"Increases the damage of your basic attack by 100%. Your basic attack restores 4 hatred."
I haven't seen much talk about this passive ability. Am I the only one who thinks this seems strong?
200% basic attack looks pretty nice when compared to other hatred generator abilities. It doesn't have any utility with it, but that damage is really nice.
I'm thinking about using this and entangling shot (snare) + cull the weak (20% more damage vs snared targets)
Honestly i think it is a useless passive unless you have an extra skill slot and nothing constructive to put there such as Smoke Screen or Preparation. I dont ever recall using basic attack in D2 because it just didnt get the job done. Maybe it has changed but i think something like Brooding or even Steady Aim would be better passives. All of course depending on what your entire build is.
IMO it would just be boring and not effective to use basic attacks as a hatred generator.
"Increases the damage of your basic attack by 100%. Your basic attack restores 4 hatred."
I haven't seen much talk about this passive ability. Am I the only one who thinks this seems strong?
200% basic attack looks pretty nice when compared to other hatred generator abilities. It doesn't have any utility with it, but that damage is really nice.
I'm thinking about using this and entangling shot (snare) + cull the weak (20% more damage vs snared targets)
Any thoughts?
The main problem would be with game design itself. As it stands right now there are only 6 slots to put skills in. Taking Fundamentals means you dedicate one slot to auto attack leaving only 5 spots for skills. For a character who has not reached level 24 this is not bad at all because of the lack of a full skill sheet.
Once you unlock that 6th slot however you run into an issue. In order to use the skills they must be on the bar. Forcing one thing on the bar to be auto attack means there is no point in having that 6th skill. There is a way around this. If you take the Companion you can summon the pet than switch the skill off the bar to auto attack. This is the only real way to make a build using Fundamentals that does not gimp you out of a skill slot.
Also this topic was already in existence. Please try to not re post the same topic and use the search function to find a thread.
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I guess I missed where the search button was. Still don't see it.
That's interesting concerning the skillbar. Not sure how I feel about Fundamentals, now.
Also, I thought I read companions were being removed for launch and possibly added later.
You are thinking about the Scroll of Companion. There is a skill called Companion that the DH has. It is much like the WD' Dogs. This is why I say it can work since you can cast it than forget it. Pull it off the bar and presto you have space for the auto attack.
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You are thinking about the Scroll of Companion. There is a skill called Companion that the DH has. It is much like the WD' Dogs. This is why I say it can work since you can cast it than forget it. Pull it off the bar and presto you have space for the auto attack.
Ahh, thank you. I'm ok with having to do that. I liked the Companion skill and was sad when I incorrectly thought they were taking it out.
I can put the spider companion back in my build for the snare, now. Maybe ferrets while levelling up.
If this indeed does work to free up a skill slot in the UI, I really will try out a fundamentals build. I know "basic attack" seems lackluster, but it's twice as powerful as a normal basic attack.
It will do the most single target damage of any hatred builder. You can get bola shot with imminent doom that will do more damage but it has a 2 second delay.
I haven't seen much talk about this passive ability. Am I the only one who thinks this seems strong?
200% basic attack looks pretty nice when compared to other hatred generator abilities. It doesn't have any utility with it, but that damage is really nice.
I'm thinking about using this and entangling shot (snare) + cull the weak (20% more damage vs snared targets)
Any thoughts?
Doing lots of damage with a basic attack seems pretty fun to me. It might get old having to kill stuff without a decent AOE ability though.
But single target abilities will shine in PvP i'm guessing.
IMO it would just be boring and not effective to use basic attacks as a hatred generator.
The main problem would be with game design itself. As it stands right now there are only 6 slots to put skills in. Taking Fundamentals means you dedicate one slot to auto attack leaving only 5 spots for skills. For a character who has not reached level 24 this is not bad at all because of the lack of a full skill sheet.
Once you unlock that 6th slot however you run into an issue. In order to use the skills they must be on the bar. Forcing one thing on the bar to be auto attack means there is no point in having that 6th skill. There is a way around this. If you take the Companion you can summon the pet than switch the skill off the bar to auto attack. This is the only real way to make a build using Fundamentals that does not gimp you out of a skill slot.
Also this topic was already in existence. Please try to not re post the same topic and use the search function to find a thread.
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Left and right mouse can be assigned and so can the 4 numbers. Problem is there is no like alt+mouse1 or ctrl+mouse1. If there were this would work.
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I guess I missed where the search button was. Still don't see it.
That's interesting concerning the skillbar. Not sure how I feel about Fundamentals, now.
Also, I thought I read companions were being removed for launch and possibly added later.
You are thinking about the Scroll of Companion. There is a skill called Companion that the DH has. It is much like the WD' Dogs. This is why I say it can work since you can cast it than forget it. Pull it off the bar and presto you have space for the auto attack.
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Well shit! I totally did not see that. Well shows how closely I keep up on the blue posts about this game
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Ahh, thank you. I'm ok with having to do that. I liked the Companion skill and was sad when I incorrectly thought they were taking it out.
I can put the spider companion back in my build for the snare, now. Maybe ferrets while levelling up.
If this indeed does work to free up a skill slot in the UI, I really will try out a fundamentals build. I know "basic attack" seems lackluster, but it's twice as powerful as a normal basic attack.
It will do the most single target damage of any hatred builder. You can get bola shot with imminent doom that will do more damage but it has a 2 second delay.
Thanks for the good info, everyone.