This level seems terribly dangerous

[Zikke]

I used to play in normal window size because I enjoyed seeing the monster and viewable items term windows. But now I play in full screen only to avoid situations like this. =/

[Timo Pietilä]

honestly 138 is a low value. You're used to prioritizing for resists and not for AC. I've hit 250 AC in games (300 with shield). And then, you can melee the titans without breaking a sweat. Something like regular magical adamantite plate mail might actually be useful in some games, instead of just being junk.

I use Preservation for sustains and resist disenchantment, I have dwarven shield too, but it has even worse AC, and Celegorm, which is useless for me just now. No better boots than I have (BoS +2), and Colluin is a must for warrior, it leaves worries for rPoison and gives double-resistances to save stuff in inventory and longer fighting against basic element breathers.

How do you reach 300? With Caspanion, Colluin, Thorin, Thranduil, Fingolfin and Dal-i-Thalion (typical endgame gear) it still is just 65+16+30+12+25+17 + DEX-bonus +15 = 180.

That's spellcast stat + CON, Basic4 + double-resists, STR & CON, ESP, DEX & combat bonuses, speed & DEX.

I don't care about resists, other things, sure, but not resists. Currently my gear is optimized for speed and CON, which are +15 permanent and 18/190.

[fizzix]

I use Preservation for sustains and resist disenchantment, I have dwarven shield too, but it has even worse AC, and Celegorm, which is useless for me just now. No better boots than I have (BoS +2), and Colluin is a must for warrior, it leaves worries for rPoison and gives double-resistances to save stuff in inventory and longer fighting against basic element breathers.

How do you reach 300? With Caspanion, Colluin, Thorin, Thranduil, Fingolfin and Dal-i-Thalion (typical endgame gear) it still is just 65+16+30+12+25+17 + DEX-bonus +15 = 180.

That's spellcast stat + CON, Basic4 + double-resists, STR & CON, ESP, DEX & combat bonuses, speed & DEX.

I don't care about resists, other things, sure, but not resists. Currently my gear is optimized for speed and CON, which are +15 permanent and 18/190.

something like dwarven adamantite plate mail can have 100-120 AC on its own. I'm pretty sure that's how I got there. That game I was able to melee titans with impunity. Usually I wind up lower, closer to 150-170 as you calculate and that means meleeing tough monsters is a bit trickier.

[buzzkill]

something like dwarven adamantite plate mail can have 100-120 AC on its own. I'm pretty sure that's how I got there. That game I was able to melee titans with impunity. Usually I wind up lower, closer to 150-170 as you calculate and that means meleeing tough monsters is a bit trickier.

I feel that's how it should be. Getting a *high* AC should be a conscious choice that one makes. It should hold drawbacks in other areas, not just be a happy side effect of an otherwise highly effective kit.

[PowerDiver]

How do you reach 300?

Probably by playing with randarts. I'm just guessing, as I gave up on randarts long ago, but occasional glances at my wife's games makes me think they tend to produce higher ACs.