Why use lightning?

[FakeNameHere]

After 1 weeks worth of play, l have achived level 40 on my sorccerer, only to find out that lighting is the weakest of the 3. I contiously added points to my chain and shield spells, but the main resualt was an extremely high failure in nightmare mode [Yes, this is my strongest char, l started D2 one week ago].

Lighting spells have too much of a minimum damage for some reason, and suck up so much energy [30 mana for 1-267 damage?]. The spells are so highly unbalanced that a fireball at the same level can use 1/3 of the mana, while having only a 20 damage diffrence between minimum and maximum.

Why did Blizzard put in that stupid 1 minimum? What good is the entire lightining element?

 

[Guru]

It's not, they nerfed lightning sorcs, that's why you mostly see fire, cold, or cold/fire hybrid.

 

[SweatyOgre]

You only got to lvl 40(took you a week? wow) and thats why your sorc blows. My lvl 82 light sorc rips other players, and any monster not light immune apart.

 

[Soujiro]

its because for a lightning sorc, you need pretty good gear (+lightning GCs) and level 40 isnt THAT high, you havent pumped all the synergies to max... and you probably dont have the right gear...

i would say:
perfect(lightning) ormus' robe
Occy(maybe)
2 sojs (that would fix your mana problem, also, max warmth)
Shako
+3 to lightning Ammy
Archanid's Sash
and i dont have any idea on what boots :/

charms:
anni
ATLEAST 4-5 Lightning GCs

and then, you would have a DECENT lightning sorc

edit:
your using shields? then you need a TON of mana, and those SOJS ARE 100% NEEDED

and a fire sorc's fireball should definetly not take 1/3 of her mana... maybe 1/3 of 1/3 of her mana...

 

[SweatyOgre]

I wouldn't suggest that gear, unless you can't afford anything better.

I'd say:
COH, ViperMagi, or Skullders
Occy or perf eschutas
Lidless
2 sojs
Shako
Armageddon Fletch
Arachnid Sash or Gloom's Trap(I've always like it better)
Soul Spurs
Frost Burns

 

[FakeNameHere]

Thanks for telling me to look out for the l33test weapons on Bnet, l figured that out myself. Your no help.

 

[SweatyOgre]

Occy and eschutas aren't 1337, 1337 would be 40% hoto.

 

[Soujiro]

Originally posted by FakeNameHere
Thanks for telling me to look out for the l33test weapons on Bnet, l figured that out myself. Your no help.

...so mean and cruel! you were the one dumb enough to ask why your lightning sorc sucks when shes only lvl 40, rofl, you mine as well change your name to stampler :/

 

[FakeNameHere]

Originally posted by Soujiro
...so mean and cruel! you were the one dumb enough to ask why your lightning sorc sucks when shes only lvl 40, rofl, you mine as well change your name to stampler :/

My question was why the lightning element should be used, you obviously cannot comprehend the simplest of statements.

 

[EEX_ca_aok]

It shouldn't. That's the answer Even fully synergized, the min damage is still really low (like 400?)

 

[SweatyOgre]

Min dmg doesn't mean anything. The max dmg on my sorc, with no charms and not even that good of gear is 18k. You only made it to lvl 40 FakeName, stick with it and your light sorc will probably pwn.

 

[IDefy]

I would just start over, lightning hasn't been good since the nova/orb hybrids, those days are gone now.