^^ Same error here. I'm watching from Brazil, maybe youtube did not replicate the video across the world yet. Are you guys who live in the US able to watch it ?
EDIT: I just watched it on a different network. Here I was able to watch the video by Net Virtua, but not from Oi Velox (different ISP's).
It may be a routing problem or Youtube replication.
EDIT2: The trailer is indeed very good. I think this will be THE guide. No pressure.
EDIT3: Now I could watch the trailer from the first (problematic) ISP. It seems the replication has ended.
BTW thank you for commenting on my Archon. As per your advice I've found a better weapon which has bumped my DPS to 216k fully buffed (up from 196k). My earlier weapon was self-found and so I was proudly using it. If it only rolled a socket then I would've been rich.
But anyway, this new one cost me 5mil and I'm pretty happy with it.
Also I'm actively trying to craft bracers till I get a vit+all res version. Trumping the shoulders, however, is gonna be a tough ask since it rolled so good already.
All in all I'd like to make a balanced Archon and I hope I find success. Once again, waiting eagerly for your guide to unleash upon the world.
All these "Help me make an Archon," "How does my new Archon look" and "What should I do to play as an Archon" threads have prompted me to start on a video guide to all things Archon.
All I'm going to say now is, I'm not going to do "budget guides" at all. T
That's kind of killing the idea behind it then. You will see no positive effect like a decrease of "Help me with my char"-threads, if you don't cater those that start such threads. The ones that do either have no money or no interest in watching videos they feel don't suit them, 'cause they're too general and don't tell them what to do in their special case (even though it might not be special ).
If you do an informative video about Archon for those that already got the funds and gears, well ... what the hell? Among all builds of all classes in the entire game, Archon is the easiest to gear (not as in "cheapest", but the process of gearing an Archon does not have any complexity as it has for other builds or other classes) and probably among the easiest to play. There's just nothing you could do wrong about it. And the people that still manage to somehow screw it up - those people aren't even paying attention to forums.
So .. for a simplistic build as Archon, is it really worth putting any effort in? :[
You'd be surprised how many people really don't understand how stats work and what combination of stats they should combine to get the most out of their characters.
The guide will be directed toward people who really don't know what to look for in terms of items. I will also include extra info so that veterans don't drop into a coma if they choose to watch it. For "clueless" people, I'll use an example of someone who added me for gear help. He had about 700M gold worth of gear. Had all the wrong stats. Chose the wrong skills (who still uses Forked Lightning to proc CM nowadays?). Even ran Slow Time for some reason.
I will spoon feed what types of stats or what types of items to look for but I will not say, "Hey, you can do this for just 50M gold!" or "Don't bother getting this item if it's over 100M gold, it's not worth it!" Prices for gear constantly change (just look at what happened after the gold fiasco), plus they're all different from server to server. If a player can learn how to gear properly (whether his/her budget is 10M gold, 100M gold or 1 billion gold), doors will be opened for easier upgrades down the line.
How many people can say they built a MP4-5 capable Archon wizard for under 10M gold? (← this guy)
But will the opportunity be there for anyone to build such a wizard for under 10M all the time? Absolutely not. I sniped several items that should have cost 10M gold alone.
For the video right now, at the beginning of the gear selection portion, the first thing I say is, "Gearing an Archon is incredibly straightforward." Gearing is just one section. There's also skill selection, farming routes, paragon leveling, solo play, co-op play, ubers, etc. No one will know yet obviously since I haven't finished yet.
@Bribous
Maybe YOU dont need the video, and maybe the rest of us does not either, but I am 100% sure that almost all Archon players will learn something from this vid when its done..
Sorry, it was not my intention to sound harsh or uneducated. I was intending to mock (on a good way) Jaetch for the "Soon" statement. And I already learned a lot from Jaetch and his Hybrid-Archon build. I've even said this on Jaetch's Archon Set Contest thread.
He is obviously doing a lot for our Wizard/Archon community for free (as in free beer) that nobody have the right to complain about how long it takes, and I know it.
Please accept my apology and let's not derail the thread. If anything was left without proper explanation, I'll be happy to exchange private messages with you.
You'd be surprised how many people really don't understand how stats work and what combination of stats they should combine to get the most out of their characters.
I'm one. I got the right stats only after the Archon Set Contest, and after comparing each single item/status with my old set. Then some issues clicked to me, like the low survivability, low mitigation and low critical damage. The weapon was the most important one.
And the build, you have to learn how to use it, and how to make yourself useful out-of-archon mode. That makes attack speed important in this matter, and in group play sometimes I drop out of archon mode so I can help on crowd control.
- Resample voice-over for Parts 1, 2 and 3.
- Record voice-over for Parts 4, 5, and 6
- Resample voice-over for Parts 4, 5, and 6 if necessary
- Mix music samples for the entire video
- Fact checking and quality checks
- Ending credits
Yeah, ummm... something happened to my Adobe Soundbooth file with my recordings for parts 1-3.
I have to re-record that entire section (I have a backup, but the quality is poor and I don't want to use it after putting in the work for the most recent one. Should have backed up that one as well /facepalm.)
i am just wondering why you are making a guide over so long a period of time, when a complete overhaul of the gear system is underway?
How close to the gear overhaul are we getting by now?
The "gear overhaul" will not make his guide useless at all. There may be some adjustments but major concepts will stay pretty much the same. Remember that Blizzard said they don't want to make changes that are so drastic as to invalidate all of players' gear.
I also think it was mentioned that this is not a guide only for newbies, so it will most likely not be gear dependant..
Not only at least, and it will for sure give us some very nice info
Catered more to new people, but certainly threw some stuff in there that experienced players can pick up on as well.
I did my best to focus the gearing portion on concept rather than hard, concrete numbers to reach.
Keeping track of your stuff on the forums, respect for the work, maybe want see something other than the 101 archon. i put CD,CC and int with raw dmg for higher priority over ias, doing mp7-mp9 archon solo, you can check my battle.net account, a shame im on eu and cannot show it directly
Keeping track of your stuff on the forums, respect for the work, maybe want see something other than the 101 archon. i put CD,CC and int with raw dmg for higher priority over ias, doing mp7-mp9 archon solo, you can check my battle.net account, a shame im on eu and cannot show it directly
but thats only paper dps (1.57aps) every archon strike is 1mil+ crit up to 2mil
good luck with the trailer, looks really neat for now
Thanks.
The thing is, in your situation and many others just like you, is that you do know how to gear, or else you wouldn't have gotten to where you are now.
Once you know what stats to look for, as in which stats increase your DPS and which stats increase your EHP and survivability, the only thing you can do after that is by min/maxing the stats.
For instance, perhaps get a Zuni Trail with more intelligence? Or get rings with higher crit damage here and there, replace a ring with Zuni Pox if you want higher EHP (you get the 55 AR set bonus with three pieces). Or maybe swap a ring for Zuni Pox and replace your Zuni Marrow with Tal Rasha's chest? You have the options to juggle.
EDIT: I just watched it on a different network. Here I was able to watch the video by Net Virtua, but not from Oi Velox (different ISP's).
It may be a routing problem or Youtube replication.
EDIT2: The trailer is indeed very good. I think this will be THE guide. No pressure.
EDIT3: Now I could watch the trailer from the first (problematic) ISP. It seems the replication has ended.
Wizard | Demon Hunter
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Let's just hope that the real thing comes out SoonTM.
But anyway, this new one cost me 5mil and I'm pretty happy with it.
Also I'm actively trying to craft bracers till I get a vit+all res version. Trumping the shoulders, however, is gonna be a tough ask since it rolled so good already.
All in all I'd like to make a balanced Archon and I hope I find success. Once again, waiting eagerly for your guide to unleash upon the world.
May the force be with you.
You'd be surprised how many people really don't understand how stats work and what combination of stats they should combine to get the most out of their characters.
The guide will be directed toward people who really don't know what to look for in terms of items. I will also include extra info so that veterans don't drop into a coma if they choose to watch it. For "clueless" people, I'll use an example of someone who added me for gear help. He had about 700M gold worth of gear. Had all the wrong stats. Chose the wrong skills (who still uses Forked Lightning to proc CM nowadays?). Even ran Slow Time for some reason.
I will spoon feed what types of stats or what types of items to look for but I will not say, "Hey, you can do this for just 50M gold!" or "Don't bother getting this item if it's over 100M gold, it's not worth it!" Prices for gear constantly change (just look at what happened after the gold fiasco), plus they're all different from server to server. If a player can learn how to gear properly (whether his/her budget is 10M gold, 100M gold or 1 billion gold), doors will be opened for easier upgrades down the line.
How many people can say they built a MP4-5 capable Archon wizard for under 10M gold?
(← this guy)
But will the opportunity be there for anyone to build such a wizard for under 10M all the time? Absolutely not. I sniped several items that should have cost 10M gold alone.
For the video right now, at the beginning of the gear selection portion, the first thing I say is, "Gearing an Archon is incredibly straightforward." Gearing is just one section. There's also skill selection, farming routes, paragon leveling, solo play, co-op play, ubers, etc. No one will know yet obviously since I haven't finished yet.
Armory | YouTube | Twitter | Clan Site
Sorry, it was not my intention to sound harsh or uneducated. I was intending to mock (on a good way) Jaetch for the "Soon" statement. And I already learned a lot from Jaetch and his Hybrid-Archon build. I've even said this on Jaetch's Archon Set Contest thread.
He is obviously doing a lot for our Wizard/Archon community for free (as in free beer) that nobody have the right to complain about how long it takes, and I know it.
Please accept my apology and let's not derail the thread. If anything was left without proper explanation, I'll be happy to exchange private messages with you.
Wizard | Demon Hunter
I'm one. I got the right stats only after the Archon Set Contest, and after comparing each single item/status with my old set. Then some issues clicked to me, like the low survivability, low mitigation and low critical damage. The weapon was the most important one.
And the build, you have to learn how to use it, and how to make yourself useful out-of-archon mode. That makes attack speed important in this matter, and in group play sometimes I drop out of archon mode so I can help on crowd control.
Wizard | Demon Hunter
Wizard | Demon Hunter
Here's a to-do list:
- Resample voice-over for Parts 1, 2 and 3.
- Record voice-over for Parts 4, 5, and 6
- Resample voice-over for Parts 4, 5, and 6 if necessary
- Mix music samples for the entire video
- Fact checking and quality checks
- Ending credits
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I have to re-record that entire section (I have a backup, but the quality is poor and I don't want to use it after putting in the work for the most recent one. Should have backed up that one as well /facepalm.)
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This is gonna be a full blown feature film.
It won't be Hollywood, but it'll be better than "The Room," no matter what.
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Didn't notice this until I was reviewing this section. Thought it was a cool shot
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need a vacation
The "gear overhaul" will not make his guide useless at all. There may be some adjustments but major concepts will stay pretty much the same. Remember that Blizzard said they don't want to make changes that are so drastic as to invalidate all of players' gear.
And it's not happening before November; some optimistic people say it might hit X-Mas, though many people think it'll not be released before March, April 2014. Could even last longer (beta test, or pushed to expansion, which might get delayed, so making it more than a year). http://www.diablofans.com/topic/96353-itemization-patch-wont-happen-until-november-confirmed/
I mean, I can quality check everything on my own, but it'll certainly be very helpful for me to get some opinions before I publicly release it.
(I'll need e-mail addresses so I can privately share the video on YouTube or DropBox it)
And no, it's not ready yet
...Vast majority is done, just have a few more short parts to cover before wrapping it up. Hard stuff's done already... I think.
Catered more to new people, but certainly threw some stuff in there that experienced players can pick up on as well.
I did my best to focus the gearing portion on concept rather than hard, concrete numbers to reach.
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Edit: Ha, I guess I should drop you my email then... you'll get a PM right away.
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Orion-1939/hero/10868436
280k dps unbuffed
400 dps buffed
but thats only paper dps (1.57aps) every archon strike is 1mil+ crit up to 2mil
good luck with the trailer, looks really neat for now
Thanks.
The thing is, in your situation and many others just like you, is that you do know how to gear, or else you wouldn't have gotten to where you are now.
Once you know what stats to look for, as in which stats increase your DPS and which stats increase your EHP and survivability, the only thing you can do after that is by min/maxing the stats.
For instance, perhaps get a Zuni Trail with more intelligence? Or get rings with higher crit damage here and there, replace a ring with Zuni Pox if you want higher EHP (you get the 55 AR set bonus with three pieces). Or maybe swap a ring for Zuni Pox and replace your Zuni Marrow with Tal Rasha's chest? You have the options to juggle.
Armory | YouTube | Twitter | Clan Site