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Nyjk
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 13-Apr-01, 08:03 PM (GMT)
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"Am I the only one..."
 
   Hello all

Lately I've found that D2 has gotten a little redundant. Point click kill, point click kill click click, find out you've been shooting at a leb and die in shame

So I've been trying to make new characters and right now im in love with zon and pally's. Any1 have a fun playing style for either char, bowazons and hammerdins are easy, but ive made them both already, dont exactly think a mageazon is all that interesting but im willing to try, im looking toward chargedin but what really "floats my boat" is a pally using the holy freeze aura

so anything from anyone would be helpful thanks in advance


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Am I the only one... [View All] Nyjk 13-Apr-01 TOP
  Make him a chargadin. Ghostiger 13-Apr-01 1
  You could try an Avenger... Zarathustra 13-Apr-01 2
  how about this... kiowa 14-Apr-01 3
  A few variants... Seraph 14-Apr-01 4
     RE: A few variants... jabroni 14-Apr-01 5
     increasing attack speed Grokadin 14-Apr-01 6
         RE: increasing attack speed BobThePumpkin 14-Apr-01 7
             RE: increasing attack speed Spoonman 14-Apr-01 8

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Ghostiger
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 13-Apr-01, 08:12 PM (GMT)
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1. "Make him a chargadin."
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   I have a holy freezer using sac and i think his damage is to low charge might be a little bit better.


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Zarathustra
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 13-Apr-01, 08:16 PM (GMT)
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2. "You could try an Avenger..."
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I never was a big Paladin player, but recently gave an Avenger a go. Specializing in Vengeance and Conviction (when I get to level 30) and only putting 1 point in the prereqs for each, he should prove to be a fun playing style.

Mana is a concern so far, but I figure I'm doing well by neglecting to put a point in Energy. I figure in the late game I'll have a pretty high-damage weapon and some mana leech. That should take care of things. *shrugs* We shall see.

In any case, this is the most fun I've had with a Paladin. So its' worth a look.

See you in Town,
-Z

Z&G

"No shepherd and one herd! Everybody wants the same, everybody is the same: whoever feels different goes voluntarily into a madhouse."


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kiowa
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 14-Apr-01, 09:11 AM (GMT)
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3. "how about this..."
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   try a thorns-pally, pump vit and thorns, letting all the melee guys kill themselves trying to beat up on you
redemption would be very handy, reclaiming all that life from all those corpses
for ranged attackers & bosses charge or even blessed hammer could be applied, however its really open with your choice of combat skill here.


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Seraph
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 14-Apr-01, 09:19 AM (GMT)
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4. "A few variants..."
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   For the paladin, you could try zeal with fanatacism/concentration. Or possibly Charge with either Holy Freeze or Concentration (or flash HF and use Conc for the damage). Thorns/Conversion can be fun, although time consuming. Avenger has already been mentioned, but I'd just like to add that Conviction will work in PVP in the xpack, so it's a good investment for future reasons also.

For the Amazon... why not try a Tankazon or a Jabazon. A GIAS lance in the hands of an Amazon has VF Attack Speed... So you could end up doing a lot of damage with Fend or Jab.

I do have a followup quesiton about the Fend/Jab... Do they behave like Zeal? Increasing attack speed when used?


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jabroni
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 14-Apr-01, 11:26 AM (GMT)
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5. "RE: A few variants..."
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   another nice pally variant to try would be the defiant.

maxed defiance + holy shield = TANK !!!

a really interesting style to play
for offense, u have a few to choose from: sac, vengeance, zeal....

not a bad style i'd say

"It isn't pollution that's harming our environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it"
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Grokadin
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 14-Apr-01, 12:07 PM (GMT)
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6. "increasing attack speed"
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   I think fend behaves like zeal (increases attack speed, can be modified by SIAS etc.). Jab, as far as I know, is speed modifier independent and always goes at the same speed (which is indeed increased if you're using a slow weapon, but always to the same speed).


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BobThePumpkin
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 14-Apr-01, 07:36 PM (GMT)
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7. "RE: increasing attack speed"
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If you want pure destructive power, nothing matches a chargadin with high level charge, thorns and a good maul. In act 2 normal i was doing 120-250 damage or something similar, and my thorns killed just about everything. The great thing about charge is the stunlock. It seems that when you kock something back, you keep running, so you can push a creature across an entire area if you dont kill it first, and it also cant do anything about it.

"There's nothing more dangerous than a resourceful idiot" -Dilbert


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Spoonman
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 14-Apr-01, 07:44 PM (GMT)
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8. "RE: increasing attack speed"
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   The Spearazon guide over at the Amazon Basin says that jab ignores weapon speed, and that is the common wisdom as far as I know. I am completely sure, however that fend takes into account weapon speed. And yes, defiants are a great breath of fresh air. Not getting hit is a really cool feeling.


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