Questions like this one make me wish there were an easier way of measuring net damage output, but since we don't have that...
Kill Ghom a few times like Felk recommended, probably at one or two Torment levels below you're used to running. Note his health at the beginning of the fight, because it's the same every time. That divided by the time it takes to kill him is your effective DPS. There are a few threads and articles for the Googling about eDPS if you're interested in knowing more.
Thanks for the feedback! Most of what you guys are saying is what I expected, so it's good to know I'm at least on the right track. Just gotta put in the time and play around with my build a little more.
I've been playing with this class since the closed beta, but I've only recently started playing "for real" -- the Loot 2.0 system that went into place just before RoS really got me psyched now that I'm not getting random useless or white drops 80% of the time.
I'm currently running Torment III (solo; I still die a few times in rifts or when I get trapped, but I'm otherwise comfortable here for bounties) and working on upgrading my gems (I missed out on the RMAH, so I never took advantage of legit gold buying), and my plan after that will be crafting some set pieces once I manage to land a RoRG. After that, I'll start running rifts like a banshee trying to get those elusive weapon and source legendaries (particularly Mirrorball).
My question, more or less, is what you guys think of my build given my current gear and goals, if there is any immediate room for improvement that I have been missing, and if you think there is a different direction I would benefit from going.
Some minor logic behind my current choices: My highest elemental damage numbers/% are lightning and fire, so those were the two primary abilities I chose. I use Archon with reduced cooldown for burst damage. I use Storm Armor instead of Energy Armor/Pinpoint Barrier because my crit chance is already close enough to 50% for my own comfort. I often switch between Sparkflint and Arcanot on my Familiar because I haven't quite decided whether the damage or AP regen is better for me at the moment.
I'd actually be happy if they used a model similar to dead hardcore characters, e.g., they go into a kind of "Hall of Fame" at the end of the season and you have to create new characters in the following season.
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Kill Ghom a few times like Felk recommended, probably at one or two Torment levels below you're used to running. Note his health at the beginning of the fight, because it's the same every time. That divided by the time it takes to kill him is your effective DPS. There are a few threads and articles for the Googling about eDPS if you're interested in knowing more.
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I've been playing with this class since the closed beta, but I've only recently started playing "for real" -- the Loot 2.0 system that went into place just before RoS really got me psyched now that I'm not getting random useless or white drops 80% of the time.
I'm currently running Torment III (solo; I still die a few times in rifts or when I get trapped, but I'm otherwise comfortable here for bounties) and working on upgrading my gems (I missed out on the RMAH, so I never took advantage of legit gold buying), and my plan after that will be crafting some set pieces once I manage to land a RoRG. After that, I'll start running rifts like a banshee trying to get those elusive weapon and source legendaries (particularly Mirrorball).
My question, more or less, is what you guys think of my build given my current gear and goals, if there is any immediate room for improvement that I have been missing, and if you think there is a different direction I would benefit from going.
Some minor logic behind my current choices: My highest elemental damage numbers/% are lightning and fire, so those were the two primary abilities I chose. I use Archon with reduced cooldown for burst damage. I use Storm Armor instead of Energy Armor/Pinpoint Barrier because my crit chance is already close enough to 50% for my own comfort. I often switch between Sparkflint and Arcanot on my Familiar because I haven't quite decided whether the damage or AP regen is better for me at the moment.
Armory profile: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Zarggg-1478/hero/2293798
Calculator build: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wizard#UcmTjS!ZeXR!YYbZaZ
(In case I happen to be playing around with things when you look at the armory)
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