03-08-2007, 01:54 AM
(have a coffee, it's a long post)
Hello,
I'm now in Act 2, Nightmare, Canyon of the Magi (the 7 Tombs). Assassin char.
As you can guess I've encountered many kinds of Champions, mini-Bossess and SuperUniques
by now.
In a way or the other I manage to deal with them, whatever their enhancements are,
including what few Lightning Ehn. + Multishot combos I've met so far.
However, in the last few games something odd has happened and I died 4 times to it already.
Fire Enhanced mini bosses and their minions now seem to be lethal for my Assassin.
My char ends up badly wounded every time a Minion dies. And when it's the boss' turn, I'm
dead as he explodes. I have 75% Fire res! I shouldn't suffer ALL that damage.
Last time I died was against a slow moving Fire Enh. Zombie-like boss.
I'm positive he didn't touch me, not even once. I was in full health (400+ HP).
When he exploded, I instantly died.
But there is more. In fact it does NOT always happen.
Not every Fire Enh. boss gets to damage/kill me so much when he dies. Why???
And then there is Ancient Kaa the Soulless...
When I encounter him he always features the following enhancements (IIRC):
- Extra Strong;
- Mana Burn;
- Lightning Enhanced;
- and either Stone Skin or Fire Enhanced.
He is Fire Enh. roughly half the times. But whether he is it or not, it doesn't seem to make
a difference. In fact, despite his enhancements, he often manages to waste me in one single
blow. I'd say (again) that it happens approximatively half the times I fight him.
Unlike the other Fire Enhanced bosses I don't have to kill him to be wasted. As I hurt him,
I get back a wagon of damage. And when it happens, if I touch him twice I'm dead.
Other times instead, I'm free to punch him all I want and at most he gets to poison me.
I thought the problem was due to the lightning bolts spreading from him, so I have made an
experiment.
While my Shadow Master fights Kaa, I purposedly chase around all the bolt charges I can,
to *taste* how much damage they can cause me. I've done it a few times, and the damage is
always reasonably low. So even if I get 20 or so simultaneous charges, they can't possibly
inflict me over 390 dmg points!
I know when Kaa is "lethal" because my Shadow Master's dies in few seconds. Other times,
instead, the Master withstands Kaa for more than a minute. Or even kills him on his own.
Therefore, if the bolts aren't the problem then what is it?
He's always Extra Strong but he is not always lethal. I don't get it =/
Since I get so much XP in the Tombs, I'm running them over and over.
My equipment never changes (except when I find some better charm). I'm very careful around
every non-standard monster. I recast Fade before it wear off (keeping all res up to 75% all
the time), and I also cast Cloak of Shadows so I get the little extra Physical Resist
(it's a hidden boon of Cloak).
A friend even gave me an Ancient Armor with Treachery rw and a Winged Helm with Lore rw!
My HP are 430+ at the moment.
What more do I need???
Can a guru shed some light?
Thanks in advance,
Ciao ciao : )
Hello,
I'm now in Act 2, Nightmare, Canyon of the Magi (the 7 Tombs). Assassin char.
As you can guess I've encountered many kinds of Champions, mini-Bossess and SuperUniques
by now.
In a way or the other I manage to deal with them, whatever their enhancements are,
including what few Lightning Ehn. + Multishot combos I've met so far.
However, in the last few games something odd has happened and I died 4 times to it already.
Fire Enhanced mini bosses and their minions now seem to be lethal for my Assassin.
My char ends up badly wounded every time a Minion dies. And when it's the boss' turn, I'm
dead as he explodes. I have 75% Fire res! I shouldn't suffer ALL that damage.
Last time I died was against a slow moving Fire Enh. Zombie-like boss.
I'm positive he didn't touch me, not even once. I was in full health (400+ HP).
When he exploded, I instantly died.
But there is more. In fact it does NOT always happen.
Not every Fire Enh. boss gets to damage/kill me so much when he dies. Why???
And then there is Ancient Kaa the Soulless...
When I encounter him he always features the following enhancements (IIRC):
- Extra Strong;
- Mana Burn;
- Lightning Enhanced;
- and either Stone Skin or Fire Enhanced.
He is Fire Enh. roughly half the times. But whether he is it or not, it doesn't seem to make
a difference. In fact, despite his enhancements, he often manages to waste me in one single
blow. I'd say (again) that it happens approximatively half the times I fight him.
Unlike the other Fire Enhanced bosses I don't have to kill him to be wasted. As I hurt him,
I get back a wagon of damage. And when it happens, if I touch him twice I'm dead.
Other times instead, I'm free to punch him all I want and at most he gets to poison me.
I thought the problem was due to the lightning bolts spreading from him, so I have made an
experiment.
While my Shadow Master fights Kaa, I purposedly chase around all the bolt charges I can,
to *taste* how much damage they can cause me. I've done it a few times, and the damage is
always reasonably low. So even if I get 20 or so simultaneous charges, they can't possibly
inflict me over 390 dmg points!
I know when Kaa is "lethal" because my Shadow Master's dies in few seconds. Other times,
instead, the Master withstands Kaa for more than a minute. Or even kills him on his own.
Therefore, if the bolts aren't the problem then what is it?
He's always Extra Strong but he is not always lethal. I don't get it =/
Since I get so much XP in the Tombs, I'm running them over and over.
My equipment never changes (except when I find some better charm). I'm very careful around
every non-standard monster. I recast Fade before it wear off (keeping all res up to 75% all
the time), and I also cast Cloak of Shadows so I get the little extra Physical Resist
(it's a hidden boon of Cloak).
A friend even gave me an Ancient Armor with Treachery rw and a Winged Helm with Lore rw!
My HP are 430+ at the moment.
What more do I need???
Can a guru shed some light?
Thanks in advance,
Ciao ciao : )