Posted by Imbrogno(VIP) on September 15, 2000 at 13:14:19:
In Reply to: Care to justify this? Curious. With aristaeia hitting around **DEV a lot. posted by Cothurak on September 15, 2000 at 13:05:30:
I can't think of a good reason to wear gear that only increases hit/dam as a shaman. I don't know what race you are, but as a storm giant(which you obviously are not) I geared a lot for mana and a good deal for hp. For me, a shaman isn't necessarily about doing a lot of damage quickly, but lasting long enough, and having enough mana to wither the opponent away.
Also, not nearly enough people gear for saves. Save v. paralysis could've really helped you there. That's another thing I tried to gather as Imbrogno, though I didn't do so well at it, was to gear for saves. A lot of your stuff is JUST hit/dam and armor. You can certainly spare 10-15 hit and/or 10-15 dam in exchange for better saves, better hp, better mana, etc. Especially since you have warcry and frenzy which increases your hit/dam wonderfully at hero, and before that you have the blessing of your cabal's inner guard which I believe is +8/+8. Get rid of the midnight shit, the granite rings, the titanium gauntlets, and other stuff that only aids hit/dam and trade them to somebody that has save/mana/hp gear and needs the hit/dam like a fighter.