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  1. Ok, with the new changes from EE and some additional thought below will be my final skill choices:

     

    2 - Magic Staff

    3 - Tectics

    5 - Elemental Magic Focus

    8 - Concentration

    12 - Armor Lore

    18 - Mentalism Focus

    25 - Dragon Magic Focus

    35 - Shield Lore

    50 - Constitution

    65 - Ancient Magic

     

    With just the focuses, the character should still be able to do well. I'll probably master concentration first to have the three focuses benefit even better. 

  2. I decided to try yet another revision to skills for this build into the Enhanced Edition to see how it performs vs Community Patch.

     

    2 - Magic Staff

    3 - Tactics

    5 - Elemental Magic Focus - Gust of Wind stun and attempt to maximize spell power from the spells

    8 - Armor Lore

    12 - Mentalism Focus - Maximize rune usage and buff protection

    18 - Dragon Magic Lore

    25 - Concentration

    35 - Dragon Magic Focus

    50 - Constitution

    65 - Ancient Magic - Increase spell power and reduce enemy spell resistance

     

    Unfortunately, with this skill choice I don't see any place for Shield Lore to be a part of the build.

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  3. I bought the Rise of the Necromancer expansion, and I was looking for people that I can play with. I had good fun playing with my brother on local, but I'm not sure if he's stil playing or not. I was part of Clan DA, but the site is gone and I doubt very seriously if I can connect with any of the players that were part of that forum.

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  4. The .dll error could have been resolved by a DirectX package from Microsoft's page instead of going thru days/weeks of trying recovery/repair options on the OS. I've NEVER considered OS reformat a solution to a technical issue.

    ​I'm sorry that I did not see your messages earlier. The board tends to update quite frequently on the screenshot thread and I don't check this forum often.

  5. I have a decent idea in regards to how my DM staff build will play out. I just took out the Griffin with my DM "Darth Maul" build. What makes the DM quite dangerous is how easy stun works with Gust of Wind. I have mine modded for Stun, Squall, and Impact. Stun won't work all the time, but with Gust of Wind plus Dragon Strike modded for Heat, Heat, and Fury on my DM staff build I imagine the Griffin may be quite quickly defeated. Once my DM staff build faces the Griffin and dragon mini boss in Gold difficulty, I'll have a better idea of the true power. The dragon mini boss for the DM will be a better gauge since it has better resistances.

  6. Of the builds I have tried, I suppose my most "off the beaten" path one is a dual wielding Dryad with staves. I was seeing if the Acute Mind boost to Intelligence could make it a build to be reckoned with.

    I have a Dragon Mage "Darth Maul" build, but I've not progressed very far with it.

  7. How many times have I thought and re-thought this build? More times than I could probably count. With more understanding and experience playing the game, here are hopefully the final skills and why I choose them.


    2. Magic Staffs - Ranged attack ASAP
    3. Tactics - Increased Damage from magic staff attacks
    5. Elemental Magic Lore - Mod to get stun early
    8. Dragon Magic Focus - Intelligence boost for more spell and staff damage
    12. Armor - Sets start to become available
    18. Concentration - Two spell buffs, eventually up to three
    25. Mentalism Lore - Increased physical damage resistance
    35. Dragon Magic Lore - Increased damage, plus needed mods for Dragon Strike and Eternal Fire
    50. Constituion - Added hitpoint bonus
    65. Ancient Magic - Cut thru enemy resistance, plus increase spell damage

    You may be asking why no spell resistance? With the Familiar increase in Willpower, I believe there will be enough defense against the life leech spell attacks in Niobium Blood Forest.

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