> Thanks for the gear last night.
> Besides, it's been a good week of D2. I cashed in my organ sets today for 5
> ists and made a COH for my javazon and another 3k+ Fort for my mercs. 4
> Forts so far and not one with less than 28 res :)
The good week continues - a Lo rune from Nihlathak !!!!
>> Thanks for the gear last night.
>
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> Besides, it's been a good week of D2. I cashed in my organ sets today
> for 5 ists
Wow! Good deal. I may forget about mule rushing and just trade organ sets.
Do you (or anyone else) know if this was just a one-off great deal or is it
typical?
Ok, just noticed you said "sets", plural. Mind telling me what the deal was
and the approximate 'value' of organ sets? That's curbed my enthusiasm a bit
as my skellimancer is a bit slow at killing Nilly.
Which Realm?
> and made a COH for my javazon and another 3k+ Fort for my
> mercs. 4 Forts so far and not one with less than 28 res :)
>
> Now to find some nice eth weapons to make some botd. I may try and
> hunt down a nice bow and make a Faith. I've never really played a
> bowzon - successfully.
Mmmm Faith. I've always wanted one of those. Built in a non-amazon-only bow,
then I would get me a rogue merc for my skelly dude. That'd help heaps with
the buggered (sorry, bugged) snakes around Nilly, not having a merc who
rushes in...
Cheers,

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Robert - 21 Dec 2005 00:12 GMT
> > Besides, it's been a good week of D2. I cashed in my organ sets today
> > for 5 ists
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> Which Realm?
US East - sc ladder ... I traded each organ set for an ist. That seems to be
the going rate right now i.e. 3xkey sets = 1 organ set = ist and 2xIst =
hr where hr = Vex-Zod
There are some variations - some sellers want a little more than 2xIst for
Hr, but I never have to wait for long, typically <10 minutes to get my
price.
> Mmmm Faith. I've always wanted one of those. Built in a non-amazon-only bow,
> then I would get me a rogue merc for my skelly dude. That'd help heaps with
> the buggered (sorry, bugged) snakes around Nilly, not having a merc who
> rushes in...
Didn't even think of using Faith on a Rogue merc - you've intrigued me. And
that bow could be used on a ranger pally as well ..... or a Chanter ! .....
hmmm, very interesting.
-Robert
~misfit~ - 21 Dec 2005 05:30 GMT
>>> Besides, it's been a good week of D2. I cashed in my organ sets
>>> today for 5 ists
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> 2xIst for Hr, but I never have to wait for long, typically <10
> minutes to get my price.
Ok, thanks for the info on the relative value of organ sets. HRs seem about
the same on USW SCL, 2 - 2.333 Ists for a HR. (Although how you're going to
get 0.333 of an Ist... maybe include an Um I guess)
>> Mmm Faith. I've always wanted one of those. Built in a
>> non-amazon-only bow, then I would get me a rogue merc for my skelly
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> me. And that bow could be used on a ranger pally as well ..... or a
> Chanter ! ..... hmmm, very interesting.
Heh! Glad I got you thinking. I've always wanted fanaticism aura for my
skellymancers army. Imagine the mayhem 13 skellies, 7 mages and 19 revives
with fanaticism could wreak!

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Rod - 21 Dec 2005 15:43 GMT
<snip> trade value stuff
>> Didn't even think of using Faith on a Rogue merc - you've intrigued
>> me. And that bow could be used on a ranger pally as well ..... or a
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> my skellymancers army. Imagine the mayhem 13 skellies, 7 mages and 19
> revives with fanaticism could wreak!
I've always wondered the same thing. I keep thinking that maybe BEAST
on a weapon the necro carries would work well. I've heard arguements
that losing the +skills from a good wand may hurt the revive/skelly
damage too mcuh though.
So what's the dream gear for a necro (meat grinder). I'm thinking:
Might Merc: Bramble for Thorns
Infinity for -- well some serious synergies for everyone.
Andariels visage/ Tals Mask, or something with leach
Nec: Enigma -- Teleport....mmmm!
Beast -- Fanatacism
Lots of +skill gear...
What am I missing?
Rod
~misfit~ - 21 Dec 2005 22:33 GMT
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> What am I missing?
That would be awesome if you could still get RS and SM up into the 30's
without any +skills in the weapon slot. I don't know that you'd have enough
room in your inventory for skillers as you'd also probably need resists
charms, neither Beast nor Enigma having inate resists. I don't even a
perfect Torch and a perfect Anni would do it. I suppose it depends on your
other gear. You could, for instance, use a Kira's but then you're losing a
potential +2 skills there.
I'd like to try the Faith thing. I might see if I can trade off-ladder and
try it out.......

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