06-27-2004, 06:41 AM
Howdy.
My desktop pc ist kaput at the moment, so I'm writing this hello from my laptop. Turns out the laptop doesn't much like my Diablo disk, so after imaging it to my hdd, and addressing an odd sound issue, I'm patched and running amok.
I found (rather, the installer found) some old characters from a few years ago; among them a 37th level naked mage named dotBailey. I noticed that his Chain Lightning slvl was 11, which seemed a bit high on a cursory glance. My concern was confirmed in a NM/Hell game last night, when several gaps appeared in my attempt to take out some Lava Maws.
I decided that tonight I would use the Enchanted Shrine 'feature' re: CL. I started a Normal game and practiced my Teleporting skills seeking ESs on dlvls 1-8. Within a few levels I was seeking a better search algorithm than 'ok go over here now,' but I digress. I found a shrine on dlvl 2 or 3 of that first game, and opened my Spell Book to watch my CL slvl drop to 10. 12?! Crud. Still, it could've been worse than Tele'ing away with a slvl 13 Holy Bolt.
It wasn't until the Cats of the second game that I came across another, and soon the red-faced mage was sportin' a slvl 13 CL. Two more 'clears' of 1-8 and dotBailey, who would've been pleased as punch with slvl 7 or 8, had managed to max out his Chain Lightning. Now, four games was probably not enough to be considered a true shrine run, but still! Maybe if I turn the laptop over and play upside down the electrons will flow correctly and give me a freaking break....
Query: would it've been more productive to quit Diablo each game, rather than just make a new game? I know that the randomness increases with each dlvl entered, but I take that in the context of -within the same game.
I'm not giving up, though, heck no. But for the time being, I'll be dotBailey the Wallflower.
Cheers.
dotPlaid
My desktop pc ist kaput at the moment, so I'm writing this hello from my laptop. Turns out the laptop doesn't much like my Diablo disk, so after imaging it to my hdd, and addressing an odd sound issue, I'm patched and running amok.
I found (rather, the installer found) some old characters from a few years ago; among them a 37th level naked mage named dotBailey. I noticed that his Chain Lightning slvl was 11, which seemed a bit high on a cursory glance. My concern was confirmed in a NM/Hell game last night, when several gaps appeared in my attempt to take out some Lava Maws.
I decided that tonight I would use the Enchanted Shrine 'feature' re: CL. I started a Normal game and practiced my Teleporting skills seeking ESs on dlvls 1-8. Within a few levels I was seeking a better search algorithm than 'ok go over here now,' but I digress. I found a shrine on dlvl 2 or 3 of that first game, and opened my Spell Book to watch my CL slvl drop to 10. 12?! Crud. Still, it could've been worse than Tele'ing away with a slvl 13 Holy Bolt.
It wasn't until the Cats of the second game that I came across another, and soon the red-faced mage was sportin' a slvl 13 CL. Two more 'clears' of 1-8 and dotBailey, who would've been pleased as punch with slvl 7 or 8, had managed to max out his Chain Lightning. Now, four games was probably not enough to be considered a true shrine run, but still! Maybe if I turn the laptop over and play upside down the electrons will flow correctly and give me a freaking break....
Query: would it've been more productive to quit Diablo each game, rather than just make a new game? I know that the randomness increases with each dlvl entered, but I take that in the context of -within the same game.
I'm not giving up, though, heck no. But for the time being, I'll be dotBailey the Wallflower.
Cheers.
dotPlaid