02-25-2004, 04:22 AM
Well, the obvious place to begin thinking here is act 2. So, without testing, I have a few questions and a few suggestions for how to squeak through the deserts as quickly as possible.
Passing a completed act 2 staff to new characters is a relatively simple task. If having the staff (and not completing the related quests) is the requirement for entering the canyon, that's one problem solved.
Second problem, knowing which tomb. This can also be easily solved by the use of a "durimuel." Create a character who has completed act 2 up and including quest 5. Place the staff into the orifice but DO NOT kill duriel for or with this character.
If this character makes a new game, he will know the correct symbol and the tomb will be open. So, if my earlier conjecture about requiring the staff, NOT completing the quests, is true, you could create the game with a durimuel, enter with the rusher, whittle Duriel down to a sliver, enter the game with your rushee and finish him off. Obviously this requires some manner of finishing skill, but it could be done. With a fast rusher, act 2 can be completed very easily and very quickly.
Hope I solved the act 2 dilema, anyways.
gekko
Passing a completed act 2 staff to new characters is a relatively simple task. If having the staff (and not completing the related quests) is the requirement for entering the canyon, that's one problem solved.
Second problem, knowing which tomb. This can also be easily solved by the use of a "durimuel." Create a character who has completed act 2 up and including quest 5. Place the staff into the orifice but DO NOT kill duriel for or with this character.
If this character makes a new game, he will know the correct symbol and the tomb will be open. So, if my earlier conjecture about requiring the staff, NOT completing the quests, is true, you could create the game with a durimuel, enter with the rusher, whittle Duriel down to a sliver, enter the game with your rushee and finish him off. Obviously this requires some manner of finishing skill, but it could be done. With a fast rusher, act 2 can be completed very easily and very quickly.
Hope I solved the act 2 dilema, anyways.
gekko
"Life is sacred and you are not its steward. You have stewardship over it but you don't own it. You're making a choice to go through this, it's not just happening to you. You're inviting it, and in some ways delighting in it. It's not accidental or coincidental. You're choosing it. You have to realize you've made choices."
-Michael Ventura, "Letters@3AM"
-Michael Ventura, "Letters@3AM"