~misfit~ wrote:
> Somewhere on teh intarweb "Bruce Langdon" typed:
>
>>Kinlaw wrote:
>>
>>>"Dave Ryan" <dryan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>news:U5ydnZ2GAJG48rXVnZ2dnUVZ_rLinZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>
>>>
>>>>While pondering glazed doughnuts Kinlaw <kinlaw62@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>>>mistakenly typed
>>>>
>>>>>>I have a zon that used a Buritto all the the way through in the
>>>>>>latest patch. It was a little difficult toward the end but not
>>>>>>too much if you are patient. I used multishot as my main attack,
>>>>>>although historically I've always been a strafe type of guy. So,
>>>>>>they are still viable even without a Harmony or Faith setup. Not
>>>>>>having tried those, I can't give any comparisons.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I believe the main nerfing of the zon was to remove the
>>>>>>piercing/guided arrow approach to killing single monsters,
>>>>>>although they may also have nerfed damage. I'm not sure.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-dave
>>>>>
>>>>>So, are Harmony and Faith runewords? What are the bonuses? Sorry
>>>>>for my newbness, I stopped playing the weekend (yeah, bad timing)
>>>>>that the 1.10 patch came out. When D2 burnout hits, that's it. I
>>>>>missed the Diablo clone thing too.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Yes, Faith and Harmony are new runewords for bows. I haven't used
>>>>either one, but Faith is the strongest and harder one to acquire.
>>>>Harmony is more manageable. I'm not sure of the status of these
>>>>runewords (if they are ladder only or not)
>>>>-dave
>>>
>>>
>>>Wow, ohm and jah. Yep, that's a tall order. Killer stats though:
>>>massive damage, plus to skills.
>>>
>>>However, I don't understand one of them:
>>>
>>>10% Reanimate As: Returned
>>>
>>>What does that mean?
>>>
>>>Kin
>>>
>>>
>>
>>"10% Reanimate As: Returned" is a mod for tomb reaver also (unique
>>cryptic axe). It gives a 10% change to give you a skeleton from a
>>corpse. These are much slower and dumber than necro revives. They
>>are mostly useless.
>
>
> Actually I find that, when I'm being mobbed by maggot young or similar,
the
> revives are excellent distractions. They take the heat off the Zon by
> offering alternative targets. Also, with Fanatacism from the Faith bow
and
> Might from the merc they *can* kill monsters in hell (just don't hold
your
> breath).
>
> In summary; It's not a deal-breaker but they do have their uses. They've
> made things easier for my strafer more than once.
>
> Cheers,
Distractions are good!
Can you get more than one at a time? It's probably difficult to get
many. They don't seem to follow well.
~Demigodess~


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