22 Nights of Terror Holiday Event

So far these have all been repeat events dating back to 2022 except for the first which was amended up in 2023.

I have a hunch on why we didn't see Black Friday Gambling to kick things off.

Looking back at 2022 & 2023, we saw 3x Friday's throughout the event. Each of which of course being Gambling.

This is the first year they started off on a Friday, and had they made it Black Friday Gambling, that would have pushed the potential to 4x this cycle.

We still have 3x Friday's remaining, as the final day this year is a Friday. This is likely why they ignored the first Friday as they seem to potentially only want to host this event no more than 3x in the cycle.

Time will tell, but the above logic makes sense.

Upcoming Remaining Fridays:

Dec 20th
Dec 27th
Jan 3rd (Final day)

A sound th3ory indeed

I'm only looking forward to this one and the P8. The other ones are pretty meh.

Th3ory wrote: 2 days ago

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This is likely why they ignored the first Friday as they seem to potentially only want to host this event no more than 3x in the cycle.

Time will tell, but the above logic makes sense.
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I love how you still believe there's any sort of actual thought or logic to what blizzard does..

Blizzard has long since forsaken the path of logic and common sense. It is barren of thought or care of its creations. We have meetings every Wednesday at 7pm for those who are still in denial.

Schnorki wrote: 2 days ago

I love how you still believe there's any sort of actual thought or logic to what blizzard does..

I am purely a data analyst - I just identity a trend line and hypothesis to determine a pragmatic outcome

Here we go: up to 75 % more res

Today bonus:
+ 75% to all resistances (even physical and Magic)

My L1 mule (with no equipment) is with 75% to all resists and character data shows 75% physical damage reduced and 75% magic damage reduced.
(I thought max physical resistance was 50% )


With Enigma, game shows 83% physical damage reduced

Likely just an optical advanced stat, but the underlying cap of 50% would govern. Sometimes you cannot trust the tool tips and stats in-game in the overlays.

But someone would need to test this to see if it is indeed reducing @ full capacity of 75%.

Th3ory wrote: 1 day ago

Likely just an optical advanced stat, but the underlying cap of 50% would govern. Sometimes you cannot trust the tool tips and stats in-game in the overlays.

But someone would need to test this to see if it is indeed reducing @ full capacity of 75%.

You could pull your Uber Smiter out of mothballs, reduce his lightning resistance, and then run him against

Über Mephisto a few times. It will probably take a number of keys but it would make an entertaining video.

Th3ory wrote: 1 day ago

Sometimes you cannot trust the tool tips and stats in-game in the overlays.

Sometimes? Try more often than not, as far as Diablo 2 is concerned

mhlg wrote: 1 day ago

Th3ory wrote: 1 day ago

Likely just an optical advanced stat, but the underlying cap of 50% would govern. Sometimes you cannot trust the tool tips and stats in-game in the overlays.

But someone would need to test this to see if it is indeed reducing @ full capacity of 75%.

You could pull your Uber Smiter out of mothballs, reduce his lightning resistance, and then run him against

Über Mephisto a few times. It will probably take a number of keys but it would make an entertaining video.

If I had a softcore smiter I would do this....

Th3ory wrote: 1 day ago

mhlg wrote: 1 day ago

Th3ory wrote: 1 day ago

Likely just an optical advanced stat, but the underlying cap of 50% would govern. Sometimes you cannot trust the tool tips and stats in-game in the overlays.

But someone would need to test this to see if it is indeed reducing @ full capacity of 75%.

You could pull your Uber Smiter out of mothballs, reduce his lightning resistance, and then run him against

Über Mephisto a few times. It will probably take a number of keys but it would make an entertaining video.

If I had a softcore smiter I would do this....

Just a thought, but wouldn't a couple of disposable build slots improve empirical data collection? You could have another member sit in town to hold your game while you engage in a little crash dummy testing with the Ubers. All you would need is a couple of players to rush your test builds in advance.

Snacks for today.
EXCEPT FOR CLASSIC, NO SNACKS FOR U!

Schnorki wrote: 22 hours ago

Snacks for today.
EXCEPT FOR CLASSIC, NO SNACKS FOR U!

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BULLSHIT! Ha, I am HC Classic this ladder...would be nice.

Th3ory wrote: 22 hours ago

Schnorki wrote: 22 hours ago

Snacks for today.
EXCEPT FOR CLASSIC, NO SNACKS FOR U!

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BULLSHIT! Ha, I am HC Classic this ladder...would be nice.

You actually went through with that? Man you're a glutton for punishment...

Schnorki wrote: 22 hours ago

Th3ory wrote: 22 hours ago

Schnorki wrote: 22 hours ago

Snacks for today.
EXCEPT FOR CLASSIC, NO SNACKS FOR U!

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BULLSHIT! Ha, I am HC Classic this ladder...would be nice.

You actually went through with that? Man you're a glutton for punishment...

He is a glutton for punishment and I think we should do our best to support him in his efforts!

So what are we gambling tomorrow? Did you guys save up?

Nielzsche wrote: 8 hours ago

So what are we gambling tomorrow? Did you guys save up?

I haven't been online since last December, so I honestly have no idea how much gold I have on my characters

Schnorki wrote: 22 hours ago

You actually went through with that? Man you're a glutton for punishment...

Oh yes, and sadly ripped on an ugly situation last night. One of my mates lvl 70 din ripped below, where you hear me saying GET BACK GET BACK...he respond "I got this"...no, no you do not

I then was tele carrying and per the below, landed in a nasty ridiculous pack. If you watch it at .5x speed you can see how freaking close I was to a successful s/e

Fortunately, I am back at lvl 25 and moving again...

I tried to embed/post the twitch clips but d2io doing something weird saying failed to recognize content classification and nuking my links but they do 100% work. If you want to see it, you would need to join my discord.

mhlg wrote: 19 hours ago

He is a glutton for punishment and I think we should do our best to support him in his efforts!

Yes, I need positive energy!

ALLEyezOnMe wrote: 4 hours ago

I haven't been online since last December, so I honestly have no idea how much gold I have on my characters

If you are on Hardcore I have plenty of gold on Non-Ladder for gambling.

ALLEyezOnMe wrote: 4 hours ago

Nielzsche wrote: 8 hours ago

So what are we gambling tomorrow? Did you guys save up?

I haven't been online since last December, so I honestly have no idea how much gold I have on my characters

Forgive me if you already know this, but part of this event is that you can sell some items for more than they cost to buy from the vendor when aided by

Gheed's Fortune and Edge. By chain selling and rebuying said items, you can infinitely duplicate gold for the duration of the event. So, as long as you have enough gold right now to get a few amulets, you have enough gold for the event!