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Imperius is lame

as is that painting

I'm tired of all those SC builds.

That is one dreadful painting

What good is the Unity passive if you're not using any Mantras? The dude isn't even getting the 4 piece Inna's to get Mantras that way.

I can't edit my own post to add this: Yes, the Unity passive buff is "tremendous," if you are in fact benefiting from the buff, but you need at least 1 Mantra that effects all your allies/follower/pets for it to even work.



What passive are you using since you're obviously not benefiting from Unity? Or is there a current bug that allows you to benefit from Unity without using any Mantras?

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I can't edit my own post to add this: Yes, the Unity passive buff is "tremendous," if you are in fact benefiting from the buff, but you need at least 1 Mantra that effects all your allies/follower/pets for it to even work.



What passive are you using since you're obviously not benefiting from Unity? Or is there a current bug that allows you to benefit from Unity without using any Mantras?

The passive is equipped just to show what passive you ideally want equipped with the BiS gear for the build. With the Inna's set bonus, you'll benefit from Unity. Without Inna's, then Momentum or Determination are good interim passives.

I'm sorry, but I just think it's really sad how similar all of these "builds" are that we see now. This lightning monk build has been recycled so many times it's pitiful; people have been running this exact same thing, or a very close variant of it, for a long time now.

Why they even bother with theory-crafting anymore is beyond me. D3 still has no form of engaging end-game whatsoever. You just rift, rift, rift, rift, then maybe change out one skill and call it a "new build."

I don't mean to flame and if you still enjoy this game, then more power to you and i wish you tons of fun and best of luck with your drops. But this continual showcasing of builds that are just regurgitated versions of things that have been viable since Vanilla is simply laughable. Fact of the matter is that there are still just one or two optimal builds per class; everything else is just short-term experimentation.

That's not the fault of the player base, and it certainly is not reflective of the effort some of you have put into making something, anything out of the nonexistent end-game in D3. The blame rests squarely on the shoulders of developers who apparently don't play D3 at all, and if they do they most certainly aren't very good at it. Monks are always some form of Sunwoko and/or lightning, WDs are Jade or Fetish, DHs are M6 and nothing else...I love you guys in the community and I appreciate all you are trying to do, but discussing "builds" in this game is just pointless because the underlying game has no variety whatsoever.

Ok, thank you for clearing that up.

Around 6:24 you start talking about Captain Crimsons set, which is belt, pants and boots. You can't replace the boots because Crudest Boots are an absolute must, but how can you replace Inna's with Captain Crimsons pieces and still retain the 4 piece Inna's bonus? Is Captain Crimsons just a stepping stone until you're able to find Inna's?

I think you're throwing in way too many sets than you have room for and not explaining why.

I know you NEED Sunwuko's, for the damage buff/decoy explosion. You NEED Inna's to make Sweeping Wind's cost manageable and then the 4 Mantras without having to actually use a Mantra which will make the Unity Passive useful. Auglid's is useful for survivability and damage, and I can see how you can fit in all 3 of those sets. Then you throw in a 4th set, but I don't see you running it while running the other 3 sets, Crudest Boots, and the Incense Torch.

Another question: About the Numpad/Numlock trick. I know Blizzard has a very fickle stance on people doing things to make their gaming lives easier. Since I'm not manually inputting the command to press numpad 7 every second, and the keyboard is essentially doing that for me, can my account get banned for using this trick?

I've read forum posts about a question I had in regards to using the macro software that came with my Razer Naga, and what I found out, is if I have to question its usage, there's a good chance it's not allowed by the Blizzard ToS.

"D3 still has no form of engaging end-game whatsoever"

Well...Based on the fact that you could only Baal, Baal and Baal in D2 seems D3 taking that same path everyone loves. This isnt WoW. If this game got the " single player " you seem to want the game wouldn't even get updates, Infact people would just hack toons to max for 2 days then quit. Proof? Take a look at the Abomb that is the console version.

"DHs are M6 and nothing else..."

Wrong. For max level GR's? Yes. Too bad the only reason you want to get into GR's is because of gems.EVERYONE has a DH mule for gem leveling. If you dont your a fool and wasting time doing it on other classes. I stopped once i got 3 sets of each gem to level 40 because nobody cares about pointless ball flexing on the internet. I hit rank 40 - 60 on the barb LB. Just who cared? Nobody.

There are a few real players out there that try new stuff with the DH. I have a build setup with rapid fire and 100% VEG upkeep i can crush T6 and carrying groups in MP. My DH build runs GR 42. I don't use sentry so i must be a god right?

"That's not the fault of the player base"

Wrong again. It is. Because you have idiots every patch saying " What's best!!??" they don't have a brain to make new builds like me and others. Of course people are going to think there only one viable when people like you are going round saying " DHs are M6 and nothing else.." Good job being part of the problem.

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Ok, thank you for clearing that up.

Around 6:24 you start talking about Captain Crimsons set, which is belt, pants and boots. You can't replace the boots because Crudest Boots are an absolute must, but how can you replace Inna's with Captain Crimsons pieces and still retain the 4 piece Inna's bonus? Is Captain Crimsons just a stepping stone until you're able to find Inna's?

I think you're throwing in way too many sets than you have room for and not explaining why.

I know you NEED Sunwuko's, for the damage buff/decoy explosion. You NEED Inna's to make Sweeping Wind's cost manageable and then the 4 Mantras without having to actually use a Mantra which will make the Unity Passive useful. Auglid's is useful for survivability and damage, and I can see how you can fit in all 3 of those sets. Then you throw in a 4th set, but I don't see you running it while running the other 3 sets, Crudest Boots, and the Incense Torch.

Another question: About the Numpad/Numlock trick. I know Blizzard has a very fickle stance on people doing things to make their gaming lives easier. Since I'm not manually inputting the command to press numpad 7 every second, and the keyboard is essentially doing that for me, can my account get banned for using this trick?

I've read forum posts about a question I had in regards to using the macro software that came with my Razer Naga, and what I found out, is if I have to question its usage, there's a good chance it's not allowed by the Blizzard ToS.

Crimson would be a stepping stone, yes, since you can craft it. Sorry for not making that more clear. You ideally want 3 sets: Sunwuko, Inna, Aughild, in that order. Depending on what pieces you do or do not find, you can sub in Crimson temporarily (ie same if you haven't gotten the boots yet). In Season 2 though, you'll want Gungdo Gear on bracers, meaning you'll have to drop to 2 sets, if I'm not mistaken: Sunwuko and Inna.

Re. the numpad trick: I understand where you're coming from. However, this is done without using any form of external 3rd party program. For all we know, Blizz intended for this to happen. It's not doing anything a human couldn't otherwise do - ie press a key every second - and while 3rd party macro software is against Blizzard ToS, I'm not sure I've ever heard of anyone even getting banned for using a macro keyboard. I've never used any 3rd party macros, but I use this, and I'd be surprised if anyone gets banned for it. And if someone DOES get banned for this - ie, for pressing a combination of keys in-game that anyone with a numpad is able to do - I'm prepared to raise all hell.