Hell Sorc Help

[BabaYaga]

I have analysed your posts in some detail now (including the update post)...and i'm confused about a few things. Either I am getting it wrong or maybe you havent been able to explain your problem clearly enough. So take a deep breath and read on...cause its a long post!

Skill Points Allocation: (with +4 from equipments)
Frozen Orb- 24
Glacial Spike - 13
Cold Mastery- 7
Thunderstorm- 16
Lightning Mastery- 7
Warmth - 11
Firewall- 5
Baze - 6
Fire Mastery - 5

I have a Level 67 Sorc with the following:

Frozen Orb 21
Cold Mastery 9
Thunderstorm 13
Blizzard 10
Static Field 15

Resistances: HELL
Fire: 40
Cold: 12
Lightning: 6
Poison: 16

Resists (HELL)

Fire 79
Cold 69
Lightning 55
Poison 64

HP: 384
MP: 1032
dex: Base
Strength: 80 (with help from charms)

HP 640
Mana 439
Defense 1029

Equipment:
Occulus
Skin of the Viper Magi
Ancients Pledge (Runeword shield)
Lava Gout gloves
Water Walk Boots
Nagel Ring


As I see it, my configuration seems to be better equipped to handle Hell than what you have stated.

You have stated that you have had it easy upto Hell Act 2 (Hell Act 2 !! )...i can't seem to step out of town..!

And as i had posted in my introduction, I cannot kill the first Cold Immune demon outside the Rogue Encampment:rant:

I have a few questions:

1. What % MF gear do u have?

I play solo but can you please tell me what ATMA is. Atma is that lady who in act2, right or is it some sofware. I do not know what it is. I want your Skin of the Vipermagi desperately! Teach me how to play muliplayer. The only multiplayer games I play is IP games in internet cafes with my friends. Teach me. And keep those opinions and tips coming.

2. There are a few of us who play DII on the same computer. But till ATMA came along (God bless ATMA!!), we could never share items. You mentioned that you too were unaware of both ATMA as well as Multiplayer; but yet you speak of sharing a ring with your friend.

I think I got my Stone of Jordan from either Pindle or Mephisto. I do not know where really but through the course of the entire game I only got like 2 Gold-texted rings. The other one I gave to my friend. I forgot the name.

Is there some other way to do this? I'd really like to know about this...and bang my head against the wall for missing out on this for so long....:rant:

I'm a level 70 FO/TS Sorceress. I'm doing unusually fine in Hell Act II and had never really had a major problem except for some lightning enchanted bosses. I have never ran out of mana. Andariel was a piece of cake. I have a level 58 Barbarian Merc. Should I replace him? Many think so.

3. What are the resists, damage on your Merc? You say he is level 58 to your 70. My Act 2 merc is lvl 66 and he doesn't last even one fight with a cold immune - primarily because i am unable to finish off the monster.

4. How did you survive Cold Immune monsters all through Act 1 Hell? and with your lightning resistance at 6 (6 !!!) i find it absolutely amazing that the LE monsters let you past them!

In Hell static field accounts for only 50% of Monster Life. As i see it you dont have any skill high enough to inflict killing damage on a Cold Immune. Thunderstorm, though a lightning skill, is too sporadic and at level 13 is just not fatal enough. So I would love you to elaborate on this aspect since I spent 40 minutes yesterday trying to kill a Cold Immune Boss pack 2 inches outside the Rogue Encamp.

5. About the Stone of Jordan,...as someone said "We'll talk when you get the second...:lol: It is indeed rare...i haven't seen one till date...

 

[Ravenclaw]

hey BabaYaga you ol' witch....you've really got my cells working there!....

@ Visara: Though i play only spearzon, my friend is a sorc fiend and i've soaked up some info from there. So i have a few queries of my own...

1. If you are level 70, how is your merc only 58? IMO, this can happen only for a short while (because they tend to catch up with your level) and that too, if you haven't resurrected him for quite a while...

2. Andariel was a piece of cake...
In Hell, with poison resist 16, and HP= , you must have SOME taste...:lol: Just kidding.

3. And yes, i wish half your luck would rub off on me...you seem to have done some amazing MF in what ...4 days? (time between your two posts) and got some real loot....wow! all i ever find are items that amazons cant wear!..:rant:

where did you MF?...who did you run and with what %MF? Or maybe you had an absolutely spot on map seed....onder:

 

[farting bob]

a thundertorm slvl 17 (with slvl 7 LM) will take ages to kill in hell as baba said. it will do 335-555 lightnign dmg per bolt. that isnt going to kill a cold immune pack who will have positive res (they all do in hell)
although with teleport you can survive even with the low res and life.
and damn you. only the second unique ring you find and its a SOJ. i must have found 30 unqiues at least before my SOJ turned up, and at least 40 since. can you give me some of that luck?

 

[Zertez]

In Hell with Lightning and Cold Tree Sorc, you have to get used to using to using Static Field on a lot of mob packs. This will speed up the killing process but will still take some time. The low HP and Resist is a problem though, you need to stay alive to do the dmg. A good HP or Defiance Merc will help but still work hard on HP. I would think about dumping energy heavy gear ie SoJ till you get your HP up. I find a good energy replenish works better than having a high Energy Pool. Keep working on HP, Resists, getting your Merc up higher and then maybe some type of elemental absorb to help you survive a little better. Good Luck

 

[cft]

Judging from the numbers, I'd guess you are playing 1.09 version? At least, my 1.09 sorc was about your level when I was act 2hell. But my 1.10 characters all seem to be higher level by the time they finish acts.

Anyways, for 1.09, I'd say your doing ok. Resists are probably something you want to increase. Leveling will slow down, and you don't want to loose exp by dying too much.

if you are playing 1.10, then I definately reccommend more resists, to help you with the FE boss bug.

 

[pharaoh]

4. How did you survive Cold Immune monsters all through Act 1 Hell? and with your lightning resistance at 6 (6 !!!) i find it absolutely amazing that the LE monsters let you past them!

Yeah, me too- maybe he's really adept at dodging the bolts, or he's got some hefty MDR on his char. I believe it's applied before resistances, which can make it a lifesaver if your resists are lacking.

In Hell static field accounts for only 50% of Monster Life. As i see it you dont have any skill high enough to inflict killing damage on a Cold Immune. Thunderstorm, though a lightning skill, is too sporadic and at level 13 is just not fatal enough. So I would love you to elaborate on this aspect since I spent 40 minutes yesterday trying to kill a Cold Immune Boss pack 2 inches outside the Rogue Encamp.

Hehe, reminds me of my days in Classic, the very first time I got to Hell with my poor sorcy. She was running from Zombies like.. well, like a girl.

Still, it is possible (with patience) to kill them with Firewall and T-Storm, especially if you have a merc to get them to stand (more or less) in one spot. A big part of it is patience, like I said- if you're content moving through the game at a slower pace, things are much safer.