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Blitzkrieg0
United States13132 Posts
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Varanice
United States1517 Posts
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vndestiny
Singapore3458 Posts
On September 22 2013 04:06 Blitzkrieg0 wrote: Dual Spork builds are the typical caster build (Spark + Fork + Spell totem). If you're going to limit yourself to those skills then ice spear should do be better than artic breath, but you probably won't have a fun time clearing merciless with an inferior build on your first character. I already had a very fun time clearing normal. Even Peity took me 30 mins, ~10 portal scroll and around the same amount of deaths haha ;_; | ||
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bluQ
Germany1724 Posts
On September 22 2013 03:58 vndestiny wrote: Guys I have a quick question, This is my first play through, and I'm building a cold + fire witch as my first char ( no totem, just pure caster ). I'm wondering about what main cold skill to use. Since I have reach Cruel, and after a quest I was presented with Artic Breath. So in the end, Artic Breath or Ice Spear, which one is better? As in which one is more fun to play and can help me finish the game in P v E. Ice Spear! When you get your LMP or maybe even GMP you will love icespear and the crit-part of it. Get some crit-dmg multiplier and you will have almost no problem clearing merciless. You can even try to socket 2 different IceSpear gems to dedicate one for single target and one for AoE action  Oh and btw, beware of Reflect Dmg in Cruel/Merciless, reflected Crithits can hurt when you are not capped on your cold resi's For Fire btw, the only REALLY viable skill is fire trap(excluding "pro"builds like discharger/ms/any seartouchbuild) and to certain extends fireball and incinerate. Tho Ice as element is pretty stronk. On September 22 2013 04:06 Blitzkrieg0 wrote: Dual Spork builds are the typical caster build (Spark + Fork + Spell totem). If you're going to limit yourself to those skills then ice spear should do be better than artic breath, but you probably won't have a fun time clearing merciless with an inferior build on your first character. Da fuq is this? You are giving bad advice. Dual Spokers suck untill Docks/Maps. Dual Spork benefits from being lowlife/MF. Thats why they are envogue. Not because they are flat out better than other caster builds. And he is obviously playing for his first time. Hence pointing him at a either Lowlife or Full ES build which is for map-clearing missing the intention imho. In terms of DPS there are plenty of viable builds. Noobfriendly Cookiecutter Build would be Freezing Pulser for example ... but NOT dualspork -.- | ||
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Blitzkrieg0
United States13132 Posts
Hence pointing him at a either Lowlife or Full ES build which is for map-clearing missing the intention imho. I pointed him in the direction of the efficient and popular build because if you're going to copy something it might as well be the good build. Also dual spork is good because it works without being low life or full es. Totem builds are strong entry map characters because you don't need as much survival stats since you don't get hit as much. The idea that for Spork you need gear to be low life or CI is simply not true. | ||
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Svetz
Australia311 Posts
Also those guys who throw bombs are not my friends  | ||
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vndestiny
Singapore3458 Posts
I would definitely have to create a new char since mine died like 20 times in normal act 3 ... ( partly because I have a pathetic pc which keeps getting me animation lag at very important times...) Anyways I just don't like Lightning as an element overall, never use lightning for sorc in D2, not even once haha. So I'm thinking of making a totem witch, using ancestral bonds and chaos inoculation, because they seem pretty cool . Therefore spell totem + ice spear + LMP with high crit, or Flame totem ( with what though :/ ) ? Or they're both viable to help me clear merciless ? Also should I focus more in Curse ? Since I think enfeeble and critical weakness is pretty awesome. | ||
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Varanice
United States1517 Posts
Edit: wow, I rerolled with 11 minutes left and hit level 6. I was 6th witch overall. LOL. 11 minutes for 2 points. | ||
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bluQ
Germany1724 Posts
On September 22 2013 10:31 vndestiny wrote: Thanks for the advice guys I would definitely have to create a new char since mine died like 20 times in normal act 3 ... ( partly because I have a pathetic pc which keeps getting me animation lag at very important times...) Anyways I just don't like Lightning as an element overall, never use lightning for sorc in D2, not even once haha. So I'm thinking of making a totem witch, using ancestral bonds and chaos inoculation, because they seem pretty cool . Therefore spell totem + ice spear + LMP with high crit, or Flame totem ( with what though :/ ) ? Or they're both viable to help me clear merciless ? Also should I focus more in Curse ? Since I think enfeeble and critical weakness is pretty awesome. Go for the IceSpear style. Normally Icespear is suppar because of the recflect damage from crits you would take. With totems you don't have to worry about that. My last sentiment to the "dualspork best"; just wrong. It is the current meta, but nothing more. Cause of what i stated above. | ||
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vndestiny
Singapore3458 Posts
. This game remindsme of my Median days so much. Btw just in case I wanna use flame totem in the future, I have some last questions :- Blind is a must for flame totem yes? - Since burn is a 4/3 dot of a single crit attack, and flame totem attack is many fast hits with very small damage, ignite or investment in crits / burn isn't a good idea? - Does LMP works with it? Spork and chain prob do not. - What does Faster projectile do for flame totem. I saw a few ppl recommended it? | ||
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bluQ
Germany1724 Posts
On September 23 2013 00:41 vndestiny wrote: Oh ok thanks a lot . This game remindsme of my Median days so much. Btw just in case I wanna use flame totem in the future, I have some last questions :- Blind is a must for flame totem yes? - Since burn is a 4/3 dot of a single crit attack, and flame totem attack is many fast hits with very small damage, ignite or investment in crits / burn isn't a good idea? - Does LMP works with it? Spork and chain prob do not. - What does Faster projectile do for flame totem. I saw a few ppl recommended it? Haven't played around with Flame Totem yet so nothing granted: Since its projectile based and should work like incinerate projectile speed will increase the range of each volley, so in essence they shoot farer. LMP should work since its a projectile type spell. Crit could work since it has quite a nice attack speed, lots of attacks works well with crit. Tho 4% critchance is not much! As far as you elaborated on burn damage I would agree with you. In general you might want to try a Searing Touch in combination with flame totem  | ||
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Blitzkrieg0
United States13132 Posts
On September 22 2013 20:51 bluQ wrote: My last sentiment to the "dualspork best"; just wrong. It is the current meta, but nothing more. Cause of what i stated above. It it current meta because lightning is better than cold; The additional multiplicative damage bonus from shock is that good. Ice spear simply isn't just as good as spark. | ||
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Varanice
United States1517 Posts
On September 23 2013 01:07 Blitzkrieg0 wrote: It it current meta because lightning is better than cold; The additional multiplicative damage bonus from shock is that good. Ice spear simply isn't just as good as spark. If better is defined purely by what does more damage, then yes. But freezing/chilling mobs adds an insane amount of survivability to any character. My CI EB character than i'm working on will be using Ice Spear + LMP + Crit Chance + Faster Casting + Blind/Cold Pene + Proliferate in addition to the Asenath Gloves so that I can get maximum freeze/chill duration + temp chains + blind onto as many enemies as possible. | ||
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Blitzkrieg0
United States13132 Posts
On September 23 2013 01:16 Varanice wrote: If better is defined purely by what does more damage, then yes. But freezing/chilling mobs adds an insane amount of survivability to any character. My CI EB character than i'm working on will be using Ice Spear + LMP + Crit Chance + Faster Casting + Blind/Cold Pene + Proliferate in addition to the Asenath Gloves so that I can get maximum freeze/chill duration + temp chains + blind onto as many enemies as possible. I agree, but that isn't a concern for a lowlife/MF farming character. | ||
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Varanice
United States1517 Posts
On September 23 2013 01:19 Blitzkrieg0 wrote: I agree, but that isn't a concern for a lowlife/MF farming character. An extreme example, but I was just giving an example where what I was saying is true. Spark is definitely better for dual totem low life farming. | ||
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SlixSC
666 Posts
Willywonka is a really cool and nice dude on and off-stream. Personal highlight was when I asked for a transmute to buy a jade ammy and everyone started telling me that I should buy it with my wisdom scrolls (/facepalm). They were genuinely convinced that you can buy ammys with wisdom scrolls lol, that's when I realized that most of them probably werent gonna make it to the end. Definitely a lot of inexperienced racers in that group. But you can tell that Willywonka is really good at the game, if he does more races and gets a little more experience he will be one of the top racers in no time I'm sure. | ||
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EchelonTee
United States5262 Posts
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SlixSC
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ZoRoXo
Norway268 Posts
Ended up dying to 2x champion pack in sins2 at #5, I don't even know man. I had 2x coral 35 leather belt, defensive spec, strength amulet. Felt really REALLY tanky, no shock stacks, but nope... edit: Really feels like you need extreme luck to go for almost 2 hours without a nasty desynch as leap slam. But I've tried so many times with dual wield cleave in longer races, and leap slammers simply farm so much faster than you, even with 2x quicksilvers, no armor, 2x iron rings, 60+ ipd weapons they still outfarm you :D Maybe I'll try muling cleave for ele cleave templar next long race. | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
On September 24 2013 15:52 EchelonTee wrote: anyone doing the week turbo? I'm tempted just for the LoLs, going to play a super defensive char. EK marauder maybe I'm probably going to play on and off as an Ice Nova/Molten Shell EE witch, though odds are high I just end up being Ice Nova. Sadly I'll have to leech or tp spam a lot of bosses. On September 25 2013 02:57 ZoRoXo wrote: Only damage item I found up to Brutus was a 13% rusted sash that I didn't even bother using. Starting 2handed sword, using 4 slow swings on white mobs =D Ended up dying to 2x champion pack in sins2 at #5, I don't even know man. I had 2x coral 35 leather belt, defensive spec, strength amulet. Felt really REALLY tanky, no shock stacks, but nope... What kind were they? If there weren't shock stacks, they weren't crit, so if you were near walls it had to be splitters. | ||
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