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diablo2 asn strat

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alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
August 31 2008 02:46 GMT
#1
k basically i started playing d2 again omfg i cant believe i did htat lol its so addictvie ive been up from 1am-4am playing for 2 nights a in row already lol but no rushing just playing through the quests with my friedn

SO WHAT STRAT IS GOOD FOR A MARTIAL ARTIST BUILD ASN I DONT WANT NONE OF THAT PUSSY TRAP SHIT YA? also for PvM only

right now im reading this build is it any good??

http://strategy.diabloii.net/news.php?id=540

THANSK TL :D:D

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Graphicssavior[gm] : What is a “yawn” rape ;; Masumune - It was the year of the pig for those fucking defilers. Chill - A clinic you say? okum: SC without Korean yelling is like porn without sex. konamix: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!
MeriaDoKk
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Chile1726 Posts
August 31 2008 03:05 GMT
#2
i have a build (don't know if it's good) but I dont know the name of the skills in english xd

I started playing d2 again last week, but i had a friend who is like super hardcore so he gave me items and rushed me :D
Titusmaster6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5937 Posts
August 31 2008 03:17 GMT
#3
You could do a lot of different things really, but I guess the only thing I would recommend is using talon kick as the finishing move.
Shorts down shorts up, BOOM, just like that.
ctang
Profile Joined April 2008
China74 Posts
August 31 2008 03:19 GMT
#4
frenzy barb ftw
.kaz
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
1963 Posts
August 31 2008 03:33 GMT
#5
There are really no good PvM MA assasin builds. Once you get into nm and hell you will get owned because you either do all fire damage, all physical, or you go with the pheonix attack thing but all 3 elements are really weak so you're all around screwed.

I guess to beat normal and nm you could do Dragon Tail and or Dragon Flight which does a ton of fire damage if I remember correctly, and dragon flight teleports you to your target, and use fists of fire with Dragon Tail to increase fire damage or Tiger Strike.

Remember, you can use multiple moves such as tiger strike, blades of ice, fists of fire, etc, and have I think 3 sets of 3 orbs floating around you, so thats 9 total combo point things, and then use a finishing move and it uses all of them at once.

If you get into nm fire is the most common immunity, fallowed by cold, and then lightning, so react accordingly. Make sure you get Claw Mastery and Burst of Speed, and atleast 1 in weapon block so you can block with the dual wield and are very fast / powerful.

Unless you are certain you want to be an assassin then I would switch. You will have low str so no heavy armor, and while you're fast and can do some sick damage, you have hardly any aoe except for the small blast radius Dragon Tail has when you kick and the Pheonix strike, but again, unless you spend all your points in blades of ice fists of fire and claws of thunder it will be pretty weak.

Goodluck~
Pressure - "rock is the defender of justice" 이병민 / 박영민 Hwaiting~
Nitrogen
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States5345 Posts
August 31 2008 03:34 GMT
#6
http://forums.d2jsp.org/index.php?showtopic=3174910

kinda hard to play but really fun
UNFUCK YOURSELF
.kaz
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
1963 Posts
August 31 2008 03:51 GMT
#7
On August 31 2008 12:34 Nitrogen23 wrote:
http://forums.d2jsp.org/index.php?showtopic=3174910

kinda hard to play but really fun


Most of these builds are nearly unviable due to gear requirements. The reason he does good is because he has the best of the best gear available and tons of charms etc. Playing through quests you need a basic build that works no matter what, not a build that requires merc with conviction and cta etc etc.

To your question about the strat you were reading ~ Thats pretty much what I suggested, but you don't have to just stick with tiger strike, find an enemy, charge up fists of fire and tiger strike etc, then teleport kick into a group and spam the dragon tail until everyone around you dies.
Pressure - "rock is the defender of justice" 이병민 / 박영민 Hwaiting~
Antifate
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States415 Posts
August 31 2008 03:59 GMT
#8
As with all MA 'sins, you're going to need great gear. Resists aren't a huge issue due to fade, but I think you might have problems doing damage/boss running efficiently.

However, this isn't a cookie-cutter build, and should be very fun.

I just don't think you can solo-hell.
No one is taller than the last man standing.
Equinox_kr
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States7395 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-31 04:17:32
August 31 2008 04:16 GMT
#9
LOLOL try a Monk, she can take ubers EZ :D

TRAPS

1 in Fire Blast (prerequisite)
1 in Wake of Fire (prerequisite)
1 in Blade Sentinel (prerequisite)
1 in Blade Fury (main skill!)
1~20 in Death Sentry

SHADOW DISCIPLINES

1 in Claw Mastery
1 in Claw Block
1 in Psychic Hammer
1 in Burst of Speed
1 in Shadow Warrior
1~20 in Cloak of Shadows
1~20 in Fade
20 in Shadow Master
1~20 in Mind Blast
20 in Venom

MARTIAL ARTS

1~20 in Dragon Talon
1~20 in Dragon Flight

Gear:
Last Wish Phase Blade
Fortitude/CoH
Trang Gloves or Dracul's
Phoenix Monarch or Stormshield
Guillame's/CoA
Shadow Dancers/Gore Riders
Mara's/Highlord's
Raven Frost/BK ring
Nosferatu's/Dungos
CTA+Spirit on switch

Stick Sintorch + Annihilus + 3/20/20s (ideally, you just need max dmg and life charms) + resist charms (just w/e you need more of, usually lightning)

Yea ... just use Dragon Talon and rape rape rape rape

edit: she does decently well in PvM, just don't run into too many mobs at once -_-
^-^
alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
August 31 2008 06:08 GMT
#10
wow wtf

thanks for responses

so which fionishing move is the best? i've read in the dii.net guides that DRAGON TAIL is the best because it has splash and fire damage and all that? but dragon talon is shorter frames or sth!?!?

HALP
Graphicssavior[gm] : What is a “yawn” rape ;; Masumune - It was the year of the pig for those fucking defilers. Chill - A clinic you say? okum: SC without Korean yelling is like porn without sex. konamix: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!
theonemephisto
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States409 Posts
August 31 2008 12:55 GMT
#11
Don't start playing with an assassin, you'll never get dear anything near half-decent.

Start with a sorc, build one of those budget hell meph runners, run meph until you have mid-tier equipment, and then you can start building other characters. Either that or build a fishymancer (skeles + Skele mastery + corpse explosion + 1-3 amp damage + revives + whatever you want), get to hell, and run hell pits/hell WSK. It might be a bit harder without enigma, but it's easily doable.
Thrill
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
2599 Posts
August 31 2008 13:31 GMT
#12
Google kicksin, but you should get a lightsorc first.
Mindcrime
Profile Joined July 2004
United States6899 Posts
August 31 2008 13:58 GMT
#13
Don't listen to these haters. TS/DT ftw
That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human fuckery.
rA.Hippie
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Denmark714 Posts
August 31 2008 14:05 GMT
#14
HAHA JUST STARTED PLAYING THAT ADDICTIVE SHIT TOO 8D
Just because I was so hyped about d3.
I love teh shisha.
alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
August 31 2008 14:21 GMT
#15
rfool i played before had like the uber gear back in the pre-1.10 patches but just playing again... ; (

so any... suggestions? just google kicksin?
Graphicssavior[gm] : What is a “yawn” rape ;; Masumune - It was the year of the pig for those fucking defilers. Chill - A clinic you say? okum: SC without Korean yelling is like porn without sex. konamix: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!
alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
August 31 2008 15:08 GMT
#16
holy shit that UBER KICKSIN wtf!??! omg now i feel like i screwd my char up lolll

are there any other viable builds =. =

and the uber mosnters seemm...really crazy lol O_O
Graphicssavior[gm] : What is a “yawn” rape ;; Masumune - It was the year of the pig for those fucking defilers. Chill - A clinic you say? okum: SC without Korean yelling is like porn without sex. konamix: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!
Equinox_kr
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States7395 Posts
August 31 2008 16:39 GMT
#17
Yea, you really should be getting a budget light or blizz sorc to handle meph runs for a while lol
^-^
Infundibulum
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States2552 Posts
August 31 2008 19:59 GMT
#18
On August 31 2008 22:58 Mindcrime wrote:
Don't listen to these haters. TS/DT ftw


TS/DT will serve you well. i think it gets harder around hell mode? but then you have a merc and death sentry. always get death sentry, because it OWNS
LoL NA: MothLite == Steam: p0nd
Zelc
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
129 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-09-01 19:56:53
September 01 2008 19:32 GMT
#19
On DIII.net (formerly DII.net), Nightfish took 7 builds for 7 characters (and 2 more?) to Guardian. assassins were one of his favorite classes, and he played numerous melee type assassins. They often used Death Sentry for the CE effect. Here are some links:

Dragon Claw
Ribcracker + Tiger Strike
Phoenix Strike
Flashdancer (Talon + Lightning traps)

@.kaz: It really depends on what you mean by good. Obviously, melee assassins aren't going to match the killspeed of meteor-orb sorceresses or hammerdins. But they can definitely make it through Hell (hardcore even) with good play.

ETA:
I think Nightfish's words of wisdom may apply...
Take home message
If you take no advice from me, take this at least: If you feel like doing something, do it. Never mind if people tell you it doesn't work, is underpowered or morally not okay. Next time you find yourself asking „is this viable“, the answer is „Yes“. It might not own a blizzsorc's killspeed, but everything is viable if you try to make it work.

Oh yea, and don't forget that this is a game. Just a game. Every once in a while there's people that take it a little too seriously and get really worked up about one thing or another. Take a chill pill, guys... It's just a game.
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