Curse

silentman · Aug 08, 2007, 08:38 AM // 08:38

Hello.

i got droknar's running build, D/Any with skill that expire my conditions 50%.
anyway, i want to run sanctum cay, but in the bergen hot springs area untill ToA, there are a lot of enemies and i die there sometimes because of their conditions, Poison and specialy Crippled. i'm using the Vow of Silence but i want to be unaffected by conditions, i need to use Melandru, but in the other hand i need vow of silence for these run.
what shall i do?

thx

jesh · Aug 08, 2007, 09:52 AM // 09:52

Make sure you have a 20% enchant weapon so that you can keep up your Vow at low mysticism.
Use Dash and avoid those little crippling gremlins like the plague.
You shouldn't have any problems.
Even if you do, you can use Death's Charge to teleport to safety maybe.. 50% of the time. Dark Escape can also increase your survivability if you get cornered.

I agree though, the weakness of the VOS build is generally condition removal. Rangers with Pin Down suck. Your best defense there is to strafe continually while running.
You might want to switch to a Dwayna type runner. More complicated, but better suited to all situations.

silentman · Aug 08, 2007, 11:03 AM // 11:03

the problem is, i don't have factions. i had, i had no problems.
and they do conditions be melee i think or by arrows.
and why dwayna is good?

[Edit]
what do you say about using Vigorous Spirit or Bonetti's Defence?

jesh · Aug 08, 2007, 08:01 PM // 20:01

Vigorous Spirit won't heal you enough to matter. Bonetti's Defense expires when you use a skill - a no no for running.
Here's the Dwayna's build.
Great condition and hex removal.. takes some getting used to though.

silentman · Aug 09, 2007, 08:49 AM // 08:49

ok, and what about Frenzied Defense?

i really like the drok's running build, and it's really good for runs.
the condition removal wouldn't help me, due to there are too many enemies there and i don't think mending touch will be usefull there.

and maybe, i'll try and use Conviction, to gain more armor? usually i die because of the conditions.