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Title: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 09 January 2018, 03:42:49
I'm new to this video recording/sharing but might as well try.. These are just 2nd and 3rd of my recorded videos.. The 1st one has no sound :)

Epic regular playthrough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKW1nxT4W2o&t=210s

Legendary xmax x3
https://youtu.be/5wV3mvWKepo

I shared the link of this site at each of the descriptions (is that ok?)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVzC_wOlfRHyQRXAYZFTrGA?view_as=subscriber
(https://i.imgur.com/QkAsPxp.png)

I also disabled comments so if anyone who sees it has questions or anything to say, they sign up here  ::)
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: Thanatos on 10 January 2018, 04:02:25
Those were cool, botebote77. Thanks for sharing. It's always neat to see how other people go about playing the game. You inspired me to record some gameplay video too.
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 12 January 2018, 22:41:09
I changed the audio for this gameplay because this is my first time trying x10 mobs and this isn't my character so i'm not used to this. Still, EVERYTHING has to be OK.. Let's do this Lenka

https://youtu.be/KRegByAxQAM

Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 18 February 2018, 20:02:35
https://youtu.be/Vs_oxdj8fe4

first, apologies for the lag.. i have no idea why.. but it's not always like this.. 2nd, apologies for the no sound.. people were sleeping when i recorded this

i wanted to share one of my retired characters.. i don't feel like playing her again.. but this is one of the strongest builds i know if done the right way.. you need at least +3 all skills and very high CDR for this.. pets come from key of elysium but it's not necessary.. the summon pets proc with knives so it goes well with this build.. but the main damage comes from traps and battle standard.. you'll see even with shitty resists, this can still be good

i made many farming runs with this char and she's a big reason why i don't farm anymore
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: Benitot on 19 February 2018, 20:06:32
Nice build and a creative way of using the key of elysium
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 22 February 2018, 19:27:41
@Tauceti and @MedeaFleecestealer, you were right.. menhir wall don't last long against Toxeus.. it lasts 10secs though at normal speed so the description seems to be correct.. i timed it with stopwatch :))  .. i thought energy armor and HoO would make menhir wall tankier but it's weird.. menhir wall don't seem to count as pets but guardian stones does.. at least according to aura animations.. i mean guardian stones get HoO and energy armor animations but menhir wall doesn't.. i also cant click it with rune of life.. i thought about healing it with regrowth but it's not clickable.. but guardian stones is and can receive regrowth and rune of life.. weird.. this is the best i can do for now:

https://youtu.be/DWuxboXuCPw

still only in epic but guardian stones only at 10/12, menhir wall at 6/10, and seal of fate and aftershock both at lvl 6.. CDR at 72%.. still serves it's purpose and way more satisfying than the yiva trick

https://youtu.be/MjmuJ6_7TF0

notice the sacred rage proc.. she also casts rally but decided not to that time
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 25 February 2018, 05:14:15
Monster Lure FTW

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HflsBnGIuFo

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gqQupD6frr0

actually, the 2nd video i should've positioned myself behind the 2nd monster lure.. @CrocMagnum would be disappointed tsk tsk tsk
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 13 March 2018, 21:42:37
why is this not here? i forgot

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rlgZtVexUOk

edit: ah because it was a take 2
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 23 March 2018, 05:21:12
Decided to play my thunderer again.. a character i haven't played in months i literally forgot how to play it

Forgot to show my items but it's heavily twinked so everything is easy for now.. Lykaion Malleus, Pelaron, Archmage's Clasp, Two normal green throwing weapons both with shen-nongs.. uhmm everything else i forgot

I'm surprised i didn't put any points on seal of fate so i put 1pt each after the video

Anyway, this is my version of the Thor build - God of Lightning. A fake hybrid. Static charge to boost lightning bolt and thunder strike/unleash.. Rune weapon if i need a charge

https://youtu.be/YODW1_13nhI
this is an example of @gasconron 's rants (https://titanquestfans.net/index.php?topic=133.msg837#msg837) :/  .. before, i would've needed to sacrifice lots of points on str to equip Lykaion Malleus and Pelaron.. now i can ignore it entirely

Those were cool, botebote77. Thanks for sharing. It's always neat to see how other people go about playing the game. You inspired me to record some gameplay video too.
sooo.. where's yours? i haven't seen one yet  :D
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 27 March 2018, 04:06:39
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr_HR2F-su4

Ragnarok Version of the Dual Wield Ice Sharder (https://titanquestfans.net/index.php?topic=280.0).. except i only have 1 Persephone's so maybe this is Ragnarok Version of the Ice Shard Paladin

old habits kicking in.. trying different builds on my characters again.. sometimes i think all my theorycrafting are useless since i do different builds anyway once i play it

the stats and items aren't much different.. high int with some dex.. Persephone's Caress instead of Lykaion Malleus

gonna have to do this again in later acts or legendary if i still play TQ by that time sob  :'(

@Laionidas  you've tried this already? i thought i have 2 Persephone's but TQCollector says i only have 1.. I have svalinn (https://www.tq-db.net/equipment/svalinn) but lvl req is 66

@Tauceti this how you use menhir wall right? :) i just hope it holds in legendary
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: Laionidas on 27 March 2018, 10:07:19
@Laionidas  you've tried this already? i thought i have 2 Persephone's but TQCollector says i only have 1.. I have svalinn (https://www.tq-db.net/equipment/svalinn) but lvl req is 66

No, I haven't. I'm postponing Ragnarok (a very Norse thing to do, lololol!) to get some characters into Legendary first. I'll get it on the next discount. Easter maybe?

But concerning you only having one set of the lady's tears,.. I understood that there is this boss in Act V that drops duplicates of a random item the player is wearing right? That could be a good means to obtain a second. And I see no reason not tu run with Svalinn untill you do.

The video you posted is interesting, but the playstyle seems a lot more defensive than what I would have in mind. The use of Menhir's is interesting, but I feel Squal is somewhat obsolete here allready, and definitely will be in later stages of the game, especially because Squall seems to benefit the Lightning part more than the Cold. Mainly, I tend to spam the Shards like a torrent though, instead of single-clicking the RMB. It burns mana, but that's what pots are for, and the flow of play is much better ;D
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 27 March 2018, 11:06:57
squall never gets obsolete my friend :)  even if it kills fast already, the reduced damage and 100% chance to miss projectiles are too valuable

it is a little defensive because i only have 1 Persephone's.. but if i find another 1 for sure I'll try dual wield.. svalinn is lvl 66, I'm only 49/50.. still a long ways to go.. one advantage of svalinn is it has +1000 to energy so it's possible to cast higher lvls of energy armor.. those defensive skills energy armor, energy shield, rune of life are all lvl 1.. most of my skill points were spent on ice shards, heart of frost, squall, eye of the storm

edit: ah i have moon disc.. might give it a try
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: Tauceti on 27 March 2018, 13:36:41
I never have played Icesharder before, it seems really efficient. Does it scale well in legendary ? and what about immune mobs (if any) ?

Regarding walls, i made new tests with an accomplished hero and i was pleasantly surprised how well it can work with some boss (not all of them apparently) in Xmax. Here are 2 pics of Nessus encounter in Epic. The wall acts as a monster lure. As soon as the 1s Nessus broke a stone in the wall, he turns his attention towards you whereas the 2 others continue fighting their stone (that's weird  ;D). As you know, the possibilty to engage 3 boss separatly is essential in Xmax for a squishy toon. I also made some tests on runeweapon and dual wielding. Actually i plan to play a DW-thunderer from the beginning with Xmax (maybe i will open a thread). From my tests, the accomplished toon already had 2 deaths while dual-wielding, he has serious survivability issues. But when i used the walls, things were much better. As you say, the question is how well stones can stand in legendary... maybe you 'll have the answer soon  ;) I 've also tested 1h+shield at max, and i was impressed by the efficiency of the shield. In that particular case, the wall was no longer needed (well... it's on early epic game)
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 28 March 2018, 01:38:03
ice shard on its own wanes in legendary.. but actually all it needs are some support and it becomes effective again.. the double resist reduction a druid offers is a known build (plague and squall).. hunting with max flush out probably but it doesn't give the same energy regen as nature (briar ward/sanctuary).. rune offers supports like runeword:feather (allowing me to equip Persephone's with not much str), and reckless offense (for dual Persephone's).. I'm not aware of any immune to cold monsters in TQ but i haven't tested it against water nymphs yet.. it won't be a problem though because water nymphs are extremely susceptible to lightning and EBD.. Surtr on the other hand is fire elemental so he might be weak against cold.

I remember when Ragnarok just came out, i had a little chat with a friend at reddit (a veteran fellow caster lover, he doesn't play TQ anymore :(  ).. he was complaining that rune seems OP.. i was complaining i can't think of a good caster build for rune and that i had to think crazier.. the dual wield Persephone's ice sharder is what i came up with.. and then an offshoot lightning/EBD Lykaion Malleus build.. I'm caster oriented mind you, i hate single target attacks :)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7-uYEOh7cWg

i only have 1 each of Persephone's and Lykaion Malleus.. maybe i could mix ice shard and lighting bolt ignoring thunder strike.. dual wield Persephone's and Lykaion Malleus.. lol i have one more build to try :))

Actually i plan to play a DW-thunderer from the beginning with Xmax (maybe i will open a thread).
yes :)  .. you do that with your weapon attack thing.. i do my thing which is casting AoE spells.. I'm not writing a thread though I'll just post videos
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - BoneCharmer
Post by: botebote77 on 07 April 2018, 00:02:19
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7y-G65SPBqM

@Bobinho11 this is my bonecharmer

i died hohohohaha

i remember i had a black pearl ring with recharge but i think i gave it away.. it was easier with about 65% CDR.. i haven't played this toon in ages and i don't feel like playing it again :/

i forgot to say i use throwing weapons now.. a bow usually deals better damage and has longer range but throwing weapons are faster and if you've read some of my comments, I'm really not a fan of sacrificing 1 item slot

you can probably see I'm not good at melee.. even melee i try to mix some CC and try to kite.. I'm one dimensional lol

well, that was legendary and i did not go through act 5 normal and epic ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
reasons :>
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - Temple of the Hidden Sun
Post by: botebote77 on 11 April 2018, 16:41:21
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NWgT7Jccae0

so i just upgraded to windows 10 and discovered it has a built-in video recorder.. so i figured the best way to test it was with TQ.. and damn i lagged too much.. but nah maybe something just wasn't right.. I'll try it again someday.

so these guys can pack a punch.. or maybe it was just harder because of the lag.

somebody jog my memory.. i thought there was a boss here that only melee weapons work.. what was the name? i never encountered any.. or maybe it can't dodge AoE spells like distortion wave?
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - Temple of the Hidden Sun
Post by: Cygi on 11 April 2018, 19:23:03
somebody jog my memory.. i thought there was a boss here that only melee weapons work.. what was the name?

The sheep.
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - Temple of the Hidden Sun
Post by: botebote77 on 11 April 2018, 21:26:59
somebody jog my memory.. i thought there was a boss here that only melee weapons work.. what was the name?

The sheep.
09:30 jimmy? oh lolz to think that i portalled home to find a melee weapon just for that.. found rimescythe on my caravan and equipped it.. so it's only tough for archers and throwing weapon users but not for casters then.. thnx
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - Mage Haruspex
Post by: botebote77 on 14 April 2018, 00:23:52
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1gww-_9T4_c

there's a reason why i showed Grey sisters and water spirits.. this build is built for mobs and Grey sisters are boss mobs.. and water nymphs main weakness is lightning and EBD

there are some things i did not mention in my guide:

1) visor of the shadowlord is near BiS for this build.. high armor, +1 all skills, 50% EBD.. i just can't say absolute BiS because you can always get lucky with like hallowed revenant of the gods lelz

2) if you want, you can actually play this as a caster petmaster (see my GoldTooth fight).. you can spend lots of gold for summon scrolls like behemoth, or you can equip summon items if there are good ones but i don't know of any.. the doppelganger maybe but i don't know if it's worth it.. the achaean pass quest in act 4 where you are given 4 archer allies can be really good.. how do you boost your pets? ToC, nightmare mastermind, herbal remedy, and permanent call of the hunt.. plus the ability to spam study prey and monster lure really helps.. you can take them all the way to Hades if you want.. sadly, the achaean pass quest is bugged in my version of xmax

3) throwing weapons.. i don't know if i mentioned this in my guide but some throwing weapons can be really good for this build.. they can be like your wand (one hand mage weapons).. my favourite is neith's will which drops like candy in epic.. not too high dex requirement and really good stats for a mage.. plus it gives you additional DA from wood lore (like this build even needed a boost :)

4) the 33% damage to beasts/beastmen from call of the hunt works also for spells

5) never forget to have lots of mana pots in hand.. just look at my Hades fight lelz

6) it's not flashy enough: (
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - Mage Prophet
Post by: botebote77 on 18 April 2018, 23:56:38
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zc9ujfFpFKo

i hope you guys don't mind my videos.. as i said in another thread, i just want to help the way i know how.. again, this toon is not mine, it's my nephews.. if it's me, i might not be able to resist equipping it with a shield.. but still a caster of course

this was self-found so 80% CDR was only reached in legendary.. this was wearing adepts clasp till act 1 or 2 legendary (can't remember).. but it's ok because distort reality can carry you past epic even with long cooldown

it's hard to see here but if you look closely, spell breaker dispels Typhon's thorns

btw, i think I'm having way less lags now with windows 10 yaaay
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: Laionidas on 19 April 2018, 08:37:15
That build looks really nice actually. Nine out of ten mages rely on either Ternion, or some projectile or wave based attack spell. This one doesn't.

I'm wondering though, about Energy Shield. I've never used it because it states that it protects against Lightning and Cold only, and whenever I get shafted in this game, it's either by Fire or Life Leech, but never by Lightning or Cold. Is it worth it, or does Reflection apply to all damage types, and do you simply put a single point into Energy Shiled, just to max Reflection?
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 19 April 2018, 09:02:38
i don't have much experience with this char but i also have energy shield/reflection on my sorcerer.. and when i battle Typhon, when his health is low and he hits me with his meteor thing when i have energy shield/reflection up, he dies.. so i would say it reflects other types of damage as well not just lighting and cold.. energy shield itself is not bad because it's absorption so it's still good even if you have high cold and lightning res already.. but i wouldn't say it's worth maxing

hmm let's see the changes in this build compared to TQIT:

1) static charge now also boosts EBD, it used to boost only lightning
2) elemental DoT now scales with %elemental damage
3) vit now scales with int
4) physical damage from spells now scales with str.. distort reality has some physical damage also.. not much with this build because it's int build but still it's a plus

damn this really got boosted in AE/R.. the only nerf i can think is you can't stack 100% CDR anymore.. but then again every build with 100% CDR was broken
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: mammoth_hunter on 19 April 2018, 13:01:12
Two things about the new energy shield:

1 - it was changed from flat to %based absorption, up to 85%
2 - at around level 75 you will likely have enough skill points for all the skills you wanted, and also those you didn't, as well as those you never even considered. So yeah, my caster druid has it maxed, and it is very useful against all the new reflect mobs.
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 23 April 2018, 21:33:17
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bMrs6rYAeic

i thought Maddened God would last longer.. i also held little hope that monster lure would work on Fafnir (lelz).. have to find other tricks then

i also realized this is one of the reasons why i can't play hardcore :(  .. i respect you hardcore guys (and girl/s)..  it's not you it's me lolz.. these kinds of fights i enjoy so much it's hard for me to resist doing it a few more times.. not just because of the loot.. i was literally smiling while i was playing this.. hadn't had this much fun playing TQ or any other games in quite a while

this loot was just a bonus but a very good bonus
(https://titanquestfans.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FLerlX6W.jpg&hash=07d67cf29f84857256bc0816617ce7512b954d58)
wew where else can you get a +1 ring :)

edit: hmm i didn't notice TQvault doesn't list it well.. it's actually

fire and lightning res
50% chance of fire/burn/lightning/EBD
+1 to all skills
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 26 April 2018, 21:28:43
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKzwzKW9y4

played a few minutes.. all fafnir runs.. no tricks seem to work.. tried scroll of the sky's rage and greater scroll of the earthquake, stun don't work.. divine scroll of sun's blessing, maybe he's weak against burn? nope useless.. distort reality, maybe he can be petrified even for a very short time.. nope no luck.. greater scroll of necromancer, undeads should be immune/resistant to vit and poison right? all 3 skeletons dead in 5 seconds or less.. the best scrolls that work seem to be maddened god and unbroken fortitude.. and the best strategy seem to be kill as fast as you can while being very careful.. no effective strategies found and i got 2 deaths hohohohoho.. the damages he deals seem to be vit, poison, burn, and maybe bleed (but not sure).. but it looks like it's all DoTs

(https://titanquestfans.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FLtMBZyJ.jpg&hash=aa34a94b58e975520a1c9ceb4a157423ff893b2f) (http://imgur.com/LtMBZyJ)
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - difficulty bump
Post by: botebote77 on 01 May 2018, 22:20:49
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uSEuwfyreQw

yggdrasil area act 5 legendary

what is it they cast? i know they have thorns but i see now it's not only thorns.. some kind of energy drain? (4:48).. and seems like they have life leech too? act 5 still have mysteries.. big reason why i died was because i lost my HoO

there's a difficulty bump in that area.. sometimes this is why i record my gameplays.. i actually study them lolz.. the area must be hell in full xmax (this is xmax x3 btw)

edit: granted, i see now when i watched it again i wasn't careful enough.. i should've noticed i lost my HoO and envenom

and how did i get here? i actually died again because i couldn't get out.. check the pic

(https://titanquestfans.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FzPt7s8p.jpg&hash=5d0127e5038b7f87c0a76523c057508e7306d4aa) (http://imgur.com/zPt7s8p)

I'll follow this up in a few days.. i got another area to show where i think monsters got buffed
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 03 May 2018, 02:32:49
i think i figured it out (the energy drain).. my artifact is golden eye of sun wukong.. that artifact grants spirit thief skill

spirit thief: activated upon taking damage
8000% energy drained (200% of lost energy as damage)

that skill activated and it got reflected.. poof all my energy gone including my buffs.. so that probably means even energy drain can be reflected too.. that also probably means they have no energy drain

but there comes another problem.. i realized I'm actually lucky it's just spirit thief.. what if I'm wearing blood of ares? or elemental rage? or ikon of Zeus? those artifacts have granted skills that can potentially one shot the user if reflected by those mobs

so i guess let this be a warning guys.. if you're entering that area and you have any of those artifacts, be very wary.. or better yet temporarily replace your artifact
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - 3 Loki kiting (legendary)
Post by: botebote77 on 06 May 2018, 02:58:04
i see now.. 3 lokis can be kited but not boss kite style but mob kite style.. dangerous but doable.. haven't tried but i imagine scroll of frailty or unbroken fortitude would help with this style.. maddened god also worked the one time i tried it.. he can't be frozen, i tried

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=867yzXLcPKQ

by mob kite style i meant going backwards instead of running in circles.. and also using the surroundings to your advantage

the other problem area i mentioned earlier was jotuns and frost giants but found that they're actually not that hard with careful playing
Title: TQ Naruto edition - Uchiha bote
Post by: botebote77 on 07 May 2018, 22:04:06
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BwthqqfxnxA

my quest for eternal sharingan
i need those eyes

chidori infused kunais and raiton lightning bolt techniques

this is a battle of the eyes, don't mess with the uchiha
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - 3 Loki kiting (legendary)
Post by: Tauceti on 07 May 2018, 23:15:30
by mob kite style i meant going backwards instead of running in circles.. and also using the surroundings to your advantage

Hey nice find man  ;)
I really thought that there was a gate closed backwards for the Loki' s encounter.  A useful trick for Hardcore challenge.
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - TQ tricks
Post by: botebote77 on 09 May 2018, 22:25:41
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MhA-wQtx35E

some tricks i know
making some difficult bosses easy

[start] ice nova Dactyl
[1:43] spellbreaker Fafnir (also works on Dactyl and other bosses)
[2:56] beating secret passage the chicken way

and with this, i will be leaving my gameplay recording for quite a while :(
it was a nice run
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - illusionist petmaster
Post by: botebote77 on 16 June 2018, 01:57:07
https://youtu.be/cCINC7qpcZM

start   :  surtr
6:00    :  muspelheim
17:00   :  loki
20:24   :  Olympus portal to Typhon

stats may vary depending on your choice.. how you survive is up to you

pet jewelries are very good for this build
throwing knife is good for spreading CC and reducing resistances
a fair amount of cast speed is needed for traps and knives

despite being a petmaster, this build isn't easy to play.. need a bit quick fingers
had some close calls, i lack practice :)

this is fun to play though.. it doesn't feel like you're playing a petmaster

in xmax, 1st form of surtr is harder than the next 3 forms

(i think i'll add this to the 1st post of my guide, might look better :) )
https://titanquestfans.net/index.php?topic=19.0
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - TQ tricks part 2
Post by: botebote77 on 05 July 2018, 23:47:53
part 1 was "how to make some bosses easy".. this time it's "how to cheat without actually cheating".

https://youtu.be/iNpxBfotBjo

1:54: secret passage petmaster style (don't let the gate open, summon wolves inside the cage)
5:44: Cerberus (don't let the gate close)
8:33: act 3 demon bull (stay at the bridge)
9:56: act 5 golden boar (same but the boar is smarter because he actually follows you)
11:21: Surtr (again, don't let the gate close)

first one was done in legendary and 2nd to 5th on epic but all these are doable in all difficulties.. my thunderer gear setup is my legendary gear setup but it's still in act 1 legendary so i had to do it on epic.

and yep, Surtr is weak against cold
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 12 July 2018, 22:25:00
@Firebrand confirmed volcanic orb can also be thrown at the far edge of your screen even at zoomed view (top view) but requires a clear line of sight so for "gimmicks"  ;D like this, lighting bolt is more dependable.. the recharge though is only 5 seconds without any CDR.. traps too can also be thrown at the far edge of your screen but also requires a clear line of sight.. it fires projectiles though so it can be thrown at an angle if you don't have a good line of sight.. it has no cooldown at ultimate max rapid construction and is much stronger than lightning bolt and volcanic orb when fully maxed.. it's also a pet so you can enhance it with auras and pet buffs.. this trick can also be used against Undead Typhon.. it is just too far from the nearest portal so i did not include it.. to a certain degree, also against Fafnir but he wakes up when you hit him so you have to hide behind the walls should you opt in to this trick, so i think lightning bolt is the only skill for this.. it takes too long so it's best for a full/mostly int toon with 80% CDR
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - Thunderer Spellcaster
Post by: botebote77 on 30 July 2018, 05:13:43
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1huv6kNJ7us

x3 Typhon is scary but long range and patience has a way :)

many purple drops this time

didn't notice i lost my storm nimbus buff early.. just got to recast it before the Typhon fight
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: Laionidas on 30 July 2018, 10:14:39
@botebote77

Nice to see you actually played the Esdese build through the end before me  :P

I started it along with my Stonespeaker and ended up liking the latter a lot more, so I focussed on that. Seeing your video also makes me remember why though: these kind of builds are the V8 muscle car version of builds, when it comes to mana. Yes, you get a lot of short-time performance, but any kind of fuel efficiency is nowhere to be found  :))

What does stand out in your video is that your Menhir Wall looks a lot bigger than mine, both in heigth as well as in width. Does the size of the stones actually increase with the number of points invested in it?
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 30 July 2018, 12:02:15
you can play stonespeaker but don't ever name her/him esdese-sama.. that's so wrong  ;D

my elemental conversion dreamkiller is a male named Sommelier.. it doesn't match though because my dreamkiller is gear dependent (golden agris + gambanteinn).. Sommelier doesn't need to wear anything at all

menhir wall, doesn't seem like it.. it summons more stones maybe that makes it seem bigger

about mana.. rune and storm seems to have lots of synergies but i haven't thought of this one: reduced energy cost solves ice shard and energy armor problems.. if i did i wouldn't have wasted too many points on dex..i intended to use throwing weapons that's why i have dex.. but the short range is just too dangerous that as early as late act 3 i was having survivability problems.. so reduced energy cost is offense and defense for this build.. I have no problem with mana on this build (-79% energy cost).. I'm used to drinking lots of mana and it can be bought anyway. i remember the early versions of diablo 2 i had to be stingy with mana pots.. for me, drinking lots of mana is better than drinking lots of health pots

there is a downside to this build because of a bug.. ice shard and 300% cast speed don't go well together.. but 299% is OK  ???
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 30 July 2018, 13:18:03
did some digging and found this.. this is the exact same thing i experienced

https://steamcommunity.com/app/475150/discussions/0/1470841629666546563/

there is a downside to this build because of a bug.. ice shard and 300% cast speed don't go well together.. but 299% is OK  ???

that's why i had to wear an inferior occult ring.. haven't actually tested 299%.. i just assumed that anything less than 300% is OK.. i got mine from 300% to 270+
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: Laionidas on 30 July 2018, 13:24:46
I think it has to do with generating sooo much ice at 300% casting speed, that some of the frost effects bleed out, affecting the caster. With his core temperature thus lowered, the caster needs some time for his feet to thaw, before he can start running again.

It's like how theoretically at the speed of light mass becomes  infinite: at 300% casting speed the temperature reaches absolute zero. This is why it only happens at 300%, whereas at 299% there is no noticeable impact.
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - Cheating Surtr
Post by: botebote77 on 16 August 2018, 00:38:13
Just what the hell is this?
This is something even i don't want to do  :))

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FXv3fA8zXtw

I don't even have any pet jewelries equipped
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 08 September 2018, 00:33:24
For some reason i suddenly felt the urge to make this video
Don't know the connection
Agnetha is timeless
Hades is not the devil

https://youtu.be/UP-1Bl9ruBk

I forgot to show my items so i just added it at the end

Also, notice that energy armor vanishes from Hades' spell attacks both in his flesh form and spirit form. Energy armor only blocks physical, pierce and bleed, no vit. Pierce is the least likely and it doesn't seem to be DoT so it's most probably physical. And considering that my energy armor blocks 6k+ damage, this means there is also a lot of physical damage on Hades's spell attacks

one reason is because, unexpectedly, i got some good feedback on youtube.. based on my low view counts on my videos, i'm very very very far from being popular and to be honest, i don't want to be.. but for those who have commented, if you're reading this, thank you.. it warms my heart
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 28 January 2019, 07:16:59
i remember sometime ago someone (currently hiding in a cocoon) said i should add commentary to my videos instead of inserting ABBA songs.. i'm always happy to oblige   ^-^

https://youtu.be/CpupVVRTctA

items and build here:
https://titanquestfans.net/index.php?topic=695.0
(slightly upgraded now)
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: nargil66 on 28 January 2019, 11:52:39
Is that your Nymph singing?  ^-^
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: efko on 28 January 2019, 23:30:22
Is that your Nymph singing?  ^-^
I think so :)
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 29 January 2019, 01:01:57
Is that your Nymph singing?  ^-^
I think so :)
if it's the nymph singing, it must be the wolves singing "sup-p-per troup-p-per"  ^-^
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - skinchanger vs 3 loki Leg
Post by: botebote77 on 01 March 2019, 22:32:11
https://youtu.be/alEFu00x8K8

Skinchanger - Defensive Petmaster
https://titanquestfans.net/index.php?topic=477.0
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: oldage on 02 March 2019, 01:26:59
 Botebote 77, Trying your Summoner guide. At  act 3 normal, not having much luck finding any of the low level item. So far only Staff of the MagiWill keep plugging along
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 02 March 2019, 02:42:02
Botebote 77, Trying your Summoner guide. At  act 3 normal, not having much luck finding any of the low level item. So far only Staff of the MagiWill keep plugging along
that's ok.. i was using staff of the magi until chang an normal.. then iirc swapped it for blue dragon scale.. i only used my current hammer somewhere epic iirc
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: oldage on 02 March 2019, 03:14:49
I'm at Chang'an. Interesting build
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs - Trapper Dreamkiller
Post by: botebote77 on 06 March 2019, 23:39:06
Fafnir has to be my favorite playmate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHxpfCB28hU

Dreamkiller - A Hybrid Shoddy
https://titanquestfans.net/index.php?topic=832.msg8982#msg8982

Rogue is King  O0
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: botebote77 on 25 December 2019, 02:46:43
i played my caster haruspex just to see how it fares now.. i haven't played this since.... i don't know.. long long time ago.. it made 3 loki look easy.. wew fought him(them) 3x, everytime it felt easy wet de?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhfWF-lxmVQ

i reallocated my skill points to get dream image.. dream image actually likes to cast ensnare lol.. didn't think dream image would be friendly for this build
Title: Re: Some of my playthroughs
Post by: Anuchyfilm on 25 December 2019, 09:30:09
i reallocated my skill points to get dream image.. dream image actually likes to cast ensnare lol.. didn't think dream image would be friendly for this build

I agree with you at some points. I love the old machanic pre Atlantis, the doppel will use only the skills that assigned on left and right mouse click, so you can control your doppel a bit. But now doppel use every skills in your slot randomly and I've found that it's not very effective.
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