Hi.

I've played this game forever, but mostly on SC. I just recently became pretty enthralled in HC mode, and I had a quick question for some more seasoned HC players.

I am planning on making a Lite Sorc, but before I do so I was wondering if in HC mode ES is considered essential. I know in SC, people would often times just run all their points into Vit and not get ES just so they could maximize damage faster through the skill tree; however, I could see where ES would be essential on HC.

Any opinions? Or is there just a definitive answer to this?

This post was edited by mason9236 on Feb 20 2017 05:15pm

could be considered preference, although I don't think there are great reasons not to get 1 point
without synergy it's 300-500 extra max HP vs physical for no big downside
vs elemental damage it it's not as good, unless your resists are total shite =D.. but it's still a nonzero amount of extra EHP
But please don't put points in energy


This post was edited by Rune- on Feb 20 2017 06:09pm

If you aren't SvS or PvM then you should always be ES imo.

Vita mb is probably best for pvm hc though.

This post was edited by Japrone on Feb 20 2017 06:08pm

Makes sense.

Thanks everyone.

Totally agree. Between mb, percent damage reduction, and integer damage reduction, a sorc can be made to be effectively indestructible in pvm without es

I had a sorc with ber ss, and a 3 light life everlasting circlet and amulet. Ber 2/15 valor. 11dr natures peace. And a TGODS. You could go have a smoke break in a crowded room and she'd still be alive

Use it. Just one point in it is ok. Its like having more life

I actually found that anything more than one point starts to get detrimental, depending on your build. My +skills brought my 1 point es up high enough that it ended up killing me more often than saving me as I'd have no mana for teleporting whenever I'd get hit. Granted it was kind of a crappy (gear) build to begin with, but it's something to think about.