Marauder - Machoke's 1H groundslam (Currently lvl 86 Hc) - Forum

" Nammai wrote: From my experience I'd strongly advise against making this your first HC char (solo). Some days ago I started this build and it has been troublesome all the way. The reason is that its heavily item dependent and when when you start out fresh you have no bank. Getting good maces and a lot of reduced mana is incredibly hard on your first run. Another point is that the first 30 or so lvls are purely strength based so it severely limits the other gear you can use. In fact, the only reason im in act 2 cruel (lvl 48) is because of my guardian angel Shiftbricks. He's given me every weapon upgrade (and a lot of other) from act 2 norm. for free, cuz he's just that good a' guy. Your experience could be different than mine. And my negative experience is heavily influced by my awful drops. In fact, if there was a ladder for shitty drops Id prolly be in the top 20. I dont have any issues with the build per se, it all makes sense. However, only use it: a) If you have currency/tradeable items b) First char, but in a party thats willing to give you the needed items c) Have a leprechaun in your house, cuz you're gonna need that item luck Sad to hear you died ;( Well the reduced mana is a valid point, but the streg heavy start shouldn't be an issue you should be wearing an onyx neck and that will tide you over until you can pick up more int/dex through nodes. Btw, this build looks really good and in the super long term. Such as when L100 becomes more available. This will allow you to pick up all the endurance charges as well as conduit at lvl 99-100 depending if you kill oak in normal. -ign rptd (Hardcore) _riptide (default and that's an underscore too) Last edited by riptid3 on Feb 11, 2013, 5:29:18 PM	Posted by riptid3 on Feb 11, 2013, 5:27:32 PM Quote this Post
" Gulanka wrote: im curious how you make these auras work when you are using blood magic is it really viable ? this	Posted by oztor on Feb 12, 2013, 3:30:19 AM Quote this Post
is life gain on hit and life w/ heavy strike and GS not worth it later on?	Posted by jaideej on Feb 12, 2013, 6:26:19 AM Quote this Post
This build give me hope, I have a level 50 Marauder with a very close build. Tis my first time here on the forums And I made a post to ask if I could save my toon, With little reply. So I happen to see this and well, with a few regrets (Like 9) I could possibly fix my Marauder. Possibly.	Posted by Krin_ on Feb 12, 2013, 7:09:19 AM Quote this Post
" AidenBlah wrote: (Need them alts for map rolling!) :D Could someone offer a beginner's explanation for this comment that made me curious? I don't have any characters high enough to obtain maps yet, but I'm trying to understand all that I can about the mechanics of the game. I know that a map, like other items, can be changed, but how do alts factor into this? As an alt-aholic, it's a comfort to think alts might have more significance than just me being unable to stop myself from embracing many builds, names, and classes. :) edit: smacks self in forehead Orb of alteration = alts of another kind. I read another thread that mentioned "spending alts" and it became clear to me. I'll leave my silly question here in case someone else might happen to wonder as well. ^.^ Last edited by Catbriar on Feb 12, 2013, 4:17:00 PM	Posted by Catbriar on Feb 12, 2013, 12:11:30 PM Quote this Post
Is this build still workingout well ?	Posted by Cristalnside on Feb 12, 2013, 3:12:06 PM Quote this Post
Just died at lvl 48 Cruel Vaal. I had full life (1700+) and pretty much all defensive nodes, and something killed me in one shot. I didn't really see what happened. I was very happy and confident with the build up until then, and I'll probably try it again. The silent majority.	Posted by PanicAK on Feb 12, 2013, 9:15:21 PM Quote this Post
" PanicAK wrote: Just died at lvl 48 Cruel Vaal. I had full life (1700+) and pretty much all defensive nodes, and something killed me in one shot. I didn't really see what happened. I was very happy and confident with the build up until then, and I'll probably try it again. You can't get hit from his melee attack. Keep your distance. Cruel with 1700 probably will one shot you with his hammer down melee. Reroll and just learn from the past one. GL Last edited by FalloutVault on Feb 12, 2013, 9:24:04 PM	Posted by FalloutVault on Feb 12, 2013, 9:23:45 PM Quote this Post
Is your life leech purely from Warlords mark?	Posted by Teyo on Feb 14, 2013, 1:01:06 AM Quote this Post
" Teyo wrote: Is your life leech purely from Warlords mark? This and his LL passive.	Posted by Aeze on Feb 14, 2013, 6:58:49 AM Quote this Post