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On Apr 18, 6:09 pm, "ArtDent" <p...@noyd.invalidname> wrote:
> So my cousin and I are questing together, him with a summoning necro and
> me with my strafing zon.  We walk out of the Pandemonium Fortress, walk a
> wall untill we get to the stairs to Izual's area.  Start up the stairs.
> There is Izual, filling the doorway at the top, with two packs of Blood
> Souls and two packs of Doom Knights behind/with him.  I could tell there
> were two packs of each because some were minions and some were not - of
> each.  I cast my decoy as far behind everyone as possible, but it goes
> down so fast it is a waste of my time taken off of strafing them all.  I
> am downing fat purps left and right and screaming at my cousin over the
> phone to warcast his fire golem on the other side of them all, as well as
> begging him to cast DV on those Blood Souls.
> Neither of us died, but both of us sure came close several times each.  I
> ended up using 8 potions, he used 6 or 7 I think (he was mostly behind me
> on the stairs heh).  Thank goodness there wasn't any lag at that time. :)
> I always thought 'stair traps' were when you 'ported down/up and there are
> many 'welcomers', this was a different variant, but sure was scary at the
> time.
>
> --
> I really like kids, but don't think I could eat a whole one.

Hehe ! Only HC can give you that kind of adrenaline rush.
..and when your char die, only HC can give you that few seconds of
stunt and denial of reallity ;)

Nice going Art !

Louis

"ArtDent" <par@noyd.invalidname> wrote in message 
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> So my cousin and I are questing together, him with a summoning necro and
> me with my strafing zon.  We walk out of the Pandemonium Fortress, walk a
> wall untill we get to the stairs to Izual's area.  Start up the stairs.
> There is Izual, filling the doorway at the top, with two packs of Blood
> Souls and two packs of Doom Knights behind/with him.  I could tell there
> were two packs of each because some were minions and some were not - of
> each.  I cast my decoy as far behind everyone as possible, but it goes
> down so fast it is a waste of my time taken off of strafing them all.  I
> am downing fat purps left and right and screaming at my cousin over the
> phone to warcast his fire golem on the other side of them all, as well as
> begging him to cast DV on those Blood Souls.
> Neither of us died, but both of us sure came close several times each.  I
> ended up using 8 potions, he used 6 or 7 I think (he was mostly behind me
> on the stairs heh).  Thank goodness there wasn't any lag at that time. :)
> I always thought 'stair traps' were when you 'ported down/up and there are
> many 'welcomers', this was a different variant, but sure was scary at the
> time.
>

Oh man, i've been meeting a whole heap of "similar" traps running Nilly 
lately ( sc variety though... i'm still too chicken shit to try anything 
resembling a _serious_ attempt at HC). Might enchanted snakes, usually with 
a fana boss somewhere nearby. And with a extra fast Nilly running around, it 
pretty well sucks....
Also in Trav... Fana, FE boss, with a conviction thrown in... Me thinks bnet 
are trying to hurt me sometimess :D
At least i can recover... you guys running the HC gauntlet have my upmost 
respect.... or pity lol!

BTW, anyone else noticing increased lag rates on USWEST lately? or is it 
just me from down under?

Regards
Jay
> -- 
> I really like kids, but don't think I could eat a whole one. 

"Jam" <Jaysam168@optusnetnospammingnow.com.au> wrote in message 
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>
> "ArtDent" <par@noyd.invalidname> wrote in message 
> news:XGwVh.6182$3P3.3398@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>> So my cousin and I are questing together, him with a summoning necro and
>> me with my strafing zon.  We walk out of the Pandemonium Fortress, walk a
>> wall untill we get to the stairs to Izual's area.  Start up the stairs.
>> There is Izual, filling the doorway at the top, with two packs of Blood
>> Souls and two packs of Doom Knights behind/with him.  I could tell there
>> were two packs of each because some were minions and some were not - of
>> each.  I cast my decoy as far behind everyone as possible, but it goes
>> down so fast it is a waste of my time taken off of strafing them all.  I
>> am downing fat purps left and right and screaming at my cousin over the
>> phone to warcast his fire golem on the other side of them all, as well as
>> begging him to cast DV on those Blood Souls.
>> Neither of us died, but both of us sure came close several times each.  I
>> ended up using 8 potions, he used 6 or 7 I think (he was mostly behind me
>> on the stairs heh).  Thank goodness there wasn't any lag at that time. :)
>> I always thought 'stair traps' were when you 'ported down/up and there 
>> are
>> many 'welcomers', this was a different variant, but sure was scary at the
>> time.
>>
>
> Oh man, i've been meeting a whole heap of "similar" traps running Nilly 
> lately ( sc variety though... i'm still too chicken shit to try anything 
> resembling a _serious_ attempt at HC). Might enchanted snakes, usually 
> with a fana boss somewhere nearby. And with a extra fast Nilly running 
> around, it pretty well sucks....
> Also in Trav... Fana, FE boss, with a conviction thrown in... Me thinks 
> bnet are trying to hurt me sometimess :D
> At least i can recover... you guys running the HC gauntlet have my upmost 
> respect.... or pity lol!
>
> BTW, anyone else noticing increased lag rates on USWEST lately? or is it 
> just me from down under?
>
> Regards
> Jay
>> -- 
>> I really like kids, but don't think I could eat a whole one.

It's not just you. I had a fair bit of lag today. Playing HC ofcourse. 
LoL!.. I had to keep jumping out of my games so as not to die. It's so much 
fun running around with the HC though.. You're so much more cautious. I'm 
upto Act3 Hell now with my level 80 Trapper. Thanks to Arty i've got my 1st 
Traps GC. He told me he didn't want anything for it but i had to give him 
something. Snowclash was in my stash. Not sure how that bares up as a trade 
but i threw it to him anyways. ;-) Thanx again Art. Jay, you should come to 
the Dark side. ;-)
-- 
Jake Mysterio - The Mysterious One of Nothingness. 

Jam wrote:
>
> Oh man, i've been meeting a whole heap of "similar" traps running
> Nilly lately ( sc variety though... i'm still too chicken shit to try
> anything resembling a _serious_ attempt at HC). Might enchanted
> snakes, usually with a fana boss somewhere nearby. And with a extra
> fast Nilly running around, it pretty well sucks....
> Also in Trav... Fana, FE boss, with a conviction thrown in... Me
> thinks bnet are trying to hurt me sometimess :D
> At least i can recover... you guys running the HC gauntlet have my
> upmost respect.... or pity lol!
>
> BTW, anyone else noticing increased lag rates on USWEST lately? or is
> it just me from down under?
>

I don't know about *more* lag, but I do seem to be getting YCHBI quite 
often (and while playing *without* a torch, too...)

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On 18-Apr-2007, hmmm! <lojo59ca@yahoo.fr> wrote:

> Nice going Art !

Thank you, I will pass along half of your compliment to my cousin.
:)
I guess he gets - Nice go
lol

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Once.
For Richard Nixon.
That 'cured' me.

On 19-Apr-2007, "Jam" <Jaysam168@optusnetnospammingnow.com.au> wrote:

> BTW, anyone else noticing increased lag rates on USWEST lately? or is it
> just me from down under?

It seems to come in 'waves', certain times there are no problems, other
times it is 'time to mule'. :\
But, yes, lately it is happening more often again, almost making me go
back to sc, but not yet.  I like to quest, and after I finish hell with a
char, there is less incentive (for me) to continue playing that char.

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We apologize for the inconvenience

"ArtDent" <par@noyd.invalidname> wrote in message 
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> this was a different variant, but sure was scary at the
> time.

Nothing beats the rush of a tough HC fight, with several Near Death 
Experiences, where you triumph. Congratulations.

Regards-
Mark

Bongo Fury 

"Jake_Mysterio" <cretin@dodo.com.au> wrote in message 
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>
> Thanx again Art. Jay, you should come to the Dark side. ;-)

Come to the Dark Side, it is your DESTINY.

LOL

Regards-
Mark

Bongo Fury