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Killing Bashiok (Season 2)

Season 2 in Diablo III is coming to an end! I’m really glad that I didn’t set any higher goals for myself beyond hitting Level 70 with my hard core Demon Hunter. He’s not quite there yet – but getting closer!

Unfortunately, my bad health has gotten in the way of me being able to fully get into Season 2. What I’ve been able to do, so far, has been fun. There’s still some time left for me to see how far I can push things. I feel like I’ve barely played compared to Season 1, and though I realize that it’s not my fault that my allergies had to flare up for weeks on end… it is still frustrating.

The screenshots you see in this blog were taken on March 20, 2015.
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Feats of Strength Achievements (Season 2)

Season 2 of Diablo III included some Achievements that were only obtainable for players who were playing a Seasonal character while Season 2 was active. Earning some of them was fairly easy.

All a player had to do was earn a certain amount of Seasonal Achievement points. It didn’t really matter which Achievements they happened to be.

The “Feats of Strength Achievements” in Season 2 are not the same as the ones that appeared during Season 1. They have a few things in common, though. In both Seasons, this group of Achievement unlocked special banner shapes, patterns, accents, and sigils. The main difference is in the names of the Achievements. Players who earn them all can show off by changing their banner to show some of what they accomplished in Season 2.
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Helping Mehtan the Necromancer (Season 2)

This blog is part of the series I am doing about my progress through Season 2 of Diablo III. My main goal for Season 2 is to get my hard core Demon Hunter to Level 70. I really want the transmog that unlocks after a player gets a Seasonal character to Level 70. If I manage to accomplish this goal, I will create a new one.

Along the way, I’m attempting to get as many of the Seasonal Monster Slaying Achievements as possible. I’ve been moving slowly this Season because it happened to hit at the same time as a really bad allergy season. There are days when I’m too sick to do much of anything, including play video games.

The screenshots you see in this blog were taken on March 14, 2015. I’m still doing Bounties in Act II, but I’ve moved the difficultly from Normal to Hard. Overall, it went pretty well.
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Cave of the Burrowing Horror (Season 2)

This blog is part of the series I am doing about my progress through Season 2 of Diablo III. My main goal for this Season is to get my hard core Demon Hunter to Level 70. If I can do that, I will unlock the Seasonal transmog.

I’m having a hard time this Season due “in real life” health issues. As a result, I’m taking things much slower than I did in Season 1.

The screenshots you see in this blog were taken on March 11, 2015. It was the same day that Blizzard announced that they would be giving players a two week notice before Season 2 would end. This announcement was not the notice, but many of us sort of freaked out and jumped into Diablo III really quick anyway.
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Lair of the Lacuni Event (Season 2)

This blog is part of the series I am doing about my progress through Season 2 in Diablo III. I’m playing a hard core Demon Hunter named Dusk.

My primary goal is to get him to Level 70 during the Season so I can unlock the cool transmogs that go with it. Things are moving pretty slowly so far, and that’s mostly due to Season 2 falling right into a really bad allergy season for me.

In this blog, I finally move Dusk the Demon Hunter from Act I to Act II (Normal difficulty). I started working on some Act II bounties in an effort to earn the Bounty related Achievements. The screenshots you see in this blog were taken on March 7, 2015.
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Finding Arghus the Collector (Season 2)

A Demon Hunter carries a large, feathered, crossbow. He is wearing a mix of reasonably tough armor. Next to him is a green banner with some symbols on it. Above his head it says "Hardcore Seasonal".

This blog is part of the series I am doing that shows my progress through Season 2 in Diablo III. I’m playing a hard core Demon Hunter named Dusk this time.

I’m taking things slowly because Season 2 just happened to appear during what has been a really bad allergy season for me. Hard core characters have “one life to live”. I don’t want my Demon Hunter to die because I sneezed at the wrong moment or was zoned out on allergy medication.

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Killing the Dataminer (Season 2)

This blog is part of the series I am doing that focuses on my progress through Season 2 in Diablo III. Last Season, I poured all my time and energy into it right from the start. This Season, I’m taking things really slow. This is not entirely by choice. I’ve been fighting “in real life” with some seriously monstrous pollen, and it seems to be winning.

As such, I don’t want my hard core Demon Hunter, who I named Dusk, to die due to my bad allergies. If I can get him to Level 70, I’ll feel a little less hesitant about playing Diablo III while sick (or on a lot of allergy medication).

This time around, I continued to do a bunch of Bounties in Act I in Normal Difficulty. I’m trying to finish the Seasonal Monster Slaying Achievements for Act I. Once I do that, I can move on to Act II. The screenshots you see in this blog were taken on February 27, 2015.
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Helping Vendel the Armorsmith (Season 2)

This blog is part of the series I am doing that focuses on my progress in Season 2 in Diablo III. So far, I haven’t played as much as I did during Season 1. I’m still having fun, that’s not the problem.

Instead, the difficulty I’m having is due to stuff outside the game. The pollen count has been “medium-high”, and this causes me have to take a lot of allergy medications (that make me sleepy). It sounds like a recipe for a very dead hard core Demon Hunter. Death by allergy.

So, I’m taking things slow. In this blog, I focus on Dusk the Demon Hunter’s progress through Act I Bounties (in Normal difficulty). I need one more Seasonal Monster Slaying Achievement from Act I, and then I can move him on to Act II Bounties. The screenshots you see in this blog were taken on February 24, 2015.
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The Raven’s Wing and Homing Pads (Season 2)

This blog is part of the series I am doing that focuses on my progress in Season 2 of Diablo III. In this Season, I’m playing a hard core Demon Hunter named Dusk. My primary goal is to get him to Level 70 (in part because it unlocks some nice transmogs). If I accomplish that goal, I will pick a new one to go after.

I’ve been taking things slow this time around in part due to time constraints and also because I’ve been having some really bad allergy days. When that happens, I either end up on allergy drugs that make it hard to focus, or I fall asleep. Neither situation is good for playing hard core! In this blog, I focus on the fourth “session” I played in Season 2. These screenshots were taken on February 21, 2015.
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Helping Rike the Apothecary (Season 2)

This blog is part of the series I am doing about my progress in Season 2 of Diablo III. I’ve got a hard core Demon Hunter named Dusk and my goal is to get him to Level 70. If I accomplish that goal, I will come up with another one to shoot for.

In Season 1, I played a soft core Barbarian named Gurr. I started him in Story Mode, spent a lot of time there, and eventually moved on to some Adventure Mode. For Season 2, I wanted to change the way I play Diablo III as much as I could. Or, at the very least, do something different than the path I took through Season 1. This blog shows my first attempt at soloing bounties in hard core. The screenshots you see in this blog were taken on February 18, 2015.
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