So, can someone explain to me how do they work?. Sometimes seems like they completely stop, and other times they run full speed towards me and I have no choice but to die instantly, they even ignore my pets, fuckers.
Kill em faster. My experience has been that they're very easy to stagger so they can't explode. The worst thing to do is panic and try to escape from them.
Kill em faster. My experience has been that they're very easy to stagger so they can't explode. The worst thing to do is panic and try to escape from them.
That's what I always do, I run
Im a WD, but Im not using HS with DMG nor Spirit Walk, I mostly have AoE DoT, so, they can catch me really quick before I can kill them.
Kill em faster. My experience has been that they're very easy to stagger so they can't explode. The worst thing to do is panic and try to escape from them.
That's what I always do, I run
Im a WD, but Im not using HS with DMG nor Spirit Walk, I mostly have AoE DoT, so, they can catch me really quick before I can kill them.
The whole point is to kill them before they explode. Running from them is highly inefficient (especially because you don't run Spirit Walk as WD). Their base movement speed is rather high, so if you don't have max move speed, chances are you won't escape. Also, assuming you're talking about Act III's Keep level 2, chances are you're not going anywhere anytime soon with all the mobs around.
You gotta have some heavy hitter for those guys. Preferably AoE if there's too many of them. You'll notice that when you actually hit them, they stumble back, like a ministun/interrupt.
Trying to just run and not hitting them back/killing them will get you killed a lot, as they are very fast (and hard to outrun with other monsters nearby).
You need to balance your health with DPS. Even at 180k dps I was getting slain by them badly until I bumped my health up to about 75k. That way I could take a hit and still survive long enough to kill the rest.
all this talk about killing them is silly. they suicide.. just stagger step away from them... they have a small timer which is activated when u are close to them.. which makes them stand still and get really bright before exploding. just gotta get close enough to them then take a step back. and if ur fast enough u an actually just run right through em and by the time they explode ur long gone. when they initially see you there is a small time before they even respond... if u see them all lit up and bright then dont try and run through them.. because they know ur there already and are primed to explode.
As fast as they are, they can very easily get stuck behind packs of mobs. If you don't think you're going to kill them in time and have to run, try to run behind a mob pack. They will usually get stuck and explore harmlessly far away from you.
THere was a list of ways peopled died in hardcore mode and by what enemies and if I recall correctly, the third or fourth way people died most was by Fallen Maniacs.
They are easy. Any time you open a door in a zone you expect them to be (the various barracks in Act 3) just start firing a range ability into the room immediately. If you are a WD, they will start to turn green in proximity to anything, even your pets. And you see this thru the doors/walls - just a little. Pay attention. Drop down a slow and if you can't DPS them down, just run away with spirit walk. It ain't too bad. A little annoying and stupid; but not too bad.
THere was a list of ways peopled died in hardcore mode and by what enemies and if I recall correctly, the third or fourth way people died most was by Fallen Maniacs.
The list which I saw the maniacs wasnt even top8...
Correct! If I recall, the skeleton was around the top 5 and even beat out thge maniacs. lol
It sounds like you have all dot abilities in your build? You won't get good advice unless you post the build you're using. If you're only using dots... well your build isn't good for maniacs so the only solutions are A.) Add a direct damage spell to your build (they melt against bears) B.) Don't run areas with maniacs or C.) Run away from them when they're about to explode.
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That's what I always do, I run
Im a WD, but Im not using HS with DMG nor Spirit Walk, I mostly have AoE DoT, so, they can catch me really quick before I can kill them.
The whole point is to kill them before they explode. Running from them is highly inefficient (especially because you don't run Spirit Walk as WD). Their base movement speed is rather high, so if you don't have max move speed, chances are you won't escape. Also, assuming you're talking about Act III's Keep level 2, chances are you're not going anywhere anytime soon with all the mobs around.
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Trying to just run and not hitting them back/killing them will get you killed a lot, as they are very fast (and hard to outrun with other monsters nearby).
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well, not just WD, any class can just skip those Nxxxxz, they shouldn't be in the game in the first place!
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I have no issues with them now but can remember pulling hairs when getting killed by these crazy maniacs.
I know I wouldn't.