A few things that I can tell you from my 4-5 days of playing a level 80 MS Zon in Hell with average to below-avg gear.
1. The HF merc is not going to last long enough to be useful in the situations where you need him. The Thorns Merc might work, or at least you would deal some damage to the pack for your 50k gold.
2. Ability to buy mana pots helps. I am not finding low mana leech to be a problem, more of a nuisance.
3. Don't skip the Valk - you will love the new & improved Valk. Especially the one in the red armor - can tank almost anything (mine is level 10). She's still stupid though.
4. % to hit in Hell - sometimes it pays to be a n00b because I have 8 points in Penetrate heh heh.
Regards,
Orcin
P.S. to the original poster: This character is ok in Hell act 5 on players 1 unless I run into extra fast / extra strong packs that wipe out my tanks quickly, then I run for the hills. I am using a Cruel Short Siege Bow socketed with 2 perfect skulls, no knockback, so she is not an over-powered killing machine. This character does not have an ideal point allocation for 1.10 either (ex. 10 points in GA plus the afore-mentioned Penetrate), so I am sure a good Zon player will have no trouble playing single-player hell except for a tough set of attributes on big bosses like the Ancients.
1. The HF merc is not going to last long enough to be useful in the situations where you need him. The Thorns Merc might work, or at least you would deal some damage to the pack for your 50k gold.
2. Ability to buy mana pots helps. I am not finding low mana leech to be a problem, more of a nuisance.
3. Don't skip the Valk - you will love the new & improved Valk. Especially the one in the red armor - can tank almost anything (mine is level 10). She's still stupid though.
4. % to hit in Hell - sometimes it pays to be a n00b because I have 8 points in Penetrate heh heh.
Regards,
Orcin
P.S. to the original poster: This character is ok in Hell act 5 on players 1 unless I run into extra fast / extra strong packs that wipe out my tanks quickly, then I run for the hills. I am using a Cruel Short Siege Bow socketed with 2 perfect skulls, no knockback, so she is not an over-powered killing machine. This character does not have an ideal point allocation for 1.10 either (ex. 10 points in GA plus the afore-mentioned Penetrate), so I am sure a good Zon player will have no trouble playing single-player hell except for a tough set of attributes on big bosses like the Ancients.