Did some Act 1 speed farming. (Cemetery, Festering Woods, Northern Highlands, Manor, Jail, Butcher)
In around 3 runs, notable finds were: 1K+ 1H Xbow, Tal Rasha chest piece, +int +vit +armor +res all belt, +Dex +IAS +Crit damage +Crit chance quiver, +Armor +Vit +socket Helm, 1K 2h Axe +str +crit chance +socket, bracer with +dex +vit +res all. (oh, forgot to mention, found a Legendary when I was fooling around in the Fields of despair with a 5 stack, "Sever" 1h sword, kinda crappy, but, still, really rare.)
And of course a whole host of soso 60/61/62/63 items for gold. (after all runs done, repairs done, and vendor items sold +650k gold)
I need to try again tonight. I should know better than to play D3 while I'm sleepy. Had bad luck with server lag and disconnects. When I was connected, I swear that all elite packs were as described in the OP's sig. Usually, they had fast + reflect + molten/plague + vortex/teleport). I just couldn't keep my distance. I really love elites with fast base movement + the fast affix. omfg...
I am progressing thru Act 2 right now; and last night I got several very nice upgrades. A ring and a boot that got my DPS from 35k to 40k. Lost a little magic find and resistances in the process; but I'm getting tired of not progressing due to not finding that 100% item, so I sucked it up.
I'm finding lots of 62 and 63 items but sadly, most times when I get a yellow off an elite, its 57-59. Bad luck sucks, but I am salvaging more and not vendoring as much so that's the biggest change.
I have yet to see a 1000+ dps weapon drop! I have completed so many act 1 and pony runs
I found 2 2-handed 1000+ weapons today. Being 2 handed, it's not that special, I guess though.
With 225 base MF (300 with full Nef) I have hammered Act 1 hard on my monk since 1.0.3.
In that time I have had (about 70 runs or so);
1 Set Piece - Blackthrorne pants with great stats for me... kept them.
3 Legendaries - All crap, but people still buy them, so 600k or so.
0 (that's right ZERO) - 1k+ weapons.
And 5 million+ gold from selling crap to the vendor.
BUT, I did a run this morning that netted 3 rings that sold almost instantly for 3million a piece.
I farmed act3 inferno for 3 hours yesterday, really looks like either they nerfed barb and monk or act3+ mobs were buffed 1 of either, i didnt have to kite so much before. It is less than pre 1.0.3 but still like a 25% more damage than pre hotfixes. So 1.0.3 around 50% damage reduction then now ealth mob buff another 25%ish increase so overall seems like they compared to before they deal 37.5% less damage. Items are so much better in act3 but for almost all classes i d say except really geared barbs farming act2 is way faster and less deaths than act3. I run 1200 physical resist 1000 all res 50k health 4% melee daamge reduction and elites, 21k dps. 10k armor
Did some Act 1 speed farming. (Cemetery, Festering Woods, Northern Highlands, Manor, Jail, Butcher)
In around 3 runs, notable finds were: 1K+ 1H Xbow, Tal Rasha chest piece, +int +vit +armor +res all belt, +Dex +IAS +Crit damage +Crit chance quiver, +Armor +Vit +socket Helm, 1K 2h Axe +str +crit chance +socket, bracer with +dex +vit +res all. (oh, forgot to mention, found a Legendary when I was fooling around in the Fields of despair with a 5 stack, "Sever" 1h sword, kinda crappy, but, still, really rare.)
And of course a whole host of soso 60/61/62/63 items for gold. (after all runs done, repairs done, and vendor items sold +650k gold)
Not to shabby at all.
Exact same run as me and pretty much the same results. I hadn't read any notes before I started playing yesterday and knew something was up when 2 hellion xbows and a revenant bow dropped within the first 15 minutes.
I found a few very good items, a bunch of meh items, 2 legendaries and a set piece in about 4 hours.
Honestly, it's fun getting all this loot but I don't see anything good coming from this. What's the point if everyone will be able to get BiS items in a week of farming? The AH will go to crap because only the very highest quality items will sell because nobody will want just "good" items. I'm geared up pretty good now and have no idea what I'll do if I get a few more upgrades. There just won't be any point of grinding, knowing that it will be impossible to find an upgrade.
You are incredibly lucky ... I have yet to see a 1000+ dps weapon drop! I have completed so many act 1 and pony runs
Really?
I have found like 4 or 5 1k+ weapons in the last week. (sadly none for ME )
I do hit 220mf with a full NV stack, maybe bump up your MF? (real easy way to do this is get a Helm with +MF AND a socket)
i think i told you this before CG, you really need to make a farming guide. either text ,or stream video.
Well, I don't really do anything all that special, but here it is in a nutshell;
#1 Set your quest to "Imprisoned Angel" and put it at the "Cursed Hold" part.
#2 Then go to "Cemetery", there is sometimes a Leet mob that spawns right there, then pop into the crypts for the elite packs (usually 2 in each, try to get 4-5 NV here)
#3 Then go to "Festering Woods" and straight up clear it, both "caves" and sweep the area, several elite packs and a couple events can spawn here. (just a note, some of the very, very best items I have ever found have been from here, always hit with a 5 stack of NV, and CLEAR this area.)
#4 After that, go to "Northern Highlands", the ONLY thing you are looking for here is the "Watchtower" spawn, usually located to the left-ish of the WP, if it does not spawn, leave.
#5 Leorics Manor, go UP not down, and to the entrance, usually 1-3 Elite packs.
#6 Prison (should be only the 1 waypoint up) Progress through, killing Elites, do the Warden bit, floor 3, kill Butcher, yadda, yadda.
OPTIONAL
After Butcher, go to "Old Ruins" and check for the 2 possible Cellar spawns (purple spawn) and "Dark Cellar" (possible Goblin or Elite).
And if you feel like further utilizing your NV stack, hit up the "Fields of Despair" and do a sweep of the map, some good caves spawn with assorted packs outside as well.
That about sums up my Act 1 loot run, working on perfecting an Act 2 run as we speak ;p.
And, as always, if anyone wants me to show them this run in person, by all means, send me a PM and ill give you my Battletag info, I run with many others from this forum, good group of guys, fun times ;p.
And, as always, if anyone wants me to show them this run in person, by all means, send me a PM and ill give you my Battletag info, I run with many others from this forum, good group of guys, fun times ;p.
And, as always, if anyone wants me to show them this run in person, by all means, send me a PM and ill give you my Battletag info, I run with many others from this forum, good group of guys, fun times ;p.
oh so you do runs in a group and not solo?
I do both. For example, yesterday, out of the 3 runs I mentioned, the first was solo, the second was a group of 3, and the 3rd was a group of 2. (and yes, I can tank for those fragile character types ;p)
Well aside from my 1k + 1H CB, thanks again ;p, I got the usual assortment of 55-63 ilvl vendor crap, both blues and rares plus a ilvl 63 900k + 2 hand rare polearm with pretty decent stats for a monk and a Legendary 2 hand cb, Puss Spitter, with so so stats but sold pretty quickly on the AH for 350k. Not too bad. I was trying to finish out the ZK quest line in act 2 so didn't really farm much. Will try tonight and see what I get.
Well aside from my 1k + 1H CB, thanks again ;p, I got the usual assortment of 55-63 ilvl vendor crap, both blues and rares plus a ilvl 63 900k + 2 hand rare polearm with pretty decent stats for a monk and a Legendary 2 hand cb, Puss Spitter, with so so stats but sold pretty quickly on the AH for 350k. Not too bad. I was trying to finish out the ZK quest line in act 2 so didn't really farm much. Will try tonight and see what I get.
You are incredibly lucky ... I have yet to see a 1000+ dps weapon drop! I have completed so many act 1 and pony runs
Really?
I have found like 4 or 5 1k+ weapons in the last week. (sadly none for ME )
I do hit 220mf with a full NV stack, maybe bump up your MF? (real easy way to do this is get a Helm with +MF AND a socket)
I haven't found any either, four weeks with inferno Act I on farm (two weeks Act II), no 1000+ weapons yet. I couldn't play last night looking forward to tonight.
Well aside from my 1k + 1H CB, thanks again ;p, I got the usual assortment of 55-63 ilvl vendor crap, both blues and rares plus a ilvl 63 900k + 2 hand rare polearm with pretty decent stats for a monk and a Legendary 2 hand cb, Puss Spitter, with so so stats but sold pretty quickly on the AH for 350k. Not too bad. I was trying to finish out the ZK quest line in act 2 so didn't really farm much. Will try tonight and see what I get.
In all the farming runs I have done in act1 it seems I have found nothing of value. The only notable thing I found in Act2 was a 1100k dps 2h, but even the stats on that were jacked up. The only gold I can make is from selling broken down stuff, and from selling to the vendor. Even the ilvl63 stuff I find doesn't sell on the AH even tho I put most up for like 20k...
I rarely play now. I don't mind the whole having to farm to progress, but at this point it appears there is no progression.
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Did some Act 1 speed farming. (Cemetery, Festering Woods, Northern Highlands, Manor, Jail, Butcher)
In around 3 runs, notable finds were: 1K+ 1H Xbow, Tal Rasha chest piece, +int +vit +armor +res all belt, +Dex +IAS +Crit damage +Crit chance quiver, +Armor +Vit +socket Helm, 1K 2h Axe +str +crit chance +socket, bracer with +dex +vit +res all. (oh, forgot to mention, found a Legendary when I was fooling around in the Fields of despair with a 5 stack, "Sever" 1h sword, kinda crappy, but, still, really rare.)
And of course a whole host of soso 60/61/62/63 items for gold. (after all runs done, repairs done, and vendor items sold +650k gold)
Not to shabby at all.
Really?
I have found like 4 or 5 1k+ weapons in the last week. (sadly none for ME )
I do hit 220mf with a full NV stack, maybe bump up your MF? (real easy way to do this is get a Helm with +MF AND a socket)
I'm finding lots of 62 and 63 items but sadly, most times when I get a yellow off an elite, its 57-59. Bad luck sucks, but I am salvaging more and not vendoring as much so that's the biggest change.
I found 2 2-handed 1000+ weapons today. Being 2 handed, it's not that special, I guess though.
In that time I have had (about 70 runs or so);
1 Set Piece - Blackthrorne pants with great stats for me... kept them.
3 Legendaries - All crap, but people still buy them, so 600k or so.
0 (that's right ZERO) - 1k+ weapons.
And 5 million+ gold from selling crap to the vendor.
BUT, I did a run this morning that netted 3 rings that sold almost instantly for 3million a piece.
Randomization gives and takes away.
i think i told you this before CG, you really need to make a farming guide. either text ,or stream video.
Exact same run as me and pretty much the same results. I hadn't read any notes before I started playing yesterday and knew something was up when 2 hellion xbows and a revenant bow dropped within the first 15 minutes.
I found a few very good items, a bunch of meh items, 2 legendaries and a set piece in about 4 hours.
Honestly, it's fun getting all this loot but I don't see anything good coming from this. What's the point if everyone will be able to get BiS items in a week of farming? The AH will go to crap because only the very highest quality items will sell because nobody will want just "good" items. I'm geared up pretty good now and have no idea what I'll do if I get a few more upgrades. There just won't be any point of grinding, knowing that it will be impossible to find an upgrade.
Well, I don't really do anything all that special, but here it is in a nutshell;
#1 Set your quest to "Imprisoned Angel" and put it at the "Cursed Hold" part.
#2 Then go to "Cemetery", there is sometimes a Leet mob that spawns right there, then pop into the crypts for the elite packs (usually 2 in each, try to get 4-5 NV here)
#3 Then go to "Festering Woods" and straight up clear it, both "caves" and sweep the area, several elite packs and a couple events can spawn here. (just a note, some of the very, very best items I have ever found have been from here, always hit with a 5 stack of NV, and CLEAR this area.)
#4 After that, go to "Northern Highlands", the ONLY thing you are looking for here is the "Watchtower" spawn, usually located to the left-ish of the WP, if it does not spawn, leave.
#5 Leorics Manor, go UP not down, and to the entrance, usually 1-3 Elite packs.
#6 Prison (should be only the 1 waypoint up) Progress through, killing Elites, do the Warden bit, floor 3, kill Butcher, yadda, yadda.
OPTIONAL
After Butcher, go to "Old Ruins" and check for the 2 possible Cellar spawns (purple spawn) and "Dark Cellar" (possible Goblin or Elite).
And if you feel like further utilizing your NV stack, hit up the "Fields of Despair" and do a sweep of the map, some good caves spawn with assorted packs outside as well.
That about sums up my Act 1 loot run, working on perfecting an Act 2 run as we speak ;p.
And, as always, if anyone wants me to show them this run in person, by all means, send me a PM and ill give you my Battletag info, I run with many others from this forum, good group of guys, fun times ;p.
oh so you do runs in a group and not solo?
I do both. For example, yesterday, out of the 3 runs I mentioned, the first was solo, the second was a group of 3, and the 3rd was a group of 2. (and yes, I can tank for those fragile character types ;p)
Hit me up for Kulle!
I haven't gone against him with a DH yet.
I haven't found any either, four weeks with inferno Act I on farm (two weeks Act II), no 1000+ weapons yet. I couldn't play last night looking forward to tonight.
I rarely play now. I don't mind the whole having to farm to progress, but at this point it appears there is no progression.