Too easy to get max resists?

Con ring 100% res all
Tyrael 50% res all

I wonder if it is worth evaluating the resists and perhaps toning them down a bit more and make it more of a challenge to get max & stacked resists.

My nec has 212 total res, so any LR on hell brings him to 25+, SoB is a must.

212 resists is 40 over the cap

and this is a non tanking character.

theres probably potential for more too.

You are complaining about 212 total resists? I think you are proving my point.

Fissure still hurts, badly...

its pathetic we have characters reaching 200+ resists without godly gear.

this equip stated above is the kinda stuff you use in hell wsk. There is convic and lr at the same time down there. Having stacked resists is a must at that stage. Most of those items are only attainable in act 5 hell and only usable there. Ie. they are found at the point they are needed. Metalgrid is used mostly on melee classes (barbs/druids with 2 handers) who can struggle for res with no shield.


This is my main point, there is hefty damage in late act 5 hell with the combo or convic and lr. these high res items are needed at that stage. They may be OP in earlier acts but they are not usualy found by then. (most of the items are level 95)

Of course I have(sm,eni,mara,no res rings tho,anni), but I don't like when someone say something is easy to get, I wasn't given any item... lul?

whats a person supposed to do if they dont have these items?

What exactly would lowering the resists on these items accomplish? I kind of like having different options for socketing my shields.

What exactly would lowering the resists on these items accomplish? I kind of like having different options for socketing my shields.

Ya, I kinda like it too so I view this with mixed feelings. I also largely view characters beyond lvl95 as unbalancable given skillers and other items that are out there. Beyond lvl95, the game is basically just a playground if you want it to be. The real challenges are below those levels.

As for what it will accomplish - would resolve some of the feelings expressed in this post about how easy the mod is: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1267 Or at the very least, would mean that you wouldn't see characters running around with every single thing.

I guess I shoulda posted this in the other thread?

The problem with the thread asking to buff the game difficulty is I'd bet most of those players never even tried to go through the game without the top tier boss killing builds, never played HC, or never went through the game untwinked. This mod gets A LOT harder when you take away heavy crushing blow characters, poison, and hammers.

Everyone knows all the little tricks to getting through the mod easily by now, so naturally it isn't that hard if you know what you're doing and have a decent team. Bring in a fresh group of players and watch them try to get through this mod, it's far from easy. There's a huge learning curve.