02-27-2004, 02:46 AM
I cannae say I know the game well (haven't been to hell yet), but I've had an easy time with a HC non-twinked BF assassin.
Pros (at least some of them):
- easy to equip (Malice is cheap, Angelic set is relatively easy to find, Cleglaw's works wonders too)
- reaching clvl 18 for BF is easy as well, since you don't have AR problems and have BoS and Fade at your disposal
- High level Shadow Master is almost invincible in nightmare (at least till act IV, can't speak for later acts)
- Fade takes care of a lot of resistances, BF eliminates the need for IAS, so you can wear a lot of MF gear
- Once you get Shadow Master you can generally stay out of harm's way, and a cold act III merc can help with that even more
Cons: can't think of any ATM.
I don't consider this a trapper build that you've already mentioned since my character has all but 4 points (BF and prereqs) in the Shadow tree.
Pros (at least some of them):
- easy to equip (Malice is cheap, Angelic set is relatively easy to find, Cleglaw's works wonders too)
- reaching clvl 18 for BF is easy as well, since you don't have AR problems and have BoS and Fade at your disposal
- High level Shadow Master is almost invincible in nightmare (at least till act IV, can't speak for later acts)
- Fade takes care of a lot of resistances, BF eliminates the need for IAS, so you can wear a lot of MF gear
- Once you get Shadow Master you can generally stay out of harm's way, and a cold act III merc can help with that even more
Cons: can't think of any ATM.
I don't consider this a trapper build that you've already mentioned since my character has all but 4 points (BF and prereqs) in the Shadow tree.
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