Additional Chaos Resistance Nodes

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Zerual wrote:

Its kind of interesting how the classes what almost always ends up tanking/soaking up all damage do not have easily accessible chaos resist nodes while classes what usually focus on hitting by distance or use other means to avoid being hit have easily accessible chaos resistances... Doesn't really make much sense to be honest.

It's not about melee/ranged, it's about primary defenses - those who are most vulnerable to chaos damage (read: classes fully/partially relying on ES) have the easiest access to Chaos resistance nodes.

I have not really had much problems with finding chaos resists gear so far to be honest. Watching trade chat and forums will help.



also another couple of 25% chaos resists items that I sold. Just be patient and farm for orbs before you progress and you'll generally be fine.

I'm sitting at +41% chaos resists myself in merci and chaos mobs don't do much other than tickle

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Invalesco wrote:

I have not really had much problems with finding chaos resists gear so far to be honest. Watching trade chat and forums will help.

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also another couple of 25% chaos resists items that I sold. Just be patient and farm for orbs before you progress and you'll generally be fine.

I'm sitting at +41% chaos resists myself in merci and chaos mobs don't do much other than tickle

Its true that later on in the game its not too hard to find/buy decent/good chaos resist gear, but for example, when you get to cruel and act 2-3, some of the chaos damage mobs there can be a real pain in the ass since you most likely will not have chaos resist gear. Of course it is possible to tank it somewhat decently ex. as a marauder your health pool will be so large the chaos damage wont really hurt you too much and chaos resistance flask is available to use in case you feel like you take too much damage from chaos damage.

But still, there should at least be 1-2 chaos resist nodes near duelist marauder to solve this early/mid game problem.

The reason the Marauder gets screwed out of chaos resistance is that the marauder has life increase passives coming out of his ass. Classes with less health available to them are much more susceptible to chaos damage, so they are given a little bit of help. They need chaos resistance much more than the marauder does.

Maruader/Duelist/templar do not need chaos resist nodes. Shadow and witch need it the most. A shadow/witch has to travel far to attain a big health pool and/or regen. This is not true for mara/due/temp. Their regen/health pool/physical dmg leech gives them ways to overcome chaos.

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SoujiroSeta wrote:

Maruader/Duelist/templar do not need chaos resist nodes. Shadow and witch need it the most. A shadow/witch has to travel far to attain a big health pool and/or regen. This is not true for mara/due/temp. Their regen/health pool/physical dmg leech gives them ways to overcome chaos.

Yeah, tell that to the undead alchemists who dealt about 2,300 damage to me within the span of a quarter second. I have 3,000 life and +206% life from nodes. It didn't do a damn thing.

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Strill wrote:

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SoujiroSeta wrote:

Maruader/Duelist/templar do not need chaos resist nodes. Shadow and witch need it the most. A shadow/witch has to travel far to attain a big health pool and/or regen. This is not true for mara/due/temp. Their regen/health pool/physical dmg leech gives them ways to overcome chaos.

Yeah, tell that to the undead alchemists who dealt about 2,300 damage to me within the span of a quarter second. I have 3,000 life and +206% life from nodes. It didn't do a damn thing.

I guess the witch with her 500 hp and 16% chaos resist node is better off, then.

I think adding a chaos resist ring would be really helpful.

anyone find it odd that Chaos Resistance takes a 60 point penalty when there is only 40 points of resistance for it on the tree? I feel like it's overtaxed.

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epeli wrote:

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Strill wrote:

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SoujiroSeta wrote:

Maruader/Duelist/templar do not need chaos resist nodes. Shadow and witch need it the most. A shadow/witch has to travel far to attain a big health pool and/or regen. This is not true for mara/due/temp. Their regen/health pool/physical dmg leech gives them ways to overcome chaos.

Yeah, tell that to the undead alchemists who dealt about 2,300 damage to me within the span of a quarter second. I have 3,000 life and +206% life from nodes. It didn't do a damn thing.

I guess the witch with her 500 hp and 16% chaos resist node is better off, then.

Yes. Absolutely. She can just pop a frost wall on the room entrance and spam to her heart's content. I have to stand right next to the damn thing and sit still in order to attack. I played a melee Duelist and a Witch to 70 and the witch was absolutely much easier against chaos damage enemies.