First VMA Completion!

Pwnyridah

So I'm on a magsorc so it's a little easy mode. Made it through most stages with minimal deaths. The ice, poison and spiders were definitely tougher. But man, the last phase of the last boss was punishing. So many mechanics at once, you gotta keep calm.

It was taking the defensive sigil after I dropped down and using to reflect the bosses channel that did it for me.

So I look in the chest...

Maelstrom Lightning Staff...

SHARPENED!!

MehrunesFlagon

Pwnyridah wrote: »

So I'm on a magsorc so it's a little easy mode. Made it through most stages with minimal deaths. The ice, poison and spiders were definitely tougher. But man, the last phase of the last boss was punishing. So many mechanics at once, you gotta keep calm.

It was taking the defensive sigil after I dropped down and using to reflect the bosses channel that did it for me.

So I look in the chest...

Maelstrom Lightning Staff...

SHARPENED!!

That is some good luck. I got lightning staff after 15 tries,and I thought I was luck. Gtatz.

Zvorgin

People are going to hate you, but congratulations!

Valve

Pwnyridah wrote: »

So I look in the chest...

Maelstrom Lightning Staff...

SHARPENED!!

Y'know what I got from my first vMA run? A well-fitted permafrost helm.

I still need vMA lightning and inferno after countless runs -- where's the token system, ZOS?

I secretly hate you now, but grats on your first completion and your weapon!

Betheny

Nobody has pooped on your achievement yet...let me fix that...

Yeah well...I opened the chest and got THREE sharpened Maelstrom staves AND a rubby ducky.

KingYogi415

GFYS!

Beardimus

Well done man, always good to get that first clear done

Ch4mpTW

Cogratulations on your clear, OP. And may you have many more clears to come. If I were you? I'd improve that staff to legendary quality, and lock it immediately. That's a very potent weapon you have on your hands, and highly sought after weapon. I've done hundreds of VMA runs, and still have no sharpened inferno or lightning staff to show for it.

Pwnyridah

Ch4mpTW wrote: »

Cogratulations on your clear, OP. And may you have many more clears to come. If I were you? I'd improve that staff to legendary quality, and lock it immediately. That's a very potent weapon you have on your hands, and highly sought after weapon. I've done hundreds of VMA runs, and still have no sharpened inferno or lightning staff to show for it.

Thanks Ch4mp, you can bet it's golded and locked

Fishoscandi

Screenies or didn't happen!

Pwnyridah

By popular demand

Edit: Doesn't want to let me add an image from my phone, but here: http://imgur.com/a/Tekub

GrigorijMalahevich

Valve wrote: »

Pwnyridah wrote: »

So I look in the chest...

Maelstrom Lightning Staff...

SHARPENED!!

Y'know what I got from my first vMA run? A well-fitted permafrost helm.

I still need vMA lightning and inferno after countless runs -- where's the token system, ZOS?

I secretly hate you now, but grats on your first completion and your weapon!

Permafrost helm in last chest VMA? Dawg, meth is a hell of a drug.

@Pwnyridah grats! And a very good first drop, top!

clocksstoppe

So you DESTROYED vma on your FIRST run, on a console, and you got good drop as well?

Nice lies tbh.

Wrekkedd

Valera Progib wrote: »

Valve wrote: »

Pwnyridah wrote: »

So I look in the chest...

Maelstrom Lightning Staff...

SHARPENED!!

Y'know what I got from my first vMA run? A well-fitted permafrost helm.

I still need vMA lightning and inferno after countless runs -- where's the token system, ZOS?

I secretly hate you now, but grats on your first completion and your weapon!

Permafrost helm in last chest VMA? Dawg, meth is a hell of a drug.

@Pwnyridah grats! And a very good first drop, top!

I don't remember when they changed it but...weapons were not 100% drop rate back in the day.

Pwnyridah

clocksstoppe wrote: »

So you DESTROYED vma on your FIRST run, on a console, and you got good drop as well?

Nice lies tbh.

Lol well, I started on Wednesday and did a few stages a night. Just completed today. I wouldn't say I destroyed it. It defintely destroyed me! Even when I finally beat it, I didn't really feel relief, it was pretty exhausting. But the drop at the end made me feel better

I just used golded Julianos, random sharpened golded lightning and inferno staves with grothdar. Spammed the crap out of harness majicka. I used immovable pots to give me a stam boost when I had to run and interrupt. It's really just about having that urgency to kill certain mobs super fast and be aware of your surroundings for mechanics.

Lexxypwns

Valera Progib wrote: »

Valve wrote: »

Pwnyridah wrote: »

So I look in the chest...

Maelstrom Lightning Staff...

SHARPENED!!

Y'know what I got from my first vMA run? A well-fitted permafrost helm.

I still need vMA lightning and inferno after countless runs -- where's the token system, ZOS?

I secretly hate you now, but grats on your first completion and your weapon!

Permafrost helm in last chest VMA? Dawg, meth is a hell of a drug.

@Pwnyridah grats! And a very good first drop, top!

Weapon drops weren't always guaranteed

Ch4mpTW

Lexxypwns wrote: »

Valera Progib wrote: »

Valve wrote: »

Pwnyridah wrote: »

So I look in the chest...

Maelstrom Lightning Staff...

SHARPENED!!

Y'know what I got from my first vMA run? A well-fitted permafrost helm.

I still need vMA lightning and inferno after countless runs -- where's the token system, ZOS?

I secretly hate you now, but grats on your first completion and your weapon!

Permafrost helm in last chest VMA? Dawg, meth is a hell of a drug.

@Pwnyridah grats! And a very good first drop, top!

Weapon drops weren't always guaranteed

@Lexxypwns I believe that was also when we could receive our weapons in strictly: Defending, precise, and sharpened. Pre-Dark Brotherhood if memory serves me correctly. This of course being how so many players got sharpened Maelstrom's Inferno Staves back then, as the loot tables were nearly as diluted. While the chance of getting a weapon were significantly worse, if you did get 1? You were pretty much guaranteed for it to be a solid drop.

Lexxypwns

Ch4mpTW wrote: »

Lexxypwns wrote: »

Valera Progib wrote: »

Valve wrote: »

Pwnyridah wrote: »

So I look in the chest...

Maelstrom Lightning Staff...

SHARPENED!!

Y'know what I got from my first vMA run? A well-fitted permafrost helm.

I still need vMA lightning and inferno after countless runs -- where's the token system, ZOS?

I secretly hate you now, but grats on your first completion and your weapon!

Permafrost helm in last chest VMA? Dawg, meth is a hell of a drug.

@Pwnyridah grats! And a very good first drop, top!

Weapon drops weren't always guaranteed

@Lexxypwns I believe that was also when we could receive our weapons in strictly: Defending, precise, and sharpened. Pre-Dark Brotherhood if memory serves me correctly. This of course being how so many players got sharpened Maelstrom's Inferno Staves back then, as the loot tables were nearly as diluted. While the chance of getting a weapon were significantly worse, if you did get 1? You were pretty much guaranteed for it to be a solid drop.

You were not guaranteed a good trait. 2/3 of the traits you listed are ***, there's only 1 good trait for weapons.

OutLaw_Nynx

Congrats!

darkstar2084

nice one gratz , now feel the pain getting a two handed and a inferno sharpened

ookami007

Pwnyridah wrote: »

So I'm on a magsorc so it's a little easy mode. Made it through most stages with minimal deaths. The ice, poison and spiders were definitely tougher. But man, the last phase of the last boss was punishing. So many mechanics at once, you gotta keep calm.

It was taking the defensive sigil after I dropped down and using to reflect the bosses channel that did it for me.

So I look in the chest...

Maelstrom Lightning Staff...

SHARPENED!!

Congrats!

akl77

What a pleasant post, and great weapon!

Volrion

Congrats!