02-28-2003, 03:43 PM
Quote:Find Potion and Find Item (and Grim WArd) are useful in battle when facing reviving packs. Kill a monster and then FP or FI it and the Unraveler or Shaman cannot raise it to attack you in the rear.
I prefer to Taunt the revivers in that case, but each has different ways :) I've already said that it makes corpses unuseable, but I'll spell out this use to make it more clear.
Quote:Taunt: Great against Abyss Knights, they don't cast if you Taunt them, but you might want to point out it does NOT influence Oblivion Knights in Act IV. The critical advantage of this skill is its abililty to neutralize any spell caster or missile shooter. Wont work against champions or bosses, thought. Might want to spell that out as well.
I wrote that it can neutralize archers (I mentally included abyss knights and the like in this) and revivers (mentally lumped spellcasters there). (from my guide: "Good for stopping ranged attacks [snip]"
I guess I*ll have to write down every specific scenario *grumble* must stop writing in shorthand for myself :)
Quote:Stun: No duration reduction in diffs. Stuns everything but act bosses, or can. Nice partner to Berserk and Concentrate for little to no mana. Con: Only works on one monster at a time. If you Stun / Bererk with left right mouse button, the lack of DR in Berserk can be overcome. (Warcry is nicer for crowd control, though.
The reason I dislike it so much is that WarCry is AoE stun, without reduction in diff, it can stun anything but act bosses. Before level 30 there are not many big threats that you really *need* to stun, so it's just worthless. Bleah!
Quote:Leap Attack: A nice boss killer when maxed. Even with 50% reduction, it does nice damage and has a nice AR boots. You need not attack from across the screen. From shorter range, it does not tend to cause the desynch problems
Nearly all Combat Skills are good boss killers when maxed. Zerk is, Conc is, and WW (if you do the DoD) definatly is.
Quote:you cant drink while Leap Attacking
Read the guide again. "You cannot drink potions or use town/identification scrolls/tomes while midair or during a WhirlWind."
When are you midair? While Leaping or Leap attacking ofcourse!