12-02-2003, 06:10 AM
So far just a comment and a question:
Most of my high level enchantress experience was in 1.09, but I did not find it impossible to solo fire immune monsters in hell. Difficult, yes, but rather fun. I would not dissuade folks as much as you do. I have tried damage reduction, but the best defense against fire immune monsters one cannot kill quickly is maxed (95%) resistance, maxed blocking, and (in our case) a big axe. If anything it should be easier in 1.10 with the big bonus to AR. With close to 10,000 AR there is little need for ITD. True, she did hell ancients in a basin game, but she was not hiding in a corner.
In recent days I have started a ladder enchantress. On reaching Lut (and after a number of countess runs) she bought a +3 staff and made leaf for herself. After defeating duriel she graciously allowed her lower level siblings to travel eastward in her place. My question (in reference to your section C1), is it not possible to buy level 30 skills such as fire mastery on a gray staff from Ormus?
Thank you, by the way, for your writing (even if I have to reply from the T1 line at work because of all the pictures).
Most of my high level enchantress experience was in 1.09, but I did not find it impossible to solo fire immune monsters in hell. Difficult, yes, but rather fun. I would not dissuade folks as much as you do. I have tried damage reduction, but the best defense against fire immune monsters one cannot kill quickly is maxed (95%) resistance, maxed blocking, and (in our case) a big axe. If anything it should be easier in 1.10 with the big bonus to AR. With close to 10,000 AR there is little need for ITD. True, she did hell ancients in a basin game, but she was not hiding in a corner.
In recent days I have started a ladder enchantress. On reaching Lut (and after a number of countess runs) she bought a +3 staff and made leaf for herself. After defeating duriel she graciously allowed her lower level siblings to travel eastward in her place. My question (in reference to your section C1), is it not possible to buy level 30 skills such as fire mastery on a gray staff from Ormus?
Thank you, by the way, for your writing (even if I have to reply from the T1 line at work because of all the pictures).
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