05-24-2003, 02:43 AM
Some general TOP END equipment recommendations:
Civerb's Cludgel and Stormshield/shield combo is awesome. With the Rogue's tendancy to have high DEX, blocking becomes effortless. AC becomes much less important due to the high amount of blocking.
TRUE STORY: I once left by Rogue near some knights and when to eat lunch. Of course they mobbed here, but much to my surprise I came back and there was my Rogue deflecting away practically every blow. Needless to say I promptly finished off the mob. That's just how useful good blocking can be.
Another good option is the Bow of Quickness (right affix?), preferably with a +damage% affix, but even with 3+ years of Diablo experience, I have only found ONE Bow of Quickness and it didn't even have a suffix AND it was in SP :(.
I also suggest an Obsidian ring/amulet of ANYTHING. Resists are insanely important, and unless you want to fry in a pool of dog spit and be eaten up, you'll need excellent if not maxed resists.
As for playing strategies, I suggest investing is Mana Shield. Not only does it give you a second health bar, it also cuts the damage you receive by 1/3, not to mention that Mana Pots become practically the equivalent of Full Rejuvs.
-Ryethe
Civerb's Cludgel and Stormshield/shield combo is awesome. With the Rogue's tendancy to have high DEX, blocking becomes effortless. AC becomes much less important due to the high amount of blocking.
TRUE STORY: I once left by Rogue near some knights and when to eat lunch. Of course they mobbed here, but much to my surprise I came back and there was my Rogue deflecting away practically every blow. Needless to say I promptly finished off the mob. That's just how useful good blocking can be.
Another good option is the Bow of Quickness (right affix?), preferably with a +damage% affix, but even with 3+ years of Diablo experience, I have only found ONE Bow of Quickness and it didn't even have a suffix AND it was in SP :(.
I also suggest an Obsidian ring/amulet of ANYTHING. Resists are insanely important, and unless you want to fry in a pool of dog spit and be eaten up, you'll need excellent if not maxed resists.
As for playing strategies, I suggest investing is Mana Shield. Not only does it give you a second health bar, it also cuts the damage you receive by 1/3, not to mention that Mana Pots become practically the equivalent of Full Rejuvs.
-Ryethe
The government makes paper airplanes out of our lives and files us out the windows. (Obasan)