My thanks to all of you. This was incredibly helpful. The straight up answers from Black Lightning, the links from Logic X, the detailed info from Baylan and the tips from the Langolier will stand me in good stead I'm sure. I'm looking forward to learning more.
Yesterday I played a two person game in the Cathedral with Orogion who was playing his BowaZon. Tough but really thrilling and it went way better than I'd expected it would. So, after Orogion's departure (pre-Andariel) I went back for a solo run to see what it would REALLY be like, and learned A LOT about how vulnerable & under-powered the skels and clay golly really are. Whew! I just had to keep running back to the WPs. ;) Started in the Catacombs. No go! Up to the Inner Cloister. Bad too! Up to Jail. Yikes! The hits just keep on coming.
Finally I decided that I'm probably going to need to do things differently. How differently, I don't know yet. But I see a replay through A1 in my immediate future. My life/mana steal short bow will have to go out the door and be exchanged for a Hunter's or some such. :( Ah well. chipped skulls don't show up that often, but....I do have a Hunter's bow with three sockets in my stash, so we'll see. Merc is now dead, of course. Aren't they always! <_<
Yesterday I played a two person game in the Cathedral with Orogion who was playing his BowaZon. Tough but really thrilling and it went way better than I'd expected it would. So, after Orogion's departure (pre-Andariel) I went back for a solo run to see what it would REALLY be like, and learned A LOT about how vulnerable & under-powered the skels and clay golly really are. Whew! I just had to keep running back to the WPs. ;) Started in the Catacombs. No go! Up to the Inner Cloister. Bad too! Up to Jail. Yikes! The hits just keep on coming.
Finally I decided that I'm probably going to need to do things differently. How differently, I don't know yet. But I see a replay through A1 in my immediate future. My life/mana steal short bow will have to go out the door and be exchanged for a Hunter's or some such. :( Ah well. chipped skulls don't show up that often, but....I do have a Hunter's bow with three sockets in my stash, so we'll see. Merc is now dead, of course. Aren't they always! <_<
![[Image: Sabra%20gold%20copy.jpg]](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_5eP1tAQLrYk/Sekf3ggYfTI/AAAAAAAAB14/ECIStOuO58I/Sabra%20gold%20copy.jpg)