06-09-2004, 01:08 AM
Fade also gives 1% physical damage resistance per level. It's also worth noting that the skill IAS that BoS gives counts for a great deal more than than regular equipment IAS..
I think Fade tends to be somewhat better for the untwinked, poor, and or hc. The PDR is pretty hard to get without top end gear, and the resists almost as difficult. Getting to maximum attack rates without BoS is tough, but it can be somewhat offset through using fast base weapons, shoppable gloves, and cheap socketing.
Like Unrealshadow mentions, BoS is just a pleasure to use though. Among other things, it gives more flexibility in certain equipment slots, especially if one has the high-end gear to fill them.
Neither skill requires much point investment. Unless you're PvPing, BoS is best left at 1 point with +skills because of diminishing returns. Much the same could be said for Fade, although a lot of people pump it for the PDR. So feel free to try them both. In practice, most of my characters use BoS through NM, and only switch to Fade useage in Hell, if at all.
I think Fade tends to be somewhat better for the untwinked, poor, and or hc. The PDR is pretty hard to get without top end gear, and the resists almost as difficult. Getting to maximum attack rates without BoS is tough, but it can be somewhat offset through using fast base weapons, shoppable gloves, and cheap socketing.
Like Unrealshadow mentions, BoS is just a pleasure to use though. Among other things, it gives more flexibility in certain equipment slots, especially if one has the high-end gear to fill them.
Neither skill requires much point investment. Unless you're PvPing, BoS is best left at 1 point with +skills because of diminishing returns. Much the same could be said for Fade, although a lot of people pump it for the PDR. So feel free to try them both. In practice, most of my characters use BoS through NM, and only switch to Fade useage in Hell, if at all.