Yeah, I think a lot of us were hoping that there would be some new budget rune words to offer increased mobility in the early game. Disappointed this opportunity has been missed…
Sorc has teleport, Paladin has charge/vigor, Assassin has burst of speed/dragon talon, barb has increased speed/leap/frenzy…
But then Amazon, Necro, and Druid have nothing for mobility (well fury druid has feral rage, but that only helps one build, and Amazon’s usual BiS gear normally has some good FRW, but again, no help at the start of ladder)…
Teleport staves and amulets are an option… Then there is the Harmony bow rune word for vigor… But that weapon swap slot is so important for the Call to Arms weapon, when you finally craft it… And once you do craft CtA, your flexibility with your weapon swap is basically gone, so that just leave teleport amulets which are a freaking pain in the @ss to recharge and take up a critical slot (such as Mara’s or Highlord’s)…
I think we really, really, really, really need some lower tier options prior to Enigma to enhance mobility… Some runewords in the Mal/Ist/Vex range would be really welcome that give some more mobility options, some ideas:
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Body armour rune word that comes with limited teleport charges (30?). If it had a mod that automatically replenished the charges slowly, or had some mods that made it cheaper to repair/replenish charges, that would fantastic.
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An alternative to Harmony in a weapon/body armor runeword that grants Vigor aura.
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Runeword that grants Charge oskill
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Runeword that grants Leap oskill
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Runeword that grants Burst of Speed oskill
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Runeword that grants Dragon Talon oskill
All these ideas would be great additions to give some much needed mobility to other classes… Without these changes, it will almost always be mandatory to start ladder with a sorceress, so you can farm enough runes/wealth to build you’re first Enigma…
The whole in-game economy is build around “how quickly and efficiently can a sorceress farm this thing”… Choosing to not create a sorc at the start of the ladder really just cripples your ability to keep up with the rest of the economy, and makes gearing up your characters really difficult and time consuming.
I think more options for increased mobility have been sadly missed in the latest batch of rune words. Please consider mobility skills in the future, as this will greatly diversify the range of characters that players can choose to play with at the start of the ladder 