[3.1] The Blinding Blizzard - Whispering Ice Berserker - Viable for Most Everything

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Kelvynn wrote:

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Black_Gun wrote:

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I'm up to lv 98 while still waiting on this crash (and Alluring Abyss) to get fixed.

there is a bug that crashes alluring abyss? wtf?

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Black_Gun wrote:

Have you cleared Uber Atziri yet with the new, life-based WI?

Hey man, long time! :)

Alluring Abyss instance crashes in the final fight. Still not fixed. I'm not trying it quite as often as HoGM because it's expensive AF to try, but the person who tried since the last patch crashed in the same way. I'm at 39/40 challenges because of this fucking thing. I could buy the kill from some other build, of course, but I always do my 40/40 on my own. Right now I'm just considering leveling up another char just to blow up Uber Atziri and finish my 40/40.

I haven't crashed at Uber so maybe it's fixed. Also, a bunch of people are selling Acuities so it's working for them.

Maybe it's me, but when a build title says viable for everything and no boss is too hard, I also expect Uber Atziri to be listed with video proof. I'm not doubting that this build can't; I'm just being nit picky.

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synix09 wrote:

I haven't crashed at Uber so maybe it's fixed. Also, a bunch of people are selling Acuities so it's working for them.

Maybe it's me, but when a build title says viable for everything and no boss is too hard, I also expect Uber Atziri to be listed with video proof. I'm not doubting that this build can't; I'm just being nit picky.

You haven't crashed WITH THIS BUILD? Of course she's getting killed, with OTHER builds that don't crash.

Here's Uber at 40% just before a crash. If that's not enough for you then ask GGG to fix this crash faster. I'll gladly make a video of a deathless kill.

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Moutarde wrote:

Why Basalt flaksk instead of granite flask?

See page 53 for some details about flasks. Guaranteed 15% damage reduction is better than raw AR that's subject to limitations.

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Kelvynn wrote:

I'm up to lv 98 while still waiting on this crash (and Alluring Abyss) to get fixed. I have a feeling that I'll hit lv 100 before GGG fixes anything.

any tips for lvling with WI?
for me optimal is t11-13 not higher

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Kelvynn wrote:

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Black_Gun wrote:

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I'm up to lv 98 while still waiting on this crash (and Alluring Abyss) to get fixed.

there is a bug that crashes alluring abyss? wtf?

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Black_Gun wrote:

Have you cleared Uber Atziri yet with the new, life-based WI?

Hey man, long time! :)

Alluring Abyss instance crashes in the final fight. Still not fixed. I'm not trying it quite as often as HoGM because it's expensive AF to try, but the person who tried since the last patch crashed in the same way. I'm at 39/40 challenges because of this fucking thing. I could buy the kill from some other build, of course, but I always do my 40/40 on my own. Right now I'm just considering leveling up another char just to blow up Uber Atziri and finish my 40/40.

Yeah, it's been a long time. I decided to try out DP this season instead of WI. but nice to see you indeed got your build to work fine despite all the nerfs. :)

That bug is annoying as f*** though. If it has something to do with curse reflection... maybe you can finish her from 40% without the curses? Otherwise, you might be able to do it on your icestormer when you just respec to a SR (as mainskill) setup? Might be quicker than leveling a new toon, even if it costs 100 regrets overall...

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skrecu wrote:

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Kelvynn wrote:

I'm up to lv 98 while still waiting on this crash (and Alluring Abyss) to get fixed. I have a feeling that I'll hit lv 100 before GGG fixes anything.

any tips for lvling with WI?
for me optimal is t11-13 not higher

You mean at the high levels? There is only one way to go in this league: Beachhead. This map gives absolutely insane amount of xp. Get into the BH rotations in global 820, or just buy spots in BH runs for 3-4c in trade 820.

Don't do it solo though: you get much less xp per hour (and per currency), and there is an instance crash bug that can happen sometimes when you are solo (something to do with Harbinger mechanics, some of them want to have multiple targets or w/e).

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Black_Gun wrote:

That bug is annoying as f*** though. If it has something to do with curse reflection... maybe you can finish her from 40% without the curses? Otherwise, you might be able to do it on your icestormer when you just respec to a SR (as mainskill) setup? Might be quicker than leveling a new toon, even if it costs 100 regrets overall...

It can happen at any % during the final fight, different phases too: Atziri, splits, recovery/adds. I've had it crash almost immediately once, and during the 3rd split phase another time (that one almost made me cry IRL).

Switching to a different setup (or just not using curses at all) is a possibility. But that won't be good for the video or the boss guide.

I really didn't expect GGG to do such a crappy job. 1.5 mo into a league and the game is still a buggy mess. Boss Guide section "how to get around instance crashes" isn't something that I've ever planned on.

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Kelvynn wrote:

You mean at the high levels? There is only one way to go in this league: Beachhead. This map gives absolutely insane amount of xp. Get into the BH rotations in global 820, or just buy spots in BH runs for 3-4c in trade 820.

Don't do it solo though: you get much less xp per hour (and per currency), and there is an instance crash bug that can happen sometimes when you are solo (something to do with Harbinger mechanics, some of them want to have multiple targets or w/e).

how many runs You needed to lvl up from 97 to 98?
20??
i have to calculate cost, my lvl is 94 now, want to upg to 98 too

repetition

Uber Update: The patch 3.0.1e doesn't mention any fixes for instance crashes, but I gambled a Mortal set, and it didn't crash! So maybe they finally fixed it, or maybe I just got very lucky. 40/40 done!

If it's really fixed, I'll make a video and add Uber Atziri to the Boss Guide some time soon.

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skrecu wrote:

how many runs You needed to lvl up from 97 to 98?
20??

50. At lv 97 it gives approx 2% per run.
At lv 98 it's 1.25% (80 runs to hit lv 99).
At lv 99 it's 0.8% per run (125 runs to hit lv 100).

Yep, definitely fixed! I did another kill and didn't crash.

I'm going to do a bunch of kills, pick a smooth looking one and make a video. The strategy is exactly the same as before 3.0, can just copy/paste the old guide. I guess I can even use The Wise Oak if I want to, didn't think about it until now.