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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #15 on: 14 July 2018, 23:26:26 »
Wow, with that casting animation, it even looks cooler 8)

Thank you for your recommendation, I guess I'll look into modding section and see I can figure it out..     

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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #16 on: 15 July 2018, 06:38:51 »
Why on earth buy health potions? 

Good question. Its just another spell in my combination to me. I suppose  I could use eruption more for encounters but I don't. I just keep chopping away. At the moment, before Glauberg, I've knocked back my 'habit' a bit so I'm about square.
My hunter back on Hades Palace doorstep has 3-400, so I don't drink them on every toon  :)

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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #17 on: 15 July 2018, 06:57:00 »
it's not surprising at all.. normal i hardly buy any potions if at all.. late legendary most of my characters buy health potions.. i think the only characters that don't is my haruspex and skinchanger.. those 2 characters are focused on survivability.. buying health potions does not mean that your character is weak be it normal or legendary.. some are just focused more on survivability, some on offense.. nothing wrong with that
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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #18 on: 15 July 2018, 14:04:57 »
Usually find if I have to to buy pot is that the replenish isn't high enough, Only act 1, getting ready to meet the gorgon sister.  Energy is high enough, but health is too low. It will be first real challenge. I very rarely buy pots. Years ago ,I never bought pots, always plenty lying around.
Mook, I'm 88, that old, hope to have at least 2 more years to play games. Irma 2 was the guru of TQ
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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #19 on: 15 July 2018, 14:22:56 »
wow.. here's to hoping you can play past those 2 years
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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #20 on: 15 July 2018, 21:46:46 »
If I get any slower, a race with a turtle, I would lose.  :)
Seems to be a lot of MI's with throw weapons. Already have 4. 2-Jaguar Claws and 2 Skeletal Darts.

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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #21 on: 15 July 2018, 22:48:30 »
Hey, you are truly old! I'm only 67. Sacred 1 was my first ever game and I was in awe, but since then I have played less mouse-heavy games.
I do have some throwing weapons, the small torch was my first and out dps 'ed any other very fast ones until my dragonscales. I have trouble with that range though. A bow, I double click on the target and stand firm, throwing weapons I tend to end up in melee range anyway. I guess I'll end up having to use them sooner or later.
I melted through all the early bosses with my sword (burning gladius of confusion +), unintentionally having no deaths until a big ugly tribal boss...third time he's  got me.
Are you double wielding two identical knives? I may have read somewhere that the mods don't stack on two identical weapons?

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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #22 on: 16 July 2018, 02:27:26 »
Since I haven't really played TQA much, have nothing accumulated. All so far, found as I go along.
So so far, jaguar claw and shield, back up is fire staff. Lot easier with bow do to distance, i'm hoping speed will make up for distance. I may have to rethink the build. Have two blues I've found Crown of the Dead and Glowing Bangle.
My first computer was a Vic 20.
In Athens. Not much farming so far.
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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #23 on: 25 July 2018, 16:58:52 »
Update: Just entering Rhodes, Normal, 2 death both do to being careless. Both do to losing pointer and I cant find it, so I can't move. One to Cyclops on way up, and one to Typhon.
Finding knives not that great. If fire don't kill them they are on you and a melee and shield would be better. I have too many blues also low level equipment. Still using Jaguar claws and Glowing Bangle. Just got rid of Crown of the dead. Have half a page full of relics  with just one or two of the 3 or 5 needed.
Hope to finish Normal before I head back home to Florida and a lot better computer.

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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #24 on: 25 July 2018, 17:09:43 »
Jaguar claws are act I weapon and not about the elements at all too, they should have had become obsolete long ago. If you are using weapon attacks, their damage comes from weapon's base damage. It has to be up to date.

Best low level weapon for rune is any basic weapon with as much flat elemental damage as possible. Of frost, of flame and whatever the the suffixes for lightning are. With Zeus thunderbolt for even more flat elemental. At any vendor near you.

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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #25 on: 25 July 2018, 20:16:04 »
Thanks for the advice.
The Weighted Jaguar Claws has 20% attack speed, 33% chance bleeding and 6-13 bonus I put Essence of Prometheus Flame on it. Put on a Blue Dragons Scale, lots of goodies but can't put a relic on it.

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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #26 on: 28 July 2018, 10:42:00 »
My  stonespeaker has conquered normal Ragnorak. I am happy with the way he has tanked and vanquished all the quest bosses as a sword and boarder (except 1st Typhon of course). I tried to keep focused on weapon damage, orbit and erupt were cast adjacent to him .
In the last level of fire, I reluctantly replaced his sabertooth for a dverg longsword which dropped attack speed from 180 to 160, but raised resting dps from 430 to 490. I could catch 1600 dps during a fight, I think 1900 was the max I caught.
I stuck with the Outrider shield for its attack speed, though I recently replaced a rogue armor with
thaithes vest, which was a very happy drop for me.
Stats are 137:308:296 (str int dex) with 46 spare.
I'm looking forward to the challenge of the next round, still contemplating the direction to take the skills. Gearwise, I guess it's keeping my resists up to scratch, trying to bring dps to 200, and then looking at energy gear for energy armor.  We'll see.

https://www.kirmiziperfect.com/titancalc-anniversary-edition/TitanCalc53b553b5rune491c.html?mastery=Stonespeaker&master1=1&master2=10&sa=7&m1=32-12-0-8-4-1-7-1-0-0-1-0-0-4-1-0-0-1-12-0-0&m2=32-10-4-1-3-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-3-1-0-0-4-0-6-0-0-0

+2 gear skill points

Suggestions and pot shots welcome  ;D

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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #27 on: 28 July 2018, 11:20:08 »
https://www.kirmiziperfect.com/titancalc-anniversary-edition/TitanCalc53b553b5rune491c.html?mastery=Stonespeaker&master1=1&master2=10&sa=7&m1=32-12-0-8-4-1-7-1-0-0-1-0-0-4-1-0-0-1-12-0-0&m2=32-10-4-1-3-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-3-1-0-0-4-0-6-0-0-0

+2 gear skill points

Suggestions and pot shots welcome  ;D

Hmmm,.. looks good for a melee. I might have put less points in things like Magical Charge and Rune Weapon for now, in favour of one pointing Seal of Fate and the likes. However, you'll want to max out all of these eventually, so as long as you're getting by, it makes no difference for now.

My only real comment would be that I would not put more than one point in Heat Shield, as the damage resistance and duration do not increase, while the damage absorption only applies to fire damage, the energy cost does increase, and the damage retaliation, on a non specialised retaliation build,  is meagre, even at 12 points. The main point is that as a Stonespeaker, you should have no problem getting your fire resistance to very acceptable levels at the least, even without Heat Shield or Stone Skin.

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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #28 on: 28 July 2018, 12:22:19 »
Yes, the last level up, I put more points in heat shield, as I was in the fire zone. I was worried tooI wouldn't kill stuff there, me relying on a lot of fire damage, but obviously my fires trumped theirs!
I am now a real fan of stone form, that is what carried me through the last few bosses.

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Re: Earth and Rune
« Reply #29 on: 28 July 2018, 14:16:22 »
Congrats for doing so well. I'm finding knives not that great. With such short range, might as well be melee.
I haven't played any lately as get ready to go to my home in Florida. Like to spend my summers with my son in Tennessee.
Wont get back at it until mid August

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