Let's continue on from where we left off last time. Pick your character, which ever you'd like to play. Something close to level 15 would be best.
The time isn't set in stone, so feel free to suggest we do it earlier since it's Saturday and we don't have work to deal with.
I'd... Read All
Let's continue on from where we left off last time. Pick your character, which ever you'd like to play. Something close to level 15 would be best.
The time isn't set in stone, so feel free to suggest we do it earlier since it's Saturday and we don't have work to deal with.
I'd like to recommend we play on Monster Power 1 if you are all in agreement. I've included the chart with how that scales, and as you can see it doesn't increase the difficulty that much but greatly increases the experience gain and the chance we'll find something good. With the strength in numbers buff you get from playing in a group, we'll outlevel the monsters pretty quickly anyway!
Travis Admin Post Author
wrote on 06/05/2013 at 12:53pm
It's weird. You have to go into your settings to allow yourself the ability to change it. If you had no reason to go to your settings, and you haven't read about Monster Power, you'd never know it was there.
Let's do the opposite of the last event. Five classes to choose from, four slots, everyone picks a class. To keep it interesting, lets shoot for a class you haven't played before if possible.
A few ground rules:
No two people playing the same class
This isn't a naked run, so... Read All
Let's do the opposite of the last event. Five classes to choose from, four slots, everyone picks a class. To keep it interesting, lets shoot for a class you haven't played before if possible.
A few ground rules:
No two people playing the same class
This isn't a naked run, so equip whatever you want, and if you have some gear you've picked up from other characters that can help along the way, feel free to use it.
Stick to the group as much as possible. I just found out today that there's a limited radius where the experience for kills counts for all players. http://i.imgur.com/bQfvz.jpg
We can either do act 1 again, or we can get our characters leveled up beforehand to the end of Act 1 and take on Act 2 this time. That way someone can use the barbarian from the last event.
Also while I'm here-- please share your ideas for future D3 events. These are fun! I would love to do a Hardcore Demon Hunter run. Basically "lets see how far we can get before everyone dies."
Also, if these times don't work, let me know. I made this late because of the time zone differences, but since it's a Saturday we could go midday.
I've never done demon hunter or witch doctor, mostly because those both seem crazy complicated and death-y. My Monk is 60+9, my wizard is 44, and barb is...whatever it is after our last run. So I guess I'm a demon hunter, since Trav is doing witch doctor...?
Witch Doctors are fun. Haven't played as a Demon Hunter. And you don't HAVE to go pets with a WD. Well when you get enough skills to effectively choose.
After playing today with you guys for a few minutes I totally dug Travis Barb character. It was so decked out. Plus with your Wizard, it was like no contest for hellions.
Travis Admin Post Author
wrote on 05/30/2013 at 02:12pm
Barb opens up a lot when you get whirlwind. It's so fun, if a bit overpowered. Some people call it spin-to-win. :)
It had been forever since I played my wizard, I'd completely forgotten how much fun it is (and how very smite-y)! My problem with the ranged characters in D3 is that my entire strategy is to run into the middle of a group of monsters and start punching. Great for Monk and Barbarian, less healthy for ranged characters. Tomorrow night may just end in my repeated death.
I'm game! Trav and I were just talking about it, I think we're going to try to get me a witch doctor through Act I tomorrow--that's the only class I haven't played yet.
Vaguely related: We decided to speed-run the whole game after we finished inferno this afternoon and there are achievements for clearing each act in under 1 hour. Running level 60 monks through on normal difficulty is more fun than you might think! :)
Travis Admin Post Author
wrote on 06/02/2013 at 05:36am
It's a whole new way of playing the game. Trying to dodge enemies is a whole different feel than fighting them. But just blasting through an act in like 40 minutes or less is fun.
It's also amusing when they attack you and just explode. I don't know why, I don't even have thorns damage. They just explode. The Butcher even.
Single, strong Barbarian, seeking other Barbarians to wreak havok through Act I of Diablo III. Objective: Bring the Butcher to his demon knees.
Single, strong Barbarian, seeking other Barbarians to wreak havok through Act I of Diablo III. Objective: Bring the Butcher to his demon knees.
The only one I haven't played is WD. Four WD's could be fun. ZOMBIE DOGS EVERYWHERE.
But Jon, Rogue? Did you get early access to an expansion I don't have? :) Or were you suggesting a Diablo 1 night? That could also be quite interesting if there's a way to pull the networking off these days.
Since you can't click on that, you can right-click it and choose to view it in a new tab to see the chart.
Increased monster power sounds good to me. How do you set that?
MP1 sounds cool. Didn't even know you could do such things. Probably would know that, if I actually played the game more ;).
Travis is magic.
It's weird. You have to go into your settings to allow yourself the ability to change it. If you had no reason to go to your settings, and you haven't read about Monster Power, you'd never know it was there.
This time works for me, let me know when its locked in and ill add it to my calendar.
7pm is the time. I think ill go ... BARB! Or Monk? I think Barb.
So much better with sound! Thanks guys/gal, it was fun :)
(would be more fun with all the voices though!)
Fun as always. Same time next week? Or do you want to try to get in a little earlier?
Earlier works for me, especially on Saturday.
Ill hit you both up offline to discuss Saturday.
Its a secret to everybody.