11-29-2003, 10:58 AM
I wonder how this build will do in Hell
Leech is affected by 3 things all of which become more significant in Hell
1) The divisor for the difficulty. Hell is /3. So 27% would actually become 9%
2) The drain (H) stat of the monster. For instance Blood Moor zombies have 50 for this value. 100 = full leech and 0 = no leech
3) The physical resistance of the monster in Hell. Those zombies have 50% so that's another 50% reduction
So without taking rounding into account that 27% leech would actually leech 2.25% without taking rounding into account. Admittedly Zombies are one of the nastier monster types for this build, you'll have an easier time with Fallen and Quill Rats
On the brighter side the life loss is affected by damage reduction. Suppose you have damage reduced by 25 and Shaftstop. If you hit a monster for 1000 damage, causing life loss of 80, it would be reduced by 25 and then multiplied by (100%-30%) so you would take 38.5 (not sure how that is rounded) which of course would be offset by your leech
Safety crafts might be an option as well as the more obvious blood crafts
Light fast weapons would seem a better choice than a big heavy weapon with equivalent damage over time if you use damage reduction
Leech is affected by 3 things all of which become more significant in Hell
1) The divisor for the difficulty. Hell is /3. So 27% would actually become 9%
2) The drain (H) stat of the monster. For instance Blood Moor zombies have 50 for this value. 100 = full leech and 0 = no leech
3) The physical resistance of the monster in Hell. Those zombies have 50% so that's another 50% reduction
So without taking rounding into account that 27% leech would actually leech 2.25% without taking rounding into account. Admittedly Zombies are one of the nastier monster types for this build, you'll have an easier time with Fallen and Quill Rats
On the brighter side the life loss is affected by damage reduction. Suppose you have damage reduced by 25 and Shaftstop. If you hit a monster for 1000 damage, causing life loss of 80, it would be reduced by 25 and then multiplied by (100%-30%) so you would take 38.5 (not sure how that is rounded) which of course would be offset by your leech
Safety crafts might be an option as well as the more obvious blood crafts
Light fast weapons would seem a better choice than a big heavy weapon with equivalent damage over time if you use damage reduction