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The Journey to 100%
Tormuse:
--- Quote from: Icy on September 12, 2017, 15:33 ---Part way into the run, I noticed that the game is treating it like Angel of 100, saying things like "25 floors to go!" and so forth...
...Oh and on floor 100, the game told me I have 566 more to go. :P Things like this are why test runs are good!
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Haha, yeah, I remember how I felt the first time playing ArchAo666; I was taking notes, getting ready to make a bug report about those messages, but the "566 more to go" line makes it too funny to consider making any changes. :D
--- Quote from: Icy on September 12, 2017, 15:33 ---...2x Burst Cannon Nuclear Plasma Rifles (P)...
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Two of them? Why would you need anything else? :D That's a new favourite of mine; when combined with a couple levels of Eagle Eye, it's absolutely devastating.
--- Quote from: Icy on September 12, 2017, 15:33 ---...but still. No Onyx, Firestorm, or Sniper Packs for that matter either.
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Give it time... 666 levels is *a lot* of levels; you're bound to find at least one of everything before the end. :)
--- Quote from: Icy on September 12, 2017, 15:33 ---I've been debating on Enviroboots vs Cerberus Boots vs Phaseshift Boots vs Inquisitor Boots, and I'm starting to see the argument in favor for Inquisitor more. I generally lean for Cerberus (A) + Cybernano Energy-Shielded Vest (P), but I did some reading in the Post-Mortem sub-board with Papilio's 2 (!) completions of Centurial Angelic badges, and yeah, might need to go for fire immunity. I've already tossed the Inquisitor Boots I found this run, so that's not happening this time in any case. I do intend to do a completion of Ao666 on UV with 100% kills for a fun, personal challenge at some point, as well as Ao666 on Nightmare, but it won't be for a long while yet. I just wanted to do this on an easier difficulty for practice, learning, and to boost up my stats for medals, rankings, and badges. It's going well so far!
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The Inquisitor set is quite powerful... overpowered, really... A decent boost to speed, total immunity to all the late game monsters, and decent protection from everything else. (The ability to avoid damage from lava is also very nice) It's extremely useful in any game, especially a long run like this so I have to say...
--- Quote from: Icy on September 12, 2017, 15:33 ---...I've already tossed the Inquisitor Boots...
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You what?!? O_o TheLaptop will not be pleased...
(All that being said, for the really late game in this kind of game, I think you're gonna find the Phaseshift set more useful, because you're gonna want to get to the exits fast)
--- Quote from: Icy on September 12, 2017, 15:33 ---Also, I noticed the heavy emphasis on using Biggest Fucking Nuclear BFG9000 (F) and its stats, which seems ridiculously destructive! Can you damage yourself with it like with Demolition Ammo?
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No, and good thing too; it destroys something like half the map, so if it damaged you, it would be impossible to avoid dying. EDIT: The BFG10K does damage you, though, so watch out for that one. I found that out the hard way. :P
I look forward to seeing the mortem from this; you should have no trouble with your goal of reaching level 25. :)
Sereg:
--- Quote from: Tormuse on September 12, 2017, 21:24 ---EDIT: The BFG10K does damage you, though, so watch out for that one. I found that out the hard way. :P
I look forward to seeing the mortem from this; you should have no trouble with your goal of reaching level 25. :)
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I would just like to add that I, too, have turned myself into wallpaper with the BFG10k. Unfortunately I can't find the mortem for it, but it definitely happened - to this day I still simply pickup(to log the find) and immediately drop that gun whenever I find it. I'm sure it has some uses, but it's way too dangerous in the hands of someone like myself, who tends to just blaze away with whatever I'm holding until the screen is clear.
Icy:
Burst Cannon Nuclear Plasma Rifles are quite good, definitely the best semi-infinite rapid-fire weapon, but because my build is based around Shottyhead, Eagle Eye is blocked. I just used them for when I ran out of shells.
Like I mentioned, I'm not yet a fan of Inquisitor set compared to my usual go-tos, but I also haven't been surrounded by dozens of fire monsters. Keep in mind that this is still just on Hey, Not Too Rough, so I should be fine without. Maybe I'll be proven wrong, but hey, it's a test run after all! I am a huge data, strategy, and optimization junkie, so I'll definitely do more thorough research as my experience with high-level play increases.
Day 6:
At floor 108, I discovered my first special mod pack, being an Onyx! Not exactly what I was hoping for, but I didn't want to complain too much as I do need one of those too. Still, I wanted a Nano Pack and was starting to get a bit more desperate for one. Then on floor 109, two spaces away from me was a Nano Pack! Immediately I finished my Nano-Shrapnel Super Shotgun (P) and have turned the game into Cookie Clicker! :P It's insanely good, even Cyberdemons usually get just 1 (often missed) Rocket in before they get killed by sheer firing speed!
Following that, I also reached Level 25 for my first time ever!
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I kind of ran out of useful traits, so I went with Brute and Berserker. I figure that if I'm somehow getting hit hard enough to trigger Berserker, I probably need the +60% Resistances.
So basically, I murdered most everything up to floor 201 where I left off. Nothing too exciting really, haha. I'm on the look out for specials and uniques because I require 3 of each and 1000 total to get some badges, but other than that, all I ever pick up are Large Med-Packs, Phase Devices (mostly homing), Thermies, boosters and health items, and not much more. I'm hoping I can finally find an Energy-Shielded Vest to complete the armor I want (I already have all 5 mods for it), and I also am hoping for Chainsaws to complete my missing assemblies, and a Nuclear BFG wouldn't hurt either to slowly upgrade my current Nuclear VBFG.
My original plan was to botch my run if I stumble upon Dragonslayer, but I'm thinking this opportunity for hunting Cyberdemons as well as massively racking up my kill count is a better idea. I could potentially find a Dragonslayer on any run, but not often do I get to go on a murder spree.
That's all for now! More of this run to come!
Sereg:
If memory serves, there might be issues with vest assemblies... but memory is very hazy so I could be completely off base with that one. What exactly are you planning to make?
Also, be advised that picking up the Dragonslayer will not throw your run, especially since you have those 2 levels in Brute. It is absolutely homicidal. The only downside is the permanently red screen, which makes differentiating mod packs(among other things) a pain in the dick, especially if you're still looking to make assemblies.
Edit: just looked at your skill build... 3 levels of brute and 3 of hellrunner *AND* 3 of finesse? You would have to be outside of your mind to leave the Dragonslayer on the ground...
Tormuse:
Yeah, what Sereg said. Don't get me wrong, a Nano-Super Shotgun with Shottyhead sounds blisteringly devastating, (and probably a lot of fun!) :D but I think you are vastly underestimating the destructive power of the Dragonslayer if you think it will "botch your run."
--- Quote from: Icy on September 13, 2017, 14:31 ---Burst Cannon Nuclear Plasma Rifles are quite good, definitely the best semi-infinite rapid-fire weapon, but because my build is based around Shottyhead, Eagle Eye is blocked. I just used them for when I ran out of shells.
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In that case, personally, I would've put Sniper mods on them. (I mean if you ever did find any?)
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