[Closed-Completed] Giveaway with a twist!

Stay a while and listen!

Background: This site is amazing and the community is wonderful! Because of d2io I have been able to accumulate quite a bit of Wealth. I much prefer trading over the actual act of playing d2, I know I'm one of those weirdos . Now I feel I'm in a good position to give back. I teamed up with @jazman, who provided everything but the

Jah runes (well he also provided one

Jah lol) for this small event. So please give them a huge

Shout out, seriously. The prizes would have been boring without him.

Eligibility: Your account must have been created before this posting AND your hearts received plus your trade trust received must be equal to, or greater than 10. I understand this might be a bit controversial. Both jazman and I strongly want these spoils to go to people who are active in the community.
Edit Note: I encourage players of all platforms to participate. There are enough active people here who can transfer between PC and console.

Contest: What is the single highest skill level number, for a single skill, that can be legitimately displayed on each character class's skills tab? (For example: is level 38

Charge the skill with the highest number that can be displayed for the Paladin ?). So pick a class and come up with the craziest combination of items that gives the most plus to a skill that you can think of! These items can include plus to all skills, plus to skill trees, and plus to individual skills.
Note: I do not know what the answer is, nor am I going to try and figure it out. I will simply pick the highest submission as the winners.

Rules:

• Only ONE submission per person (not one submission per class)

• Please don't google it, use your creativity!

• No editing your submission once it's been posted

• Must include a build proving how you got to that skill number and what the skill is. Can be a typed-out list of gear, charms, skills used or can be a maxroll screenshot (NO LINK)

• Legitimate build only. A build that would pass the bnet online servers check. No hero editor, hacked, fused (I know these can theoretically legitimately spawn, but I'm creating the rules here), or any other non-sense items.

• You cannot duplicate someone's post. However, if someone picks a skill, and you can make that skill a higher number with a different build you can submit that.

• The giveaway/contest will run from the time it is posted to 27 May 2024 1000 PST

Winner Selection: There will be 7 winners, one winner for each character class. The submission with the highest skill depicted for that character class will win. Each winner will get to pick one prize from each prize group. The winner with single highest skill submitted (regardless of character class chosen) will win the grand prize which is TWO prizes from each prize group. If there is a tie between two character classes, then the earlier submission of the two will break the tie. The prize selections will go in order of submittal date, except for the grand prize who will get to pick first. Once this ends, it will take me a few days to sort through the winners, and verify if the math from the builds check out. Please be patient.

Prizes:
Group A:

• Jah (7x 2x)

• Ber (1x)

Group B:

• Sur (1x)

• Lo (1x)

• Ohm(1x)

• Rotting Fissure (-70) (1x)

• Eschuta's Temper (+3/14 lite/18 fire /23 energy) (1x)

• Cold Facet (-5/+4 Die) (1x)

• Steelrend (54ed/170def/17str) (1x)

• Griffon's Eye (-15/+13/+186def) (1os) (1x)

Group C:

• Shako 111def (1x)

• Poison Facet (-5/+4 Die) (1x)

• T-gods (194ed) (1x)

• Bul-Kathos Ring (4ll) (4x)

• Bul-Kathos Ring (3ll) (1x)

Disclaimer: This is all in good fun and I've probably written bad rules with loopholes. Please don't exploit any potential loopholes. Good luck and don't forget to include your +1 to skills from Call To Arms

Current Winner's List (full detailed breakdown on page two of this thread)

Grand Prize @Necrarch Level 62

Bone Armor Necromancer (tie breaker was the time of submission) (Prizes Received)
2nd Place @Dromar186 Level 62

Claws of Thunder Assassin (Prizes Received)
3rd Place @krathkor Level 58

Frenzy Barbarian (tie breaker was the time of submission) (Prizes Selected)
4th Place @Nikanu Level 58 Armagedon Druid (Prizes Received)
5th Place @mohoo Level 56

Lightning Fury Amazon (Prizes Received)

Hmm, makes lots to think of, but great initiative ! Thanks mate !

Here goes nothing... My guess would be:

Class: Sorceress
Skill:

Inferno
Max skill count: 56 with CtA (55 without CtA on swap)
Picture: Gear: Flickering Flame,

Ormus' Robes +3

Inferno,

Magefist,

Arachnid Mesh, 2x SoJ, +3 Fire amulet, Leaf in +3

Inferno staff, Anni, Torch, 9x Fire Skillers, CtA

Nice giveaway and splendid idea! However, unfortunately, I think some classes have enormous advantages to fight for the ultimate prize.
Good luck everyone and have fun!

P.S. Heck I made a mistake on accident, don't know if this edit will count even tho nobody saw it (I put the wrong picture). (((

skill -

Frenzy

cta 1
combat skillers 9
torch 3
anni 1
Fury 5
Fury 5
Enigma 2
Master's magic barb

Helm w. +3

Frenzy staffmod 6
maras 2
bk ring 1
bk ring 1
ik

Boots

Belt gloves 2

total 38


38 + 20 hard points = lvl 58

Frenzy

apparently barb combat skills do now spawn on amulets...

TheDoo wrote: 7 months ago

Nice giveaway and splendid idea! However, unfortunately, I think some classes have enormous advantages to fight for the ultimate prize.
Good luck everyone and have fun!

I agree that some classes have advantages over other's, there where the "submit first" comes into play. This is the most fair way I could think of. There were enough prizes to do 8 winners, I really wanted there to be 8 character classes, but no dice.

TheDoo wrote: 7 months ago

P.S. Heck I made a mistake on accident, don't know if this edit will count even tho nobody saw it (I put the wrong picture). (((

That is fine, since no one posted a submission between your post and edit

Sorry for double post but I know for sure that there is a class that can easily beat my score for the ultimate/double prize... Now I left some room to see if someone figures it out because it's gonna be fun to follow this thread and see who comes up with that solution. I just wanted to play a bit with the numbers, not expecting to win anything, but know for sure this is not the highest a single skill can go in general.

Sooooo gooood luck people!

Edit: Big shoutout to @jazman as well (dunno how I forgot to write that, whooopsies)!!!

krathkor wrote: 7 months ago

apparently barb combat skills do now spawn on amulets...

"Do not*" or "do now"?

Knappogue wrote: 7 months ago

krathkor wrote: 7 months ago

apparently barb combat skills do now spawn on amulets...

"Do not*" or "do now"?

"do not" , from

Arreat Summit...

Here to congratulate you for the nice contest idea and to thank you for spreading the Wealth.

I guess it's barbarian and

Battle Orders.

What i am sure:

• Skillers: 9
  
  Hellfire Torch: 3
  Anihilus: 1
  Armor: Enigma +2
  Amulet: +3 to Warcries (they do spawn, i sold one a couple of weeks back)
  Ring: +2 (2x
  Stone of Jordan)
  
  Belt: Arachs +1

Now, the following items i really don't know if they are the most skills possible, so i'm running a chance here.

• Helmet: Delirium on a barbarian helmet with +3
  Battle Orders (+5)
  Weapons: 2x Heart of the Oak (+6)

Total: 20 hard points + 32 from gear = 52.

Congrats for this nice contest !

I give it a try !

Amazon /

Lightning Fury 56

Rare Javelins +6 Java Skills (Lancer's

Matriarchal Javelin)
Spirit Shield +2 all skills
Rare lancer's gloves +3 JS

Thundergod's Vigor +3

Lightning Fury

Harlequin Crest +2
Enigma +2

Mara's Kaleidoscope +2

Stone of Jordan x2 +2
9 skiller charms + Torch + Anni = +13

Battle Command +1
Base Skill 20

Total 56

I'll go on with my beloved necro.

Skill :

Bone Armor

> Skill points 20
> CtA 1
> Skill shrine 2 (who thought of that one ?)
> 9 skillers + torch + anni : 13
That's 36 out of the gear itself that any class can reach.

White with +3

Bone Armor base : 9
Any +2 armor (Enigma / CoH...) : 2
Venomous necro head with + 3

Bone Armor base : 6
Venomous amulet : 3
Venomous

Circlet : 3
Arach : 1
Double SoJ / BK : 2
Gloves /

Boots do not bring anything

On gear : 26

For a total of level 62 on

Bone Armor.

How about an Assassin? With

Dragon Flight or whatever other Martial Arts ability.

9x Shogukusha's Grand Charms = 9
Anni & Torch = 4
2 Mosaics with +3

Dragon Flight each = 10
Arachnid's Mesh = 1
2x

Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band = 2
+3 Martial Arts amulet = 3
+2 Martial Arts gloves = 2
Chains of Honor = 2

That's +32 from inventory for Lv 52

Dragon Flight or

Blades of Ice or whatever!

I'm going to edit because I was a dope and forgot headpiece! Disqualify me if you must

+3 from Martial Arts

Tiara = 55

Dragon Flight, and I didn't even think about skill shrine or CTA on swap for another +3 to 58. Good call previous posters
Another edit: I realized I only had +2 martial arts gloves... what a dummy. Should be 60, but whatever, I suck at math XD

Necrarch wrote: 7 months ago

> Skill shrine 2 (who thought of that one ?)

I was wondering how long it was going to take for someone to come up with the +2 from Skill Shrine

Necrarch wrote: 7 months ago

I'll go on with my beloved necro.

Skill :

Bone Armor

For a total of level 62 on

Bone Armor.

lol this site's skill tool only goes to 60...

Would go with

Skeleton Mastery Necro:

9 Skiller
3 torch
1 anni
7 White (3 in base)
6 necro shield (3 in base, 3 summoning)
3 blue amulet
2 rings (soj, bul kathos)
2 armor (Enigma, etc.)
3 blue helmet
1 arachs
2

Marrowwalk
=39

20 from skill points
=59

3 shrine+cta
=62

EDIT since necro was already taken, kudos!

And since I edited I'm of course out and happily so, it was just a nice thought exercise. Next best I can think of would be an assa build as shown below (if that turns out well enough to win something, anyone feel free to pick it up!)

Will be interesting to see how the thread continues and what other builds people will come up with

Good luck to everyone!


Fist of Fire Assassin:

9 Skiller
3 torch
1 anni
10 dual Mosaic (3 in each base)
3 blue amulet
2 rings (soj, bul kathos)
2 armor (Enigma, etc.)
3 Flickering Flame helmet
1 arachs
3 blue gloves
=37

20 from skill points
=57

3 shrine+cta
=60

krathkor wrote: 7 months ago

Necrarch wrote: 7 months ago

I'll go on with my beloved necro.

Skill :

Bone Armor

For a total of level 62 on

Bone Armor.

lol this site's skill tool only goes to 60...

That was actually the nexus of this giveaway lol

I just made my first Chaos ever (including LoD), so I'm good, thank you.

Necrarch wrote: 7 months ago

I'll go on with my beloved necro.

Skill :

Bone Armor

There ya go, that's The One! Congrats Mr. Necro-master! Weeell, I guess another one would be with SM since you can incorporate

Boots as well there, but IIRC it's a tie (I made those calculations long time ago xd)...
P.S. A hint for someone else that comes after me, if you can't find any other skill and equipment combo that can go further than 58 (so 59+) for Sorc, just use mine and add +2 from Skill shrine if that counts. Good luck to whoever sees this first I guess.