07-24-2006, 07:11 AM
I don't play Paladins, except for the obligatory HFire Zealot/Ranger I'm forced to build whenever the first Kinemil's Awl of the ladder drops (and I've never leveled one past 47). Being able to summon minions for mere mana is a large part of what makes a D2 character interesting for me, so the vast majority of my time is spent playing Amazons, Assassins, and Druids.
In recent months (specifically, since Grimborn's account (in the Technical Forum at the Amazon Basin) of soloing Uber Tristram with only Normal quality items), I've grown interested in the potential of the Smiter. Also, thanks to what amounted to a dare from SSoG and some enthusiastic posts by BIGeyedBUG (also at AB), I've decided to explore the possibilities of Conversion, as a remedy for the lack of minions.
NobleExperiment will have 65% Crushing Blow from a Black Flail and Goblin Toe, once he grows into them. (Grow into them he will; while the vast majority of my characters are HC, NE is SC.)
Basic skill point allocation plan is Grimborn's: 20 Smite, 20 Holy Shield, 20 Fanaticism, ~8 Salvation, with an undetermined number of points to be spent in Conversion.
Here's the problem I'm facing: At level 14, having achieved the Inner Cloister WP, NE is running out of steam with the +1 max damage Javelins he's been throwing (augmented by his prerequisite point in Might). I'm confident that Smite will come into its own at some point, but it hasn't yet: He's doing only 5-16 damage with slvl 7 Smite, wielding a Targe and a Steel Scimitar.
I'd very much appreciate knowing what worked for you in leveling your Smiter.:)
In recent months (specifically, since Grimborn's account (in the Technical Forum at the Amazon Basin) of soloing Uber Tristram with only Normal quality items), I've grown interested in the potential of the Smiter. Also, thanks to what amounted to a dare from SSoG and some enthusiastic posts by BIGeyedBUG (also at AB), I've decided to explore the possibilities of Conversion, as a remedy for the lack of minions.
NobleExperiment will have 65% Crushing Blow from a Black Flail and Goblin Toe, once he grows into them. (Grow into them he will; while the vast majority of my characters are HC, NE is SC.)
Basic skill point allocation plan is Grimborn's: 20 Smite, 20 Holy Shield, 20 Fanaticism, ~8 Salvation, with an undetermined number of points to be spent in Conversion.
Here's the problem I'm facing: At level 14, having achieved the Inner Cloister WP, NE is running out of steam with the +1 max damage Javelins he's been throwing (augmented by his prerequisite point in Might). I'm confident that Smite will come into its own at some point, but it hasn't yet: He's doing only 5-16 damage with slvl 7 Smite, wielding a Targe and a Steel Scimitar.
I'd very much appreciate knowing what worked for you in leveling your Smiter.:)
Zyr