Treants kicking my butt

[Messianic]

Originally Posted by fischsemmel [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

casters are almost always more trouble than they are worth

[Servellious]

Hehe i have a system that works for me now, and im fine here because i afk study while i med/regen.

I give myself haste, max range cast slow start running as soon as it lands, this interupts his casting, being casting my dot, before he hits me he is slowed and dot'd, then i melee him down and start nuking at 30%. Ill stay here for a level or 2 just cause i got so much studying coming up and each kill is exiting cause of the risk factor, def gonna find a new spot in a few levels though.

[Messianic]

Originally Posted by Servellious [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hehe i have a system that works for me now, and im fine here because i afk study while i med/regen.

I give myself haste, max range cast slow start running as soon as it lands, this interupts his casting, being casting my dot, before he hits me he is slowed and dot'd, then i melee him down and start nuking at 30%. Ill stay here for a level or 2 just cause i got so much studying coming up and each kill is exiting cause of the risk factor, def gonna find a new spot in a few levels though.

Sounds like you're wasting a lot of duration on the slow by casting it first. Does it wear off before the end of the fight?

[nocookiesforme]

Originally Posted by Tuffpuppy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Caster mobs on p1999 cast level appropriate spells.. on live they would cast lower level spells.

Is that really true, Tuffpuppy? I remember having trouble with caster mobs on live, too. Like, a LOT of trouble.

[Servellious]

Not once also if I root means instead of running they sit and heal = why I died first time. It's working so going to work with it for now. Other problem with rooting is he then casts his dot/blind/knock back nuke. I'd rather melee him and him melee me ether than deal with extra spell damage. If I find some crazy buffs I'll try root rot

[tristantio]

I hunted here with my shaman from the time the treants were dark blue until around 34 or so.

Just spam frost nuke until they die, easiest method.

They are good loot also and you can vendor at centaurs.

[Messianic]

Originally Posted by nocookiesforme [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Is that really true, Tuffpuppy? I remember having trouble with caster mobs on live, too. Like, a LOT of trouble.

My monk could actually handle caster mobs - even healers - on live.

Here? Much harder. They just seem to be a lot more relentless in terms of healing. They were stupid on live - they'd only start casting heals at very low health (like 5% or so off running hp). Here, they start at like 35-30%. And on live, they wouldn't heal over and over and over - maybe once or twice. Then they'd give up and just fight you or keep dotting/nuking.

Live Shaman mobs didn't blind either - ever. I know that, I just haven't taken the time to prove it.

[Zuranthium]

Originally Posted by Messianic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Live Shaman mobs didn't blind either - ever. I know that, I just haven't taken the time to prove it.

Sorry that's wrong. Definitely remember my entire screen going pitch black against Orc Shaman and being scared as shit back then.

[ArumTP]

I have also been blinded by shaman on live. By the troll shaman that roams in Toxx.

[Sickle]

Originally Posted by Zuranthium [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sorry that's wrong. Definitely remember my entire screen going pitch black against Orc Shaman and being scared as shit back then.

+1

I remember at the Orc camps in Gfay being blinded as a noob and freaking out thinking my game was broken. Circa 99