Post by moe on Oct 5, 2019 16:32:43 GMT
SO - Here is my new project: Building and testing open race builds for the Lower Forty.
Why? Why not? lol So many of the builds are "Upper Forty" Builds - properly designed for LL and Paragon Survival. BUT, some of these builds are actually "reincarnation builds". As an example, a Dexxer that doesn't get Weapon Finesse until the upper 20's. How is he supposed to survive until lvl 20? hahaha
AND, so many of the builds utilize a feats that do nothing in the lower 40, "...allows you to access some skill or feat in Legendary Levels". That's fine for a reinc, but I am looking for builds that fully utilize their feats/skills in the Lower Forty. Almost ANY toon can be reincarnated into an Upper Forty build once you reach lvl 40.
AND, most of the builds utilize subraces that new players just don't have access to yet. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE my Kolyarut Weaponmaster, my Shard Bards and Chanters, etc. BUT what if you weren't born "Uber"? What if you are just some random (open subrace) Bugbear? I say that, because I am currently leveling a version of The Shaolin Thugbear Pure Monk Build. Bugbears are ugly as crap and so freaking uncoordinated and slow! BUT, having only ever played a Monk once before (somewhere else) it has been an eye opening experience. I may take a look at redoing the build without the Bugbear (and his improved stats) just to NOT be that freaking ugly! hahaha
So, if you start seeing posts going up in the Open Subrace Builds that look an awful lot like existing Upper Forty Builds, that's what's happening. NOT trying to steal anyone's work - just testing and updating. You know you gotta wonder about a build that was posted over 10 years ago. Builds don't always get updated when HG changes.
And if you have gotten this far... If you have any info on the Lower Forty that you would like to share, PLEASE feel free to tell me. It is my goal to be the "Lower Forty Expert". I want to know where loot spawns, lowbie gear mostly. For instance, I am out of Rings of the Ready +5 atm. I have 2s, 3s, 4s, 9s - but no 5s. I cant seem to find where they tend to fall. I'd love to now where I got my Swifting Helmet. Stuff like that. On some runs I've been hitting every loot spot, just to see what kind of stuff spawns where. And that "foreworks thing" that sometimes goes off when you click on loot. I know it means "something special", but is there any logic behind it? Some of that "special loot" isn't all that special.
I know none of that can go into this thread, but I invite you to talk to me in game, private message me, whatever. Anything I can learn about the Lower Forty is all good.
Why? Why not? lol So many of the builds are "Upper Forty" Builds - properly designed for LL and Paragon Survival. BUT, some of these builds are actually "reincarnation builds". As an example, a Dexxer that doesn't get Weapon Finesse until the upper 20's. How is he supposed to survive until lvl 20? hahaha
AND, so many of the builds utilize a feats that do nothing in the lower 40, "...allows you to access some skill or feat in Legendary Levels". That's fine for a reinc, but I am looking for builds that fully utilize their feats/skills in the Lower Forty. Almost ANY toon can be reincarnated into an Upper Forty build once you reach lvl 40.
AND, most of the builds utilize subraces that new players just don't have access to yet. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE my Kolyarut Weaponmaster, my Shard Bards and Chanters, etc. BUT what if you weren't born "Uber"? What if you are just some random (open subrace) Bugbear? I say that, because I am currently leveling a version of The Shaolin Thugbear Pure Monk Build. Bugbears are ugly as crap and so freaking uncoordinated and slow! BUT, having only ever played a Monk once before (somewhere else) it has been an eye opening experience. I may take a look at redoing the build without the Bugbear (and his improved stats) just to NOT be that freaking ugly! hahaha
So, if you start seeing posts going up in the Open Subrace Builds that look an awful lot like existing Upper Forty Builds, that's what's happening. NOT trying to steal anyone's work - just testing and updating. You know you gotta wonder about a build that was posted over 10 years ago. Builds don't always get updated when HG changes.
And if you have gotten this far... If you have any info on the Lower Forty that you would like to share, PLEASE feel free to tell me. It is my goal to be the "Lower Forty Expert". I want to know where loot spawns, lowbie gear mostly. For instance, I am out of Rings of the Ready +5 atm. I have 2s, 3s, 4s, 9s - but no 5s. I cant seem to find where they tend to fall. I'd love to now where I got my Swifting Helmet. Stuff like that. On some runs I've been hitting every loot spot, just to see what kind of stuff spawns where. And that "foreworks thing" that sometimes goes off when you click on loot. I know it means "something special", but is there any logic behind it? Some of that "special loot" isn't all that special.
I know none of that can go into this thread, but I invite you to talk to me in game, private message me, whatever. Anything I can learn about the Lower Forty is all good.