Hello there

I don't remember the breakpoints but they are different than LOD breakpoints. Also two items that say Fastest Cast Rate (or any other speed modifier) can have different values. So if it was 20% for Fastest Cast Rate, it doesn't necessarily mean it will also be 20% for another item with that affix.
 
Ahh interesting! I guess i'm gonna go by feel then ;)

While i'm at it, i'm trying hard to gamble for a SoJ, is there a minimum level requirement? I got the other 2 rare rings so far but no luck on the soj.

Thanks!
 
oniwara said:
Ahh interesting! I guess i'm gonna go by feel then ;)

While i'm at it, i'm trying hard to gamble for a SoJ, is there a minimum level requirement? I got the other 2 rare rings so far but no luck on the soj.

Thanks!
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No level requirement from my knowledge but you need to have Nagelring and Manald Heal on the character before the SOJ will gamble. Only the best available unique in the chain is gambled. So if you always have those two rings, and then you get an SOJ, if you mule the SOJ to another char and keep on gambling, the next unique will be an SOJ again. That's how you can keep gambling SOJs.
 
Well that was good to know! Finally got a SoJ!

Hell is pretty rough, the Sorc feels much squishier than i remembered from later platforms, is Energy Shield viable? I dont see any other defensive option?

It's mostly the elemental range dmg that hurts, and the small rushing dudes from A3.
 
Sorceress is now a Baroness at lvl46.

Energy Shield with close to 1000 mana made the Chaos Sanctuary much more manageable (with max warmth)

Invested the dex for a Spectral Shard early Hell (dropped it!) but not sure that was worth it since i later found a wand with almost as good stats bar the resists.

Was a fun ride!

PS: I did use the MF shadows trick a few times in Nightmare to upgrade gear for Hell.
 
Manny said:
Nice ~ good stuff @oniwara. It sounds like you had a good run in 1.05b. :cool:

Where will your next adventure be? Care to join me in 1.07? 😄
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Thanks, was a lot of fun!

I have been leveling a barbarian in 1.05b with some twink gear but I have no idea how and what to build. Lvl24 and maxed out Mace mastery atm ... he is not a very bright dude!

How's 1.07? is that the last pre-lod patch?
 
oniwara said:
Thanks, was a lot of fun!

I have been leveling a barbarian in 1.05b with some twink gear but I have no idea how and what to build. Lvl24 and maxed out Mace mastery atm ... he is not a very bright dude!

How's 1.07? is that the last pre-lod patch?
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Lol at your comment "he is not a very bright dude!" -- that cracked me up! I mean, he is a Barbarian after all, lmao. Maybe build an IK Barb? Those were always pretty viable I think.

1.07 is actually the first LoD patch. Personally I love the LoD additions to the game including Act V so I tend to play LoD more than Classic, although there are some things about Classic that I really do enjoy. At any rate in 1.07 there are some fun and quirky things like the MPK ring bug and the Full Rejuv Bug which one can't help but take advantage of. Magic Find is also busted so it's the patch that is known for "Racking". I'm currently leveling a Sorceress, Eve, who is now level 21. I'm needing to update her thread soon.

Perhaps I will write a 1.07 guide for the community in the future. There are already some good ones out there though if you search the interwebs, such as this one: Repusz’s 1.07 Diablo 2 Guide
 
Yeah the shared stash, muling works finem just a bit tedious.

I tried forwarding my sorceress to 1.07 to test and ... she feels weak, both dmg output and dmg taken is much higher. Feels odd. I killed the Ancients at lvl46 and i seem to have gained several levels at once.

She's 54 now, killed throne and Baal in Nightmare and the xp bar barely moved!

The delay on blizzard is pretty bad. Guess Frozen orb is better in 1.07.
 
Yep in 1.07 frozen orb & cold mastery = GG

Do you have static field? I would probably use Blizzard the way I play my Meteorb Sorc, meaning I would first cast Blizzard on a pack and then static a few times while you are waiting for the animation and damage to take effect. Rinse and repeat. You can static monsters down to a sliver in 1.07 (the same as in Classic).

FYI — the muling application ATMA is compatible with 1.07 and should make item transfers way less tedious. I highly recommend it as a time saver.

Also please note that with Singling you can use the Players command to increase monster difficulty and XP gains!
 
@Manny No IK barbs in 1.05b since IK didn't exist yet. Rares 4 lyfe haha.

For 1.07, remember FO still works like prelod so the Orb can't touch the mobs or damage will stop.
 
fearedbliss said:
@Manny No IK barbs in 1.05b since IK didn't exist yet. Rares 4 lyfe haha.

For 1.07, remember FO still works like prelod so the Orb can't touch the mobs or damage will stop.
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O.O ~ dang bro you're right... those were the dark days where all kings were mere mortals... 🥲🙃

Facts though...rares FTW! Except that most of them suck, lmao. But when you get that godly one...it becomes an heirloom that's passed down from generation to generation. 😁

Good reminder too on FO... that's going to take some getting used to... as it's quite the opposite of how I use it in 1.09 😬😥
 
Haha yea that's the beauty of prelod, item scarcity and everything sucks in a way, but when you do find something good, it feels so good and you really cherish it. That's what makes every character feel unique. Since a lot of the items aren't good, you really value every stat on every item even if it's just a simple increased fire damage, hp, or whatever.
 
I do use static, the way blizzard plays in 1.07 is much worse since mobs walk much faster through it and get slowed less. Triple whammy! This sorceress could clear hell sanctuary and players8 cows no problem, 1k mana, 350hp, max resists in hell, 50% energy shield. Nerfed! haha

While in the frozen river I had some sort of orange fiery/lightning arcs effect over my head, what is that? Would take out my life away quite quickly. Seems i had it even without mobs around me
 
If you aren't using Singling then and are using 'players8' it won't work because 1.00-1.08 don't have players command. Only way to get players 8 without Singling is to open 8 diablo 2 instances and use TCP/IP. Try Singling and try again. You should still be able to clear it though due to the OP Static Field. 1.07 is the only version of LOD where SF is uncapped and will lower monster life to 1%. Normally that type of behavior only happens in Classic.
 
I have been using Singling ofc! Must again say great work on Cactus and Singling, it's very smooth, especially for a computer noob like me, everything was easy to install, configure and get going.

I must admit cows on players 8 was a bit dodgy, i had to spam blizzards then spam static or blizzard dps wouldn't make up for cow's regen.

Edit: Given the Full reju bug you can just skip warmth on sorc right?

Btw the rack farming thing isnt super appealing ;)
 
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@oniwara Word ~ Singling ftw. And yeah you can pretty much skip Warmth, or maybe just put 1 point in it.

And lmao! Sooo becoming a human bot doesn't sound fun to you? :p
 
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