I recently got my WD to lvl70 and i am doing my Torment 2 bounties/rifts.
Currently my gear is mostly some legendaries and some "yellow" gear pieces, and i do not feel like rushing for some specific Item Sets or legendary gems.
I just wanna have fun and enjoy my WD - but first i need to actually understand how to play the class in a Torment environment.
Most guides on diablo-fans are very oriented towards Item Sets and Legendary Gems - and i really don't have any of those, nor do i wanna rush for them.
I am having trouble setting up a proper single-target repertoire of spells.
Usually i use Locust Swarm for AOE, Haunt for Single Target and Spirit Barrage for some really durable enemies.
However it is still rather slow, so i am hoping you fellow WDs can offer some better approach to single-target DPS (without set bonuses and legendary gems).
Also if you got suggestions which spells are good for AoE that would be nice, but i am mostly fine with AoE dps.
I am having some issues with the Creeping Death passive (makes Haunt and Locust Swarm last almost forever).
It seems that if i move too far from afflicted enemies the passive will NOT work - the dots seem to expire, since the monsters are still alive when i return to that area some 8 seconds later.
I am 10000% sure my DoTs would have killed the targets if they did not expire, so i am confused as to what is happening - is the Creeping Death passive malfunctioning?
For passives do i go for damage output, or some defensive passives?
Or perhaps the mana regen passives are the most valuable?
Do passives like Pierce the Veil also increase the pet's damage?
WDs have a lot of pets, namely the zombie dogs, the gargantuan and the little crazy people-things.
Which one of these are actually useful, without using specific "Item Sets+Legendary Gems"?
Is their purpose to tank damage or to deal damage, or both?
WDs have a lot of DoTs and pets, but all of those do not seem to scale with Attack Speed - only from Weapon damage?
It seems to me that a big strong 2hander weapon is much more useful than a weak/fast 1h+offhand?
This is all not counting some specific beyond legendary 1h+offhand setups - i am comparing regular legendary 2h with 1h+offhand?
Which stats do WD pets actually benefit from, or which stats do pets not benefit from?
I really value my pets to be as tanky as possible while still doing good damage, but i got no idea what benefits them.
As i progress through the Torments, do i need to focus primarily on defense stats - or offense stats (glass cannon)?
Do you fellas use the Poison Darts/Firebomb/Toads/Corpse Spiders abilities?
Honestly i have not used these spells since level 20, so i have no clue are they useful in any way?
Also what about stuff like Hex, Horrify, Mass Confusion, Sacrifice and Big Bad Voodoo?
I never ever used those weird utility spells, and i do not know are they of any use in Torments?
How about Zombie Charger, Spirit Barrage, Acid Cloud, Firebats and Wall of Zombies?
Those spells i almost never used so i really am not sure are they of any use in the Torment difficulties?
I recently got my WD to lvl70 and i am doing my Torment 2 bounties/rifts.
Currently my gear is mostly some legendaries and some "yellow" gear pieces, and i do not feel like rushing for some specific Item Sets or legendary gems.
I just wanna have fun and enjoy my WD - but first i need to actually understand how to play the class in a Torment environment.
Most guides on diablo-fans are very oriented towards Item Sets and Legendary Gems - and i really don't have any of those, nor do i wanna rush for them.
I am having trouble setting up a proper single-target repertoire of spells.
Usually i use Locust Swarm for AOE, Haunt for Single Target and Spirit Barrage for some really durable enemies.
However it is still rather slow, so i am hoping you fellow WDs can offer some better approach to single-target DPS (without set bonuses and legendary gems).
Also if you got suggestions which spells are good for AoE that would be nice, but i am mostly fine with AoE dps.
I am having some issues with the Creeping Death passive (makes Haunt and Locust Swarm last almost forever).
It seems that if i move too far from afflicted enemies the passive will NOT work - the dots seem to expire, since the monsters are still alive when i return to that area some 8 seconds later.
I am 10000% sure my DoTs would have killed the targets if they did not expire, so i am confused as to what is happening - is the Creeping Death passive malfunctioning?
For passives do i go for damage output, or some defensive passives?
Or perhaps the mana regen passives are the most valuable?
Do passives like Pierce the Veil also increase the pet's damage?
WDs have a lot of pets, namely the zombie dogs, the gargantuan and the little crazy people-things.
Which one of these are actually useful, without using specific "Item Sets+Legendary Gems"?
Is their purpose to tank damage or to deal damage, or both?
WDs have a lot of DoTs and pets, but all of those do not seem to scale with Attack Speed - only from Weapon damage?
It seems to me that a big strong 2hander weapon is much more useful than a weak/fast 1h+offhand?
This is all not counting some specific beyond legendary 1h+offhand setups - i am comparing regular legendary 2h with 1h+offhand?
Which stats do WD pets actually benefit from, or which stats do pets not benefit from?
I really value my pets to be as tanky as possible while still doing good damage, but i got no idea what benefits them.
As i progress through the Torments, do i need to focus primarily on defense stats - or offense stats (glass cannon)?
Do you fellas use the Poison Darts/Firebomb/Toads/Corpse Spiders abilities?
Honestly i have not used these spells since level 20, so i have no clue are they useful in any way?
Also what about stuff like Hex, Horrify, Mass Confusion, Sacrifice and Big Bad Voodoo?
I never ever used those weird utility spells, and i do not know are they of any use in Torments?
How about Zombie Charger, Spirit Barrage, Acid Cloud, Firebats and Wall of Zombies?
Those spells i almost never used so i really am not sure are they of any use in the Torment difficulties?
Thank you for reading and helping me out
So many questions, and most of them are answered in any "how to play your WD" video on youtube... Did you even try to research anything yourself?
Any why the hate for specific items? If you just want to ignore all the best gear in the game, your character will not get very strong.
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Twoflower-2131/hero/47336841
Pets are awesome and you need legendary powers to support every build, not just a pet build.
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