03-14-2004, 01:38 AM
To be completely honest, I've never had much luck finding anything really useful before Normal Act 3, gems not withstanding. I don't bother with MF. Never have; never will... Unless it's found on something like a Harlequin Crest. Then it's pretty unavoidable. <_<
And since I play (mostly) solo, I often just make a 2PS helm and a 3PD large shield. Those two pieces alone will do wonders for almost any build, even into early Nightmare. And the way I play, I can usually have them both completed before I even step into Normal Act 2, though I can't always equip these two items before then either. :P
If I'm playing a sorc (which is nearly always) I also tend to shop for a new +Mana wand of +Energy every Act until finally sticking with a Wyrm's of Wizardry (or sometimes Magus) available in Act IV until finding something more useful in Nightmare.
Anyway, only Mithrandir mentioned socketing anythng with PGems, so I thought I'd add my 2 cents to the discussion. Hope no one minds. :)
And since I play (mostly) solo, I often just make a 2PS helm and a 3PD large shield. Those two pieces alone will do wonders for almost any build, even into early Nightmare. And the way I play, I can usually have them both completed before I even step into Normal Act 2, though I can't always equip these two items before then either. :P
If I'm playing a sorc (which is nearly always) I also tend to shop for a new +Mana wand of +Energy every Act until finally sticking with a Wyrm's of Wizardry (or sometimes Magus) available in Act IV until finding something more useful in Nightmare.
Anyway, only Mithrandir mentioned socketing anythng with PGems, so I thought I'd add my 2 cents to the discussion. Hope no one minds. :)