Orb/Ts Sorc - Blizzard Sector

**Bartender** · 03-27-2006, 05:20 AM

I am making a orb/ts sorc probably and wondering if they are still good characters to make and if my build for one will be efficient.
Skills Orb, Ice bolt, Ts, Cold mastery, rest into light mastery, 1 in warmth 1 in frozen armor
Stats ~100 str, 40 dex(for hoto),70 energy,rest into vit
Eqs hoto, coh, shako 5/5 cold facet, treks, magefist, spirit, tals ammy(try to get maras), 2 sojs or fcr rings, and spider.
Will this build do good damage? Are there many cold/light immunes?

**Bloodangel26** · 03-27-2006, 05:29 AM

in my opinion, TS is never worth the time, even when you are making a pure lite sorc

**Bartender** · 03-27-2006, 05:41 AM

Hm.. then what shall I invest in instead?

**Bloodangel26** · 03-27-2006, 05:47 AM

what i do when i make orbers is max telekenisis and get eshield. also i go the 2nd armor, dont remember the name, not the first one. and put extra points in that...i played hcl though, so my sorcs are built to take punishment. you may not feel the need to make yours a tank. with this build, and full tals and ss for gear, my sorc could tank hell baal's minions...with a good merc she could do solo hell baal runs

**Bartender** · 03-27-2006, 05:49 AM

Nice, but with the eqs I listed here, do you think my sorc w/ es+telekenises would be good? Why do you put skill points in telekenises? Should I put one into static field?

**Bloodangel26** · 03-27-2006, 05:56 AM

that gear should work out for you...you might not be as much of a tank as i was, but you might kill better. i put points in telekensis because it is a synergy to eshield. it makes eshield absorb damage more efficiently. less mana points lost per damage absorbed. and yes a point in static is always useful

**Bartender** · 03-27-2006, 05:59 AM

Thanks for the help, I might add you to my AIM list, you always have a lot of knowledge on builds, so if a person called TomOwnz94 or hyptonized mouse IMs you, its me.
Also, will this build be good in PvP?

**RaZzor** · 03-27-2006, 12:15 PM

Orb sorc = hc pk char :)

**Bloodangel26** · 03-27-2006, 01:53 PM

yes it will do good pvp. and actually razzor orb sorces usually are not pk...its usually blizzard, ice blast, hydra/meteor...before tppk came out ts was big for pk

**Bartender** · 03-27-2006, 04:10 PM

What damage will you estimate I will do?

**A.D.** · 03-27-2006, 04:13 PM

Yes tstorm is useless. I put one point in it on my full light and never use it.

**Phallock** · 03-27-2006, 04:24 PM

Almost, why don't you use it? I put one point in mine and use it all the time, with all the "+ to" it does over 1k damage (which I know isn't much) and don't have to worry about it. I like it because it acts like an alarm when I don't see a monster but hear the 'zap'.

**Bartender** · 03-27-2006, 04:33 PM

Hm, I got a ward spirit, and it takes 183 str, so I don't know if I should use enigma or use coh and get ~150 base str.

**A.D.** · 03-27-2006, 06:39 PM

Well usually cuz when i'm doing runs i always cast ES/frozenarmor in town and you canlt cast Thunder in town :) I blame laziness.

**Bloodangel26** · 03-27-2006, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Bartender

What damage will you estimate I will do?

with your gear you will probably be in the 600-700s...which doesnt seem like much, but it really deceptively destructive....you have to keep in mind that that damage is per shard, not per cast...and if the actual orb itself hits it does a ton more than that

**Bartender** · 03-27-2006, 11:18 PM

Cool, cool.
How many shards usually hit a monster? I think someone said 20.

**Bloodangel26** · 03-28-2006, 01:17 AM

depends where you cast the orb...but i dont have a clue

**ggkthx** · 03-28-2006, 02:16 AM

Yeah you can cast it right into a whole crowd which means more should should hit... and 600-700 for Orbs? no i think you should be able to do more than that ...

**Bloodangel26** · 03-28-2006, 02:24 AM

i was guessing based off his equipment...with charms and stuff it would be a lot more

**ggkthx** · 03-28-2006, 02:50 AM

I see... didn't look at where he mentioned EQ's

anyways if you do use 2 SoJ's i don't think getting any in Energy is worth it, IMO

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Bartender Status: *** Elder Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,606** Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 16 Spent time on board: 10:04:43 Hours Rep Power: 7	Cool, cool. How many shards usually hit a monster? I think someone said 20. Last edited by Bartender; 03-27-2006 at 11:25 PM..

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03-27-2006, 05:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bartender Status: *** Elder Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,606** Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 16 Spent time on board: 10:04:43 Hours Rep Power: 7	I am making a orb/ts sorc probably and wondering if they are still good characters to make and if my build for one will be efficient. Skills Orb, Ice bolt, Ts, Cold mastery, rest into light mastery, 1 in warmth 1 in frozen armor Stats ~100 str, 40 dex(for hoto),70 energy,rest into vit Eqs hoto, coh, shako 5/5 cold facet, treks, magefist, spirit, tals ammy(try to get maras), 2 sojs or fcr rings, and spider. Will this build do good damage? Are there many cold/light immunes?

03-27-2006, 05:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bloodangel26 Status: I am Legend. Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,279 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 84 Spent time on board: 23:28:53 Hours Rep Power: 15	in my opinion, TS is never worth the time, even when you are making a pure lite sorc

03-27-2006, 05:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
Bartender Status: *** Elder Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,606** Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 16 Spent time on board: 10:04:43 Hours Rep Power: 7	Hm.. then what shall I invest in instead?

03-27-2006, 05:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bloodangel26 Status: I am Legend. Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,279 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 84 Spent time on board: 23:28:53 Hours Rep Power: 15	what i do when i make orbers is max telekenisis and get eshield. also i go the 2nd armor, dont remember the name, not the first one. and put extra points in that...i played hcl though, so my sorcs are built to take punishment. you may not feel the need to make yours a tank. with this build, and full tals and ss for gear, my sorc could tank hell baal's minions...with a good merc she could do solo hell baal runs

03-27-2006, 05:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
Bartender Status: *** Elder Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,606** Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 16 Spent time on board: 10:04:43 Hours Rep Power: 7	Nice, but with the eqs I listed here, do you think my sorc w/ es+telekenises would be good? Why do you put skill points in telekenises? Should I put one into static field?

03-27-2006, 05:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bloodangel26 Status: I am Legend. Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,279 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 84 Spent time on board: 23:28:53 Hours Rep Power: 15	that gear should work out for you...you might not be as much of a tank as i was, but you might kill better. i put points in telekensis because it is a synergy to eshield. it makes eshield absorb damage more efficiently. less mana points lost per damage absorbed. and yes a point in static is always useful

03-27-2006, 05:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Bartender Status: *** Elder Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,606** Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 16 Spent time on board: 10:04:43 Hours Rep Power: 7	Thanks for the help, I might add you to my AIM list, you always have a lot of knowledge on builds, so if a person called TomOwnz94 or hyptonized mouse IMs you, its me. Also, will this build be good in PvP?

03-27-2006, 12:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
RaZzor Status: ** the system. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 1,010** Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 147 Spent time on board: 1 Day and 11:59:42 Hours Rep Power: 6	Orb sorc = hc pk char :)

03-27-2006, 01:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bloodangel26 Status: I am Legend. Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,279 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 84 Spent time on board: 23:28:53 Hours Rep Power: 15	yes it will do good pvp. and actually razzor orb sorces usually are not pk...its usually blizzard, ice blast, hydra/meteor...before tppk came out ts was big for pk

03-27-2006, 04:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
Bartender Status: *** Elder Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,606** Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 16 Spent time on board: 10:04:43 Hours Rep Power: 7	What damage will you estimate I will do?

03-27-2006, 04:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
A.D. Status: AlmostDeadly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,161 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 0 Spent time on board: - Rep Power: 5	Yes tstorm is useless. I put one point in it on my full light and never use it.

03-27-2006, 04:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
Phallock Status: *** Elder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 736** Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 28 Spent time on board: 1 Day and 2:18:26 Hours Rep Power: 5	Almost, why don't you use it? I put one point in mine and use it all the time, with all the "+ to" it does over 1k damage (which I know isn't much) and don't have to worry about it. I like it because it acts like an alarm when I don't see a monster but hear the 'zap'.

03-27-2006, 04:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
Bartender Status: *** Elder Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,606** Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 16 Spent time on board: 10:04:43 Hours Rep Power: 7	Hm, I got a ward spirit, and it takes 183 str, so I don't know if I should use enigma or use coh and get ~150 base str.

03-27-2006, 06:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
A.D. Status: AlmostDeadly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,161 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 0 Spent time on board: - Rep Power: 5	Well usually cuz when i'm doing runs i always cast ES/frozenarmor in town and you canlt cast Thunder in town :) I blame laziness.

03-28-2006, 01:17 AM	#17 (permalink)
Bloodangel26 Status: I am Legend. Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,279 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 84 Spent time on board: 23:28:53 Hours Rep Power: 15	depends where you cast the orb...but i dont have a clue

03-28-2006, 02:16 AM	#18 (permalink)
ggkthx Status: Forum Elder Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 555 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 150 Spent time on board: - Rep Power: 4	Yeah you can cast it right into a whole crowd which means more should should hit... and 600-700 for Orbs? no i think you should be able to do more than that ...

03-28-2006, 02:24 AM	#19 (permalink)
Bloodangel26 Status: I am Legend. Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,279 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 84 Spent time on board: 23:28:53 Hours Rep Power: 15	i was guessing based off his equipment...with charms and stuff it would be a lot more

03-28-2006, 02:50 AM	#20 (permalink)
ggkthx Status: Forum Elder Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 555 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 150 Spent time on board: - Rep Power: 4	I see... didn't look at where he mentioned EQ's anyways if you do use 2 SoJ's i don't think getting any in Energy is worth it, IMO