07-25-2006, 02:15 AM
The +Zeal scepter seems like a good bet; Smiters have no crowd control to speak of. Matter of fact, Smite in and of itself is of little use in regular melee - its primary value is dismantling bosses.
Actually, if you're just looking for enough damage to get you to the next act, tracking down a scepter with +2 or +3 Holy Fire will tack enough elemental damage onto your attacks to reach Andariel.
Other than that, yeah, get some better javelins. Or something. Actually, any rare with a couple of decent damage mods (and a "fast" or "very fast" displayed swing speed) will get you through act 1. Ah, for the old pre-expansion days when a sword with three perfect gems was enough to get you past normal Diablo. (Speaking from personal experience; mine was amethyst/sapphire/topaz, IIRC).
Actually, if you're just looking for enough damage to get you to the next act, tracking down a scepter with +2 or +3 Holy Fire will tack enough elemental damage onto your attacks to reach Andariel.
Other than that, yeah, get some better javelins. Or something. Actually, any rare with a couple of decent damage mods (and a "fast" or "very fast" displayed swing speed) will get you through act 1. Ah, for the old pre-expansion days when a sword with three perfect gems was enough to get you past normal Diablo. (Speaking from personal experience; mine was amethyst/sapphire/topaz, IIRC).