09-24-2004, 08:20 PM
Speaking from personal experience, I'll point out that a Hydra/Orb sorceress, although not the game's fastest killer, can survive quite well in Hell as long as you have a tank/decoy of some description. Hydra's damage is comparable to Frozen Orb, which is not much until you consider the number of times that one Hydra shoots.
Keeping enemies busy with my merc and alternately casting Hydra and Orb as the situation warrants has allowed me to clear space for party members in the Throne of Destruction, so that they could retrieve their bodies after we were ambushed by a pack of Black Souls. Not bad considering my gear was pretty crummy by Bnet standards.
Keeping enemies busy with my merc and alternately casting Hydra and Orb as the situation warrants has allowed me to clear space for party members in the Throne of Destruction, so that they could retrieve their bodies after we were ambushed by a pack of Black Souls. Not bad considering my gear was pretty crummy by Bnet standards.