11-04-2003, 04:25 AM
As yet I have not started any new 1.10 characters, but I have been playing. Primarily sorceresses (melee and mf), paladin, and werebear. All SC.
I leveled my mf sorceress in 1.10, but I doubt I will play her much. She died once, but had great fun recovering her own body. When one is SC and 99, death has lost much of it's adrenaline appeal. Her main observation is that things move faster. Her attacks are orb and fire ball, and without a good way to prevent getting mobbed, her build is more difficult.
On the other hand, my melee sorceress now does 8000 average damage with her little axe, and AR is much improved. I'd say this build is easier -- and with her level 35 enchant, she is a hit at parties.
My fanatic zealot is just that: he rushes in and wacks away. Not much skill or strategy. He had 24 extra skill points and used them to max sacrifice for the synergy. So far he has gone through just about all areas of act 5 and has not met much opposition. The one exception being Pindleskin. He found "run in and wack" was no longer the best solution in this case. The new method is to stand there looking handsome in his sanctuary aura...while his faithful rogue, Aliza, drops the defiled warriors one by one at range.
Without the undead dolls to one hit kill, he is far happier in 1.10. The once dreaded foes like Shenk or Thresh Socket are no longer. His minimum time for the diablo clone has been thirty seconds. Average is one to two minutes. Five charms so far and counting.
The werebear is a lot of fun, though the skills seem about the same as before the patch. In a couple of days I've taken him from 63 to 70 in acts 1 and 2. No deaths. The play has been challenging, particularly soloing in multiplayer games. Mana burn monsters have been the most difficult. He has no mana steal. When he turns 71, I think I will try him with Naj's Light Plate. In 1.09 I usually had to level up in nightmare before braving hell, so in this case I'd have to say 1.10 is easier.
I leveled my mf sorceress in 1.10, but I doubt I will play her much. She died once, but had great fun recovering her own body. When one is SC and 99, death has lost much of it's adrenaline appeal. Her main observation is that things move faster. Her attacks are orb and fire ball, and without a good way to prevent getting mobbed, her build is more difficult.
On the other hand, my melee sorceress now does 8000 average damage with her little axe, and AR is much improved. I'd say this build is easier -- and with her level 35 enchant, she is a hit at parties.
My fanatic zealot is just that: he rushes in and wacks away. Not much skill or strategy. He had 24 extra skill points and used them to max sacrifice for the synergy. So far he has gone through just about all areas of act 5 and has not met much opposition. The one exception being Pindleskin. He found "run in and wack" was no longer the best solution in this case. The new method is to stand there looking handsome in his sanctuary aura...while his faithful rogue, Aliza, drops the defiled warriors one by one at range.
Without the undead dolls to one hit kill, he is far happier in 1.10. The once dreaded foes like Shenk or Thresh Socket are no longer. His minimum time for the diablo clone has been thirty seconds. Average is one to two minutes. Five charms so far and counting.
The werebear is a lot of fun, though the skills seem about the same as before the patch. In a couple of days I've taken him from 63 to 70 in acts 1 and 2. No deaths. The play has been challenging, particularly soloing in multiplayer games. Mana burn monsters have been the most difficult. He has no mana steal. When he turns 71, I think I will try him with Naj's Light Plate. In 1.09 I usually had to level up in nightmare before braving hell, so in this case I'd have to say 1.10 is easier.
"I may be old, but I'm not dead."