onomastikon
16-11-2007, 23:48
I'd be grateful for a tiny bit of help on these, thanks much:
1. When Meditation (or Cleansing) states that it will also heal the amount that prayer heals as a side bonus, is that hard or soft points?
2. Not entirely sure what the numbers on Arreat refer to for Prayer. At level 10, for instance, it says it heals "11". Does that mean 11pts per second or it gives a "replentish life 11"? I had my Meditation on to help heal my merc through the Prayer synergy bonus (I was fine) and didnt really notice him heal, but maybe that is because I only have 1 hard point in Prayer (s. question 1).
3. Does leeching steal from the net or gross damage done? I mean, will I leech more with Conc on (because gross damage output is larger) than with redemption?
4. Why put any more than 1 point in Vigor if I dont care about synergies? I know it will give 14% more hammer damage, which is almost like a level of Conc, but it just seems so strange because the only thing it really increases (considering a couple of +skills items) is stamina and stam regen, which is more than enough at base. Is the 14% synergy really worth it if I want to continue my hybrid path of a bit of zeal and smite with charge? (Need to melee a bit in tight spots, plus its fun sometimes). Should say I'm purely PvM, not into PvP, but maybe that's no bother. I am also sure I will never get godly gear, but that's ok.
5. A question about those said synergies. I have never been one for lots of math in a game, but I just took a look. My hammerdin had his hammers maxed, and had +3 skill items, so it was at level 23. On the stats screen, his BH damage was listed as 330-336. (With conc, it was 798-813). I then invested a point in Blessed Aim. The min damage on the stats screen went up to 363. 330/363 = about .90. That's not 14%, I think. I'm confused, what's going on?
6. I switched to a Holy Freeze merc in NM from a Prayer merc. I notice the difference -- I almost always have to switch to Redemption now and then. I dont know if this is an effect of harder enemies in NM or because Prayer was pretty darn good. I'm playing a 85% Hammerdin with a 15% melee mixup (just fun to zeal, smite, and charge now and then, especially in tight spots). If I am losing effectiveness due to a switch to redemption when I could be having Conc on, maybe I should switch back. Are there any people out there who actually stick with Prayer? Or any other mercs?
THanks much
1. When Meditation (or Cleansing) states that it will also heal the amount that prayer heals as a side bonus, is that hard or soft points?
2. Not entirely sure what the numbers on Arreat refer to for Prayer. At level 10, for instance, it says it heals "11". Does that mean 11pts per second or it gives a "replentish life 11"? I had my Meditation on to help heal my merc through the Prayer synergy bonus (I was fine) and didnt really notice him heal, but maybe that is because I only have 1 hard point in Prayer (s. question 1).
3. Does leeching steal from the net or gross damage done? I mean, will I leech more with Conc on (because gross damage output is larger) than with redemption?
4. Why put any more than 1 point in Vigor if I dont care about synergies? I know it will give 14% more hammer damage, which is almost like a level of Conc, but it just seems so strange because the only thing it really increases (considering a couple of +skills items) is stamina and stam regen, which is more than enough at base. Is the 14% synergy really worth it if I want to continue my hybrid path of a bit of zeal and smite with charge? (Need to melee a bit in tight spots, plus its fun sometimes). Should say I'm purely PvM, not into PvP, but maybe that's no bother. I am also sure I will never get godly gear, but that's ok.
5. A question about those said synergies. I have never been one for lots of math in a game, but I just took a look. My hammerdin had his hammers maxed, and had +3 skill items, so it was at level 23. On the stats screen, his BH damage was listed as 330-336. (With conc, it was 798-813). I then invested a point in Blessed Aim. The min damage on the stats screen went up to 363. 330/363 = about .90. That's not 14%, I think. I'm confused, what's going on?
6. I switched to a Holy Freeze merc in NM from a Prayer merc. I notice the difference -- I almost always have to switch to Redemption now and then. I dont know if this is an effect of harder enemies in NM or because Prayer was pretty darn good. I'm playing a 85% Hammerdin with a 15% melee mixup (just fun to zeal, smite, and charge now and then, especially in tight spots). If I am losing effectiveness due to a switch to redemption when I could be having Conc on, maybe I should switch back. Are there any people out there who actually stick with Prayer? Or any other mercs?
THanks much