Help Me Please!!! Need Major Sorc Help!!!

[Mehilovich]

(This was also in the introduction Thread Area, but i thought i would get better response here)

Ok guys... so i recently started an MF sorc. I am level 87, but i have yet to allocate any skill points. I have also only used 79 stat points, to put into strength for my full tals set. I do not know what to put skill points into, but i am thinking lightning would be best. I have heard numerous suggestions from fireball, to frozen orb, to "max out every lightning thing you can, put one into warmth and tele", to "max all light, but max either orb or fireball for immunes"... this is where my problem arises. I am thinking about waiting until level 89-90 and getting a merc to help me, so i wont need any orb or fire ball to help. If i do so i am told to get an infinity for my merc, so he wont die, and so i dont have to worry about immunes. So, if you are confused by my question... here are the main questions i am getting at:
1)What type of sorc is proven to be best for MFing (and please tell why)
2)Should i get a merc? If so, act 5 or act 2? (again, please tell why)
3)If i should get a merc, what should i get for it to best help me, what type of merc if act 2?
4)What skills should i allocate where? Which to max? which to put where?
5)Where should my stats go? Vitality or Energy?

If you cant tell already, i am very puzzled on where to go with this sorc, and i dont want to screw it up. If you can help with any/all of my questions please do so, but give reasons so i dont get confused even more. If you want to help my char online, I play on USWEST and my account name is Mehilovich. Thanks all who can help.

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1. Depends on where you mf.
2. Yes, a merc will help and offers a great tank (act 2)
3. Depends on what skills you want to go with. HF (act II NM Def) merc if you dont use cold. Defiance (Act II norm/hell Def) merc if you use cold.
4. Its up to you. What style of play do you prefere?
5. If you want to use ES put all points in Energy. If you dont want to use ES put all points into Vita and NONE into Energy!

[Mehilovich]

Ok... update... i was not rich enough to get an infinity so i went with fireball as main power hit, and frozen orb as backup, i think i did a pretty good job of distributing skills, but i still have yet to get a merc. I can easily get andariel and mephisto, but the countess is a little trickier considering she is cold and fire immune(this all being hell). I tend to mf at andy, meph, and countess because of my lack of act 5 wps. I have recently heard that the ancient tunnels in the lost city are good to mf... is this true? well, let me know if you have any suggestions on what i should do, where i should mf... i can take all the help i can get. Thanks rapper for the help.

[skyeye]

ancient tunnels is good for a orber mfer, as there are no cold immunes, except the occasional uniqe. blizz sorcs make good mfers, to be honest with u i aint ever seen a fire sorc mf b4.

[Mehilovich]

Ya. Ive talked to alot of high lvl chars on b.net and they all told me that fire was the best way to go if you werent rich, which im not, so i went fb and orb combo and im very pleased with the results... I cant kill literally everything and i can do an mf run getting both andy and mephisto in about 3 minutes so im not too worried, what i am worried about is why im not finding anything.... I have over 400 mf, and my friends (some of them on east) are finding things alot better than what i find and its starting to irritate me... If you have any suggestions my ears are open. :D thanks guys.