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"~misfit~" <misfit61nz@yahoot.co.nz> wrote in
news:42b2d2de@news.orcon.net.nz:
> Patrick Vervoorn wrote:
>> In article <d8uif1.21o.1@fairground.synaptic.net.nz>,
>> ~misfit~ <misfit61nz@hooya.co.nz> wrote:
>>
>>> I am currently trying something new. I'm using a blessed aim merc
>>> with a HC strafeazon. I'm hoping to be able to put the points I'd
>>> normally put in dex into vit and attain high enough hit-points to
>>> survive.
Sort of an anti-glass cannon.
>>>
>>> Probably take a while to kill things though. Plus I'm gonna have to
>>> try to find weapons that don't require too much dex but are still
>>> quite fast. (I haven't really done a viability study, I'm just doing
>>> it. Could be a mistake.........) Gonna give the merc an Insight
>>> stick too so I don't have to worry about points in energy or mana
>>> leech.
>>>
>>> I'm thinking max Valk and take it really slowly.
>>
>> Although I don't have much experience with Amazon's, one thing to
>> keep in mind: Dex on a Bowazon is not only pumped to provide AR
>> (which is also provided by several of her key skills), but also
>> because every point in Dex also adds quite nicely to the damage done
>> by the bow...
>>
>> So if you keep Dex low, but get your AR up, you can hit easily, but
>> are missing some damage...? So it could indeed be slow going...
>>
>> Something to keep in mind perhaps...
>
> Yes, thanks. I'm just thinking about a viable build for HC for someone
> with a bad connection (Me). That normally means lots of life. I have
> three PCs/CD keys and BO and Enchant slaves but it would be nice to
> have a character that's usable without all the buffing.
> --
> ~misfit~
>
>
>
I too have a poor connection and a love of HC play. I usually play
lightning/death sentry assassins, sometimes with a touch of blade fury
for variety.
Right now I am playing a magic arrow amazon (I haven't played a 'zon
since D2 classic), and she's a lot of fun. After 13 points in MA, it's
free, so you don't need any mana at all. I currently have a double bow
with the EDGE runeword, and a holy freeze merc. I've 147 in VIT, 137 in
DEX, and 78 in STR (including adjustments for equipment and charms).
VALK is maxed and I've a few in pierce and critical strike. Now I'm
working on maxing MA, then I'll max decoy.
All the other passives have one point, and MA is the only thing outside
the magic and passive tree where I have any points at all.
I plan to keep vitality and dexterity pretty close to the same level; I
think I've enough in strength already. I'd like to put EDGE in a great
bow, but the strength requirement is just too much, so I'll probably do
it with a blade bow, unless I get lucky and find some really good unique
(not too probable).
I'm level 53 and working through to the arcane sanctuary in nightmare,
solo. Playing with Orion and the crew is more fun, but I spend half the
time frozen as soon as we run into a pack, which is no fun for me or for
anyone I'm playing with, so that's what I'm up to at the moment.
Mark.
--
While I'll admit that anyone can make a mistake once, to go on making
the same lethal errors century after century seems to me nothing short
of deliberate.--V.
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