04-01-2003, 01:28 AM
Hail Telemont,
I have the same issue: when I play, good lag is 1500 ping. As such, just about all my characters are Ranged characters, yet I build them as if they were melee ones - so when I get into a nasty situation, they can handle it. As such, they generally have good DR, my Amazons all have high dodge skills, I use minions where I can to keep things back, try to keep life respectable, and learn what skills/spells to not use. I am almost always so desynced as to be three screens off where I think I am, and things regularly come to a crawl when I play. Often, if I've not played for a while, this is certain death over, and over, and over again; once I get back into it though, my characters are able to cope. I find town portal to be my best friend: when things get really bad, it usually solves the situation...though if they are *too* bad, it doesn't do much at all ;)
At any rate, if you simply make a durable character, that's about all you can do.
I have the same issue: when I play, good lag is 1500 ping. As such, just about all my characters are Ranged characters, yet I build them as if they were melee ones - so when I get into a nasty situation, they can handle it. As such, they generally have good DR, my Amazons all have high dodge skills, I use minions where I can to keep things back, try to keep life respectable, and learn what skills/spells to not use. I am almost always so desynced as to be three screens off where I think I am, and things regularly come to a crawl when I play. Often, if I've not played for a while, this is certain death over, and over, and over again; once I get back into it though, my characters are able to cope. I find town portal to be my best friend: when things get really bad, it usually solves the situation...though if they are *too* bad, it doesn't do much at all ;)
At any rate, if you simply make a durable character, that's about all you can do.
May the wind pick up your heels and your sword strike true.