07-04-2003, 03:56 PM
Just took a brand new Martyr Paladin on a spin in Act 1 Normal, with players set to 8.
Sacrifice got a pretty heavy boost, getting +15% dmg per slvl instead of +12%, and +7% AR instead of +5%. Not only that, but the 8% damage to self now only applies to the damage received by the monster, which is easily one of the most important requirements for making Sacrifice a viable skill in this new patch.
Anyway, with Sacrifice at +360% dmg, I'm doing 40-90 dmg with a regular Scepter! Still in Act 1, and I'm sure noticing the difficulty increase. Even Fallens can survive a hit from me now, and it seems the monsters damage has been greatly increased. Particularly Champs and Bosses deal vast amounts of damage. With 250 HP in the Underground Passage, a few Champion Skeletal Archers on average zapped 30-40 HP's per hit, damage which was previously reserved for Hell monsters! Sacrifice is great though, hardly ever notice the damage to self. With the additional synergestic bonuses from Fanaticism and Redemption and a few skill adders, as well as your STR, your total damage bonus could easily top +1000%.
Played for about 2 hours and just reached the Catacombs. Drops are a bit scarce I think, I hardly get enough to go around, what with the vast amounts of minor health potions I constantly have to buy. Got enough money left over a few times to gamble, but I've had little success with that. I noticed a cool trap I haven't seen before, when I triggered a trapped chest, it caused two skeletal archers to rise from the ground. I've seen magical swords appear, but this was something new to me.
Sacrifice got a pretty heavy boost, getting +15% dmg per slvl instead of +12%, and +7% AR instead of +5%. Not only that, but the 8% damage to self now only applies to the damage received by the monster, which is easily one of the most important requirements for making Sacrifice a viable skill in this new patch.
Anyway, with Sacrifice at +360% dmg, I'm doing 40-90 dmg with a regular Scepter! Still in Act 1, and I'm sure noticing the difficulty increase. Even Fallens can survive a hit from me now, and it seems the monsters damage has been greatly increased. Particularly Champs and Bosses deal vast amounts of damage. With 250 HP in the Underground Passage, a few Champion Skeletal Archers on average zapped 30-40 HP's per hit, damage which was previously reserved for Hell monsters! Sacrifice is great though, hardly ever notice the damage to self. With the additional synergestic bonuses from Fanaticism and Redemption and a few skill adders, as well as your STR, your total damage bonus could easily top +1000%.
Played for about 2 hours and just reached the Catacombs. Drops are a bit scarce I think, I hardly get enough to go around, what with the vast amounts of minor health potions I constantly have to buy. Got enough money left over a few times to gamble, but I've had little success with that. I noticed a cool trap I haven't seen before, when I triggered a trapped chest, it caused two skeletal archers to rise from the ground. I've seen magical swords appear, but this was something new to me.
In my mind, my dreams are real. No one's concerned about the way I feel.