Oppressor, this one is slow going

[Tsel13]

I'm taking a small break from my Conjurer and started an Oppressor.
Note: I do not have a ton of gear stored, so what drops is what I use.
Boy, this one is s-l-o-w going.
Its potential is starting to appear, but not until I reached 30th level at Deadman's Gulch.
I'm going the vitality route.
I know all classes are gear dependent.
Some more than others.
How gear dependent are Oppressors?

[gNuff!~©~gNom3™]

when people say a build/"class" is gear dependant it refers to endgame, not levelling
there is no class that is gear dependant during levelling, which would include Oppressor, probably more so given how strong it is
and therein the rub, if you feel oppressor is slow going you might have picked a lesser strong levelling skill, like drain essence
if going vit oppressor, and you don't wanna AA, i'd recommend doing the ravenous earth spectral wrath approach, oathkeeper side wont really give you much until you can get celestial presence for vit RR and Path of the Three exclusive

[madrigal]

I only have one vit Oppressor and it uses a lot of damage conversion items to turn it into vitality damage, so very gear dependent late game. I'm not an expert, but I think it's one of those class combos that needs damage conversion items no matter what type of build you want to do. Available damage types are all over the map until you narrow it down with something.

Early game probably no more gear dependent than anything else. It depends which skills you use for leveling. It's one of those class combos you can start as fire-wielding Righteous Fervor and convert to vitality and then respec into something completely different at higher levels. Or you can start with Necromancer Bone Harvest (cold/vit) and then change it into something else. I've heard that Drain Essence is terrible for leveling, but have no first hand experience with it.

[Tsel13]

Thank goodness, I was not using Drain Essence at all.
I know I am spread way out, but slowly it is coming together.
I'm the type of player that prefers it more difficult in the beginning and gets a bit easier later due to my skills finally catching up.
Currently level 35 and just got to Homestead.
I completed Pine Barrens, Jagged Waste, and Tyrant's Hold before I went to Homestead.

Oathkeeper Points
1 = Smite
4 = Vire's Might
1 = Presence of Virtue
1 = Haven
1 = Rebuke
1 = Resilience
2 = Ascension
1 = Clarity of Purpose
7 = Summon Guardian of Empyrion
1 = Scion of Dreeg
1 = Celestial Presence
1 = Path of Three

Necromancer Points
1 = Reaping Strike
4 = Necrotic Edge (my gear makes me have 4)
5 = Bone Harvest (my gear makes me have 5)
1 = Dread
1 = Ill Omen
1 = Spectral Binding
1 = Spectral Wrath

I'm 28 points away from being able to get Harbinger of Souls.
I think I'll look at the suggested Ravenous Earth and see how that fairs versus Bone Harvest.

[volek]

引用自 madrigal：

I've heard that Drain Essence is terrible for leveling, but have no first hand experience with it.

I have heard the same but when I tried it out myself, I had no problems at all. There are various MIs that boost Drain Essence, some are available as early as level 20. Just gotta deal with energy consumption, that's probably what makes the skill so bad for some players early on. Although it's a channeling skill it has a pretty good DoT, so channeling all the time isn't necessary nor advisable.

[Tsel13]

If the Guardian of Empyrion scales with player bonuses.
Anything and everything Pet bonuses is useless with them, yes?
Or are there exceptions?

[MedeaFleecestealer]

引用自 Tsel13：

If the Guardian of Empyrion scales with player bonuses.
Anything and everything Pet bonuses is useless with them, yes?
Or are there exceptions?

Yes, Bonus to Pets items do nothing for them.

[gNuff!~©~gNom3™]

引用自 Tsel13：

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Currently level 35.


Oathkeeper Points
1 = Smite
4 = Vire's Might
1 = Presence of Virtue
1 = Haven
1 = Rebuke
1 = Resilience
2 = Ascension
1 = Clarity of Purpose
7 = Summon Guardian of Empyrion
1 = Scion of Dreeg
1 = Celestial Presence
1 = Path of Three

Necromancer Points
1 = Reaping Strike
4 = Necrotic Edge (my gear makes me have 4)
5 = Bone Harvest (my gear makes me have 5)
1 = Dread
1 = Ill Omen
1 = Spectral Binding
1 = Spectral Wrath

this is your "problem"
when you're level 35 and have 0 maxed dmg skill or any main dmg of any kind at all, you will have to expect things being slower
this would not be oppressor specific but apply to basically any class
1pt shenanigans is fine, but you gotta accept what you embark on then, and if you can't tolerate the pace/"less stronk oomph" that comes with not maxing a dmg skill, then you have to max something offensively
if you wanna do boneharvest, then max it
if you wanna do something else then max that
and in either case max Spectral Wrath for RR and passive dmg (i'd say max it before celestial presence since it gives more dmg even if RR is the same)

[Tsel13]

Thank you MedeaFleecestealer and gNuff!.

Also a belated thank you to madrigal.

Very much appreciate. 😊