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Double Spell Aim or Lockpicking

12:34 AMMy sorcerer is level 37 and just recently i finally got him to be fully singled in spell aim and mana share by doubling to catch up. Yes it was foolish but what is done is done. My question is what are peoples opinions on should i continue doubling even though ill never be fully doubled or if i don't do that i think with a lil maneuvering i can single disarm and picking locks. Just want to be informed this time when i make my decision.

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Dworak reg

01:56 PMWell i recently hit 41 and i've been doubling for a while..my aim is at 68 ranks which is decent. My share is at 45 ranks and i don't think i'll need anymore then that but i you don't plan on using bolts or implosion then i don't think you'll need aim..i have friends that have barely any and they do fine...I don't think you'll ever catch up but you can go into CM training and kill a bit slower but die less...

Strangely I gave my character lots of strength so I got a low CS but I can take a considerable amount of hits and hold a bit more with encumbering myself.

I started training in picking and disarming 5 levels ago because i think its important if i plan on getting my character well over a 100....

PS can someone post somethin on how to calculate what is in your limit for picking and disarming please

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Spawned, Human Disease...i mean Sorcerer reg

02:03 PMThanks for the advice Spawned. Sure is appreciated and i think there in the websites section of this board a link to the lost rangers website. It has Shaykee's Lore Calculator and it will tell you your max with mein and alum,with or without lore. Same with traps. Is a nice program and seems very useful.

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Dworak

[This message has been edited by Dworak (edited 01-29-2001).] reg

07:01 PMI know more than the average guy about sorcs. I would have to say, how do you plan to NOT use implosion? The spell has so many uses in every possible way it is mind blowing. Spell aim is intended to be used in a lot of upcoming changes too.

You might want to seriously consider doubling for a long time (like, forever). Get to at least 1x in MIU and Scroll reading too. Sorcs are a lot harder to play now, because you need a LOT of TP. However, you'll be good if your trained properly. reg

08:01 PMI think the changes made are nice don't get me wrong. But if sorcerers before could get old,I'm sure they can now without using implosion. It will be easier i agree with the new way. I wish the changes put in would have been more like how the clerics were done. There are swinging clerics swinging harder than warriors now and repelling clerics and bolt throwing clerics and etc. More choices means no one can be the ultimate and folks will have to chose which area they want to specialize in.

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Dworak reg

06:32 PMI use implosion a lot cause my CS is fairly low and i can't hit stuff like shan, i read this site on how to put stats on a sorcerer and it told me to put strength as the highest so i did..sadly my CS is 209 and i'm 41 and i can sometimes drag giants..

I swing pretty damn hard fer a sorcerer..i use e-targeting, strength and the signs(striking,smiting,swords) and it brings my AS to 261..my casting AS is just a bit lower then that.

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Spawned, Human Disease...i mean Sorcerer reg

05:01 AMSpeaking of trained properly, I AM THE HALFLING SORCERER GOD!!! ::cough:: now that I got that outta my system...at 33 I am fully doubled in spell aiming, I have to be, since my stats are placed for near optimal growth. Which means mid-range wisdom, lower cs than others my age. I'm also a halfling, so I don't have that ultimate godly bonus of 5 to my wisdom that dark elves get ::roll eyes:: hmm, I seem to have lost my train of thought...oh yeah, being exactly doubled in spell aiming, and exactly singled in mana share, is a godsend. I have been hunting corpses for 3 trains now with implosion, which I would not have been able to do with DC or MD. For me, it is a matter of surviving, but for most it is probably an alternate means of hunting. Even if I didn't have a low cs for my age, I would more than likely still double in spell aim and single in mana share to use implosion and maelstrom effectively. It is just plain scary when I cast a quadruple maelstrom...

(I know it is a long winded post, it is 2 in the morning and I am tired, sue me )

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Man of many opinions reg

06:29 PMwell when i started i didn't have that many TP but since i'm 42 now the new stuff won't screw me up. THANK GOD!

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Spawned, Human Disease...i mean Sorcerer reg