Tips / FAQ for new players

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Highwayman wrote:

Armor, Evasion, Energy shields:
I'm rather confused, how do these work?

Like, do I have a 50% chance to evade damage completely or do I completely evade 50% of damage?

And does Armor work the same as Evasion?

Does 20 Energy Shield points block exactly 20 HP worth of damage?

I've posted a more in depth FAQ that answers this question.

Thanks, good job on the FAQ!

One other thing I was wondering was the maximum number of sockets different types of items can have?

Oh, and also attack speed while dual wielding: Is it doubled?

Hmm I'm pretty sure it's six for two-handed weapons, body armour, and large (strength) shields, 3 for wands and daggers, and 4 for everything else.
In all my time I've never actually seen a six-socket item though, they are extremely rare.

Dual wielding grants 25% attack speed bonus.

Thanks for the questions I'll add it to the in-depth FAQ.

How does corps targeting work? Is it only for using raise dead gem or hitting the rotting corpses around the area that contain items?

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rahnborshko wrote:

How does corps targeting work? Is it only for using raise dead gem or hitting the rotting corpses around the area that contain items?

When using a skill that requires a corpse (detonate dead, raise zombie/spectre), with corpse targeting on, you will see a red highlight as you mouse over corpses, letting you more easily choose the specific corpse you want to use.
With corpse targeting off, you don't get the red highlight, the skill will just use the corpse nearest to the mouse cursor.

I see, thanks for the answer.

Is there anywhere I can buy gems or is it all from quests/loot?

They're all from quest rewards & loot at this stage

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Malice wrote:

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rabidwolf9 wrote:

Do the extra item quantity etc support gems work the same as say multiple projectiles gem would- in that I only get extra drops when I kill using a skill it's linked to?

Correct

Could anyone explain in detail this^^ I kind of don't understand it very well.

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Ana wrote:

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Malice wrote:

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rabidwolf9 wrote:

Do the extra item quantity etc support gems work the same as say multiple projectiles gem would- in that I only get extra drops when I kill using a skill it's linked to?

Correct

Could anyone explain in detail this^^ I kind of don't understand it very well.

If you link an "Item Quantity" support gem to one of your skills, you will get more item drops on average than if you killed them with a regular attack, or skill without the support gem attached.

"Item Rarity" support gem works the same way. Killing things with a skill that has this support gem attached means you will get more magic and rare items than normal.


Does that answer your question?