Id recommend the following regarding more CDR on your build.
Id wait until loot 2.1 comes out (yup maybe months away, but you can still prepare by farming/blood sharding for certain items).
Leorics Crown drops with 75-100% bonus to any gem socketed. Tests on the one Im using in the PTR confirm it is possible (if you get a 100% bonus) to obtain up to 25% CDR just from that item. Currently Im farming MOTE pants as the ones I have lack res all.
As people will be farming this item, a reshuffle of borns from your shoulder might be in order. So farming MOTE shoulders if you dont have any might be the go until 2.1 drops. Also you may like to start crafting borns chest peices in preparation, or looking at dropping them all together in order to keep the Cindercoat.
The next area players will be looking to stack CDR on will be weapons due to the Ramalandris gift (Consumable Socket). For instance, I have a SK in storage with everything except a socket, its extra affixes (on top of elite bonus 30%) include STR and VIT. In time Ill decide if I want to roll the vit off for CDR. The same can be done for the off hand weapon. So, farming new weapons in preparation for a socket consumable with CDR might also be in order.
2 Handers have had considerable buffs, and personally Im noticing an improvement worth trying in 2.1, especially as EQs appear to be hitting harder. So for fire, I think a high DPS rolled Maximus will be hard to beat (esp if you roll 10% bonus damage on it) or rolling one with CDR on it. Therefore you may want to consider rerolling the CDR on your ammie (when 2.1 drops) as CHD is in short supply if using a 2 hander. But you will be over compensated if you are successful in finding a Leorics Crown.
Thats correct, thanks for asking as I didnt spell that out, the statement above was in relation to a LC found in 2.1 only.
Leorics Crown and Depth diggers will definitely not be retrospectively adjusted in 2.1. I can confirm that personally having kept both, migrated them to the PTR and there was not change. Ive also heard from another player on the PTR, the same applies to Vile Wards.
All current 2 handers will receive the buff retrospectively so definitely keep those, or farm for them should you have your eyes on any.
2 handers they are working well on the PTR include:
Fury of the Vanished Peak
Maximus (fire %)
Shaefers Hammer (lightning %).
And anything that has a high DPS & damage % roll.
mikello:I see u have fury spender. I'm not big fun of them as in my opinion they don't do any proper dmg.
Well my SS do like 30m-40m per hit.Do u consider that as not proper dmg?
mikello:Yes all upgraded old legendaries in 2.1 will have their new stats only if u find them in 2.1.
Sorry for so much spam
CC123Aus:Fury of the Vanished Peak
Maximus (fire %)
Shaefers Hammer (lightning %).
And anything that has a high DPS & damage % roll.
What nr`s do a high dmg Maximus have? The one i got is 2649 dps 996 strenght 7 CDR 16% Fire Unrolled
Pluss another one with 2500 dps and 20% Fire 1078 strenght with socket.Is it worth yousing?
mikello: Its not spam m8! keep spaming cuz i wuld love to learn more!
mikello:I see u have fury spender. I'm not big fun of them as in my opinion they don't do any proper dmg.
Well my SS do like 30m-40m per hit.Do u consider that as not proper dmg?
mikello:Yes all upgraded old legendaries in 2.1 will have their new stats only if u find them in 2.1.
Sorry for so much spam
CC123Aus:Fury of the Vanished Peak
Maximus (fire %)
Shaefers Hammer (lightning %).
And anything that has a high DPS & damage % roll.
What nr`s do a high dmg Maximus have? The one i got is 2649 dps 996 strenght 7 CDR 16% Fire Unrolled
Pluss another one with 2500 dps and 20% Fire 1078 strenght with socket.Is it worth yousing?
mikello: Its not spam m8! keep spaming cuz i wuld love to learn more!
All 2 handers willreceivea 23-26% buff come 2.1 rollout. Its up to you if you want to maximise it (by rolling a secondary Stat to % damage) if you have that option. Looking at the two you have, the first one (ie 2649 DPS) would be the one to roll CDR to % damage. But it wont be BIS so you will have to keep hunting. Ie, Ive got a maximus with 8% Damage (rerolled from a socket), and as it rolled almost max DPS when it dropped, its current DPS is 2947 on the live server, and I think just over 3700 on the PTR. So the best DPS stats possible for two handers are roughly 3700 (so long as you also have % damage).
On the D3 forums, a lot of barbs posted their findings in relation to 2 hander tests (ie, in comparison to Sun keeper/SKanky axe for fire) and the results varied from 2-10% overall improvement with EQ and DPS output.
Even with my FOVP, my white crits from EQ are getting as high as 60 mil and SS crits as high as 70 mil (regularly). Highest irregular Crit was 81 mil. Im sure more gem upgrading will improve this. This is a cold build too BTW. For fire, I usually prefer HOTA as you do not have any crowd control ability and your CC are usually better due to its fury tank bonus, especially in 2.1 as the E&M bug fix has been reverted.
The feedback on the forum is to not compromise on the % damage bonus, so dont keep the CDR or another jucy stat as your overall DPS may drop to the same levels using 1 handers, but be slower (if using SS or HOTA) and obviously suffer from less stat spots (ie, SK/Skankis will have more stat spots such as Vit/CDR etc combined).
Well, thats my two bob so good luck.
Cheers
CC123
Heres a chart from Nubtro which I would keep handy re: rerolls with 2 handers. Remember, these figures are based off the assumption you are also getting another stat by consuming a Rams gift to get a socket in 2.1.
2700 maximus will be 3326 dps as you get an additonal 544 base weapon damage *1.15 aps = +625.6 dps
Im traying to rerole more cdr on my Haunt of Vaxo so besides that
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Id wait until loot 2.1 comes out (yup maybe months away, but you can still prepare by farming/blood sharding for certain items).
Leorics Crown drops with 75-100% bonus to any gem socketed. Tests on the one Im using in the PTR confirm it is possible (if you get a 100% bonus) to obtain up to 25% CDR just from that item. Currently Im farming MOTE pants as the ones I have lack res all.
As people will be farming this item, a reshuffle of borns from your shoulder might be in order. So farming MOTE shoulders if you dont have any might be the go until 2.1 drops. Also you may like to start crafting borns chest peices in preparation, or looking at dropping them all together in order to keep the Cindercoat.
The next area players will be looking to stack CDR on will be weapons due to the Ramalandris gift (Consumable Socket). For instance, I have a SK in storage with everything except a socket, its extra affixes (on top of elite bonus 30%) include STR and VIT. In time Ill decide if I want to roll the vit off for CDR. The same can be done for the off hand weapon. So, farming new weapons in preparation for a socket consumable with CDR might also be in order.
2 Handers have had considerable buffs, and personally Im noticing an improvement worth trying in 2.1, especially as EQs appear to be hitting harder. So for fire, I think a high DPS rolled Maximus will be hard to beat (esp if you roll 10% bonus damage on it) or rolling one with CDR on it. Therefore you may want to consider rerolling the CDR on your ammie (when 2.1 drops) as CHD is in short supply if using a 2 hander. But you will be over compensated if you are successful in finding a Leorics Crown.
Hope this helps
Cheers
CC123
Leorics Crown and Depth diggers will definitely not be retrospectively adjusted in 2.1. I can confirm that personally having kept both, migrated them to the PTR and there was not change. Ive also heard from another player on the PTR, the same applies to Vile Wards.
All current 2 handers will receive the buff retrospectively so definitely keep those, or farm for them should you have your eyes on any.
2 handers they are working well on the PTR include:
Fury of the Vanished Peak
Maximus (fire %)
Shaefers Hammer (lightning %).
And anything that has a high DPS & damage % roll.
Cheers
CC123
mikello:
mikello:I see u have fury spender. I'm not big fun of them as in my opinion they don't do any proper dmg.
Well my SS do like 30m-40m per hit.Do u consider that as not proper dmg?
mikello:Yes all upgraded old legendaries in 2.1 will have their new stats only if u find them in 2.1.
Sorry for so much spam
CC123Aus:Fury of the Vanished Peak
Maximus (fire %)
Shaefers Hammer (lightning %).
And anything that has a high DPS & damage % roll.
What nr`s do a high dmg Maximus have? The one i got is 2649 dps 996 strenght 7 CDR 16% Fire Unrolled
Pluss another one with 2500 dps and 20% Fire 1078 strenght with socket.Is it worth yousing?
mikello: Its not spam m8! keep spaming cuz i wuld love to learn more!
Thanks again MeldhedeCC123Ausand mikelloyou guys rock!
On the D3 forums, a lot of barbs posted their findings in relation to 2 hander tests (ie, in comparison to Sun keeper/SKanky axe for fire) and the results varied from 2-10% overall improvement with EQ and DPS output.
Even with my FOVP, my white crits from EQ are getting as high as 60 mil and SS crits as high as 70 mil (regularly). Highest irregular Crit was 81 mil. Im sure more gem upgrading will improve this. This is a cold build too BTW. For fire, I usually prefer HOTA as you do not have any crowd control ability and your CC are usually better due to its fury tank bonus, especially in 2.1 as the E&M bug fix has been reverted.
The feedback on the forum is to not compromise on the % damage bonus, so dont keep the CDR or another jucy stat as your overall DPS may drop to the same levels using 1 handers, but be slower (if using SS or HOTA) and obviously suffer from less stat spots (ie, SK/Skankis will have more stat spots such as Vit/CDR etc combined).
Well, thats my two bob so good luck.
Cheers
CC123
Heres a chart from Nubtro which I would keep handy re: rerolls with 2 handers. Remember, these figures are based off the assumption you are also getting another stat by consuming a Rams gift to get a socket in 2.1.
2700 maximus will be 3326 dps as you get an additonal 544 base weapon damage *1.15 aps = +625.6 dps
Here are the maximum (best possibly rolled) 2.1. two hander stats
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/13506770579?page=4#72
With a +10% damage roll.
With a +10% damage roll and 7% weapon IAS roll.
TL;DR definitely keep those well rolled two handers.