You'd probably want a normal rogue for the better stats but unless you want to reroll your map I wouldn't bother. Sounds like you have a good one for now. You can easily shop a blue bow if you don't want to craft one and you have larzuk quests to spare... but I prefer a crafted one for mdr... every point counts, especially for mercs.
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MSLE + Conviction, aka Mr. Instagib. Having that extra lightning resist from shrine definitely saved my ass, so I happily made it to level 97!
Guillaume's '15 IAS'
Highlord's
Arkaine's Valor (empty socket)
Tiamat's 'PDiamond'
Natalya's boots
M'avina's belt
LoH
MPK ring
Dwarf Star
Crafted Matri: 1Skill/177ED/10IAS/4LL/Amp
3 FRW/adds SCs, couple life/LR ones as well I think
Barb merc with Guillaume's, Tal's plate and Bul Katho's CB
I use Jab for finishing what's left after few Lightning Furys
Anyway, I could add that for fast Travi runs Javazon needs:
*FRW, lots
*Chance to cast Amp, to make short work of PIs (either crafted javelins, Saracen's or A1 merc a' la pharphis)
*Some CB to fast things up
* max LR
* MDR, more the better
* map where councils spawn at one spot, preferably on the "balcony"
* Decoy to stop Councils from reaching you and keeping them at one spot
cool to have:
*some IAS
*good resistances, stacked LR
*cold dmg (Raven Frost or Tiamat's or ?)
*CBF (only thing I'm missing)
Without maxed LR and hefty MDR one would be quite fragile against MSLE. I'd stress FRW over CB pretty strongly, as long as you're running single player (P1) games.
As I said, I added some shrine hunting to the routine, as well as 1-2 boss packs and Eldritch and Shenk if I found exp shrine. I don't use Decoy when I'm with the exp shrine, cause she gets amp'd almost always, but one can throw through between the pillars and kill the Councils very safely while keeping the shrine.
Yea, but that's was when I was just starting with 1.07 again. I'll do one with current routine later, maybe during the last level. (At least 99 ding I think? )
I found Cruel Blade Bow btw. I'm thinking to test if GA or MA is faster than Jab for finishing the possible leftovers from LF throws. Needs sockets first though. If it gets 4 sockets, I'm probably going to put 'ShaeShaeEthNef' in it.
I guess you should be able to craft something as good relatively easily, no? That leaves 3 sockets from larzuk so you would ideally have 20 ias as one of the affixes
Getting annoyed with hours of no good pikes from cow king so I'm back to 1.07, for at least a few mins. Turns out I left off with a gilded shield rack so I guess i'll try to get another unique or 2. *shrug*
I gotta say that increasing the game resolution is a weird feeling after so long in 1.00
lol no way am I playing that again. He was ok for kill speed, I think, but he instantly died when I ran into PI MSLECE + conviction, I think. Even with stacked res and mdr... he stood no chance.
As for gear... his corpse says
Baranar's
Stormshield (aegis)
shako
arkaine's (he leveled to 86 from 85, before dying, iirc)
LoH
SoE
Gore Rider
Saracen's
ravenfrost
weapon switch was crainte vomir for 20% frw
and this ring...
Stone Band
Ring
Required Level: 56
Item Version: Expansion
Item Level: 57
Fingerprint: 0x6447c6f4
+11 to Strength
+43 to Attack Rating
Lightning Resist +29%
22% Life stolen per hit
Has anyone here made Shapeshifter Druids? Patch notes suggest they could be quite powerful (they got nerfed in 1.08 I think). Any idea if the attack speed breakpoints are the same as nowadays?
Code:
Bone Splitter
Thunder Maul
Two-Hand Damage: 37 to 710
Required Strength: 218
Required Level: 88
Mace Class - Slow Attack Speed
Indestructible
Item Level: 61
Fingerprint: 0x493863ea
+15 to Life
+313% Enhanced Damage
2% Life stolen per hit
150% Damage to Undead
5% Chance to cast Level 1 Amplify Damage on striking
Three Shaes in that one and a Fury Wolf could be something pretty deadly!
Here we go, only one level more! View attachment 5973
97-98 took approximately 20 hours to complete. I followed the progression closely for only one hour, so that's not 100% accurate estimation... Last level shouldn't happen within 1.5 half weeks as this one, but let's see.