... Snail Time ...

98% exp to lvl93. Decided to run a rare arid map with "players have vulnerability" as the only packsize mod, what could go wrong? Went in, didn't notice the mods, started smacking a rare enemy with corrupting blood. Usually have to get about 10 stacks or so before the bleed gets dangerous. In comes flying an entire pack of blue vultures with corrupted bloodline. Earthquake explodes, I end up with about 20 stacks of corrupting blood while cursed with vulnerability.

RIP

That's a bummer, LS. I almost RIP'd again last night due to corrupting blood which usually isn't a problem as I just keep spamming my never ending life flask which ran out last night and I had to run...but as I found out earlier, this was due to a flub up with my flasks...corrupting blood is nasty stuff. :(

You'll get to 93 soon enough...keep it at! I got so mad last night after almost 3 weeks of no RIPs that I hit my keyboard and wanted to punch a wall...grr...love this game but sometimes...yeah...we all know. ;)

Just hit 93 woohoo. I probably play extremely recklessly compared to the rest of you cos I'm running a hyper defensive build with 5.4k hp, 600ES, max block/spellblock. Alch my maps, trans/auging and opening all strongboxes, don't look at enemy mods and just right click everything. That'll probably start changing though, lvl93-94 is gonna be so much more exp than 92-93

Congrats on 93!

Very cool build...I've done a few max block builds and always wanted to do one with the Aegis...Varunastra with all the weapon type stacking is really interesting too. Max spellblock without a SoL or Rainbowstrides/Rathpith is pretty sweet with the Gladiator class. :)

You'll definitely want to tone down the crazy once you hit the mid 90s...look at my last few posts for inspiration...no more chests for me...the few maps I've found are not worth it. When I see rares (esp Orange) I always look at mods...Volatile Blood is a nasty one and I pay close attention to magic groups for those exploding little turds some leave behind. One of my guildies always croaks to them when we run maps (when I'm MFing and not grinding) and he always says "hey, what killed me?" and I have to point out the orbs to him...and explain when you see them drop...GTFO of there!!! :D

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Congrats on 93!

Very cool build...I've done a few max block builds and always wanted to do one with the Aegis...Varunastra with all the weapon type stacking is really interesting too. Max spellblock without a SoL or Rainbowstrides/Rathpith is pretty sweet with the Gladiator class. :)

You'll definitely want to tone down the crazy once you hit the mid 90s...look at my last few posts for inspiration...no more chests for me...the few maps I've found are not worth it. When I see rares (esp Orange) I always look at mods...Volatile Blood is a nasty one and I pay close attention to magic groups for those exploding little turds some leave behind. One of my guildies always croaks to them when we run maps (when I'm MFing and not grinding) and he always says "hey, what killed me?" and I have to point out the orbs to him...and explain when you see them drop...GTFO of there!!! :D

Thanks. I actually don't have any issues at all with violatile blood enemies. 76/80/75 resists with 6k EHP and nearly 10k armor makes T12+ violatile bloods hit for at most 1/3 of my hp bar. I can tank 3 or 4 bearers without dying too, though I always whirling blade out of them just in case. Standing in a pile of corpses is never a good idea anyway lol.

Gratitous violence + 8% bleed passive means that I have a 33% chance to cause bleed, and bleeding enemies explode, so that destroys corpses and lets me have a much easier time vs det dead. Anvil gives 40 life on block, and I have a 20/20q LGOH linked to vengeance + riposte + reckoning, plus aegis restores ES on block, so short of getting critted twice in a row by a boss it's nearly impossible for me to die.

Downside is that my dps is absolutely crap lol. 24k. In a way it's good, I can run reflect maps without issue, can even run double reflect maps without my hp dropping below half, since my damage is so low that I can't accidentally kill myself.

Most of my deaths are sadly to corrupting blood. Gotta hate that mechanic.

Think we're both inspired by the same build, LightningStars, GeGuRi's aegis-varunastra-anvil quaker, righ? Doing a crit static strike version of it.

Just hit 94 yesterday myself, which was my initial goal. Now looking towards 97 with more dps in mind after I couldn't make Voll go down in an enfeebled, desecrated ground (Does he regen on every patch of desecrated ground? Sure felt like it.)

As habit, I pay close attention to volatile blood, especially in extra damage, vulnerability map mods. In the past I had trouble with such mobs, but the bleed from gratuitous violence plus liberal use of the ancestral totem means I can safely finish it from distance.

It's always something...lol...with my Pathfinder CB is mostly a joke...but since her power comes from flask use if I run out at the wrong time I'm in trouble. I do get a ton of physical reduction from Fortify, Rumi's and a Basalt flask...plus 47% increased effect of flasks really provides some beefy defense.

I've recently changed my two COC spells from Ice/Fire to Ice/Ice and added Blas+Temp chains a few weeks ago. Over the last week, I also added a manual cast Frostbite curse for more freezing. About 90% of the enemies I kill explode so there are very few carcasses to be resurrected or blown up...which is my the Springs boss is a joke for me...whereas some of my other builds had a lot more trouble. Plus the chilled/frozen enemies move even more slowly, which is nice. Paralyze, kill, shatter and keep moving. :)

That's cool that VB isn't a worry for you...I can usually eat one due to physical damage reduction from my Basalt flask...but I've had a few deaths when the map mods were bad...so they still scare me. ;)

58%...found a lot of good maps tonight. Had a very, very close call when a tormented spirit merged with a rare monster on a Plateau map...he had a Stormblood attack I wasn't expecting and even with all my flasks up (like almost 40% physical mitigation) I must had taken over 4000 damage, just a slice left but my crazy flask mods refilled it instantly...but still...too close...must not facetank merged foes again.

I ran by so many tasty, pretty strongboxes...wahhh...wanted to open so bad! NOT FAIR...but don't want to do die...so NO TOUCHY TOUCH. :D

Night...

Ok. So started 96.


It's ok I'm 13% in, but finding it a bit wearisome.
Same maps.
Same mods.
Too angst to run Zara and I need to get her to 8 and she's 6 atm.
Just going slow though chateaus plats. Wondering what 97 is going to be like.
Do the odd springs to liven up, but am a bit fatqiued with lvling and wish I had an alt to do
Zara - I have a reaver at 90 who could prob get her up to 8 but it's a pain to re-equip a whole char from scratch.

I need to bear in mind to always keep an alt on hand.

Really need a MF dude to give me a break from levelling, but trucking on.

96 13%

Quix - gratz on 94!
Lightning gratz on 93!

Glad peeps are posting.

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Been trying to stay top 25 in this two week race and work towards 100. Somehow my rank hasn't changed at all during work today which is amazing. Currently at lvl 91.7. Hoping to get an Atziri's disfavor axe tonight to use instead of Marohi's and work toward 94-95 this weekend. A lot of coffee and hopefully no deaths will be involved :)

I don't even know if I'd ever use this Demigod's but the competition has been fun!