Badge of Perseverance Challenge 1.2.1.6

image Groble ~ Stone Clan Warrior - Grim Dawn Monster Database
combined with spawning with a nasty weapon perhaps and one of the other enemies applying a party/temp buff ? :thinking:
quick napkin math suggests it can hit for 10k before wysiwyg weapon stats applied :sweat_smile:

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Yea , this little fellas are no joke

That’s it run was ended at level 85 by a random crab :smiley: can’t believe it after I executed the most hardest fights like a champ , thanks everyone

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RIP, The run will be remembered. I appreciated all the little lore bits, what a trip.

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Was a journey for sure , next time I will get it :wink:

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You don’t want to attempt this challenge in Titan Quest 2, just sayin…

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Uh, isn’t unblessed in TQ2 doing without any skills?

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So sad that it ended. To be sure you REALLY had some hard rules you were following because cheesing experience/reputation at the lower levels would have certainly gotten you the badge. So many close calls too. You mentioned in one of your videos about trying maybe with retal and more tankiness. I would certainly like to see you try that if you are up for it. Something that doesn’t require maestro levels of piloting…

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A lot of people cheesing this challenge by grind in Normal , that’s why I put this restrictions to be a little bit more engaging and more entertaining not another casual "Let’s grind for EXP pots and after that spam Normal content up to 100 " . I learned a lot during this run and with proper plan I am certainly sure I can even beat the timer but I need different approach unfortunately invest in two stats was the killer here , Rata setup seems appealing , I definitely will try again

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i’m not grinding on Normal, but i did get the XP potion tho :sweat_smile:
reached nemesis with Beast(no surprise) and actually did manage to kill Kuba :sweat:


13 min korvaak fight :woozy_face: (xp potion ran out before it was over)

still have Elite AoM campaign left, don’t think i’ll be doing more skeleton key dungeons tho, dmg output is just too low to endure.
SoT seemed like it was tolerable, but i think scaling impacts changed something around lvl 85’ish, because prior bearable enemies are now… draining my desire to fight anything…

also crazy dmg fluctuations makes me feel like your no safety proc rule was even crazier than i estimated. Had to swap both my medal and amulet from bonus dmg + regen stuff to safeties, and still had couple events where every proc/buff was triggered, while cluster was also on cooldown :rofl:

I think even if you removed the time constraint/24h limit, all the other rules still makes your challenge version completely nuts in my mind, so absolutely well done :+1: , and amazing you even got that far on first attempt :trophy:

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Excellent progress and thanks for the kind words I was so close to be fair but RNG got me at the end , I will try again with better plan not going with the flow next time

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and thank you for doing this crazy challenge/publishing your "extreme classless"run
I think it’s part of what motivated me to bring my own classless char out of slumber, ā€œif he’s doing such harsh criteria; why am i whining about slow/grind when playing easy modeā€ :sweat_smile:

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:smile: That’s the spirit , I really enjoy it ,all this critical thinking and being pressured by the clock gives some flavour to my favourite game , also was really motivating cause run received a lot more feedback and retention than I expected

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Too many crabs.

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Welcome to the HC Classless game!

I love that another HC Classless roleplayer has joined us. Back in 2019, I started doing Lore inspired HC Classless roleplay runs, inspired by @MikeHeydon in his Personal NPC and Lore Inspired Fantasy Character post and I have never been able to enjoy SC or playing as any classes the same since. There’s something about HC Classless that completely bonds you to your characters. The experience is unlike any other ARPG, and just so much more interesting and unique. I love it!

Looking forward to reading more of your character’s journies, and wishing you luck in your journey!

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Thank you , really appreciate it , I have few other projects before I attempt another run but definitely this is just the start , cheers

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You’re welcome, and I cant wait to see more!

To be honest, classless builds are so much more interesting to me. Gear, item/component, stat, and devotion choices all feel so much more customized because of the insane attribute restrictions and lack of class benefits, so many otherwise lackluster selections wind up having relevance.

Its also fun to see what kind of builds are even possible to get working!

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Yes , critical thinking is essential in such a runs

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