07-07-2003, 08:05 AM
I've taken several Necromancer builds through Hell in the 1.10 beta and they don't compare to my Battle.net Necromancer, so I've decided to wait until the final patch arrives to test with my Necro.
However, all you people wasting time whinning about the Necromancer have yet to notice that CE scaling is back, although it seems to be on a smaller magnitude for Nightmare and Hell difficulties. Anyway, if you are an avid Necromancer player then you surely know that a pumped CE is able to rip through hordes of Hell-8 monsters with little effort in 1.09. The only problem has been generating the very first few corpses to trigger the chain effect. With CE scaling back, obliterating hordes of enemies should be more easier now, so please don't come here saying that Necromancers have nothing to add to a party. However, it is true that the problem of generating that first body still remains, but a pumped Bone Spirit and some support from Poison Nova to soften up the enemies could help, especially with the new singergies and all that stuff.
I do agree with some of the people in this post that are whinning about the Necromancer's minions. They've never been anything more than simple damage sponges. Nonetheless, it is interesting to note that in 1.10 skeletons are at least useful through Nightmare, and with some skill you could certainly make progress in Hell. What bothers me, though, are the golems. Traditionally, golems retained their usefulness as one-point tanks despite the fact that their damage sucked. With 1.10, not even a great investment in golem mastery is going to make that Fire Golem last, and the damage is still pathetic, effectively eliminating the tanking potential of golems.
It remains to see if Blizzard will address these issues regarding the Necromancer. In my opinion, Bone Spirit could be boosted even more, and the new damage output for Bone Spear coupled with some fast cast could make it a nice alternative to soften up the mobs before CE kicks in. However, as I said before I'm waiting for the final patch to take my old Necromancer for a spin and see how things turn out.
However, all you people wasting time whinning about the Necromancer have yet to notice that CE scaling is back, although it seems to be on a smaller magnitude for Nightmare and Hell difficulties. Anyway, if you are an avid Necromancer player then you surely know that a pumped CE is able to rip through hordes of Hell-8 monsters with little effort in 1.09. The only problem has been generating the very first few corpses to trigger the chain effect. With CE scaling back, obliterating hordes of enemies should be more easier now, so please don't come here saying that Necromancers have nothing to add to a party. However, it is true that the problem of generating that first body still remains, but a pumped Bone Spirit and some support from Poison Nova to soften up the enemies could help, especially with the new singergies and all that stuff.
I do agree with some of the people in this post that are whinning about the Necromancer's minions. They've never been anything more than simple damage sponges. Nonetheless, it is interesting to note that in 1.10 skeletons are at least useful through Nightmare, and with some skill you could certainly make progress in Hell. What bothers me, though, are the golems. Traditionally, golems retained their usefulness as one-point tanks despite the fact that their damage sucked. With 1.10, not even a great investment in golem mastery is going to make that Fire Golem last, and the damage is still pathetic, effectively eliminating the tanking potential of golems.
It remains to see if Blizzard will address these issues regarding the Necromancer. In my opinion, Bone Spirit could be boosted even more, and the new damage output for Bone Spear coupled with some fast cast could make it a nice alternative to soften up the mobs before CE kicks in. However, as I said before I'm waiting for the final patch to take my old Necromancer for a spin and see how things turn out.
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They said to play it louder than Hell
We promised that we would
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They said to play it louder than Hell
We promised that we would
When losers say it's over with you know that it's a lie
The gods made heavy metal and it's never gonna die
- Manowar