10-12-2007, 10:58 PM
Heiho,
... apart from FA, which you disliked, and GA, which I wouldn't max out in PvM ...
With FA and Pierce it won't need so much time. Against non-immune, that is ;-)
Oh, and FA (the main arrow) does leech in 1.1x. Also Mana after each Kill is a property much underrated for for part-time-Magezons.
GA doesn't pierce anymore in 1.1x, so don't be surprised when old cheesemonger playing style won't suffice as good as back in 1.09. Also the targetting ability is nerfed greatly compared to 1.09.
And one comment about D/A/E:
Dodge and especially Avoid will be a great nuisance while Strafing, since they interrupt your shooting serverside (game engine) despite showing your shooting client side (graphics). Well, you need them to get a proper Valk. Evade is great. especially while herding.
I would spare some points. For any decent bow besides WF and upped Buriza you need about 100 points strength, give and take some. A Hydra Bow must be either WF or a godly rare to be worth the strength. Believe me, I've played a 1.09 Bowie with a cruel Hydra, and she ended using a (unupped) Buriza in 1.11, since the Hydra Bow has such a big min-max damage span. And I never was a speed freak. In the time you've needed to find a sufficient Hydra bow you also have stumbled over some +5 str charms, which you may keep. 20 stats spared until cLvl70 won't kill you, IMHO, even in HC. I'd rather spare some points than pushing str to 134 'just in case'.
Quote:Your build and my build around 1.09 look very similar (that's about when I stopped playing D2).
... apart from FA, which you disliked, and GA, which I wouldn't max out in PvM ...
Quote:I always found a freeze merc was more than adaquate to to keep the baddies at bay so long as I had knock-back in my bow, and I never bothered pumping mana, and if I remember correctly FA dosent leech which is why I never liked it much. With a poor bow, it did take awhile to kill baddies, but that didn't matter much with Knockback and Holy Freeze, because they could never reach me anyways.
With FA and Pierce it won't need so much time. Against non-immune, that is ;-)
Oh, and FA (the main arrow) does leech in 1.1x. Also Mana after each Kill is a property much underrated for for part-time-Magezons.
GA doesn't pierce anymore in 1.1x, so don't be surprised when old cheesemonger playing style won't suffice as good as back in 1.09. Also the targetting ability is nerfed greatly compared to 1.09.
And one comment about D/A/E:
Dodge and especially Avoid will be a great nuisance while Strafing, since they interrupt your shooting serverside (game engine) despite showing your shooting client side (graphics). Well, you need them to get a proper Valk. Evade is great. especially while herding.
Quote:I would always put at least 134 into Strength for the dream of finding a Windforce, and the rest would split evenly into Dex and Vit.
I would spare some points. For any decent bow besides WF and upped Buriza you need about 100 points strength, give and take some. A Hydra Bow must be either WF or a godly rare to be worth the strength. Believe me, I've played a 1.09 Bowie with a cruel Hydra, and she ended using a (unupped) Buriza in 1.11, since the Hydra Bow has such a big min-max damage span. And I never was a speed freak. In the time you've needed to find a sufficient Hydra bow you also have stumbled over some +5 str charms, which you may keep. 20 stats spared until cLvl70 won't kill you, IMHO, even in HC. I'd rather spare some points than pushing str to 134 'just in case'.