Smashing it. @ratticus, we have liftoff :)
Welcome aboard, crankyoldwoman. Looking up builds online is more advanced; as most of them don't just require certain nodes on the passive skill tree, they also need you to have particular rare items, assuming you'll buy them on the internal market; which is a whole other learning curve.
I just spend 5 mins reading up on the nodes on the tree and working out where I want to head and which ones I want to hit on the way. Necromancy is an excellent choice, btw.
When you have 3 or 4 summoned buddies the bad guys have a lot more targets to choose from, dilutes their attack.
You'll do great; I look forward to seeing progress reports, and maybe even an entry in the next race :)
It's 6.13 AM here, my fingers are numb and I've played all night....My husband came into the study about an hour ago to check in on me....omg, my brains hurt. The pile of blue mush below feels like my brain atm.
I expect to be in the next race...You're evil, this game is addictive. I didn't check out no skill tree path, I just wanted to play. I'll figure it out some more soon. I'm still not getting the gem up-skilling thing.
So tired...
Magnificent. Love it. That's something to be proud of. Speaks very highly about who you are as a person. That's some excellent progress, too. Getting close to Merveil now.
I have no idea who Merveil is. I have lost track of my growing quest list! I’m just going to and from town to trade my garbage for scrolls and stuff! I’m trying to spec up but I feel like a hoarder. I’m not dying anymore, so that’s an improvement.
Strategy Guide: Step 1. Don't die so much.
Geez, busy is a pain and always causes me to press the wrong buttons. Sorry about the flag if you were alerted.
Yes, I learnt that strategy. I realized it would be wise to run away to give myself a chance to either recharge on life as the potion won’t always keep up with damage, or find a better position to fight where you don’t get yourself surrounded! So on realizing that, and some levelling and upgrades = no more deaths for a while...I need to work on getting my resistances up though.
I like to find elemental resistances on the passive skill tree; lets me switch out my gear without worrying about being suddenly vulnerable to fire, for example. Chaos damage is its own beast though; and bypasses your white energy shield to hit your health directly. If you find some gear with chaos resistance, grab it and put it on.
Okay, Elemental resistance on the tree path it is. Chaos damage I’ll keep my eyes peeled for. I don’t remember seeing that so far.
Thanks for all the advice! ❤️
Stay in the habit of not-dying and you'll do really well in the next hardcore race.