On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:55:30 -0700 (PDT), "Randall@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<r.oelerich@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Any tips to help me kill Diablo greatly appreciated. I tried very
>briefly to whack him at lvl 28 Druid, 3 dire wolves, poison vine,
>merc, oak spirt, volcano. I have pretty good armor (Defense 130
>armor, nice shield, boots, etc. I know I need lightning resistance but
>how much?)
75 LR and FR if you can manage it. Now's the time to stick some
diamonds in a 3-hole shield if you have any. Armor class is useless
against him, as are your minions. Don't even bother resing your merc,
but do go in with OS up.
>Well, after clearing the Chaos Santuary I went towards the pentagram
>and in about a microsecond, with one breath, Diablo killed my merc,
>dire wolves, everything, and my health orb was down 50%.
Remember, all Act bosses do 10x damage against all minions. His
"breath" is the LBOD, or Lightning Blast of Death.
>Geez, that
>was demoralizing after seeing how hardy my dire wolves were up to that
>point. Now they are essentially worthless! I immediately pressed ESC
>and got the hell away from Diablo.
No need. You could still have killed him. He can't heal as long as
you don't leave him alone too long, so it's just a question of
patience, though it can be a long fight. Without CB or Static, count
on 10-20 minutes, minimum. A few important tactical points:
1. Try to stay out of his face; being behind him or at least well to
the side will protect you against most of his attacks.
2. Learn to recognize his "inhale" animation, which precedes the LBOD.
3. If he sends Firestorm at you, just run out of it.
4. If he starts the LBOD at you, DON'T run away. I know that is your
first impulse, but it will not save you. Instead, run to the side,
around him, and out of the blast. FRW boots will help a lot with
that.
But really, unless you are playing HC, what's to be afraid of? All he
can do is kill you, and in SC you can just say, "Not even MY death
will save you from ME, dog-face." The principal danger in HC is that
he will bone cage and fry you with the LBOD. There is no way out of
that but Alt F4.
>I have since been grinding, just lvled to 29 Druid, my plan is to
>grind and get to lvl 30 Druid, to get Grizzly Bear which I assume is a
>good tank compared to the wolves.
Better, but will still need frequent recasting. The major benefit is
that the Griz can keep Diablo busy and in place where your elemental
attacks can hurt him. Fissure is better for this fight than Volcano,
IMO. I once soloed Diablo with a level 25 druid using an unsynergized
level 2 Fissure from a pelt I found. In HC, of course. Took half an
hour, but I was not in trouble at any point.
>Am I correct in this strategy? What
>strategy can I use to kill Diablo, or should I join a game on Open
>Battlenet and seek help from a war party including some advanced
>characters?
Oh, please. Open Bnet is a sewer of cheating, and if you are going to
chicken out of soloing Diablo, why play at all?
>I just want to see Diablo die so I can progress to Act V
>Lord of Destruction.
An unworthy goal, IMO. You should want to KILL HIS REPTILIAN @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
He's really not that hard to kill... just a lot harder than
any other monster you have encountered. And if you die, go right back
at him (leave a tp up in the CS). He's already done his worst, what
more can happen?
-- Roy L
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