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Quote from Maerlimi

Butcher Inferno in 2 minutes

The Butcher has 18M on Inferno.
Dps required? 150k

Ya, but also:
Stunning Reversal - Kill the Butcher while he is stunned by his own charge attack on Nightmare difficulty or higher.

so, I am guessing he will take like 300%+ dmg while stunned

Even if it works that way, and it is not a typo...Well, like crushing blow in D2, it was reduced agaisnt bosses(1/4 on normal, 1/8 on bosses). And remember, this is monsters CURRENT health, so you do less and less damage with this. Or, like static field in d2, it had a hard cap

I guess a knock back + mortar can be pretty hard to deal with...

Quote from dolicsehrant

At the end of the IGN video from yesterday Jay mentioned a 'grenadier' affix, which is supposed be an anti-caster affix, doing more damage further away, but normal damage when close.

I already wrote that on Mortar...

Quote from overneathe

Here are my thoughts:

Frozen
probably can freeze you on hit, and be immune to freeze status...
Was in Beta - summons ice orbs that explode and freeze you for a few seconds. Also explodes and freezes you when it dies.

Ghostly
Maybe do some ethereal tricks, not sure...
Sounds like reduced physical damage, just like champions in D2.

Horde
Maybe summon a bunch of little monsters that you will feel happy to AoE down...
Sounds like it simply adds tons of monsters to its pack.

Magical
Not a clue
Maybe does Magic damage? That would negate all Armor and resistances.

MissileDampening
???keeps throwing stuff on you?
Sounds like it takes less damage from ranged attacks.

Molten
Something with fire hehe
Explodes when killed.

Plagued
Maybe a "Poison Aura"...poison dmg near...
Was in Beta. Drops pools of poison on the ground and throws rocks when at great distance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8vQ6_WyL6E

Vampiric
Heals on hit?
Most likely converts damage to health.

Thank you, I will update.

I just think Diablo's game mechanics are so awesome and rewarding, and pretty cinematics are way overrated. Priorities...

Quote from Mtdewme

Did anyone else ever see a rare archer in the beta with the affix/name deadeye? I was in a group and saw a rare archer but he was dead before I got a screen shot. Only ever saw him once so wasn't sure if it was affix or part of his name.

Affix gives monsters a name/title

About those itens affixes, I just found this and he did a good job...sooo, I guess I won't make it

http://diablonut.incgamers.com/affixes

ya, I was thinking about writing another post for itens affixes too, but the list is pretty big O.o
Not sure it is worth it, as we are only 8 days away from release...

Ok, I did some goodle research after BradyGames' Guide came out. I want to share it with you guys.
Just remember, this is not 100% correct, but I really think it seens legit.

ArcaneEnchanted
http://media.diablof...de/IMG_0081.jpg
Avenger
http://media.diablof...de/IMG_0096.jpg
ColdAura
I think it will be similar to D2, slows you near it and does some minor cold dmg...
Maybe makes them a little cold resistant too
ColdResistant
Really resitant to cold, I would assume 75% resist...
Desecrator
http://media.diablof...de/IMG_0095.jpg
Doppelganger
???Maybe it will mimic some of your abilities, really don't know...
Electrified
http://media.diablof...de/IMG_0097.jpg
Entangler
Hmmm, maybe like a "ranged" Jailer, don't know...
ExtraHealth
http://media.diablof...de/IMG_0099.jpg
Fast
http://media.diablof...de/IMG_0098.jpg
FireAura
I think it will be similar to D2, does some fire dmg near it...
Maybe makes them a little fire resistant too
FireResistant
Really resitant to fire, I would assume 75% resist...
Frozen
Available in BETA: summons ice orbs that explodes and freeze you. Also explodes and freeze you when it dies.
Ghostly
Probably more resistant to Physical Dmg.
HealthLink
Horde
Maybe summon a bunch of little monsters that you will feel happy to AoE down...
Illusionist
Jay said in an interview, it is like mirror images from wizard...make some copies...
Jailer
Available in BETA:Traps you on hit. You can attack but can't move.
Knockback
Available in BETA:Knocks you back on hit.
LightningAura
I think it will be similar to D2, does some lightning dmg near it...
Maybe makes them a little lightning resistant too
LightningResistant
Really resitant to lightning, I would assume 75% resist...
Linked
http://media.diablof...de/IMG_0100.jpg
So I guess, there are all element links like fire, arcane, etc...
Magical
Maybe does magical damage on hits, not reduced by armor or resists...
MagicalResistant
Not sure, maybe resistant to all elements, I would assume 50% resist...
ManaBurn
Burns resource(?) on hit, would be unfair to WDs
MissileDampening
???keeps throwing stuff on you?takes less damage from ranged attacks?
Molten
Explodes when they die.
Mortar
I guess this is what Jay said today, about lauching stuff only on ranged, so you might need to stay close to them...
Multishot
Multiplies all projectiles by 3(like d2?). MSLE here we go...
Nightmarish
Available in BETA: fear you on hit.
Plagued
Available in BETA:Drops pool of poison on the ground and throws rocks at great distance.
PoisonResistant
Really resitant to poison, I would assume 75% resist...
Puppetmaster
Mind-control? Waste your cooldowns for you, that would be fun...
Shielding
Don't know, maybe block some hits every now and then...
SpectralHit
Adds elemental random dmg on hits.
StoneSkin
Takes forever to kill those !@#$%.
Teleporter
Available in BETA: teleports, duh.
Thorns
I guess it damages you when you hit them...
Vampiric
Heals on hit?
Vortex
Available in BETA: pulls you, no matter how far you are.
Waller
Available in BETA: traps you with physical walls

Anyway, this took a while to find and write, just hope you like...

Quote from Antirepublican

In Diablo 2 every class couldn't even solo hell. I know this is a different game, but consider this: If a monk with perfect gear, utilizing One With Everything to maximum potential, still has a rough time in Inferno--There's not one chance in a rice field that a DH, no matter how perfect their gear is, or how well they spec, can solo it.

That made me laugh...
Diablo 2 Hell can be soloed by EVERY CLASS, even in single player, /players 8, HC mode, and with different builds. That is a fact.

Quote from CasmX

I agree that Jay wasn't taking into consideration an entire build dedicated to skipping monster packs when he made his statement. I have a feeling it's entirely possible for this build to work out and it's plausible that you will be able to skip monsters due to it.

That being said, overall I don't think the build will be overly effective. The moment you get his with Nightmarish or get stuck by a waller/jailer or some kind of 'silence' ability we may not yet know about that prevents you from using your abilities, or getting caught in random traps on said lootable objects and you'll likely end up dying.

I think you may be able to manage to get to some chests/corpses etc. but overall, you will eventually die and those deaths + time spent getting to those lootable objects successfully won't award you a net gain. It's relatively common knowledge that chests/corpses and other lootable objects are relatively inferior to killing monsters for loot and treasure. There is the resplendent chests and if you can manage to get to several of them with minimal collateral damage, it may be worth it. However, on the other hand it could actually be surprisingly effective and extremely viable. All of this is just speculation anyway.

At any rate, +1 for coming up with a truly unique character build.

QFT

Thank You! That is basically what I was trying to say. I guess I just lack the "explanation skills"...

Quote from GT4

That may make sense when you look at it purely by chances as in:
DHs are 1/5 of all classes and the likelihood of them having those skills is 1% so enemies will be skipped at most 0.2% of the time.

However that's not how games work. If one skill or even skill combination allows you to skip the majority of packs, soon everybody will be playing that class and that build. Actually you'd be forced to do that build if you don't want to be at a disadvantage. And that's something that Blizzard won't allow to happen. They'd allow one skill build to destroy all ideals they have had when working on the game for six years.

Even if it is broken, fixing it is not hard. Just add a 3-5 sec CD or use more Disc...I think every class could skip a pack if they REALLY want to.But, even if you can, doesn't mean you should...Maybe it is not worth it.

Quote from GT4

Quote from sequelator

I am NOT saying this is an exploit, or this could beat Inferno because it CANT. This is just a build to farm only on chests and get to some bosses without killing stuff. If you can kill those bosses, I don't know(and of course you have have to respec right before trying...)
And smoke screen is not unbalaced imo, cuz the Disc cost is high and you are vulnerable for a moment between smoke screens

I've mentioned this multiple times now but according to Blizzard, you simply cannot skip (rare/champion) packs. So unless we assume Blizzard is wrong from the getgo, this will not work to effectively farm anything - and if we were to believe that Blizzard is wrong, where would we make the cut? Maybe they also lied about barrels being able to drop the best items? Maybe they also lied about there being an Inferno mode whatsoever? You probably see where this is going.

I'm not saying Blizzard is wrong. I believe monsters in Inferno will be as fast as you, and eventually will be immune to your CCs, but if you really want to skip something, I am pretty sure you can. Maybe some wizard with wormhole build...but it is not important. What blizzard is saying is: 95% chance that you won't be able to skip rare/champions.

If I say: "Metals are solid." it is just fine, I am not a liar...Just don't mind an exception(like Mercury, in this exemple).

Quote from GT4

Quote from Mysticjbyrd

I don't give a shit if I spent the last few months playing Pac-man, it doesn't rule out common sense.
This isn't other blizzard games, and its a COMPLETELY different situation.

The demons will have heat vision goggles at the exact same time that the wormhole disruptor is up and running.

Maybe you should put down your heart shaped glasses and use common sense yourself.

According to Blizzard, you cannot skip (rare/champion) packs on Inferno.
If abilities like this one worked just as in Normal and allowed you to skip all enemies, you could skip (rare/champion) packs on Inferno.
Thus the logical consequence is that the ability cannot work exactly as on Normal (most likely by having enemies not react to it just like on Normal - but that'd be speculation). You call this a proof by contradiction.

According to Blizzard, Inferno is freaking hard and not beaten by anybody at Blizzard office so far.
If permanent invisibility builds were possible and you were invulnerable during invisibility, you could avoid all damage no matter how high it is.
If you can avoid all damage no matter how high it is, content can actually not be hard (ignoring Enrage timers but those would rather cause gear checks than higher difficulty).
Thus a permanent invisibility build cannot be possible.

You can go with the same logic for e.g. stunlock builds or 'flawless' kiting rotation builds, etc.

The only way such a build may work is by an oversight of Blizzard, and unless such a build is really complex Blizzard will not have overlooked such a possibility.

I am NOT saying this is an exploit, or this could beat Inferno because it CANT. This is just a build to farm only on chests and get to some bosses without killing stuff. If you can kill those bosses, I don't know(and of course you have have to respec right before trying...)
And smoke screen is not unbalaced imo, cuz the Disc cost is high and you are vulnerable for a moment between smoke screens