Perhaps things like maxed Shiver Armor, Defiance Merc, possibly either Ribcracker or some suitable one-hander plus shield, liberal use of UP'ing Uniques, etc.
Has anyone ever attempted this just for the fun of it, and if so what kind of ballpark Def numbers were you looking at?
edit: I see there is a possibility of getting an Eth Head Hunter's Glory and going Zod Pul Pul, don't know how outrageous that sounds but then again Stormshield is easy to obtain, and since the stats don't vary it would be quite easy to socket and Pul it. But what would you pair it with for weapon? Hmmm.... Fortitude in a weapon!!|||The highest defense armor of any of my current characters has the Stone runeword in it.|||Quote:
Just to theorycraft a little, what are some estimates on what achievable max Def would be for a Sorc?
Perhaps things like maxed Shiver Armor, Defiance Merc, possibly either Ribcracker or some suitable one-hander plus shield, liberal use of UP'ing Uniques, etc.
Has anyone ever attempted this just for the fun of it, and if so what kind of ballpark Def numbers were you looking at?
edit: I see there is a possibility of getting an Eth Head Hunter's Glory and going Zod Pul Pul, don't know how outrageous that sounds but then again Stormshield is easy to obtain, and since the stats don't vary it would be quite easy to socket and Pul it. But what would you pair it with for weapon? Hmmm.... Fortitude in a weapon!!
base def on SS is variable, though. 133-148 according to AS. easiest way to tell is to look at SS using a lvl 1 character, then you can clearly see what the base def is by looking at it and subtracting 3. an upped gerke's sanctuary would be a very fine defense shield with mods that are particularly helpful to an ES build (DR and MDR). i've thought of trying one (high def sorc (heh, HD)) out and even pumped a few spare points into cold armor on occasion, but i've never gone whole hog with a sorc.
one thing if you're really wanting to max defense out is:
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Dexterity reflects your character's agility. Your ability to defend against attacks and your success in hitting targets with your melee and ranged attacks are both determined by your dexterity. These attributes are expressed as your Attack Rating and Defense Rating:
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Defense Rating - This reflects your ability to dodge attacks in combat. The higher the value, the less often your character will be hit. Highlight your Defense Rating with your cursor to display the percentage change a creature would need to hit you successfully for the last monster you have fought.
If you remove all equipment that affects your Defense Rating, your Defense Rating = Dex / 4 (round down).
basically, more dex means more defense.
ps. you should really make a bear sorc since when you shift into a wear-bear you get a big defense boost. the build nearly writes itself, though it's very item dependent.|||Plonk on a perfect stone rolled in a perfect ebug SA, there's 5265 def right away.
Of course, it would wear out. But, there it is.|||Well I surely wouldn't mind making some compromises, a little less Def for playability (like using a sweet 2os Eth SA for Prudence instead of Stone, for example), just to see what kind of ballpark range is doable for Defense.
I guess I am just a little surprised it hasn't already been done, since this game is so old and just about anything/everything else in the realm of imagination has been tried - just from sheer boredom =p
Welp, in this world of essences and respec Tokens, I guess it wouldn't be all that hard to strip some juicy melee pieces off other chars and give this a shot on my next day off work. I will use some of the ideas ya'll have given me, and try some different combos like Ribcracker vs one-hander+shield.
The one combo I definitely won't be able to try is Fort in a weapon, but I can try some of the easier stuff like Swordguard, Head Hunter's, Stormshield, Defiance Merc, maxed Shiver Armor. I don't have the Beast to try Bear Sorc... but then again I am not attempting to make a playable melee sorc, I just wanna see some high Def numbers out of curiosity. I will check back on this thread, if anyone brainstorms some simple ways we've missed to tack on a good chunk of Def, feel free to leave your ideas
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