Frozen Orb Damage.....specifics needed

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I was under the impression that maximum resistances was 75% (ignoring items that increase the max) no matter how much you actually had.  Even if you have 500% resistance to all, it will be capped at 75%.  Of course, in hell difficulty with the -100% penalty, resistances would be sufficient to still increase the max to 75%.

max resistances is 75% but you can use the GA plate to bring that upto 90% toall. you can then add in other items to gring it upto 95% toall.

the 500% or more to cold is used because orb has pierce attack that will bypass a % of your resist to cold. there is also conviction and the necro lower resist spell. if you have 75% to fire and someone can lower your resist by 100% you need to have over 175% to still have max after they use their spell on you. thats why if you fight a FOH/conv pal you need mass resist to lightning or mass absorb. but those skills dont work the same as orb and high lev pierce. all those other skills will lower your resistances by a % but orb and pierce bypass it by a %

Dani: i put all the absorb items on a 91 paladin of mine. when he goes with all coldabsorb + mass resist to cold + salavation he will still take dmg from high lev orb/pierce in hell games. oh and if i take off all my resist cold items and only use absorb i take a lot more dmg.

i'm still looking for someone that happens to have a orb sorc with +40 orb/pierce