OK: I can run through A1 inferno insta-gibbing just about everything in as much cheap mf as I can find. I can farm A2 pretty efficiently wearing about 100% extra MF. I can work my way through A3 if I have to but the killing speed is so slow I know the better drop rate of 60+ is still not in my favor and I die quite a bit.
In my best "dont die" gear;
Str 620
Dex 1635
Int 463
Vit 1329 (57k life)
Armor = 3.2k and Resists are mid 300's
Critical Hit % = 30 Critical Hit Damage = 217% My current bow is a 62 DC (1059 DPS) with a 70% crit emerald. Attacks/Sec = 1.39 46k damage w/o SS (in A2 if that matters)
I use Hungering Arrow as my generator (Teeth or Shatter Shot depending)
Elite groups take most of their damage from Mines (Scatter) and I use Cluster Arrow (Loaded for Bear) for point burst damage or when my Hatred is full.
Self Critique: I know on their own most of my pieces of gear are solid. I probably can't buy a reasonable upgrade for any spot for under 3-5M and even that would take some luck and yet my DPS is very much lacking for killing stuff in A3. I think I might be prioritizing dex+vit items too much instead of max dex but dying every time something blinks at you in kind of unappealing but Ill do it if I could clear A3 with some ooomph!
Is my dex too low or is it my weapon? (1300+ dps bows are INSANE expensive)
Are my Crit numbers the problem?
Does the build suck (it works damn well through A2 but A3 is just not fast enough)?
A3 mobs have a lot higher hp pool. With bows, they will do less damage and there is a bit of randomness to them (big range in min/max). So you may end up critting for 5k here, or critting for 200k. 2h xbow is slower but has (smaller) higher damage ranges, so you'll have more consistent damage. Example, my 2h xbow is (948-1396). Whereas your bow may be max of 1050-1150, but also has a min of like 300. Cluster Arrow can be a high damage ability but cost a truckload of hatred and with that randomness in bows, I would probably look for an alternate hatred spender. Although Caltrope+Cluster bombs are very effective, I think I count 6 or 7 of those? So effectively 1610% weapon damage if you land then all.
Try swapping out cluster arrow for frost arrow. What is the rest of your build like? Also, you are already using Scatter, are you also using Caltrope/Jagged rune? I find with these two abilities things blow up quick without even getting close to you.
The bow (my bad) is already a 2h xbow so the range is small - crits are big (175k+) on the mines ( the range is 770-1150 on the xbow) Ive been using caltrops with t-ground as the stun/stop allows me to open up distance when needed - given a decent circle I can kite almost forever unless the mobs are already fast with a fast affix or teleport.
What's your dex total? Your bow is already probable 200 base damage higher than mine so I'm sure that's some of it but I think as long as Ive been farming Inferno my reported damage w/o SS should be a freakin lot higher than 45k so I know I've got to be geared incorrectly somewhere.
NVM on the dex? I see it in your sig now.
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In my best "dont die" gear;
Str 620
Dex 1635
Int 463
Vit 1329 (57k life)
Armor = 3.2k and Resists are mid 300's
Critical Hit % = 30 Critical Hit Damage = 217% My current bow is a 62 DC (1059 DPS) with a 70% crit emerald. Attacks/Sec = 1.39 46k damage w/o SS (in A2 if that matters)
I use Hungering Arrow as my generator (Teeth or Shatter Shot depending)
Elite groups take most of their damage from Mines (Scatter) and I use Cluster Arrow (Loaded for Bear) for point burst damage or when my Hatred is full.
Self Critique: I know on their own most of my pieces of gear are solid. I probably can't buy a reasonable upgrade for any spot for under 3-5M and even that would take some luck and yet my DPS is very much lacking for killing stuff in A3. I think I might be prioritizing dex+vit items too much instead of max dex but dying every time something blinks at you in kind of unappealing but Ill do it if I could clear A3 with some ooomph!
Is my dex too low or is it my weapon? (1300+ dps bows are INSANE expensive)
Are my Crit numbers the problem?
Does the build suck (it works damn well through A2 but A3 is just not fast enough)?
Try swapping out cluster arrow for frost arrow. What is the rest of your build like? Also, you are already using Scatter, are you also using Caltrope/Jagged rune? I find with these two abilities things blow up quick without even getting close to you.
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http://i.imgur.com/8AfIp.jpg 4/4pc natalyza dps: 73k (w/o ss), dex: 1967, health: 22k, resist: ~150, mf: 90%/261%
What's your dex total? Your bow is already probable 200 base damage higher than mine so I'm sure that's some of it but I think as long as Ive been farming Inferno my reported damage w/o SS should be a freakin lot higher than 45k so I know I've got to be geared incorrectly somewhere.
NVM on the dex? I see it in your sig now.