Etherian

"Fan"tastic intro. Love the energy! Welcome I remain, Etherian

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ all of the above. I cannot add to what has already been stated. I agree 1000%. Welcome to all, stay a long time! I remain, Etherian

Temper, great response. Much anticipated. I have been wondering in the back of my mind, what kind of angle your going to go with your build. Servers are usually always locked due to the fact I get alot of spam users in my games speaking in languages I am unfamiliar with...to unlock the server type in Matters. Would be great fun lvling and exploring with you anytime! I will somehow figure out a way to let everyone know here the pass to server. Just dont know how to accomplish this yet. I much prefer to play multi, but find the spam very annoying. Had a close call when I first started due to this fact. Hi claudius, thx for the response also! Please provide a direct link to your build as I am very interested in getting a shopper/smith to niob as soon as possible. This build of yours may be the 1 to get me there! I remain, Etherian

I cant say I have played long enough to actually have a favorite. But these seraphim's from above are rocking Ancaria atm. How could one go wrong with angels, slaughtering the darkside down below? Think about it...the game dynamics are set up for this perfectly. level, Explore, level, Explore...rinse & repeat. Sometimes while playing w/ seraphim I actually feel bad for the little kobolds. Its just pure slaughter fest. NVM talking about any dragons. They all fall to her might! Just my opinion of course, no offense to anyone. This is just how my mind tends to lean. I remain, Etherian

KOTR, this is so exciting seeing a seraphim speacialist! I am not a speacialist, but definetly see their potential. Yes they are my favorite char to roam Ancaria with...feel free to drop me a line anytime with tidbits of info. on the amazing super modle. Or just drop a line. Would be totally stoked playing with someone who shares the same affinity as I do... Welcome I remain, Etherian EDIT: would also love to read up on Schot's WIDD build if it is still relevant after Ice & Blood.

MUHAHAH... we are interesting gogo These intro's & responses are just cracking me up tonight. As I am late on most all or them...been lost you see in Ancaria for a few days uhhh perhaps a few weeks...Ancaria doesnt seem to have a clock, and if it did, I'm not sure I would want to check... Welcome to the FDM. Cant wait to see what you dream up for Sacred 2. I remain, Etherian

Bold pink w/ a Bold Avatar. Great to see some color around this part of the webverse! Welcome to the FDM. I remain, Etherian

LOL @ this entire introduction spread out over 2 pages of laughing material. Welcome to the FDM! I remain, Etherian

I have to agree with you Temper. I have this build at level 55 on HC Closed EU and am playing around with the Rev. set alot. I am starting to lean toward a full Rev. set on this char. Except I am still choosing my wings. Love the wings soldats and dobri suggest. Still choosing which to use. Regens are just under 1.0s on all Combat Arts. But I have to agree again. I'll need the right combo of +ca, +skill coupled with deathblow ~probably at 40%~ for this build to be as affective as the video soldats posted on this build earlier ~pre Ice & Blood~ I remain, Etherian

I absolutely love how this community supports itself without regard to one's self sustainability! The mechanics found here at the DarkMatters are truely unique. I would love to see more detailed information within this topic about optimal bargaining/smith builds as I am still very green and having a hard time "sifting" through all this priceless information! My hat is off to the Dark crew. Your grasp on the ingame mechanics/functionality is mindblowing. The time committed and attention to detail is, well...phenominal! To quote a few other replies. I am still very confused about a certain aspect of the game. I like to run with Seraphims. Within the shopping network, say you wanted to create a SW. But, all shoppers are created say as HE? Just an example! How does 1 shop for SW gear if the supporting cast are HE? I have done alittle testing on this and would venture to say 99% of the gear offered at the NPC are character related. On the same topic but different aspect. If you truely build a shopping/smith network. Would the level spread really need to be so tight? Example: level 15 sets socketed with niob bs arts. This set would actually last much longer in the game just based on the fact it has niob bs arts? This set really should be able to last until level 60? Rinse & Repeat? I agree with gogo. I would not want to committ more then 3 char slots for the network as I already have noticed I tend to need a certain variety to choose from depending on my mood at the time. ie: melee or caster playstyle based on mood atm. Ahh so many questions still...very interesting game...head begining to hurt... I remain, Etherian

Spunky I like the response. We're going somewhere I wanted to discuss for a long time about the philosophy of games released on console. Here's the thing... we have a lot of console players now all a part of the legacy of Sacred 2, here on this forum and the wiki (btw thanks for the kinds words! ) Mostly all my friends at work who all have consoles don't even want to think of playing a game for more than one month. In a strange way, I kind of feel that console games are designed heinously with this in mind. That the games as well as their community have been created to consume games quickly so as to make sales jump. Games that are too good, have too much depth consume an purchaser's time for less money than buying new ones every few weeks. Plot? gogo Very well said gogo! I have given much thought on this very topic! My own personal conclusion is...[in simple terms] within these corporate gaming companies lies an insatiable amount of greed. The overall sales is the only inate property which stands a chance to fulfull this massive blackhole. I treasure games such as Sacred 2. An ongoing nightmare I have from time to time is...once these treasures are no longer supported via corporate, where do we turn to fulfill our own greed? Lets continue thinking... I remain, Etherian

That is indeed the Crypt I am referring to Spunky! Thanks for confirming! Agree Spunky, she did an insane amount of damage for her level. In Bronze, the fourth Guardian had never hit me that hard, even on a critical! Thanks Loco! That Demon deserves the best of *** whoopings! As much as possible I might add...

mmmh, I am going to keep this short! As I am in peril atm! I just lost my level 45 DW Seraphim build in HC to a Harpy Demon approx. 1.5 hour ago. Regards to Loco with helping me through this loss! The Specifics are as follows: In an unknown starting chain quest, within the Cursed Forest. [this quest ends at the lower to middle part of the region] At this point on the Ancaria map, lies a Crypt! This crypt at level 42, starting! Offers crazy experience. and DROPS! When I say crazy experience., what I really mean is...3 hard lvls in just under 30 minutes with mentors going full...the drops are random I am certain... At the end of this chain quest...I am assuming! There lies a quest named, "to kill a Demon". This Harpy looking Demon, in fact looks like a winged Seraphim, 2 hit killed my tanked platinum socketed DW, HUGE thanks to Loco for everthing! 2 hit kill you may be asking? First hit 3/4 life gone! Second hit...happens within the first second of contact! Totally caught off guard! This death happened in under 1 second real time, honestly! Beware! Fair Warning... P.S. This happened all on only Silver Free Play! EDIT: the chain quest in question is called, "The Lost Crypt". The mini-boss/champ quest in question is called, "Death of a Demon" Thanks to Loco for confirmation.

Took your advice Loco. Worked wonders! Still locks up, but not nearly as often. I couldnt find the perfect resolution match, took the closest to what was offered. Thanks for the advice! I'll be ready to play HC soon. Finishing up campaign, almost at The Nameless. I'll PM you again when I'm ready so you [if you would] teach me the in's and out's of multiplayer. Like how to find servers the Matters hangs out on and matching up Character name to Account names, etc...? I remain, Etherian P.S.- Totally stoked about the game! Only wish I would have found it when it first came out to market.

Game locks up at random. Example: I have managed to aquire 2x Boneslicers in 15 attempts, doing the Undead Legion chain quest. Any pointers? Is this normal? When I start task manager, it says, Not Responding. Thanks for the help! I remain, Etherian

So you got your game and installed and playing and ... all is cool! One quick note. the use of [D.a.r.k] is reserved for members of the clan [D.a.r.k]. sorry, don't wanna sound like a killjoy. But the clan is pretty serious about it's identity. I invite you to take a look at our clan rules and applications page for more info on us. thanks As for your build and learning the ropes. please don't hesitate to ask questions and if you find yourself checking out HC on closed net I hope we run into you so we can get a chance to play together. My bad on the [D.A.R.K] server names. Had no idea really. Thought it would be an EZ way to find me. As far as build goes. Cannot unlock Duel Wield. I chose in order as build describes. Got up to choosing Sword Weapons. Cannot unlock Duel however, the game wants me to choose Ranged Weapons first. Then Duel Wield, seems like a waste of skill? So, I skipped Duel Wield and went with Exalted Warrior Focus. Until I can figure out how to choose Duel I'll stay true to path. At level 18 I'll unlock Concentration etc. etc. etc. Save the Duel Wield all is well, at level 10 now. Just finished the Levi Tax Quest. Along with many side quests getting there. Read only 1 of each rune as Described. Keeping Bargaining at level, basically following the guide as best as possible. Other question, I cant figure out how to modify Pelting Strikes? I have 2 hard skill into Exalting but...no idea how to modify? Guide says once you choose Exalting, should be able to modify. I remain, Etherian

Thanks for reply Loco! I am at level 8 on this seraphim build. Rebuilt 3x now. Still trying to figure this game out. Playing Bronze to start. ~Learning~ Reason it took so long to reply...my email is not getting auto updates, but below this post ~when typing~ it says, "You are currently receiving email notification of replies. However, I am not! "Shrug" Axes or Swords? Swords, I am staying true to Blokeys build. Although the Thud sound Axes make would be enjoyable! Perhaps in a different build. Playing now alot. All of my server names are: [D.A.R.K.] Etherian / passwords are always: Matters Join if you wish, I sure could use the help! I remain, Etherian

Thank you ~Jaggy for your kind welcome! UPDATE: Gold arrived today via a flying Crystal Phoenix! Reading the small guide as I type this... ~having trouble typing, hands acting 3433n;kn' Putting disks 1 & 2 into the drives @ 3:09 pm "Pacific Standard Time" on 04/21/10 I remain, Eth32;nn;n;knon

eeer, Scratch that last post. (feeling very embarrased) I just realized, all of the 75-80% are due to the answer being ... well you all know. Humbled, Etherian

Awesome you brought this over to FDM from SIF Antitrust! I only have 1 concern. When I try to follow a link, up to 75-80% of those links come back with this message: Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage Any pointers? or EZ fixes? I remain, Etherian

There was always much debate and arguement on the mf% to drop ratio within the known Diablo 2 LoD Universe. Very comforting to read the Sacred 2 community has a much better understanding on this very important game related issue! For once, I feel I can believe what I read and not merely toss it aside as gossip! Thanks to all who actually know what they are posting on as fact and not based on assumption! I remain, Etherian

Dang Schot, I hope you heal well and come back in a ferver. Sorry to hear of your injuries! I remain, Etherian

^^THIS^^ nuff said, Etherian

This type of event would be wicked crazy to say the least. I am in, when I get my game and learn the basic fundamentals. I mean really, how better to learn the game? Kami in HC doesnt get any more redline then that! Talk about walking on a glass roof...! I am sooooooo excited for this type of gameplay! I remain, Etherian

May want to pin the new topic Schot? We all know it will be vastly epic in popularity! From what I have seen and read within the FDM. I know Schot has mad skills to compile a solid PDF. I remain, Etherian