Thanks for sharing your build with us. I've started using a similar build exlusively now, coming from a blizzard/hydra build.
I bought a pretty good 2h to try with this but I ended up putting it back on the AH. Since I don't have quite the damage to 1-shot stuff I find it way easier to play with a faster 1h weapon. It just takes way too long to cast with a 1s 2hander, I get hit a lot while kiting.
I'm also becoming a fan of tap the source over obliteration for my case. I have minimal ias and okayish crit/crit-damage with a touch of AP on crit. I'm spamming orbs like mad and not having much low AP issues, I hope to get more AP on crit items as well though, so I can spam even more, good offhands are so expensive.
Regarding Hydras - I've come to prefer Arcane Hydra for mob clearing. It seems to have more up-front damage which makes more sense if the mobs are dying quicky and it adds the slowing effect. I find that most mobs just don't spend enough time in the venom pools for venom hydra to be better. Bosses on the other hand sit around enough for Venom to be worth it, I did end up switching back to Venom for my first Azmodan kill tonight.
Above all, the arcane orb build has been a refreshing and fun change from blizzard/hydra. It's nice doing direct damage blasts again! I hope this was coherent.. it's late here, I was up late trying to complete some progress before the nerf.
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I bought a pretty good 2h to try with this but I ended up putting it back on the AH. Since I don't have quite the damage to 1-shot stuff I find it way easier to play with a faster 1h weapon. It just takes way too long to cast with a 1s 2hander, I get hit a lot while kiting.
I'm also becoming a fan of tap the source over obliteration for my case. I have minimal ias and okayish crit/crit-damage with a touch of AP on crit. I'm spamming orbs like mad and not having much low AP issues, I hope to get more AP on crit items as well though, so I can spam even more, good offhands are so expensive.
Regarding Hydras - I've come to prefer Arcane Hydra for mob clearing. It seems to have more up-front damage which makes more sense if the mobs are dying quicky and it adds the slowing effect. I find that most mobs just don't spend enough time in the venom pools for venom hydra to be better. Bosses on the other hand sit around enough for Venom to be worth it, I did end up switching back to Venom for my first Azmodan kill tonight.
Above all, the arcane orb build has been a refreshing and fun change from blizzard/hydra. It's nice doing direct damage blasts again! I hope this was coherent.. it's late here, I was up late trying to complete some progress before the nerf.