10-06-2003, 04:06 AM
adeyke,Oct 5 2003, 06:11 PM Wrote:to kill the worst jewel-dropper 8 times to get the same number of jewels as the best jewel-dropper.Well, no. 8x is significant, especially in item runs. Which would you invest in, 1 day for a decent drop chance or 8 days? Item runs are inherently long term and _anything_ that cuts them down by more than a factor of 2 is interesting. On the other hand, finding a crowd 8x in size that can be killed in the same elasped time is interesting too. As a practical matter, I would agree than Andy is probably not the way, and good ole NM Act5 Foothills and Highlands are the places to work (be sure to open all chests).
I was asking for the purposes of creating Suicide Armor using the Rainbow Facets. A vita barb named DyingToGetToHell as a tongue in cheek uber build guide. I wonder at what level and monster the experience loss from dying equals the experience gained from killing....hmm, wait a minute. A Gold Find barb that horks will regain the 50k for a barb merc easily.