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When life gives you bananas, you make muffins
We buy a LOT of bananas. We use at least two a day in the morning smoothie that the kiddo and I share. Plus they're perfect for pre-workout snacks, after-school snacks and banana ice soft serve for dessert.
But, sometimes, just like any other family, we miss the mark and just don't get to them. The result: Perfectly ripe bananas going black while waiting their turn in the fruit bowl.
And, because I'm my mother's daughter, what I do with over-ripe bananas is make banana bread.
As one does.
But when I last had too many bananas, I wanted to try something a little different. This winter, I got pretty good at making desserts out of pumpkin and almond butter (see these pumpkin pie bars and doughnuts as evidence), so I thought I might try the same with bananas and almond butter.
After a bit of trial and error, I ended up not with great banana bread, but with great banana-nut muffins. (Muffins beat out the bread version mostly because they made for easier portion control.) They're dense and moist and perfect for the morning, either plain or topped with some honey or jam.
You might be able to tell from that last suggestion, but what these muffins aren't is sweet. The bananas and only 2 tablespoons of maple syrup sweeten the whole batch. I realize this might be a turnoff for some people (my kiddo wasn't a fan), but my hubby and I really liked that we didn't feel like we were eating a sugar bomb first thing in the morning.
That said, if you like your muffins sweeter, you could add another 2 tablespoons or so of maple syrup to get them a big sweeter, though they still will never rival traditional banana bread in the toothache arena.
Low-Sugar Banana Nut Muffins
4-5 ripe or over-ripe bananas
1/2 cup almond butter (no salt and raw, if possible)
4 eggs or the equivalent of an egg substitute like a flax egg
1/4 cup coconut oil, melted if solid
2 tablespoons maple syrup (or more)
1/2 cup coconut flour (this is really absorbent, so you don't want to substitute another type)
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch of salt (adjust if your almond butter is salted)
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 12 to 15 muffin cups with paper liners and set aside.
In a blender, combine your bananas (cut up), eggs or egg replacement, almond butter, coconut oil and maple syrup. Blend well. If you're using regular eggs, it will be quite frothy.
Pour the blender contents into a bowl and add the remaining ingredients except for chopped walnuts. Mix well. Fold in the walnuts and mix again.
Fill each of the liners two-thirds of the way full. If you add more maple syrup, chances are you'll have more batter and get closer to the yield of 15.
Bake for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean in the center. Serves 12 to 15.
Smuggling (healthy) snacks into 'Skyfall' like a spy
I have a secret to share. And I bet you anything you probably have the same one.
I totally sneak treats into the movie theater.
I don't do it all the time, but occasionally, I want something they don't have at the movies. Hey, it's not my fault theaters don't have the healthier options I crave. If they had tubs of pomegranate seeds or packages of dried figs stuff in there between the Twizzlers and the Junior Mints, I'd gladly pay out the nose for them. Seriously.
But, because that's not a reality (yet, anyway), I've resorted to turning back to my teenage years to totally sneak in my favorites. (Though, back then it was copious amounts of Jelly Bellies that I kept undercover. Oh, how times change.) Of course, I DO feel guilty when I pull it off, so it's probably a good thing that I barely ever go to see a movie in the theater these days (Hey, with a sitter added in, it's really expensive to do dinner and a movie.)
That said, we decided to make this weekend one of those rare ones where we try for a night out. We really wanted to see "Skyfall" and our babysitter was available, so we gave it a go. And, in case you're wondering, the new James Bond flick was totally worth the final price tag for the night: $85.
I knew I'd want something to munch on, even after dinner out, so I opted to smuggle in my new favorite version of homemade trail mix. I'm calling it "Super-Duper Superfood Trail Mix" because it's full of antioxidants, minerals, amino acids aka the building blocks of protein, healthy essential fatty acids and, oh, yeah, TASTE. (Though, I'll admit, it's a far cry from the Jelly Belly mixes I could concoct as a 14-year-old. Le sigh.)
My mix's star is the goji berry. These little red dried fruits resemble raisins, though they're not as sweet. These little suckers are high in iron, calcium and protein. In fact, they have more than 20 trace minerals and 18 amino acids. Plus, they're antioxidant superstars.
Next, I've included raw pumpkin seeds, which are also known as pepitas. They are chock full of zinc, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and they have been shown to work as well as non-steroidal drugs and reducing inflammation. Oh, and they've been shown to protect your liver.
Adding to the mix's staying power and nutrition are raw almonds, which have been shown to reduce spikes in blood sugar that often accompany a meal by working to lower the glycemic index.
And, finally, I almost always round out my trail mix with chocolate — home to high-quality antioxidants and minerals like magnesium and copper. I prefer to chop up an ounce of dark chocolate so that I can keep the variety up. In the mix pictured above, I used a high-quality dark chocolate that had been infused with orange peel. But this mix is good with pretty much any dark chocolate bar (try to get 70 percent cocoa content and up so that you get the full range of antioxidants available).
So, there you go, a healthy alternative to the M&M/peanut/raisin trail mix (or the espresso-jalapeño-watermelon-buttered popcorn-marshmallow jellybean mix) of your childhood. Enjoy!
Super-Duper Superfood Trail Mix
4 tablespoons goji berries
2 tablespoons raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
2 tablespoons raw almonds
1 ounce good-quality dark chocolate, chopped
Mix all ingredients in a small bowl or sandwich-sized baggie. Makes about a half cup or two servings.
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About Whitesnake
After recording two solo albums, former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale formed Whitesnake around 1977. In the glut of hard rock and heavy metal bands of the late '70s, their first albums got somewhat lost in the shuffle, although they were fairly popular in Europe and Japan. During 1982, Coverdale took some time off so he could take care of his sick daughter. When he re-emerged with a new version of Whitesnake in 1984, the band sounded revitalized and energetic. Slide It In may have relied on Led Zeppelin's and Deep Purple's old tricks, but the band had a knack for writing hooks; the record became their first platinum album. Three years later, Whitesnake released an eponymous album (titled 1987 in Europe) that was even better. Portions of the album were blatantly derivative -- "Still of the Night" was a dead ringer for early Zeppelin -- but the group could write powerful, heavy rockers like "Here I Go Again" that were driven as much by melody as riffs, as well as hit power ballads like "Is This Love." Whitesnake was an enormous international success, selling over six million copies in the U.S. alone.
Before they recorded their follow-up, 1989's Slip of the Tongue, Coverdale again assembled a completely new version of the band, featuring guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. Although the record went platinum, it was a considerable disappointment after the across-the-board success of Whitesnake. Coverdale put Whitesnake on hiatus after that album. In 1993, he released a collaboration with former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page that was surprisingly lackluster. The following year, Whitesnake issued a greatest-hits album in the U.S. and Canada focusing solely on material from their final three albums (as well as containing a few unreleased tracks).
In 1997, Coverdale resurrected Whitesnake (guitarist Adrian Vandenberg was the only remaining member of the group's latter-day lineup), issuing Restless Heart the same year. Surprisingly, the album wasn't even issued in the United States. On the ensuing tour, Coverdale and Vandenberg performed an "unplugged" show in Japan that was recorded and issued the following year under the title Starkers in Tokyo. By the late '90s, however, Coverdale once again put Whitesnake on hold, as he concentrated on recording his first solo album in nearly 22 years. Into the Light was issued in September 2000, featuring journeyman guitarist Earl Slick. After a lengthy hiatus that saw the release of countless "greatest-hits" and "live" collections, the band returned in 2008 with the impressive Good to Be Bad. Coverdale and Whitesnake toured the album throughout Europe and Japan. The band returned to the recording studio in 2010 with new members bassist Michael Devin (formerly of Lynch Mob) and drummer Brian Tichy, who appeared alongside guitarists Doug Aldrich and Reb Beach, and guest keyboardist Timothy Drury (as well as Coverdale's son Jasper on backing vocals on various tracks). The band's 11th album, Forevermore, was preceded by the issue of the single "Love Will Set You Free," and released in the spring of 2011. 2015 saw the release of The Purple Album, which featured remakes of cuts from Deep Purple lineups Mark III and Mark IV. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Greg Prato, Rovi
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There Was Still Work to be Done on Star Wars: Battlefront 3
Uros "Vader" Pavlovic
07:46 am EDT @ December 04th, 2012
In the past few days or so, reports are coming in the the canceled shooter Star Wars: Battlefront 3 was 99% complete; that's according to an anonymous source. However, a former LucasArts developer who was involved with the project before it got canned, said that the whole 99% story is "bullshit." Hm, he phrased that rather well I think.
"This 99 percent complete stuff is just bullshit," the source said to GameSpot. "A generous estimate would be 75 percent of a mediocre game. I was at LucasArts during this time, working on Battlefront III, and remember it well. Everybody from producers to marketing was 100 percent invested in making the relationship work," the source claims.
It's a shame about Battlefront 3. Mind you, if I wind the clocks a few years back, I really must admit I wasn't keen on the series as much as you'd expect from a passionate Star Wars fan.
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Sail-World.com : How Well do YOU Provision for a Cruise?
How Well do YOU Provision for a Cruise?
'Fresh fruit and vegetables are available everywhere' .
Smart provisioning can make the difference between a survival trip and a delightful experience, particularly if you enjoy your eating. Running out of food isn't much fun, and forgetting the coffee can really spoil the tempers on board, no matter how wonderful the cruising.
There are as many ways to go about this as there are cruising boats, but here are a few tips and products that we have found invaluable:
Keep it simple. Unless you are on a very special boat, you will not have a dishwasher anywhere near. Complex recipes that use many utensils and pots make life more difficult in a bucking sea, and also make lots of work for those who wash up.
Having said that, you'll probably like to eat what you eat at home. Let the rule be to bring on board, amended to suit, the items you use in normal cooking ashore.
Develop a standard list of all the stores that you like to keep on the boat. That way, when re-provisioning, all you have to do is check the list against the stores remaining.
Canned Goods:
Keep it simple, but eat as you eat at home - .. .
After many years of cruising we find that we still have some tins on board that we started with. Whatever you are used to eating at home from a tin, you will probably use on the boat - maybe tinned tomatoes, tomato paste, sardines etc.
Tins are heavy bulky things and they have to be cared for so as not to rust. Wherever possible, we use dried foods instead, which are lighter, smaller, and pack more easily. Examples are: dried fruit instead of tinned, dried peas and beans instead of tinned. We have found that fresh vegetables are available almost everywhere and much healthier and tastier than anything from a tin.
As tins are often used as emergency fare, they are often left on the boat for long periods. Develop a 'tinnery' or 'cannery',a storage place which is dry and warm, somewhere near the engine, if possible. The alternative is to varnish the tins. If it is inevitable that the tins will get wet, mark their contents with indelible ink, as the labels will soon soak off.
Preparing the fruit and vegetables for a long cruiser pays off - .. .
Wash all fruit and vegetables in a very very mild solution of bleach. Then put them to dry in the sun – they NEVER seem to go mouldy after that.
Use red onions instead of shallots which don't last even in the fridge
Vegetables that keep the longest are green cabbage, Chinese lettuce, red cabbage, and of course, potatoes and onions. Keep potatoes in a dark place to prevent sprouting
Rewashing lettuces with fresh water every day and replacing them in plastic bag or container keeps them fresh for weeks.
Citrus Fruit:
Wrap citrus (after the washing process, see VEGETABLES above) in alfoil. I've had oranges last six months after this treatment - and be still a pleasure to eat!
Flour, Rice, Pasta etc
Vacuum pack machine - worth the investment, especially if you don't have a freezer - .. .
Vacuum pack (cryovac) everything in sight, not only the meat products. We have now obtained a vacuum pack machine - worth its weight in gold - and the muesli is still going strong after 3 years. Not only that, we have vacuum packed such things as a spare starter motor and other spare hardware items which may rust if left on board for long periods.
If you don't have or get a vacuum machine, the next best thing to keep weevils out is bay leaves – just a few in the top of every container does the trick. Basic items such as flour, oats, rice, and pasta can be bought in bulk. I've successfully stored and used these up to one year after purchase. I froze them for 24 hours before packing them on our boat, and packed them into HTH (chlorine) containers, well-washed, of course - with the bay leaves!
Yoghurt starter comes in many brands - .. .
Ezy-yo is one of the several brands of yoghurt starter, available in some big supermarkets, but not everywhere in the world. When you see them, buy a supply, as it may be a long time before you see them again. Yoghurt starter makes wonderful yoghurt if you can't get a fresh yoghurt as a starter. The resulting yoghurt will then make about three or four good batches, before you have to use the starter again. You can also obtain a simple 'yoghurt machine' which regulates the making of the yoghurt, and needs only boiling water to make it work. However, you can also just put the yoghurt in the sun or in a nice warm engine room (not when the engine's going). If it hasn't gelled after 12 hours, it will after 24. If you do this, don't forget to tell the skipper not to turn the engine on in your 'Yoghurt Room' before warning you!
Meat Substitute:
(if necessary,don't tell - they won't know)
Vegemince or another brand of soy chips makes a good very good substitute for mince, especially if you don't have a deep freeze for keeping meat. It takes a little more herbs and onions and tomato paste to bring a bolognaise sauce to the great taste you're familiar with.
Keep a supply of poppy, sesame, and sunflower or any other seeds on hand. Add these to bread and fritter mixtures, salads, toppings, and use them as garnishes.
Mung beans do NOT last as well as alfalfa. Alfalfa seeds, which last for many months and will still sprout, grow into the most wonderful salads, fresh, green and much tastier than other greens. We keep a 'garden' going whenever we're away from supplies even for a short period.
Fish Fish Fish:
Too much fish? Dry some and make 'fishtong.'(I think this is originally South African). The secret is to use red-fleshed fish such as tuna, skipjack, or bonito. We rig a line and use clothespegs to attach the fish, putting a newspaper underneath to catch any drips. It's ready for savouring in two to three days. Here's the recipe:
Fresh fish fillets/ Powdered coriander, to taste/ Coarse salt, to cover fillets/ Barbecue spice, to taste/ Lemon juice
Layer fillets in coarse salt, coriander, and barbecue spice. Sprinkle with lemon juice and leave for two hours. Hang on a line outside in the sun and leave to cure for two to three days. Cut into pieces to serve.
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The U.S. Coast Guard's National On-Water Standards (NOWS) grant management team and American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) is pleased to announce the approval and publication EDU-1 On-Water Power Standard which is the first of three proposed skills-based American National Standards (ANS) for On-Water instruction in recreational boating safety.
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Look over most production sailboats or powerboats today, and you can bet you will see a lack of grab rails. We are often told that we shouldn't sail without loading up on safety equipment like personal flotation devices, safety harnesses, EPIRBs, survival flares, or liferafts. But for some reason, grab rails seem to end up near the bottom of the heap.
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Sigrid van der Wel - METSTRADE
, , 11:16 PM Tue GMT
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, , 1:51 AM Mon GMT
OK, Sit up and pay attention, THIS is a life exam subject and when you reach the Pearly Gates, your results today will count towards your final destination
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, Cape Town , 1:23 AM Sat GMT
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Rono (Japanese: どらら Dorara) is one of the Pokémon that Sapphire owns in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
Rono debuted as an Aron in the end of Distracting Dustox, as one of the two Pokémon Sapphire started her journey with.
In Lombre Larceny, Rono was used to help rescue Mr. Stone's Castform from a water fountain. With his ability to chew through metal, Rono was able to eat enough of the fountain enough for Sapphire to rip it off and rescue the Castform.
During Sapphire's Gym battle against Roxanne, Rono was used to battle the Gym Leader's Nosepass. Noticing that Rono was unable to defeat Nosepass, Sapphire attempted to switch with Chic, but couldn't due to Nosepass's Magnet Pull. Eventually, Sapphire has Rono defeat Nosepass by turning away from north and making it lose its balance.
After undergoing intensive training for Sapphire's second Gym battle in the Granite Cave, Rono evolved into Lairon. Later, he was used against Brawly's Makuhita. Despite his newly-gained strength, Makuhita quickly countered his moments, defeating Rono and almost knocking him out.
During Sapphire's training battle against Winona, Rono, along with Pilo and Dono, was used to battle Winona's Pokémon. Together, the three easily beat Winona's team, earning Sapphire the Feather Badge.
During Sapphire and Ruby's training on Mirage Island, Rono became stronger and evolved into his final form, Aggron.
In the Emerald chapter, Rono was used against Tucker's Salamence in the Battle Dome. The battle went unseen, but Sapphire ended up the loser of the fight.
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Byron Bay's library enters a new chapter today with the doors of the new library open to the public.
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The facility is five times the size of the former library and cost council three-point-seven-five million dollars.
The project was funded by the state government, the state library and the Byron Bay Friends of the Library, while the land was gifted to the community under Arakwal native title.
Arakwal spokeswoman, Yvonne Stewart, says her Elders would be proud to see the library.
" We are just ecstatic to give Byron Bay and support, what we didn't give we supported the land being given back to the community and for us this part of the land was excised out of our native title claim to give to the community."
The Friends of the Library have lobbied for 20 years for a new library for the town.
President of the group, Bob Levett, says the building is more than just a library and is set to become a focal point for the community.
"The exhibition space will bring a lot of people in....the kids will be in here, play area in the corner over there...indigenous study room....it's wonderful.
"The architects have done a wonderful job and used the environment outside with huge windows and you almost feel they come in and the natural light from the south makes the room a beautiful space," said Mr Levett.
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Laffy delighted with championships success
Neville Laffy has put the pedal down to race to an overall win at the Victorian Veteran Cycling Council Championships.MATTHEW GALEA April 24, 2014 3:05am
Neville Laffy's competitive streak only seems to get stronger with age.
He enjoyed plenty of success on the footy field as an Ardmona premiership player, and his winning streak continued during the Easter weekend on the bike.
Laffy, 49, who is president of Goulburn Valley Veterans Cycling Club, picked up his first overall win at the Victorian Veteran Cycling Council Championships at Maryborough at the weekend.
Competitors race in age groups of five years across a road race, time trial, sprint and criterium.
Laffy took out the 45-49 age group with wins in the road race and time trial, as well as a fourth-placed finish in the criterium.
''I retired from footy 15 years ago and I like to stay competitive, so I started some mountain bike racing and got into road riding five or six years ago,'' Laffy said.
''I've won a couple of the races before, but never the overall.
''Being one of the oldest in the age group makes it bit more special, but the 50-54 is very competitive too, so it won't get any easier from here.''
Laffy said winning an overall event at what was his fourth attempt was a great feeling.
''I didn't win anything the first year, but I've won a couple of individual races since,'' Laffy said.
''Your first road race win is a real buzz, but this was my first time trial win as well which was pleasing.
''To win overall has been a goal of mine for the last couple of years, and I've made some errors in some of the races and just missed out, so it was good to bring it all together.''
Laffy won the road race by a fair distance after breaking away towards the last 2
''I was happy with the event, even if it would have been nice to win them all,'' Laffy said.
''You're a bit of a marked man when you win two of the races, but that's fine. It's just a part of racing.''
Laffy said the ability to race competitively had provided plenty of motivation to stay fit and keep in shape.
''As part of the GV Veterans, we have races most weeks on Sunday morning, so it's good to have a bit of fun and mix with people who like the same sort of things you do,'' Laffy said.
''Most of my training is in the morning, so it's good to have something to get you up and on the road.
''I train most mornings, five to six a week, and we'll do 250 to 300
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Reply: Real Christians cannot preach in favour of a war with Islam because Jesus has forbidden his followers to go for war. They just have to live in peace and to preach the news of the coming kingdom of peace from Jesus Himself. Read Revelations about Babylon the Great (false religions) and the wild beast (political powers). Both will fall when Jesus starts Armageddon against them. Jews better can read the bible with the massage of Jesus to trust in than in prostitution religions with political powers.


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SALT LAKE CITY -- Snubbing President Bush's education changes, the Utah Legislature on Tuesday passed a measure giving state education standards priority over federal ones imposed by the No Child Left Behind Act.
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has said the state bill could cost Utah $76 million in federal funding. But Utah officials bristle at the federal act's requirements, arguing they amount to unfunded mandates.
The bill is seen by many as the strongest objection to the federal law among 15 states considering anti-No Child Left Behind legislation this year.
The bill passed the House during the regular session that ended in February, but Gov. Jon Huntsman persuaded state lawmakers to put off voting on the bill while his administration negotiated a settlement with the Department of Education.
Despite those efforts, the bill passed comfortably in both the House and Senate Tuesday.
Huntsman could sign the bill as early as today, his spokeswoman said.
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May 3, 2016Bagstone posted a message on The Menagerist (Pet) Goblin location mega thread!!!Posted in: Diablo III General Discussion
May 3, 2016Bagstone posted a message on Mask of Jeram - item level 31? Please confirm!Posted in: Witch Doctor: The Mbwiru Eikura
Mask of Jeram is a level 31 item.
There's an 98% chance to get one after 10k blood shards. You're unlucky, but it happens to 2 out of 100 people.
I'm gonna lock this thread, otherwise the typical thing happens - 100 people will come in and rub in your face that they got a Mask of Jeram after 25 blood shards ;-)
May 3, 2016Posted in: Diablo III General Discussion
Cool, thanks! Yeah I already thought that it's just RNG for me. Will leave that as is then.
May 2, 2016Posted in: Diablo III General Discussion
Okay, I've changed the chart and included a note to reflect that. I hope other people can confirm that and possibly also find out what's up with caches on expert and other difficulties. T1 is 3+3, that's what I know for sure.
Also, if anyone can keep track of keywarden drop rates - that would be great. I got the feeling the drop rate is buffed, but haven't heard anyone else say that. But I got 100% machines on every kill (though I only killed about 5 or so, didn't really farm any and just did one round for the season journey).
May 2, 2016Posted in: Diablo III General Discussion
Thanks - it would also be nice if you could pay extra attention to see from which of the cache the 1 material (instead of 2) came from. This is really strange, can't find this anywhere else, and the numbers have been like they are in the chart for over half a year now...
@Solmyr77: Yeah, I think this was even information from a bluepost (otherwise there would be an asterisk next to it).
May 2, 2016Bagstone posted a message on Conquest: Boss ModePosted in: Diablo III General Discussion
We've discussed the conquests before, and I think all of them are straightforward (3 gems to 65 is about the grind, TX in 2 minutes about getting the right map, GR75 about indiviual power level, and Curses! just about your burst damage). Boss mode is often left out and considered to be hard - when it's actually relatively easy and by far the easiest for any well-coordinated group. And in my opinion, it's by far the conquest that's most fun this season.
Time to KILL a Boss: Estimate your Power
First, we need to understand the relative difficulty of the bosses. There are four bosses that have animations and take a bit longer to kill:
- Malthael
- Diablo
- Urzael
- Belial
All the other bosses can, at least in theory, be a one-shot. Test how long it takes you to kill Malthael on TX, and after that any of the others (e.g., Azmodan) just to get a feel for how long the boss fights will take you. Can you kill Malthael in less than a minute (including all animations) and Azmodan in less than 15 seconds? Then your DPS should be high enough.
Time to FIND a Boss: Make an Ordered List
Next, we need to look at the difficulty of getting to the bosses. For that, we create an ordered list. The one we used for our run was this:
- Malthael
- Urzael
- Adria
- Diablo
- Izual
- Butcher
- Aranae
- Siegebreaker
- Cydaea
- Ghom
- Skeleton King
- Azmodan
- Rakanoth
- Belial
- Maghda
- Kulle
Basically the list can be split into two halves (top 9, bottom 7). The first 9 take a bit longer, either because the way is so long (Malthael, Siegebreaker) or the pathing can be difficult to find (Izual, Aranae) or both (Urzael, Adria). Also, as aforementioned Malthael, Urzael, and Diablo take a bit longer because of animations and transitions and stuff, so it's good to get those out of the way early (only Belial being on the bottom half).
Gear and Spec Requirements/Advice
In terms of gear/specs, you obviously need great mobility. That means:
- Wizards need Teleport and Aether Walker. Also get some arcane power regeneration. You can switch out Aether Walker before the boss fight to some DPS weapon of your choice. Alternatively, you can try Illusionist+Teleport, or even In-Geom, but it won't be as fast at all (and quite dangerous as well).
- Witch Doctors are strongly recommended to have Manajuma's set + Angry Chicken. Again, switching to some DPS for the boss. You can also use In-Geom and kill elites on the way to get Spirit Walk up in combination with the Zuni set and lots of pets; it works, I've tried it, but is a lot slower of course. But it's a great synergy with a boss spec (lots of pets) and can be done with the starter set (Zuni) and requires no gear switching.
- Demon Hunters have Vault, enough said. Vault alone is crazy, with Danetta's it's a joke. Again, switch weapons out for boss.
- Crusaders absolutely need Swiftmount and Steed Charge. Again can be done using In-Geom and then killing elites on the way, but will be significantly slower.
- Barbarians don't need anything for running as the Raekor set is great for constantly charging, so they're basically set up from the start to do this. Remember to use Boulder Toss for the bosses!
- Monk can be really fast with the Thousand Storms set or Jawbreaker to use Dash, or even In-Geom, but it's not as easy to get there as for other classes I'd say.
Can I Solo It? Yes You Can!
I think for doing this solo, WD is probably best because it has a great mix of mobility and insane boss DPS. But any class can do that, though for monk+wizard it's probably the most difficult to solo. In any case, if you're solo, start from the top and keep in mind that the last ones can be done super quickly. You could probably do the bottom 6 in 3 minutes including going there and killing them, so if the first 12 take you 15 minutes you'd still be more than fine! It might take a few tries, but it's absolutely possible.
Group Play - Coordinate and Celebrate
Now to my favorite part: How to get this conquest done super easily - in a group. That's how this was done super early on in the season by some groups, and why I advise some people to try it out. This conquest was completed just 5 hours after the start of the season (by a group of paragon 200 players of ZE).
The preparation is that everyone needs to agree on an order to kill the bosses in, as well as an assignment for the early bosses about which players take which bosses. Depending on if you're 2 players, 3 players, or 4 players, you should have this list either printed out, on your PC, or even best just write it down on a piece of paper and put it next to you:
It's arguable if setting up bosses makes sense for 4 players in round 3; we did it, but you can also just start running together. For 3 players, after Ghom there's no potential to run into dead ends and no super long walks anymore, so you should definitely not split up anymore but just run all together, because setting up bosses takes some time.
Now the reason why this list is so important is because you set up bosses in the group. You do this by putting a Town Portal in front of the boss area, join the others to kill a boss, and then use the MAP (not your town portal spell!) to go back to town, use your town portal to go back to the previous boss you have set up, and then all the others join. Is this confusing? If you think so, let's do a walkthrough of an exemplary Boss Mode run in a full group. The four players are called Adam, Beth, Carol, and Dan.
Adam takes Malthael, Beth goes for Urzael, Carol starts looking for Adria, and Dan searches Diablo.
Dan arrives first and teleports back to town - and waits.
Adam gets to Malthael and teleports back to town - and waits.
Carol finds Adria and teleports back to town, and waits.
Beth finally get to Urzael, starts the teleport - and realizes (by looking at the chat) that all other three players already have found their bosses. She cancels the teleport and just clicks on the boss fight area to start the fight. Everyone accepts, and Urzael is put to rest.
The remaining three bosses are to be tackled in their respective order, which means Malthael is next. Therefore, as soon as Urzael is done dying, Adam presses "m" (NOT "t"!) and clicks on the Enclave to go back to town. There, he clicks on the town portal and everyone joins in to fight Malthael.
After the fight, Carol is next. Again, Carol uses the map and not the town portal to go back to the town hub, and then proceeds to use her town portal to go back to Ruins of Corvus and start the fight with Adria.
Last but not least, Dan does the same afterwards to set up the fight with Diablo. After Diablo is dead and the seemingly endless animation of his death is over, Adam teleports to Silver Spire level 1, Beth goes to Halls of Agony 3, Charlie heads to the Aranaea Caverns, and Dan makes a run through the Bridge of Korsik. Round two starts!
A few notes:
- The first round will take you 6-7 minutes, and that's totally fine. If you're over 8 minutes, you might consider restarting (though you can still make it). If you're anywhere below 6 minutes, the rest will be a breeze. The first 4 bosses are by far the biggest issues in terms of getting there and time required to kill.
- If one player in group has particularly long loading screens, Cydaea is the one boss that has an additional loading screen and might be assigned to someone else.
- Some bosses are easier to get to if you can teleport rather than just walk. For example, wizards (teleport) and monk (dashing strike) can just "skip" the small way enclosed by two iron gates on the way to Skeleton King by teleporting across the area. On the other hand, teleport/dash doesn't help a lot on the way to Ghom or Adria because usually doors are closed, making teleporting through walls impossible.
- Every class: I strongly recommend to use Homing Pads, and if possible also a spell that increases toughness for the teleport (e.g., Energy Armor - Force Armor, Desert Shroud, Iron Skin, and so on).
- On hardcore, you also need a bit more toughness, obviously. That's why HC players tackle this a bit later (in group); if you're only 2 players and on Teamspeak, you can also just establish a rule for an "emergency accept" where you just go into a boss fight if a player absolutely feels like he's not making it out to town. Obviously not dying is more important than success of a conquest.
Good luck everyone! I know this is a lot of text, and I could've probably made it shorter, but I didn't have time for that. But I hope this helps some people.
May 2, 2016Posted in: Diablo III General Discussion
Are you sure you were level 70? Because I'm quite sure that it's 4 if you were level 70, I just checked some other reports. The bonus cache is always the equivalent of the difficulty, no matter the level - but you only get 1 cache material from every cache before level 70. So for example, for doing a level 69 bounty run on hard yields 1 cache material and 2 bonus cache materials for a total of three; a level 69 bounty run on T1 yields 4 (1 plus 3 from bonus) and so on.
Hi Bagstone, I wanted to let you know I did a set of bounties yesterday on Hard difficulty, and they rewarded 3 materials in total per act, bonus bag included. I think it was 2 in regular cache bag, 1 in the bonus bag. Perhaps you could represent this in a different way on the chart for next patch?
May 2, 2016Bagstone posted a message on Best class/spec for consistent solo speed gr's?Posted in: Diablo III General Discussion
Certain builds are good for certain GR levels, that's why you perceive the DH to be better. If you're looking for 5-7 minute clears, DH might probably be one of best, I guess only trailing stuff like LoN Bombardment Crusader that is very powerful across the board. At some point the UE DH will start being slower, and then LoN crusader and Firebird Archon wizard will take over, because they scale better with higher levels. Especially the wizard, as it relies on having a burning elite around; below a certain level elites will just die immediately so you never stack up Firebird's which means it deals less damage. Next level of course is Twister wizard; it's basically useless if you want to run speed in less than 10 minutes, but if you're fine with getting the most out of your keys in terms of paragon, Twister wizard will be insane. But of course on certain rift guardians you might decide that it's not worth the time and quit.
I personally used a Wand of Woh wizard last season for TX farming (because it's probably the most Death's Breaths per hour with the Sage's set) and for GR50-60 to get my augment gems up to 40-50. Then a LoN crusader to get the gems up to 60-70. If I were to do it this season, I'd probably chose a Firebird's Archon wizard.
Looking at the highest GR clears this season, it's probably closer together than we thought. Highest clears are (on non-season, which might give us some hints what it might look like at the end of S6 as well):
- Wizard 102
- DH 101 (though that is with a legacy item, which I've heard is about a bit less than one tier added strength)
- Crusader 100
- Barb 98
- Monk is trailing a bit with 95
Keep in mind that wizard+DH are the most popular classes, therefore have more people pushing, and Crusader was very popular in S5 so people push that on NS a lot as they have the gear. I'd expect the bottom three to be able to go a bit higher, though they lack the kind of community and momentum. Famous players that used to top the leaderboards or theorycraft a lot have left, like Joebo (WD), Natsuma and Hax (monk), MC and Alk (barb, Alk is now playing wizard).
Anyways, long story short: the best class/spec depends on what you want to do. Paragon (i.e., are you fine with higher, longer rifts of 10-12 minutes and potentially not killing RGs some times) or constant gem upgrades?
- Wizard: Tal's Twister for paragon, Firebird Archon for gems.
- Barb: Raekor+IK for paragon, LoN thorns Frenzy for gems.
- Crusader: LoN Bombardment all the way.
- WD: Helltooth all the way.
- Monk: Not sure, but I'd guess U6 for paragon and Inna's for gems.
- DH: Again not sure, but I'd guess LoN for paragon and UE for gems.
May 2, 2016Bagstone posted a message on How much Exp can you get in Groups per hour?Posted in: Diablo III General Discussion
Even less.Quote from Thumper_88go-next
People are still complaining about the group to solo gap? Wtf do you think Blizz did in 2.4.1? Were you not around in 2.4?
2.4 top clears
Group 110-113
Solo 90-93
After the patch dropped for 2.4.1
Group 114
Solo 97+
2.4 top clears
Group 114
Solo 98
Difference: 16 tiers
2.4.1 (ongoing)
Group 103 (max was 114 on PTR, 119 on non-season)
Solo 91 (max was 104 on PTR and on non-season)
So the difference will be somewhere between 10 and 15 tiers.
However, due to the XP changes it's actually much less significant: 16 tiers difference were about 240% more XP (2.4 times advantage for a group), whereas now it's only 80% more XP if we assume you're running 12 tiers lower than a group. Yeah, that's right, 12 tiers difference only result in 80% more XP (1.05^12).
May 2, 2016Bagstone posted a message on How much Exp can you get in Groups per hour?Posted in: Diablo III General Discussion
The difference between group and solo play is not as big as people think. A group also doesn't have 1000% more DPS to a solo player. Can we please start being real. The reason why people get 10 times more XP is because they play 10 times more, and 10 times more efficient. Also see this discussion here.
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