Quote (aneas @ Thu, 2 Apr 2009, 20:33)
While the Meteorb or Orb/FB might be a viable build to start out a new Ladder Season, I don't really see any sense in making one with this kind of equip...
Meteorb or Orb/FB (which I consider to be the better build overall anyways^^) kill almost EVERYTHING (expcept maybe for Double-Immune De Seis or Countess, who spawn very rarely and can be taken out by you Merc usually) in Single Player or maximum 2-3 player games... Andy, Meph, CS, Baal, Nihla, Countess, Eld, Pindle, Shenk... all no problem...
BUT: In full games (Baal Runs) you will basically go and kill Andy, maybe Meph OR try short Boss Runs (Eld, Pindle, Shenk) IF you are allowed to (and Anya's Portal is open)... but even this will take a while... CSing is impossible in such games, because your killspeed compared to either Hammers, Boners, or Light Sorrcs / Trapsins / Javas will rather suck.
So take this advice:
Go MFing in either Singleplayer-PW Games, or maybe in random trade games with max. 2 players to avoid NoDrop... this will not require any too expensive equip, can be done more safely, with less stress and so on...
THIS gear (yeah, I will suggest an alternative ofc) is completely okay anf good enough for this purpose and will cost a LOT less:
Full Tal's with 2x PT in Armor/Helm, also make sure you get a 2/2 Masteries Orb... IF you need the more MF, get an IST... else RBF it.
Spirit Monarch 35 FCR, Magefist... this is all you require to get 105 FCR, maxed Resists except for Poison, decent Damage and thx to the Masteries Skills on the Orb, more Skill Points to distribute manually!
The Rings and Boots are up o you... SOJs for Skills/Mana and thus more killspeed or Nagels for additional 60 MF... Treks for 20 more FHR (you would need 2x 5% FHR SCs to get the 86 FHR BP otherwise) and some more Life due to STR and VIT, as well as maxed Poison Resist or Wartravelers for even more MF.
Tal Set/Mages/Spirit + 2x Nagel + Treks will give you somewhere around 300% MF, throw in a Gheed's and get 4 random 7MF SCs under your 4 cold Skillers (prefer these over Fire, but you choice), and you'll be like 400ish.
Even without CTA, INFY, COH ( 4 HIGH RUNES FOR AN MFer? --> When they become THAT cheap, MFing makes no sense anymore... --> Go build a GFer or craft!), this Sorc is fast and secure enough to run Eld/Pindle/Shenk/Andy/Meph over and over again without any problems and find a lot of good stuff!
Your guide seems to be more like a "High-End"-Version, but you would not play it like that anyways... your FHR for example: 55 = 48 and even the 60 FHR BP really blows! Too easy to reach 86, so do it :-) ... If you want to max Dmg., try an Ormus/NW/Fathom Built and dual it to FB/Meteor, if you want high Life, try Enigma with HotO and so on... yours is a bit of everything but definitely not really viable in any time of Ladder Season :-D
Nice effort though.
EDIT: Skills ofc --> Masteries: Start out with NONE! Orb will help!, If Meteorb, go for max. FB, Meteor, FBolt first and use 3 or 4 Fire Skillers... if going for Orb/FB (again: better build ImO), max. Orb AND Synergy first, then rest in FBall, Meteor, then FBolt... Warmth +1, Tele and TK +1 and OFC Static +1.
I'm confused, sorry. If you want to make a meteorb guide, go for it, but this is my guide and what you're basically saying is that your character is better than mine. If you read my guide, you'd understand that this character is optimal for both pvm and mfing. You have greater mf with this gear and a high amount of damage as well. I don't know why you wasted your time with these different combinations.