So i have a p57 barb with 180k un-buffed dps, but im really bored with the class. After watching avoid's and archon's streams im thinking of selling my gear and switching to my p44 wiz for 1.0.7.
With a rough estimate i will have around 700m gold.Can i build the character for cm meteor build to farm as efficiently as my barb with 700m?
Will i regret the switch? Need some advice & your thoughts!
Wizards are fun, I like to switch characters playing the same one all the time is boring to me. You should try to keep your barb going though, you may regret putting it out of action.
You will NOT farm as efficiently with Wizard as you do with Barbarian.
Wizard getting some buffs to underused skills though soon which might introduce more variety and fun to the class; along with dueling where I hear Wizards actually aren't doing that bad (didn't try myself).
I'm not unfamiliar with the class, i have a paragon 44 wiz myself
The thing that made me re-roll a barbarian was;
1. Cm spammage. EB+WW spam was really simple and boring. Never tried to add meteor to the equation though. Seems to work very nice for people.
2.Archon's mobility issues. I was melting monsters away with a big lazer yes, fun. But a 10 second teleport wasn't cutting it. After trying barbarian with wotb+sprint it amazed me
Now after reading 1.0.7 notes which will increase xp on monster power levels, im thinking that i could use cm meteor on high mp to level.
Plus in 1.0.7 critical hits reduce archon's teleport cooldown. That would i assume make the mobility issues go away.(I have another hope that may be they'll fix oculus teleport bonus for archon aswell )
You're asking on a wizard forum. We all love wizards. Wizards are the best f-ing thing in the world. We're the pewpew crew that melts your face away.
No, in all seriousness, some say barb is boring, some say wiz is boring. I have a barbarian and wizard, too, and played both classes equally in D2, but in D3 right now I'm definitely in favor of my wizard, just because I like the class design and once they fix the balance issues (i.e., make other builds just as viable as CMWW and Archon) the class will be absolutely awesome with having lots of variety in terms of gameplay.
You can get around the speed issues by using Illusionist, Scramble, Archon teleport rune, and 24% MS - there have been some impressive videos in the past showing that it's not slower than any other class, except for maybe TR monks. But in the end it's the playstyle of PEW PEW I'M MELTING DEMONS' FACES AWAY that makes me stick to the wizard class, whereas the barbarian feels more like a dumb train on steroids with limited control, like a juggernaut. But it's my personal perception. Wizards for world domination!
I'm not unfamiliar with the class, i have a paragon 44 wiz myself
The thing that made me re-roll a barbarian was;
1. Cm spammage. EB+WW spam was really simple and boring. Never tried to add meteor to the equation though. Seems to work very nice for people.
2.Archon's mobility issues. I was melting monsters away with a big lazer yes, fun. But a 10 second teleport wasn't cutting it. After trying barbarian with wotb+sprint it amazed me
Now after reading 1.0.7 notes which will increase xp on monster power levels, im thinking that i could use cm meteor on high mp to level.
Plus in 1.0.7 critical hits reduce archon's teleport cooldown. That would i assume make the mobility issues go away.(I have another hope that may be they'll fix oculus teleport bonus for archon aswell )
I would also encourage you to check out the fast-reset hybrid archon build.
You will have little mobility issue because this build does not assume you will keep up archon forever. Instead, it uses different means (LL or ET) to reset archon CD within seconds. This build is also good for high MP because you can pretty much use archon at will, even with short duration for elite or boss.
I'm not unfamiliar with the class, i have a paragon 44 wiz myself
The thing that made me re-roll a barbarian was;
1. Cm spammage. EB+WW spam was really simple and boring. Never tried to add meteor to the equation though. Seems to work very nice for people.
2.Archon's mobility issues. I was melting monsters away with a big lazer yes, fun. But a 10 second teleport wasn't cutting it. After trying barbarian with wotb+sprint it amazed me
Now after reading 1.0.7 notes which will increase xp on monster power levels, im thinking that i could use cm meteor on high mp to level.
Plus in 1.0.7 critical hits reduce archon's teleport cooldown. That would i assume make the mobility issues go away.(I have another hope that may be they'll fix oculus teleport bonus for archon aswell )
I would also encourage you to check out the fast-reset hybrid archon build.
You will have little mobility issue because this build does not assume you will keep up archon forever. Instead, it uses different means (LL or ET) to reset archon CD within seconds. This build is also good for high MP because you can pretty much use archon at will, even with short duration for elite or boss.
I vouch this. I run strictly Hybrid Archon for essentially all MPs. I even use WW with 0 APoC and it's enough to always get Archon back up.
With a rough estimate i will have around 700m gold.Can i build the character for cm meteor build to farm as efficiently as my barb with 700m?
Will i regret the switch? Need some advice & your thoughts!
Cheers.
Wizard getting some buffs to underused skills though soon which might introduce more variety and fun to the class; along with dueling where I hear Wizards actually aren't doing that bad (didn't try myself).
The thing that made me re-roll a barbarian was;
1. Cm spammage. EB+WW spam was really simple and boring. Never tried to add meteor to the equation though. Seems to work very nice for people.
2.Archon's mobility issues. I was melting monsters away with a big lazer yes, fun. But a 10 second teleport wasn't cutting it. After trying barbarian with wotb+sprint it amazed me
Now after reading 1.0.7 notes which will increase xp on monster power levels, im thinking that i could use cm meteor on high mp to level.
Plus in 1.0.7 critical hits reduce archon's teleport cooldown. That would i assume make the mobility issues go away.(I have another hope that may be they'll fix oculus teleport bonus for archon aswell )
No, in all seriousness, some say barb is boring, some say wiz is boring. I have a barbarian and wizard, too, and played both classes equally in D2, but in D3 right now I'm definitely in favor of my wizard, just because I like the class design and once they fix the balance issues (i.e., make other builds just as viable as CMWW and Archon) the class will be absolutely awesome with having lots of variety in terms of gameplay.
You can get around the speed issues by using Illusionist, Scramble, Archon teleport rune, and 24% MS - there have been some impressive videos in the past showing that it's not slower than any other class, except for maybe TR monks. But in the end it's the playstyle of PEW PEW I'M MELTING DEMONS' FACES AWAY that makes me stick to the wizard class, whereas the barbarian feels more like a dumb train on steroids with limited control, like a juggernaut. But it's my personal perception. Wizards for world domination!
I would also encourage you to check out the fast-reset hybrid archon build.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/7004698743
You will have little mobility issue because this build does not assume you will keep up archon forever. Instead, it uses different means (LL or ET) to reset archon CD within seconds. This build is also good for high MP because you can pretty much use archon at will, even with short duration for elite or boss.
Likely not, at least not on high MP levels.
I vouch this. I run strictly Hybrid Archon for essentially all MPs. I even use WW with 0 APoC and it's enough to always get Archon back up.
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