Curse

Ecto-Runner · Apr 26, 2008, 07:51 PM // 19:51

lost about 40k...but now 3-6ekto/run, very nice

calynda danyciar · Apr 26, 2008, 08:05 PM // 20:05

Great build! took me a while to get used to it, i still die frequently at the grasping darkness, but cupcakes can make it easier.

but i was wondering, is there a way to get from the Chaos planes to the Ice Wastes? So that you could continue with the smites after you cleared Chaos planes?

thanks

Scarn · Apr 26, 2008, 08:13 PM // 20:13

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Originally Posted by calynda danyciar

but i was wondering, is there a way to get from the Chaos planes to the Ice Wastes? So that you could continue with the smites after you cleared Chaos planes?

thanks

Not that I know of. If anyone finds one, please do post.

Resident · Apr 27, 2008, 07:37 AM // 07:37

Well, clear the smites first then go to the chaos planes. Plain and simple.

doragon · Apr 27, 2008, 08:23 AM // 08:23

Should i use prismatic insignas or blessed?

Scarn · Apr 27, 2008, 09:22 AM // 09:22

I use Blessed, merely because of their application in other farms.

Resident · Apr 27, 2008, 10:05 AM // 10:05

For this build I suggest the prismatic cause you ALWAYS meet the req. (9 earth and 9 fire)

Hey_homies · Apr 27, 2008, 10:24 PM // 22:24

sweet i'll try this

doragon · Apr 28, 2008, 06:32 PM // 18:32

First question: Do you guys first check mares in chamber? (agroing aaxteets and running away)
Second question: when you glear all grasp an you start your run towards ice wastes, how do get trough the grasp/mare + 2 aaxteet groups? Shoul i use glypht of swiftness and just run straight trough aaxteet, but not agro grasp/mare group?
Third question: on the run to chaos plain where and when does the charged blackness group come? At the last gate to chaosplains?

Mr.Kotte · Apr 28, 2008, 07:34 PM // 19:34

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Originally Posted by doragon

First question: Do you guys first check mares in chamber? (agroing aaxteets and running away)
Second question: when you glear all grasp an you start your run towards ice wastes, how do get trough the grasp/mare + 2 aaxteet groups? Shoul i use glypht of swiftness and just run straight trough aaxteet, but not agro grasp/mare group?
Third question: on the run to chaos plain where and when does the charged blackness group come? At the last gate to chaosplains?

1. No
2. Try to avoid them, if you need to aggro one group, aggro the one with aatxes.
3. They are right behind the first set of Obsidian Behemoths.

Bug John · Apr 29, 2008, 08:17 AM // 08:17

GoC is only there to deal with graspings, I guess ?

maybe you could go with heroes to clear graspings more easily (and aatxes maybe) and leave them in the first room after...

this way you could take one more skill in your bar to make it easier (I am unstoppable to counter charged shocks, or more fire nukes)

a big thank you to the OP, I must try this

doragon · Apr 30, 2008, 07:52 AM // 07:52

Works nice when you get hang on it

Still one question: what do you do to the mares that spawn when you are running at the mountains? Stop and kill them and set enchantments upp?

Bug John · Apr 30, 2008, 08:29 AM // 08:29

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Originally Posted by doragon

Works nice when you get hang on it

Still one question: what do you do to the mares that spawn when you are running at the mountains? Stop and kill them and set enchantments upp?

when a nightmare spawns on the way, I kill it with FDH (10s reload

) and try to run to a safe place if behemots start targeting me, if FDH is reloading, I just ignore it

tried this once last night, but no ectos for me, got disconnected after killing the second BDR

doragon · Apr 30, 2008, 08:50 AM // 08:50

but don't you use stoneflesh aura? And ain't it pretty hard to run without speed boost and sa?

Bug John · Apr 30, 2008, 11:50 AM // 11:50

I cast SA only when I'm in a safe spot, with NR, casting SA when targetted by more than one Behemot leads to a very painfull death

with FDH, you can dodge Behemots

if you're holding a shield and a melee weapon, Behemots will rarely attack you anyway

Crescent Sky · Apr 30, 2008, 01:13 PM // 13:13

very nice indeed, i see no point in doing smite run at all with this. Whether I'd do a smiterun with my ele, w/rt or w/me build, I'd get 0-2 ectos max outa the smites. I loaded donut tzar's build and a cupcake and ran to chaos planes with ease, popped the spawn map posted in the OP, and in 44 minutes, had 5 ectos. When i finished, (i cleared the chaos planes, and started bone pits but for some reason the threshers over a cliff were doing long range dmg to me and were hitting me for 34 dmg under stoneflesh ><) I had 9 ectos! Didn't look at time after i finished, so lets asumme somewhere close to the 1.5 hour mark (since i didn't finish the bone pits). Plus ~2.5k gold, dust and merch golds= lots more profit then smite run .

So one run netted me 44.8k+dust+merch food. My first run with this build ^_^. As a side note, anyone havin trouble with grasps like i did? First group was mowed down fine, but the next 2 groups both brought me close to death. And i was udner the effects of a cup cake, so if i hadn't brought one, I'd be toast

Ecto-Runner · Apr 30, 2008, 03:41 PM // 15:41

i never get ektos at the bone pits...
i always take damage by "whirlwind" at the spawning pools...
but always about 2 ektos now... bad :/

doragon · Apr 30, 2008, 03:45 PM // 15:45

that's kinda lame... i have been farming smites aswell, haven't done it to chaosplains yet xD Just need some more training

Grasp die quite easyli, you just need to agro them to the right place. Last run i used 15 min on grasps lol^-^ while to the running middle i allways run too far or not far enough... but still i survive by running behing the ghost :P

Washi · May 01, 2008, 09:59 AM // 09:59

First things first: Thank you for a great build, my warrior can retire now lol.

I did some minor changes to make it easier for me.
I use cupcake for running cause you dont have to stop to cast and you can take inferno to do more damage. And it only costs 125g for one so...

Grasps are easy, even with the nerfed [skill]Glyph of concentration[/skill] you just have to cast [skill]bed of coals[/skill] on the first knockdown and [skill]inferno[/skill] on the second kd. But what I do is take 3 necro heroes, one curses and 2 resto (slightly modified sabs) and kill them that way.
It's not really faster but it lets me take [skill]Glyph of lesser energy[/skill] instead of [skill]Glyph of concentration[/skill] which means I have no energy issues in chaos plains so I do the run significantly faster.

doragon · May 01, 2008, 10:49 AM // 10:49

grasp interrups are no problem with GoC, you don't even need to cast BoC on knockdown. Cast FDH at the third knockdow and grasping won't even scatter.