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[M][AoSH] hell master tosted me
« on: February 14, 2011, 21:40 »

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 DoomRL (v.0.9.9.2) roguelike post-mortem character dump
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 sergio, level 3 Imp Lance Corporal, incinerated by the Arena Master
 on level 4 of the Phobos base.
 He survived 22521 turns and scored 8602 points.
 He played for 8 minutes and 36 seconds.
 He didn't like it too rough.

 He killed 79 out of 99 hellspawn. (79%)
 He was an Angel of Shotgunnery!


 He saved himself once.

-- Special levels --------------------------------------------

  Levels generated : 9
  Levels visited   : 2
  Levels completed : 1

-- Awards ----------------------------------------------------

  Hell Champion Medal

-- Graveyard -------------------------------------------------

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-- Statistics ------------------------------------------------

  Health 0/50   Experience 3994/3
  ToHit Ranged +0  ToHit Melee +0  ToDmg Ranged +0  ToDmg Melee +0

-- Traits ----------------------------------------------------

    Reloader         (Level 2)
    Shottyman        (Level 1)

  Rel->Rel->SM->

-- Equipment -------------------------------------------------

    [a] [ Armor      ]   nothing
    [b] [ Weapon     ]   combat shotgun (7d3) [2/5]
    [c] [ Boots      ]   nothing
    [d] [ Prepared   ]   double shotgun (8d3)x3 [2/2]

-- Inventory -------------------------------------------------

    [a] shotgun (8d3) [1/1]
    [b] blue armor [2/2] (83%)
    [c] shotgun shell (x50)
    [d] shotgun shell (x50)
    [e] shotgun shell (x50)
    [f] shotgun shell (x50)
    [g] shotgun shell (x50)
    [h] shotgun shell (x50)
    [i] shotgun shell (x50)
    [j] shotgun shell (x2)
    [k] large med-pack

-- Kills -----------------------------------------------------

    30 former humans
    19 former sergeants
    10 imps
    10 demons
    2 lost souls
    8 cacodemons

-- History ---------------------------------------------------

  He started his journey on the surface of Phobos.
  On level 3 he entered Hell's Arena.
  He left the Arena as a champion!
  On level 4 he stormed the Chained Court.
  On level 4 he finally was killed by a Arena Master.

-- Messages --------------------------------------------------

 lying here.
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a former human (almost dead) [m]ore | floor
 The former human dies. You hear the scream of a freed soul! There is a
 pistol (2d4) [4/6] lying here.
 You pump a shell into the combat shotgun chamber. There is a pistol (2d4)
 [4/6] lying here.
 There's no door you can close here. There is a pistol (2d4) [4/6] lying here.
 There is a pistol (2d4) [4/6] lying here.
 You dodge! You dodge! Boom!
 Fire -- Choose target...
 You see : a former human (unhurt) [m]ore | blood
 The former human dies. The Arena Master raises his arms! The former human
 suddenly rises from the dead! The Arena Master raises his arms! You
 are engulfed in flames! The Arena Master raises his arms! You are engulfed
 in flames! You die!... Press <Enter>...

-- General ---------------------------------------------------

 Before him 30 brave souls have ventured into Phobos:
 29 of those were killed.
 And 1 couldn't handle the stress and committed a stupid suicide.

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first shotgun run on this version and hell master killed me after masacring his play ground
« Last Edit: February 15, 2011, 09:12 by darksergio »
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Re: [M][Aosg] hell master tosted me
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2011, 21:54 »

The Arena Master is no pushover, especially because of his cohorts (HMP gives him unlimited Sergeants and UV ups it to Captains, ugh). Normally I would suggest liberal use of the rocket launcher, but this is (of course) a shotty run. In such a case, I recommend clearing out the top or bottom side of the building you start in (if you can, kill the Cacodemons toward the right side to prevent respawn), then corner-shooting toward the left side. When you start to hear his scream, just keep shooting and he'll go down (eventually). If he tries to get close, there's a good chance the lava will prevent him from reaching you.

You can also try the berserk method, but that's a lot harder with shotguns due to knockback. You could TRY to knock him toward the boundary of the level and then keep 'im here until he's dead, but that's just a creative thought. I noticed you hadn't taken any packs or the chainsaw: if you're going to fight him in a line-of-sight confrontation, definitely use them to lessen the damage.
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Re: [M][Aosg] hell master tosted me
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2011, 22:03 »

well I didn know that the chainsaw was usable on a angel of shotgunnery but I used both pack for keep me alive while I ran toward of him for use the double shotty and hopefully keep him at meele range for preven the fireblast
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Re: [M][Aosg] hell master tosted me
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2011, 22:34 »

well I didn know that the chainsaw was usable on a angel of shotgunnery
Oh, you can't USE the chainsaw. You can pick it up, for sure, and get the berserk bonus, but you can't actually attack with it. (Might as well take the bonus though, right?) I was only asking about the berserks because the mortem indicates that they're all still there, since there are only two packs in that CC setup.

Double shotty, in terms of raw damage, is the way to go. As for keeping him in melee range, you'll want to shoot him up against a wall. Alternatively, you could knock him into the lava for some extra damage.
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Re: [M][Aosg] hell master tosted me
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2011, 22:53 »

Side note: the official short form for Angel of Shotgunnery is AoSh, and not AoSg.
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Re: [M][AoSH] hell master tosted me
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2011, 09:14 »

oh ok game hunter I didnt had time for pick them up he tosted me before I was able to get out of his LOS. Laptop I fixed the title thanks for tell me
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Re: [M][AoSH] hell master tosted me
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2011, 13:35 »

Yeah I just did an AoSh game, and I pretty much just grabbed all of the packs and the chainsaw, then ran out and shotgunned everything. Not really a problem if you're berserk. However I took a break to watch some cartoons later and died because I was distracted :( I don't know what the arena master's staff does, I was afraid to try it :)
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Re: [M][AoSH] hell master tosted me
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2011, 13:50 »

I don't know what the arena master's staff does, I was afraid to try it :)
You use it, and something useful happens. Best used when surrounded by hordes of squashy monsters. It won't hurt you, though if there's any work for it to do you'll become tired.
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Re: [M][AoSH] hell master tosted me
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2011, 18:25 »

as far as I can tell, it makes you tired regardless. it must be heavy.
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Re: [M][AoSH] hell master tosted me
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2011, 19:10 »

At this difficulty level, my CC shottyman strategy isn't really a strategy - I grab 3 one of the packs and the chainsaw and rush the arena master using the combat shotty reload/fire approach. I don't start blasting until he's a few steps within my LOS. when I get within 1 square of him, I let loose with the double shotty and switch back to the combat shotty. I may also use rockets if it's not an Angel challenge game

At HNTR this seems nearly 100% effective. At UV, this is about 0% effective (and I wouldn't even bother going here on AoSh/UV)
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Re: [M][AoSH] hell master tosted me
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2011, 22:45 »

I cleared CC on UV AoSh today (died later in an arach cave due to consumable stinjiness though, oh well).

Use one of the berserk sources to take out the top barons and the formers on the right side of the map, then use another berserk source to take out the lower barons. I'm not sure if the hell master can resurrect like a regular arch vile, so if that's a problem, push the barons into the lava so that their corpses are lost.

Now you'll be on the end of a berserk and have one more remaining in the start room. Don't rush out and double shotty the vile in the face, you'll take too much damage, and the vile has a lot of hitpoints on UV. Abuse the corners of the room to snipe the vile with the combat shotty, and blast it with the double shotty if it gets very close.

By the end I'd gone through a blue armour and a large medkit. A more careful player could do it with less than that.

TL;DR: kill the barons first, lure the vile to you, don't rush to him, snipe the vile from corners.
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Re: [M][AoSH] hell master tosted me
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2011, 06:05 »

I'm not sure if the hell master can resurrect like a regular arch vile, so if that's a problem, push the barons into the lava so that their corpses are lost.
He can certainly resurrect tomatoes.
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Re: [M][AoSH] hell master tosted me
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2011, 00:01 »

I've noticed that if you don't go to hell's arena you get the old chained court, maybe that would be a better option for UV AoSh?
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