So I picked up Diablo 3 again last week for Xbox one. I haven't played since vanilla back on the 360. It is remarkable to see the changes that have been made and how much more enjoyable the game is compared to what I remember it being.
I read up quick on all the changes. Watched a few videos. Got enough information to comfortably dive in and then figure the rest out on the fly.
I started a season monk. Finished my season set and made a working build. Kept farming and now I currently have a few good gear sets. Made a few different builds. One support for group GR, one for solo GR, one for farming, etc.
I have hit a brick wall on my solo GR progression. I currently have mostly all ancient gear and weapons. Level 50 gems. Tier 10 gems. 2 augments.
My gear is not perfectly optimized but it is by no means crap stats or optimization.
I can't seem to press over the level 70 GR bar though. I see so many others running the same build as me putting build guides saying they can hit 100+ GR.
What am I doing wrong? Fully optimize my gear? Full augments? Skill? Pylon strategizing? Hand picking elite packs?
I feel like with my current build and gear I should be able to easily push GR 70 to 80.
I have even tried different builds. I normally run an Inna LTK but I've tried Inna EP, Inna generator, Raiment duo gen, Sunwuko LTK. Nothing seems to work for me.
If you are running the build perfectly - like how to play it and such. Then all that is left is Paragon Levels - Augments on gear - and trying to get Primals. All those provide stat boosts. Also, having a good equip'd follower helps out a lot when running Solo. Yes, aiming to get those elites are a great plus as they give out progression orbs which speed up the clear time. Having him with a Unity ring (as well as yourself) and an invincibility item - means he won't die and you take 50% less damage - a must for surviving higher GR's.
I'm around paragon 700 and have unity on my solo progression builds. I seem to struggle as low as GR60 though. Even regular mobs just one shot me. That's with unity and the recommended passive skills. I know monk is more of a glass cannon which is why I lean toward Inna builds but I can't seem to figure out why these build guides say 100+ GR clears and I struggle with 60-70.
Should I just focus on getting all ancients and all augments? Then go for GR pushing?
Glass cannon? Uhm, exactly what is your build setup? I mean, Monks are one of the tankiest characters. You should not be getting one shotted at all, no way with all their defense abilities.
I use the blind instead of healing mantra and I do not use the spirit regen passives. I use sixth sense for added survivability and the other passive that boosts damage to blinded enemies. Spirit gen is not an issue for me as I make great use of epiphany and blind.
I keep decent uptime epiphany as well. It's not perfect but it's up when it counts.
I think its important to note that most builds that are "popular" are not "starter builds". It requires some degree of optimization and upgrading to ancients.
That being said, i feel for you because I squeezed out a 70 early on with a painful duo gen build that was slow and dangerous with barely any ancients and some optimization.
There is a "pit" for many low paragon monk builds around 60-70 I think. Because like you I tried 4 different ones, settling on a duo gen because it could at least kill things in a 70GR without losing spirit or cumbersome sweeping wing stacks.
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So I picked up Diablo 3 again last week for Xbox one. I haven't played since vanilla back on the 360. It is remarkable to see the changes that have been made and how much more enjoyable the game is compared to what I remember it being.
I read up quick on all the changes. Watched a few videos. Got enough information to comfortably dive in and then figure the rest out on the fly.
I started a season monk. Finished my season set and made a working build. Kept farming and now I currently have a few good gear sets. Made a few different builds. One support for group GR, one for solo GR, one for farming, etc.
I have hit a brick wall on my solo GR progression. I currently have mostly all ancient gear and weapons. Level 50 gems. Tier 10 gems. 2 augments.
My gear is not perfectly optimized but it is by no means crap stats or optimization.
I can't seem to press over the level 70 GR bar though. I see so many others running the same build as me putting build guides saying they can hit 100+ GR.
What am I doing wrong? Fully optimize my gear? Full augments? Skill? Pylon strategizing? Hand picking elite packs?
I feel like with my current build and gear I should be able to easily push GR 70 to 80.
I have even tried different builds. I normally run an Inna LTK but I've tried Inna EP, Inna generator, Raiment duo gen, Sunwuko LTK. Nothing seems to work for me.
Thank you in advance for any feedback.
If you are running the build perfectly - like how to play it and such. Then all that is left is Paragon Levels - Augments on gear - and trying to get Primals. All those provide stat boosts. Also, having a good equip'd follower helps out a lot when running Solo. Yes, aiming to get those elites are a great plus as they give out progression orbs which speed up the clear time. Having him with a Unity ring (as well as yourself) and an invincibility item - means he won't die and you take 50% less damage - a must for surviving higher GR's.
That alone made me jump from GR70 to GR85.
I'm around paragon 700 and have unity on my solo progression builds. I seem to struggle as low as GR60 though. Even regular mobs just one shot me. That's with unity and the recommended passive skills. I know monk is more of a glass cannon which is why I lean toward Inna builds but I can't seem to figure out why these build guides say 100+ GR clears and I struggle with 60-70.
Should I just focus on getting all ancients and all augments? Then go for GR pushing?
Glass cannon? Uhm, exactly what is your build setup? I mean, Monks are one of the tankiest characters. You should not be getting one shotted at all, no way with all their defense abilities.
From Icy Veins - EP and Mystic Ally Inna's Set
Especially if you're running the Inna's set. It's all about their passive/defensive abilities and buff the allies.
Inna LTK. Almost identical to this link:
http://www.diablofans.com/builds/92539-inna-ltk-mystic-ally
I use the blind instead of healing mantra and I do not use the spirit regen passives. I use sixth sense for added survivability and the other passive that boosts damage to blinded enemies. Spirit gen is not an issue for me as I make great use of epiphany and blind.
I keep decent uptime epiphany as well. It's not perfect but it's up when it counts.
Can you link your character? Can be more helpful to see what we are dealing with.
As soon as I figure out how to do it.
You can't for console users.
You can try to manually input them into this though - https://www.d3planner.com/
I think its important to note that most builds that are "popular" are not "starter builds". It requires some degree of optimization and upgrading to ancients.
That being said, i feel for you because I squeezed out a 70 early on with a painful duo gen build that was slow and dangerous with barely any ancients and some optimization.
There is a "pit" for many low paragon monk builds around 60-70 I think. Because like you I tried 4 different ones, settling on a duo gen because it could at least kill things in a 70GR without losing spirit or cumbersome sweeping wing stacks.