Fincher said:
I just got back into d2 a couple weeks ago, the game used to be revolved around hell cows and sojs, now its baal runs and Botd(whatever the **** that is)
Anyway i noticed that there are no nova sorcs's are they really bad, I was contenplating a fireball/meteor/firbolt/nova
Would this work in Pvm and if not why not and what are some uncommon and underrated sorceress types
Thanks
You see, with the new 1.10 patch, there are these things called synergies. Basically, what they do is they take weaker skills, and the point you put into those skills help beef up higher level, but similar skills. For example, firebolt, fireball, meteor. There aren't any more nova sorcs mainly due to the fact that nova doesn't have enough synergies. In the 1.10 world, the nova sorc equivalent would be a fire sorc. Mainly firebolt, fireball, metoer, mastery, w/e. That build wouldn't be too bad because it is very similar to the fire sorc, but I would just frop off the nova and spend the points elsewhere. Cows runs suck now because they got nerfed badly in 1.10. Cows these days, give crap experience, and I'm not sure, but I think their drops got worse. BotD is a very powerful runeword, it stands for Breath of the Dying, for melee characters with several incredibly rare runes.
Breath of the Dying
Vex + Hel + El + Eld + Zod + Eth
All Weapons
50% Chance To Cast Level 20 Poison Nova When You Kill An Enemy
Indestructible
+60% Increased Attack Speed
+350-400% Enhanced Damage (varies)
+200% Damage To Undead
-25% Target Defense
+50 To Attack Rating
+50 To Attack Rating Against Undead
7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
12-15% Life Stolen Per Hit (varies)
Prevent Monster Heal
+30 To All Attributes
+1 To Light Radius
Requirements -20%
Another rune word, essentially the BotD for caster characters called HotO, which stands for Heart of the Oak. You might be interested. Also includes very rare runes.
Heart of the Oak
Ko + Vex + Pul + Thul
Staves & Maces only
+3 To All Skills
+40% Faster Cast Rate
+75% Damage To Demons
+100 To Attack Rating Against Demons
Adds 3-14 Cold Damage
7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
+1 To Blizzard (Sorceress Only)
+10 To Dexterity
Replenish Life +20
Increase Maximum Mana 15%
All Resistances +30-40 (varies)
Level 4 Oak Sage (25 Charges)
Level 14 Raven (60 Charges)
+50% Damage To Undead
Generally, sorcs these days are single tree sorcs. Primarilly fire(meteor and synergies) and cold(blizzard and synergies) sorceresses. Lightning is kinda crappy right now, but there are a few charged bolt/lightning/ chainglightning/ thunder storm sorcs. Albeit weak due to the 1.10 changes. Basicaly, the 1.10 patch both screwed up and revolutionized the gameply for sorcs.
P.S. Mith I think you are wrong. True, there are alot of immunities, but what are parrty members and mercs for? Then again, a meteorb sor would be too bad.
Hope this helped.
Azn_gamer2003