03-03-2004, 03:29 AM
I'm going to agree with what's already been said, and add a bit.
Enchant without HEAVY investment in both warmth and fire mastery is almost useless, particularly if you don't have a bow with both exploding arrows and piercing attack.
Orb doesn't need points in its synergie(s) to be effective. Frankly, even the points in cold mastery can be better spent. I would second the suggestion of hydra -- hydra + fire mastery would give you a solid fire based attack skill. While it won't be nearly as powerful or quick as fireball with synergies, it's a very safe attack to use.
My sorc from 1.09 is still very much effective (granted, she also has very good equipment). She is very effective using maxed orb (with 1 point spent in cold mastery and no surplus points in synergies) and a nearly maxed hydra with maxed fire mastery and no surplus synergies. Is she as fast as a 1.10 fully synergized fireball sorc? No. She is, however, more than viable.
gekko
Enchant without HEAVY investment in both warmth and fire mastery is almost useless, particularly if you don't have a bow with both exploding arrows and piercing attack.
Orb doesn't need points in its synergie(s) to be effective. Frankly, even the points in cold mastery can be better spent. I would second the suggestion of hydra -- hydra + fire mastery would give you a solid fire based attack skill. While it won't be nearly as powerful or quick as fireball with synergies, it's a very safe attack to use.
My sorc from 1.09 is still very much effective (granted, she also has very good equipment). She is very effective using maxed orb (with 1 point spent in cold mastery and no surplus points in synergies) and a nearly maxed hydra with maxed fire mastery and no surplus synergies. Is she as fast as a 1.10 fully synergized fireball sorc? No. She is, however, more than viable.
gekko
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