12-11-2003, 05:12 PM
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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.
How do you target the one at the back through the ranks of it's compatriots? Seems to me you'd get blocked and stop.
I think the idea is that as you approach the guys in the middle, those behind the front target will spread out to either side of it, trying to flank you, which could allow you to knock the front monster back, thereby setting up chargelock.
For Act Bosses, Holy Freeze would probably be best, for a couple of reasons.
1. With the exception of Mephisto and Andariel, all Act Bosses "fly" solo. What this means is that you won't be triggering any LEB types and can concentrate on slowing down the boss.
2. Only Duriel is immune to cold, IIRC, so all other Act Bosses should be slowable. This will allow you to charge into them, causing them to use "melee AI"(by this, I mean they start using melee attacks more, which might keep Diablo from using his LBOD so often), and by the time their attack lands(slowed by HF), you'll have charged away. Then charge them again.
My $0.02. :)