Ok,
Played through normal/nightmare/hell and first act of inferno, then normal again, halfway into nightmare and hell twice (farming).
Now i am halfway through inferno and in all this time i have only found 1 green set item and 2 special golden? items. Now considering when i went through hell twice i was methodical in searching every square inch of ground and had my 5x nef bonus for most of it, i would have thought i would have found more set items at least.
As it is with the 5x bonus i get more magic and rare items, but 99% of them are crap or reasonable but not for a wizard, so it all gets sold for gold.
In the AH you see lots of set items for sale (and special items), but i'm starting to think everyone only finds 1 piece and you have to spend real $ to get a set, or even a 2nd piece?
One piece of advice i have is make sure you have several items that increase the distance you pick up health and gold.
I have 3, 2x 7yards and 1x 6 yards and as my companion is an enchantress i don't have a meat shield.
So when i'm trapped in a stone wall, cornered and am using Archon (improved archon) on elites or big packs i can pick up health from those i kill at a distance, and theres a much better chance of survival.
23k damage, 39k health mostly using electrocute/surge of power, arcane orb/tap the source, diamond skin/crystal shell, blizzard/snowbound, energy armour/force armour, archon/improved archon, along with astral presence, glass conon and temporal flux.
Disclaimer: i'm no expert or elite gamer, use this to go through solo, doing act 1 for the 3rd time, farming for $ and items.
As an older gamer, (ok maybe there should be another older in there) , i was wondering what ppl thought of this.
On the one hand, you can't go down corridors and leave a health globe for later (like when running for your life from elite packs) and on the other, if you tend to sometimes stand and fight with your archon beam, it does have its advantages in surviving.
Ok i know ppl are going to tell me the Wizard should not be his or her own meat shield, i know that, but sometimes i just get angry and think... "F" you :o)
I also don't know if the distance is accumulative or fixed. What i mean is i have 3x items, 2 with 7 yards and 1 with 6 yards increased distance. Is it maxed at 7 or is it now 20 yards??
I have to have it for the gold, i simply can't afford to miss even $1 as i had to restart inferno after running out at the start of Act2. Didn't even have enough to repair all my items. My own fault, i had the wrong items on, revamped to forget about resistance and concentrate on intelligence.
My config isn't as flash as some i see in the forums, and thankfully i have 12% increased speed as i do have to run alot sometimes.
Heres where i am at so far:
Health 28k, damage 20k, most resistance between 350-500.
I use Electrocute/Surge of power........ Arcane Orb/Tap the source........Diamond skin/ Mirror skin..... Blizzard/snowbound......... Energy Armour/Force Armour..... Archon/Improved Archon
and Astral Presence/Glass canon/Temporal flux
My follower is the Enchantress and she has 34k life, 2831 damage using ...
Forcefull Push/Reflect Missile/Erosion and Focused mind. She has a rare 2 handed staff (924.5)
Anyway, as i don't have a meat shield, and tend to stand up to elites with the archon beam, having the extra distance has saved my a$$ on numerous occassions, that and running away alot... but i don't leave them. i am going to every spot, looking under every bush and killing every thing in each area in my quest to get more gold and find the best items to use.
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Played through normal/nightmare/hell and first act of inferno, then normal again, halfway into nightmare and hell twice (farming).
Now i am halfway through inferno and in all this time i have only found 1 green set item and 2 special golden? items. Now considering when i went through hell twice i was methodical in searching every square inch of ground and had my 5x nef bonus for most of it, i would have thought i would have found more set items at least.
As it is with the 5x bonus i get more magic and rare items, but 99% of them are crap or reasonable but not for a wizard, so it all gets sold for gold.
In the AH you see lots of set items for sale (and special items), but i'm starting to think everyone only finds 1 piece and you have to spend real $ to get a set, or even a 2nd piece?
Anyone else struggling to find this gear??
I have 3, 2x 7yards and 1x 6 yards and as my companion is an enchantress i don't have a meat shield.
So when i'm trapped in a stone wall, cornered and am using Archon (improved archon) on elites or big packs i can pick up health from those i kill at a distance, and theres a much better chance of survival.
23k damage, 39k health mostly using electrocute/surge of power, arcane orb/tap the source, diamond skin/crystal shell, blizzard/snowbound, energy armour/force armour, archon/improved archon, along with astral presence, glass conon and temporal flux.
Disclaimer: i'm no expert or elite gamer, use this to go through solo, doing act 1 for the 3rd time, farming for $ and items.
On the one hand, you can't go down corridors and leave a health globe for later (like when running for your life from elite packs) and on the other, if you tend to sometimes stand and fight with your archon beam, it does have its advantages in surviving.
Ok i know ppl are going to tell me the Wizard should not be his or her own meat shield, i know that, but sometimes i just get angry and think... "F" you :o)
I also don't know if the distance is accumulative or fixed. What i mean is i have 3x items, 2 with 7 yards and 1 with 6 yards increased distance. Is it maxed at 7 or is it now 20 yards??
I have to have it for the gold, i simply can't afford to miss even $1 as i had to restart inferno after running out at the start of Act2. Didn't even have enough to repair all my items. My own fault, i had the wrong items on, revamped to forget about resistance and concentrate on intelligence.
My config isn't as flash as some i see in the forums, and thankfully i have 12% increased speed as i do have to run alot sometimes.
Heres where i am at so far:
Health 28k, damage 20k, most resistance between 350-500.
I use Electrocute/Surge of power........ Arcane Orb/Tap the source........Diamond skin/ Mirror skin..... Blizzard/snowbound......... Energy Armour/Force Armour..... Archon/Improved Archon
and Astral Presence/Glass canon/Temporal flux
My follower is the Enchantress and she has 34k life, 2831 damage using ...
Forcefull Push/Reflect Missile/Erosion and Focused mind. She has a rare 2 handed staff (924.5)
Anyway, as i don't have a meat shield, and tend to stand up to elites with the archon beam, having the extra distance has saved my a$$ on numerous occassions, that and running away alot... but i don't leave them. i am going to every spot, looking under every bush and killing every thing in each area in my quest to get more gold and find the best items to use.