Remove Stun/Skeleton Warrior from Undead starting zone

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Citronvand
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Remove Stun/Skeleton Warrior from Undead starting zone

#1 Post by Citronvand »

Something I've noticed when I've played undead, especially on Nightmare, is how terrible the starting zone is for melee characters. Namely because of Skeleton Warriors that stun you, which 9 out of 10 times leads to your death.

-Since you are undead you don't have a Wild infusion that can remove it.
-Since it's the starting zone you don't have equipment/talents to handle it yet, such as Stun resistance.
-You can't run away since they will catch up and hit you in the back.
-You can't phase door since you're stunned.
-You can't fight them while you're stunned since they will out-damage you.
-If you somehow survive the stun they will re-apply it BEFORE you can use your talents/runes.

You have to get lucky and hope you stun them first and/or you resist their stun. This leads to a VERY FRUSTRATING AND BORING start for undead melee characters. The boss (Bone giant) is actually easier to kill than a skeleton warrior since you don't have to get lucky to beat it. If you struggle against the bone giant you can simply pop your shield, hit it until your shield is down then run away while it's recharging and repeat.

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Re: Remove Stun/Skeleton Warrior from Undead starting zone

#2 Post by StarKeep »

They're getting a Heat Rune on spawn in 1.2, which is basically the offensive version of Wild Infusion.
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Re: Remove Stun/Skeleton Warrior from Undead starting zone

#3 Post by Citronvand »

That's great. Can't wait for it.

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