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[Violet_0]

found my first set item while farming the Skeleton King on inferno (mage off-hand item with no stats bonuse)

then I sold my first set item for 1 million gold


my character

6446 armor (+ goes up to 8000 with shout buff), 45% dodge chance, 320 on all resistances, ~33k health (again, increases with shout buff). What would my stats have to look like so that I can make it through act 2?

 

[Varna]

He goes back to town if you're with a party. If you're solo you can hire him there.

Nice. I expected these guys to be forced on you. Do these guys suck up money or something else when they are with you?

 

[Edgeward]

Beat it on normal, so easy peasy as a Monk. Looking forward to nightmare and better loot now.

 

[LowParry]

I don't see much more progress with my Wizard into Act 2 of Inferno. Even with the *ahem* entry into Act 3, I dunno. I may just work on leveling another character in the mean time and farm Act 1 every now and then till some sort of tweaking is involved. It's too much death to even bother trying.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Found a 1336 dps staff for my buddy. I'm so jelly I wish I was a wiz.

 

[Neki]

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.

Someone will always buy a legendary, just because of the colour. The % block is unique. Just look at what they're going on the AH, see if the timer has gone on a long time. If the most recent couple are still 2 days +, then slightly undercut them. If they have a day left on the lowest priced ones, undercut them by a bit more.

 

[Slayer-33]

Found a 1336 dps staff for my buddy. I'm so jelly I wish I was a wiz.

Wtf


Gargoyle Christ

 

[Artanisix]

It's ass. Sell it.

Justice Lantern is godly for barbs.

If you wanna sell it cheaper to a fellow gaffer lmk ;p Barbs are the only class I care about at this point and I'm using all my heroes to help farm gear for it.

 

[shintoki]

You should watch twitch.tv/trumpsc. He's got wizard pretty well figured out. His build and skills are linked in stream description.

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.

Thank you to both of you.

Working out what to buy now and getting use to new skills.

I switched out my force wave for Blizzard recently and learned to kite most mobs indefinitely thanks to it.

 

[Petrie]

Someone will always buy a legendary, just because of the colour. The % block is unique. Just look at what they're going on the AH, see if the timer has gone on a long time. If the most recent couple are still 2 days +, then slightly undercut them. If they have a day left on the lowest priced ones, undercut them by a bit more.

See that's where I end up confused. Do you just mean the buyout price? The range goes from like 2 million buyout up to like 7, but the actual bids appear to all be around 2-3. The whole thing doesnt make any sense to me.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Wtf


Gargoyle Christ

He made a pic.

 

[Loofy]

See that's where I end up confused. Do you just mean the buyout price? The range goes from like 2 million buyout up to like 7, but the actual bids appear to all be around 2-3. The whole thing doesnt make any sense to me.

You could always start with a really low bid price and let the market decide its value.

 

[DirtyLary]

He made a pic.

What act did that drop in?

 

[Slayer-33]

He made a pic.

http://i.imgur.com/1axDg.jpg

Batarang Christ man...

 

[Lost Fragment]

Justice Lantern is godly for barbs.

Is the chance to block % unique to that ring or something? Because I've seen rare rings with far better vit/armor stats than that one.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

That's a CRAZY staff. I wonder how many unfound supergood items are still in the game :O

 

[Slayer-33]

That's a CRAZY staff. I wonder how many unfound supergood items are still in the game :O

-edit

Billions

Well not billions of good ones but in general lol

 

[StoppedInTracks]

nvm

 

[Sinatar]

So after about 70 hours I get my first Unique item...

 

[FieryBalrog]

lol @ legendaries

They have cooler mods sometimes, but they're soooo underbudgeted in the bread and butter stuff. Gimme a break with that "lol not all items are useful for everything lol" BS blizzard

 

[Shining Sunshine]

What act did that drop in?

A weapon rack in Act 3.

 

[Artanisix]

There are some really good legendaries out there like Boj Anglers, those bracers with ms and as, Justice Lantern, Andariel's Visage, etc. etc. Most of them (especially the weapons) are shitty though.

 

[LunaticHigh]

I don't see much more progress with my Wizard into Act 2 of Inferno. Even with the *ahem* entry into Act 3, I dunno. I may just work on leveling another character in the mean time and farm Act 1 every now and then till some sort of tweaking is involved. It's too much death to even bother trying.

Wizards have the easiest time in the game by a considerable margin, and progress easier and with less items than any other class. It's literally like playing the game on easy mode. I recommend you keep playing your wizard because you'll get filthy rich while no other classes except those who farm up 10s of millions of gold can ever touch anything in act 3.

I need about 30 million gold or extreme luck before I can even dream of soloing act 2 as a monk.

 

[FieryBalrog]

There are some really good legendaries out there like Boj Anglers, those bracers with ms and as, Justice Lantern, Andariel's Visage, etc. etc. Most of them (especially the weapons) are shitty though.

That's such a D2 vanilla deja vu man

 

[Wallach]

He made a pic.

You just gave that to him? I mean that's probably one of the best staves in the US right now.

 

[Raxus]

I have yet to pull a legendary but after seeing what you all have been getting I think it is probably for the best.

 

[MisterNugNug]

Does it normally take this long to address open tickets for hacked accounts? Its been like 3 hours.

 

[balddemon]

woo 134% MF

can't survive worth shit, but who cares

7500HP and 1988 DPS lmao

 

[Raxus]

Does it normally take this long to address open tickets for hacked accounts? Its been like 3 hours.

Yes. It will be about 24-48 hours.

woo 134% MF

can't survive worth shit, but who cares

7500HP and 1988 DPS lmao

Bad luck I suppose. I have over 80% magic find and I have 18k hp and I am finishing hell mode.

 

[balddemon]

Yes. It will be about 24-48 hours.


Bad luck I suppose. I have over 80% magic find and I have 18k hp and I am finishing hell mode.

well i just bought every piece of equipment for 5k or less ( couple of them for 400-500) and im just using it to open a chest in secret level

but yeah it sucks, with my normal gear on i have 0% T_T

 

[Ketch]

Everyone is so much further then me. I'm about 3/4 of the way through act 2 nightmare on my 43 barb. Still using the AH for items, just hit 10k hp.... having fun.

edit: Not looking forward to being forced to use a shield. =( I wanna smash stuff!

 

[BigJonsson]

Nightmare DONE

One shotted act 4 boss


How hard is hell?

 

[LunaticHigh]

Having a really hard time finding 1 handed weapons with over 600 life on hit, dexterity and vitality on them. If anyone finds one please post it before you AH it, would love to discuss a price. looking for around 800 dmg.

 

[Hazaro]

Having a really hard time finding 1 handed weapons with over 600 life on hit, dexterity and vitality on them. If anyone finds one please post it before you AH it, would love to discuss a price. looking for around 800 dmg.

That's a pretty penny.

I have on with +840 life per hit but DPS is 300 for 1h which is terrible.

 

[Violet_0]

are there actually any monks that can successfully farm act 2 inferno? I'm considering going back to my lvl 53 wizard until I can afford better items.

 

[BigJonsson]

I can't wait to get a legendary, I'm sad that I haven't found one yet


One of my friends had TWO legendaries drop from one monster =/

 

[Jira]

Nightmare DONE

One shotted act 4 boss


How hard is hell?

MUCH harder than Nightmare, the first champ pack you come across will likely kill you unless you're on your toes and play smart. Then Inferno makes Hell look like baby mode.

 

[BigJonsson]

MUCH harder than Nightmare, the first champ pack you come across will likely kill you unless you're on your toes and play smart. Then Inferno makes Hell look like baby mode.

They were giving me fits on NM, some of them are just not fair at all

 

[DTKT]

SHIELDING MOLTEN MORTAR.

Shielding should be removed from the game. It makes no sense.

 

[BigJonsson]

SHIELDING MOLTEN MORTAR.

Shielding should be removed from the game. It makes no sense.

QFT

 

[scoobs]

nothing better than invulnerable, fast minions! Totally fair guys.

 

[Violet_0]

They were giving me fits on NM, some of them are just not fair at all

try something like

minion shield
horde
molten
vampiric

roughly every fifth or fourth elite mob in inferno is impossible to beat, and that's just act 1

 

[Corky]

Sigh so this is what d3 has devolved into for me?

Time for headrig/cellar of the damned run-99921

Eat your heart out baalruns :S

 

[BigJonsson]

My dps is under 2k as a WD

Should I hit the AH before starting Hell

 

[Kaiden]

My dps is under 2k as a WD

Should I hit the AH before starting Hell

holy shit yes

 

[Unicorn]

My dps is under 2k as a WD

Should I hit the AH before starting Hell

If you don't, I will, for your sake. Jesus Christ.

 

[BigJonsson]

holy shit yes

Or will I find decent drops quickly into act 1?

 

[Kaiden]

Or will I find decent drops quickly into act 1?

AH will be your best friend. The drops are just basically the same things as Act 4. No big jumps.

 

[BigJonsson]

AH will be your best friend. The drops are just basically the same things as Act 4. No big jumps.

Almost all my gear is from the AH anyway, kinda getting bored looking at it so often

 

[LunaticHigh]

try something like

minion shield
horde
molten
vampiric

roughly every fifth or fourth elite mob in inferno is impossible to beat, and that's just act 1

playing monk.
Desecrator
Arcane Enchanted
Waller
Vortex

And the enemies have a giant swing that does about 90% of my health in one swing.