Who deserves a HotO more?

[frosty]

Who deserves a HotO more?

I am currently developing two characters, 1 is a hammerdin and the other is a Chargeboltress.

The former is intended to run WSK while the other would be either be running Hell countress or be retired.

The problem is for their end game weapon, I planned it to be Hoto. But I only have one and it is relatively unlikely that I will make another.

So which of the two chaps deserve it more? And what would the other chap use?

I would like each of them to have their own equipment so muling it between them as an option is out.

 

[Dave in the basement]

No muling between characters? That’s just crazy!

j/k, of course! :lol:

I would give it to the hammerdin. There are not many comparable items for the hammerdin, but you should be able to find similar orbs or staves with +skills, some FCR, and some resists.

I am not sure of what a chargedboltress should use, but my meteorb sorc leans towards Eschuta’s Temper while questing, and the Oculus while MFing.

In any case, good luck!

Dave :teeth:

 

[Rizzo]

Charged boltress!! Hammerdins are wusses!

 

[Meyvn]

sorc definitely deserves that

 

[Dacar92]

To answer the thread title question directly, I should get it.

Seriously, I would put it in the capable hands of the sorc. Hammerdins can make it through the game with "lesser" equipment. The hammers can do enormous damage.

But if you are going to rretire the sorcc, then put it on the Hammerdin. Heck, use it for both! If you're going to twink, do it right, I always say! :lol: Unless you can play two characters at once.

*kicks Frostys shins, just for the heck of it, and runs out of the thread laughing like the Three Stooges*

 

[CowMonki]

It's mostly a question of resistance...if you can get enough res on the sorceress, she could use an occulus (although the teleport would be bad news for HC) or Eschuta's for equivalent damage to HoTo. The hammerdin has no other options for massive +skills,so if you've got an occy or eschuta's temper, it's probably better to give the hammer-man the Heart.

 

[farting bob]

Well to answer your question... i deserve the HotO most!

 

[frosty]

Well to answer your question... i deserve the HotO most!

*kicks farting bob's shins*

*casts decreptify on Dacar and sets his pet fire ants on him*

I think I will give the HotO to my hammerdin, The chargeboltress can use an Eschuta's Temper for the additional +lightning damage. And she's using upped skin of vipermagi and Sanctuary and probably Mara's to counter the resistance problems. A hammerdin can do with more damage. :lol:

 

[Milamber]

I'd say give it to the boltress...reason? HotO is not the only viable weapon for a Hammerdin, you'd probably do better using Wizardspike for the FCR and Resists. Another option is Suicide Branch...but if you really want teh l337 damage go HotO with the Hammerdin.

 

[frosty]

I'd say give it to the boltress...reason? HotO is not the only viable weapon for a Hammerdin, you'd probably do better using Wizardspike for the FCR and Resists. Another option is Suicide Branch...but if you really want teh l337 damage go HotO with the Hammerdin.

Ya teh l337 damage....... considering that he is going to be teh main Baal runner......

 

[ahcw]

I'd say give it to the boltress...reason? HotO is not the only viable weapon for a Hammerdin, you'd probably do better using Wizardspike for the FCR and Resists.

Exactly.

Frosty when I had a hammerdin and finally got hoto (on bnet of course since the odds of me finding vex are slim to none) I, of course, put it on that hammer tossing freak. Sadly though after a couple chaos runs I learned that I actually did better with wizardspike. Reason being is simple, going from 12k damage to 13k damage with hoto doesn't affect killing speed what-so-ever. However losing the fcr, resists, and most importantly MANA hurt me in every possible way. I mean honestly you are doing so much non resistant damage that most things die in one or two hammers anyways, and I only had 2 combat gcs and 1 off aura gc so that damage could be even higher with more charms. Without the spike I found myself hurting for mana much more often, even though I use redemption. Plus I'm pretty sure I dropped a frame in my casting so that's never good. I could understand maybe using hoto if you were dueling with this guy (so that you could get the l337est damage possible) but I doubt that's gonna happen very often here.

Basically listen to me and mil cuz we ain't dumb :lol: .

*covers shins with pads and runs*

 

[frosty]

Thanks Mil and ahcw for the insights on the hammerdin.

Looks like I have to review both chars equipment setup again. But I have a long way before I can equip them with that anyway. They are both still in normal act 2. :lol:

The chargeboltress is going mildly untwinked, as I intend to twink only three items on her. One is a Sanctuary, the second is probably Hoto or the Temper, the third is either a Skin of vipermagi, a ravenfrost or a Shako.

The Hammerdin is totally twinked, but I usually do that in NM, he would probably be using HoZ, Hoto or wizardspike, a soj/ravenfrost, chancies or frostburns, war travellers for boots, Shako for headgear. Not too sure on the armor and amulet though.

*goes back to mull over equipment setup*

 

[Gorish]

If you have Pally skillers then go with wiz spike. If not, then the +3 skills really, really helps

 

[Milamber]

If you have Pally skillers then go with wiz spike. If not, then the +3 skills really, really helps

You don't even really need the skillers...I mean most people will be equipping their Hammerdins with enough +skills anyway.

Even the setup of Harly, Mara's, GA, HoZ, Arachnids, Soj/Soj/BK is +12 skills all by itself.

6-7K is good damage for a Hammerdin, and won't be stopped...then applying skillers as you need adds to this...you should be able to obtain almost 9-10K damage without the HotO IMO.

 

[Gorish]

It's probably just me being jealous because I don't have any skillers :teeth: Also, I like overkill. I like overkill a lot

 

[Milamber]

It's probably just me being jealous because I don't have any skillers :teeth: Also, I like overkill. I like overkill a lot

Oh, you're talking overkill!! I thought we where talking need! :lol:

I like overkill as well, and 11K damage etc looks great! ^^ You don't have any skillers? Hmmm, I should have some plain spares, want them?

 

[Gorish]

Oh, you're talking overkill!! I thought we where talking need!

I like overkill as well, and 11K damage etc looks great! ^^ You don't have any skillers? Hmmm, I should have some plain spares, want them?

And make me even more in debt to you? Sure! :teeth: You know the addy :lol:

Thanks a lot :thumbsup: