Fastest Solo Lab Clear of the Day Gets a SPECIAL Unique Jewel

With only 3 available (per Difficulty) per day, provided it is good/in-demand, it could potentially be the next rarest thing after a Mirror (I remember hearing estimates that approximately 1 drops a week, so with these Jewels it'd be 21 per week. Just think, how many Exalts drop in a day what with THOUSANDS of players... But only 3 of these Jewels.)


:O


What's your guys' thoughts? Gettin' those speedrun builds/tactics ready? :P

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Sheriff_K wrote:

With only 3 available (per Difficulty) per day, provided it is good/in-demand, it could potentially be the next rarest thing after a Mirror (I remember hearing estimates that approximately 1 drops a week, so with these Jewels it'd be 21 per week. Just think, how many Exalts drop in a day what with THOUSANDS of players... But only 3 of these Jewels.)


:O


What's your guys' thoughts? Gettin' those speedrun builds/tactics ready? :P

The jewels may not be that great.

They should've rephrased this as the guy with the x10 mirrored GG gear + build who decides to do lab gets the special jewel of the day.

I'm excited to see what these jewels are.
But why is there a leader board for normal and cruel? Sounds weird. It would be nice if it would have a level cap, because otherwise it is only end game chars only, like the merciless one.

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Caliginosus wrote:

I'm excited to see what these jewels are.
But why is there a leader board for normal and cruel? Sounds weird. It would be nice if it would have a level cap, because otherwise it is only end game chars only, like the merciless one.

It's better for Normal/Cruel to have a leaderboard, that way all of the non-op/mirror-geared people have a shot at it! xD

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SIQI wrote:

They should've rephrased this as the guy with the x10 mirrored GG gear + build who decides to do lab gets the special jewel of the day.

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Chris wrote:

The solo player who completes the Labyrinth the fastest each day in each difficulty and each league

You don't have to compete with Standard Richie Rich if you don't want to.

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Sheriff_K wrote:

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Caliginosus wrote:

I'm excited to see what these jewels are.
But why is there a leader board for normal and cruel? Sounds weird. It would be nice if it would have a level cap, because otherwise it is only end game chars only, like the merciless one.

It's better for Normal/Cruel to have a leaderboard, that way all of the non-op/mirror-geared people have a shot at it! xD

Actually it's the league division that ensures that. Normal and Cruel will be 'op/mirror' gear people bait on Standard. There is, to my knowledge, no upper level limit for accessing the Labyrinth in any difficulty.

I imagine a level 100 mirror-geared character on Standard could shred the normal Labyrinth in minutes. Single digit.

Whatever will we do with the 10% reduced attack speed on whirling blades now?



I love this concept though. So far we have

-treasure keys
-treasure rooms
-leader-board
-labyrinth only unique's
-leader-board price

So things are looking "okaish" on the incentive part. However i still think there should be an ubber labyrinth with a leader-board. Even if only for braging rights and to seriously motivate people past lvl 90 with a goal.

Peace,

-Boem-

There should be, but where would it go? It can't go in Merciless Act 3, because the level 68 one is perfectly placed there.

A map? That's too random.

So yes, there SHOULD be an uber Labyrinth. Some level 90+ utter nightmare for the elite folk to really sink their teeth into.

And I bet GGG considered it. And I'm willing to bet they came up with the same roadblock as I have.

Where would it go? How would you access it? Would you just make the merciless act 3 one become uber if a character has finished it and ascended a third time? Well, that's unfair for people who just want to grind chests and enchantments in the level 68 version.

A separate option upon clicking the statue? Possible I guess, but clunky.

But absolutely and truly, yes. There should be a version of the Labyrinth that makes maps look like a stroll in the park.

You alread said it though.

A map.

Multiple reasons for this and ways of doing it though.

- if its seriously difficult, it will be placed on the market by many players. Power-players will buy it to challenge themselves.

Put a leaderboard for it and a reward like all others(perhaps per week, instead of day, IF the difficulty demands this)
The reward can be illusive like ubber-atziri unique's.(doesn't have to compete with regular labs reward wise)

- access can be traded, this is good since it will be content only a few players will attempt.

- make it normal labyrinth drop only, it would be like the "hope" drop equivalent in a labyrinth run. Which is a very good reason for running it.(on-top of the current incentives)

- ensure it is so ridiculously difficult, players cant chain labyrinth and then go ubber labyrinth.(this should be obvious)

However, what i assume the real problem is is that this map would be the only map in the game with a single portal and required to be completed solo.(to actually simulate the current labyrinth access style, which should be preserved)
I think that wouldn't really be an issue, but maybe GGG has other thoughts on this subject.

(fun addition : make one of the treasure chests at the end of "ubber izaro" contain maps, just for shits and giggles youtube vids of people going YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH $_$ )

Peace,

-Boem-

edit : to clarify, ubber atziri is targeted at perhaps 5% of an active ladder (and i think i am being generous) so the "random" part of a map is a non-issue if the drop-rate is reasonable and the content itself excludes a big portion of the player-base.

It's for the pinnacle of the player pyramid sort of speak. So even if only a few drop in a day, all will be funneled to these players who can attempt to complete it.

edit 2 : how about hiding it behind 4 treasure icon drops, like atziri frags :D only obtainable in the labyrinth itself, but with a non-stacked drop chance (as in none of them being more rare like "hope fragment" is) it would be another cash flow from top pyramid to bottom, like hope farming is.