02-03-2004, 04:37 PM
Quote:Necro is a very poor melee attacker even with "beast". It is the only way to improve his attacking efficiency by putting skill points into Poison Dagger. I think you have forgotten that.
I can think of a few other ways. AR charms, Eth runes, RavenFrost, etc. I like Grim's Burning Dead on a Necro - it looks good and halves monster's DR. A Necro will never be the melee killing machine that other classes are, but he can contribute, especially if he's got a bunch of durable helpers.
Quote:One of the most common concepts in necro buid is that the buggy shoes(Marrowwalk) is badly needed
I rather dislike this concept. I don't think it's necessary and it tastes strongly of Velveeta. If there's ever another patch, I'd suspect this exploit will disappear, so building a character around it is a bit dodgy.
Quote:To build a melee necro, you must max Bone Armor, which serves you perfectly with bug shoes, and this is another point you have missed.
Last I checked, the BA synergies get you more armor points than the BA skill points, so maxing BA is not an optimal strategy.
Quote:It is a very good idea using "beast" to enhance your skels, but I suggest you to transform it into an iron golem, summoner necros also need + skill weapons, aren't they?
Using such valuable runes in a releatively ephemeral golem is a strategy for the very rich. My golems don't survive all that well in the long term.
I rather like the "Beast" meleemancer idea. Maybe someday I'll find the runes to try it out. :(