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Feb 5, 2013JKlimek posted a message on Stuck, need gear helpMP1 will be superior to MP5 for item finding too. I can throw math at you if you're curious, but you get far more opportunities for drops at mp1 than you get chances at better loot on mp5. The only things I really do above mp3 or so are key/uber runs. My wiz runs 500 RA, 3-4k armor and about 30k hp and doesn't get one hit by most stuff. Of course my life steal is going to be higher than yours, but I think you can reach higher ehp numbers than that pretty easily.Posted in: Monk: The Inner Sanctuary
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OptimusPrime posted a message on Stuck, need gear helpPosted in: Monk: The Inner SanctuaryQuote from Effernity
I saw your monk profile from your sign, currently you have ~500 res and 40k hp, on what mp do you farm?
Many thanks for your answer!
The gear that I'm using on the live server was to farm mp3 for paragon exp grinding. I haven't played on the live server in a few weeks, as I'm waiting for the patch before I go back to the exp grind. My chosen resist is fire - I use a Cindercoat as my chest - which gives me 111 fire resist and a lot of dex and vit. I also have rare shoulders with 150 vit or so and high fire resist and all resist.
Total I have 749 all resists with OWE and 40k life. I only have the 2.6% life steal from the off hand I have loaded now in my armory tag. This is enough for me right now to stay alive in mp7. To go up higher, I will need another 2.5% at least. I can take Reflect Damage at mp7 or so, fairly well. But I wouldn't worry about it too much - because in the new patch you can see when the mobs are reflecting damage back at you and you can slow down your dps or move away.
If you get lifesteal - you will be pleased I think.
This is going to get you a bit higher - but to be able to get above 200k dps and compensate for the loss of vit and resists - you are going to have to get the cookie cutter gear like a Crit Mempo, Nat's ring with CC and so forth.
To comment on JKlimek's post: right now farming at mp1 is the way to go. However with 1.0.7 and the significant boost to exp gain per mp level - farming at higher mp is the way to go. Imo.
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OptimusPrime posted a message on Stuck, need gear helpI hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you are at a point that your going to need specific upgrades that can be costly and you will have to sacrifice some vit and a lot of resists if you want them to be in the affordable range. I was in the same place you are, not too long ago and started buying selective upgrades as I could afford.Posted in: Monk: The Inner Sanctuary
Some of these upgrades have IAS on them. The 8% is always cheaper than the 9% - but my philosphy was that if I was going to drop a lot of gold on something, it might as well be the best I can get for that specific attribute. Its just going to be gold you have to spend down the road.
New Main Hand with a socket- Going for something slow with your Echoing Fury is fine - but you need that socket and the CCD you can gain from it. I would suggest looking for one that has lifesteal on it, rather than life on hit. Once you are above 100k dps, you gain so much more from lifesteal than life on hit.
- You are going to lose vit and resists. Unless you can afford a pair with it - but my approach was to go for as much dex and CC that I could afford at the time.
- A pair with all resists is going to be expensive. So I went for a pair that has my chosen resist on it. Look for something with CCD in the high 30s to low 40s.
- You can go for a ring with CC on it - but again its going to be rather expensive. I haven't invested in these yet, because the price difference between a ring without CC on it and one that does have it - is huge. So I'm waiting. But with the two pieces you can add another 7% CC.
Check out this dps calculator site: http://theasiangamer.com/d3-damage-calculator/ and play with the numbers in your armor. I theorycraft there, to see how adding IAS or CC will affect my dps.
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m4st0d0n posted a message on New to DH, advise on what I should getPosted in: Demon Hunter: The Dreadlands- How much gold do I need to outfit a DH to take on Act 3? And what should I focus on? If you go glascannon you can finish inferno below 1 million with a starter weapon. If you go for some vitality things are more expensive, but still cheap. I'd say below 10 million. If you go for proper defense gear things start to get expensive, 100-200 million at least. A glasscannon that is good enough to farm Act 3 fast would be around 50 million, half of that goes for the weapon.
- Are there any special legend/set items that are "Musts" for DH? No musthave, but Andariel's Visage with high dex is nice, and Strongarm Bracers can go above the normal dexterity cap. Very expensive stuff though. Natalya's sucks, you loose too many stats, I'd say learn to play with normal discipline regen
- What stats should I look for in a main weapon(1h or 2?) and quiver stats? 2h xbow for slow, but reliable big shots, 2h bow for fast attacks, but with wide damage range, thus unreliable damage. Take what you like more, but certains skills, like Impale, work better with 2h xbow. Good 1h xbows are insanely expensive, just avoid them. Certain defensive builds work better with 1h xbows, but you will loose damage if you go 1h/dw. Main weapon stats: chd is musthave (socket and/or raw stat), dps, and some dexterity is always nice. You can snipe some high vitality pieces cheap on AH if you need to improve your defense. Quiver: 15% AS, 100dex+socket minimum, 6% chc. Defensive stats as you like. Skill damage boost is nice, but not musthave.
- What armor and All Resistance stats should I look to achieve? Don't know, I've never been a tank You have to use your active abilities (Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog, Shadow Power - Gloom) a lot to survive anyways. So learn to avoid damage first, but some 300-400 AR and 3000-3500 armor with 30-40k hp will help a lot to survive in Act 3. You can tank almost everything with Shadow Power if you want, but gear with proper dps AND defense is not worth it imo.
- What attack speed and DPS should I want? DPS depends on your skill, really. Some peeps cleared Inferno with 30k base dps. I cleared it with 40k. Farming Act 3 started to be convenient above 60k. AS obviously depends on your weapon. 2h xbows need additional AS for sure, 1.5 attacks/second are fine. You can ignore chc if you take Sharpshooter and save gold on gear a lot. Bows are fast, you can ignore AS and go for chc with it, and take a defensive passive instead of Sharpshooter. Chd is the most important dps stat whatever weapon you choose. Of course, a balanced build with average chc and AS works fine too if you don't want to specialize on a weapon/build. Use dps calculators when buying gear (and take into consideration that simulating Sharpsooter's dps benefit is not trivial)!
- What are the critical skills to have for both active and passive? Learn to use Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog (it gives both full immunity and invisibility for it's duration. HP bar bugs sometimes, but don't be afraid, you are immune). See how mobs react in different situations, like coop, with follower, with Tyriel, etc, and learn how can get the most out of it. 1.5 seconds seem nothing, but with practice you can solve every problem in the game with it (and ignore defense on gear ). I use Elemental Arrow - Ball Lightning as main nuke, it's a very convenient skill, both for aoe and single target. Impale - Grievous Wounds for single target burst, and Hungering Arrow - Puncturing Arrow for hatred regenarition (and very decent single target dps). With high chc and a bow Devouring Arrow rune might be better for Hungering Arrow. Steady Shot, Archery and Sharpshooter passives are kinda musthave, no real choice here if you go use a general ranged dps build. For more exotic builds look up the forums and teh interwebs.
Hf with your Demon Hunter. All of this info is for Act 3/4 inferno. While leveling use Vault with Tactical Advantage passive, to speed up things Bola Shot - Volatile Explosives is nice for leveling too, high dmg aoe, no hatred cost. - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
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