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If you slot the tier 1 and 2 merc henchmen with the Achilles Hell -res proc, they go from lolmercs to OMGWTFPWNmercs.|
Originally Posted by Jophiel
I guess what I read about mercs is usually "lolmercs".
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For secondary I'd go dark. It's got a whole bag of tricks and played right, you don't ever need the heal.
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If you go the debuff Mercs route, you might want to try /Traps, too, it fits thematically and it has some skills that Achilles' heel can fit into (It can fit into Burst, too)
Ninja's are fun. They put out absurd single target damage. They're fast(a boon and a curse) so they never leave your side.
They're rare.
They level through the hell levels the quickest(5,11,23,31) due to their higher rate of ST damage. Though they fall behind after 32 due to a severe lack of AOE compared to the others like Demon/Bots.
I also recommend Dark for them. They're all melee and single target so it's easy to be in the thick of it healing them and you'll need all the to hit debuffs to keep them alive.
I've solo'd many AV's with my old Ninja/Dark before IO's even existed.
Zombies are boring and slow. I hated my Zombie MM.
Never done mercs, but everything on paper screams inferior. Though bear in mind inferior for a MM still means you can pull off amazing feats of soloing before IO's. I think people hark on the inferiority of Mercs and not enough on the fact it's still a MM.
Anything/Dark is good if you can play /Dark.
My brother plays a Ninja/Poison and is great at soloing AV's as the debuffs neuter the AV (Also can be done on (Elite)bosses, lts and spread amongst minions) and the ninjas do rediculous damage to things.
I also have a Necro/Poison and if you can get into /poison it's great fun and effective against tough targets
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I love MM's and have quite a few combinations. My Ninja/Dark is my current favorite, because they have fantastic synergy . Sure, they're a little bit squishy at the beginning, but once you get a chance to add a little to their natural defense...watch out. I'm only sitting at level 28 on mine, but with 28-30% defense on top of the Darkest Night taking away another 18% hit, my little stabbers really don't get hit much at all, and I can do a LOT more to make them even better. As the person above me mentioned, they do ridiculous, silly ST damage and I love seeing a +2 pack of minions go down in mere seconds. I know full well that post 32 XYZ may kill faster, but it's more about having fun, right? Very fun IMO so far.
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Originally Posted by lareit the evil
Ninja's are fun. They put out absurd single target damage. They're fast(a boon and a curse) so they never leave your side.
They're rare. They level through the hell levels the quickest(5,11,23,31) due to their higher rate of ST damage. Though they fall behind after 32 due to a severe lack of AOE compared to the others like Demon/Bots. I also recommend Dark for them. They're all melee and single target so it's easy to be in the thick of it healing them and you'll need all the to hit debuffs to keep them alive. I've solo'd many AV's with my old Ninja/Dark before IO's even existed. . |
I recently made a Ninja/Pain MM but I'm not really sure if it's the way I want to go. For thematic reasons, I can see me playing the following primary/secondaries:
Primary: Ninja, Mercs, Zombies
Secondaries: Pain, Poison, Dark, Trick Arrow (with Ninjas)
To be honest, Zombies are my third choice pick and I'd really think it was between ninjas and mercs but stuff I've read is that ninjas as squishy and spazzy and... umm... I guess what I read about mercs is usually "lolmercs".
So, back to my existing character, I guess I'm worried that I'll wind up playing heal-bot to a bunch of hyperactive freaks which doesn't sound too enticing. Out of what I have listed, what would you suggest? I'm new to the MM thing aside from another newbie Bots/FF MM I have waiting for me although I have some pet class experience from other MMORPGs.