Energy more important that Vit?

[Rygor]

Energy more important that Vit?

If you're making a sorc, and plan on maxing Energy Shield and Telekenesis - would it be important to dump a few extra points into Energy, since you get a higher return rate than vitality and the mana would act as your life anyways?

I mean sure you gotta be aware of those mana burn enemies like always, but i've always wondered this seeing as I usually play untwinked and more mana = good.

 

[PhatTrumpet]

First of all, isn't maxing TK and ES going to leave you with pathetic damage?

Second, you get 2 life for every point invested in vitality and 2 mana for every point invested in energy. That's not really a higher rate of return.

More mana = less life = bad. Unless you can get to, like, 1.2k+ life to survive mana burners (less if you have max block and max resists), I wouldn't recommend putting a single point into energy.

 

[STINGER]

Could be debated but I have never put a point into energy and I dont have issues. If you are running that, what is it Insight? I cant see how you would have an issue.

a few ways to help this is Tals Belt has 37% damage to mana and this is not an uncommon item I would think if you MFed any before going to Hell you would find one or be able to trade P Gems for one. Naj's Light Plate isnt a bad one either, it doesnt give you what a good Vipers does but its solid. Then there is the always solid always over looked Nightsmoke belt that you may of already thrown 2-3 away of that is a very solid item for an item poor sorc!

The whole trick to a sorc is to play it as its built. If you fly around blindly on a poorly dressed sorc, or a poorly dressed one not skilled to deal with it then you may have an early death.

Many players will do the full Orber, max Teleport, Max or high invest in Energy regen, TK, ES and just use her for solo MF only then you have unstoppable amounts of energy, the damage is lower, but in a solo game you dont need a fully synergized sorc. One built this way is a freaking tank though.......

I dont suggest the Orber above, if you just play cautious while you are poorly equiped you will be fine.


PS

I missed the max ES thing.......hell I just get one in it, and I only went to 17 in TK also. The +skills will boost the ES for you.

 

[MoUsE_WiZ]

Second, you get 2 life for every point invested in vitality and 2 mana for every point invested in energy. That's not really a higher rate of return.

Wizzy, 0-2 sojs, maybe frosts, and some other items that are pretty doubtful result in energy being a higher rate of return. It's possible to get +%max life, of course, but I haven't seen too many 3x Jah masks sitting around ^^

However, your energy also takes more "damage" due to mana burners, the fact that you use it up with your own spells, and the order damage is applied in, so that higher return in listed numbers is probably a significantly lower return than vit in practice.

I've never put a point in energy on an HC sorc... though I've also never had an ES >75%.