I suck with Pythium ... please help!

[Arryn]

Boron said:
You don't need to look at the gear because you normally always replace it anyways by magic items later as long it is not exactly what you want .

Wrong, you must. The reason for this is because the game's devs factored it into the unit's cost, regardless of your feelings for the worth of the gear.

When you compare two units on the basis of their cost, you must compare them as-is, not after you've equipped them. Otherwise, you must compare the TOTAL costs for each unit after you've piled on whatever you will stuff them with. Finally, any such comparison is invalid if the units aren't used for the same purpose. Most players would not (for example) equip an Archangel with the same gear that they'd give a Banelord, nor would they employ the AA and BL for the same purposes (BLs are typically used as mini-SCs, AAs as ritual casters and battlefield support).

Boron said:
But the past tense should show that i don't think this now anymore especially with 2.13 .

Perhaps so, but you didn't bother to elaborate as to why you think/thought as you do/did.

Boron said:
Curious : What else can you do to try out finding good combos then first theoretically thinking what might be good and then testing it practically in mp?

I try them first in real SP games. If it sucks in SP it'll very likely suck even worse in MP.

Boron said:
Does cold resistence protect against chill ?

Yes.

Boron said:
Does awe work against ranged attacks too ? I guess only against melee .

No. Yes.