07-17-2012, 10:09 PM
I started with 17% crit (5 from Pinpoint Barrer) and even going to 22.5 was a huge jump in effectiveness. 17 was barely cutting it and I had to back off a lot more than I do now. The entire build relies on your crit % - get it high enough and your other stats almost don't even matter, because you'll be mostly fighting frozen things that can't damage you anyhow. The lower your crit rate, the higher all your other stats need to be because you'll play more like a traditional mage.
Finally satisfied that this, in fact, a game in the Diablo series.