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Im making a Meteor/Fire Ball sorc for Meph and Andy runs on NM and Hell. I only have one question, being that this is HC, should I max blocking if the char is only mf?
 

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I think,that if your player is harcore,you should be shure to maz block and must have a lot os life(belive me-to luse a 78 lvl character is vary,very anoying :hbut :hbut :hbut :angry :shocked
 

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UPDATE: Ok my sorc is level 70 and can easily run NM Mephisto. I didnt max block but I did raise to about 30%. The bonuses from this are very noticeable. My resistances are:
Fire: 95
Ice: 75
Cold: 75
Poison: 75
She has about 700 life and 300-400 mana depending on the gear Im wearing. I have a few more questions. Should I continue to max out all of Meteors synergies? I already have Meteor, FM, and Fire Ball maxed.
 

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Well Im not uber rich, but I consider myself more well-off than the people who are constantly making characters due to death. I have a few mules with some nice stuff. No uber rune-words though. I plan on maxing fire bolt now. Thank you ogre. I also plan on venturing to Hell soon at around 74-75. Maybe higher. Anyone able to do hell rushes on USEast Ladder HC? That would be nice. Oh so many pkers out their...
 

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if i still had my diablo games i would run through hell with you all night long with my lv97 necor that i had...
maxing firebolt isnt really neccisary, is it? what about your other skills- what are their levels?
 

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By the way, this is what I plan on wearing while going through hell.
Helm: Peasant Crown
Wep: Hexfire, would rather have Wiz Spike...
Belt: Glooms Trap
Boots: War Travelers
Gloves: Magefists
Rings: 2 Nice resistance rings with 10% faster cast
Ammy: A nice +1 Sorc skills prismatic Ammy
Shield: The Ward (Perf Dmnd) 61 All Resists
I have a lot of life and resistance charms also.

On the questions of skills. I tear NM Mephisto up. I use the moat trick only to be safe, I could easily go toe-to-toe with him. I dont use fire ball to kill him though, because using the moat trick, most of the fire balls miss him. Meteor is a lot more effective, for me at least.
 

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Aside from stuff I'm sure you can't afford, nothing I'd change there. Maybe the war travs for something like waterwalks or sandstorm treks for life/resists.

You'll still want to max firebolt for the damage bonus, if you're planning on doing hell mephs or andys. Fire sorcs are great for andy runs because her fire resist is -50% in all difficulties.
 

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I did not know that about Andy. How strong is her melee in hell? Their is no trick I know of to kill Hell Andy as safely as Hell Meph, but damn, -50. Sounds good to me... Ya, I have nice boots with 30% FRW, and 3 pretty good resists on them, I might just use those...
 

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Her melee dmg in hell is 153-187, but I'd watch out for that nasty psn dmg.

Those sound good, but you probably want to use Sandstorm Treks for the vita bonus. They also have huge psn resist, which will really help you out on Andy.
 

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Ya, but the gear I use while mfing will greatly differ from the gear I use to get through hell... Hmm, guess all I need is a good Merc to solo Andy Hell...
 

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No need for this anymore, my sorc has recently become deceased due to stupidity. I didnt like a few things about her anyway. She will be rebiult bigger and better within the next 2-3 days.
How about this for new equipment, I made the spirits last night.
Helm: Peasant Crown
Wep1: Broad Sword "Spirit"
Shield1: Monarch "Spirit"
Wep2: Wizard Spike
Shield2: The Ward (Perf Dmnd)
Belt: Glooms Trap
Boots: War Travelers
Gloves: Magefists
Rings: 2 Nice resistance rings with 10% faster cast
Ammy: A nice +1 Sorc skills prismatic Ammy
Should fare well, now all I need is to get through this damn game again. I dont know about anyone else, but I can ONLY play hardcore. Whenever I play SC I get so bored and just think, wow Ill have a level 90 char in 3 days... hurray. Just my opinion...
 

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Therein lies the downside to HC. But starting over is always fun in it's own weird way.

That looks like a nice set-up, aside from my only gripe of boots still.

You're right about the SC thing. I still play it, but it's lost it's touch. It's so fun to have that risk element. You have to be attentative, because when that one second comes when you look away, you'll get TPPK'd.
 

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Ya, I noticed the biuld i described is lacking fire resists big time. I think the boots can become Inferno Stride and maybe throw a Nozakan Ammy just to max it out. That wouldnt take away too much from the damage.
 

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SweatyOgre said:
No, don't get max block. Just make sure she has lots of life and good resists.
I've tested this sweaty, Your sorc should have max block. It helps especially when you tele into a swarm of monsters. Instant death if you don't have max block eventhough you have lots of life and all your resists are maxed. You can even go for the energy shield build. 1 point to energy shield and you max telekinisis (synergies.) But you will need lots of mana. I have a orb sorc with 5k mana (bugged 15/70 charms and 6bo cta) with max block. She's a great dueler.
 

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