Just wondering what Player X you're playing with IlleglWpns, and what your damage is?
I restarted my Avenger after realizing that investing four points into prereqs just so I can get an slvl 1 Holy Shield with a 30 sec duration which makes it completely battle-specific, and sometimes even need recasting during battles, was nothing but a waste of points.
I therefore skipped the whole thing. HS means nothing but additional trouble, a slight bonus to my already (by choice) pitiful defence, and a blocking bonus that I can easily compensate for with a few extra points in DEX.
My new Avenger had a bit more luck with items than the previous one, I gambled a very nice flail in Act 3:
1-42 dmg
20% IAS
54% ED
+6 Max dmg,
1-79 Lightning damage
With that, a Sharp Charm of Craftmanship, slvl 1 Vengeance, slvl 1 HF, and maxed Resist Cold, I was doing 43-470 dmg in Act 3, with a 10 fps attack.
I quite simply love the Flayer Jungle, those vast groups of tighly packed Soul Killers used to be my prime source of XP in Classic, the Cow Level of that time. Got 4 level ups while walking from Kurast to the Bazaar.
In Act 4, the only monsters that bothered me were Venom Lords. Get in the way of two or three of their Infernos at the same time, and it's almost instant death. I had 550 HP and 48% Fire Res, but they were still the by far most dangerous monsters so far. I had to fight the Infector of Souls and his minions in that very tight corridor and use an slvl 3 Resist Fire aura to be able to tank them. Diablo was a piece of cake by comparison, none of his attacks seem to hurt as much as they used to, even the lightning hose seemed quite harmless. He was very kind with his drops though, a Unique Poignard popped up when he died - Spineripper!
At 33-81 dmg and a decent speed, it is the by far most powerful weapon any of my avengers have seen so far. My on-screen damage jumped up to 290-690 when I equipped it, and I also have -50% Conviction now, so most things in Act 5 Players 8 die in one or two stabs. It looks pretty damn funny when you wield a dagger with a Paladin I must say :) The only problem with it is it's extremely low durability, I hadn't even cleared a quarter of the Bloody foothills when it cracked, but it's something I can live with for now.
My Avenger is currently lvl 34 with the following skills
20 Resist Cold
5 Conviction
4 Resist Fire
1 Vengeance
+ all necessary prereqs
I restarted my Avenger after realizing that investing four points into prereqs just so I can get an slvl 1 Holy Shield with a 30 sec duration which makes it completely battle-specific, and sometimes even need recasting during battles, was nothing but a waste of points.
I therefore skipped the whole thing. HS means nothing but additional trouble, a slight bonus to my already (by choice) pitiful defence, and a blocking bonus that I can easily compensate for with a few extra points in DEX.
My new Avenger had a bit more luck with items than the previous one, I gambled a very nice flail in Act 3:
1-42 dmg
20% IAS
54% ED
+6 Max dmg,
1-79 Lightning damage
With that, a Sharp Charm of Craftmanship, slvl 1 Vengeance, slvl 1 HF, and maxed Resist Cold, I was doing 43-470 dmg in Act 3, with a 10 fps attack.
I quite simply love the Flayer Jungle, those vast groups of tighly packed Soul Killers used to be my prime source of XP in Classic, the Cow Level of that time. Got 4 level ups while walking from Kurast to the Bazaar.
In Act 4, the only monsters that bothered me were Venom Lords. Get in the way of two or three of their Infernos at the same time, and it's almost instant death. I had 550 HP and 48% Fire Res, but they were still the by far most dangerous monsters so far. I had to fight the Infector of Souls and his minions in that very tight corridor and use an slvl 3 Resist Fire aura to be able to tank them. Diablo was a piece of cake by comparison, none of his attacks seem to hurt as much as they used to, even the lightning hose seemed quite harmless. He was very kind with his drops though, a Unique Poignard popped up when he died - Spineripper!
At 33-81 dmg and a decent speed, it is the by far most powerful weapon any of my avengers have seen so far. My on-screen damage jumped up to 290-690 when I equipped it, and I also have -50% Conviction now, so most things in Act 5 Players 8 die in one or two stabs. It looks pretty damn funny when you wield a dagger with a Paladin I must say :) The only problem with it is it's extremely low durability, I hadn't even cleared a quarter of the Bloody foothills when it cracked, but it's something I can live with for now.
My Avenger is currently lvl 34 with the following skills
20 Resist Cold
5 Conviction
4 Resist Fire
1 Vengeance
+ all necessary prereqs
In my mind, my dreams are real. No one's concerned about the way I feel.