just a couple quick questions

[cloosh]

just a couple quick questions

im sort of new at this game, and i was wondering some things:

a) i have a skellimancer who has a level 35 raise skeleton skill after i added a bunch of plus skill items on him. but his skeletons still don't kill well. im trying to magic find with him in the pit... do i need more plus skills??

b) does the countess in hell diff drop good runes often? it seems everyone wants runes when trading and i dont have any good ones at all (the highest i have is amn....)

c) would building a pure fire sorc help me find some good stuff (cause she can kill fast)?

thanks

 

[TheDiceman]

1) Skeleton Mastery

2) Runes drops are mostly luck. Hell Countess is popular because she is easy to run with a good character.

3) Pure fire is strong, but you have to contend with Fire immunes.

 

[Myrakh-2]

a) i have a skellimancer who has a level 35 raise skeleton skill after i added a bunch of plus skill items on him. but his skeletons still don't kill well. im trying to magic find with him in the pit... do i need more plus skills??

More never hurts, but it should be okay.

Did you use amp damage (or decrepify against the more dangerous monsters)? Have Skeleton Mastery maxed as well? A point in Summon Resist? A might merc, preferably with some +skills? Do you use CE (kills MUCH faster than the skellies)? And so on...

b) does the countess in hell diff drop good runes often? it seems everyone wants runes when trading and i dont have any good ones at all (the highest i have is amn....)

Nothing drops "good runes often", except for hellforge. For ANY monster, it's always "the higher the rune, the lower the chance".

 

[mhl12]

1. skellimancers are good overall beginner mf chars. be sure to max out raise skelletons and skelleton masteries. and use amplify dmg and have a decent might merc. corpse explosion is also helpful

2. i personally would not suggest countess runs. the chances of her dropping HRs are very slim. if u really want to do them, i would suggest doing the pit at the same time to avoid realm downs (btw hell countess is immune to fire and cold so if u want to use a sorc, u have to use a lightning sorc or unless u have a good merc)

3. fire mf sorcs are the best for nm and hell andy runs. andy can drop decent stuff from shakos to sojs. but u need to get help along the way from other players b/c of fire immunes