Short Questions Thread

Khargon wrote:So i've been playing a bloodzon(fire) and I'm not really sure what stats I should be going for to improve myself. I've just been going for things with a mix of mana regen,energy,life and fire dmg. I'm only about 110 or so and killing fine but I don't feel like I'm good at building a character so I'm a bit unsure how to progress into the harder stuff. Any advice?

Prioritize getting enough pierce for what you're fighting, enough mana regen to sustain and then as much all skills, spell focus, spell damage and mana as you can get.

The

Red Vex' Embrace

Red Vex' Embrace
(Amazon Blood Set)

Red Vex' Curse
Red Vex' Flayer
Red Vex' Idol
Red Vex' Sin

Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
+15% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+15% to Fire Spell Damage
+175 to Energy

Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
Regenerate Mana +30%
50% Bonus to Defense

Set Bonus with complete set:
+150 Spell Focus
+75% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
-20% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+400 to Energy
Elemental Resists +75%
Physical Resist 10%
+300 Life after each Kill

set + TU goes a long way.

Bremm's Retribution

Bremm's Retribution
Helm (Sacred)
Defense: 3912 to 4125
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 1150
Item Level: 115
+(0 to 2) to All Skills
+200% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Life +3%
Fire Resist +50%
+(25 to 100) Life after each Kill
Requirements +100%
Socketed (4)

Curse of the Zakarum
(Zakarum Set)

later is pretty nice.

Iblis

Iblis
Gloves
'TyrSur'
Runeword Level: 90
+40 Spell Focus if Sanguine Covenant is Active
+10% Maximum Mana if Solar Flare is Active
+(37 to 42)% to Fire Spell Damage
(25 to 35)% to Energy
Regenerate Mana +(10 to 15)%
Fire Absorb 4%
+10 to Light Radius

&

Minefield

Minefield
One-Handed Swords
Except Two-Handed Swords, Two-Handed Swords
'IgnTyrRalOhm'
Runeword Level: 100
If you have 90% Fire Resist: +50% Fire Spell Damage
40% Hit Recovery
+(25 to 30)% to Fire Spell Damage
-60% to Enemy Fire Resistance
Fire Resist +30%
Fire Absorb (1 to 2)%
Attacker Takes Fire Damage of (400 to 500)

are cheap and strong.

Hey, can it be that the shrine drops kinda strange? I have almost 70 and not a single one i need. I'm running the cow lvl and nothing.
I've never had this issue before. Sometimes i think, that the game is checking your skills and changes your drop possibity, just to increase your playtime.
I know it sounds stupid, but sometimes...

Freakadelle wrote:Hey, can it be that the shrine drops kinda strange? I have almost 70 and not a single one i need. I'm running the cow lvl and nothing.
I've never had this issue before. Sometimes i think, that the game is checking your skills and changes your drop possibity, just to increase your playtime.
I know it sounds stupid, but sometimes...

Guess you'll have to farm the new brains if you want shrines.

I cant farm Fauztinville yet and i know its just bad luck, but the funny thing is: i found my first relic and still no shrine^^
At least the one i need

Is there a minimum lab lvl where star charts and frags can drop?I killed phoboss bajillion times in lab6, but still didnt drop his chart/drag.

Freakadelle wrote:I cant farm Fauztinville yet and i know its just bad luck, but the funny thing is: i found my first relic and still no shrine^^
At least the one i need

if you want shrines - go for cow level

How to damage that ****** SPIRIT OF GUYA i dont get how to remove him imune to all dmg ...

For the stormcall relic the orange text says there is a 1% chance to trigger stormcall on hit.

Is that a typo? Does it mean I have a 1% chance of chaining stormcalls? If the latter, does the second stormcall also have a chance to cast Askari Lightning?

Also how effective is 'X Damage reduced by Y'? Reducing Phys damage by 20 is great if the monster only does 100 Damage but it's meaningless if they do 10k damage. Feels like this is much better when clearing the early stages of the game than it is for any mid or high level content?

about Idol of Rygnar

Idol of Rygnar

Idol of Rygnar
Mask (Sacred)
Defense: (2068 - 2350) to (2208 - 2510)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 600
Item Level: 120
+2 to Necromancer Skill Levels
25% Life stolen per Hit
Weapon Physical Damage +(60 to 90)%
Hit Causes Monster to Flee +1%
+(120 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 50) to Strength
+(40 to 50) to Dexterity
Target Takes Additional Damage of 500
25% Gold Find
+5 to Light Radius
Socketed (4)

"Target Takes Additional Damage of 500", does it calculate the enemy's physical resistance? Or don't count any stat effects and take 500 full damage per strike?
And the Ten Pin Striker umo,

Ten Pin Striker

Ten Pin Striker
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
100% Bonus to Attack Rating
5% to Strength
Target Takes Additional Damage of 100
+10 Required Level

it's supposed to have the same mechanics, right?

Has anyone tested the merc's changes? They still seem to deal little damage and the surviability is still questionable unless it's A3 mercs