11-01-2013, 03:21 PM
I was able to hammer out some levels last night, and get a large portion of my tree swapped over. I'm still messing it with, to come up with a final version, but I'm pretty sold on the forray into the Ranger / Shadow Area, so I'm working on getting over there (plus, the Dex from heading that way is a major boon right now)
I blew through A1 Cruel, a lot easier than I thought that I would. It was surprising. No Deaths, no painful shrine combinations (I really REALLY think they need to institute a min distance between shrines), and I'm into A2 Cruel. Zone Level is starting to catch back up to my level, so that will be something I'm keeping an eye on, as I didn't stop to farm anything. Fetid Pool was hilarious with ST. I just backed myself against a wall to keep everything in front of me, and chugged Mana Pots as I mowed down the Boss, and anything he ressed.
I'm honestly thinking that I might try and hit 62 before I head into Dominus on Cruel. I've heard some people saying that the step up in difficulty from Normal to Cruel on the fight is steep, and I figure all the levels, and gear I can get will come in handy.
I have noticed that the buffed drop quantity on bosses seems to be on all difficulties. I was unaware. i thought it was just Merc. Dominus littered the entire floor like a burst pinata on normal, and then merveil exploded in similar fashion on Cruel.
Neither dropped anything good, but they were helpful nonetheless.
I blew through A1 Cruel, a lot easier than I thought that I would. It was surprising. No Deaths, no painful shrine combinations (I really REALLY think they need to institute a min distance between shrines), and I'm into A2 Cruel. Zone Level is starting to catch back up to my level, so that will be something I'm keeping an eye on, as I didn't stop to farm anything. Fetid Pool was hilarious with ST. I just backed myself against a wall to keep everything in front of me, and chugged Mana Pots as I mowed down the Boss, and anything he ressed.
I'm honestly thinking that I might try and hit 62 before I head into Dominus on Cruel. I've heard some people saying that the step up in difficulty from Normal to Cruel on the fight is steep, and I figure all the levels, and gear I can get will come in handy.
I have noticed that the buffed drop quantity on bosses seems to be on all difficulties. I was unaware. i thought it was just Merc. Dominus littered the entire floor like a burst pinata on normal, and then merveil exploded in similar fashion on Cruel.
Neither dropped anything good, but they were helpful nonetheless.
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