The Secret Cow level - is it still worth it?

[Pandaren]

Last I played Diablo LoD was back in 1.09. So that makes it almost 3 years break for me. Since the new patch is completely different then 1.09 I want to ask is it still worth to do cow runs? Do you get same exp and magic drops there or Blizzard buffed it a lot?

 

[Zoltar]

Well. The only reason i still do cows are as follows.

New chars from level 20-25. This is the easiest and fastest way for them to level.
The only other reason i do it is in hell to level my merc. I have never found any good drops in that place.

 

[Pandaren]

Hmm, yeah I guess you are right cuz just killed Bhaal on NM and there is no single cow game in Hell. And back in the days it was mostly cow runs.

PS I remember once getting Vex from cows but this is it. The exp was worth it though.

 

[concrete_sox]

i only do it for the same reason as zoltar

 

[mehtevas]

Someone in my clan asked me same question. So.. for the past 3 days I've been doing Hell cows solo and I was averaging about 2 skiller gcs every 2-3 games. So in my opinion it's worth it for mf, but not for leveling.

 

[concrete_sox]

i never find skillers in cows

 

[xcxfrankxcx]

now a days i think its getting pretty pointless for cows if your looking for something. but its always fun just to go once in a while to kill the cows.. mooo. lol .

 

[Pee Wee]

I find hrs and skill gcs at cows all the time, great place to mf.

 

[Pandaren]

Hmm, so may be it is not worthless after all. All I need to do is kill Diablo and Bhaal on Hell and cows here I come.

PS Anyone wants to help me kill Diablo and Bhaal on Hell?

 

[SmileZ]

I find hrs and skill gcs at cows all the time, great place to mf.

Are you sure about them runes?

 

[Dragnskull]

depends on how you look at it, personally i -loved- doing cows even though they dont do shit for xp anymore

in my last days in diablo i loved to roll charms, which required a shitload of gems, which ment cows were my bestfriend, nothing like my fully decked out pally with his merc to wipe out cows in 3 minutes or less

 

[LordNevar]

I don't know about now, but back in the day use to be good farming in there for all sorts of stuff. I know in one game I was in some guy opened a chest and popped 3 sojs from it. Yes I said what your thinking now, "No Way!", but yes it happened. I got a screen shot somewhere I'll have to find it. Though ya, I would say cows good for farming, not sure about 1.11, but that was 1.10 days.

 

[ChrisH36]

In my opinion, it isn't. The cows are just easy pickings for your character to collect money. I have never found any good uniques doing cows, nor good runes. I was pretty much better off doing runs.

In Nez, Cows are a lot more difficult to kill. Since they have Open Wounds and have monster HP and damage. But the best part: You can keep doing them even if you kill the cow king (but the enterance is NEAR the cow king).

 

[Pandaren]

Yeah, back in the days there was xp there, a lot of flawless gems and some people found pretty nice items there every 20th game. The only really valuable thing i got from the cows back there was a Vex rune. On a recent cow run though i found Bow skill ama GC.

Ps And it really sux that you can't kill the cow king if you want to be able to open the red portal again.

 

[SpAwNtHeKiLlEr]

Ok, wait can you kill the cow king and still open it or not, damnit, now I'm confused. I would do cow runs just to see how many I could kill with my frenzy barb. It was fun when you could watch the newbs run in and get slaughtered by a gangbang of cows

 

[Pandaren]

If you kill the Cow King with your character you can't make the secret portal for the Cows level anymore.

 

[SpAwNtHeKiLlEr]

Thanks, I haven't played in a while!!

 

[ChrisH36]

If you kill the Cow King with your character you can't make the secret portal for the Cows level anymore.

The only exception is in the mod I play. Since there is no Cow Portal now, there is a trapdoor that goes to the cow level in A1.

 

[LordNevar]

You can stop spamming this in the forums now.

 

[Zoltar]

Agreed. He is going to be banned in no time.