As long as I have been playing this game and as long as I have been building characters and using the IAS calculator or looking at builds that take IAS BPs into account, I should have a firm grasp on this, but I don't. I have no problem with FCR or FHR, but IAS and I start getting confused on whether or not I am doing it right.
I just traded for a WF and now went from:
to this
I obviously have a slower bow now and I need to figure out what to put in the WF and if my gear needs slightly adjusted or not. I honestly may have been using gear that made no sense with the Spider Bow, but I am still in A2 Hell with her and haven't decided to pinpoint endgame gear. Now that I got a WF and was able to make another Fortitude that she can permanently have and not need to borrow from my Zealdin, I want to get my final gear(or as close to it for now) figured out.
I currently have on:
BOW: Windforce with a free open socket
HELMET: a 3socket Great Helm /w 28 Life and 3x Jewels that total 45%enhanced damage and 45% IAS
ARMOR: Fortitude
GLOVES: Laying of Hands <LoH>
BOOTS: War Traveler's
BELT: Razortail
AMULET: Atma's Scarab
RING1: 8min dmg/3%LL/10%allresist/19%fireresist/level4 telekinesis charges
RING2: Raven Frost
So I have 20%IAS on my WF and 65%IAS from rest of gear (45% from Helmet and 20% from LoH Gloves)
With the German calculator (I think German lol), does it even matter if you put down your on weapon IAS or off weapon IAS? It appears that it shows the same IAS BPs whether I put down IAS or not, as long as I select Hydra Bow as my weapon? Am I correct in the interpretation that 46%IAS and 80%IAS are the last two Strafe BPs with a Hydra Bow and that is the amount of IAS I need off weapon? Or is that counting on weapon and off weapon added together and it doesn't matter if I reach 80 via adding a Shael in the WF and adding it with my off weapon? Does the IAS on and off weapon differ here? Does it mean my 20 IAS on Windforce plus 65 I have off weapon, gives me 85 and puts me at the max breakpoint that Strafe can reach?
Whether I put the 20 on Weapon and 65 off, or put 0 for both and use Hydra Bow, it shows 56, 89, 147 as the reasonable breakpoints for a regular attack. Does that mean for Frozen Arrow, Multi Arrow or Guided Arrow, 56,89,147 is the IAS% I need on weapons AND non weapon items to hit each breakpoint? Having 20 on bow and 65 off weapon, would I be correct in that I reach 10 Frames and am 4 short(85) of hitting 9 frames(89)?
Is that how I interpret the Strafe and non-Strafe IAS breakpoints? Reach the numbers listed in weapon AND off weapon IAS added together, with both counting for the same amount?
If so, this leaves me a tough question on what I want to do with my gear. I have a 24ed/15ias Jewel that would allow me to hit the 89%/9 Frame BP if I put it in the Windforce. I could shoot for a higher ED/IAS Jewel through trade. If I use a Shael in the Windforce, that would allow me to ditch the Great Helm w/ 28 life, 41%ED and 45%IAS and instead use a a two socketed helm with 2x ED/IAS Jewels. CoA is probably too much strength to bother, Giant Skull would allow me to have less Strength to use the Windforce and Crushing Blow(I know not great on ranged) or IDEALLY, a super good Amazon Circlet style helm that has 2 sockets.
Any Bowazon expertise would be awesome. I haven't played them seriously since 1.09 was the current, up-to-date patch.
I just traded for a WF and now went from:
Code:
Wraith Flight
Spider Bow
Two Hand Damage: 118 - 233
Durability: 18 of 20
Required Level: 55
Required Strength: 64
Required Dexterity: 143
Fingerprint: 0xf2161b96
Item Level: 99
Version: Expansion 1.10+
366% Enhanced Damage
+11 to Minimum Damage
+143 to Attack Rating
+94% Damage to Undead
+121 to Attack Rating against Undead
Knockback
Required Level +7
to this
Code:
Windforce
Hydra Bow
Two Hand Damage: 35 - 500
Durability: 28 of 55
Required Level: 73
Required Strength: 134
Required Dexterity: 167
Fingerprint: 0x9fa8b47a
Item Level: 84
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20% Increased Attack Speed
250% Enhanced Damage
+262 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
8% Mana stolen per hit
Knockback
+10 to Strength
+5 to Dexterity
Heal Stamina Plus 30% 1 Sockets (0 used)
I obviously have a slower bow now and I need to figure out what to put in the WF and if my gear needs slightly adjusted or not. I honestly may have been using gear that made no sense with the Spider Bow, but I am still in A2 Hell with her and haven't decided to pinpoint endgame gear. Now that I got a WF and was able to make another Fortitude that she can permanently have and not need to borrow from my Zealdin, I want to get my final gear(or as close to it for now) figured out.
I currently have on:
BOW: Windforce with a free open socket
HELMET: a 3socket Great Helm /w 28 Life and 3x Jewels that total 45%enhanced damage and 45% IAS
ARMOR: Fortitude
GLOVES: Laying of Hands <LoH>
BOOTS: War Traveler's
BELT: Razortail
AMULET: Atma's Scarab
RING1: 8min dmg/3%LL/10%allresist/19%fireresist/level4 telekinesis charges
RING2: Raven Frost
So I have 20%IAS on my WF and 65%IAS from rest of gear (45% from Helmet and 20% from LoH Gloves)
With the German calculator (I think German lol), does it even matter if you put down your on weapon IAS or off weapon IAS? It appears that it shows the same IAS BPs whether I put down IAS or not, as long as I select Hydra Bow as my weapon? Am I correct in the interpretation that 46%IAS and 80%IAS are the last two Strafe BPs with a Hydra Bow and that is the amount of IAS I need off weapon? Or is that counting on weapon and off weapon added together and it doesn't matter if I reach 80 via adding a Shael in the WF and adding it with my off weapon? Does the IAS on and off weapon differ here? Does it mean my 20 IAS on Windforce plus 65 I have off weapon, gives me 85 and puts me at the max breakpoint that Strafe can reach?
Whether I put the 20 on Weapon and 65 off, or put 0 for both and use Hydra Bow, it shows 56, 89, 147 as the reasonable breakpoints for a regular attack. Does that mean for Frozen Arrow, Multi Arrow or Guided Arrow, 56,89,147 is the IAS% I need on weapons AND non weapon items to hit each breakpoint? Having 20 on bow and 65 off weapon, would I be correct in that I reach 10 Frames and am 4 short(85) of hitting 9 frames(89)?
Is that how I interpret the Strafe and non-Strafe IAS breakpoints? Reach the numbers listed in weapon AND off weapon IAS added together, with both counting for the same amount?
If so, this leaves me a tough question on what I want to do with my gear. I have a 24ed/15ias Jewel that would allow me to hit the 89%/9 Frame BP if I put it in the Windforce. I could shoot for a higher ED/IAS Jewel through trade. If I use a Shael in the Windforce, that would allow me to ditch the Great Helm w/ 28 life, 41%ED and 45%IAS and instead use a a two socketed helm with 2x ED/IAS Jewels. CoA is probably too much strength to bother, Giant Skull would allow me to have less Strength to use the Windforce and Crushing Blow(I know not great on ranged) or IDEALLY, a super good Amazon Circlet style helm that has 2 sockets.
Any Bowazon expertise would be awesome. I haven't played them seriously since 1.09 was the current, up-to-date patch.