07-06-2004, 07:20 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-06-2004, 08:42 AM by CelticHound.)
Since you mentioned it, here's how much leverage you can get using a Dury Mule.
Assumptions (perhaps obvious):
- The gate quests don't change for 1.11.
- One character was left behind as a Dury Mule, the first time through.
- Four player games. (numbers for n-player games in parentheses)
- All rushees must be in Act II to get credit for quests.
- An unlimited number of chars have been rushed past Andy and can be subbed in as needed. I really mean unlimited! Just look at the numbers below.
- All rushees are helpless first level characters, so one game slot is taken up by the rusher for making all kills.
And now the algorithm:
1. Make game with rusher and three (n - 1) rushees.
2. Rusher goes to lost city and clears to Viper Altar.
3. One rushee comes down to altar room.
4. Rusher leaves game, another rushee joins and parties.
5. Hit altar, all four (n) rushees talk to Atma (or someone) to complete quest 3.
6. All rushees but one leave, rusher returns, two (n - 2) new rushees join.
7. Now have a game with rusher, one rushee who has completed Q3, and two (n-2) who are new to Act II.
8. Go to Arcane Sanctuary, and get the Q3 rushee credit for the Summoner. (TP rushee in just before killing summoner to get credit.) All rushees talk to townsfolk to finish quest. Verify by giving them a TP to get the Canyon WP. Now have three (n - 1) rushees who have completed quest 5.
9. There are three (n - 1) more rushees who have completed quest 3. Repeat steps 7 & 8 three more times (n - 1) in new games.
10. You should now have twelve ( n * (n-1) ) characters who have completed quest five and can get credit for Duriel.
11. Make a game with Dury mule (so the chamber is open), join with one of the Quest 5 characters, and two (n - 2) characters new to Act II. Check which tomb, then rusher replaces Dury Mule.
12. Kill Duriel with Q5 character in chamber.
13. Rusher leaves game, another new rushee joins and parties.
14. Talk to Tyrael.
15. Four rushees (n) go to Act III.
16. Repeat steps 11 - 15 eleven more times ( (n * (n-1)) - 1).
17. Cycle is done and forty eight ( n * n * (n - 1)) rushees are in Act III.
Required activity:
- Maggot Lair: zero (only need it the first time through when making Dury Mule).
- Claw vipers: once (yes, once!)
- Summoner: four times (n)
- Duriel: twelve times ( n * (n-1) )
And one complete cycle through 8-player games would yield 448 chars in Act III (all off a single visit to the Claw Viper Temple).
-- CH
(edit: p.s. and no rushees have to do any extended map walking.)
Assumptions (perhaps obvious):
- The gate quests don't change for 1.11.
- One character was left behind as a Dury Mule, the first time through.
- Four player games. (numbers for n-player games in parentheses)
- All rushees must be in Act II to get credit for quests.
- An unlimited number of chars have been rushed past Andy and can be subbed in as needed. I really mean unlimited! Just look at the numbers below.
- All rushees are helpless first level characters, so one game slot is taken up by the rusher for making all kills.
And now the algorithm:
1. Make game with rusher and three (n - 1) rushees.
2. Rusher goes to lost city and clears to Viper Altar.
3. One rushee comes down to altar room.
4. Rusher leaves game, another rushee joins and parties.
5. Hit altar, all four (n) rushees talk to Atma (or someone) to complete quest 3.
6. All rushees but one leave, rusher returns, two (n - 2) new rushees join.
7. Now have a game with rusher, one rushee who has completed Q3, and two (n-2) who are new to Act II.
8. Go to Arcane Sanctuary, and get the Q3 rushee credit for the Summoner. (TP rushee in just before killing summoner to get credit.) All rushees talk to townsfolk to finish quest. Verify by giving them a TP to get the Canyon WP. Now have three (n - 1) rushees who have completed quest 5.
9. There are three (n - 1) more rushees who have completed quest 3. Repeat steps 7 & 8 three more times (n - 1) in new games.
10. You should now have twelve ( n * (n-1) ) characters who have completed quest five and can get credit for Duriel.
11. Make a game with Dury mule (so the chamber is open), join with one of the Quest 5 characters, and two (n - 2) characters new to Act II. Check which tomb, then rusher replaces Dury Mule.
12. Kill Duriel with Q5 character in chamber.
13. Rusher leaves game, another new rushee joins and parties.
14. Talk to Tyrael.
15. Four rushees (n) go to Act III.
16. Repeat steps 11 - 15 eleven more times ( (n * (n-1)) - 1).
17. Cycle is done and forty eight ( n * n * (n - 1)) rushees are in Act III.
Required activity:
- Maggot Lair: zero (only need it the first time through when making Dury Mule).
- Claw vipers: once (yes, once!)
- Summoner: four times (n)
- Duriel: twelve times ( n * (n-1) )
And one complete cycle through 8-player games would yield 448 chars in Act III (all off a single visit to the Claw Viper Temple).
-- CH
(edit: p.s. and no rushees have to do any extended map walking.)