After doing some fairly efficient Torment 6 Act 1 Cathedral 4 group clears, I got to thinking about a solo variation for similar XP gains by skipping elites. The result is a modified Frost Orb build which relies on Teleport/Wormhole to quickly move ~2 screens away from elites when you encounter them so they don't follow you.
Check out the run - it came out to 1 Billion XP/Hour. In previous testing I've reached 1.5, so I think 1.25 averaged is realistic. Cathedral 4 is great for consistent farming because it's always a square layout - you just have to figure out what part of the square you're starting in.
I saw that video and I'm definitely trying this build, although probably not on T6.
But I saw in your video that there are little icons instead of text when something drops. is that some sort of setting in D3 now that I have overlooked? If not, what is it?
New feature, Go into the Options > Gameplay > Show Icons for Dropped Items.
It a lot better than all the text being displayed.
- Zab
Yup, I fell in love with this feature as soon as I found it. It's great if you want to pick up certain rares (I pick up rings and amulets) without having to pick up everything and sorting through it later.
Check out the run - it came out to 1 Billion XP/Hour. In previous testing I've reached 1.5, so I think 1.25 averaged is realistic. Cathedral 4 is great for consistent farming because it's always a square layout - you just have to figure out what part of the square you're starting in.
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I saw that video and I'm definitely trying this build, although probably not on T6.
But I saw in your video that there are little icons instead of text when something drops. is that some sort of setting in D3 now that I have overlooked? If not, what is it?
-xeb
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