@@BenjiAlans IMO I think the trades add a little authenticity to your videos. Most players I see just show the loot which is cool too. However it feels better to see different dynamics of the game. Also thanks for posting.
@@xlatheblackdragon705 Right I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's a little different for the regular day to day players but I really like those sexy trades haha.
The stress I felt doing that trade was crazy. It's a rare item and a good roll is even rarer. Traderie had such a variance in prices in its trade history but I feel 10 jahs is good. The price is always whatever someone offers you :)
It is useless when you're walking and people love min-maxxing (people being me) but luckily, majority of the time I am spamming a skill or teleporting for movement :) I don't know the formulas for how far defense, while active, goes for damage reduction but I imagine it does matter when it is up!
@@BenjiAlans Defense is always zero when spriting. Unless you're in permanent walk mode or a melee character, its almost always useless, Honorable mention to when you get smacked and stuck in hit recovery frames and then it may actually save you, but most of the time it dosnt, or wont, but could.
@@gaborod87 that's actually something I've been meaning to do. I notice a lot of players enjoy the trading videos and want to learn how to get into it. It's pretty intuitive but I'll share what I like to do soon! Thanks for commenting this :)
I dont play D2(r), so i have a question. Is there a limit to the level of your skill? I know its capped at 20lvl at base, but you can go over it with gear. Is there a limit to how much you can up your skill(s) with gear??
Nope! You don't ever have to worry about hitting a cap with additional skill points. A lot of damage focused builds try and achieve as many skill points as possible :)
Cta in 2 handed weapon to get +3 energy shield, when with 1 hand cta and spirit shield you get +2 energy shield. Is that +1 good enought to sacrifice 2 levels of bo from lack of spirit?
@Rotul90 yes. The extra ES absorb provides more effective health than 2 levels of BO, especially when you take into account how much extra strength you'd need to throw in to wear an eth spirit
@nostress2600 these bases are extremely good for energy shield (ES) sorc. The extra skill points to ES on the staff make up for, and in fact exceed, what's possible with spirit of lidless wall. Also, its strength requirement is lower!
I really dont think that CTA was worth doing. Its been a long time, but pretty sure spirit adds to the rolls onto CTA. So you're giving up 2 levels on those to gain 1 level on ES, since it's only 1 level higher then the +2 on the spirit.
yes but the cta he is making is super cool because you also dont need to swap. optional is +3lightning skills +3ES orb in the qube or inv because its only 2 slots
@jopied_ I had to check but there is only +3 to energy shield which amounts to basically nothing. You lose points on CTA just so you can have an extra one point in energy shield. It's a huge loss.
here's an idea for a video that i've yet to see anyone do: Clear sanctuary. 1 game, clear the entire thing. kill every montster, open every chest (that you can find at least). see what you get for just doing 1 full clear of the world.
I actually have been wanting to do that but dude it is gonna be a full day commitment for sure. All the rocks, barrels, graves, etc... Killing all the mobs is one thing but the interactables add a whole new level. I would also want to clear all the monsters in the uber realms which would be another layer of difficulty, possibly requiring a different character. Also would I want to do this online by myself with high mf or go all the way with the test and do p8 offline? It's a big project so I want to make sure I do it right ;)
@@BenjiAlans online vs offline i guess it would be up to you. i think online would be a more "true" way to do it, and it's already going to take a while, making it be p8 would make it that much slower. (but i suppose in theory you could just play offline and just..like...stop and go to bed and leave the game running.) offline would also completely remove the possibility of getting disconnected and having to start over, that would be heartbreaking. it would still be a very interesting thing to do. could even take it a step further and grab all the runes you find and cube them all up as you go, just to see if one game's worth of runes would net you idk, an um or an ist or something.
It has to be for energy shield prebuff. But I am surprised as well. You'd only get +1 skill to ES while sacrificing two skills to BO/BC. On second thought, you wouldn't need the high str reqs to equip a monarch with this build. You can throw those extra points into vitality for a nice hp boost or energy to increase mana pool for ES. Idk someone correct me if I am wrong please. I was wondering the same thing.
No you're pretty much correct! The monarch str requirement isn't the biggest issue but I thought it would be a nice switch up to use a war staff for buffing. My survivability isn't going to be ruined either way though
I really like how you got in depth about the complex story not only of diablo 2 but also the first part and connected all the little hints how this great cinematic universe came to be.
Before Diablo 2 resurrected got released, i was running some odd places in act 5 for fun with a necro.. I had 3 Mavina's true sight drop throughout the whole day running those places.. I have never even seen a Griffin drop, but that fucking set helm... Yeah i have seen a few.
I’m schocked because I can tell he has a lot more experience than me due to his knowledge of trades and stuff, I’ve only been playing for 2ish years and me myself have probably got 3-4 mavs diadems before, but that was his first time finding one ? But now as I write this I’m thinking maybe he was just talking about the current ladder season. Cause there’s just no way that’s his first right ? Lol
watchin you sell sandstorms for 10 jahs while i just started playing single and threw into bin a perfectly rolled one makes me quite sad. Will take me months to get freaking enigma without trading.
by some of the Runes for "Upgrades" you've bought, my Heart was stopping. Why not get Forty and all the good stuff for your Merc first. Or already buy some Smiter Gear!
I haven't played D2 online for a while, so I'm struggling to understand how you can be so rich while barely using anything all that special. I've gotten characters fully geared with much better items with nearly a fifth of what I've seen you spend in your CTA rolls alone. Like, I'm shocked anyone would be willing to spend so many Jah runes on a pair of sandstorm. It's not even that good compared to some basic rare boots you can find while farming in Hell. Anyway, it's cool to see the trades and all that, but it's confusing to me, because High runes don't seem to be worth anything at all. Too many bots, or dupes?
@@RNLaffertyI mean you are not wrong. If you set yourself that goal, go for it. But what I can not fathom is purging a 6/4 cta instead of getting a new base. Of cause he will be worse of 9 out of 10 times. Keep the pretty good one and roll on a second base, and swap it, if the second one turned out better
@dj_dojo these bases are very expensive. As a consequence, purging this many runes is a common practice. The chances of rolling a 5BO or higher are quite good (33%). If you roll more than 6 times, that probability gets pretty darn close to guaranteed. Long story short, it's not that dumb considering how expensive rolled 5bo or higher CTAs are in a base like this.
@RNLafferty I still disagree. They might be expensive but he had plenty of Jah at that point. Have two, always keep the better one, and if you are satisfied sell the other base. You lost nothing by having a second base and you are guaranteed to always keep your best roll. I mean do what you want but that is simple game theory.
CTA is such a waste online when you can just have a 2nd account that's a BO barb. I run 3 accounts so I can BO and Enchant and always have a players 3 game.
Love the videos man. Let’s play when you hop on next. JovialJack#1211 Also, make the thumbnail pic of you in this video your new profile pic, if not do sum bout your current one my g 💪lol thank me later
As someone who is new to trading and D2R I love watching the trades and looting. Makes the game way more fun knowing the possibilities.
Yea I haven't played in ages but watching d2 trades is so satisfying lol
@@ksmoove12able I'm always worried about the trades because this video was so much of it haha. Thanks for watching :)
@@BenjiAlans IMO I think the trades add a little authenticity to your videos. Most players I see just show the loot which is cool too. However it feels better to see different dynamics of the game. Also thanks for posting.
@@xlatheblackdragon705 Right I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's a little different for the regular day to day players but I really like those sexy trades haha.
Nice runs. Looking forward to seeing your Uber runs.
Man, I love me some new Benji loot highlights. Good shit, good shit.
Gfs!!!
@@ArielScync love to see the support 😎 thank you my brother
thank you for the dopamine hit yet again, great video
nice to see the loots and the trades mate !! GG 10 Jahs for those trek is insane nice trade
Last comment was before watching the whole thing, holy sheeeeeeeesh man you're so rich now. Can't wait to see 500 cows ;)
Damn, those Treks we're some of the best I've seen!
Eth Sandstorms were something I wanted way back when but never found. Good find!
@@leeloodallasmultibox6172 I'm still in shock by the roll. Definitely made this season one to remember. Now to get em in single player :')
Your luck is insane lol. I'd be happy for half those finds in an entire season!
why would you roll a CTA in a warstaff ? i thought your battle order gets boosted from +to skills on shield
Loving the content mate, keep it up
The casual 10 Jah trade hahah sick
The stress I felt doing that trade was crazy. It's a rare item and a good roll is even rarer. Traderie had such a variance in prices in its trade history but I feel 10 jahs is good. The price is always whatever someone offers you :)
What trade site do you use?
"bear, mal, burr, ist"
This shouldn't have made me laugh lmao. I never realized I did that
always stuns me how much higher defense rolls affect the price of an item, when defense is almost a useless stat in d2
Yea d2 trading was always stupid
It is useless when you're walking and people love min-maxxing (people being me) but luckily, majority of the time I am spamming a skill or teleporting for movement :) I don't know the formulas for how far defense, while active, goes for damage reduction but I imagine it does matter when it is up!
@@BenjiAlans Defense is always zero when spriting. Unless you're in permanent walk mode or a melee character, its almost always useless, Honorable mention to when you get smacked and stuck in hit recovery frames and then it may actually save you, but most of the time it dosnt, or wont, but could.
i feel your pain. I've found about a dozen mavina's diadems and exactly 0 griffon's eyes
awesome trading, made me make a traderie acc, but can u show us in a guide how u do them? i cudnt find an easy guide on how to do fast trades there
@@gaborod87 that's actually something I've been meaning to do. I notice a lot of players enjoy the trading videos and want to learn how to get into it. It's pretty intuitive but I'll share what I like to do soon! Thanks for commenting this :)
I dont play D2(r), so i have a question. Is there a limit to the level of your skill? I know its capped at 20lvl at base, but you can go over it with gear. Is there a limit to how much you can up your skill(s) with gear??
Nope! You don't ever have to worry about hitting a cap with additional skill points. A lot of damage focused builds try and achieve as many skill points as possible :)
69% trecks are consider as perfect in my book
stay poggggeeeeeeeed
Hey I'm the Matt in reference when he finds the etreks :)
@@Mattronymic hey Matt 👋
@@BenjiAlans heyyyyy glad you got your camera on in time for those treks lol
Ber for war traveler 😱
where ppl get such amount of Jah runes ? are they dupped this days ?
veteran 20+ years and i have no idea whats going on with the prices... 10 jah for eth treks is insane
Can you play in singleplayer like you clicket hell and have the items then in online?
Cta in 2 handed weapon to get +3 energy shield, when with 1 hand cta and spirit shield you get +2 energy shield. Is that +1 good enought to sacrifice 2 levels of bo from lack of spirit?
@Rotul90 yes. The extra ES absorb provides more effective health than 2 levels of BO, especially when you take into account how much extra strength you'd need to throw in to wear an eth spirit
On this build, if you're going to run a shield on swap, its lidless wall or splender.
@@RNLafferty ok, got it. Never had sorc with infinity. Now i see issue spirit monarch need a loot of str
Did i just watched a guy making cta on staff?!
@nostress2600 these bases are extremely good for energy shield (ES) sorc. The extra skill points to ES on the staff make up for, and in fact exceed, what's possible with spirit of lidless wall. Also, its strength requirement is lower!
Hey, I made it into the video :D
I really dont think that CTA was worth doing. Its been a long time, but pretty sure spirit adds to the rolls onto CTA. So you're giving up 2 levels on those to gain 1 level on ES, since it's only 1 level higher then the +2 on the spirit.
yes but the cta he is making is super cool because you also dont need to swap. optional is +3lightning skills +3ES orb in the qube or inv because its only 2 slots
@jopied_ I had to check but there is only +3 to energy shield which amounts to basically nothing. You lose points on CTA just so you can have an extra one point in energy shield. It's a huge loss.
@@jopied_ get the two skills from spirit... you're using CTA for orders, not your stuff.
why are these sandstorm so much worth? when they etheréal`? u cant repaair them or? :D i have no idea more
they have self repair
here's an idea for a video that i've yet to see anyone do: Clear sanctuary. 1 game, clear the entire thing. kill every montster, open every chest (that you can find at least). see what you get for just doing 1 full clear of the world.
I actually have been wanting to do that but dude it is gonna be a full day commitment for sure. All the rocks, barrels, graves, etc... Killing all the mobs is one thing but the interactables add a whole new level. I would also want to clear all the monsters in the uber realms which would be another layer of difficulty, possibly requiring a different character. Also would I want to do this online by myself with high mf or go all the way with the test and do p8 offline? It's a big project so I want to make sure I do it right ;)
@@BenjiAlans online vs offline i guess it would be up to you. i think online would be a more "true" way to do it, and it's already going to take a while, making it be p8 would make it that much slower. (but i suppose in theory you could just play offline and just..like...stop and go to bed and leave the game running.) offline would also completely remove the possibility of getting disconnected and having to start over, that would be heartbreaking. it would still be a very interesting thing to do. could even take it a step further and grab all the runes you find and cube them all up as you go, just to see if one game's worth of runes would net you idk, an um or an ist or something.
Curious why make the cta in the staff? Aren’t you costing yourself two skills by lacking the shield
It has to be for energy shield prebuff. But I am surprised as well. You'd only get +1 skill to ES while sacrificing two skills to BO/BC. On second thought, you wouldn't need the high str reqs to equip a monarch with this build. You can throw those extra points into vitality for a nice hp boost or energy to increase mana pool for ES.
Idk someone correct me if I am wrong please. I was wondering the same thing.
No you're pretty much correct! The monarch str requirement isn't the biggest issue but I thought it would be a nice switch up to use a war staff for buffing. My survivability isn't going to be ruined either way though
I really like how you got in depth about the complex story not only of diablo 2 but also the first part and connected all the little hints how this great cinematic universe came to be.
nice job!
oh neat you're back
@@Zyrog sup
@@BenjiAlans hola mi familia
build link?
If you not putting a facet in it. My guy I suggest a cham for Cannot be frozen. Other then that great video
why cta on a war staff ?!
Cause of the +3 to Energy Shield on it
@@MartRavor ye but doesnt it make more sense to put it into a 1 hand and use it together with a spirit ?!
Before Diablo 2 resurrected got released, i was running some odd places in act 5 for fun with a necro.. I had 3 Mavina's true sight drop throughout the whole day running those places.. I have never even seen a Griffin drop, but that fucking set helm... Yeah i have seen a few.
I’m schocked because I can tell he has a lot more experience than me due to his knowledge of trades and stuff, I’ve only been playing for 2ish years and me myself have probably got 3-4 mavs diadems before, but that was his first time finding one ? But now as I write this I’m thinking maybe he was just talking about the current ladder season. Cause there’s just no way that’s his first right ? Lol
@@KW1___998 Yeah I believe that to be the case as well.. Otherwise he is (un)lucky? I guess... :P
@@Kim_Gran nope. First mavinas diadem ever haha. Long after my first griffons which is odd but that's just how it goes sometimes for some players
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damn 10 jah..
so u just rerolled 6 4 1? why didnt sell it?
looks like d2r some clown fiesta according to high rune drop chances and ez bosses
@@AtmaXiya idk wym but thank you for watching :)
Cool
Why not bot it?
@@JanWillemvdH 👎👎👎
Dude, don't cannibalize your 6 4 cta for rerolling. Get a new base!
Man HR’s have plummeted in value ALOT, it’s so disgusting. Like what the f. Random bases are worth HR’s now?
this is what happens when the game is full of bots and jah is 3 usd from the item selling sites.
watchin you sell sandstorms for 10 jahs while i just started playing single and threw into bin a perfectly rolled one makes me quite sad. Will take me months to get freaking enigma without trading.
I have a 6/6 energy shield cta you can do it !!
-100 lightning res lol ormus really do sucks
by some of the Runes for "Upgrades" you've bought, my Heart was stopping.
Why not get Forty and all the good stuff for your Merc first.
Or already buy some Smiter Gear!
I haven't played D2 online for a while, so I'm struggling to understand how you can be so rich while barely using anything all that special. I've gotten characters fully geared with much better items with nearly a fifth of what I've seen you spend in your CTA rolls alone.
Like, I'm shocked anyone would be willing to spend so many Jah runes on a pair of sandstorm. It's not even that good compared to some basic rare boots you can find while farming in Hell.
Anyway, it's cool to see the trades and all that, but it's confusing to me, because High runes don't seem to be worth anything at all. Too many bots, or dupes?
People have e always paid a premium for high rolled items, and yes, bots.
it's the age of the credit card warriors. A jah is a few bucks on the item selling sites
Brother! I like watching your videos man, let me do the honor to gift you a better griffon
111 mf kinda low for things like that imo
dont need resist if ur energy shield
WHOEVER GAVE U 10 JAH RUNES FOR THOSE BOOTS ARE TROLLING
Make ur bed bruv 😂😂😂
Wasting so much on rolling CTA is so beyond stupid.
It’s imaginary items it’s not that serious bro 👍 I’ve re rolled faith bows at least ten times
Bad take. A 6/6 CTA would more than make up for the cost on ladder. Also, gambling is fun.
@@RNLaffertyI mean you are not wrong. If you set yourself that goal, go for it. But what I can not fathom is purging a 6/4 cta instead of getting a new base. Of cause he will be worse of 9 out of 10 times. Keep the pretty good one and roll on a second base, and swap it, if the second one turned out better
@dj_dojo these bases are very expensive. As a consequence, purging this many runes is a common practice. The chances of rolling a 5BO or higher are quite good (33%). If you roll more than 6 times, that probability gets pretty darn close to guaranteed. Long story short, it's not that dumb considering how expensive rolled 5bo or higher CTAs are in a base like this.
@RNLafferty I still disagree. They might be expensive but he had plenty of Jah at that point. Have two, always keep the better one, and if you are satisfied sell the other base. You lost nothing by having a second base and you are guaranteed to always keep your best roll. I mean do what you want but that is simple game theory.
"KNEEL-LUH-THAWK" not NEEL-LA-THACK cmon bro!! WTH
@14:14 you have ists coming out your ears, why not ist the griffon's? Get the extra point of MF, it's not like you can't afford it. Why cheap out?
Maybe he doesn’t have a socket quest ?
@@KSechrist I always seem to run out of Ists when I need em and Ill live without it. I see your point though! Thanks for watchin
@@mikeblenheim117 He socketed it with a ptopaz. The only question was gem or rune. :)
give me your btag bro
Play pd2
CTA is such a waste online when you can just have a 2nd account that's a BO barb. I run 3 accounts so I can BO and Enchant and always have a players 3 game.
now that is some major inferiority of life stuff.
@@pauliusgecas472 Huh? Not sure you chose the right phrase.
Love the videos man. Let’s play when you hop on next. JovialJack#1211
Also, make the thumbnail pic of you in this video your new profile pic, if not do sum bout your current one my g 💪lol thank me later