Overwolf is fine.
No different than using Skype or Ventrilo. No worries there mate!
I should mention though that use of the Overwolf WIDGETS feature on the other hand COULD be troublesome with regards to ToS. Use with care in that regard (read: disable widgets).
Which widgets are you referring to, specifically? Do you mean stuff like the Facebook and Twitter widgets? If so, how are those different than Skype or Ventrilo?
I must have farmed the Caverns of Frost 30 times tonight and didn't hit any limit. Granted sometimes you have to run around to find it, but some games were restarted fairly quickly in succession and I still didn't hit the limit.
I can imagine the cellar in the old ruins may cause you to hit the limit though, since it's always in the same spot and easy to see if it's there, so it's fast. Maybe you can try the Cemetary of the Forsaken to prevent the limit from kicking in?
I usually lay out a caltrop or three (runed hooked spines for 80% slow), followed by 3-4 spiked traps (runed bandolier) and then spam bolas (runed volatile explosives) with the occasional rapid fire thrown in.
Mobs rarely get close to me with this combo and champ packs and rare elites don't stand a chance.
I tend to use the scoundrel the most because I just found a nice xbow for him. The only thing I hate though is when we come up to a treasure goblin, I like to get on the other side of him first so he runs to places where I already cleared. Well the scoundrel doesn't see things my way and goes ahead and shoots him before I have a chance to get ready.
I hate that too! Luckily they will be addressing this in a future patch.
Great thread. I have been wondering / experiencing the same thing. I decked out my DH from the aH and it's not fun anymore, because I just wipe all the mobs out like that. I'm cruising through levels until it gets more challenging. On the other hand, my level 50 WD is a blast to play in Hell. I haven't been to the AH since Nightmare and don't plan on going to the AH.
Yeah, you're experience with the DH is why I haven't bought stuff for my toons. I'd hate to ruin the game. I may just buy a couple of weapons a little better than what I have and wait for drops and for Blizzard to reduce blacksmith costs so I can make an item or two.
Luckily they will reduce the BS prices in the next patch.
They will release it in 1.0.3, not necessarily the next patch, right? The next patch could be 1.0.2c. Unless they are considering the a, b, c, etc. hotfixes, yet label them patches.
I have played multiple characters to 60, including a monk, and I cannot say, I agree. I used only drops each character found himself up to inferno, and it worked out pretty well on every class I played so far, even without any additional farming for items.
This is what I want to do and I may stick with it.
If you want to use the ah, just go ahead. It will certainly make your life easier. On the other hand, don't expect to find any upgrades yourself afterwards
This is my biggest fear of using the AH and why I have not bought anything yet.
If you struggle in hell, try different builds. Hell is no walk in the park anymore, champions and elites start to get quite dangerous. Do you know elective mode?
I do know of elective mode and have been using it from day 1 on all toons. And I have been trying out different builds to find one that works best.
Again, you can try other spells, Sweeping Wind is an awesome spender for consistent, quite high damage output, for max evasion build you can use Evasion mantra with Feedback Blast rune, which does awesome damage.
I'll look into these skills and runes tonight, if they are available at 53.
Thanks for the input. I think I'll keep at it and see if things improve and if I get some more drops.
Well, I hit Hell difficulty on my monk yesterday and all I have to say is WOW! It's much harder than Nightmare was. I LOVE it!
However, I find that my gear and damage is lacking for this difficulty because I have mainly been playing with drops I get and the occasional piece of gear I'd find on vendors. I have been trying to avoid the temptation of buying super good gear off the AH because I was afraid it would let me just steamroll though the content. I don't know if this is true now that I've experienced Hell.
My 53 monk has around 22-24k life, 1100-ish armor and does just over 2k damage. My fist weapons do are vendor purchased and do around 184 dps with rubies, but they only have a min-max damage affix and socket, so they suck.
As you can tell, this isn't the best gear and stats. When I look on the AH there are tons of weapons that do 250+ dps with multiple affixes on them. The same goes for armor as well.
I'd like to stick with drops, but I just don't see enough good drops and killing champ packs and rare elites is a pain. Hell, I barely can kill the treasure goblin before he ports away.
By using only drops and vendor gear my fight in Hell has been harder than it had to be and I'm only just past the SK. I was curious if Hell difficulty would become too easy if I bought some gear off the AH? My plan was to stick with gear my level or 1-2 levels below.
I guess the AH has become a necessity. What are your opinions on using it? How many like the struggle of just using drops you find instead of buying gear off the AH?
I have found nothing worth putting on the auction house and not 1 upgrade, everything I have of decent items I have bought on the AH myself.
This is why I haven't bought anything off the AH. If the items I buy there are always WAY better than what can drop where you're currently fighting, then you will NEVER get an upgrade, which takes the excitement out of the drops.
I just hit Nightmare Act 4, so I may have to break down and buy something one day soon just so I can progress, but until that time comes I'll keep working with the drops I get and the occasional nice piece of jewelry I find on vendors.
One thing that does bother me is the fact that my level 50 monk in NMA4 gets mostly level 40-ish item drops. I wish they were more on par with his level.
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Which widgets are you referring to, specifically? Do you mean stuff like the Facebook and Twitter widgets? If so, how are those different than Skype or Ventrilo?
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I can imagine the cellar in the old ruins may cause you to hit the limit though, since it's always in the same spot and easy to see if it's there, so it's fast. Maybe you can try the Cemetary of the Forsaken to prevent the limit from kicking in?
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I usually lay out a caltrop or three (runed hooked spines for 80% slow), followed by 3-4 spiked traps (runed bandolier) and then spam bolas (runed volatile explosives) with the occasional rapid fire thrown in.
Mobs rarely get close to me with this combo and champ packs and rare elites don't stand a chance.
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Never said it was.
I just don't want to over gear and make content trivial. Because where's the fun in that?
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I hate that too! Luckily they will be addressing this in a future patch.
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Yeah, I am dreading inferno, but looking forward to it too after seeing so many posts about it.
I want to reach it before they make changes to it, so I can compare before and after.
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Yeah, you're experience with the DH is why I haven't bought stuff for my toons. I'd hate to ruin the game. I may just buy a couple of weapons a little better than what I have and wait for drops and for Blizzard to reduce blacksmith costs so I can make an item or two.
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They will release it in 1.0.3, not necessarily the next patch, right? The next patch could be 1.0.2c. Unless they are considering the a, b, c, etc. hotfixes, yet label them patches.
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Cool. I may do the same, if things don't improve.
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This is what I want to do and I may stick with it.
This is my biggest fear of using the AH and why I have not bought anything yet.
I do know of elective mode and have been using it from day 1 on all toons. And I have been trying out different builds to find one that works best.
I haven't tried Serenity, yet, but I do like the looks of it. Breath of Heaven never leaves my skill bar.
Which is what I have. My dex and vit are both around 750-790-ish.
I'll look into these skills and runes tonight, if they are available at 53.
Thanks for the input. I think I'll keep at it and see if things improve and if I get some more drops.
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However, I find that my gear and damage is lacking for this difficulty because I have mainly been playing with drops I get and the occasional piece of gear I'd find on vendors. I have been trying to avoid the temptation of buying super good gear off the AH because I was afraid it would let me just steamroll though the content. I don't know if this is true now that I've experienced Hell.
My 53 monk has around 22-24k life, 1100-ish armor and does just over 2k damage. My fist weapons do are vendor purchased and do around 184 dps with rubies, but they only have a min-max damage affix and socket, so they suck.
As you can tell, this isn't the best gear and stats. When I look on the AH there are tons of weapons that do 250+ dps with multiple affixes on them. The same goes for armor as well.
I'd like to stick with drops, but I just don't see enough good drops and killing champ packs and rare elites is a pain. Hell, I barely can kill the treasure goblin before he ports away.
By using only drops and vendor gear my fight in Hell has been harder than it had to be and I'm only just past the SK. I was curious if Hell difficulty would become too easy if I bought some gear off the AH? My plan was to stick with gear my level or 1-2 levels below.
I guess the AH has become a necessity. What are your opinions on using it? How many like the struggle of just using drops you find instead of buying gear off the AH?
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This is why I haven't bought anything off the AH. If the items I buy there are always WAY better than what can drop where you're currently fighting, then you will NEVER get an upgrade, which takes the excitement out of the drops.
I just hit Nightmare Act 4, so I may have to break down and buy something one day soon just so I can progress, but until that time comes I'll keep working with the drops I get and the occasional nice piece of jewelry I find on vendors.
One thing that does bother me is the fact that my level 50 monk in NMA4 gets mostly level 40-ish item drops. I wish they were more on par with his level.