Hi all,
I've been playing around a bit in single player the last couple days to test speed builds for Sedna and UB (the two DG's with naturally good speed builds). I'm wondering if anyone has some details on speed calculations; I'm noticing some inconsistencies in top speed that I can't explain.
For example, the top speed I've been able to achieve is 14.0, however most of the time it appears to max out at 12.9 and 14.0 is extremely fleeting. I can't understand what makes the difference.
For those interested, here are the relevant items for a 14.0 speed build with either Sedna or UB:
first off, max your skills that give speed increases (for Sedna, three points in Inner Grace for +15%, for UB 3 points in Inner Beast).
Get these items in this order:
Favor: Swift Anklet: 15% - 450 favor
Boots of Speed: +10% - 1000gp
Wand of Speed: +25% for 8 seconds, 30 second cooldown - 1250gp
Cloak of Elfinkind: +20% and a 15 yard teleport ability - 12000gp
Journeyman Treads: +15% - 6750gp***
All Father's Ring: +15% - 25000gp (you'll pretty much never afford it except in a Filthy Rich, fast gold custom game)
With the exception of the all father's ring, these are extremely affordable items. With even just the anklet, basic boots, and wand you'll be outrunning everyone no problem - the other items just push it over the edge to make you absolutely unstoppable. You would think that a build this dependent on speed would sacrifice a lot of other abilities, but test it for yourself in single player and you'll be pretty amazed at how effective this is. Both Sedna and UB lend themselves to quick, in-and-out tactics, and this build maximizes them. For example, at this speed you can run from one end of the Cataract map to the other in about 5 seconds. If you've got a couple flag locks with you then it might as well be game over. On large maps, you'll pretty much be able to grab any flag you like, and your opponents can't keep up with you to stop you. They can only teleport once every 30 or 45 seconds, you don't have that problem.
Anyone have thoughts?
*** another question - can anyone confirm for sure that journeyman treads will stack with boots of speed? I believe they do, but I'm not 100% sure.