Re: 1.07 News, Info and Gossip
Dived into 1.07 with a fresh start yesterday, and have been pushing through normal on a predictable FO/SS sorc. Act 3 is being really obnoxious hiding the spider lair but otherwise things have been going smoothly. My chance to hit, even with blessed aim, however, is quickly tanking to uselessness, so the last couple levels to FO are going to be rough, but hopefully blizzard will suffice.
I'm torn between going pure vita, and using energy shield and putting a fair number of points into energy. Getting addition damage taken goes to mana from gear shouldn't be too hard to find with some patience, so that isn't a major concern, but by that same logic, neither should be getting decent mana/mana regen gear to avoid putting points into energy at all. Energy shield sounds very useful in theory, with 1.07's different placement of it in the sequence of taking damage, as well as the availability of full regens.
Along those lines, if I give ES a shot, is there a recommended vit/energy ratio? Alternatively, is ES a dead end, and I'm better off just putting points into warmth or teleport for racking efficiency? Or even, is it possible to do both (ie, is ES relatively low investment skill points wise?).
First unique seen in early act 3, and boy is it ever worse than in later versions, heh! Still +skills are +skills...
Code:
Steelclash
Kite Shield
Defense: 17
Chance to Block: 53%
Smite Damage: 2 to 5
Durability: 22 of 30
Required Strength: 47
Required Level: 17
Item Version: Expansion
Item Level: 23
Fingerprint: 0x1e1aec14
+25% Increased Chance of Blocking
Damage Reduced by 3
+1 to Paladin Skill Levels
+3 to Light Radius
Edit: Just gambled this; might be a good target for my first socket quest, maybe?
Code:
Prefix 1005 Circlet of the Magus
Defense: 29
Durability: 35 of 35
Required Level: 21
Item Version: Expansion
Item Level: 26
Fingerprint: 0x51e8b10
All Resistances +12
20% Faster Cast Rate