HDD streaming. They're working on it, supposedly.
Leveling pretty much stays exactly how it is from level 1-60, honestly. It's more about the gear.
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Diablo III |OT3| Turn On Elective Mode, Get an Authenticator
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HDD streaming. They're working on it, supposedly.
Leveling pretty much stays exactly how it is from level 1-60, honestly. It's more about the gear.
perryfarrell
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Good post on armor and resist all, and how it affects survivability.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5149150485
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5149150485
Diablo series is the master of attack feedback for isometric action rpgs.
But yeah, staying away from anything related to public games...kinda surprised Blizzard couldnt take measures against stuff like this before the game released.
Dang. I'm on a SSD too.
Sucks about the levels. There will be a time when you can actually swap things around at least right?
Against what? There's no confirmation that hacking is happening cause people are in public games.
And if it was people with auths woudl be getting attacked too. There hasn't been one confirmed auth hack case.
toastyToast
Member
Is it necessary to have to use the Authenticator on every session? I set it up like that last week as an even higher safeguard but it's a pain in the ass having to do it every time.
I think it's weekly otherwise.
I think it's weekly otherwise.
Dang. I'm on a SSD too.
Sucks about the levels. There will be a time when you can actually swap things around at least right?
You can do that shit right now. The OT title referring to "Elective Mode" lets you do exactly that - it's under Options -> Gameplay. Now you can slot anything you want anywhere.
perryfarrell
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You should watch twitch.tv/trumpsc. He's got wizard pretty well figured out. His build and skills are linked in stream description.
Database hack seems more and more likely.
Man, I wish blizzard would fix this stupid auction house invisible auction bug. I've got a full AH, and I'm pretty sure nothing's showing up. At least my big stuff isn't showing up. Which means I came back to the game with nothing sold. Which means I can't gear up more for Inferno. Bah.
Of course Kormac's down for that shit
user8503492
Banned
Got my first Legendary!
Lvl 37, Nightmare.
Was playing with some people and they all dropped but me. Next fight, couple blues with a yellow.
Took them out and this dropped!
Not very high level but pretty cool for me right now
Lvl 37, Nightmare.
Was playing with some people and they all dropped but me. Next fight, couple blues with a yellow.
Took them out and this dropped!
Not very high level but pretty cool for me right now
Shouta
Member
I'm making some progress in Act 2 Inferno with Monk but it's still pulling teeth, more or less. 622 Resist all across the board so that's covered but 25k HP means I can only take like 4-5 hits so I gotta be on the ball with my Bubbles and heals. The Dragon Kick is a godsend though, keeps enemies off and gives me time to run and let my Bubble go up. I pop that, fight a little bit, heal and kick away again if I run low. Beaten some Elite packs that way but still pretty rough.
Liferebooted
Banned
Where do I get the recipe for the hell pony staff? =[
Dreams-Visions
Member
Sure.
Weapon:
2-hand Axe. 1012dps, +45 crit damage .90 aps
Armor:
helm: 321 armor, 126 int, 135 vit
chest: 333 armor, 138 int, 108 vit, 50 strength
glove: 269 armor, 143 int, +15 attack speed
bracer: 450 armor, 76 dex, 143 int, +231 armor
ring: 69 vit, +15 attack speed
ring: 71 int, +15 attack speed
belt: 175 armor, 70 str, 67 int, 129 vit
pants: 607 armor, 73 dex, 98 int, 184 vit, +264 armor
boots: 179 armor, 29 str, 64 int, 93 vit, +23 cold resist, 12% movement speed
Skills:
Shock Pulse --> Piercing Orb -OR- Magic Missile --> Seeker
Arcane Orb --> Celestial Orb
Diamond Skin --> Crystal Shell
Energy Armor --> Force Armor
Teleport --> Fracture
Hydra --> Arcane Hydra
Passives:
Illusionist
Glass Cannon
Blur
Total HP: ~40,000
Damage: 26,121.23
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That said, in Act I, I could do what I wanted, which was Sparkflint (+13% damage) and Magic Weapon (+15% damage), where damage was more like 40,000. Act 2 is/was/will be a 1-shot festival with that build.
I'd say everything is optional except Diamond Skin, Energy Armor and the Hydras. You simply don't make it through Act 2 without those 2 unless masochism is your thing. Even with this setup, it takes a couple of minutes to down a pack of elites.
Plan for 30-50 deaths.
CarbonatedFalcon
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Only if you're paranoid really.
Dreams-Visions
Member
jelly.SO LUCKY. I got this weapon for only 1.5 million in the AH.
Nice boost for my dps.
please list your armor specs. I really need to see how other people are hitting 40k base damage so I don't waste more money on upgrades that don't help.
edit: and wow at your vitality. lol
Buy it in the last quest of Act IV of Hell mode.
Lost Fragment
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Had one of these pop out of an Inferno armor rack tonight:
This was one of the better mage shields in d2 iirc. Using a shield on a wizard doesn't seem like a good idea in d3, but I figure I'll use it for a bit and end up selling it while the selling is good.
That's the 2nd legendary in a row I've had drop out of an armor/weapon rack.
This was one of the better mage shields in d2 iirc. Using a shield on a wizard doesn't seem like a good idea in d3, but I figure I'll use it for a bit and end up selling it while the selling is good.
That's the 2nd legendary in a row I've had drop out of an armor/weapon rack.
From Izual in act 4, he drops it like every time. But thats not the hard part...
perryfarrell
Member
That's a nice attack speed boost. Shiiiiiiit
some items are pretty bad, like the boots. 12% ms are a must for me. the shoulders are bad too.
album with all but the weapon
I'm a glass canon. I'm working on getting good items with resi/armor/vit/int.
edit: I only list one ring, because they are the same.
As a monk I think I have better or similiar items than you(except for the weapon). But I only do 13k dps. wth. Are there any monks that do close to 30k dps?
Wait, does he want the hell recipe or the normal recipe though? The nightmare-hell-inferno are bought in the last quest, last acts in the respective difficulties.
So, which one would you guys use?
Considering those 2 slots would be filled with +38 Vit gems. With Glory Abjuration damage reduction stat goes up .1 % but of course my resistances (currently @ 300-320) go down by 32 points.
Total difference is: +42 armor (+ another 76 from vit gems passive), +300 dmg from strength. I'm guessing Rising Relic is better overall, but I wanted your expert opinion =D
Considering those 2 slots would be filled with +38 Vit gems. With Glory Abjuration damage reduction stat goes up .1 % but of course my resistances (currently @ 300-320) go down by 32 points.
Total difference is: +42 armor (+ another 76 from vit gems passive), +300 dmg from strength. I'm guessing Rising Relic is better overall, but I wanted your expert opinion =D
Shining Sunshine
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Hey guys, is the secret level loot for infernal good?
Wow OT 3 already! With the game being out, Ive been pretty vacant here in the thread. I finally pushed my demon hunter past the first dungeon area in Act 3 on Inferno. Tight winding corridors with champion packs of soul rippers just wasnt much fun so Ive had more fun farting around in earlier acts.
I mean it wouldnt be so bad if you could just skip them, but some of those packs demand your life at least 20 times as toll. All of the out door stuff following the Keep Dungeon quests were a joke in comparison.
I stopped on the final stretch to Azmodan and will push on through to act 4 soon. Really enjoying how many viable options the demon hunter has in the skills department.
I mean it wouldnt be so bad if you could just skip them, but some of those packs demand your life at least 20 times as toll.
All of the out door stuff following the Keep Dungeon quests were a joke in comparison.I stopped on the final stretch to Azmodan and will push on through to act 4 soon. Really enjoying how many viable options the demon hunter has in the skills department.
scoobs
Member
I've come the conclusion that the odds of getting a good drop for armor is about 1/100000, and with weapons, its about 1/10000000000000000000000000000.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Just finished Nightmare run. Wow some of the Act 4 minibosses were alot harder than the final boss...
Was expecting him to be alot harder.
Was expecting him to be alot harder.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Printscreen/crop with paint/image program.
is that a bug? or some oversight?
Nice. No stats, but IAS and Movespeed are great bonuses. Hold on to it as people get enough amazing gear on other slots maybe?This just dropped off an elite pack in Hell for me.
Very nice find. Vit and Life% with Dex and res all is swag.
I feel like this is worth a penny or two so i don't want to under price it. What do you guys think? I'd use it but I lose 4000 dps for like 3000 life, 1.5% protection and like 2% resist in the various elements. I'm playing witch doctor by the way.
Had one drop for me. Your block, int, and res all are lower end. Socket is good.Had one of these pop out of an Inferno armor rack tonight:
This was one of the better mage shields in d2 iirc. Using a shield on a wizard doesn't seem like a good idea in d3, but I figure I'll use it for a bit and end up selling it while the selling is good.
That's the 2nd legendary in a row I've had drop out of an armor/weapon rack.
Sell it while there's not too many on AH.
Res AllSo, which one would you guys use?
Considering those 2 slots would be filled with +38 Vit gems. With Glory Abjuration damage reduction stat goes up .1 % but of course my resistances (currently @ 300-320) go down by 32 points.
Total difference is: +42 armor (+ another 76 from vit gems passive), +300 dmg from strength. I'm guessing Rising Relic is better overall, but I wanted your expert opinion =D
Ouch, were you kicked out of your game or did all your stuff just disappear while you were playing?
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
Got my first Legendary. Do you guys think at this point it's worth keeping them, or should I be selling before people catch on and the market bottoms out? Is it even worthwhile for a Witch Doctor, and if not, what do you think it'll sell for?'
It's ass. Sell it.
Any idea what it's worth? I see them in the range of like 2 mil up to like 7.5 mil.
Haven't sold much yet, just don't want to screw myself.
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