12-11-2003, 10:14 AM
You haven't played much with Charge yet have you? :unsure:
Anyway . . . in response to your first post, have you noticed that half the PI monsters you have to get through are Undead? Have you also noticed the power Sanctuary when applied through a Charge attack? Try it. They make a good match.
Point 2:
Point 3: Regarding your first diagram, one of the preferred tactics is to drag the pack back towards you a little and if they still remain in pack form, target a monster at the back of the formation. Once in a while it can get a little suicidal, but most of the time you'll bounce the edges in and stand a good chance of peeling a back one off for subsequent auto-Charging. Works best with a Charge/Thorns build and is also superb for a Charge/Sanctuary attack.
Regarding the formation of three in a row, I agree on taking an angle (if you have the speed), but the best target is not the front monster. ;)
I'm glad you mentioned the "ping pong", but normally I find this is most appropriate for holding off two Moon Lords rather than two packs of monsters. The tactic can vary widely depending on monster speed, like for instance being able to lock up three Frozen Creepers in a triangle formation (due to their slow speed). There's also the Iron Wolf assisted three-way ping pong where a centrally positioned Cold Iron Wolf can lock up one foe at close range while you run your Paladin 'through' him to lock up a fast monster on either side . . .
O<-----> X >----> WO ---------------->O
. . . Where the "O"'s are the monsters, "X" is the Pally and "W" is the Iron Wolf. BTW The Iron Wolf solves many problems for a Charger, but creates a few more, like crowd control gets easier if you have to stop, but frustrating suicidal merc actions are higher than normal.
Anyway . . . in response to your first post, have you noticed that half the PI monsters you have to get through are Undead? Have you also noticed the power Sanctuary when applied through a Charge attack? Try it. They make a good match.
Point 2:
Quote:Given that charge does knock monsters back, you can in theory keep charging at your hapless target until they become a nasty looking stain on the ground.Here I would suggest listing the monsters that cannot be knocked back eg. Izual, Diablo and the Ancients.
Point 3: Regarding your first diagram, one of the preferred tactics is to drag the pack back towards you a little and if they still remain in pack form, target a monster at the back of the formation. Once in a while it can get a little suicidal, but most of the time you'll bounce the edges in and stand a good chance of peeling a back one off for subsequent auto-Charging. Works best with a Charge/Thorns build and is also superb for a Charge/Sanctuary attack.
Regarding the formation of three in a row, I agree on taking an angle (if you have the speed), but the best target is not the front monster. ;)
I'm glad you mentioned the "ping pong", but normally I find this is most appropriate for holding off two Moon Lords rather than two packs of monsters. The tactic can vary widely depending on monster speed, like for instance being able to lock up three Frozen Creepers in a triangle formation (due to their slow speed). There's also the Iron Wolf assisted three-way ping pong where a centrally positioned Cold Iron Wolf can lock up one foe at close range while you run your Paladin 'through' him to lock up a fast monster on either side . . .
O<-----> X >----> WO ---------------->O
. . . Where the "O"'s are the monsters, "X" is the Pally and "W" is the Iron Wolf. BTW The Iron Wolf solves many problems for a Charger, but creates a few more, like crowd control gets easier if you have to stop, but frustrating suicidal merc actions are higher than normal.
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