I'm not sure why that site reports that as "surprising", they've been on a schedule for a while (at least since 2.2 off the top of my head) where consoles and PC got the updates on the same day. That's just how it works now. This only applies to the PS4 & XB1 versions of RoS, though. The PS3 & X360 versions are no longer receiving updtes.
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I'm not sure why that site reports that as "surprising", they've been on a schedule for a while (at least since 2.2 off the top of my head) where consoles and PC got the updates on the same day. That's just how it works now. This only applies to the PS4 & XB1 versions of RoS, though. The PS3 & X360 versions are no longer receiving updtes.
Ah, I see. I never knew that, so that's good to know as I don't follow the PC updates at all (console player). I only started console D3 a few months ago and retired recently except local play, so I thought I never bother with the game anymore until I randomly lurked this thread for any active console players. I never knew about the D3: UE thread either.
Thanks for your response.
That was my morning, and this was the first time I ever went hard in seasons. Oddly therapeutic though.
I'm at the point where I just don't. I don't care what happens to all that stuff, I simply won't be playing non-seasonal characters in this game anymore.
Yup, haven't logged on a non-season char since seasons started.
Pyros_Eien
Member
Yeah same, in case of I still take all the gems(non legendary ones that is), materials, deaths breaths, machines and so on, then I just let everything else disapear. Figure if it was in my stash, it wasn't that important anyway.
If I want to check stuff up for a new patch, I can always do that on PTR with the stupid drop rates and since the only thing that motivates me to play more than 30mins is the season journeys, I don't really need anything on non season.
Definitely would be a pain if I cared though. I used to have like 3mules when RoS launched.
I still do non-seasons character/inventory management, but nothing too crazy. At this point I've accepted that I'll more or less always main DH and just mess around with maybe one or two other classes a little in each season. So for all non-DH classes I only keep really well-rolled Ancient gear, and I keep it on that character (I have one for each class) and not in my stash. Then I use my stash for gems/mats as well as DH gear, but I still only keep well-rolled Ancients as well as well-rolled jewelry. I don't bother keeping gear with super specific skill/stat rolls etc as stuff gets changed enough over time where that seems like a moot point (look at what you would have wanted in Season 1 versus now for example).
More stash space is still awesome though for sure. Even just keeping mats/gems and well-rolled jewelry and DH gear my non-seasons stash still gets pretty full.
More stash space is still awesome though for sure. Even just keeping mats/gems and well-rolled jewelry and DH gear my non-seasons stash still gets pretty full.
Fist of Az is getting buffed to 300% so, with a random roll, it might end up bad. I have the same problem though. I ended up making 2 of my 3 Monks and 2 of my 3 WD mules for all my gear. I have way too many great legs that I'm not willing to part with, though I'll probably never play non-season.
Anyone here play Hardcore on PS4? I'd rather not grind up from 1 "the right way".
I probably should just salvage all of the non-ancient pieces of extra gear in my stash. Maybe even salvage everything because I'll likely never play non-season ever again.
Also I realized after reading up on the Invoker Thorns Crusader build that this is the first time in Diablo 3 history that you do not want critical chance and damage on your gear.
Also I realized after reading up on the Invoker Thorns Crusader build that this is the first time in Diablo 3 history that you do not want critical chance and damage on your gear.
I was going to mention ZDPS builds but even those don't mind having crit affixes as long as it already has defensive and CDR affixes.
Nickdogmoneycash
Member
Started up a Wizard character and going through the campaign right now.
What would you guys say are the best skills for the class? Are there any that are must-haves?
What would you guys say are the best skills for the class? Are there any that are must-haves?
Personally speaking when I start out as Wizard I must have Teleport for mobility, an armor for a buff usually an Arcane armor for damage and Arcane spenditure, Magic weapon for damage boost or Familiar for another damage boost, Glacial Spike Magic Missile for crowd control, Frozen Orb Arcane Orb as the main damage dealer and Black Hole for crowd control and synergy with Frozen Orb. You get Black Hole really late so I just have a bunch of buffs + Glacial Spike and Frozen Orb. I tend to go glass cannon with it early on.
Starting out you should use what you like. Frost Ray with Black Ice is also solid option. The formula to use is that you want one armor, one mobility/evasion skill, one passive damage bonus, one signature spell, one Arcane spender and one support skill (like Black Hole, Blizzard or the Bubble).
Later on you should equip the skills based on items you get. If you get the Channeling Legendary shoulders then switch to a beam skill. If you get the Meteor boots then put Meteor on your skill bar. If you get a bunch of elements stacked up then switch your spender rune to that element type. Starting out you should be dynamic with your skill changes.
Nickdogmoneycash
Member
This will come in handy. Thanks for the tips!
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
realizing how easy it is to run bounties solo on my reg monk as opposed to my barb. ugh. cant live without lightning dash
i think im going wizard for season 5. That and Crusader are lagging behind for me, although I guess Barb is still not that great, but i can do Torment VII as opposed to III which i did on my previous barb.
i think im going wizard for season 5. That and Crusader are lagging behind for me, although I guess Barb is still not that great, but i can do Torment VII as opposed to III which i did on my previous barb.
johancruijff
Banned
Haven't played D3 since the release of RoS (just finished the story and maxed my five chars) and with the start of the new season i'm gonna start from the scratch
Everything i need to know is in the OP?
Seasons are the equivalent of Ladders in D2?
Everything i need to know is in the OP?
Seasons are the equivalent of Ladders in D2?
Mr Nash
square pies = communism
Yup. =)
SonicX_Zero
Member
I just recently bought RoS and was hoping to get back into playing D3 since I recently just got the itch to play it again. It has been a while since I last touched the game, it was around I started messing in inferno and the whole auction house thing and just didn't want bother with it. It seems a lot has changed since the vanilla days and wow this new loot system is waaaaaay better, I hope to enjoy the game better this time around and with you guys since I noticed there is now a clan system and I just sent a request to NeoGAF overflow, I hope its a legit clan of GAF.lol
They haven't dropped the patch yet? I figured it would've been the day after the season ended, geez. Wonder if they'll push back S5 at all.
neurosisxeno
Member
Pyros_Eien
Member
They confirmed no maintenance this week though, so unless they patch without a maintenance, which seems super unlikely, it'll probably be next week.
I thought they would make use of the 2 weeks of pre season to test the patch and try to find stuff that wasn't reported/found on PTR, but seems not. Since they've had some fairly large bug issues the last 2 patches, I guess this one will most likely be the same. Talking about blood shard exploit in S3 and hellfire exploit in S4.
I thought they would make use of the 2 weeks of pre season to test the patch and try to find stuff that wasn't reported/found on PTR, but seems not. Since they've had some fairly large bug issues the last 2 patches, I guess this one will most likely be the same. Talking about blood shard exploit in S3 and hellfire exploit in S4.
12th it is then for the patch. Seems kinda weird but oh well.
Also I thought I would compile this list based on data seen on the PTR for people who want to be pursuing the top end meta for season 4:
Top Wizard builds (probably best solo class right now)
Delsere - Energy Twister, Arcane Orb skills used
Firebirds
Vyr
(Though Delsere dominated the boards, these other sets can make GR80 too)
Top Crusader builds
Roland's Legacy - Sweep build
Legacy of Nightmares - Bombardment Thorns build
Invoker's Thorn - Punish build
Top Demon Hunter builds
LON - Strafe/FoN
Marauder w/ Cluster Arrow
Unhallowed Essence
Lightning Shadow
Top Monk builds
LON - Tempest Rush
Inna + 2PC Raiment Generator build
(There's another Monk build using Inna that I think focuses more on Mystic Allies, I know it was in the top 20 builds on PTR)
Top Witch Doctor builds
LON Pets
Helltooth
WD actually has a lot of variety in terms of skills they can use.
Top Barbarian builds
IK/Raekor 6
Might of the Earth
Also I thought I would compile this list based on data seen on the PTR for people who want to be pursuing the top end meta for season 4:
Top Wizard builds (probably best solo class right now)
Delsere - Energy Twister, Arcane Orb skills used
Firebirds
Vyr
(Though Delsere dominated the boards, these other sets can make GR80 too)
Top Crusader builds
Roland's Legacy - Sweep build
Legacy of Nightmares - Bombardment Thorns build
Invoker's Thorn - Punish build
Top Demon Hunter builds
LON - Strafe/FoN
Marauder w/ Cluster Arrow
Unhallowed Essence
Lightning Shadow
Top Monk builds
LON - Tempest Rush
Inna + 2PC Raiment Generator build
(There's another Monk build using Inna that I think focuses more on Mystic Allies, I know it was in the top 20 builds on PTR)
Top Witch Doctor builds
LON Pets
Helltooth
WD actually has a lot of variety in terms of skills they can use.
Top Barbarian builds
IK/Raekor 6
Might of the Earth
That was just for solo play.
For group play seems like WD/Barbs are the best supports right now and Wiz/DH being the best DPS classes. Crusader and Monks may have some support role in builds, maybe someone can discover stuff.
I have to imagine that Support Monk LoN EP build HAS to be a thing for group play. Just like last season, Monks tend to keep powerful builds on the down low so they don't get nerfed (Heal Monk was kept under wraps on purpose).
Patch will come january 12th for eu that will be 13th just before season 5 begins.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Just saw that they are adding Set Dungeons? That in itself is enough to make me want to come back and play...I looooove dungeon delving.
Pyros_Eien
Member
Yeah they confirmed on twitter it's next week. Guess a few days before S5 then, not much. Maybe I'll mess around with my crusader before the season starts, so I don't get the terrible idea of playing on during season.
As for Set dungeons, don't expect much. It's fairly gimmicky really. It has nice rewards for doing it(wings) and counts for conquests in season so that's nice, but realistically stuff isn't meant to be challenging once you have decent gear and a lot of it isn't even really speed based and more like "can you group up mobs then press the button your set buffs to kill everything" kind of stuff.
As for Set dungeons, don't expect much. It's fairly gimmicky really. It has nice rewards for doing it(wings) and counts for conquests in season so that's nice, but realistically stuff isn't meant to be challenging once you have decent gear and a lot of it isn't even really speed based and more like "can you group up mobs then press the button your set buffs to kill everything" kind of stuff.
Well on PTR a lot of mechanics were bugged.
Wizard has better survivability now because their shields are % based now. Also that Halo ring still does work.
Well you know me - count me in, I'm not home right now, but I ought to be back before the 15th. Oh man, I'll have to stock up on junk food and drinks beforehand, might be a long night ahead.
Where's that nincompoop Yoshichan when you need him? I'll see if he's down too.
Legacy of Nightmares rings which is the "no set" set in 2.4. It's two rings that combine to give you really high damage for every Ancient item you have on your character but you can't use any other set bonus on your character (hence being a "no set" set).
LoN pets builds refers to a Witch doctor pet build (pets mean a bunch of summons/creatures that help you fight mobs along your side or have other functions) that uses LoN plus a bunch of Legendaries. I think top one uses Firebats for damage plus some pets alongside to tank. There's a Dart LoN build too I think.
At least 4 classes have a near to build with LoN. Monk has Tempest Rush LON, DH has Strafe LON (which uses some sketchy mechanics to be honest), WD has a bunch of Pet builds with LoN and Crusader has the Thorns Bombardment build.
Pyros_Eien
Member
Yeah WD LoN builds on top of the PTR ladder are LoN Bats with fetish belt+gargantuan+short man ring in cube and then there's the traditional Darts build with LoN. There used to be a dog build but seems it's gone, I think dog ring got nerfed back a decent bit in one of the hotfix. There's Helltooth pet with big dog though.
Jade's not terrible either. Not sure if it'll get a slight buff for release, as it's a bit behind, but it's relatively decent and is really good early on at least.
Jade's not terrible either. Not sure if it'll get a slight buff for release, as it's a bit behind, but it's relatively decent and is really good early on at least.
Right now Delsere is a bit over tuned for Wiz compared to their other stuff and R6/SWK are really under tuned for Monk. Though I do not think they will get tweaked before seasons start.
They might actually nerf that Demon Hunter LoN Fortress Ballista build. It uses the shield from Fortress to sustain a low HP pool while having high Vit and has no LoH on gear plus no passive regeneration because it's also equipping Death's Bargain. Then it combos with the Shin Maori chest (100% critical chance when at low HP) and puts no CC on gear.
I hope they don't because it makes use of these lesser used items. I think the major concern with the build is the playstyle because during low HP you have that ghastly red outline which obscures view.
They might actually nerf that Demon Hunter LoN Fortress Ballista build. It uses the shield from Fortress to sustain a low HP pool while having high Vit and has no LoH on gear plus no passive regeneration because it's also equipping Death's Bargain. Then it combos with the Shin Maori chest (100% critical chance when at low HP) and puts no CC on gear.
I hope they don't because it makes use of these lesser used items. I think the major concern with the build is the playstyle because during low HP you have that ghastly red outline which obscures view.
Pyros_Eien
Member
Wouldn't Wizards be able to use that also, since they have so many personal shields stuff? Granted LoN wiz builds seem non existant, but it sounds like it'd be pretty good when you add halo and stuff.
I don't know, can Wizards make a shield equal to 30% of their HP?
Pyros_Eien
Member
Magic Weapon rune gives 4% per hit with no cap(not sure on duration), so does Spectral Blade but only with it obviously although you can get a legendary that gives it 50%attackspeed or something, Dominance gives 2% per kill but not viable for high GR and Galvanizing Ward gives a 60% shield that refreshes if you don't take dmg for 5secs(similar to the legendary gem, but it's % based now). And finally bracers that doubles all your shields, so that'd become 8% per hit, 8% for spectral etc.
So with Magic Weapon and Galvanizing Ward and the bracers, I think you'd get similar results probably?