TOPIC: WYC : Friday grind at 1:30 pm group

Beertram wrote: Will we be doing normal, hardcore, or nightmare?

I don't think we've decided that yet. I'm personally fine with whatever we decide to do.

I would vote for Hardcore, but okay with getting ganked in NM.

I would vote for hardcore also.

Cool!

thanks for all the replies guys!

I'm sensing that the class preferences should work for everyone concerned, as long as we use both fighters and wizards.

I'd be up for making the party card ahead of time. How should we go about filling that out? Can we attach word documents via this forum, or should we just trade e-mails or something?

I just saw Balthazar's earlier post where they just listed their items. I can do the same for my people's 4 spots tomorrow. (I'll go ahead and put character names for them too haha)

I myself would vote for Nightmare (the true hardcore), but my panzy friends would probably rather do the regular hardcore, I'll double check with them.

(after all a true grind is meant to test our abilities right?)

Hi All! This is my current LVL 5 Ranger build for grind. I'm trying to work up the courage to buy some tokens at WYC, it will not change things much from what is below but I'm open to suggestions on what might be more advantageous from what I have currently since I don't usually grind much.

Melee Mainhand: +3 Viper Strike Fang
Melee Offhand: +3 Viper Strike Fang
Ranged Mainhand: +2 Keen Slayer Bow
Ranged Offhand: Archer's Buckler
Head: Crown of Might
Eyes: Sniper Spectacles
Ear 1: Earcuff of the Wind (or maybe Vitality)
Ear 2: Earcuff of Orbits
Neck: Medallion of Greyhawk
Back 1: Greater Cloak of Destiny
Shirt: Viper Strike Shirt
Torso: Mithral Chainmail
Wrists: Bracers of Supreme Archery
Hands: Mithral Gauntlets
Finger 1: Supreme Ring of Elemental Command
Finger 2: Ring of Protection +4
Waist: Girdle of Frost Giant Strength
Feet: Boots of the Marauder
Ioun Stone 1: Ioun Stone Onyx Cube
Ioun Stone 2: Ioun Stone Quicksilver Cube
Ioun Stone 3: Ioun Stone Onyx Sphere
Ioun Stone 4: Ioun Stone Quicksilver Sphere
Ioun Stone 5: Ioun Stone Iridescent Spindle
Ioun Stone 6: Ioun Stone Amethyst Ovoid
Ioun Stone 7: Ioun Stone Sapphire Prism
Special 1: Rod of Seven Parts (Complete)
Special 2: Pouch of Tulz
Special 3: Quiver of Anointment
Special 4: Druegar's Death Die
Special 5: Horn of Blasting
Special 6: Minotaur Horn of Alert
Special 7: Alchemist's Pouch
Special 8: Sea Dragon Scroll Tube
Special 9: Lamp of the Efreeti
Special10: Lamp of the Marid
Charm 1: Charm of Synergy
Charm 2: Draco-Lich Claw Charm
Charm 3: Wil's Dragonheart
Figurine 1: Figurine of Power: Owl

Set Bonus 1: Viper Strike 3-Piece
Set Bonus 2: Elemental Eldritch 2-Piece + Level
Group Bonus 1: Charm of Synergy

With my schedule leading up to WYC I may not be able to do my build until the last minute but I will have my stats and a list ready in order to fill it in quickly on the party card.

This is based on what I have or am expecting to have by time we run:

Melee Mainhand: +2 Scepter of Might
Melee Offhand: Orb of Might
Ranged Mainhand: Mighty Sling
Throw: Orb of Venom
Head: Hat of Intellect
Eyes: Lenses of the Navigator
Ear 1: Earcuff of Vitality
Ear 2: Earcuff of Muting
Neck: Necklace of Natural Armor
Back: Cloak of Alarm
Shirt: Viper Strike Shirt
Torso: Spiderweb Robe
Wrists: Bracers of Ricochet
Hands: Gloves of Repulsion
Finger 1: Ring of Protection +2
Finger 2: Minor Ring of Fortitude
Waist: Girdle of Might
Feet: Boots of the Marauder
Ioun Stone 1: Ioun Stone Amethyst Ovoid
Ioun Stone 2: Ioun Stone Faceted Amber
Ioun Stone 3: Ioun Stone Garnet Prism
Ioun Stone 4: Ioun Stone Iridescent Sphere
Ioun Stone 5: Ioun Stone Ruby Rhombus
Special 1: 1st Tooth of Cavadar
Special 2: Alchemist Purse
Special 3: Lamp of the Efreeti
Special 4: Pearl of the Planes
Charm 1: Charm of Enlightenment
Charm 2: Charm of Cleansing
Charm 3: Charm of Sweet Air
Figurine: Figurine of Power: Cricket

The only thing I'm not sure about is Gloves of the Dark Gnome instead of Repulsion. Not sure if it would be better to have less AC but more HP. I would swap a Minor Ring of Reflexes in with it too.

Otherwise, any preference for Elf Wizard or just Wizard? Slightly better AC on the Elf at the cost of much spell firepower. And I don't have a Cabal/Tome/Evoker item to offset that.

Lode

Beertram wrote: Will we be doing normal, hardcore, or nightmare?

balthasar wrote: I would vote for Hardcore, but okay with getting ganked in NM.

Jason L wrote: I just saw Balthazar's earlier post where they just listed their items. I can do the same for my people's 4 spots tomorrow. (I'll go ahead and put character names for them too haha)

I myself would vote for Nightmare (the true hardcore), but my panzy friends would probably rather do the regular hardcore, I'll double check with them.

(after all a true grind is meant to test our abilities right?)

Just a reminder that there will be a 4th difficulty level this year.

What used to be Nightmare in past years will now be equivalent to Epic difficulty level.

This year's Hardcore will probably be slightly easier than last year's Hardcore.

And this year's Nightmare (the new Nightmare) will be a bit harder than last year's Hardcore but still much easier than last year's Nightmare.

hi guys,

I talked to my guys and they're telling me they prefer hardcore as well. (Not sure about this 4 difficulty system that might change things up)?

didn't get around to posting character's sorry... but we'll just bring down our printed character sheets when we go down tonight.

I just updated my build for things I'll have in hand once I pick up my latest order in the morning. I'll have it in the Character builder app and in a printout as well.

I'm not sure if breaking the mithral set in grind is as helpful as having the bracers of supreme archery but if we're not doing Epic or Nightmare, then it should be fine, right?