Short Questions Thread

[Jampula]

Yes, as I said, Act 5 merc is better, but if you just want a meat shield, Act 2 shapeshifter is still better (specially in high labs with support items).
I still wouldn't really say it's best at anything, maybe as a phys damage dealer, but act 3 mercs have way higher (pick your elemental) damage than the barbs, Act 1 mercs to faceroll aoe clear lower uber areas such k3kba/cows. Act 1 mercs can even be good in dunc/fauzt if you use a summoner and need physical damage, so they don't die 0.5s and let your summons tank.

Yeah every merc have their uses. It just hit my eyes comparing Shapeshifter and Barb.

[Longstaff]

Hello,

Is sheet damage not always an accurate reflection of in-game/real world kill speed (eg similarly to D3 where sheet damage can be very misleading)? I'm thinking moreso farming rather than specific boss fights, and right now looking at around clvl 120-125 content.

Reason I ask, is after a substantial gear upgrade tonight (T4 Honorific Gloves -> Rogue Foresight sacred unique), my sheet damage is down by around 10% on all my major skills. I also had the same outcome following a chest armour upgrade. I know this doesnt consider other important factors (eg increased survivability from other stats on the new gear) but I was curious about the drop in statistical damage.

Cheers

[suchbalance]

It's reasonably accurate in total per hit damage. Can't say more for your case without looking at the example in question, but it sounds like maybe you lost some requirements to equip other gear via the -10% strength. Deadly strike also isn't accounted for on the char sheet number.

[Impulse_]

One more question about sheet stats: when i'm switching from Lightforge shield and back i can see some lag (about ~1 sec) in bonus stats reapplying.
Do this lag applies to real stats or is it only stat sheet lag?

[tbone503]

What set items do you ALLWAYS pickup?

[Jampula]

What set items do you ALLWAYS pickup?

Look at the set page and after "other sets" pretty much everything is nice especially Zakarum with two pieces. Some of build-enabling (like Guardian of the Sightless Eye etc) are also fun. Then there are Witchunter's Hood, Steppe Sleepers, Pretty much everything else are just sigs at least for me.

[Wulf]

Is there a way to view a character's death count in single player?

[SwineFlu]

There is only a flag which indicates whether your character has ever died, single player save file format doesn't include death counter.

[tbone503]

So I have a lot of dream fragments 1 through 4 but none that are 5. I'm guessing 5 is way more rare? And same with Star Chart 4?

[Helzopro]

So I have a lot of dream fragments 1 through 4 but none that are 5. I'm guessing 5 is way more rare? And same with Star Chart 4?

drop rates are around 50% less for dream frag 5 and star 4