EphemeralEverAfter – Self found “no regrets” death poll for the 1 month hardcore league

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johnKeys wrote:

good luck man.

but... why choose a build/play-style that's so weak early on?
I actually think your chances of a RIP are much higher in Normal/Cruel, compared to Merciless and Maps if you manage to reach those.

Thanks for wishing good luck, EEA will probably need it. :)

Fire trap speeds up the early leveling process quite a bit, compared to how it would go with just summons.

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... Damage accrues so slowly in normal/cruel due to tiny pack sizes, so if you have a logout macro, you're safe even from leap slam chain-stunners and the like. It doesn't matter how weak you are, as long as the gameplay isn't so slow/boring that you give up.

I don't disagree with your statement. I just don't use macros.

I agree that pacing is key to enjoying the game.

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BackwoodsS wrote:

Ive played summoner straight from lvl 1. It is not that bad :). I did carry around a 2h with no passive support for some extra dps until around lvl 35.

This has also been my experience. And, leveling up a summoner from scratch goes faster and faster, as experience accumulates.

Still, I'll freely admit that no racer will ever hear the footsteps of a character of mine close behind any of their characters. :)

Level 45-ish piled in Sewers =)

GL GL GL

My guess is RIP at level around 50, no idea in which area, but it will be due to instance server glitching out, followed by a lag spike and a disconnect. "Always online" FTW!

EEA is now level 28 and in the Sarn Encampment.

All quests in Acts 1 and Act 2 normal are done. No quests in Act 3 normal have been started yet.


Life: 608
Energy shield: 268
Mana: 311
Armour: 73 (10%)
Evasion: 359 (34%)
Resists: 72/0/73/0 (fire/cold/lite/chaos)

Passives:

did you have a Sapphire Ring back in Act 1?
because taking on "new and improved" Merveil with 0 Cold Resistance, seems tricky even in Normal.

also, leveling up with Fire Trap is a really good decision. wp.
do you have enough minions at this point? you'll need them for act 3.

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johnKeys wrote:

did you have a Sapphire Ring back in Act 1?
because taking on "new and improved" Merveil with 0 Cold Resistance, seems tricky even in Normal.

also, leveling up with Fire Trap is a really good decision. wp.
do you have enough minions at this point? you'll need them for act 3.

I bought two sapphire rings from Nessa before fighting normal Merveil.

I've had enough minions for where I've been in the game. I'll definitely want more and stronger minions later.

I really only need minions to pin mobs long enough to feed them traps and raging skulls. Then I can re-summon as needed and move forward.

EEA is now level 33 and at the library waypoint. In act 3 she's done the Tolman quest, the "3 busts" quest, Undying blockage, and Gravicus. So far the quests have all been straightforward to finish up.

Luck with gear has been unremarkable, overall. But, EEA was lucky enough to find a staunching flask, thus avoiding the need to spend some alts getting one ready for Living blood magic spawns and for normal Dominus. Also, she found Faster attacks in a gemcutter's box, which for now is supporting raise zombie. +15% quality Enfeeble was also found in a rare gemcutter's box and, because of a shortage of blue sockets, it is currently leveling up on weapon switch.

I took raise spectre and fire penetration as the first two quest rewards in act 3. Fire penetration will hopefully help fire trap stay relevant longer and raise spectre is a core skill gem for later.


Life: 653
Energy shield: 404
Mana: 362
Armour: 37 (4%)
Evasion: 331 (28%)
Resists: 72/22/66/0 (fire/cold/lite/chaos)

Passives:


Fixture of fate is up next, followed by Swig of hope, then Piety.

EphemeralEverAfter finished up normal difficulty this evening at level 36. She is now in Lioneye's Keep in Cruel difficulty, having just taken Discipline as her quest reward for defeating Hillock.

Most fights were straightforward. Two exceptions were a Living Blood boss that spawned near a doorway in Scepter of God, which needed careful handling, and Trinian Intellectus Prime, as the Trinian was taken over by a Tormented Spirit and he kept using Vaal cold snap while I tried to whittle down his numerous adds.


Basic Information


Passives


Gear worn for the normal difficulty Dominus fight



Next up, I'll run normal docks for a while to try to get a good Vaal gem and to get one of the several masters currently at level 2 up to level 3, to get a hideout started.

I love how you write down everything in detail, and "enjoy the journey". Kudos for your OP! ;)
Hope you keep enjoying it, and die at Brutus, so it can end in an epic way! (truth: business is business :-D).

Level 70ish, lvl 66-68 maps to voidspawn beyond boss spawn.