I use merc only for Mana. Dont care so mucn more – only to be alive, and usually put Unique Grand Crown – etheriel if possible + Insight and ANY GOOD ARMOR i got.
This is still a problem for those of us that still plays the original game. Don't know if there are other items with the same or similar problems, but even if this is no longer very relevant for D2R, it is very, very relevant for D2 LoD.
Good point, but in reality with new rune words, eth Andy 15ias/30 fres jewel ^^ is not the best in slot.. cure/gulli/flick (for res), etc… and honestly you kill fast enough.. poison nova rarely triggered… skill/str (to wear cv for example)/ live leech/ias was worth it before season 2 ( and Lod)
Ehm, I kinda not remember my andy procs being too often (probably because I always cared my merc did not cornered). I was surprised seeing several procs in a second in the video, that felt as a rare case for me (well, if you get 5 procs = merc missed 30 hits = he probably already dead). So yeah… Not saying it is not a problem, just saying it probably wouldn't be an issue for me in old patch.
Well well who’da thunk? Always preffered gface over it but ended up using andys alot because of guides and people telling me to get max atk speed frames!
I would be interested to see some actual testing to know if this was an actual issue, but unlikely anyone will bother now that it's fixed. Since the player character is most likely using their damage abilities as much as possible, it's likely that most poison nova procs from the merc would happpen while the enemy is already on next hit delay, and therefore do no damage and not proc it's own next hit delay. Meaning it probably wasn't causing that much of an issue. But it's hard to know without some data.
Same thing as botd was doing then? Damn… I wonder why this nhd thing wasn’t more widely known. I didn’t know anything about this mechanic until the patch notes
Been using tals helmet simce i got it last year, andys droped a few weeks ago and my merc instant felt weaker and died alot more, so i changed back to tals and my merc is surviving alot more
Honest Question Mac: do you think the devs were considering all these knock-on effects of changing the NHD system? or do you think it was just a fix to COT and PS, and all the other good was just the rest of the iceburg?
I was always a defiance guy for my merc. Loved the added buff for the sorc. Only switched to prayer merc for nova end game. But at that point the merc’s using fort, and barely getting hit anyway. Never felt it was a problem. But interesting to know now.
switched to delirium helm on merc a while back…
First post!
Oh… no it's not. Never mind.
I use merc only for Mana. Dont care so mucn more – only to be alive, and usually put Unique Grand Crown – etheriel if possible + Insight and ANY GOOD ARMOR i got.
This is still a problem for those of us that still plays the original game. Don't know if there are other items with the same or similar problems, but even if this is no longer very relevant for D2R, it is very, very relevant for D2 LoD.
Thank god for more content ❤❤❤❤ I’m
Getting pumped up for tonight
Good point, but in reality with new rune words, eth Andy 15ias/30 fres jewel ^^ is not the best in slot.. cure/gulli/flick (for res), etc… and honestly you kill fast enough.. poison nova rarely triggered… skill/str (to wear cv for example)/ live leech/ias was worth it before season 2 ( and Lod)
Being broke and unlucky actually turned out to be a blessing! V Gaze was always the mvp
never actually even found that helm, its just too rare
secret troll andariel was laughing at us this whole time. she should be promoted from lesser evil to prime evil just for this.
Oh hai Marco!
I'm very happy about NHD changes, now can they please fix next hit always misses?
Ehm, I kinda not remember my andy procs being too often (probably because I always cared my merc did not cornered). I was surprised seeing several procs in a second in the video, that felt as a rare case for me (well, if you get 5 procs = merc missed 30 hits = he probably already dead). So yeah… Not saying it is not a problem, just saying it probably wouldn't be an issue for me in old patch.
I love your videos. I think your channel is great. Please keep up the good work
Damn i been public enemy#1 in every pub game as a poison nova Necro LMAO
Breath of the Dying
GGM already covered this in his video
Never used that trash helmet before )
Only used that helm once since 2002.
Congrats on making it too blizz banner plug 🙂
Me having never even dropped Andy's 😎
So does poison nova cast by Andy somehow keep her from ticking in flames or other attacks? Just curious
Well well who’da thunk? Always preffered gface over it but ended up using andys alot because of guides and people telling me to get max atk speed frames!
I would be interested to see some actual testing to know if this was an actual issue, but unlikely anyone will bother now that it's fixed.
Since the player character is most likely using their damage abilities as much as possible, it's likely that most poison nova procs from the merc would happpen while the enemy is already on next hit delay, and therefore do no damage and not proc it's own next hit delay. Meaning it probably wasn't causing that much of an issue. But it's hard to know without some data.
Same thing as botd was doing then? Damn… I wonder why this nhd thing wasn’t more widely known. I didn’t know anything about this mechanic until the patch notes
No on ever noticed this? I noticed it immediately on my poison nova necro and swapped out to a vamp gaze lol
Sneaky!
andys always made me feel weak so i never used it, this explains it
I am literally speechless….. 😐
Thank you for the great content.
Dusting off my cold nova sorc…
Been using tals helmet simce i got it last year, andys droped a few weeks ago and my merc instant felt weaker and died alot more, so i changed back to tals and my merc is surviving alot more
Can't wait until you can dish out more of this level of knowledge about Diablo 4
Honest Question Mac: do you think the devs were considering all these knock-on effects of changing the NHD system? or do you think it was just a fix to COT and PS, and all the other good was just the rest of the iceburg?
Hey Macro, nice vid! This was quite interesting, thanks for covering it. 🙂
I was always a defiance guy for my merc. Loved the added buff for the sorc. Only switched to prayer merc for nova end game. But at that point the merc’s using fort, and barely getting hit anyway. Never felt it was a problem. But interesting to know now.
Did some one check if skeleton mages are useful now?
im playing Plugy (1.14 of d2) am i being negatively affected by Andy's?
Joke's on you, I don't even have an andariels visage
Hell yeah! Andys visage is amazing! And of course I didn't know this. I love it even better now!
What is wrong with you dude open socket Andy… I know that ral rune is super rare even rarer then a 15 ias 30 fire res jewel.