Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them? ifr

[lumpor]

Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

I've read a bit, but I didn't really understand them. I tried to activate the meph bug. I joined a game where the creator had killed Meph. I both asked him, and in my quest log it said I couldn't complete the last quest. Then the game creator helped me kill meph. i don't know if I activated the glitch, since I haven't tested yet. the game creator was near me, and in my party, but I dealt the finishing blow. Did I do something wrong? I've heard there's a similar bug for baal. Can someone explain everything in detail?

 

[Crane]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

The game must be created by a character that has finished the quest.
Then, a character that has NOT finished the quest must kill meph/baal.

If a character that has finished the quest deals the final blow, the drop will be normal. If the character that has not finished the quest kills him, you will get a quest drop. Always make sure to check the quest box to make sure that you cannot complete the quest.

 

[melianor]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

Also you must decide what to use the char for you cannot run get to Baal without having killed Mephisto. So you can either make a char that runs Hell Mephisto in games that have completed the quest, or you the same for Baal.

 

[Geministorm]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

Alternatively, as long as your Meph killer had the Durance 2 wp, couldn't you use an alt character that had killed Meph make the room, run Pindle, Shenk, Nihilak, Baal, whatever (except Meph). Then exit, log in with your sorc to run Meph?

 

[Hornedtoad]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

Edit: NM, found a post that stated how much it helps.

http://forums.diabloii.net/showthread.php?t=502611



Is there somewhere that talks about how much better the initial kill/bugged drop is versus a normal drop?

I know it's better, but it's hard to decide whether to avoid going to past A3 for awhile to do bugged Meph vs. getting Hellforge, running A5 bosses, etc without knowing how much better the initial kill drop is.

Thanks.

 

[melianor]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

You will not get any junk drops like potions etc. Also the chances for other items to spawn is a bit higher. For exact numbers, best ask in the statistics forum. They will crunch it down for you to 10th number behind the number

 

[lumpor]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

Oooh, so it doesn't activate forever? Just that specific drop?

Can't you never get a quest drop again if you've completed the quest?

 

[LongingForDeath]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

That's right. Once you complete the quest, that character will never be able to get the questdrop again - exception is with Andariel from what I've heard.

 

[lumpor]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

Ok thanks for the help guys. The inability to come to act 4 doesn't affect me alot, since my fire sorc is planning to run only andy and meph. Shame I won't be able to get the last 2 points from izual though

 

[sequoia]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

Andariel is a great boss because you can get her quest drop forever.

Simply make sure you talk to Warriv after completing the quest (in the same game).

 

[Niklet]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

If you're curious about the drop differences, get ATMA and check the drop calc. It factors in the first kill bonus.

 

[Soulburner]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

Andariel is a great boss because you can get her quest drop forever.

Simply make sure you talk to Warriv after completing the quest (in the same game).

Is this true? You don't have to join a game made by someone else who already completed the quest for Andariel?

 

[Niklet]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

Nope, as long as you talk to Warriv, you can make the game yourself and get quest drops.

 

[Soulburner]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

Yeah I just found that after some searching...rock on. Too bad it takes a while to find her sometimes.

 

[melianor]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

Yeah I just found that after some searching...rock on. Too bad it takes a while to find her sometimes.

In NM, where Andariel has the highest chance of all monsters in game to drop Stonr of Jordan, it is quite easy to find her. On Catacombs Level 2, look where the waypoint is located. If it is in the upper left corner, than the exit to level 3 will be in the upper right corner. If it is in the lower left corner, than the exit to level 3 will be in the lower right corner. On level 3 the exit to level 4 is located south, if the wp was in the upper corner and north otherwise.

Mind you though, that this is just on NM and sometimes it can be a bit confusing to find in which corner the wp is located.

 

[Soulburner]

Re: Mephisto and baal drop bugs, can someone explain them?

Wow thanks that helps a lot.