07-06-2004, 01:30 AM
1) yes, vengeance uses the same attack speed as standard attack.
2) the zeal + conviction + lots of elemental damage build is very doable. It's also a very easy build to use, particularly from an item point of view. Virtually no need for mana leech, virtually no need for AR (combine with holy shield to free up many points from dexterity) means all you really need is a fast weapon and as many sources of elemental damage as possible. Those little "garbage" charms with tidbits of fire, light and cold damage have quite a lot of bite once the insane -resistance from conviction kicks in.
Final thoughts -- personally, I'd say it's more party friendly than the usual fanat zealot. Fanat is a nice skill, but the teeny range and penalty to the damage boost lowers the true usefulness to teamates. Conviction, on the other hand, makes it nearly impossible to miss even the highest defence enemy, makes every elemental damage character in your party wet their pants with joy, and breaks most immunities you'll encounter. Pretty good trade, if you ask me.
gekko
2) the zeal + conviction + lots of elemental damage build is very doable. It's also a very easy build to use, particularly from an item point of view. Virtually no need for mana leech, virtually no need for AR (combine with holy shield to free up many points from dexterity) means all you really need is a fast weapon and as many sources of elemental damage as possible. Those little "garbage" charms with tidbits of fire, light and cold damage have quite a lot of bite once the insane -resistance from conviction kicks in.
Final thoughts -- personally, I'd say it's more party friendly than the usual fanat zealot. Fanat is a nice skill, but the teeny range and penalty to the damage boost lowers the true usefulness to teamates. Conviction, on the other hand, makes it nearly impossible to miss even the highest defence enemy, makes every elemental damage character in your party wet their pants with joy, and breaks most immunities you'll encounter. Pretty good trade, if you ask me.
gekko
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