Question about doing hell mf runs
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SeCKSEgai
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Re: Question about doing hell mf runs
The difficulty difference between nightmare and norm skyrockets. Up to Nightmare, you don't need anything really fancy to get by if you're within level range usually. Once you move into Hell, that all changes - you're facing monsters with innate immunites, a hefty -100 to resistance penalty. The monsters have higher resistances, higher life, and higher damage.
Since you haven't listed your equipment - a general word of advice would be to stay in nm for mf a while - items worth several high runes still can drop in NM, and NM is far easier and more efficient overall if you don't have the equipment to handle Hell just yet. Use what you find there to get what you need for Hell. Something like a herald of zakarum gilded shield will net you several high runes in trade, which should be enough to make a huge difference from what you are currently working with.
The difficulty difference between nightmare and norm skyrockets. Up to Nightmare, you don't need anything really fancy to get by if you're within level range usually. Once you move into Hell, that all changes - you're facing monsters with innate immunites, a hefty -100 to resistance penalty. The monsters have higher resistances, higher life, and higher damage.
Since you haven't listed your equipment - a general word of advice would be to stay in nm for mf a while - items worth several high runes still can drop in NM, and NM is far easier and more efficient overall if you don't have the equipment to handle Hell just yet. Use what you find there to get what you need for Hell. Something like a herald of zakarum gilded shield will net you several high runes in trade, which should be enough to make a huge difference from what you are currently working with.
Re: Question about doing hell mf runs
im currently using
Helm - circlet which gives resistance to all
Armour- 3soc armour with 3 p topaz
Wepon- occy
Shield- spirit
Boots- inferno boots
Belt- snowclash
rings- dwarf star and another ring which give resist
gloves- gloves which give resistance and mf
i also have a druid torch which i use for the resistance.
im currently using
Helm - circlet which gives resistance to all
Armour- 3soc armour with 3 p topaz
Wepon- occy
Shield- spirit
Boots- inferno boots
Belt- snowclash
rings- dwarf star and another ring which give resist
gloves- gloves which give resistance and mf
i also have a druid torch which i use for the resistance.
Mursilis
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Are you teleporting to Mephisto or walking? You should be teleporting, in which case I'd get a little more FCR as the max you can have right now is 65%. Try for the next breakpoint and you should be able to teleport into and out of monster packs before they hit you, thus making your runs safer.
How exactly are you dying, to which monsters?
How exactly are you dying, to which monsters?
Re: Question about doing hell mf runs
When mfing, you need survivability and mf. That's it, +skills dont matter all that much to be honest. FCR and Rez all are your main focus. FCR helps a ton for teleing, expecially when the stygian dolls are in Durance 2. Max rez all is a necessity for surviving hell.
I've played the game a long time and i've found the following items the most useful (I always used a Blizzard sorc for mf runs btw):
helm: p topaz'd shako
weapon: wiz spike (massive rez/mana/fcr)
shield: moser's shield with 2 p diamonds in it. Spirit shield if you can manage to get max rez without moser's shield.
armor: tals armor w/ p-topaz, if you can afford. If not, wealth.
ammy: tals ammy (partial set bonus will give you mf). If not, a rez all+mf ammy or mf+skiller ammy
rings: ~15% mf rings with 2-3 rez on them or 30 nagels. I usually use nagels.
boots: mf boots, travs will do
belt: 15% mf tal's belt.
gloves: 40% chances.
The good thing about this build is the main ingredients aren't too expensive (wiz+moser's, chances, tal belt, nagels), aside from tals armor/ammy (which aren't even all that costly on useast sc ladder).
The wiz spike and moser's will provide huge resistance bonuses and you should have enough frc to get to meph safely. Try to get a couple fhr charms, even if they are the big 12% gc's. Personally speaking, about 300%-350% mf seems to be optimum for finding uniques. Anything more you get a lot of runs with too many blues/rares.
Hope this helped. Good luck!
When mfing, you need survivability and mf. That's it, +skills dont matter all that much to be honest. FCR and Rez all are your main focus. FCR helps a ton for teleing, expecially when the stygian dolls are in Durance 2. Max rez all is a necessity for surviving hell.
I've played the game a long time and i've found the following items the most useful (I always used a Blizzard sorc for mf runs btw):
helm: p topaz'd shako
weapon: wiz spike (massive rez/mana/fcr)
shield: moser's shield with 2 p diamonds in it. Spirit shield if you can manage to get max rez without moser's shield.
armor: tals armor w/ p-topaz, if you can afford. If not, wealth.
ammy: tals ammy (partial set bonus will give you mf). If not, a rez all+mf ammy or mf+skiller ammy
rings: ~15% mf rings with 2-3 rez on them or 30 nagels. I usually use nagels.
boots: mf boots, travs will do
belt: 15% mf tal's belt.
gloves: 40% chances.
The good thing about this build is the main ingredients aren't too expensive (wiz+moser's, chances, tal belt, nagels), aside from tals armor/ammy (which aren't even all that costly on useast sc ladder).
The wiz spike and moser's will provide huge resistance bonuses and you should have enough frc to get to meph safely. Try to get a couple fhr charms, even if they are the big 12% gc's. Personally speaking, about 300%-350% mf seems to be optimum for finding uniques. Anything more you get a lot of runs with too many blues/rares.
Hope this helped. Good luck!
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