Riem821 wrote:
Look. The very first character you make with the ladder has to be able to gear everybody else and should be tanky/deal enough damage to get him far into normal without too much difficulty. Starting a ES sorc without any items to twink her sounds pretty damn stupid.
In short, make something else before your ES sorc and use that character to gear and rush your sorc.
Worst case scenario, putting 5-10 points in vita so you can level up by yourself isn't the end of the world.
This entire post is just ridiculous.
What if he doesn't want to make more than one character? Starting an ES sorc without any items isn't stupid at all, it's what he wants to do. In fact, it's very possible (I've done this on HC quite a few patches, including this past one).
To tell someone that they HAVE to make another character and HAVE to rush the sorc is asinine to say the least. What gets me is that your post is written like you're a know-it-all, but that's hardly the case. Spreading misinformation or telling someone how to play and enjoy the game is as bad as it gets.
Delta, PM me if you want some ideas on making it through the beginning stages of an ES sorc. I can even show you my base vit/str sorc thats in nightmare on the 1.41c ladder in HC.
I do completely agree about it switching spots with another skill or being moved to a level 1 skill (above TK). I think its best spot is switching with TK to be a level 6 skill and switch TK to a level 28 skill (like most other sorc builds having the strong spell at 28 or 36). It's a very good idea and nobody brings it up because most people here aren't very good with building a proper EShield sorc. Not really sure why it was never brought up either, as moving its spot is very easy and doesn't change the game at all for any other sorc except the ES sorcs.