08-11-2006, 08:44 AM
Quote:Is the Nymph any good? Maybe I'll just try to use pets to pile on the damage and use a stop&pop strategy. Hmmm...I like the Nymph except for her tendency to attack anything within her range if she isn't already attacking, though the wolves often do the same they have a smaller aggro radius. I've had to run and regroup a couple of times because of that, especially during some boss fights. If only the pet control was a bit better.
The first upgrade for the Nymph is really good, let's you tank for a short while when she screws up. And do take note that I'm saying when and not if. Getting her and her upgrade before Eqypt would probably be a good idea as Greece is more forgiving, but she will still help out with ok ranged damage and an additional meatshield for the monsters to chew on.
A neat trick you can use is to resummon all your pets if you find a Shrine of Mastery. They'll keep their new level when the shrine wears off and though I'm not certain it seems their support skills also keep the boost.
At level 24 I've died 3 times, two because the Nymph aggroed something and I got boxed in by a bunch of high damage monsters. The third (actually the first) was before I got the Nymph, I misjudged the group I was facing and forgot about healing potions. I have on the other hand taken out more groups of large Nymph-aggro (Nymph attacking one group and wolves another...) than I've died to, how the pets have fared is another matter.
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