Ran a 2h 10m run. Used a very similar approach to the 2h 21m run. This time I was able to get screen recorder software working and I posted the video to YouTube with commentary. Find it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh0EEJ5iwIk
This attempt included some additional refinements. The item drops were better than average overall.
Some timings:
- Farming Samurai/Ogre Lords
- Catacombs 1 – 19:30
- Harkyn 1 – 34:30
- Wights – 47:45
- Harkyn 2 for items – 1:13
- Kylearan’s Tower – 1:26
- Farming Wights/Spectres
- Mangar Attempt #1 – 2:00
- Mangar Attempt #2 – 2:06
There is still substantial room for improvement as several minutes were lost to team wipes and bad pathing/event ordering. I will be analyzing the various timings to see where things can be reordered/adjusted to save time. In any case, with this general approach, a sub-2 hour run is to be expected.
I think moving forward I might experiment in creating a level 1 bard just before entering Mangar to avoid the Red Dragons. In the worst case it’s time neutral if it avoids the fight. Average case it probably saves 15-20 seconds. And in all cases, it avoids a team wipe.