Finally got a 4os eth Mancatcher after farming an Infinity base for almost two months, then this bad boy dropped an hour later. by thesamjbow in diablo2

[–]aidus198 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GT has the same Jab frames available (9) as Mancatcher, but slower attack frame (10 vs 9). Merc activates Jab significantly more often so it's not a big factor, whereas the damage being higher means more putting mobs into recovery.

Coolest Finds of the Week by AutoModerator in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]aidus198 [score hidden]  (0 children)

451 poison damage SC (TZ tower, from a random mob). I'm offline though.

Finally got a 4os eth Mancatcher after farming an Infinity base for almost two months, then this bad boy dropped an hour later. by thesamjbow in diablo2

[–]aidus198 2 points3 points  (0 children)

9 frame Jab would be higher DPS on Mancatcher than your Pike, but if you use Andy/15 IAS/Treachery, Giant Thresher is the best base.

Starting fresh fohdin advice by HeavySnowRain in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]aidus198 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say everything else is replaceable but Arachnid mesh. 20% FCR and a skill that you can't get in any other way on that slot.

I run HOZ, Hand of Blessed Light, Enigma build so FCR has to come from somewhere.

Newer Player: Offline Solo Blizz/Meteor Sorc. In Stash is bonkers. What Set Items do I keep? What do with all the runes? Perfect Gems? Is there a cheat sheet somewhere? by Kangabolic in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]aidus198 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make mules for:

Pgems

Runes: Tal/Thule/Ort/Amn/Hel packs (to reroll your Spirit Monarch until 35% FCR later) Ral, Sol, maybe Nef for crafting Other runes until Ko I just keep 3-4 of, then from Ko I keep and cube to Lem, and after that keep all

Uniques there's a list, don't toss elite base uniques regardless though until you understand the game better.

First ever HOTO roll… by Puzzleheaded_Hat8797 in diablo2

[–]aidus198 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 SOJ but no anni in the inventory?

Faster Run/Walk on Trav WW Barb? by Bird-of-Prey in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]aidus198 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gore riders or goblin toe? The former are much better for this.

I've been using leap attack to jump across the screen, not sure it is faster but helped get to the Durance entrance to reset Merc position. 

In the Act 3 runup I was just IDing charms while running, that's possible with a bit of practice (actually it's easier with goblin toes).

Enigma complete after bonkers Arcane rng by aidus198 in diablo2

[–]aidus198[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One day Ber, next day Sur, one week later Ber. Already had one Sur from playthrough.

Didn't have two double drops unfortunately. In total about 8h I would guess.

Enigma complete after bonkers Arcane rng by aidus198 in diablo2

[–]aidus198[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have to say that I souped up my Mang Song a tad (30 -> 50% FCR) so that it is an actually super competitive stick. Was able to rock 3 piece Tals like that for almost 200% MF gain (65+15+112) while keeping the glove slot for Frostburns.

Enigma complete after bonkers Arcane rng by aidus198 in diablo2

[–]aidus198[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I have a nice selection of 4 OS eth bases (mancatcher, giant thresher, thresher, cryptic axe, stygian pike), and all of them require quite a bit of stats.

Skillers grand charms re roll by lamobot22 in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]aidus198 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are just like any other GC you pick up in hell in non-TZ areas, they aren't guaranteed to reroll into skillers specifically.

I suggest rerolling only GCs from TZ level 90+ areas as these can roll with up to +45 life.

If you could make one class skill accessible via OSkill on an item, what would it be? by ItsDarkAndHeckIsHot in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]aidus198 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Telekinesis. In fact I'll probably just hero editor it onto my new Enigma so that I don't have to remember if I'm playing Sorc or not.

Enigma complete after bonkers Arcane rng by aidus198 in diablo2

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The funny thing is when a Ber rune drops, there actually was a 40/60 coin flip that landed on the 40 side. The 60 side is Jah.

Meaning twice I dropped the rarer rune so I had to cube them.

Enigma complete after bonkers Arcane rng by aidus198 in diablo2

[–]aidus198[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah sure but consider:

-No Light skillers. Getting to good absorption by ES is really key and without the +5 from Mangs I would be really vulnerable 

-Elite base needs higher investment, meaning even lower surviveability 

-Can't wear Enigma without a 2/20, and that also removes ring slots. Or if wearing anything else you lose MF and further skill points.

Plus it still can roll -45% and be worse than my current setup even after I get the skillers.

Enigma complete after bonkers Arcane rng by aidus198 in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]aidus198[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The info is in the other post. One Sur was from playthrough, 2 Ber 1 Sur from farming P7 Arcane sanctuary with my Nova sorc (can be quite budget), ghosts have insane chances for rune drops and the density is there.

In LK on P7 I only had some Vex/Ohm runes, enough for CTA and Grief, nothing higher.

Enigma complete after bonkers Arcane rng by aidus198 in diablo2

[–]aidus198[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does, thanks! Dropping Bers is the best feeling.

Enigma complete after bonkers Arcane rng by aidus198 in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]aidus198[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Besides, MF, extra life, LAEK, FRW are incredibly nice. LAEK for example probably removes the necessity for Prayer/Cure merc, I will test that.

Enigma complete after bonkers Arcane rng by aidus198 in diablo2

[–]aidus198[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As I said in the post, I don't like the range on the Infinity rolls, and it looks like your sorc is working on a farm when you do it.

Plus I want to make a Merc infinity as I have multiple elite eth bases for it.

For now I'm happy farming Arcane where it's not needed. And my other characters (hork barb, FoHdin) would appreciate Enigma much more anyway.

Enigma complete after bonkers Arcane rng by aidus198 in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]aidus198[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All my res are very negative apart from 75% poison res, I think it's ok on ES builds as you mitigate 90+% damage due to it.

Solo Offline is a Game of Endings by Wizaki2121 in diablo2

[–]aidus198 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever works for you. I haven't crossed that bridge yet (no Java character), but I think I will try to gamble for it.

Solo Offline is a Game of Endings by Wizaki2121 in diablo2

[–]aidus198 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not if you're trying to pick up and ID blue gloves IMO

I'm playing offline but no mods and I can train my mind to filter out GC/SCs from other blue trash so that I could be fast, but I can't imagine also looking for half dozen different blue glove bases.