Since we can now craft amulets/gloves/wrists/chest/gloves how will these new possibilities affect builds?
For example, can a custom amulet be better than a nice tal rashas? What about chest armor being better than Zumis/Tal Rashas? It seems like any item with attack speed is always going to be better than anything that can be crafted.
Related, I've asked before, and I apologize for asking again, but whats the quickest way to improve my build?
I just can't seem to figure out to get to the higher tiers.
Obviously my hellfire ring sucks, but its not affecting my ability to farm mp2, and its worth the extra exp. Basically in archon I melt everything almost instantly, and on AC2/KD3/RK I can keep archon up for a while (If I get some decent packs at the right point) Id like to get up to MP3-4.
I know im a jackass for assuming that of him.But what I can say is that is the case for alot of people on the forum.They whine and whine about not having gold yet they take 0, absolutely 0 interest in the game. And if the game was giving gold way too easy they would say that the game is trash for spoonfeeding u like that.
Thread deraild because of my rants so to the OP : Sorry mate your items are worthless, remember those two items so you know next time:).
Yes, you are. And you say that, and then make other assumptions. Logical thought at it's best, probably interrupted by a fap session over a naked demon hunter.
You could have just said "you know, you can look these things up this way, for future reference".
Thanx for nothing, other than the implicit warning about what happens when you take something too seriously.
They aren't worth very much like what the other posters were trying to get across but mainly because the items don't have some crucial stats for surviving and for maximising damage. Life leech/life on hit and critical damage respectively. Hope that helped. =)
Yes that is helpful, thanx. Is there anything other than those affixes that is valuable?
Hmm I do the run pretty fast. I usually don't die, I don't backtrack unless necessary, and I don't vere out of my way to get things, and I only pick up level 62/63 items. I only get about 175k gold each run. I'll by some crappy amulets and rings with MF and slap them on a follower -- thats a good idea.
paragon 71 - with full mf (400-425 i think) and only one in 3 alk runs gives me a legendary (maybe 2 if lucky - and ofcourse only 1 in 10 legendaryes if worh more then the brimstone). so in order to be rewarded more you must do the following two things - speed up the runs and have more MF (gear and/or plvl)... its rng - but increasing the chances works.
quick hints:
- go down to mp0 - act3 if necessary to increase speed
- see if you cannot keep some of the good items in the stash for higher mp/uber runs and get some %speed and %mf on cheap gear that does not affect the run speed/dps too much (farming gear)
- put mf on follower - rings go to 16-18 mf each i believe, amulet goes to 46 and main hand for a sorceress also can be a sun keeper (and another staff i forgot the name) with 40+ mf. So A LOT of mf gain on that alone.
For fast paragon leveling you must know the basis.
- hellfire ring - pretty easy to grab a crappy one - just make a couple of tomes from keys and watch the general chat. there are plenty of players that will team up in order to get 3 tomes from 3 players for a mp 6-7 run at ubers. Three to six runs like that and you will have your hellfire ring.
- leoric signet - it got really cheap - 13 million for a 20-22% xp boost right now.
- head socket - 27-29% xp ruby is quite cheap - and in a mempo of twilight is most common.
- cain set - just search the official forum for the names - if you really want to go full xp gear.
- also xp on follower - rings mostly - a hellfire - and if you have the money a signet for the follower as well
thanx for all the advice people. I ended up buying a belt and zunis boots/ring. My goal was survivability, and I went from ~160 EHP to 270 EHP, and added a good 13k to boot. Plus I have moneys left over. I didnt get the witching hour because getting a good one was a really expensive proposition. Hopefully now I can do MP 2, and possibly 3, for better MF/GF and exp.
how do I get a hellfire ring? seems unattainable given the MP required...
Get some friends to help you out - farm keys with them, and definitely don't even try opening the portals on your own, but always in a group of 4. There are also people offering MP10 ubers (for a small fee if they provide keys, or for free if you bring the key).
Uber fights can be kind of turned into "easy mode" by switching your build to CMWW, just to let you know that some people will throw this suggestion at you - but you'll need some APoC and LoH on your gear to make that work (Storm Crow helm, wand with APoC, IAS and LoH would be the cheapest way by sacrificing some DPS I guess).
Crap, I haven't friended anyone. What's a "small fee"?
I believe you, but I believe the affix language is "add *to* poison damage", not "add poison damage to".
Ill check again next time I log on.
According to your spreadsheet, i have 180k EHP. Should that be enough for MP2?
In the spreadsheet, it is showing my armor total as 3617, when the web link shows it as 5000+, so something is off. Also, I can never get the damage to match exactly.
The wording on those affixes is definitely bad. They really should read "Adds x% damage as [ELEMENTAL]", but that's still not 100% right because it only applies to the physical portion of your gear damage (not skill damage, just gear).
180k EHP is not good for MP2. I'd recommend at least 220-240k. With 180k I'd recommend keeping at MP0-1.
If you're having issues with my spreadsheet not adding up right, let me know. The dps should be exact to within 1-2 decimals. As far as the armor being different, make sure you have the same buffs activated in the spreadsheet as you have in game when you look at your armor. When looking at the battle.net profile, all buffs are included, which means GC, Energy Armor, and/or Archon. It's really best to compare the spreadsheet with your character in game.
Ah, so I have triumvarite, which has % bonuses of 5,6,5 for various energy types. I originally thought this meant, if you do x% type damage, add the specified percent from the triumvarite to just that part of the damage. However, based on our zuni discussion, I think it nows means I do an extra 5+6+5=16% damage (off my black damage). So when I add that value in 18D on the spreadsheet, I'm much closer. Is that correct?
The biggest problem is that people think farming >MP1 is all about DPS and a LS weapon.
It's not, you need to increase your survivability - running 500 AR wont get anyone very far in MP2+ unless you are stacking 200k+ unbuffed.
In your case 290 AR - you will get destroyed at MP2, your health pool is too low also.
I don't know where you get 290, I have close to 500, and then with my armor close to 700. The problem with life steal is that all weapons with life steal seam to have much lower dps, although I might be recalling searching for LS and APoC.
How much should I spend on a weapon?
EDIT -- ah, it does say 290 on the link, but for some reason in game its around 500. Prolly due to intelligence, right?
Edit: Or replace your gloves or your boots. FYI, Fire Walkers are just eye candy boots. The only time they're truly justifiable are when used by fire resist monks.
how much more?
And what would you recommend, specifically, for gloves and or boots? I've looked at Zumi's boots, but I don't like that they all add to poison damage, which I don't do.
What about Inna's pants? They give movement and 2 slots...
The affix on Zuni boots for poison damage adds directly to your char sheet dps and does not depend on using poison skills. That's why they're used in high dps builds. The amount of damage is based on how much of your weapon damage is physical damage, thus using a black weapon is recommended to maximize the dps gains from it. Triumvirate works in the same way which is why all top dps wizards use that.
I believe you, but I believe the affix language is "add *to* poison damage", not "add poison damage to".
Ill check again next time I log on.
According to your spreadsheet, i have 180k EHP. Should that be enough for MP2?
In the spreadsheet, it is showing my armor total as 3617, when the web link shows it as 5000+, so something is off. Also, I can never get the damage to match exactly.
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For example, can a custom amulet be better than a nice tal rashas? What about chest armor being better than Zumis/Tal Rashas? It seems like any item with attack speed is always going to be better than anything that can be crafted.
Related, I've asked before, and I apologize for asking again, but whats the quickest way to improve my build?
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I just can't seem to figure out to get to the higher tiers.
Obviously my hellfire ring sucks, but its not affecting my ability to farm mp2, and its worth the extra exp. Basically in archon I melt everything almost instantly, and on AC2/KD3/RK I can keep archon up for a while (If I get some decent packs at the right point) Id like to get up to MP3-4.
Im thinking start with crafting the gloves.
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Yes, you are. And you say that, and then make other assumptions. Logical thought at it's best, probably interrupted by a fap session over a naked demon hunter.
You could have just said "you know, you can look these things up this way, for future reference".
Thanx for nothing, other than the implicit warning about what happens when you take something too seriously.
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Got it thanx
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Yes that is helpful, thanx. Is there anything other than those affixes that is valuable?
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MP1, the Alkaizer route (although I recently started doing) AC2, KD2, Rakkis, Fields, Core. My magic find is around 225
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1. A plan to build a crappy level 58 legendary set, and
2. Some pants that weren't even good enough to try and sell.
I hear stories of people finding a legendary every 15minutes, every hour -- yeah, I don't see it. And this is getting really boring....
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Crap, I haven't friended anyone. What's a "small fee"?
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Ah, so I have triumvarite, which has % bonuses of 5,6,5 for various energy types. I originally thought this meant, if you do x% type damage, add the specified percent from the triumvarite to just that part of the damage. However, based on our zuni discussion, I think it nows means I do an extra 5+6+5=16% damage (off my black damage). So when I add that value in 18D on the spreadsheet, I'm much closer. Is that correct?
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how do I get a hellfire ring? seems unattainable given the MP required...
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I believe you, but I believe the affix language is "add *to* poison damage", not "add poison damage to".
Ill check again next time I log on.
According to your spreadsheet, i have 180k EHP. Should that be enough for MP2?
In the spreadsheet, it is showing my armor total as 3617, when the web link shows it as 5000+, so something is off. Also, I can never get the damage to match exactly.