09-02-2003, 06:07 PM
When I look for items I use my best character and do normal hell runs because it is quick and easy and the items don't get any better with higher difficulty. When I get to level 13, if there are Blood Knights there I clear the level. On 14 I clear the level. When I get to level 15 I always clear the level. Same with 16. My reasoning is this: I've never gotten a good drop from Laz and Co. My good stuff has always come from normal monsters. So I clear them all out. Soul Burners, Advocates, and Blood Knights are all level 30 monsters and can drop the best items in the game. Chances of dropping a unique by them I believe is like 1% when the math is worked out. With unique monsters the chance of dropping a unique item is something like 15%. Much more regular monsters than uniques, so much more chances for items.
Also the dungeon drops from chests, barrels, and dead bodies is 2*dlvl. So level 14 can drop up to level 28 items and level 15 can drop level 30 items (no chests, barrels, etc on 16). Albeit this occurs rather rarely and you mostly get gold and potions, but I've had magical items sprout from a decapitated body before.
So people who do just Laz runs tend to shortchange themselves with the items they can get.
Selby
Also the dungeon drops from chests, barrels, and dead bodies is 2*dlvl. So level 14 can drop up to level 28 items and level 15 can drop level 30 items (no chests, barrels, etc on 16). Albeit this occurs rather rarely and you mostly get gold and potions, but I've had magical items sprout from a decapitated body before.
So people who do just Laz runs tend to shortchange themselves with the items they can get.
Selby