Quote (1971m1 @ Feb 27 2023 01:42pm)
Hi,
I am no expert in this area, I would like to discuss frenzy options further now that sunder charms exist and all that. From my experience here is what I've encountered.
I have played frenzy many times over the years. I have used dual grief pb's, dual death eth ettins, and dual death BA's. I have also used dual rune master ettins, however the repair frequency was not manageable. I would do full clears of L85 areas in p8 public games. I found dual death worked the best.
Grief does more damage, but death made killing bosses (diablo, baal, ubers) so much more efficient. My clear times including bosses were faster with death/death, and mana leech was never an issue.
TL:DR; These setups were used before the mana burn fix. Mana leech was much more important pre-patch for mana burn.
Using dual griefs I also struggled with mana/life leech. With 3.5k life, potions are nearly useless in p8 for how fast monsters deal damage. I used LOH and not dracs for gloves.
What are you looking for in a beast/doom setup? You will have frequent repairs, grief/grief will deal more dmg, and doom is great for survivability but this should not be needed in p1 games. Beast/doom does not provide mana or life leech, so this would have to come from other equipment.
Well, I'm looking for a build that's fun (i.e., not just Grief) and doesn't suck for P1. I've never played axes and wanted to try them out. I wouldn't mind slowing down a little on my clear speed, as long as it was fun (auras, effects, ctc, etc). However, if the "fun" builds are just way less efficient, I'd love to know before I commit the runes.
I like the defensiveness that Holy Freeze provides when I do Terrorized Zones, especially when I encounter cursed, extra strong mobs. I could also put Doom on the A2 Merc and also get his Might aura, although Emilio often lags behind.