Insane Wayne said:
Was it Sigon's gauntlet? I'm gonna need that back if I try this without at least a decoy!
Yes, the Sigon´s gloves + one more Sigon´s item combo is definately worth considering. It´s funny, the Sigon´s boots/belt/gloves are so common, you can
almost count on finding them.
Insane Wayne said:
I agree the valk is overpowered if you max her early while playing at p8.
Tell me about it. Even though I deliberatly kept mine crippled (for MF reasons), she still tanked very well through NM (I had high level Decoy). And thanks to her, Brynhilde was actually never in any
real danger anywhere in the game. (well, maybe during that horrific start in Forgotten Tower level 5, if I had been a little less careful).
Insane Wayne said:
Fire rogue?! Aren't we doomed enough already? :lol: What is the strategy for the rogue? Monster Flee? How about a Defiance or HF merc at least?
I don´t know about strategy. I´ll come up with something...
As for the merc type, that is a no-brainer. The character build is taken from an SPF member. Changing merc type is not an option for me.
Insane Wayne said:
I agree with xxarcherxx. I can't imagine getting past Act 5 NM, if even that far. Any random archer pack could be a quick death, without even a decoy to take the first volley. *smacks head* hmmm... forgot about "Slow Missiles" (never actually used it). Even still, I'm skeptical about making Conqueror. On the plus side, no more annoying valkyrie grunting!
Considering I went all the way to NM Ancients with a staff-using, no-merc, no-gloves, only light boots/armor amazon, I am convinced the build is powerful enough to reach Hell. The question is: can I survive? Not easy to predict, because the build I am making has far less points over for Vitality.
(BTW, staves suck as weapons. The are slow, can´t have any normal +% ED (other than up to +60% on crafted Hitpower ones and inherent +% ED on some of the uniques), meaning very little life steal. What kept me going was a Shael-ed near-perfect Arcing Jo Staff and a crafted Gothic Staff that had Cruel damage vs. undead).
Insane Wayne said:
Okay, I'm game. You've raised the bar. I can see that runewords will be absolutely necessary here. I smell Smoke. Gotta get that Lum rune. I think a Life Tap item would be mandatory as well. Is that allowed? Are you using specifcally "Two-Handed Swords", or any of the larger swords?
Any two-handed sword. Sapphidia has her eyes on the Zweihander at the end of Normal. If she can get through it on /p8 (which is a big if), that still leaves her with over 80 points for vitality. I will hoard any +life charm that has at least +10 per inventory space...
As for the Life Tap, I will allow it for myself (from throwing daggers only) against NM Ancients. Then we´ll see after that.