Hellforge Running

Sunday, 14 October 2007

Hellforge Running

This covers a new type of character build for the game. A kind of 'Disposable Hero', a build that is design for the specific purpose of getting the the Hell Hellforge as quickly as possible.

The idea is to exchange the characters skills and attributes for mods bonuses found on items. One of the biggest problems with this build is levelling up. Levelling up requires time, in this case time is our enemy.

The Goals
Primary - To get a new character through to hellforge in under 24 hrs.
Secondary - Work out where time is wasted the most and optimize.

Other Goals
Track all time based information.
Find out which build is best and with what items.
Build a queryable database on the issue.
Learn what fast really is.

Final Goal
Produce an Instructional Application that teaches people how to perform the feat.

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Exploitable Bugs

Frenzy Barbarian Facts

1.Attack speed is calculated by 3 main factors:
*The averaging of the base weapon speeds
*Only 1 on-weapon speed is used
*Off-weapon speed modifiers
2. Weapon range only counts for the primary weapon
3. Primary Weapons always swing first
4. The graphic for the primary weapon always appears in the barbarians right hand in-game view.
5. The Primary weapon is 'always' the weapon that is equipped first
6. Whenever you switch weapons the primary weapon gets reset. The new primary weapon is the weapon slot on the left hand side of the inventory page.
7. Try to keep any 'Chance to Casts' (ctc's) off weapon so both swings get the chance to activate it. Like crushing blow.
8. Deadly Strike and Critical Strike do not accumulate. If you have both then they will be calculated separately unless CS succeeds since CS is calculated first.
9. Crushing Blow is affected by any monster physical resistances. Since most enemies in hell have 50% damage reduction its a good idea to get something that reduces this. Although negative physical resistances will not increase CB past its base effectiveness.
10. Critical Strike is added at the very end of all damage calculations.
11. CB is not actually physical damage so Iron Maiden will not work against it.
12. In the case of the berserk skill, CS is applied prior to changing a % of damage to magic.
13. Double swing is a mana free skill at level 9, useful against mana burn monsters.
14. Berserk will save you against Iron Maiden, however you can't life leech with it.
15. If you plan on using lawbringers ctc decrepify then a holy freeze merc's slowing effect will stack to bring the monster speed down further.
16. Ghostly monsters have 80% physical resistance, stone skin mean +50% physical resistance.
17. Sanctuary aura ignores any posititve physical resistance or immunity of undead, this is applied after decrepify and amplify damage.
18. Only the provider of the santuary aura benefits from the negative physical resists to undead. I don't know why they call it an aura but that's how it works.
19. Sanctuary aura always reduces undead physical resistances to exactly 0% regardless.
20. Sanctuary does not ignore positive physical resistance or immunity of undead for CB.
21. The 'Plague Bearers' (zombies) in the Lost City (Act 2) have magic immunity making them immune to the pulse damage coming from the sanctuary aura.

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Sunday, 14 October 2007