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Lizarb
Profile Joined March 2011
Denmark307 Posts
May 17 2012 02:58 GMT
#21
The video is funny, the music just makes it perfect. :D
Only thing I know is that I know nothing.
Daymor
Profile Joined September 2011
New Zealand151 Posts
May 17 2012 02:59 GMT
#22
On May 17 2012 11:04 mint_julep wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 17 2012 10:48 JitnikoVi wrote:
On May 17 2012 10:44 mint_julep wrote:
On May 16 2012 20:21 LaNague wrote:
i dont understand these overreactions.

The guy doesnt even know how to get all the materials and he doesnt know how to use the staff, if it even is the staff that opens the secret level.


The item is "of herding" and an ingredient and one of the mats of it belongs to "Wirt".

If you didn't believe this was an easter egg related to the cow level, even before the video came out, you never played D2, or you don't know Bliz's sense of humor.

=P


To add on, the 'rainbow potion' is just another piece of blizzards humour, and reading that i immediately knew it was going to be nice and colorful, even before before i saw the colourfull pony video


I actually didn't get the rainbow part (and I've played every blizzard game from WC2 on at least three times through a piece)...

What is this bit about?


Earlier in the development cycle quite a few people were complaining that it wasn't dark enough, and that Diablo was too colourful etc. I believe there is even a mod made by someone that tones down the colours and brings out more of the darker colours.

So that's where the joke comes from.
Exarl25
Profile Joined November 2010
1887 Posts
May 17 2012 04:03 GMT
#23
Kind of disappointing actually. The Secret Cow Level had some history behind it, this is just Blizzard taking a shot at their critics.
Xapti
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2473 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-17 04:27:00
May 17 2012 04:24 GMT
#24
On May 16 2012 14:54 Zechs1134 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu0GwZTXc7E

It shows that there is a Cow lvl in this one but its really expensive to get in lol. Just wanted to post this so people know. If this is already topic sorry I couldn't find it.

On May 16 2012 18:59 mint_julep wrote:
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On May 16 2012 15:02 slam wrote:
That was fast.
Jesus, no kidding.
Hey Blizzard: We broke your Easter Eggs the same day as launch.
On May 16 2012 19:40 lightrise wrote:
wow jesus hahahaha. We knew there would be one but the fact that they already found the stuff and the recipe day one is pretty hilarious.

NO NO NO. All the guy found was a recipe for a staff. There's nothing special or hard about that. It's obvious that the staff is linked to something special, but it is not a cow level, (one can't even assume it's a level at all without knowing the fact that it actually is for one) and it's also not necessarily the only thing you need to do to get to the level

WAY TOO MUCH assumption and way too much over-blowing of what was going on. The guy just found a recipe that says everything he needed to get the staff — he didn't need to work at all to find out what ingredients he needed.
"Then he told me to tell you that he wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire" — "Well, you tell him that I said that I wouldn't piss on him if he was on Jeopardy!"
Exarl25
Profile Joined November 2010
1887 Posts
May 17 2012 04:28 GMT
#25
On May 17 2012 13:24 Xapti wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 16 2012 14:54 Zechs1134 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu0GwZTXc7E

It shows that there is a Cow lvl in this one but its really expensive to get in lol. Just wanted to post this so people know. If this is already topic sorry I couldn't find it.

Show nested quote +
On May 16 2012 18:59 mint_julep wrote:
On May 16 2012 15:02 slam wrote:
That was fast.
Jesus, no kidding.
Hey Blizzard: We broke your Easter Eggs the same day as launch.
Show nested quote +
On May 16 2012 19:40 lightrise wrote:
wow jesus hahahaha. We knew there would be one but the fact that they already found the stuff and the recipe day one is pretty hilarious.

NO NO NO. All the guy found was a recipe for a staff. There's nothing special or hard about that. It's obvious that the staff is linked to something special, but it is not a cow level, (one can't even assume it's a level at all without knowing the fact that it actually is for one) and it's also not necessarily the only thing you need to do to get to the level

WAY TOO MUCH assumption and way too much over-blowing of what was going on. The guy just found a recipe that says everything he needed to get the staff — he didn't need to work at all to find out what ingredients he needed.


Did you miss this?

On May 17 2012 04:34 dotHead wrote:
Xapti
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2473 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-17 04:46:25
May 17 2012 04:42 GMT
#26
On May 17 2012 13:28 Exarl25 wrote:
Did you miss this?

No, I didn't.

To address that and to elaborate more on what I said: all a person needs to do is find that recipe/plan, then find people who have the other items, then know where to go after crafting the item. It's not hard to do this very quickly when you have millions of people playing. It's obviously not intended to be anything particularly secretive. One can't easily have secrets in this day and age of the internet.
The title of the video is inaccurate too if you're referring to where I was saying it wasn't a cow level. It isn't a cow level.
"Then he told me to tell you that he wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire" — "Well, you tell him that I said that I wouldn't piss on him if he was on Jeopardy!"
zachMEISTER
Profile Joined December 2010
United States625 Posts
May 17 2012 05:14 GMT
#27
On May 17 2012 13:42 Xapti wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 17 2012 13:28 Exarl25 wrote:
Did you miss this?

No, I didn't.

To address that and to elaborate more on what I said: all a person needs to do is find that recipe/plan, then find people who have the other items, then know where to go after crafting the item. It's not hard to do this very quickly when you have millions of people playing. It's obviously not intended to be anything particularly secretive. One can't easily have secrets in this day and age of the internet.
The title of the video is inaccurate too if you're referring to where I was saying it wasn't a cow level. It isn't a cow level.


Whimsyshire apparently isn't the cow level.
psillypsybic!
The Irate Turk
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
285 Posts
May 17 2012 07:23 GMT
#28
how much experience?

can it be repeated?

Is there a cow king which if killed stops you being able to farm it?
ZappaSC
Profile Joined May 2010
Denmark215 Posts
May 17 2012 09:29 GMT
#29


To me it looks really legit... wow ...
Hoban
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1600 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-17 10:28:36
May 17 2012 10:27 GMT
#30
Ok found the Gibbering Gemstone in the Caverns of Frost lvl 2 during the machines of war quest in act 3 nightmare. It was off a unique mob that was...well...gibbering. He dropped no other loot so I assume he specifically drops this piece of loot.

Found the mushroom in act 1 on one of the cathedral floors in a patch of mushrooms.

Besides these two I haven't found any other reagents (besides Writs Bell)

Oh and all the reagents are account bound, meaning they cannot be traded or sold between players.
"I am a leaf on the wind."
Terranasaur
Profile Joined May 2011
United States2085 Posts
May 18 2012 03:20 GMT
#31
I found the recipe from Izual. Nobody else in my group got it. If anyone wants me to craft one for them, hit me up
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stoned_rabbit
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States324 Posts
May 18 2012 08:25 GMT
#32
On May 18 2012 12:20 Terranasaur wrote:
I found the recipe from Izual. Nobody else in my group got it. If anyone wants me to craft one for them, hit me up


A. You can buy the recipe from the potion guy in act 4.
B. They bind to account on pickup.
nam nam
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden4672 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-18 16:26:03
May 18 2012 16:25 GMT
#33
For those who are worried it's hard to get, you shouldn't. I'm level 33 and I gathered all 6 objects (As well as the 100 000 grand for wirts bell) in one afternoon. I'm currently just short of the crafting price (you need 50 000 and I'm currently on 30 000). If you just know where to look for each thing it's not too troublesome. Though if you are going at it blind it could take you a good while.
Heh_
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Singapore2712 Posts
May 18 2012 16:59 GMT
#34
On May 19 2012 01:25 nam nam wrote:
For those who are worried it's hard to get, you shouldn't. I'm level 33 and I gathered all 6 objects (As well as the 100 000 grand for wirts bell) in one afternoon. I'm currently just short of the crafting price (you need 50 000 and I'm currently on 30 000). If you just know where to look for each thing it's not too troublesome. Though if you are going at it blind it could take you a good while.

Btw 100000 grand is 100 million =D
To generate the staff of herding, there's only nightmarish, hellish and infernal plans. Does that mean that the secret (name favorite animal here) level is only available in these 3 difficulties and not normal? I must add that the items can be found on normal though.
=Þ
nam nam
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden4672 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-18 18:37:15
May 18 2012 18:36 GMT
#35
On May 19 2012 01:59 Heh_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 19 2012 01:25 nam nam wrote:
For those who are worried it's hard to get, you shouldn't. I'm level 33 and I gathered all 6 objects (As well as the 100 000 grand for wirts bell) in one afternoon. I'm currently just short of the crafting price (you need 50 000 and I'm currently on 30 000). If you just know where to look for each thing it's not too troublesome. Though if you are going at it blind it could take you a good while.

Btw 100000 grand is 100 million =D
To generate the staff of herding, there's only nightmarish, hellish and infernal plans. Does that mean that the secret (name favorite animal here) level is only available in these 3 difficulties and not normal? I must add that the items can be found on normal though.

Yeah sorry, I meant bucks.

I gathered all the items on normal as well as entered in act 1 normal. The monsters themselfs seem to be about one difficulty above what you currently are. If you enter it in normal the level will be about as difficulty as early nightmarish. I assume the same will be the case for higher difficulty so it will scale above the difficulty you are playing.
Euronyme
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden3804 Posts
May 20 2012 05:11 GMT
#36
Can you go back in and farm it, or is it a one time deal?
I bet i can maı̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̨̨̨̨̨̨ke you wipe your screen.
Blitzkrieg0
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States13132 Posts
May 20 2012 08:02 GMT
#37
On May 18 2012 17:25 stoned_rabbit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 18 2012 12:20 Terranasaur wrote:
I found the recipe from Izual. Nobody else in my group got it. If anyone wants me to craft one for them, hit me up


A. You can buy the recipe from the potion guy in act 4.
B. They bind to account on pickup.


The recipe you buy in act 4 is to upgrade the staff to the next difficulty. "Nightmarish staff of herding" requires a staff of herding and 200k for example so you will still need to farm the recipe off Izual as well as all the other ingredients. It is a good way to get the blacksmith achievement for teaching your blacksmith a recipe since it only costs one gold though :0
I'll always be your shadow and veil your eyes from states of ain soph aur.
Thereisnosaurus
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Australia1822 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-20 11:05:59
May 20 2012 11:00 GMT
#38
I will cack myself if the stick just does what it says on the tin and some shmuck spends 200,000+ gold crafting a level 1 white

edit: awwww, they just had to go and be awesome in another way >.>
Poisonous Sheep counter Hydras
kuresuti
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
1393 Posts
May 20 2012 11:12 GMT
#39
On May 20 2012 14:11 Euronyme wrote:
Can you go back in and farm it, or is it a one time deal?


Yes. They did it right this time around.
ZappaSC
Profile Joined May 2010
Denmark215 Posts
May 20 2012 12:56 GMT
#40
On May 20 2012 20:12 kuresuti wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2012 14:11 Euronyme wrote:
Can you go back in and farm it, or is it a one time deal?


Yes. They did it right this time around.


So.. was that a yes to the first or second suggestion?
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