Acton's Nightmare, quite dissapointing.

So I found this map and decided to give it a go.

The first thing I will say is that the only good thing about that map was the music.

The map itself was not challenging in the least. Even when the skeletons become reanimated its still a cakewalk because once the loot drops you know to move on to the next area.

The 2 bosses werent even a challenge. Once I figured out that they would just revive each other over and over, which only took one revive for me to figure it out, the strategy was a no-brainer. Just take them both down to very low health then kill them in rapid succession.

The rewards of this map suck as well. I mean whats the point? The large chest still only dropped crap just the same as the rest of them.

Overall, besides the music, this map is just disappointing. Its completely lack luster.

I thought I was gonna be just completely swarmed like in the cowards trial map. This was not the case at all, it was just a cake walk.

This is my feedback for Acton's Nightmare.

As far as the 4 unique maps go, I put Acton's a close 2nd to Coward's Trial and really, only because of the music.

The music, as you say, is fucking awesome.
The map itself is real easy and as with all the unique maps, you will probably be disappointed with the loot.

Acton's' problem, is that it contains a large chest and that it states this on the map. Even though we know how crap large chests are, one does convince oneself that this one would be different. After all, the map text doesn't state 'contains several white monsters, pots and small chests', which in general are more rewarding.

This map would have been better without the chest.

Well... Kudos to you for appreciating the music. I do that map just for a chance to hear it. It makes me thing of one of those old timey cran music boxes but with bent fingers on the parts that go over the braille-esque dots.

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TheAnuhart wrote:

As far as the 4 unique maps go, I put Acton's a close 2nd to Coward's Trial and really, only because of the music.

The music, as you say, is fucking awesome.
The map itself is real easy and as with all the unique maps, you will probably be disappointed with the loot.

Acton's' problem, is that it contains a large chest and that it states this on the map. Even though we know how crap large chests are, one does convince oneself that this one would be different. After all, the map text doesn't state 'contains several white monsters, pots and small chests', which in general are more rewarding.

This map would have been better without the chest.

Actually, when I first got the map i looked it up on youtube to see if it was going to be some sort of a challenge.

I believe it was your video that I watched. Unless of course there is someone else out there with the name "theanuhart".

Power siphon EB build is what it was.

Is that you?

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thedestroyerofkids wrote:

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TheAnuhart wrote:

As far as the 4 unique maps go, I put Acton's a close 2nd to Coward's Trial and really, only because of the music.

The music, as you say, is fucking awesome.
The map itself is real easy and as with all the unique maps, you will probably be disappointed with the loot.

Acton's' problem, is that it contains a large chest and that it states this on the map. Even though we know how crap large chests are, one does convince oneself that this one would be different. After all, the map text doesn't state 'contains several white monsters, pots and small chests', which in general are more rewarding.

This map would have been better without the chest.

Actually, when I first got the map i looked it up on youtube to see if it was going to be some sort of a challenge.

I believe it was your video that I watched. Unless of course there is someone else out there with the name "theanuhart".

Power siphon EB build is what it was.

Is that you?

Hah, lol yes. On my old wander.

I recorded it just to put the music out there. :)

Bring a MF-er and bosses gonna drop literally 100 rares.
But ya easy map, but its skellies what can u expect ;)

Thats funny, I wasnt even reading the names of the posters or anything. Yours was just the one that seemed to be the clearest resolution.

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MyH4o wrote:

Bring a MF-er and bosses gonna drop literally 100 rares.
But ya easy map, but its skellies what can u expect ;)

Well, I was expecting at least a little more challenge than that.

Hell, even the cowards trial is more of a challenge than that map was. And its a lvl 66.

As for the reward, for a unique map, its just awful. I actually should have went in with my andvarius and IIQ gem as opposed to life leech gem and res ring. Maybe then I would have found something worthwhile.

This map is incredible crap.
The only good are Trial,cause it's fun, and Maelstrom,cause it's a bit hard an challenging (especially for melee).
Acton and Atziri suck bad.

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Yeah I like those 2 maps as well.

I especially like maelstrom of chaos for the loot pinatas. I didnt find that one challenging either and the rewards also werent too grand. The only notables that dropped for me so far in maelstrom is a pair of goldwyrms and a strakonjas.

Really, what I think makes trial and maelstrom fun is the loot pinata effect. They dont have to be amazing gears, i just want a bunch of loots to ID.

Did find this in actons though, pretty damn nice for the level required. 244 pure physical DPS.

If it had an IAS roll it might easily clear 300 dps.