Re: 1.07 News, Info and Gossip
@Klonki: if your main(only) goal in 1.07 is to rack bases, definitely go for the FO/SF sorc...early leveling is slow, but you'll get there, and once you hit hell LK you're pretty much set. If you're here for more than that (crafting, for instance), then I'd suggest starting with a HolyFire paladin...this guy builds up FAST, and does great in the early game. You really only need to get him to the Halls in Act2 for the cube...once he's got that, you can run Act 1 for gems (chippies are fine) for the resistance ring cube recipies, which can provide excellent twink potential (MPK rings from the cold recipie)...he will also get some gold for shopping staffmod items (which tend to be more expensive in 1.07) and other useful equipment.
BTW, as you noticed, vendors don't sell blue pots....if you don't mind cheese, remember the 'juvvie trick...it also works on little juvs.
@LHtB: you can stat energy if you're having mana issues...this is your first 1.07 sorc, and you will be working with what you can find/trade. That said, you will probably regret it, as +mana gear is not hard to find (sapphires in body/helm if nothing else...) and MPK rings make a big difference as well. Orbs in particular (especially crafted) can spawn with huge +mana from the combo of orb +mana automod, craft +mana automod, and affix +mana (and remember that GreatWyrm's and Bahamut's can spawn on high level crafts...)
Regarding leveling, D2 has always heavily weighted XP toward the end Acts, and this is probably worst in 1.07, with the fresh addition of Act5...conseqently, outside of normal (and cows, if you count them as part of Act1), XP in Act1 is virtually nil...Act 5, whatever/whomever you can run, is your best bet for leveling...
@Kimppi: I've gotten 4 rare rings from the cold formula, and am pretty long overdue for a fifth (which should tell you something about how many rings I've rolled...pretty much ANY sapphire I find below flawless goes to the cold ring formula...topazes go to the light ring formula, and flawed/standard rubies/emeralds are used for their ring formulas as well). Only 1 of my rare rings got MPK, and it was only +1 as well, but I've seen readouts of rare rings with 25+ MPK, so they are possible.
Got in some good 'real' MP playtime in 1.07 this weekend, managed to put another level on my sorc, help a friend Pat his Necro, and helped my son Mat his Lfury/MS Zon. I made sure to hit levelup BEFORE tackling Baal, and really glad I did...he nailed me with the corkscrew o' doom and instagibb'd me... Had some pretty good drops, including a couple Lums, a Dol, a Sol, and some Orts, a nice charm or three, and a jewel that wasn't junk!
WoRG