Diablo II Resurrected - Frozen Orb Sorceress Build (Nightmare) Act II

 Just finished Act II of Nightmare

If you haven't read my previous build report, here's Nightmare Act I. Here's Normal.

You noticed that my build was different in the previous posts? That's because it was. Up until Act II, I was a Fireball Sorceress. I explained this in my first build post. 

Anyways, back to Act II. It was very easy. I didn't have any problems. I don't think I died in Act II. I guess that's the perks of having runeword-ed equipment.

Since I have re-spec'd for Act II. Let me update you on my Stats and Skills

Current Level: 55

Stats (Base + Bonus)

Strength: 70 + 13
Dexterity: 25 + 11
Vitality: 225 + 22
Energy: 35 + 10

• I occasionally increase my Strength so I could wear better armors/equipment.
• The rest are placed on Vitality
• No Stat points for Dexterity and Energy (aside from item bonuses)

Skills

Lightning Spells

• 1 Telekinesis
• 1 Teleport
• 1 Static Field

Fire Spells

• 1 Warmth

Cold Spells

• 11 Ice Bolt
• 1 Frozen Armor
• 1 Frost Nova
• 1 Ice Blast
• 1 Glacial Spike
• 1 Blizzard
• 20 Frozen Orb
• 20 Cold Mastery

• Teleport Skill made it easy for me to navigate around. Since my Mercenary is equipped with Insight War Scythe, The Meditation Aura helped in Mana Recovery
• 1 Warmth of Mana Recovery
• 1 Frozen Armor for small Protection
• Max Out Frozen Orb then Cold Mastery
• Skill points now are headed towards Maxing Out Ice Bolt
• I have Level 8 Firebolt (Base Level 0) due to my Leaf Runeword Staff as my secondary weapon for Cold Immune enemies

Equipment Upgrade

• None. No changes on my equipment. 
• I'm still looking for a 4 socket shield but from what I researched, that will come in Hell
• If you are interested in my equipment. Please read my previous posts about my build.

Final Thoughts

Frozen Orb Build helps me clear out enemies faster. It also helps that enemies are getting frozen when hit. 

I'll be back for Act IV!

Diablo II Resurrected - Fireball Sorceress Build (Nightmare) Act I

 Finally Done with Act I of Nightmare. 

If you haven't read my previous post, it's here.

I didn't have any problem with any monster/boss. The runeword items that I was using from Normal were still pretty overpowered. 

I had some upgrades, which I will discuss below.

Current Level: 49

Stats (Base + Bonus)

Strength: 61 + 9
Dexterity: 25 + 6 (no change)
Vitality: 169 + 22
Enery: 70 + 10 (no change)

• I added 15 more points to Strength just so I could start equipping better armors.
  
• The rest are added to Vitality

Skill Tree

Fire Spells

• Fire Ball: 19
• Fire Mastery: 11

• I added more into Fireball and Fire Mastery. I Will be maxing out Fire Ball on my next level up

Equipment Upgrade

Helm: Lore Runeword

• You will need Ort + Sol Runes and a 2 socket Helm.
• Since this will require Sol Rune, make sure you have a spare one to use on Insight (see below)
• +1 to All Skills

Mercenary Weapon: Insight Runeword

• You will need Ral + Tir + Tal + Sol Runes and a 4 socket Polearm / Spear.
• Please use Polearm
• If you farmed The Countess in normal, you should have plenty of Ral, Tir, and Tal Runes. So it's pretty much just Sol rune that you need to find. (hint: The Countess in Nightmare drops them)
• This is the endgame Runeword for your mercenary weapon. Make sure to craft one.
• Level 13 to Level 17 Meditation Aura (I got Level 17!)
• Bonus Attack Rating
• Enhance Damage
• +5 to all Attributes

Mercenary Armor: Stealth Runeword

• I'm still using the same Runeword for the armor.
• I just upgraded by using a Superior Splint Mail. Adding better defense for my Mercenary

Final Thoughts

Sadly this is where my Fireball Sorceress ends. I will be having my stat and skill reset before I start with Act II. I will be converting my build to a Cold Spell build. It was what I originally planned. I only started with Fire Spells because of the Leaf Runeword Staff. But since I'm not using my Leaf Staff anymore, it's time to change the build.

Also, my level is pretty high because I farmed The Countess for the Sol Runes. I also got other High-Level Runes but I don't have a purpose for them yet. 

I also have my runes ready for a Spirit Runeword Shield. But I still don't have a 4 socket shield. So, Ancient's Pledge is still my main. 

Cheers for now. I'll start with Act II later!

Related Links

• Runes and Runewords
• Rune Crafting

Diablo II Resurrected - Fireball Sorceress Build (Normal)

Even though I have played Diablo II in the past, this was the first time I made a Sorceress character. 

I know I wanted a Fire Spells build because Leaf Runeword Staff was fairly easy to make. I might change to a Cold Spell build during Nightmare, but for Normal, Fire Spells build was enough. 

Stats

Here's my Base Stats after completing Normal: (Base + Bonus)

Strength: 46 + 9
Dexterity: 25 + 6
Vitality: 119 + 24
Energy: 70 + 10

• I invested in Energy. Most Guides will tell you to not invest in Energy. But It's fine especially if you have plans of having your stats/skills reset. Having a lot of Mana helps.
• I did not put anything on Dexterity

Skill Tree

Below are Base Levels. Skill Level bonuses from Items are not included.

Cold Spells:

• Frozen Armor: 1

Lightning Spells:

• NONE

Fire Spells:

• Fire Bolt: 16
• Warmth: 1
• Inferno: 1
• Blaze: 1
• Fireball: 10
• Firewall: 1
• Meteor: 1
• Fire Mastery: 5

• 2 of the Skill Points were from the Fallen Angel Quest in Act IV
• I have not yet used the Book of Skills reward from Radamant's Lair Quest in Act II
• 1 Skill Point to Frozen Armor can help you survive mob attacks.
• I spent too many points on Fire Bolt. Make sure to focus on Fireball the moment it becomes available for your level.

Equipment

I've only included Notable Items that I used.

Weapon: Primary (1): Leaf Runeword Staff

• When I reached Level 19, I spent a good number of hours farming Runes from The Countess in the Forgotten Tower. 
• You will need Tir + Ral runes for a Leaf Runeword Staff
• Leaf only works on Staff Class weapon
• This was pretty much my weapon throughout Normal until I got lucky in my Act V run.

Armor: Stealth Runeword

• Another Runeword Recipe that was easy to make.
• You will need Tal + Eth runes for Stealth Runeword Armor
• Both can be farmed from The Countess
• The Faster Run/Walk, Faster Cast Rate, and Regenerate Mana bonuses really helped.
• I made a second one for my Mercenary. Studded Leather was for me. Scale Mail was for my Mercenary. I swapped them when I had enough Strength to wear a Scale Mail

Helm: Nadir Runeword

• Another Runeword Recipe that was easy to make
• You will need Nef + Tir for Nadir Runeword Helm. Make sure you use your Tir Rune for your Leaf Staff first before using it on Nadir
• Strength Bonus helped me equip better armors
• I made a second one for my Mercenary. Helm for me, Full Helm for my Mercenary. I swapped them when I had enough Strength to wear the Full Helm

Belt: Demonhide Sash

• Since I don't have a lot of Strength, equipping Plated Belt was hard.
• A Demonhide Sash dropped in Act V. 
• I used Charsi's Imbue Reward in Tools of the Trade Quest in Act I
• I only got to wear a +12 Slots belt at Act V

Amulet: Magic Amulet

• +1 to Sorceress Skills
• This dropped somewhere in Act V

For the rest of my Equipment, I used what I got from Drops.

Mercenary Weapon: Malice Runeword Polearm

• Nothing Special about this Runeword. It was easy to make and I had the runes on my stash
• You will need Ith + El + Eth for Malice Runeword.
• Please use a Polearm over Spear

Equipment Upgrades (Act V)

Weapon: Primary (2): Spirit Runeword Sword

• Spirit Runeword is pretty hard to make in Normal because Thul, Ort, and Amn are rare and don't drop from The Countess in Normal. 
• You will need Tal + Thul + Ort + Amn for Spirit Runeword.
• I got lucky and both Thul and Amn Runes dropped while traversing Act V. 
• I crafted the Ort Rune.
• I picked up a Normal Broad Sword
• I had it socketed using Larzuk's Reward for the Siege of Harrogath Quest in Act V
• After making this Runeword, my Leaf Staff became my Secondary Weapon.
• I got lucky again. The item gave the max Faster Cast Rate bonus (+35%)

Off-hand Shield: Ancient's Pledge Shield

• You will need Ral + Ort + Tal for Ancient's Pledge Runeword Shield
• All three runes are given as a reward from Rescue on Mount Arreat Quest in Act V
• Resist Bonus and More Resist Bonus

Final Thoughts

Ending my build with some tips and suggestions

• Farm The Countess in Forgotten Tower. I usually do 2-3 Runs before I start progressing with my Quests. It gets easy as you level up.
• Save your Stat/Skill Reset Reward from Den of Evil Quest in Act I. Normal Difficulty should be easy enough regardless of any stat/skill mistakes that you do. Use the Stat/Skill reset once you're familiar with your character and you know what you want for its build.
• Study Runes and Runewords. It's not that hard to learn. 
• Save your Rejuvenation Potions. I have plenty in my Private Stash and I use them for big boss fights.
• Always check Superior Normal Items for Sockets. Keep the useful ones in your stash.
• Sorceress uses spells. You don't need high-level slotted weapons for Runewords. Just find a staff with 2 slots for your Leaf Runeword

Related Links

• Runes and Runewords
• Rune Crafting

Diablo II Resurrected - Rune Crafting

Looking for a specific Rune? Most of the time, the runes you are looking for can be farmed via The Countess in Forgotten Tower. But sometimes, the runes you need are rare and are not easy to come by.

Below is the list of runes that you can get by transmuting 3 common runes.

Requirement

• Horadric Cube. You will get this in Act II

Recipe

• 3 El Runes will transmute into 1 Eld Rune
• 3 Eld Runes will transmute into 1 Tir Rune
• 3 Tir Runes will transmute into 1 Nef Rune
• 3 Nef Runes will transmute into 1 Eth Rune
• 3 Eth Runes will transmute into 1 Ith Rune
• 3 Ith Runes will transmute into 1 Tal Rune
• 3 Tal Runes will transmute into 1 Ral Rune
• 3 Ral Runes will transmute into 1 Ort Rune
• 3 Ort Runes will transmute into 1 Thul Rune

The List is still incomplete. I'll update this soon

Diablo II Resurrected - Gem Shrine Effect

Chances are, you've encountered some Gem Shrines while playing the game. If you are new to the game, then you need to know how Gem Shrines work.

1. If you don't have any gem/skull in your inventory, the Gem Shrine will give you one chipped gem at random or one chipped skull 

2. If you have any gem/skull in your inventory, the Gem Shrine will upgrade one of your gems/skulls at random. 

Here's the Quality Tier for Gems/Skulls

Chipped > Flawed > Normal > Flawless > Perfect

Diablo II Resurrected - Runes and Runewords

Let's talk about Runes and Runewords

Definition

Runes - small objects similar to gems and jewels that add attributes to a socketed item.

Runeword - an item that is socketed by several runes making the weapon more powerful and possess 'runeword'. There are several rules that you need to follow in order to make a proper runeword item.

Runeword

In order to make a Runeword item, you need to follow the following rules

1. The item must be the correct type. Use staff if the formula requires a staff. Use a wand if the formula requires a wand.
2. Item must be a normal item. It can be Low Quality, Superior, and/or Etherial. But it must be a normal item. (gray text items). Magical, Rare, Set, Crafted, or Unique items will not work. Just remember: Grey Text Items
3. The item must have the correct number of sockets. Making a 3-socket runeword using a 4-socket item will not work. 
4. You must place the Runes in the item in the correct order. For the Runeword Leaf, you will need Tir + Ral runes. You need to place Tir first then Ral. Otherwise, it will not work.

Leaf Runeword. Using Tir + Ral runes

Superior Short Staff. Note that I used a 2 socket staff.

Rune Farming

Early gameplay, I farmed my runes from The Countess in the Forgotten Tower. You won't miss it because it's part of the Act I quests. Just go back and raid Forgotten Tower multiple times. You'll get at 1-3 runes every raid.

Based on the set of runes that I got from 5-6 raids of The Countess, the staff 'Leaf' was the best that I could do for my sorceress. 

I'll try to update the farming spots as I progress during the game release.

You can check The Arreat Summit for a list of runewords available. Happy research!

Reference: D2wiki, The Arreat Summit

Fall Guys - Game Security Violation Detected

 It was my first time loading the game Fall Guys when I encountered a weird error

Easy Anti-Cheat Error

Game Security Violation Detected [#00000000D] [iCUE.exe]

Solution

If you encounter this error in Fall Guys (or any other game), Just open your task manager and end process the software being detected as a Security Violation. In this case, it was my iCUE.exe software. Then you should be able to play the game with no problem

Pokemon Unite - Blastoise!

Surf to your allies' aid and unleash Hydro Typhoon!

Blastoise! September 1.

That is all! 

Source: Twitter

Diablo II Resurrected - Shortcut Keys for Smoother Gameplay

The beta testing just ended. I was able to complete Act I but barely progressed for Act II. Anyways, that's not the concern here. Below are shortcut keys that should help you play the game much smoother.

Shortcut Keys

• Auto Sell To NPC - Ctrl + Left Click
• Auto Buy from NPC - Ctrl + Right Click
• Auto Transfer to/from Storage - Ctrl + Left Click
• Auto Buy Potions to fill your belt - Shift + Right Click
• Transfer Potion from Inventory to belt - Shift + Left Click
• Buy Enough Scroll of Town Portal/Identify to fill your Tome - Shift + Right Click

I'll add more soon. 

Auto Buy Potions to fill your belt

Auto Buy from NPC

Auto Sell To NPC

Buy Enough Scroll of Town Portal/Identify to fill your Tome

Diablo II Resurrected - Defeating Act I Boss - Andariel

"Andariel was the only female Evil. She aided the Lesser Evils for many years, but eventually, she lost faith in their plots. Two decades ago, she chose to help Diablo during his resurgence and seized the Citadel of the Sightless Eye. Ultimately, she perished at the hands of brave heroes." - Deckard Cain

Andariel is the Act I boss for Diablo II Resurrected. Her main ability is the Poison Spray that spreads in a large area. Melee combat will also poison you.

Defeating Andariel

1. Antidote Potions. Make sure to drink one before engaging her to battle. Antidote Potion gives you +50 Poison Resistance making you take less damage from her attacks. Of course, bring extra as well.

2. Use any Fire-based damage. Andariel has a Fire Resistance of -50

3. If you are having difficulty dodging her Poison Spray, lure her to the open space below the map. Its easier to run around the pit

If you have decent equipment, beating her shouldn't be any problem. Make sure to open a Town Portal before engaging. So it's easy to get back should you die from the encounter.

Pokemon Unite - Pokemon Presents Update 08-18-2021

Pokemon Unite - Pokemon Presents Update 08-18-2021

Here's a quick summary that's related to Pokemon Unite from the Pokemon Presents video.

Mobile Release Update

Mobile Version is set to release on September 22! 

The game will be available in Apple App Store and Google Playstore. Pre-registration is already available. The Cross-Platform battle is enabled. So you can party with your friends, regardless if they are using Nintendo Switch or Mobile Device

Ongoing Pre-Registration Campaign 

If the mobile pre-registration reaches 2.5M+, Players will receive a Pikachu Unit License

If the mobile pre-registration reaches 5M+, Players will receive a Pikachu Holowear - Special Festival Style

There was no mention if these rewards will only be given to mobile users. So it's possible Switch users will also reap the campaign rewards. 

More Pokemons will be available soon!

Mamoswine and Sylveon are both coming to Pokemon Unite soon.

Source: Pokemon Presents

Pokemon Unite - Upcoming Update Patch Notes 8/18/2021

 Pokemon Unite will be releasing an update patch on August 18

Schedule Date / Time: 8/18/2021 at 7:00 UTC

Applying the Update: Restart the app on your device to apply the update.

Update Details

• Bug Fixes
• Text Fixes
• Shop Updates

Skills Balance Adjustment/Fixes

Crustle

• Stealth Rock:
• Cooldown reduced.
• Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.
• Rock Tomb:
• Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.

Garchomp

• Movement speed changed.
• Bulldoze:
• Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.
• Dragon Rush:
• Cooldown reduced.

Slowbro

• Surf:
• Duration of effects on opposing Pokémon decreased.
• Scald:
• Bug Fixes
• Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.

Snorlax

• Heavy Slam:
• Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon decreased.
• Block:
• Duration of effects on opposing Pokémon decreased.
• Flail:
• Move Upgrade
• Unite Move: Power Nap
• HP restoration decreased.

Greninja

• Smokescreen:
• Move Downgrade
• Cooldown lengthened.
• Water Shuriken:
• Cooldown reduced.
• Damage dealt to opposing Pokémon increased.
• Double Team:
• Cooldown reduced.

Wigglytuff

• Unite Move: Starlight Recital
• Bug Fixes

Cinderace

• Basic Attack:
• Bug Fixes

Alolan Ninetales

• Snow Warning:
• Bug Fixes
• Aurora Veil:
• Bug Fixes

Gardevoir

• Basic Attack
• Bug Fixes
• Psychic:
• Bug Fixes

Cramorant

• Hurricane:
• Bug Fixes

Wild Pokémon

• Avalugg
• Stat Decrease

Battle Items

• Eject Button
• Stat Decreases
• Goal-Getter
• Stat Increases
• Fluffy Tail
• Stat Increases
• X Attack
• Stat Increases

Source: Pokemon Unite

Pokemon Unite - Scoring Guide

In Pokemon Unite battles, goal scores aren't displayed until the end of the match. They do, however, have big notices that pop up on your screen in between battles. These notices would help you determine if you are leading or trailing in terms of goal scores. 

While the notices don't tell you your exact score, it tells you how much you are leading or trailing against opposing team.

Battle Notices

1. It's a close battle! - There's a 0-20 points difference between teams
2. We're in the lead! - You are ahead of your opponent by 21-99 points.
3. We have a huge lead! - You are ahead of your opponent by 100 or more points
4. We're struggling to keep up! - You are behind your opponent by 22-99 points
5. We're REALLY struggling! - You are behind your opponent by 100 or more points

The alerts above show up at the 5:00, 3:00, 2:00, and 1:00 minute marks. 

Don't forget that at the 2:00 minute mark, Aeos Orbs goal that you make will score double. Of course same goes for your opponents. 

Source: dexerto dot com