JRG, on Aug 19 2008, 09:59 AM, said:
How are you to acquire the keys/organs in the end for summoning the ubers and the lesser bosses? a zealot isn't a particularly efficient nor safe build for HC key runs or anything :P
Other than that, your best bet in terms of weapon IMO would be a decent rw in a considerably strong base that you'll likely find in hell progression. elite/exceptional pally shields with base res (assuming thats what you aim for) shouldn't be terribly hard to find, and in terms of your survival, I'd say Either make a 4-pdiamond one, or a KoKoMal (lol) sanctuary in a 3os, depending on your find.
That is, unless you find a kira's guardian of course. I got one randomly in hell some time ago that rolled perfect res lol.
Although in the end, it's always hard to do any uber boss with just zeal, most zealers often switch to smite for that one-point-wonder stun-skill that makes bosskilling that much easier and a few dozen times safer :P
Actually IMHO, zealot is one of the safest characters to pick up keys, nothing especially when equiped with RIP can kill you quickly. The problem I have currently is just not having found a good armour and decent res high def shield so far.
After trying a few things, I have found that the riskiest organ run (when done carefully) is actually Matrons. Amp damage with some of the damage things in there can deal can be a little on the scary side. But its not that bad with around 1500+ life and good defense. As opposed to common thought, with a decent throwing weapon equiped and conversion set on a LT wand switch (zero risk of IM death), the entire furnace is a cakewalk, second only to the desert. :)
For bosses, all I need is a decent speed of smite and the Duress armour (I have Um rune from forge yay?) and CB gets popped onto the top. If its not fast enough just make black in a fast mace.
Uber Trist, well you know the deal with it.
I was actually mainly commenting on the fact I hadn't been able to find a nice upgrade for my equipment but I am sure something will fall soon. There are a decent group of weapons a zealot can use for end game weapons, but the best obviously is zure, with maybe gimmershed showing up a semi close second.
Just my thoughts on it, I generally don't like how the rest of the builds and professions play and have died much more frequently on them especially considering I have died once as a pally to something I knew about beforehand (2 packs of mages one fanat and the other I think might battling np, in walks brem with conviction, tried to counter with conviction but it failed badly), whereas I have lost 2 necros and a zon just because I didn't know how weak each was to actual melee damage/contact.
Oh and I didn't respond to your whole thing, as for a shield. I am not going to be lucky or have the time to make a santuary shield, so there is absolutely NO substitute for a good res spirit shield. 4pgemd shields or any unique are practically laughable jokes for substitutes for a spirit. Even hoz which I had the chance to try out last ladder really imho was not even in the same range as spirit. The main reason being it lacked def vs projectiles and monster FHR.
This post has been edited by pounder: 19 August 2008 - 05:33 PM
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