06-21-2004, 06:16 AM
Just a few random comments, biased by my opinions on "ideal" set ups for archer/mini-mages, which seems to be what you're headed towards (good choice!).
Your items add a lot of +dex (and you have very good equipment for your level), but the best suffix for rogues is +all, so ultimately you want to move towards that. Rogues have lots of natural dex, and they don't need more to hit. Ranged damage depends on str + dex, so e.g. a +15 heavens item adds the same amount of damage as a +30 perfection, and does a lot more besides.
The key thing for archer rogues is to do enough da to stun -- you're already at 63 da with your high dex/str, so you are fine there even for hell/hell and don't need a +da bow. Ultimately, I like +res/+all bows (e.g. obsidian/heavens, which can be bought from Gris -- base type isn't so important). They free up a resistance jewel slot, and even a plain zod is really useful for rogues.
Royal circlet is the best helm IMO, and your awesome/sorcery full plate is amazing (I hope you found it yourself or got it from someone you trust! :) ). You aren't likely to improve on either of those for a high ac style archer/mini-mage rogue. Altough + all is better, + mag is still very useful. Apart from the extra mana, magic to hit depends on your magic score, and you ultimately want to raise your magic score up to around 160 to hit hell/hell blood knights effectively with your lvl 15 fireball.
You might want to experiment with a low ac set up (e.g. obsidian/stars leather armor is nice) -- if you haven't done so already, you'll learn good rogue tactics that way. It's easy to get sloppy when you have armor that's as good as yours. Just make sure you have a rescue portal handy. ;)
You do need to work on raising your spells (especially fireball, chain lightning, stone curse, and teleport) -- buy and read as many books as you can; then you will have to go enchanted-shrine hunting to raise your spells the rest of the way, and you want to do that while you still get good xp in nm/hell church/cats.
Finally, don't add any more points to vit before maxing out your other stats.
Your items add a lot of +dex (and you have very good equipment for your level), but the best suffix for rogues is +all, so ultimately you want to move towards that. Rogues have lots of natural dex, and they don't need more to hit. Ranged damage depends on str + dex, so e.g. a +15 heavens item adds the same amount of damage as a +30 perfection, and does a lot more besides.
The key thing for archer rogues is to do enough da to stun -- you're already at 63 da with your high dex/str, so you are fine there even for hell/hell and don't need a +da bow. Ultimately, I like +res/+all bows (e.g. obsidian/heavens, which can be bought from Gris -- base type isn't so important). They free up a resistance jewel slot, and even a plain zod is really useful for rogues.
Royal circlet is the best helm IMO, and your awesome/sorcery full plate is amazing (I hope you found it yourself or got it from someone you trust! :) ). You aren't likely to improve on either of those for a high ac style archer/mini-mage rogue. Altough + all is better, + mag is still very useful. Apart from the extra mana, magic to hit depends on your magic score, and you ultimately want to raise your magic score up to around 160 to hit hell/hell blood knights effectively with your lvl 15 fireball.
You might want to experiment with a low ac set up (e.g. obsidian/stars leather armor is nice) -- if you haven't done so already, you'll learn good rogue tactics that way. It's easy to get sloppy when you have armor that's as good as yours. Just make sure you have a rescue portal handy. ;)
You do need to work on raising your spells (especially fireball, chain lightning, stone curse, and teleport) -- buy and read as many books as you can; then you will have to go enchanted-shrine hunting to raise your spells the rest of the way, and you want to do that while you still get good xp in nm/hell church/cats.
Finally, don't add any more points to vit before maxing out your other stats.