Guide: Getting started with Insane

[Hatome]

By alt Daikara do you mean Urkis or one of the versions of Daikara ?

I have no idea which Daikara is the 'normal' one and which isn't. Thanks btw. Also should I avoid Urkis?

[Micbran]

Urkis isn't bad with a movement infusion and some stun.

Alt Daikara is "volcano daikara" with the meteors and shit. Normal Daikara is your average icy one.

[ster]

i mean the awful volcano daikara, it destroys your cover and the 4th level is an absolute deathtrap on any difficulty

[shieldwall]

Sorry for bumping an old thread. Just started playing an Archer on Insane a couple of days ago and I'd like some recommendations on massive armor vs trained reactions. Massive armor seems to be a recommended thing, but it makes stamina somewhat harder to manage due to the fatigue and Trained reactions looks like a great defensive option, but is incompatible with heavy armor. Tumble is also pretty great and it managed to save me a couple of times already, so I'm kinda leaning towards wearing a damage robe and go trained, but I lack experience to tell if that's a good call.

[Arcvasti]

Trained reactions and mobility in general is good enough to eschew massive armour. Trained reactions in particular is basically 30% damage reduction and the rest of the mobility category isn't bad either.

[shieldwall]

Thanks for the response.
Also, I'm curious, some people keep mentioning things that are going to happen in 1.6, but I don't seem to find any kind of list or any particular info, except for those off-hand mentions. Is there a change log of some kind or people just play beta and know those thing from there?