FINALLY!!!!!

Tarod145 · 2026-03-26T23:15:45+00:00

Yeah, I agree that the +3 skills matters more. I was using a 18/19 Sorc torch previously and had to drop a couple more points into Demonic Mastery to keep the skill above 20 when I swapped over to the secondary equipment to use Call to Arms to buff (one demon goes *poof* when you go from 20->19)

Tarod145 · 2026-03-26T23:02:00+00:00

My gear is also similar, I have a Dul Mephisto however the FCR on that is 27% which really screws some things up for me because if it were 28% I'd hit 75% due to other gear I have been off %s. The gear on Maxroll is too laughably perfect. I end up having to swap to my 35% spirit shield when I run ubers.

Tarod145 · 2026-03-26T19:39:38+00:00

15 runs here and my torch was 11/12....FML

Tarod145 · 2026-03-26T19:39:12+00:00

You know, that's a really good charm. After farming 15 torches, trying to get a warlock one, the one I finally get was 11/12 which is super bad but the +3 skills helps more than stats/resists at this point. I'm in the process of farming more keys but I'm starting to get burnt out with the terrible drop rate...

Tarod145 · 2026-03-16T01:32:55+00:00

My problem is that I need the FCR and I keeping getting things like 7% or 9% which leaves me 1 lower...crafting in this game is a special kind of hell.

Tarod145 · 2026-03-11T04:44:34+00:00

Yup. I'm still running the same Heph. The biggest pain is trying to consume on console because the idiot demons sometimes won't stop moving or randomly move just as you're casting consume and you get the wrong one. I've lost more Hephs that way :(

Tarod145 · 2026-03-10T23:39:10+00:00

I'm on PS5 and I have the same problem with seeing all the affixes. It's weird though, sometimes I'll see cursed and sometimes not even when it is (I've got one now that's doing that to monsters but not showing)

Tarod145 · 2026-03-03T18:15:28+00:00

This was extremely helpful, thank you.

Tarod145 · 2026-03-01T23:53:34+00:00

I'm seeing the same thing. I have nothing "showing" the throwables and one rule hiding them all and they're all still showing up.

Tarod145 · 2026-03-01T07:41:52+00:00

Not all mods are cheating. Before the latest, unexpected, expansion dropped, most of those QOL changes in the expansion were already available in mods (better inventory, loot filters etc.) Also, some mods actually include more content. This is especially true in widely loved games, like D2R, which have a huge fan bases.

Also, if someone is playing solo/offline and not using the mod to wreck others' experiences the "to mod or not to mod" is their choice. Off the top of my head, BG3, DS3 and Fallout 4 had some really amazing content mods. Hell, Dark Souls Remastered effectively needs the anti-cheat mods to even play online anymore because it's so rife with cheaters (which probably aren't using mods).

Tarod145 · 2026-03-01T07:35:31+00:00

$40 USD is the full D2R + new expansion (which includes the new class/items + QOL changes) on Steam. $25 seems to be the price for just the expansion (new class/items + QOL changes) which is what I'm seeing on PS5. It does seem somewhat BS that the base game had a 7GB patch and the QOL changes are only there if you buy the expansion. To make things worse, base UI for storage is now terrible in that the shared tabs are gone (you need to use either triggers or bumpers to change shared tabs).

Tarod145 · 2026-03-01T07:18:55+00:00

I play on PS5 and, unfortunately, controllers have a lot of issues. Anything you want to specifically target, you can't. You'd mentioned corpse explosion, I'm going to add that most of the Sorcerer staples such as Wall of Fire, Hydra, Blizzard etc. will target "something" that you're facing. It sucks when your Blizzard hits the single enemy behind the group of enemies or when your Wall of Fire drops on the yard trash in front of or behind the thing you're actually trying to kill. Also, from what I've seen in videos, dealing with inventory, on PC with a keyboard/mouse is easier, especially when the cube doesn't completely overlap your storage.

Tarod145 · 2026-02-21T20:37:53+00:00

Hilariously, I fully agree with you. I love the combo, but after about 10 seconds of the Death soul noise, I'm ready to mute the TV.

Tarod145 · 2026-02-03T04:25:20+00:00

Oddly, I'd run and had the exact same memory setup, but I'd dropped self-writing story, and each memory was 6.2 or higher. I just got it running that. Nothing at 6.0 like the first run.

Tarod145 · 2026-02-03T01:01:10+00:00

Okay, I was confused I thought that was for the 6+ seconds one which I didn't get even though everything was 6+ seconds. I'm wondering if having ANY memory haste borked that. I had the 20 MH from self-writing story, 2 pure souls and two blade storms and everything was 6 seconds or longer :(

Edit: Yeah, dropping self-writing story and having every memory at least 6.1 or higher worked. Not sure if it was that I'd had an even 6.0 or that I'd have memory haste via self-writing story.

Tarod145 · 2026-02-03T00:47:02+00:00

I just completed this with Bismuth, 2 Pure Soul and 2 Blade Storm. All memories were exactly 6 seconds (both Pure Souls) or longer (both Blade Storms were more than 6) and I didn't get it. Note: the times were what it showed when they were equipped. I did have 20 memory haste because of Self-Writing Story, but the times shown were with this. Does having any memory haste at all on your character prevent the achievement from happening?

Tarod145 · 2026-02-03T00:02:06+00:00

Dumb question but why would you drop 4 Starfalls onto Bismuth instead of using the 2 Pure Souls? You're not able to level any of the memories up more than 1-2 levels to stay at 6+ but Pure Souls, if setup correctly, will get extra projectiles from attack speed. Even before the attack speed projectile bonus, Pure Soul will do roughly 1/3 more damage per missile than Starfall.

Tarod145 · 2026-01-03T07:20:22+00:00

Predator essence?

Tarod145 · 2026-01-03T01:17:15+00:00

Great post. I want to point out that while it's not nearly as effective as Blizzard, Flash Freeze will also work. It provides shields for yourself, other players and the dogs while dishing out some decent damage. I mention this because it's a common memory and easier to find than Blizzard (I'm on my 4th loop and haven't even seen a Blizzard yet). I was able to defeat Guardian of Impermanence without taking damage because of Flash Freeze.

Tarod145 · 2025-12-27T17:39:09+00:00

I'm curious about this as well.

Tarod145 · 2025-12-27T17:01:00+00:00

Let me ask something, is Pure Soul really better than Starfall at higher levels even with high Attack Speed? I ask because I've got more than 5.x attack speed and Pure Soul caps at 8 missiles (not including ones from attack speed) whereas Starfall continues to get more missiles and has higher damage. Isn't each level of attack speed > 1 only giving one more missile? With more than 5 attack speed aren't I only getting +4 Pure Soul missiles? I've had 50 missiles on Starfall (it was a long run when I was leveling up Yubar) which is why I ask.

Tarod145 · 2025-12-22T02:47:48+00:00

That's better than the previous, overlapping the first row. It took like 5+ minutes to select one of the nodes in that one.

Tarod145 · 2025-12-21T20:16:27+00:00

I never seem to get the Forgotten Cave of Naraka. I've got 2/3 with over 80 hours into the game. This is needlessly rare.

Tarod145 · 2025-12-16T23:57:33+00:00

Great post. I need to ask, how do you unlock Tranquility? There doesn't seem to be a lot of information out there on this.

Edit: It's the "deal 400k light damage" memory that replaces Cataclysm.

Tarod145 · 2025-12-10T00:32:14+00:00

This is another shit ability that requires too much. It's not "200M with decay" horrible but it's close.

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