yeah, I know, I'm that bad. Act 1 wasn't too hard and I got through it without too much trouble. Act 2 comes along and... well, it made me make an account here to ask for advice (the official wizard Bnet forums feel more like a trade forum).
Without Force/Prismatic Armor, I have 30k hp, resists ranging from 130-160, 4k armor, and 17k DPS. So can anyone drop a few bits of advice on an act 2 noob here??
Also, I would prefer not to spend money either real or virtual if possible (repairs aren't cheap). I don't even have 1 million to my name so finding gear that is actually good and affordable is tricky.
I am no pro here but my suggestion is more resis, more armor, and alot more dps than 17k. If you take the time to look around on the AH there are some good deals. And also comes down to your build if you linked that would probably get a better response.
It all depends on your playstile. If you're good at kiting, you don't need more resists, armor or HP for A2. Just get as much DPS as you can and nuke everything. If you're not good at kiting, you should really start buying int + all resists + vit gear to build a tanky wizard.
my kiting is decent, but what I'm wondering now is how do people even reach 20k+ base DPS?? Most of the items on the AH cost 1 million or more for good stats.
I've been there myself for a week now, and tbh, looking at your stats (which are pretty much the same I had), here is what I did to make my way into Act 2, and I tell you you are gonna need to spend some money unless you're a real pro (which I wasn't =P).
First thing, and I know is not cheap, get a 2h 1k dps weapon, try to get at least a standard one, but you gonna need the dps.
Second, increase your resists and life regen, I'm now at 300+ and 900hp/sec, you won't die so fast, and you get good hp while kiting.
Third, you gonna need boots with 12% speed run.
Fourth, about the build, I've barely tried arcane orb + temporal flux, and I think for it to be really effective you need a 1h weapon to fire them faster. I use blizz+venom hydra and kite a lot, I know is the usual spec, but anyway I really like using it. My build also has seeker missile, fracture and force armor/weapon, and the passives are glass cannon, illusionist and galvanizing ward.
So in the end, fully buffed I'm at 22k dps, 35k hp, 5k armor, 300+ resists and 900hp/sec, and I'm doing just fine in act 2 atm.
Hope it helps.
Always nice to hear from someone that is in a similar situation. Also, you run a blizz+venom hydra build with Magic missle? I thought shock pulse orb helped with proccing CM? How do you survive without Diamond skin?
The build that really cracked it for me was illusionist with both skills (split and duplicates). The illusions take lots of hits and aggro, and protect you better than anything, and the hits you take will give you more of them. This causes them to spend more time in the venom pools. I use Unrelenting storm, allowing me to lay out a good long track prior to pulling enemies, prismatic armor, and Charges Blast for my signature.
30% crits, 147% crit damage, ~24kdps ~500 common res ~5000 armor 33k health (prismatic up). 1.5 Attack speed with wand and 18 AP on crit, which helps the blizzards keep coming. 740dps main rare wand with stats + max 289 offhand with stats.
I have some offhanders I could offer you for cheap that might be upgrades. BluJay#1752 US
Thanks for the offer, but I think I can handle it with some slight adjustments to my build. For the most part, it's the elites that gives me the problems.
Normal/trash mobs are nothing, but since the enemy HP jumps up into the millions against elites, they tend to kill me real fast.
I would have tried to go for + crit damage gear, but at the current moment, items are way too expensive for me to consider it.
I think I'll max out my DH and start gold farming with her instead. After that, I'll get the gear I need for my build.
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Without Force/Prismatic Armor, I have 30k hp, resists ranging from 130-160, 4k armor, and 17k DPS. So can anyone drop a few bits of advice on an act 2 noob here??
Also, I would prefer not to spend money either real or virtual if possible (repairs aren't cheap). I don't even have 1 million to my name so finding gear that is actually good and affordable is tricky.
Always nice to hear from someone that is in a similar situation. Also, you run a blizz+venom hydra build with Magic missle? I thought shock pulse orb helped with proccing CM? How do you survive without Diamond skin?
30% crits, 147% crit damage, ~24kdps ~500 common res ~5000 armor 33k health (prismatic up). 1.5 Attack speed with wand and 18 AP on crit, which helps the blizzards keep coming. 740dps main rare wand with stats + max 289 offhand with stats.
I have some offhanders I could offer you for cheap that might be upgrades. BluJay#1752 US
Normal/trash mobs are nothing, but since the enemy HP jumps up into the millions against elites, they tend to kill me real fast.
I would have tried to go for + crit damage gear, but at the current moment, items are way too expensive for me to consider it.
I think I'll max out my DH and start gold farming with her instead. After that, I'll get the gear I need for my build.