200fcr es/fb questions

[mythos]

So i have 3 skill placement options that I am looking at:

Max fball, fbolt, meteor, mastery, 15tk, 1 chilling = 18.7-20k fb dmg

Max fball, fbolt, meteor, tk, 15 mastery, 1 chilling = 17.2-18.6k fb dmg

Max fball, fbolt, meteor, mastery, tk, 0 chilling = 18.7-20k fb dmg

These numbers are based on 14 all skills and 11 fire at level 93.

For what its worth I will only have 65% es, because I'm using a es cta staff and am too lazy to go full on prebuff.

So, is it worth getting chilling armor, and should I sacrifice damage to max out tk?

Also, what life/mana ratio is best for a sorc with only 65% es? I was thinking around 1:1.

[Dennis_KoreanGuy]

You've got to be kidding me, chilling armor?

Even a point in frozen is a waste imo.

and yes, TK must be maxed. This is vital.

I actually recommend some hard points into ES. fcr / mana gear really work with each other, with izzy / spirit / etc.

[Kiba]

I would give some es sorceress info if i could but mine ended up being an immense failure haha.


Found mine could tank but barely did any damage with just 13k fireballs.

[MysticDragon]

200 FCR FB ES without buff won't that well. If you buff, you should get around 89% ES, which is very nice. If you don't have high ES, high levels of TK are a waste. Have you considered 105 block or 200 vita?

[Hyphy]

max firebolt, ball met, TK, enuf es for @ least 80+es, if not then go pure vit..

[mythos]

My concern with pure vita is having 0 dr.
I don't want to go 105 block, just a personal choice there.

Anyone have any thoughts on what the minimum viable damage is for this build?

[NewForumBloke]

0 DR for vita? No block? What happens when a pala charges you and connects with you wielding spirit? What happens when a bvc tri whirls you to shreds? Even my old lvl 30 Insight charger could take out lvl 80+ spirit no block sorcs with a good charge lock on them. A friend of mine's sorc uses:

Circ 2/20/other mods like stats, fhr, res, etc
CoH
SS stat/fhr/res jewel
Arach
Hoto
10 fcr ring stats/res/mana
soj
Rare ammy with 15+ fcr stats etc

9x high end lifers, etc

She got 86 fhr, Max Block, 43%+ DR (she had a few switch items), max++ res, and iirc did something like 22-23k FB. She did extremely well with the char and had absolutely nuts life for a sorc. If i was to ever make a FB sorc, i would model mine very closely to the one she used.

-BLoke

[scottymill]

Im making one too and I am about to have the four fire skills maxed, then what? Do i share points between es and tk or max one and not the other?

[Flaming arrow]

Im making one too and I am about to have the four fire skills maxed, then what? Do i share points between es and tk or max one and not the other?

i would reccomend maxing telek and useing a prebuff staff

[mephiztophelez]

You've got to be kidding me, chilling armor?

yes, chilling armour. it's actually a very, very good skill.

but for an ES/FB sorc, i'd look for +CA on my Memory stick, or do a snowclash shuffle while i try to get said godly +3es/+3chilling 4os staff (or 5os and make a CtA in it)

TK must be maxed. This is vital.

/vouch.

0 DR for vita? No block? What happens when a pala charges you and connects with you wielding spirit?

my fire sorc is 200/142 vita.
what do i do vs charging pallys and BvC's? i switch to Shiver Armour instead of Frozen and pray. well, i try and get 'em hung up on landscape features and screw with their desynch/leaplock. granted however, my sorc does best in gm, no sorb, 75% res sorc v sorc.
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in any event, when making a Fire Sorc you simply must accept that Fire is the easiest element to sorb into nothingness. you WILL get sorbed. peeps will throw on 'spurs+++ the second they see fireballs in the air.