This time around the update was very simple. No new buttons required so this meant I didn't have to add to that massive if-then statement in the reports section with another clarifying statement.
Instead the only update required was to add the name of the new Customer Service representative so that he could utilize the program. This required me to add a new variable to the repString String array so that his name appeared in the JComboBox drop-down menu. Along with this changes were also made to the ReportPanel file. A new variable was added to the repNames and techNames String arrays along with the corresponding JRadioButton for selecting the report type. Other than this the only necessary changes were updating the Listeners to incorporate the new variables.
At first I thought this update was going to have to take place at the beginning of next month, just like the last one. However since no additional call options are being added I didn't have to alter any of the existing reports, only create a new one for the new Customer Service representative.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Monday, August 6, 2007
Diablo II: All Alone Tournament III
The concept of an All Alone Tournament is that the character cannot enter town or talk to anyone unless it is necessary to continue questing. This means quest rewards such as the Charsi imbue reward, Larzuk socket reward or Akara skill point reward are not obtainable. Also since it is not possible to go back to town no mercenary is available to the character and equipment cannot be repaired in the normal fashion nor potions bought. Living off of the land is the name of the game.
I decided to play a Necromancer summoner, even though my last (and first) one was a bit boring. I wanted something other than the lightning sorceress I seem to always play in tournaments. I needed a character that wasn't too mana intensive since pots cannot be bought and also a character that wasn't dependent on the durability of their items, in other words a melee character.
I did see a few problems that may occur, mainly getting that first monster corpse to begin building my army. In the beginning I was able to use a bow along with a clay golem, but this only worked for Normal. Once in Nightmare I had to switch to using curses such as Attract, Iron Maiden and Amplify Damage to get the army going. It was slower and required a few mana potions but still possible. However once I got to Hell it required a good 15 minutes and a majority of my mana pots to create my first army in the Blood Moor. After that I decided to not close down the game session and simply paused the game between playing sessions. This meant I didn't have to raise an army again, but also that muling off any interesting finds was not possible.
Even without a mercenary this character was faster than my twinkled one from before. I'm thinking I was not playing correctly the first time and that were I to create another twinkled character it would be about as enjoyable as this one.
I was fairly satisfied with how well I did, getting all the way to Act II of Hell and level 75 before deeds were encountered. Especially since my resistances were terrible:
Cold: -64%
Lightning: 5%
Fire: 23%
Poison: 50%
I decided to not go the normal route of getting revives since they are so mana intensive. Instead I put extra points into Clay Golem to ensure it was more durable during the initial army gathering stage and then I dumped points into Skeleton Mage for more soldiers. Mages aren't the most effective minions, but they are extra shields for my character, Anubis, to soak up elemental damage and they did come in quite handy in tight areas where only single skeleton could attack at a time. At the time of Anubis' demise he had 10 skeleton warriors, 7 skeleton mages and a clay golem at his disposal. I believe were I to make another Fishymancer I would go this route again with a single point in Revive as well.
This will be the last tournament for me for a while as I want to concentrate on my Softcore characters. I have only a single matriarch/patriarch since my restart a few months ago. I'm going to get back to my poison Javazon for now so I can utilize all these nice items found during the MFO.
I decided to play a Necromancer summoner, even though my last (and first) one was a bit boring. I wanted something other than the lightning sorceress I seem to always play in tournaments. I needed a character that wasn't too mana intensive since pots cannot be bought and also a character that wasn't dependent on the durability of their items, in other words a melee character.
I did see a few problems that may occur, mainly getting that first monster corpse to begin building my army. In the beginning I was able to use a bow along with a clay golem, but this only worked for Normal. Once in Nightmare I had to switch to using curses such as Attract, Iron Maiden and Amplify Damage to get the army going. It was slower and required a few mana potions but still possible. However once I got to Hell it required a good 15 minutes and a majority of my mana pots to create my first army in the Blood Moor. After that I decided to not close down the game session and simply paused the game between playing sessions. This meant I didn't have to raise an army again, but also that muling off any interesting finds was not possible.
Even without a mercenary this character was faster than my twinkled one from before. I'm thinking I was not playing correctly the first time and that were I to create another twinkled character it would be about as enjoyable as this one.
I was fairly satisfied with how well I did, getting all the way to Act II of Hell and level 75 before deeds were encountered. Especially since my resistances were terrible:
Cold: -64%
Lightning: 5%
Fire: 23%
Poison: 50%
I decided to not go the normal route of getting revives since they are so mana intensive. Instead I put extra points into Clay Golem to ensure it was more durable during the initial army gathering stage and then I dumped points into Skeleton Mage for more soldiers. Mages aren't the most effective minions, but they are extra shields for my character, Anubis, to soak up elemental damage and they did come in quite handy in tight areas where only single skeleton could attack at a time. At the time of Anubis' demise he had 10 skeleton warriors, 7 skeleton mages and a clay golem at his disposal. I believe were I to make another Fishymancer I would go this route again with a single point in Revive as well.
This will be the last tournament for me for a while as I want to concentrate on my Softcore characters. I have only a single matriarch/patriarch since my restart a few months ago. I'm going to get back to my poison Javazon for now so I can utilize all these nice items found during the MFO.
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