Quote (Jacksonian @ 30 Sep 2010 14:43)
thanks a lot for this guide. as I just started playing d2 seriously with this ladder reset, it's helped me quite a bit. I'm still a bit clueless as to how to go from, say, a 62 sorc with crap gear to something that can make it through hell and actually kill stuff to grab some gear and how to efficiently level up my merc so he is something more than a very expensive momentary distraction for venom lords.
Well, like the guide says, if you can't afford the listed equipment yet, go for anything you find that has fcr, +skills and resists.
Insight should be easy enough to make, run countess until you get a sol (and the other runes). 4os polearms drop often, you can also use larzuk's socket reward to get a 4os polearm.
Treachery only needs a Lem rune, which you can probably trade for a few pgems or something.
For helm just use anything with ll (if you can't find anything else a simple crafted blood helm will do).