So is a 2 hander an option possibly over two one handers?
I know you lose the attack speed bonus but the dps itself seems a lot higher and I've seen some with good weapon speeds.
Hey guys, just wondering what nuke everyone is using for act 3 in Inferno?
I've used both Frenzy with Sidearm and Maniac and also given Cleave with Broad Sweep a go but the blue packs either way are making life hard.
I mean when you get something called extra health fire chains molten vortex fallen mongrel well you know its not going to go well, especially when thier in a pack of 4.
So far act 3 has had either fire chains or bubbles on every blue mob pack and its just not working well.
And the thing is if I Leap out they just pull me back in, I cant avoid them or go around.
I put Battle Rage with Marauders Rage back in replacing Furious charge and got my dps up to around 22k.
I have 45k health and 650 LoH so either I've been really unlucky so far or somethings wrong.
I added Blood Thirst and Pound of Flesh in to help with survivability but its not working.
Resists are around 600-700 but to be honest thats not the problem.
I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has contributed to my threads so far and helped out.
Without the opinions and help off others I'd still be doing the wrong things and going nowhere.
I may ask some strange questions at times or obvious ones and theres always a reason for it but someone always seems to take time out of thier day to help out and point me in the right direction.
The game is trial and error and experimenting is half the fun but a helping hand never goes astray.
I hope others have benefited from the questions asked and the replies given, this is a fantastic community we have here and I'am glad to be part of it.
Well I do now have 41k health which is really helping and I changed my Revenge rune to Provocation as suggested, thanks for the tip.
Edit...actually not a great tip at all, its an EXCELLENT tip. Changing this rune has made a drastic difference. Thank you again mate for your attention to detail because I never saw it.
Thanks guys, wish I had kept all my vitality now and didnt sacrifice so much for other stats.
I'll go to the AH, again, and see what I can find that wont cost a kidney.
WotB is what I use at the start on blue packs in an effort to burn them down but went through a phase yesterday where they all had molten fire trails and arcane sentries that were wallers.
Usually I'll smash what I can, see a sentry drop and move away just out of reach and keep dpsing until walled in.
I didnt havent leap then so hopefully thats the difference and no I dont just stand there, thats just instant death and with repair bills between 20-40k not a real great way to spend my money.
Thanks again for the help.
edit....after a bit of shopping, a new weapon and ring, I got my health up to 40k and dps down to 16k.
I still have 2 kidneys so thats a good thing, I'll try act 2 with some good advice and see how it goes.
I did have around 38k health at one stage but the general consensus in other threads was with the nerf defense was out and offense was in so I dropped some to allow for my resists.
Dropping BR is noticeable and still not real comfortable without it but I'll persevere and see if Leap gets me out of strife when I need it.
Thanks mate, I've gone back to act 1 to try leap out instead of Furious Charge so see how that goes.
I liked Charge though it was a good oh crap skill for a quick boost of life if needed or to just get out of here.
Leap will do the same just no life, got to get used to having the time to point and click out of the mob attack I'am in without dieing to actually jump.
How do you manage without Battle Rage?
I could flick it and put Furious Charge back in but I've used it since I got it and its habit now.
I do have 17k unbuffed dps and I know you said 8k was ok but.......
The little voice in my head saids must have more dps.
I'll factor out Beserker Rage and go for Superstition, so between that and Leap see what happens.
I'll get used to it first before going back to act 2.
Maybe I'll even take Battle Rage out and put Charge back in, now thats scarey
edit..I could run without Furious Charge so took Battle Rage out, easy enough in act 1 but dont know how it will go in act 2
I did use a shield through Nightmare but got sucked in by the dps monster telling me more dps with the 15% attack speed bonus was the way to go.
Maybe your right there....I also used Ignore Pain for awhile there but substituted it for War Cry that I wasnt using at the time.
Not sure what I'd drop to add it back in.
And Leap, well it just confuses me.
I see a lot of builds with it I just thought there was better skills to use instead.
Is it really worth having, I had it back in normal mode and dropped it for Furious Charge.
So its looking like I may have a build issue, I've seen Seismac Slam mentioned a lot as well but again I'am unsure what is necessary and what is personal choice.
If your walled in by a blue mob pack with arcane sentries and molten fire I dont really think anything is going to help to be honest.
It just seems so situational and I just seem to be having a bad run at the moment.
Act 2 nerfed or not is just ridiculous, its just constant frustration after frustration.
I'am not really seeing any return for all the gold I spent today on resists except maybe I dont die a second quicker than I would without them.
Arcane torrents just eat me alive, there is no resist.
My stats are resists 500-600 unbuffed, with Warcry/Impunity 770-900, dps is 17891 but with Battle Rage becomes 24350 and health is 25200 so maybe a little low, armor is 7588.
I'am using dual wield and have 524 life on hit and 1300 life after kill with 181 regen.
Regen was a lot higher but had to sacrifice it for other stats.
So for where I'am, act 2 on the way to Dahlgur Oasis I thought my stats were good enough to get by.
Heres my build: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/barbarian#WVkiSP!bVc!aacacZ
Yeah I know its Inferno and I know its not supposed to be easy but omg theres a difference between a challenge and banging your head against a brick wall every 5 minutes.
In nearly 30 years of playing games this is waring me down.
Ta mate, about to buy another single hand weapon better than what I have and replace the shield with it so should be a better outcome.
I knew there was something going on
Out of curiosity for act 2 is dual wielding viable to use or is sword and board still preferred?
Hey guys, I've been dual wielding in Inferno and decided to upgrade weapons.
I upgraded one but when I equipped it with my other better stats weapon I actually lost dps.
That had me puzzled so I went and got a shield to go with my new one hander and my dps increased.
So why did my dps decrease with 2 one handers but increased with a shield?
One thing I will say though is I still dont really understand resists, I mean I now have over 400 resist all in act 1 and I still get raped by arcane sentries and molten fire.
If I'am walled in then I expected the resists to help out but honestly I'am just getting hammered.
Thanks mate, have to admit after scouring the AH for upgrades I've given myself a headache.
The gear with the right stats is like 5-10 million each so a little out of my price range.
So been trying to buy pieces for under one million each with stats that will work and its just not happening.
I gave up on attack speed and life regen, took crit damage/strength/resist all as prime stats while trying to keep up vit.
Weapon wise trying to find something with crit damage/life on hit and strength but again its just hard to fit everything in under one million.
+Armor isnt a biggie now?
Also fire is the main resist to look for after resists all?
Thanks guys, I'll have a look on the AH and see what else there is.
Is crit now a stat worth looking at over attack speed?
I've never really looked for it in any gear so is that something post patch I should keep an eye out for?
I've always looked for strength, vitality, life on hit, life regen, attack speed and all resist on gear in the past so should I be looking at changing that line of thought for Inferno?
Halfway through act 1 with something like 24 for all resists so about to spend the money and do a total upgrade.
I just dont want to buy something I think is right when its wrong.
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I know you lose the attack speed bonus but the dps itself seems a lot higher and I've seen some with good weapon speeds.
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I've used both Frenzy with Sidearm and Maniac and also given Cleave with Broad Sweep a go but the blue packs either way are making life hard.
I mean when you get something called extra health fire chains molten vortex fallen mongrel well you know its not going to go well, especially when thier in a pack of 4.
So far act 3 has had either fire chains or bubbles on every blue mob pack and its just not working well.
And the thing is if I Leap out they just pull me back in, I cant avoid them or go around.
I put Battle Rage with Marauders Rage back in replacing Furious charge and got my dps up to around 22k.
I have 45k health and 650 LoH so either I've been really unlucky so far or somethings wrong.
I added Blood Thirst and Pound of Flesh in to help with survivability but its not working.
Resists are around 600-700 but to be honest thats not the problem.
Is there a theory around chained packs?
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Without the opinions and help off others I'd still be doing the wrong things and going nowhere.
I may ask some strange questions at times or obvious ones and theres always a reason for it but someone always seems to take time out of thier day to help out and point me in the right direction.
The game is trial and error and experimenting is half the fun but a helping hand never goes astray.
I hope others have benefited from the questions asked and the replies given, this is a fantastic community we have here and I'am glad to be part of it.
Thanks again guys.
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Edit...actually not a great tip at all, its an EXCELLENT tip. Changing this rune has made a drastic difference. Thank you again mate for your attention to detail because I never saw it.
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I'll go to the AH, again, and see what I can find that wont cost a kidney.
WotB is what I use at the start on blue packs in an effort to burn them down but went through a phase yesterday where they all had molten fire trails and arcane sentries that were wallers.
Usually I'll smash what I can, see a sentry drop and move away just out of reach and keep dpsing until walled in.
I didnt havent leap then so hopefully thats the difference and no I dont just stand there, thats just instant death and with repair bills between 20-40k not a real great way to spend my money.
Thanks again for the help.
edit....after a bit of shopping, a new weapon and ring, I got my health up to 40k and dps down to 16k.
I still have 2 kidneys so thats a good thing, I'll try act 2 with some good advice and see how it goes.
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http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/barbarian#WVkXSP!bVe!aacacZ
If I wanted BR back in I dont know what I'd drop to be honest.
I'll try this build in act 2 and see how it goes.
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Dropping BR is noticeable and still not real comfortable without it but I'll persevere and see if Leap gets me out of strife when I need it.
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I liked Charge though it was a good oh crap skill for a quick boost of life if needed or to just get out of here.
Leap will do the same just no life, got to get used to having the time to point and click out of the mob attack I'am in without dieing to actually jump.
How do you manage without Battle Rage?
I could flick it and put Furious Charge back in but I've used it since I got it and its habit now.
I do have 17k unbuffed dps and I know you said 8k was ok but.......
The little voice in my head saids must have more dps.
I'll factor out Beserker Rage and go for Superstition, so between that and Leap see what happens.
I'll get used to it first before going back to act 2.
Maybe I'll even take Battle Rage out and put Charge back in, now thats scarey
edit..I could run without Furious Charge so took Battle Rage out, easy enough in act 1 but dont know how it will go in act 2
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Maybe your right there....I also used Ignore Pain for awhile there but substituted it for War Cry that I wasnt using at the time.
Not sure what I'd drop to add it back in.
And Leap, well it just confuses me.
I see a lot of builds with it I just thought there was better skills to use instead.
Is it really worth having, I had it back in normal mode and dropped it for Furious Charge.
So its looking like I may have a build issue, I've seen Seismac Slam mentioned a lot as well but again I'am unsure what is necessary and what is personal choice.
If your walled in by a blue mob pack with arcane sentries and molten fire I dont really think anything is going to help to be honest.
It just seems so situational and I just seem to be having a bad run at the moment.
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I'am not really seeing any return for all the gold I spent today on resists except maybe I dont die a second quicker than I would without them.
Arcane torrents just eat me alive, there is no resist.
My stats are resists 500-600 unbuffed, with Warcry/Impunity 770-900, dps is 17891 but with Battle Rage becomes 24350 and health is 25200 so maybe a little low, armor is 7588.
I'am using dual wield and have 524 life on hit and 1300 life after kill with 181 regen.
Regen was a lot higher but had to sacrifice it for other stats.
So for where I'am, act 2 on the way to Dahlgur Oasis I thought my stats were good enough to get by.
Heres my build:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/barbarian#WVkiSP!bVc!aacacZ
Yeah I know its Inferno and I know its not supposed to be easy but omg theres a difference between a challenge and banging your head against a brick wall every 5 minutes.
In nearly 30 years of playing games this is waring me down.
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I knew there was something going on
Out of curiosity for act 2 is dual wielding viable to use or is sword and board still preferred?
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I upgraded one but when I equipped it with my other better stats weapon I actually lost dps.
That had me puzzled so I went and got a shield to go with my new one hander and my dps increased.
So why did my dps decrease with 2 one handers but increased with a shield?
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If I'am walled in then I expected the resists to help out but honestly I'am just getting hammered.
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The gear with the right stats is like 5-10 million each so a little out of my price range.
So been trying to buy pieces for under one million each with stats that will work and its just not happening.
I gave up on attack speed and life regen, took crit damage/strength/resist all as prime stats while trying to keep up vit.
Weapon wise trying to find something with crit damage/life on hit and strength but again its just hard to fit everything in under one million.
+Armor isnt a biggie now?
Also fire is the main resist to look for after resists all?
0
Is crit now a stat worth looking at over attack speed?
I've never really looked for it in any gear so is that something post patch I should keep an eye out for?
I've always looked for strength, vitality, life on hit, life regen, attack speed and all resist on gear in the past so should I be looking at changing that line of thought for Inferno?
Halfway through act 1 with something like 24 for all resists so about to spend the money and do a total upgrade.
I just dont want to buy something I think is right when its wrong.