08-08-2013, 01:13 PM
I decided to try a map this morning. I figured it would give me a good bench test of where I am at 64, since that's about the time that I hit maps with my summoner.
I ran a Dunes Map. 50% larger, 20% more magic monsters. Well... like the wiki says, that doesn't mean much outdoors as far as size. It was noticeably bigger, but I didn't think it was that much bigger. And the Magic Monsters.... Well, I ended up with a couple of loads of blues, and a few rares. but nothing ZOMG>
As far as the gameplay, I think I did fairly well. I died 3 times, which isn't too swift. The first Death, was because I had a pack of Magic Mobs + 2 rares, And I failed to realize which one had the Phys Reflect Aura fast enough to not Rain of Arrows myself to death.
The other 2 deaths, were to the Blacksmith... I had never seen him heal back to full and start leap slamming before. (That makes me feel better about my summoner). He slammed me to death (1 was probably a slam -> Land -> Swing) But I was dead. And the other death to him was the oh so awesome Desync.
So.... What did I learn? Well.. I learned that I can do maps. I cleared the map, and moving forward, I know when I need to be more careful. It was a good step. I am going to wait to run anymore maps until I get a bit more gear, but I felt good going in and not getting the floor completely mopped with my corpse.
I'm also thinking about making a few changes to my build. Mind Drinker in the Shadow Area is calling my name. I think I could almost get to the point where I could go with 1 very nice Mana Flask if I could pick up Mind Drinker, and get my Mana Leech Gems the last couple of levels, and some Quality.
I ran a Dunes Map. 50% larger, 20% more magic monsters. Well... like the wiki says, that doesn't mean much outdoors as far as size. It was noticeably bigger, but I didn't think it was that much bigger. And the Magic Monsters.... Well, I ended up with a couple of loads of blues, and a few rares. but nothing ZOMG>
As far as the gameplay, I think I did fairly well. I died 3 times, which isn't too swift. The first Death, was because I had a pack of Magic Mobs + 2 rares, And I failed to realize which one had the Phys Reflect Aura fast enough to not Rain of Arrows myself to death.
The other 2 deaths, were to the Blacksmith... I had never seen him heal back to full and start leap slamming before. (That makes me feel better about my summoner). He slammed me to death (1 was probably a slam -> Land -> Swing) But I was dead. And the other death to him was the oh so awesome Desync.
So.... What did I learn? Well.. I learned that I can do maps. I cleared the map, and moving forward, I know when I need to be more careful. It was a good step. I am going to wait to run anymore maps until I get a bit more gear, but I felt good going in and not getting the floor completely mopped with my corpse.
I'm also thinking about making a few changes to my build. Mind Drinker in the Shadow Area is calling my name. I think I could almost get to the point where I could go with 1 very nice Mana Flask if I could pick up Mind Drinker, and get my Mana Leech Gems the last couple of levels, and some Quality.
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