 PM // 13:40

Spawn like happens all the time. When it happens i just go clear all Aatxe i can find and resign. i try to get the max of my 1k entry fee.

As for Dashing through it, i've tryed it many time and each time i got stuck and died

Con_Artist · Jun 03, 2008, 02:03 PM // 14:03

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Originally Posted by thedragonpunisher

How whould you run past these?

Depending on what build you're using, you can try killing one of them for an opening. It's tricky when the behemoths use healing spring to heal themselves, but you can simply wand them to interrupt it. Learn the timing of their healing spring so you know when to interrupt. Just beware of whirling defense + healing spring.

Now if you used that pic as an example, you can kill the leftmost behemoth by interrupting its healing spring and the healing spring of the behemoth adjacent to it (middle one). You can ignore the rightmost behemoth since its healing spring shouldn't reach & affect the leftmost behemoth.

I normally run the MoR Lava Font variant of SF, so I just cast MoR and wand one of them to a fiery death. The A/Me variant might be able to kill these mons, but maintenance is going to be annoying with Nature's Renewal and a 4 second A.echo cast time.

Xx Devour Xx · Jun 03, 2008, 03:39 PM // 15:39

Maybe not one of the best runs ecto-wise but maybe my most colourful run. Got 6 Ecto, 6 Golds, 2 Scrolls, 3 Grapes, not bad for 27 minutes of work in NM

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Mortis · Jun 03, 2008, 04:02 PM // 16:02

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Originally Posted by thedragonpunisher

How whould you run past these?

Speed boost run to one, pull back quickly. That lets you trigger traps without taking damage/getting conditions on ya. Do this with both, then walk through with np.

A Leprechaun · Jun 03, 2008, 04:19 PM // 16:19

Thanks everyone (some people contacted me ingame) I managed a couple runs (5 ectos in my first run ^^).

~A Leprechaun~

*edit* I have been running this build:
[glyph of swiftness][deadly paradox][shadow form][fire attunement][Gole][mark of rodgort][lava font][dash]

I am happy with it and it has been working fine, is there much difference between this one and the Inferno/Pheonix build?

nekopowa · Jun 03, 2008, 04:42 PM // 16:42

Here's a plains run video for one of the builds - the MoR one, for all of you who are still having problems figuring out the route. Hope it helps a bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWXXExd3VPA&fmt=18

It's just the way i do it, i don't know is it the most efficient way

Larcen · Jun 03, 2008, 04:55 PM // 16:55

I usually use Dark Escape instead of Dash, fastest I think for me was 23min. Course I'm not in a speed contest thus take my time really.

Sjeng · Jun 03, 2008, 05:09 PM // 17:09

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Originally Posted by Larcen

I usually use Dark Escape instead of Dash, fastest I think for me was 23min. Course I'm not in a speed contest thus take my time really.

Yes, that's what I've been wondering all along: why use Dash???
Dark escape lasts much longer, and even better: Flame Djinn's Haste also deals damage. So why not use these? Are they not good for running over the traps?

Tyla · Jun 03, 2008, 05:10 PM // 17:10

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Originally Posted by nekopowa

Here's a plains run video for one of the builds - the MoR one, for all of you who are still having problems figuring out the route. Hope it helps a bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWXXExd3VPA&fmt=18

It's just the way i do it, i don't know is it the most efficient way

I usually go left instead of straight forward -- I find it safer, as sometimes when I get bodyblocked depending on the spawn, I can't get past the group where the Charging Blackness guys go back and forth because the traps kill me. Rubberbanding is bad.

Larcen · Jun 03, 2008, 05:40 PM // 17:40

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Originally Posted by Sjeng

Yes, that's what I've been wondering all along: why use Dash???
Dark escape lasts much longer, and even better: Flame Djinn's Haste also deals damage. So why not use these? Are they not good for running over the traps?

Assuming you're at full health (which you should be) and you hit a trap while under Dark Escape, it'll hurt but won't kill you. Get off the trapped area and regen.

kicks66 · Jun 03, 2008, 05:52 PM // 17:52

The original reason for [skill]Dash[/skill] was it was the best way to deal with traps. Since then ive realised with experience [skill]Flame Djinns Haste[/skill] is far better, you can get over most traps with it, it provides a speed boost and does some more damage.

A great tip ive been using recently is to do the plains themselves with low health, around 10-50 health, using a vamp to keep it low between aggroes. Its meant I can now get regularly a 19-20 min run, im sure 16-17 is quite possible.

sLiceR · Jun 03, 2008, 06:18 PM // 18:18

can someone post some screens of what groupd they aggro together in the chaos planes? I heard it's possible to aggro 4 dreamriders at the start but I can't do that

A Leprechaun · Jun 03, 2008, 06:41 PM // 18:41

Oh, another thing. There always seems to be a group (usually 2 or 3) of charged blacknesses camped at the gates onto the chaos plains, is this normal, its a pain in the ass but managable. Is it worth killing the graspings/aatxe before you start to go up the mountains? I have been.

~A Leprechaun~