It's the same case for witch doctors, at least on the stat page, but . . . due to mana constraints attack speed only matters for getting that one cast out while kiting or etc. Otherwise, like haste, I think it's a stat that only comes into play if you can just take one position and spam nonstop.
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Oblivionmancer
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While that stat (are we really doing this) might produce higher raw numbers, I question its utility in many real combat situations. It seems unlikely that it would have a substantial impact on skills like meteor or hydra, which are basically unaffected by attack speed to my knowledge. and it makes skills like incinerate suck up your arcane power much faster. It's greatest actual utility is probably with signature spells, which are pretty weak anyway. So, I dunno. Unless I'm mistaken about how the damage formula resolves with single hit attacks.
Can I hope to survive Hell mode with these stats?
Why do you have grenadier if you don't use grenades or cluster arrow?
Ah ok. I guess there's just that method then. So yeah, won't stop gold farming. The AH will limit item farming though easily and make the entry barrier to get a good amount from the RMAH steep to deter people. Even still though, it's still possible - which I'm sure Blizz won't care too much about at that point since they're making plenty of money from it at that point.
ComputerMKII
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My bad. I'm changing it for something else.
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the stats? yes. The build? Not sure of that. You'll need preparation on there. I was at 3.7K for plenty of Hell before getting to 7K dps and it was kind of easy then, minimal challenge. You should definitely look to boost that dps for the latter parts of hell though.Can I hope to survive Hell mode with these stats?
You're going to want preparation too..
ComputerMKII
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Thanks. Should I use the Punishment rune with Preparation?
-Pyromaniac-
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I forget which it is but the one that lets you recover 60% health is my fave. Also with smoke screen make sure you're using the extra second.
Stay back and Firebomb + Flash Fire like a mawfug. As ixix pointed out earlier it's glorious in terms of landing hits around corners since it auto-targets enemies after the first bounce. Love that spell.
Shame a few of the WD spells are basically useless. Toad of Hugeness is so awesome conceptually but in practice you can't do shit with it. It's incomprehensible that you can turn high-level enemies into chickens with Hex, including Belial, but Toad of Hugeness is worthless against them.
I'm curious if anyone's been using Fetish Army. That 2 minute cooldown is devastating considering it only lasts 20 seconds. And the 90 sec cooldown rune isn't worth taking given that the spell without the other runes sucks. Dunno what they were thinking with that one.
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Also if you can fit it in Computer, I recommend the passive that reduces all discipline costs by 10%.
That's essentially the problem with the listed Damage stat since it's your DPS and not raw Damage. I'm not sure why they don't just adjust the tab to be Armor | Damage | DPS (or show DPS on the tooltip when you mouse over). It's merely calculating your damage based off the average damage you'll deal per second given your chance to crit. It doesn't really indicate much for characters who can't sit there and stream attacks endlessly.
That one is lame.. it reduces stuff only by 1 point. (it rounds down). Especially useless if you're using prep, those 1's will never add up since you just refill it every 45 secs.
ComputerMKII
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That's the skill I actually chose instead of Grenadier.
Global Warning, people
There are reportedly several account hacks happening due to session ID's being stolen when joining public games.
People with attached authenticators are losing their stuff, can even lead to total account hack.
Thread on GBA Temp
Thread on Battle Net
Another with Blue Post
Recommend not joining public games for the time being =/
There are reportedly several account hacks happening due to session ID's being stolen when joining public games.
People with attached authenticators are losing their stuff, can even lead to total account hack.
Thread on GBA Temp
Thread on Battle Net
Another with Blue Post
Recommend not joining public games for the time being =/
Except your 3rd post the blues say's that's not whats happening. Stop spreading fudd.
ThatStupidLion
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really? i find that a pointless one. that 1 saved pt ( off of 10) makes a difference?
Tried it once in act 1 on nightmare and never found a good use for it. Dunno what it's supposed to be good for.
And what the blue says is holy, right ?
They would never admit to it.
I can't say either way, I just advise being cautious.
StoppedInTracks
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Still did not read about one legit case of the hack when you use the token.
Where was this tested? I thought skills in general used Weapon Damage which is the merely the output of ... well, Weapon Damage and any +Damage you had.
Fetish Army with the Ambush rune is actually a pretty good damage cooldown, just not worth it in the long run. Compared to the other 120 second buff (where it can benefit your team at least) it's so useless.
I'm ambivalent about Firebomb because it doesn't work well with big 2-hander weapons (too long to wind up and cast, unlike with 1-handers where you can machinegun it), and it doesn't hit hard enough for me. I also like Roll the Bones rune more, just felt better in practice than Flash Fire.
I don't know about the other barbarians out there, but I facerolled through normal, nightmare and currently halfway act 2 of hell with zero issues or hiccups.
Everything still dies in the blink of an eye, and I haven't found a single elite I couldn't take on yet, even if some of them take a second attempt. (fucking arcane enchanted bastards)
I think the people having difficulties with barbs in nightmare/hell need to take a long hard look at their build and gear, because frankly, I feel somewhat overpowered and i'm progressing through hell quicker than I did on nightmare.
Everything still dies in the blink of an eye, and I haven't found a single elite I couldn't take on yet, even if some of them take a second attempt. (fucking arcane enchanted bastards)
I think the people having difficulties with barbs in nightmare/hell need to take a long hard look at their build and gear, because frankly, I feel somewhat overpowered and i'm progressing through hell quicker than I did on nightmare.
Source?
user8503492
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They were all on the fence about the game having never played a Diablo game or being fans of the genre. But we always have a blast co-oping games, games we wouldnt touch otherwise, so I thought a night of co-op would change thier minds.
To be honest I dont even play or like single player games. Ive only got my wizard to level 18 since I can never find randoms in match-making who arent AFK to running off leaving me to die
I would kill to be able to hit "Public Match" and it put me in a room with 3 other people playing as a team. Everytime I do hit "PM" it puts me in a game with 1 person everytime who, like I said, isnt even playing.
My two buddies who do play Diablo tho cant run it on thier machines. Both found thier cards on the list of "not supporter". Tried a workaround but my buddy is moving slooooooow.
Its gonna take me forever to level playing match making. I tried single player, but SP just isnt my thing and I get bored.
There was a big combat FAQ posted yesterday...can't remember exactly.
This can't be right. A barb with 100 dps using a 2-handed weapon does more damage using skills than the same barb using dual daggers.
Confused101
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Quick question guys. My brother is holding a CE for me at the gamestop he works at. Apparently someone just never picked it up. When I upgrade to the CE, is there anything I can do with the standard edition that I've been using this whole time? I mean, I already ate that key so I'm guessing I'm stuck with it. All original contents are still intact.
Only for skills without cooldowns, as far as I know.
The reason being: fast 1h weapons would be useless otherwise, as slow 2h weapons would far outdamage them.
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Latency improved drastically after the maintenance. Could just be the early hours but I was consistently getting below 150 ping.
Nightmare so far has been fairly easy for my DH. That arrow volley skill is hella fun. Smoke Screen remains broken, I haven't died once in the mode.
Anyone got a list of the enemy affixes and what they do? I got a fair idea on what a lot of them do but some I am not quite sure on.
Nightmare so far has been fairly easy for my DH. That arrow volley skill is hella fun. Smoke Screen remains broken, I haven't died once in the mode.
Anyone got a list of the enemy affixes and what they do? I got a fair idea on what a lot of them do but some I am not quite sure on.
Other than get some free months WoW playtime (I believe if you already have an account that is), I don't think so.
What kind of setup are you running?
Fetish army seems like it would be a cool skill but as you said cooldown time absolutely kills it. Most of my builds usually end up being Darts/Aoe + Spirit walk+ Soul harvest and 2 CC spells. For passives I like Spirit Vessel and Jungle Fortitude and Spiritual Attunement. I'm trying to figure out a way to stop using vision quest as I find it a pain to constantly keep my skills in cooldown when they should be saved for the right situations.
Some people have had luck emailing Blizzard CS and asking for the standard key to be returned/generating a new key.
Trickster
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There hasn't been any patches since it was released a week ago I'm pretty sure.
BigJonsson
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On to nightmare!
Or to a different class
I dunno!
Or to a different class
I dunno!
There have been multiple hotfixes though
Nightmare. The game becomes new again in Hell.
SnakeswithLasers
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Blargh. 2 of my six spots will be permanent prep/SS. I thought the new system was about options?
On that same note: Why is there no quick way to swap out your setup? Similar to a weapon-switch button, but more like a stance switch where you can go from aoe to single target focus, or trash to champion?
I would be totally fine if it still triggered the three second cooldown on all of your skills (and I guess if it wiped NV...), but it would just be NICE to have the option. I don't like having to find one build for every situation or going through the tedium of manually swapping out everything.
Edit: And since Prep + SS is critical, I am also dissuaded from using other abilities that require discipline, since the whole orb is basically just a SS constraint. =/
ComputerMKII
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Jesus, Hell is hard, even in Act 1. I've died five times already.
I assume it's the ClicktoLoot mechanics? If so, they say that but their example does not indicate it. I'll check myself when I get the chance.
thetrin
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Don't spread fudd. Blizzard themselves has confirmed that the only accounts that have shown intrusions are those unconnected to an authenticator. No concrete proof of a secure account being hacked so far.
Blizzard has nothing to gain by lying. If they had found secured accounts compromised, they'd take down the servers and deal with it immediately.
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