04-23-2003, 03:21 PM
I was using Iceblink on a Blade Shield polearm assassin until the clvl curve got bad in NM. I decided to switch to Crushing Blow gear, so I rustled up a Hone Sundan, Goblin Toes, and Rattlecage, and ran out into Act 4 NM to try it out. I was immediately swarmed by Venom Lords.
I forgot about the HCMTF on Rattlecage.
Imagine being at the center of a particle accelerator. Monsters would race up, get tagged by HCMTF, and run away, run back. Venom Lords being awfully fast, it was like some hellish pachinko machine. No monster could stay close long enough to be dangerous, but I couldn't kill very fast. Nothing would stand and be slain. That, and I was laughing too hard to control the mouse well. Eventually I resorted to using Phoenix Strike to freeze everything so I could actually finish something off.
I think I'll switch to Guillaume's Face in the near future, but for the amusement value Blade Shield and HCMTF can't be beat.
I forgot about the HCMTF on Rattlecage.
Imagine being at the center of a particle accelerator. Monsters would race up, get tagged by HCMTF, and run away, run back. Venom Lords being awfully fast, it was like some hellish pachinko machine. No monster could stay close long enough to be dangerous, but I couldn't kill very fast. Nothing would stand and be slain. That, and I was laughing too hard to control the mouse well. Eventually I resorted to using Phoenix Strike to freeze everything so I could actually finish something off.
I think I'll switch to Guillaume's Face in the near future, but for the amusement value Blade Shield and HCMTF can't be beat.