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Dao Jones

I'm making a Sorc on West Ladder, so I can screw around and rush people for kicks and profit. Weaj and I are building Sorcs, but frankly I know jack all about making them (never really liked them), and Weaj isn't much on them either.

So what sort of Sorc is best? I imagine fire is mostly crap (because of all the immunes in Hell), and I like cold, but it looked like all the areas where the cold immunes gather are places I'd be going frequently. But I see a lot of Meteorb Sorcs, so I guess maybe I'm missing something.

Suggestions, anyone? I'm not a huge fan of Sorcs, but I know I'll need to teleport to effectively rush people (and I don't expect to get an Enigma anytime soon), so Sorc it is. I can manage the build once I know which elements work best for rushing. (I might also mf a little, but anyone high level can do that...) Thanks!

Torrent · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:42 pm Post subject:

Light sorc with infinity merc, hands down. What kind of gear can you get, anything expensive, at all?

youll want 117 fcr for light/chain btw.

Dao Jones · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject:

Grim04 · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:34 pm Post subject:

Why a sorc?

Get 2 hrs and make a hammer with enig to rush.

Dream · Nightmare Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 439 0.09 Silvarrr

Light sorc would be best in my opinion. Shouldn't be too hard, and it's very effective. You just won't be able to rush hell (travincal is the problem).

Go for dmg/vit, don't bother trying to get block or use ES. I can help you guys out a little bit with a rush.

Waramp · Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 4788 0.59 Silvarrr

a light sorc will need infinity to rush hell imo, and thats probably out of your price range

Dao Jones · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject:

Dream · Nightmare Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 439 0.09 Silvarrr

Being that your gear won't be too good, I'd say just go with one element. From my expeirence light is the best. Lightning is just super easy to use for killing monsters. Max Lightning/bolts/mastery and then put the rest into synergies, you wont have any points left over.

You can do norm/nm rushes and quests. You can also do hell quests for people.

I've heard of meteor/orb sorcs, but I don't know how effective/fast they are as I've never made one. Seems like travincal would STILL be a problem even with dual elements.

You really just need to get a decent insight merc and you're pretty set as a light sorc.

Waramp · Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 4788 0.59 Silvarrr

i actually made a nova/orb (norb) sorc that was a decent key hunter. it would require some nice gear to be a rusher i'd imagine. an orb/lightning sorc would probably work better

Dream · Nightmare Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 439 0.09 Silvarrr

Grim04 · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:52 pm Post subject:

Dao, just farm. easy.

I don't mf if I need items/currency. I farm.

Dao Jones · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:59 pm Post subject:

Huh. How amusing. When Weaj and I were first planning these Sorcs I was mentioning a Charged Bolt Sorc my friend had made for kicks long ago, and how much fun it was to play. I ended up going with Cold because it seemed so popular (and I figured that, since everyone made a Cold sorc most people obviously knew something I didn't). Plus, Weaj pointed out that Blizz is a great mf'ing skill. (I probably didn't make it clear enough that I was thinking more of a rusher than a mf'er.)

I do like the simplicity of a Light Sorc. I get my main attack at 6, and max it by 25. Plus, zero wasted points on pre-reqs, and I'm basically done by level 50 or so. Maybe I'll go Light/Enchant, and use my Merc to handle the Light immunes I'll meet (and help people rush).

I wish I had made this post before I took a Sorc 26 levels. Oh well. Weaj - I'll catch up to ya eventually. Wink

Vietthehand · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:52 am Post subject:

on the first ladder season, i made a single element orb sorc and just had a merc to kill everything cold immune(with the help of static). it worked fairly well for the crappy gear i had. i could rush all the difficulties with it.

Dao Jones · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:34 am Post subject:

Well, I think I'll make that Light Sorc, max CB and Lightning, along with Light Mastery. Then I'll max Enchant/Warmth, and put extra points into Fire Mastery. (Along with a point in Teleport and Static, and maybe Shiver Armor.) Looks like the only place I'll have real trouble is Hell Trav, but hopefully between my Merc and I we can deal with the light/fire immunes. From what I saw, though, most of the lightning immune foes in this game are fairly weak or easy to ignore. (Except for Burning Souls...)

Bonus with Light is that it makes farming cows a little less dangerous.

Thanks for the input, folks! (I really wish DFlight didn't need a target. I'd totally make a Trapper instead of a Sorc...)

MortisNostre · LoPF Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 1084 0.00 Silvarrr

Im assuming pumping enchant + synergies is for your mercenary?

Your lit damage, while servicable, will be quite pitiful if you go this route, especially with only starter gear. I dont see spending that many skill points just to give your merc a boost in the few situations when youll be facing LIs as worthwhile. An act 2 HF merc weilding a nice eth insight, life leach hat, and any number of relatively cheap armors (ideally somehting that offers a splash of CB - rattlecage FTW) should be adequate for said purpose. Using telekinesis to stun monsters can also go a long way in helping him survive/kill shit.