05-30-2003, 02:22 PM
From my experience with Hell Ancients on my SC sword/shield WW barb on single player:
It took me 40 tries to finally kill them (how do I know that? because I went through 2 full tp tomes...). Each time I tried a different tactic, but none seemed to work until I tried my 40th one =)
1) Concentrate on one of them at a time. It gets easier as their numbers decrease. Don't try to kill them all at once.
2) My advice is to kill Korlic first. As others have mentioned, his attack can be quite lethal. His prescence forces you to keep running around wildly. With him gone, you can have more time to stop and attack before running away again. The best way to get him is to get close to him. Don't let him use his leap attack. Melee with the barb and have the sorc stay fairly close and static/FW/Orb. With my WW barb, I found it quite useful to just stand there and use Concentrate on him (no WW at all). That way you won't have to worry about misclicking and WWing a bit too far away. Plus Korlic's attention will be focused on you and not your friend if you just stand there and tank.
3) If your barb has a shield...WALK. Make use of your blocking.
4) Whomever you target next is up to you. Remember that you don't always have to use WW. Standing there and using a one-hit type skill is what got me through Hell Ancients.
It took me 40 tries to finally kill them (how do I know that? because I went through 2 full tp tomes...). Each time I tried a different tactic, but none seemed to work until I tried my 40th one =)
1) Concentrate on one of them at a time. It gets easier as their numbers decrease. Don't try to kill them all at once.
2) My advice is to kill Korlic first. As others have mentioned, his attack can be quite lethal. His prescence forces you to keep running around wildly. With him gone, you can have more time to stop and attack before running away again. The best way to get him is to get close to him. Don't let him use his leap attack. Melee with the barb and have the sorc stay fairly close and static/FW/Orb. With my WW barb, I found it quite useful to just stand there and use Concentrate on him (no WW at all). That way you won't have to worry about misclicking and WWing a bit too far away. Plus Korlic's attention will be focused on you and not your friend if you just stand there and tank.
3) If your barb has a shield...WALK. Make use of your blocking.
4) Whomever you target next is up to you. Remember that you don't always have to use WW. Standing there and using a one-hit type skill is what got me through Hell Ancients.
Lahve and peace!
Lahve and peace!
Lahve and peace!
Lahve and peace!
Lahve and peace!