Anyone ever thought about energy sheild?

[z-tah]

I was wondering what would happen if you have more then 100% dmg taken goes to mana and energy sheild? I know it can be because nightsmoke = 50% infernal cap = 20% angelic ammy = 20% if i remember well, and sheild can go over 10% on a magic/rare mod. and telekenesis should help it, oh well. I think in duels (i'm not a big sorc dueler sorry) all goes to energy sheild first, so no dmg taken no mana lost = wooty wooty?

Anyone knows about this?

 

[Andrew]

I'm sure there is a cap.

 

[z-tah]

ohh... yea... deadly cap ^^

 

[Andrew]

No, a cap as in the % you can take in. I'm sure it can't reach 100%.

 

[z-tah]

No, a cap as in the % you can take in. I'm sure it can't reach 100%.

Hmm yea that was what i was thought why are you telling No?

 

[Guru]

-EDIT-

misread the question....off the bat it doenst sound like a bad idea

 

[Jason]

Test it.

 

[Flaming_Newbie]

it won't work... trust me. I believe that you have to take hp damage to get mana... tho id have to test it. E-shield sux mostly anyway... even with max telekenesis you will still betaking 1.65 points of mana damage for every point of damage you take.

 

[c9h13no3]

Energy shield was nerfed in 1.10. It used to apply resistance BEFORE it subtracted mana. But now, it subtracts mana first, and doesn't factor in resistances. It's pretty useless against elemental attacks.

Additionally, to use Energy Shield you have to have really high amounts of mana. This used to not be an issue, because there were no mana potions, so high amounts of mana were necessary. However, now with mana pots being sold, low mana builds are WAY more viable, thus making energy shield's effectiveness massively reduced.

As far as having damage % --> mana, that's applied after resistances. You'll never make it up. Even in 1.09 it was a bad idea, now it's even worse.

And the max cap for E-Shield is 95% at level 40(?), so you'll always take *some* damage.

Come on guys, I haven't played the game in a year and a half, I'm an antique.

 

[Gemini_Bloodian]

Things such as ES and TS are a waste of skill points. The points you would normally use for those, could be use to greatly improve your damage. For instance:

Would you rather have a level 20 TS, or a Level 20 Cold/Fire Mastery?

While a TS is fun to use, I don't suggest using it for serious duels.

The only skill really worth getting out of a fire/cold tree, is teleportation. Otherwise,stick to your elemental tree.
Gemini_Bloodian

 

[life_source]

no... this MIGHT be viable for a pvm build, but for duels you'd get killed so easily.

there's a guide kind of like this at diabloii.net here

i looked through it and looks ok, if not a bit expensive. it has the potential to be a good tanker.

in your case it probably wouldn't work. the damage you take with the energy shield probably wouldn't matter enough to have effect on the X% damage taken goes to mana mod.

 

[Jason]

Anyone that uses diabloii.net's guides needs to die. I know someone who used a trap guide and it told him to go trap/shadow discipline. Not maxing all trap syns. Rofl..

 

[Ntrik_]

Things such as ES and TS are a waste of skill points. The points you would normally use for those, could be use to greatly improve your damage. For instance:

Would you rather have a level 20 TS, or a Level 20 Cold/Fire Mastery?

While a TS is fun to use, I don't suggest using it for serious duels.

The only skill really worth getting out of a fire/cold tree, is teleportation. Otherwise,stick to your elemental tree.
Gemini_Bloodian

<3

and dii.net sux, used to be good, but it blows now.

 

[life_source]

Originally posted by VizjereiMage
Anyone that uses diabloii.net's guides needs to die.

Originally posted by N_
and dii.net sux, used to be good, but it blows now.

i know its gone to the shit, but its still worth a look once in a while. some of its columists are good, and they have one or two worthy strat guides we dont have. plus its got alot of good random crap, solo leveling guide, run/walk speed calculations.

Originally posted by Gemini_Bloodian
The only skill really worth getting out of a fire/cold tree, is teleportation.

static for rushing

 

[Jason]

plus its got alot of good random crap, solo leveling guide, run/walk speed calculations.

So do we..

 

[c9h13no3]

So do we..

Agreed. They used to have a lot of good duelers and statistics junkies. But Gaile ran them off because they were using it as their personal hangout.

I had 2000+ posts at that forum before I was banned. I considered myself lucky. They had a real knack for banning people who had any knowledge of the game whatsoever.

 

[_Ace]

hrmmm damage taken goes to mana makes ur hp go down the same way as it would do without having that... i dont know if in explaining all right... if you get 100 damage, and you have 40% damage goes to mana, your hp goes down by 100 and your mp goes up by 40, you still take damage so this thread is stupid and useless

 

[Guru]

hrmmm damage taken goes to mana makes ur hp go down the same way as it would do without having that... i dont know if in explaining all right... if you get 100 damage, and you have 40% damage goes to mana, your hp goes down by 100 and your mp goes up by 40, you still take damage so this thread is stupid and useless

His idea was that if you have ES with damage to mana, when you get hit you would absorb the damage and the % to mana would keep your mana up

 

[_Ace]

but it wont work anyway, your hp goes down anyway... there's no way your ES can absord 100% dmg...

 

[Guru]

Yea we know. The problem with ES is it drains mana, he was trying to find a loophole in it