Short Questions Thread

patrick_pkl wrote:Sorry can I ask which builds/classes excels best at clearing the strongest uber bosses? Unholy melee paladin?

Bump! Thanks in advance!

Baldie24 wrote:Do the Act 2 mercs (specifically Shapeshifter) scale from dex, str, or both?

Read the Merc page in the documentation. Their physical damage will also scale with whatever the weapon they use scales with.

villur wrote:What does flad added damage from gear get affected by? I assume wdm modifiers on skills but anything else too?

Yes, WDM on skills, and also...

If it's flat physical damage, then Enhanced Weapon Damage and any total damage modifiers. And it can also be converted to ele gets so you can gain from non-spell elemental modifiers.

If it's flat ele, then non-spell elemental modifiers and total damage modifiers.

Innate Element Damage doesn't work for either scenario.

Deckard_Lame wrote:I have a Sha'ad bow that has lots of added elemental damage...do MO's with "Innate elemental damage" increase my dps, or no?

No. Only IED only increases the INNATE damage portion of the item (see crystal sword, maple bow, battle axe, etc.)

I have a question about the Offline Tools. Do they function exactly like PlugY did as far as infinite stash space is concerned?
Edit: Another question... I keep reading on the forums that kill speed is the most important thing is this mod. I have an extremely methodical playstyle in D2 and every mod I've played in my life. I tend to cover just about every single inch of the map, killing every monster and getting every chest, rock, bed and barrel in the game. Can someone explain why kill speed is such a big deal? Is it just a matter of the damage dealt by monsters, and can that be overcome with increased defense and other stats?

I have read that enhanced weapon damage is a totally different stat that Enhanced damage, but it doesn't seem to increase the damage on my bow that already has 200% Enhanced damage...is it still worth it to MO with this stat in this case? I am using a guide to craft this bow, but it was posted at the start of last season. Is Enhanced weapon damage MO still a good option even if it isn't increasing the base damage on the bow I crafted?

Deckard_Lame wrote:I have read that enhanced weapon damage is a totally different stat that Enhanced damage, but it doesn't seem to increase the damage on my bow that already has 200% Enhanced damage...is it still worth it to MO with this stat in this case? I am using a guide to craft this bow, but it was posted at the start of last season. Is Enhanced weapon damage MO still a good option even if it isn't increasing the base damage on the bow I crafted?

Ewd is a global modifier, not a local. ED increases the weapons dmg, ewd increases your total damage done.

best socket filler for act 2 merc shapeshifter?

does miasma (listed as debuff) stack with doom (listed as curse)? visually the dont, damagewise its hard to say

Why do i keep getting a delay on my maelstrom skill at random times with no curse or debuff on me?