Uhm yeah... about that... I got a powerlevel on HC, played solo for 15 hours to get Guardian, and then stopped (so GR75 was my highest). Partially because of too busy with work, but partially also because friends stopped playing and I'm lacking motivation. But as I said, you inspired me to maybe trying to get GR100 on NS (SC) - should be fairly easy actually with close to p2k and 115 gems. Just never tried. I just farmed gear for DHs so often, I can't find the motivation to do it on season if there's no other reason. Even a few new items would give me a goal - but I'm missing the D2 equivalent of high-level runes and super rare uniques that make playing always worthwhile. So I can't really comment on details right now ;-)
One thing to note though is that I'd *definitely* recommend switching to force move. I did this a long time ago, can't remember when, but there's no going back (recently started Grim Dawn and realized how annoying it is that the "force move" there works different, so in all the D3 bashing we often forget how many things this game gets absolutely right). It's a bit of a learning curve - what I do is basically I always have force move pressed and just hit shift to shoot. You might also try binding force move to scroll wheel; if that works out for you it's HUGE, but I personally just felt too much strain on my finger to constantly scroll. Give it a try! In the beginning it might be a setback as adjusting takes some time, but it definitely helps.
I think if you don't stutter step and/or do the other crazy things Wudijo and other top DHs do, GR93 with your gear/paragon is quite a good result already. To go higher you'll need to either simply become more powerful (higher gems by doing some group GRs, though it's difficult to find a spot as a DH; more paragon, better gear) or "step up your gameplay" which includes stuff like stutter stepping.
What do you reckon is your biggest limitation, damage or survivability? What caught my eye is the fact that you have incredibly low HP (less than 500k) due to the fact that you have almost no vitality on the pieces where it could be an option (e.g., shoulders, hands, offhand). Sometimes just becoming a bit more tanky allows for more time to shoot because you have to vault less often. Also makes sure your discipline always is super maxed out. I also don't like stutter stepping, and I found it good to always go a bit more defensive (sometimes even by switching one item to a defensive choice, such as Esoteric, though with that setup of course 99 isn't an option - but I haven't tried to really "push" with UE).
Maybe someone else will provide some insights, it's been some time since I played myself. But you made me consider going back and trying what I can achieve as well... just waiting for the post-season "gear merge"
One thing to note though is that I'd *definitely* recommend switching to force move. I did this a long time ago, can't remember when, but there's no going back (recently started Grim Dawn and realized how annoying it is that the "force move" there works different, so in all the D3 bashing we often forget how many things this game gets absolutely right). It's a bit of a learning curve - what I do is basically I always have force move pressed and just hit shift to shoot. You might also try binding force move to scroll wheel; if that works out for you it's HUGE, but I personally just felt too much strain on my finger to constantly scroll. Give it a try! In the beginning it might be a setback as adjusting takes some time, but it definitely helps.
I think if you don't stutter step and/or do the other crazy things Wudijo and other top DHs do, GR93 with your gear/paragon is quite a good result already. To go higher you'll need to either simply become more powerful (higher gems by doing some group GRs, though it's difficult to find a spot as a DH; more paragon, better gear) or "step up your gameplay" which includes stuff like stutter stepping.
What do you reckon is your biggest limitation, damage or survivability? What caught my eye is the fact that you have incredibly low HP (less than 500k) due to the fact that you have almost no vitality on the pieces where it could be an option (e.g., shoulders, hands, offhand). Sometimes just becoming a bit more tanky allows for more time to shoot because you have to vault less often. Also makes sure your discipline always is super maxed out. I also don't like stutter stepping, and I found it good to always go a bit more defensive (sometimes even by switching one item to a defensive choice, such as Esoteric, though with that setup of course 99 isn't an option - but I haven't tried to really "push" with UE).
Maybe someone else will provide some insights, it's been some time since I played myself. But you made me consider going back and trying what I can achieve as well... just waiting for the post-season "gear merge"