Short Questions Thread

Hiehvorak wrote:If i use
Shadowtwin
Shadowtwin
Fanged Helm (Sacred)
Defense: (2978 - 3285) to (3149 - 3474)
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 500
Item Level: 105
Summon Two Ancient Spirits per Cast
+2 to Barbarian Skill Levels
+(41 to 50)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(31 to 40)% to Summoned Minion Resistances
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
Cold Resist +40%
Socketed (4)
with
Goetia Plate
Goetia Plate
Full Plate Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (8467 - 9339) to (10376 - 11445)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 700
Item Level: 120
+3 to All Skills
+1 to Maximum Necromancer Minions
+(151 to 200)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(51 to 75)% to Summoned Minion Damage
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+100 Life Regenerated per Second
+750 to Life
+375 to Mana
-4 to Light Radius
Socketed (6)
, do I get 2 extra veil king? Or the extra necro summon is only for necromancer?

veil kings are always capped at 1 unless use the full

Archbishop Lazarus

Archbishop Lazarus
(Tribute Set)

Lazarus' Chasuble
Lazarus' Surplice Cap
Lazarus' Votive Lamp
Lazarus' Lamen

Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
+25% to Summoned Minion Damage
+25% to Summoned Minion Resistances

Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
+100% to Summoned Minion Life
+50% to Summoned Minion Attack Rating

Set Bonus with complete set:
+1 Extra Veil King
+2 to Necromancer Skill Levels
+100% to Summoned Minion Life
+50% to Summoned Minion Damage
+50% to Summoned Minion Attack Rating

set, which gives a special oskill to summon two of them.

Necro summons that gain + max are Flayers, Rampagor, Lamia, and Jinn.

Snickers wrote:Is there anything to do with the abundance of crappy set items that drop after you hit 401 signets?

Can either ignore them or continue to collect signets for other characters, trading/selling, or for later endgame uses like charging Samael keys (requires 100 signets each time).

Celladoor wrote:Is there a % cap on

- Crushing Blow
- Deadly Strike
- Stun Attack(?)

There's no total cap, but there might be a cap per item/source (you'd have to check google for d2 mechanics for that one). I think D2Stats reads Deadly Strike as capping at 63% per item, but from what I know, it's a false reading. The "cap" for each stat is 100% since that's the max possible chance.

Stun attack is always effective as long as the target can actually be stunned. Most bosses can't, but most general monsters can. It's a per-monster basis.

Nipah wrote:What is the % damage of knife throw procs?

This is the proc chance for magic/rare/crafted items that fall in the category from the picture below. Some sets/SU's/RW's that have it might be different chance since they don't pull affixes from this pool.

zay wrote:what are the fastest areas to grind xp from 120 and up?

You can continue to do K3K with populated games and get somewhat okay experience up to about 122-123, but generally most people hop into Duncraig/Triune/Teganze (your three rift options that open at clvl 120). Once you hit 125, you unlock Fauztinville and Bremmtown, which is where most people party farm and level up fast to about 138-140.

Bitech wrote:Is there a list of areas based on area levels? The doc says SSU's start dropping in 117+ but I only know Dungeons/Rifts start at level 120. Are there any area levels between 115 and 120?

I think what you see is what you get. Rifts at your clvl 120+ will be where SSU's drop. If I remember right, Act 5 Hell is like level 109-110? I could be wrong. Your game/map info in game should show area lvl below the game name/password in the top right.

Skeptic_Zero wrote:When using throw skills as a barb, what speed type is it (referring to the SpeedCalc tool). Because with the same weapon and IAS, melee attacks seem to hit a lot faster than throw skills.

I *think* they're both 1h swing (make sure you're setting it to barb class and the proper WSM for the weapon type, found in base items page). They should both be 7 frame? I don't use speedcalc, but someone mentioned it to me the other day cause I am also working on a throwbarb.

Orr wrote:enchant crystal still drop in the void ? just curious.

I thought they were removed with sigma, but I can't find any proof in the patch notes for it. currently waiting on confirmation from devs on this.

edit: confirmed, EC's are removed.

Skeptic_Zero wrote:"Target takes additional damage x" and Overkill (barb throw skill)-
Does the TTAD number apply to every axe that hits the target?

it doesn't apply at all in this case . it applies only for direct melee hits .

it's been a few years since TTAD doesn't work for ranged attacks or missiles as some multihit builds would have been overpowered .

jabol wrote:are there ant movement speed breakpoints? different classes move different also i noticed

there are no breakpoints for movement speed . the more you got , the faster you move .

equipping heavy armors is slowing you down . example : the same character with leather armors on will move faster than having heavy iron armors on .

another example : an amazon using an Athula's hand shield will move faster than using a Setzschild .

morphs have the benefit of ignoring armors weight , so you can move as fast as you would be if using leather armors even if you got iron armors on as long as you keep the morph active . but this has suffered some changes in Sigma

from the changelog :

Morphs now have the same walking speed as the character, instead of being slower, and can now run

Crash wrote:
Skeptic_Zero wrote:When using throw skills as a barb, what speed type is it (referring to the SpeedCalc tool). Because with the same weapon and IAS, melee attacks seem to hit a lot faster than throw skills.

I *think* they're both 1h swing (make sure you're setting it to barb class and the proper WSM for the weapon type, found in base items page). They should both be 7 frame? I don't use speedcalc, but someone mentioned it to me the other day cause I am also working on a throwbarb.

Not from the testing I've done. You can try it yourself - run out into cold plains and with the same equipment swing in the air with melee and then use RMB to quickly switch to throwing overkills. There's a significant difference. What's odd is that no matter how much IAS I add it doesn't seem get any faster than that. I've nominally hit the fastest breakpoint but the difference in melee and throwing speeds persist.

I have a suspicion that this is something that is hardcoded as I faintly remember the same difference with javazons. I'm not sure though.

Any advice on how to beat quov tsin as a tree warden druid? Thanks!

smaxed resistances to tank + thornstrike or wildfire main attack . hit -> run away to regen-> hit again -> repeat

Crash wrote:edit: confirmed, EC's are removed.

ty for the answer.

How come the cooldown on Harbinger from Maleficence is affected by the teleport cooldown on Rathma charm or Jitans Gate?
Once i teleport in Duncraig etc, there is a window where I cannot cast harbinger.

Is it better for hades gate sin than su naginata? Showing higher tooltip dps with crafted one.