Quote (blyce @ Thu, Mar 8 2007, 11:36pm)
1st of all i would like to start out saying ... awesome guide ... i would like to criticize a few of your opinions tho
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Sands vs Mana Boots
Main disadvantage of Mana boots is their price. 30 frw 10 fhr (at least aim for fhr) 5x mana 5% max mana and some adds as life replenish push price to ~3k fg for a pair and if u r not able to afford them, i would recommend sands over mana boots. Sands gives 10% more fhr, which enables u to replace fhr skiller with 4x lifer,15 vita equalls to 15 hp without bo, 15 strg equalls to 30 mana and 70 poison resi is useful in very limited situations. So overall, mana boots gives ~75 mana while sands giving 55 life, 30 mana and poison res (not including %'s from items and bo). If u can afford mana boots, go for them, but sands should also fit needs of every sorc.
1st off ... 15vita = 30hp not 15 ... second off ... y is frw important on a sorc ??? sorc's dont run/walk they tele 15str - 30life or mana ... which ever u put it in .. in my opinion Etreks are teh way to go no matter what ^^
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Hoto vs Rare Orbs and Eschuta
After testing alot, i simply cant recommend anything over Hoto. Life replenish (on low hp char) just makes it real bad-ass. Hoto is wonder, which allowes sorc to fight 4v1, makes ppl cry, take down any1… 1k extra dmg from Rare orb or eschuta can be usefull in some instances, for example fast duels like svs. Notice, that u need godly jewel to put in eschuta/orb, cus u will suffer resists (try to get similar to mine: 9 strg 14 mana 8 all res 38 fire res). I own one of best ladder rare orbs 2 sorc 20 fcr 3 fb 2 es 7x mana 2x life with free socket which enables me to reach 95 es without precast and combined with godly circlet provides insane dmg/life/mana, but u will just miss life replenish in long duels. I suggest keeping few setups in inventory and find weapon which suits u best, but Hoto gets my vote.
2nd off ... if u are lacking res ... hoto is a good way to get your res up ... but if u have teh fg to get good gear ... u shouldnt be lacking res at all ... my fire sorc has max res ++ with a eschutas ... the dmg that eschutas or a magic/rare orb gives u is irreplacable ... especially with the -5 or -10 res that they also adds icing to the cake
other than these i thought ur guide was brilliant ^^
ok u have some good points here and ty for opinion
lemme explain that sand thing: i have counted 15 vita as 15 life Before Bo, because life, granted from +vita doesnt count in any bonuses, so its simple to calculate if u threat 15 vita as 15 hp in pure stats
run is very useful against: hammer, fb, druid, trapper which is like 50% of chars u face in duels so i aim for as much as possible
about resi: my build does not include any +resi items (eni, shako , mana amu, sojs, arach) so resi from rare jewel/hoto are a necessity
and replenish is so good on low hp char like sorc that its gettin even banned from eu duels probably (just to good^^)
+@lopov : duels on nm are ment to balance chars cus is to nerf elemental chars, so i would rather have duels on hell xD