05-10-2004, 10:22 PM
I need to know if this is HC or not. This advice is for HC, so if you aren't playing hardcore, then it's still applicable.
I like to (at least I would, if I had gear, but since you've got some good stuff, I'm assuming you could trade for this) get Tal Rasha's Armor, amulet, and belt. The armor and belt give you MF on their own (and the belt has 4 slots, very useful [hope you've upgraded that Gold Wrap]), and with 3 items, you get another MF bonus. Also, Tal's Amulet gives 2, count 'em, 2 skills. The reason I mentioned hardcore is that this adds a lot to resists (with my "main" items equipped (meaning no boots or gloves, and no charms) on my single player test sorc, I had mediocre resist all except poison. And since you can get tons of resists from boots and gloves (if you aim for those, you can even get a rare with MF and resists), add in some charms, and presto! you've got a sturdy sorceress. I do like the Harlequin Crest and Occulus, though. For my shield, I have a tough time deciding between a Rhyme Heater and Lidless. Depends on your playing style, really. Rhyme just gives some nice resists and MF, so it war useful to me. For the SoJs and Silkweave, it depends on your mana pool for teleport. SoJs also give a nice +1 all, which can increase your killing speed, which equals more runs, which means more drops. Magefist, I would trade it out for some rare resist+MF gloves if your mana pool is fine, if not, then use Frostburns. Unless, of course, you're a fire sorceress, in which case it would be a tough decision between them and the rares.
But still excellent gear as is. I think you just need to do more runs. If you feel up to it, you can also pop into act 5 real quick and kill off Shenk, Eldrich, and Pindle, as they are so easy to get to.
I like to (at least I would, if I had gear, but since you've got some good stuff, I'm assuming you could trade for this) get Tal Rasha's Armor, amulet, and belt. The armor and belt give you MF on their own (and the belt has 4 slots, very useful [hope you've upgraded that Gold Wrap]), and with 3 items, you get another MF bonus. Also, Tal's Amulet gives 2, count 'em, 2 skills. The reason I mentioned hardcore is that this adds a lot to resists (with my "main" items equipped (meaning no boots or gloves, and no charms) on my single player test sorc, I had mediocre resist all except poison. And since you can get tons of resists from boots and gloves (if you aim for those, you can even get a rare with MF and resists), add in some charms, and presto! you've got a sturdy sorceress. I do like the Harlequin Crest and Occulus, though. For my shield, I have a tough time deciding between a Rhyme Heater and Lidless. Depends on your playing style, really. Rhyme just gives some nice resists and MF, so it war useful to me. For the SoJs and Silkweave, it depends on your mana pool for teleport. SoJs also give a nice +1 all, which can increase your killing speed, which equals more runs, which means more drops. Magefist, I would trade it out for some rare resist+MF gloves if your mana pool is fine, if not, then use Frostburns. Unless, of course, you're a fire sorceress, in which case it would be a tough decision between them and the rares.
But still excellent gear as is. I think you just need to do more runs. If you feel up to it, you can also pop into act 5 real quick and kill off Shenk, Eldrich, and Pindle, as they are so easy to get to.