Ok ... I've had some time to play a bit more with my frost nova sorcie, and I thought I'd report back a little bit on my findings and experiences so far, and how I plan to progress with my skill ....
Elemenara is now about clvl 14, and in late act I (currently in the Tamoe Highlands).
Her main skills are as follows: Frost Nova @ 5 (7 with staff), Fireball 2 (4 with staff), Nova @ 1, Warmth @ 4.
She also has an +3 Frost Nova staff as an alternate so, depending on which staff I'm using, Frost Nova is either 7 or 8 at the moment.
After using the skill extensively through act 1, I'm actually quite impressed, more than I thought I would be -
I've been contemplating trying this kind of a build for a while, but I've been put off a bit before now, thinking it would be very weak (which might have been the case in previous patch versions). However, in v1.10 at slvl 7-8 it's actually fairly decent for crowd control and as an aoe spell. However, since this is Act I, I'm going to reserve my judgement still a bit, until Elemenara comes across tougher opposition down the line - especially the main bosses -I'm a bit nervous at the prospect of facing Duriel or Diablo especially (any hints, fragbait?).
My main problem seems to be mana ... as I expected, it is quite mana hungry , and I tend to find myself running my mana ball dry quite often. Fortunately, especially now mana potions are available at the shops, this is a nuisance, rather than a severe problem at the moment. Still, I'm going to be on the lookout for items and equipment to increase mana & mana regeneration (any tips on possible equipment anyone ?).
As far as plans go, I think I'm going to concentrate on Frost Nova and Fireball up to early Act V, when I hit lvl 30 and Frozen Orb .
Ok, I think that's about it for now - I'll probably report again when I've played more.
Rohar.
Elemenara is now about clvl 14, and in late act I (currently in the Tamoe Highlands).
Her main skills are as follows: Frost Nova @ 5 (7 with staff), Fireball 2 (4 with staff), Nova @ 1, Warmth @ 4.
She also has an +3 Frost Nova staff as an alternate so, depending on which staff I'm using, Frost Nova is either 7 or 8 at the moment.
After using the skill extensively through act 1, I'm actually quite impressed, more than I thought I would be -
I've been contemplating trying this kind of a build for a while, but I've been put off a bit before now, thinking it would be very weak (which might have been the case in previous patch versions). However, in v1.10 at slvl 7-8 it's actually fairly decent for crowd control and as an aoe spell. However, since this is Act I, I'm going to reserve my judgement still a bit, until Elemenara comes across tougher opposition down the line - especially the main bosses -I'm a bit nervous at the prospect of facing Duriel or Diablo especially (any hints, fragbait?).
My main problem seems to be mana ... as I expected, it is quite mana hungry , and I tend to find myself running my mana ball dry quite often. Fortunately, especially now mana potions are available at the shops, this is a nuisance, rather than a severe problem at the moment. Still, I'm going to be on the lookout for items and equipment to increase mana & mana regeneration (any tips on possible equipment anyone ?).
As far as plans go, I think I'm going to concentrate on Frost Nova and Fireball up to early Act V, when I hit lvl 30 and Frozen Orb .
Ok, I think that's about it for now - I'll probably report again when I've played more.
Rohar.