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[heavymetalmak]

i took a screen shot from your video.

[heavymetalmak]

i figured it out. lmao. you hit a shrine right before the end. so that makes sense

[HG_Johnny]

heavymetalmak, on 01 January 2013 - 09:20 PM, said:

i figured it out. lmao. you hit a shrine right before the end. so that makes sense

ah, gotcha!  That makes sense.

[heavymetalmak]

i couldnt get a 2nd SOJ with the Sweeping Winds bonus, and i dont have a Leorics ring either.  Since i dont have Leorics, i can wear my other SOJ (or an attack speed/cc ring) and pull 15.7 spirit/sec with OWE or if i change OWE to Exalted Soul, it goes up to 16.82/sec. not too shabby.  Of course i could always change cyclone to Inner storm if i really needed it, but i dont. lol.  I was still questioning whether or not it was better to use blade storm or firestorm rune rather than cyclone.  I have 47.5 cc with 2nd set and you had 50% and it still didnt seem like it proc'd a whole bunch

[heavymetalmak]

here's my final gear setup for now:   TR set  http://d3up.com/b/230559#gear

and my SW set http://d3up.com/b/18049

I have 2 skorns i could use.  the higher dps one has more CD and LOH.  while the other one is slightly less dps, a litle less cd and 5.9LS which is technically better for sweeping winds

[HG_Johnny]

heavymetalmak, on 01 January 2013 - 11:59 PM, said:

i couldnt get a 2nd SOJ with the Sweeping Winds bonus, and i dont have a Leorics ring either.  Since i dont have Leorics, i can wear my other SOJ (or an attack speed/cc ring) and pull 15.7 spirit/sec with OWE or if i change OWE to Exalted Soul, it goes up to 16.82/sec. not too shabby.  Of course i could always change cyclone to Inner storm if i really needed it, but i dont. lol.  I was still questioning whether or not it was better to use blade storm or firestorm rune rather than cyclone.  I have 47.5 cc with 2nd set and you had 50% and it still didnt seem like it proc'd a whole bunch

well that 50.5 is actually 58.5 with the shields rush bonus. So when I rush into enemies Im @ 58.5 CC, though the stat sheet wont show that.  I switched to this from Firestorm and I know that it "feels" less effective but the true effectiveness is that the spawned cyclones are still doing damage off screen. So while it doesnt look as powerful as Firestorm, it is and more.

[HG_Johnny]

heavymetalmak, on 02 January 2013 - 12:18 AM, said:

here's my final gear setup for now:   TR set  http://d3up.com/b/230559#gear

and my SW set http://d3up.com/b/18049

I have 2 skorns i could use.  the higher dps one has more CD and LOH.  while the other one is slightly less dps, a litle less cd and 5.9LS which is technically better for sweeping winds

Ok a couple of recommendations:

On your SW set -

- Change your gloves. Look for AS, CD and DEX. No need for any CC. Remember, SW doesnt capture CC>
- Bracers: Same thing ditch the CC and focus on Dex and AS.
- Swap one of your rings for the SoJ. The elemental damage and bonus to elites is also captured by the snapshot.

I paid 2M for my gloves and 5M for my Lacunis that you see on my SW set. THe fact that youre not looking for CC makes things much cheaper.

Edited by HG_Johnny, 02 January 2013 - 12:48 AM.

[heavymetalmak]

i ended up selling a chantodos source today, so i bought a leoric's after all.  i'll go look into those items.

[Sell]

New picture for the guide's title.  I'll likely be replacing this original post with my contest submission after the editing and additional information is complete.




You can read the new guide as it is edited in the contest thread, but as it is a contest thread for submission only...

DO NOT REPLY ON THAT THREAD!!!

Edited by Sell, 04 January 2013 - 09:43 AM.

[Kakakarot]

ok i have an dps upgrade question regarding TR build

what i have to do to increase dps on my monk ? better skorn ? ( yeah i know more CC) but instead of CC maybe min/max dmg ? is that important too ?

remove nats set ?
buy  innas pants ( they have att speed ) ?

my hero - http://eu.battle.net...180/hero/852186

[heavymetalmak]

i'd drop the lacunis and get the innas pants.  you need more crit dmg.  you kinda get limited to how much crit dmg you can get because of the need for spirit regen and the want of exp bonuses on jewelry, which is where most crit dmg is found.  Put down those Sage gloves too for a pair with crit chance and crit dmg instead, at least for TR

[Kakakarot]

yeah i thought bout innas pants but they have 8% iAS but if i remove the gloves then yes it wont be a problem the problem is gold need to carefully make a change  
and what bout SoJ ? worth changein from nats ring ?

[heavymetalmak]

SOJ is great for the spirit regen.  They also will have a perk for different classes.  The best one is an SOJ with increased sweeping wind dmg or the crit chance increase for tempest rush.  not sure about switching out a nat's reflect but its probably not a bad idea if you can afford the loss of the 7% cc set bonus

[Kakakarot]

thank you for advice

[Polrayne]

@Kakakarot

Use both rings.  Put on your Nats ring, hit a mob on the 3rd swing of Deadly Reach for the buff, cast blinding flash and then Sweeping Winds.  Once Winds is up, open your inventory and switch back to the SOJ.  Your Sweeping Winds snapshot will reflect the damage increase.

You also really need a pair of Inna's pants.  The reduction to spirit cost for Sweeping Winds is crucial.  You should be able to keep your gloves - the IAS isn't going to break you that badly, especially since you are using MoH-Circular Breathing and SW-Inner Storm.

hope it help[s

[HG_Johnny]

Take a look at this:

http://www.reddit.co...ki/monksnapshot

It should answer any and all of your questions

[Sell]

HG_Johnny, on 10 January 2013 - 01:19 AM, said:

Take a look at this:

http://www.reddit.co...ki/monksnapshot

It should answer any and all of your questions

Thanks Johnny, thats actually in the new version of the guide, but I can't update this thread until after the contest

[HG_Johnny]

So there's a guide writing contest? Well then, good luck

Edited by HG_Johnny, 10 January 2013 - 03:53 AM.

[Sell]

HG_Johnny, on 10 January 2013 - 03:52 AM, said:

So there's a guide writing contest? Well then, good luck

Yea my entry is listed here: http://www.diablofan...t/#entry1099655

Odds are they will go with the one posted below mine due to quantity/volume.  However I feel mine is geared more towards quality being to the point, and unique, hopefully note is taken about that.  But we will see, it was fun to make either way and had to be made based on the positive feedback here.

[HG_Johnny]

Sell, on 10 January 2013 - 05:16 AM, said:

HG_Johnny, on 10 January 2013 - 03:52 AM, said:

So there's a guide writing contest? Well then, good luck

Yea my entry is listed here: http://www.diablofan...t/#entry1099655

Odds are they will go with the one posted below mine due to quantity/volume.  However I feel mine is geared more towards quality being to the point, and unique, hopefully note is taken about that.  But we will see, it was fun to make either way and had to be made based on the positive feedback here.

Ah, very cool. Those are some great pics. Props to you for undertaking this... its hard to write a guide but yours turned out well. I chuckled a bit at the end when you talked about gear swapping as that's my exact swap to build!

Anyway, good luck to ya Sell!