Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Cartwheeling through Halloween -- Diablo IV's Meat or Treat

Wassup Ghouls and Boys! Just hopping back in to give you all a progress update on my journey through the Vessel of Hatred expansion, especially as I journey into the new Halloween “Meat or Treat” event. Dylan and I managed to snag some rewards from it, though we didn’t spend too much time online—really we came to score the free Halloween loot and then jumped into the Infernal Hordes event.

Free spooky horse!

We ran the Infernal Hordes event when our Spiritborn were younger, but we discovered the Infernal Hordes had a bit of extra magic to them because I finally got the boots I was hunting for and completed my “infinite evade” eagle build! I wrote about this build in my last post, Cartwheeling Past the End of D4's Expansion, and now, thanks to a timely gear drop, the build is going great! We were playing on Torment 1, so honestly, it wasn’t the most challenging battle of all time, but hey, it’s fun to roll with my homie.

I’ve heard some rumors floating around about the effectiveness of Torment difficulty levels, with people saying that higher Torments don’t seem to yield better gear. While I haven’t completely confirmed this yet and it's probably hearsay, it’s enough to have me wondering if sticking with the lower difficulties might be the way to go for a bit.

Explosions, stuff, and things!

On a fun side note, I actually stumbled upon a Mythic Unique while trading Obols: the Nesekem, The Herald glaive. Ended up salvaging and reforging it, but no dice—it didn’t produce anything that fit my current build better. It would’ve been cool to keep as a collector’s item, but since it doesn’t really gel with any strong builds, I had to let it go. It’s all part of the Mythic Unique chase, though, right?

So, that’s where I’m at for now. The Halloween event’s been a treat (no tricks… so far), and as always, the search for the perfect gear rolls on.

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