Having some issues with getting raped in a3, usually dying once per elite pack. (can get through the entire a3 if i feel like sticking it out.) could use some tips for gear/strat/playstyle. Thanks for any help!
It looks like you're right about the breaking point where you have enough DPS to pick up healthglobes and in between your LS on the off-hand should hold you over.
I would suggest swapping form Mantra of Conviction to Mantra of Evasion + Backlash to improve your survivability. If that works out, then I would look for a helm with a socket and drop all resist so your health pool is bigger (I found that 36k is fine, but 40k is better, combined with around 600 total resist and 55k+ dps).
Edit: Alternately, drop All resist from pants and pick up 150+ vit there (plus fire resist and dex + socket(s)). This way you don't loose your Pickup Radius on the helm.
Thanks, i'm going to look for some pants or ring to change to put a bit more dps out. going to try going with evasion + backlash and up my LOH to 1000 or so to increase survivability and see how it goes
I wanted to ask a question that's slightly off topic but it doesn't warrant it's own thread so I figure I'll ask it here.
Are you Monks swapping to MF gear while farming?
I personally never have, i find that it slows my runs down enough that it gets annoying. I'm more concerned with getting in a quick Seige-breaker to Azmodan run for drops, or doing the Alkaizer run for Paragon XP when I can squeeze the time in for one or two runs.
I wanted to ask a question that's slightly off topic but it doesn't warrant it's own thread so I figure I'll ask it here.
Are you Monks swapping to MF gear while farming?
I personally never have, i find that it slows my runs down enough that it gets annoying. I'm more concerned with getting in a quick Seige-breaker to Azmodan run for drops, or doing the Alkaizer run for Paragon XP when I can squeeze the time in for one or two runs.
That's the route that I've been doing for quite awhile now. I've just been getting frustrated at the lack of a single good drop/legendaries in recent weeks. I should probably just suck it up and keep farming.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Honkeystuff-1814/hero/12949884
I would suggest swapping form Mantra of Conviction to Mantra of Evasion + Backlash to improve your survivability. If that works out, then I would look for a helm with a socket and drop all resist so your health pool is bigger (I found that 36k is fine, but 40k is better, combined with around 600 total resist and 55k+ dps).
Edit: Alternately, drop All resist from pants and pick up 150+ vit there (plus fire resist and dex + socket(s)). This way you don't loose your Pickup Radius on the helm.
Are you Monks swapping to MF gear while farming?
I personally never have, i find that it slows my runs down enough that it gets annoying. I'm more concerned with getting in a quick Seige-breaker to Azmodan run for drops, or doing the Alkaizer run for Paragon XP when I can squeeze the time in for one or two runs.
What is the Alkaizer run?
See the following (remove the '_' after http to view, since I can't post links yet)
http_://www.diablofans.com/topic/68420-guide-to-effective-paragon-leveling-alkaizer-method/page__hl__ alkaizer
here's the heart of it:
Ha. Bagstone.
LOL I wonder who is not using their brain