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"ArtDent" <par@noyd.invalidname> wrote in
news:2sFXd.7868$603.5040@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net:
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> On 9-Mar-2005, Diane <kirchbabe1@verizon.net> wrote:
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>> I'm in Act I NM and my rogue doesn't seem to be very effective.
>> Until I get to Act II and get a new merc, is there a better weapon
>> for her to be using than a Gale Branch? Maybe something with
>> lightening bolt? Diane
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> Everybody seems to like to use some unique or another for their merc,
> but I prefer a nice socketed bow and just stick gems in there, usually
> I hire a cold rogue for the bit of extra slow down and then I stick in
> a pruby, a ptopaz, and one or two pemeralds depending on how many
> sockets there are. After all that, it is her other equipment that adds
> damage that helps a lot too. A couple of Raven Frost rings @ +15-45
> cold dmg each is the shiznet (whatever that means, lol).
> Besides, at this point in the game, she is not your 'killer', your
> skellies and golem should be doing most of the killing. Just hang in
> there until you get to act 2 to get the offensive (might) merc. Heh,
> wait until you get him, he will be at level 51 or so while you will
> probably be up in your 60's. I took mine back to act 1 for awhile, he
> was just to weak for act 2 baddies. After he got up to about 58 we
> went back to act 2 and he did ok although he did die a few times. Now
> that he is up to my level (67) I just need to find some nice socketed
> stuff to make runewords for him. I need to find _something_ to do
> with all these runes I have, I have even made a couple of iron golems
> from runeworded weapons, they work pretty good until they die. Heh,
> sometimes I pay more attention to his (golems) lifebar than the mercs,
> the merc only needs gold to resurrect, while the golem would need
> another decent socketed item which just don't seem to fall that often
> with my mf about 418% before torch. Okay, enough tangential rambling,
> keep an eye out for socketed bows (gray), just don't try to use one
> that says amazon only. You could always try one of the bow runewords
> too although any time I have made one my pgemmed bows usually had more
> total damage.
Ok, once again great info. Thanks so much. I've been roaming around
Act I and got as far as Stoney Field and once again got killed by that
fricken Horky Spawn. I hate those things. And, I'm finding that I'm
spending more time watching how many skellies and mages I have and
watching the life of my golems and merc and dang it if I don't forget
now and then to notice my life ball. That's what happened to me late
last night. I never should have died. But, I carelessly forgot about
my lifeball while I was busy resurrecting skellies and mages, DUH!!!
Just plain dumb. But, now I can go back and do it all over again, and
I'm very slowly building up my clvl. I'm still having fun. Hasn't
gotten tiring yet. And, since I'll be offline for several days or a
week, I'll be very happy to get back to the game.
Oh, let me ask you this Art. Noticeably I didn't get a big rock at the
beginning of NM, but I couldn't pick up a new Teddy Bear either. My
Teddy Bear says this is my FIRST Teddy Bear. I'm wondering if I should
put my first teddy bear into the cube with a Horadric Scroll. Or, was
that only a one-time normal lvl thing?
Diane