-=Slaye]2=-
18-07-2004, 19:27
After reading Sasja's guide I thought of making a meteorb for 2nd ladder season to acquire myself some good items later on.
I'm now completely stuck at Act V. I barely was able to kill Thres Socket who guards the entrance to the Crystalline passage. From there on it's impossible for me to go on w/o my merc dying FAST and me following.
I don't think it's my playing style that's making me get owned this bad. I'm carefull. I don't barge in on the monsters. I examine the monster packs. Support my merc with fireballs, meteor and frozen orb. Trying very hard to keep him alive. Teleporting away. Feeding him potions. Especially the amplify damage spell really hurts :( My merc dies fast when it's cast by a superunique. Even when feeding potions. It can't be the equipment. My merc (Act II HF) has a Shaftstop mesh armor wich reduces damage by 30%. His weapon is a Blackleech Blade. My merc and I are at lvl 81. So I take every effort of keeping him same lvl as me. He's using an undead crown for extra lifeleech. I'm trying to find a better weapon for him. I was aiming for a bonehew with 2 amns. Last season I had two. Having hard time finding one.
I'm wearing Shako, Stealth armor, Lidless wall shield, Lidless eye, Frosties gloves, MF boots. Got aldur's boots but can't wear them yet. Manald heal ring and another ring with xtra mana and + to energy. Resist ammy. I followed the Meteorb build to the letter. That means max forb, 8 in CM. I've already maxed Fireball and meteor. I'm in the progress of maxing firemastery now. And ofcourse the one points wonders mentioned in the guide. I've got str at 90, dex is 195, Vitality 185. Energy is base.
Whatever I try, I can't make any progress. I've read that this build is able to solo hell untwinked. This is my first char on the 2nd ladder. I don't have elite equipment. What is wrong here. Why is my merc dying so fast. I've got him setup with decent equipment. Everyone's talking bout a tank. I don't consider him a tank but a pansy.
I didn't expected this to happen. It was a walk in the park so far. Duriel, Mephisto and big D were a piece of cake in hell. But now I get stuck in Act V facing the monsters. I've not even come close to rescuing Anya.
I must also say that the drops from Mephisto in hell are horrible. I've done countless runs. Over 50 today, wearing about +- 250% MF. And I get crap. And the joke is. I get set items over and over again. And often the same ones. Same bout uniques. Often same uniques are found running different bosses. I like to make this on my own. And so I run bosses for items and try to trade some good stuff if I found something I can't use. Sure I can let my sorc get boosted to Baal. But I want to do this on my OWN, without help. The guide says it's possible.
So why am I failing with my Meteorb at this point? Am I doing something horribly wrong here? Help is much appriciated. I'm sorry if I sound a bit aggetated, but it gets frustrating when you try over and over again and fail.
I'm now completely stuck at Act V. I barely was able to kill Thres Socket who guards the entrance to the Crystalline passage. From there on it's impossible for me to go on w/o my merc dying FAST and me following.
I don't think it's my playing style that's making me get owned this bad. I'm carefull. I don't barge in on the monsters. I examine the monster packs. Support my merc with fireballs, meteor and frozen orb. Trying very hard to keep him alive. Teleporting away. Feeding him potions. Especially the amplify damage spell really hurts :( My merc dies fast when it's cast by a superunique. Even when feeding potions. It can't be the equipment. My merc (Act II HF) has a Shaftstop mesh armor wich reduces damage by 30%. His weapon is a Blackleech Blade. My merc and I are at lvl 81. So I take every effort of keeping him same lvl as me. He's using an undead crown for extra lifeleech. I'm trying to find a better weapon for him. I was aiming for a bonehew with 2 amns. Last season I had two. Having hard time finding one.
I'm wearing Shako, Stealth armor, Lidless wall shield, Lidless eye, Frosties gloves, MF boots. Got aldur's boots but can't wear them yet. Manald heal ring and another ring with xtra mana and + to energy. Resist ammy. I followed the Meteorb build to the letter. That means max forb, 8 in CM. I've already maxed Fireball and meteor. I'm in the progress of maxing firemastery now. And ofcourse the one points wonders mentioned in the guide. I've got str at 90, dex is 195, Vitality 185. Energy is base.
Whatever I try, I can't make any progress. I've read that this build is able to solo hell untwinked. This is my first char on the 2nd ladder. I don't have elite equipment. What is wrong here. Why is my merc dying so fast. I've got him setup with decent equipment. Everyone's talking bout a tank. I don't consider him a tank but a pansy.
I didn't expected this to happen. It was a walk in the park so far. Duriel, Mephisto and big D were a piece of cake in hell. But now I get stuck in Act V facing the monsters. I've not even come close to rescuing Anya.
I must also say that the drops from Mephisto in hell are horrible. I've done countless runs. Over 50 today, wearing about +- 250% MF. And I get crap. And the joke is. I get set items over and over again. And often the same ones. Same bout uniques. Often same uniques are found running different bosses. I like to make this on my own. And so I run bosses for items and try to trade some good stuff if I found something I can't use. Sure I can let my sorc get boosted to Baal. But I want to do this on my OWN, without help. The guide says it's possible.
So why am I failing with my Meteorb at this point? Am I doing something horribly wrong here? Help is much appriciated. I'm sorry if I sound a bit aggetated, but it gets frustrating when you try over and over again and fail.