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Post by devo2 on Jul 3, 2004 11:28:04 GMT -5
Well I am very sad. I Mat'd my cookie cutter meteorb so I wanted to try a new type of sorc. Actually, it's not new, just new for 1.10. One of my favorite builds in 1.09 was a NovaSorc that used Nova, FO, and Thunderstorm. She absolutely rolled in 1.09. So at any rate, I'm trying to make this build work in 1.10, and it just simply blows. With the higher hit points of monsters, you have to set off twice as many novas to kill people as before, and the build is too mana-strapped to do that. It's a shame, because Nova used to be the most lethal spell in the game.
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Post by Deepak on Jul 3, 2004 11:34:23 GMT -5
do you use static field at all?
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Post by devo2 on Jul 3, 2004 11:45:35 GMT -5
yeah, of course. The problem is that both SF and Nova are right-click only spells, and I really hate relying on two spells on the switch. I'm too lazy.
though static field and T-Storm work really well together....
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Post by DarkAngel on Jul 4, 2004 9:39:21 GMT -5
My first 1.10 character was an Orb/Nova sorc because they ruled pre-patch. But Nova got extremely nerfed, and Orb isn't as good as it used to be. The only good types of sorc now are Fireball/Meteor or Blizzard...
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Post by devo2 on Jul 4, 2004 9:46:55 GMT -5
FO still cleans house. I have a mat'd Meteorb sorc that I ran through at record time to prove that. Nova, however, got the big nerf. It's not so much the nerf that hurts, it's the increase in monster HP along with a lack of increase in damage from the Nova. What makes meteor and fireball viable is the increased damage. Now, both of those spells have a higher max damage than nova, with a lower mana cost.
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Post by DarkAngel on Jul 4, 2004 10:22:41 GMT -5
My fire sorc is amazing. I forget, but she does like 9000 fireball damage with amazing casting rate. I can breeze through Pindle.
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Post by Deepak on Jul 4, 2004 15:05:15 GMT -5
why dont u use hot keys? F1 for static then switch to F2 for nova/kill spells
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Post by DarkAngel on Jul 4, 2004 15:27:57 GMT -5
I sure as hell hope he knows how to use hot-keys o_0
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Post by devo2 on Jul 5, 2004 11:42:33 GMT -5
yes, I know how to use hotkeys I'm just too lazy for the switch. Plus, with SF, nova, and FO, that's 60 skill points, and then another into LM is 80, and then at least a few into Cold Mastery, and all of a sudden I'd have nothing left for T-Storm.
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Post by Deepak on Jul 5, 2004 17:32:22 GMT -5
you dont need to put 20 points in to static field. Maybe like 10 and lets your +skills take care of the rest. Also dont forget that putting skills in other lightning skills make your nova stronger. (that was very badly worded)
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Post by devo2 on Jul 5, 2004 18:04:15 GMT -5
Don't worry, I knew what you meant. But unfortunately, in 1.10, Nova has no synergies. That's what makes it nerfed. Chain Lightning, Charged Bolt, and Lightning all have synergies with each other, but not Nova.
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Post by DarkAngel on Jul 6, 2004 11:12:25 GMT -5
...SF also got nerfed, put one skill point into it. Don't waste your points, the range increase is much smaller now, and the extra points do little.
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