@Dazliare I would recommend giving it another go for sure!
I had more time than I suspected this weekend and played Gerudo some more. Finished up Act II, always walking a fine line of using CoS and risking a crash, or spamming mind blast. I'm at the point now that I don't use CoS unless it's an emergency or something like gloams I need to deal with.
Act II didn't bring much in the way of excitement. I thought I could handle Duriel on /p8, but when I saw how quickly he ate my merc, I regretted that. I was lucky if the merc lived long enough for me to lay 5 LS traps and hit Duriel with a lower resist charge. Eventually I gave up reviving him and kited Duriel around the room. Not fun, but effective. The drop wasn't anything useful.
I started crafting a lot in Act II. Basically as soon as I get a Ral, Thul, Amn, or Jewel, I'm crafting something. Trying to upgrade my merc's helm and armor, my gloves and rings.
I'm currently at the WP in Lower Kurast, and I read earlier in the thread that you can't personalize jewelry, which is a shame! In the flayer dungeon, this beauty dropped, my first one ever!
The Stone of Jordan
Ring
Required Level: 29
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 51
Fingerprint: 0x880ba710
+20 to Mana
Adds 1-12 lightning damage
Increase Maximum Mana 25%
+1 to All Skill Levels
I had more good luck in the flayer dungeon, also finding a Peasant Crown and this beauty of a jewel:
Scintillating Jewel of Daring
Required Level: 26
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 50
Fingerprint: 0xcb084557
+2 to Dexterity
All Resistances +12
Really just posting an update because I'm excited to share about finding a SoJ, despite the irony of not being able to use it.
Gerudo the trapsin, level 60, Lower Kurast
I had more time than I suspected this weekend and played Gerudo some more. Finished up Act II, always walking a fine line of using CoS and risking a crash, or spamming mind blast. I'm at the point now that I don't use CoS unless it's an emergency or something like gloams I need to deal with.
Act II didn't bring much in the way of excitement. I thought I could handle Duriel on /p8, but when I saw how quickly he ate my merc, I regretted that. I was lucky if the merc lived long enough for me to lay 5 LS traps and hit Duriel with a lower resist charge. Eventually I gave up reviving him and kited Duriel around the room. Not fun, but effective. The drop wasn't anything useful.
I started crafting a lot in Act II. Basically as soon as I get a Ral, Thul, Amn, or Jewel, I'm crafting something. Trying to upgrade my merc's helm and armor, my gloves and rings.
I'm currently at the WP in Lower Kurast, and I read earlier in the thread that you can't personalize jewelry, which is a shame! In the flayer dungeon, this beauty dropped, my first one ever!
The Stone of Jordan
Ring
Required Level: 29
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 51
Fingerprint: 0x880ba710
+20 to Mana
Adds 1-12 lightning damage
Increase Maximum Mana 25%
+1 to All Skill Levels
I had more good luck in the flayer dungeon, also finding a Peasant Crown and this beauty of a jewel:
Scintillating Jewel of Daring
Required Level: 26
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 50
Fingerprint: 0xcb084557
+2 to Dexterity
All Resistances +12
Really just posting an update because I'm excited to share about finding a SoJ, despite the irony of not being able to use it.
Gerudo the trapsin, level 60, Lower Kurast