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Diablo III |OT5| Finally out of Beta
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Oh okay, I just don't add random people. I'll accept it when I get home tonight.
So I decided to spend my small fortune on gearing up my Monk instead of a wiz. The popular builds for wizards do not seem enjoyable to me. How did I make out on my monk?
us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/%C3%9CberErik-1461/hero/21081788
I'm not really sure if I'm enjoying the echoing fury. I know a good portion of the monks on here don't either. I haven't had anyone in a public game complain about constantly fearing the mobs but it's definitely pissing me off a bit. Would a WKL be good with the gear I've acquired? Or would I need more items with added lightning and sweeping wind damage?
us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/%C3%9CberErik-1461/hero/21081788
I'm not really sure if I'm enjoying the echoing fury. I know a good portion of the monks on here don't either. I haven't had anyone in a public game complain about constantly fearing the mobs but it's definitely pissing me off a bit. Would a WKL be good with the gear I've acquired? Or would I need more items with added lightning and sweeping wind damage?
You'd get more (offsheet) damage from a WKL for sure, plus no annoying fear proc. Character sheet dps will drop though.
Since you're using 2 generators anyway I'd highly recommend switching Exalted Soul for Combination Strike - massive dps boost there.
Good advice. Thanks. How would I calculate added damage from the WKL? I would like to get one with a socket and life steal but I'd probably only be able to afford one with lower average dps.
partyphone
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So I've gotten to the point where all of the items I want are way, way outside of my price range. What's better to focus on for a witch doctor life on hit or life steal? I really badly need a new weapon but those options for anything around the 10-15 million gold mark are pretty grim.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/anyprophet-1410/hero/1694937
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/anyprophet-1410/hero/1694937
I like farming Act 1 (MP6) now for the big 100+ kill monster massacre sprees. I went from Paragon 61 to 63 in like 3 or 4 Act 1 runs where I would do FW for nephalem valor, LM if I didn't have a 5 stack, followed by full clears of WH and FoM.
Act 2 is supposed to be even better but I haven't found a route that I like, what does D3-GAF recommend?
Did they also nerf monster hitpoints? It seems a lot easier to clear higher MPs solo than I remember.
Act 2 is supposed to be even better but I haven't found a route that I like, what does D3-GAF recommend?
Did they also nerf monster hitpoints? It seems a lot easier to clear higher MPs solo than I remember.
I posted a link to a monk dps/ehp spreadsheet a page or so back - enter all your info into that & it'll show your true dps with everything taken into account.
A2 run: VotA->Desolate Sands->Oasis->Forgotten Ruins (in Oasis)->East Channel->West Channel
I went from 60 (or possibly lower?) to 70 (half way to 71) in a day... I... what's wrong with me
What quest do you start with?
What quest do you start with?
partyphone
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Just don't start it on the one to kill Belial since it starts you down in the city.
xxjuicesxx
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Anyone interested in Uber runs (US) add Juices#1991. Have a buncha machines myself n I'm going to start collecting machines and then having a weekly Uber run on my machines.
I have to get like a ton of rings cause right now I have a tank ring that's just vit and life % and loh which I no longer need and I'd be more interested in Crit Dam, Crit Chance or AS so an upgrade is probable after a bunch I'd imagine.
I can do MP10 pretty easily as long as others can carry their weight.
I have to get like a ton of rings cause right now I have a tank ring that's just vit and life % and loh which I no longer need and I'd be more interested in Crit Dam, Crit Chance or AS so an upgrade is probable after a bunch I'd imagine.
I can do MP10 pretty easily as long as others can carry their weight.
Fenderputty
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I"ve only seen Jay Wilson one time in all my time playing.
Playing pub games is making me actively hate my DH, since most games are 2-3 DH's which by itself I'm okay with, but the problem is they are usually fucking terrible. I see some good ones occasionally, but it's often people who obviously just picked the class because it's cool and are running at way too high of an MP. Just played 2 games in a row on MP3 where I actively had to carry 3 DH's who were all between Paragon 2-8 and were running stupid shit like Chakrams and rocket turrets. Fuck.
Think I'm going to go ahead and outfit my barb (WW spec, meh) and play him a bit. I know for a fact that Im going to main a melee from this point on. Sick and tired of ranged, it just doesn't work as well in this game if you are a class that doesn't want stuff in melee range of you. 99% of mobs are literally coded to run right at you, having to shuffle and vault and away and all that nonsense is stupid and slows your runs.
There's nothing like WANTING to be surrounded by 300 mobs because you thrive in that situation. Really love the DH class, and I'm reaaaaaaaally sad that its so terrible.
Edit: SCRATCH THAT! Apparently they had a stream and Travis day said nerfs are incoming for Barbs and Wizards
Extra lols at DH's being in a good place.... In any case, thats fine. Stick with my monk, fuck that noise.
There's nothing like WANTING to be surrounded by 300 mobs because you thrive in that situation. Really love the DH class, and I'm reaaaaaaaally sad that its so terrible.
Edit: SCRATCH THAT! Apparently they had a stream and Travis day said nerfs are incoming for Barbs and Wizards
Travis said:
Extra lols at DH's being in a good place.... In any case, thats fine. Stick with my monk, fuck that noise.
The real problem with DH is that their skills are often slow and awkward, especially at high MP. My on paper DPS is pretty good with my DH (~240k with a Manticore setup and ~180k with a Calamity setup), but all of the other classes except maybe WD can effectively kill much faster than I can. I can facetank MP10 fine and that's great, but only with maybe 50-60% of the efficiency of other classes.
I'm sure someone's had some good ideas, but really I don't know how they "fix" the DH class as-is right now without completely overhauling a ton of their skills, but by doing that current high-end DH gear could wind up being even more broken then the Barb is right now. They could also do something with stats/skills on DH gear, but that's probably even more elaborate, wouldn't be until 1.09 at the earliest, and could potentially fuck everyone over with their current stuff. In terms of "balancing" the game nerfing other broken classes is actually probably the easiest option, but given that outside of PvP no one gives a fuck that seems like a stupid idea. Nerfing other classes doesn't make the DH actually better, it just makes them better in comparison which is a moot point practically speaking, and all that does is piss off all of the other class players.
Ultimately I still love my DH, but I think it's just more character loyalty and the IDEA of the DH that I love. As more time goes on I'll wind up branching out into all of the classes (like I am with the Monk right now) as leveling has gotten so much easier, and as upgrades get astronmically more expensive, so why not? Still sucks though.
I'm sure someone's had some good ideas, but really I don't know how they "fix" the DH class as-is right now without completely overhauling a ton of their skills, but by doing that current high-end DH gear could wind up being even more broken then the Barb is right now. They could also do something with stats/skills on DH gear, but that's probably even more elaborate, wouldn't be until 1.09 at the earliest, and could potentially fuck everyone over with their current stuff. In terms of "balancing" the game nerfing other broken classes is actually probably the easiest option, but given that outside of PvP no one gives a fuck that seems like a stupid idea. Nerfing other classes doesn't make the DH actually better, it just makes them better in comparison which is a moot point practically speaking, and all that does is piss off all of the other class players.
Ultimately I still love my DH, but I think it's just more character loyalty and the IDEA of the DH that I love. As more time goes on I'll wind up branching out into all of the classes (like I am with the Monk right now) as leveling has gotten so much easier, and as upgrades get astronmically more expensive, so why not? Still sucks though.
partyphone
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Wizard and barb nerfs are going to be so fun to watch.
I love playing WD because if I get bored of a build there a few different ones that have relatively equal farming efficiency. Running around with cloud of bats essentially turns you into a melee class.
Just wish I could find a weapon that I'll be happy with.
I love playing WD because if I get bored of a build there a few different ones that have relatively equal farming efficiency. Running around with cloud of bats essentially turns you into a melee class.
Just wish I could find a weapon that I'll be happy with.
For those looking to track their exp/hour and figure out routes / optimal monster power, the third party memory reading tool "Finders Keepers" includes some very nice automatic exp logging, broken down by zone, with an in-game real time display. It's an updated version of the old "LootAlert". I just turned off the all the item tracking features since I only cared about the experience.
Disclaimer: comes from the hacking crowd, so I wouldn't use it without an authenticator. Reads memory, so it's technically against ToS (same story as macros), so use your own judgement.
Top exp/hour is your run overall. The bottom one is for the zone you're in now. You can also get reports over all the zones using the statistics menu.
http://finderskeepers.site40.net/
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Disclaimer: comes from the hacking crowd, so I wouldn't use it without an authenticator. Reads memory, so it's technically against ToS (same story as macros), so use your own judgement.
Top exp/hour is your run overall. The bottom one is for the zone you're in now. You can also get reports over all the zones using the statistics menu.
http://finderskeepers.site40.net/
Google Code link (description)
Link?
I'm glade I didn't build my monk utilizing it.
Mr. Luchador
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Played for the first time on months this morning and enjoyed it. I liked the changes, makes grouping up seem worthwhile. The Anniversary Buff was a nice surprise.
fierrotlepou
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How long will the anniversary buff last?
Hey guys,
I'm a wizard and I've recently upgraded some gear that took me from 97K DPS to 168 unbuffed.
However, when I want to upgrade further, it seems that everything is just a minor upgrade of 1-2K per item. My budget would be 200 mil, is that too low to really achieve the 200 or 250 mark?
http://d3up.com/b/604475
This is my profile, if any wizard aficionados would want to take a look at it and tell me what the best possible upgrades would be for 200 mil, I would really appreciate it!
I'm a wizard and I've recently upgraded some gear that took me from 97K DPS to 168 unbuffed.
However, when I want to upgrade further, it seems that everything is just a minor upgrade of 1-2K per item. My budget would be 200 mil, is that too low to really achieve the 200 or 250 mark?
http://d3up.com/b/604475
This is my profile, if any wizard aficionados would want to take a look at it and tell me what the best possible upgrades would be for 200 mil, I would really appreciate it!
I think they said a week.
Craft gloves, bracers, shoulders.
You're not going to be able to get to 250 without significantly increasing your INT.
Get a weapon with CD.
Get CC on your amulet if you can.
Both your rings are pretty mediocre.
I got you near 250 but I pretty much upgraded every piece of armor your'e wearing and put 80 CD on your EF.
tl;dr: no way you hit 250k dps unbuffed for 200mil
So uh... Weeping Hollow is a ton of fun with this new density. I made an absolutely insane pack of monsters for fun - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wGYrIpxuYg
I can't wait till patch 1.09. I hope we start hearing about the itemization changes more in a few weeks once this patch has been out for a bit.
I can't wait till patch 1.09. I hope we start hearing about the itemization changes more in a few weeks once this patch has been out for a bit.
The general problem as I understand it (I haven't messed around with it myself) is that it's only really great against single targets. I've seen good DH's in public games melt enemies with it, but with the increased mob density even if it does great damage it sucks when you have 30 enemies on you. DH's already had decent if not great options against single targets, so while it's cool that they made Rapid Fire at least arguably viable, it's not the end all.
I just went through and bought every rare crafting plan I didn't have since I was tired of having to check plan drops to see if I already knew them or not; actually kind of shocked that at over 600 hours I was still missing about 15 rare plans 
. They cost nothing except I was missing the high-end 1h Sword one which was about 450k.
I know we've talked about this before too, but god DAMN some of the prices on the Set/Legendary plans are ridiculous. I went through the prices on them, many are in the hundreds of millions, and there were a couple that were over a billion goddamn gold. Insane.
. They cost nothing except I was missing the high-end 1h Sword one which was about 450k. I know we've talked about this before too, but god DAMN some of the prices on the Set/Legendary plans are ridiculous. I went through the prices on them, many are in the hundreds of millions, and there were a couple that were over a billion goddamn gold. Insane.
goldsoundz
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Reflect damage for me. Still need to get some life steal on my wizard.
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