Ammako

Sounds like an epic month again.

Not actually a screenshot, but today was a good day 13 quests done, over 25 Quest Points obtained, +17 to total level from quest experience rewards. Worry not, though; I has the funnies:

Meleeing with Drygores >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ranging with Royal crossbow.

That's just called item manipulation.

Go over to their HQ, see what's up.

Same. The funny part is that it went down just as I was logging out. It's all my fault!

Trading my luck for yours.

Fashionscape-approved Even though I'm wearing mismatched costume pieces (Archon gloves + headdress with Warlord tunic/kilt/boots), still looks pretty neat. Fun fact: if you destroy Warlord gloves, they turn into Warlord kilt in Diango's inventory.

I think F2P should have access to Dual wielding.

Was it the time we went to Arma with Ambler by any chance? ... Though you did get buckler right before we arrived. I didn't get the buckler though, pretty sure that was ambler. Oh yeah

Was it the time we went to Arma with Ambler by any chance? ... Though you did get buckler right before we arrived.

Heh, still QBD's most expensive reward.

So you're telling me that they intended on QBD being able to heal back up some HP after the artifact has been re-activated? Ok.

Spot the glitch

Kill brutal green dragons in the Ancient cavern instead. (Also, I suggest You Don't Type Like This.)

I now live in hope of getting a second 3A item myself, having believed it to be impossible ditto even if it was third age vambraces or something

Pretty sure it is. You can complete Monkey Madness without getting the def exp at the end, but if you want to come back to do the RFD sub-quest, you have no choice but to take the def exp at the end when you return to the island.

For QBD, I start out by potting. Then I alternate between Slice and any other basic I have available (this allows me to always have a basic ready), then I use Berserk asap. After that, if QBD's first phase is not done yet, I use some more basics, clicking the artifact as soon as it activates. You can save half a second by activating yet another ability as soon as the artifact is activated, to re-attack the Queen almost immediately. Then, if my adrenaline isn't at 50% yet, I use some more basics (alternating between Slice and others I found was nice), then I use Assault (it isn't too uncommon to 'kill' the QBD's second phase with just 1-2 basics + 1 Assault if you have Berserk activated.) Since you have adrenaline potions, you can most likely skip most of the adrenaline building from the start and go for Berserk asap. I'm unsure if the cooldown for adrenaline potion would be over once you activated Berserk, but if it is, it's worth using. Don't bother with autoattacks, I found that using abilities was pretty much always a better option (mostly because in order to use an auto-attack, you have to wait like 2-3 seconds after using an ability, that wastes a lot of time in the long run.) Using Destroy/Assault asap sounds like a pretty good option. Personally, I like using Flurry when the Queen summons tormented souls to get rid of them easily while still damaging the queen (could probably do with ignoring them though.) But Berserk really helps when you can activate it. Oh, and one more thing. Only use your thresholds if you know the QBD can take at least 3 of the 4 hits, otherwise it's a waste (overkill, etc.)

I would rather it was whips or barrows items. Plus, whips (and barrows items for the matter) are in an entirely different category than holiday 'rares.' Furthermore, just because I suggest that fun cosmetics should be available to everyone (for a very small price nonetheless) does not mean we also have to make end-game combat gear available to everyone in the same fashion.

But why *should* said holiday items only be obtainable by the richest of the rich?

^ The problem is that said rares would only be given to the richest of the rich.

I want to try this with Overloads and Steel titan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7yibRrecYA

Okie dokie, thanks for the help guys. I'll probably try this friday. Since I don't have obsidian armour, does anyone know what's the best way to gather obsidian shard thingies at the Fight Cauldron?

They should just have Diango sell them for ~100gp each... Making them untradeable as well.