Countess Builder Stats?

[HerrDave]

Right now I have a level 71 countess builder. For the most part I had a relatively easy time repelling waves of baddies but I am bumping into two small problems on the information front.

1 - I do not know what amount of points to put into Attack rate and Range (Currently around 30-45) My ballistae do something around 4200 damage, I don't know if I am falling behind.

2 - I cannot tell if it was the recent update or not, but I am stumbling across weapons with strange stats.
Example - a level 60 godly weapon that only does 40 damage and is lesser to my current sword in all aspects.

3 - (Extra credit) As there seems to be only one or two people playing on Trendy-online or so (and neither high enough level to want to join for exp or gear) I am wondering which maps I should do to get past that legendary 70-74 jump.

[NoVa]

1 - The stat order for Squire/Countess builder is following:
damage > rate > health =(>) range; don't neglect rate.

2 - Ye ye, things have messed up in the early stages of the game with the recent update, should look more realistic eventually further on.

3 - Lots of factors affecting amount of visible lobbies - too low lvl on your current hero, filter settings,... Most of the games though are private for gear legitimacy reasons. For leveling heroes, if you have only the mentioned Countess, you might find hard time progressing, getting together a set of builders (Monk, EV, Summoner, Huntress) will open much more options to choose from. With just Countess, you might try Glitterhelm Caverns, maybe even survival, on Hard perhaps Insane, later on with more builder Tavern Defense would be probably the best option, either on Hard or Insane without the need to beat bosses as it gives decent amount of xp that way, or perhaps Tinkerer's Lab.

[HerrDave]

If I weren't precisely on the ball with gear, what level do you think a solo player could get into and beat Tinkerer's Lab?

[QueEsQueso]

Hey! So as someone who loooves the Countess and Squire I can say that Glitterhelm is definitely easiest to solo w/only Countess. Ramparts is another one, but I honestly wouldn't recommend it at your level. Another option might be King's Game. You can get some pretty good exp from it, as well as a solid weapon for Countess (without having to beat a boss).

The level rating for Kings Game is a little skewed on the high side to the point where even though it might say level 80 recommended, you could still do it. Especially if you have an EV.

Tinkerer's Lab could be difficult based on your PC - it has some optimization issues that render it super laggy - just fyi.

I typically make open servers when I play and invite all (non-hackers) to join, so feel free to add me and hit me up if I'm in-game.

[cpt. insano]

If you host a game under your name "Herr Dave" I pub hop a lot and can help if you want/need it. Cheers ( I typically only play ranked though)

[HerrDave]

Sure, though I will have to work out how to make it visible.

[QueEsQueso]

So after you choose Ranked and your toon you're given 3 options:

View Shops - does exactly that. It shows all players who are selling gear.

Private - creates a private server just for you and anyone you invite.

Custom - this is the one you want. Normally you can choose a game to join, or you can host your own server (its down towards the bottom of the screen). Also, after you've created your public server you can change the minimum join level. You do this by going to the Map Select screen, and in the top right corner is a little tab that allows you to change the minimum level that other players need to be in order to see your server.

[NoVa]

Furthermore if you feel like you don't know what to do next, you might find this or this source useful in giving you some pointers or hints.

Originally posted by QueEsQueso:

Tinkerer's Lab ... has some optimization issues that render it super laggy - just fyi.

Not anymore.

Originally posted by Herr Dave:

If I weren't precisely on the ball with gear, what level do you think a solo player could get into and beat Tinkerer's Lab?

Tinker Lab can be relatively easy, with the right build and the necessary heroes, considering Insanse difficulty is probably as rewarding as Nightmare, if not better, you should be fine with 2k stats on your builders, perhaps lower if you decide to go for lower difficulty.