I think you're running more into gameplay or RNG issues than gear issues. I did 62 back when i was wearing 4 ancients (both weapons and 2 armor), and I wasn't dieing. You shouldn't be dieing any times as a Uli monk. By the time NDE procs, you should be playing safe, and in most cases skipping past whatever just killed you. The chance to get to the end of a GRift and running out of mobs is really low.
A bit of both, I'd say. I've had some pretty horrible rifts, and I don't claim to be a top-league player
Still, getting a second ancient weapon did wonders for both my dps and survivability. I went from a 2180 dps Fist of Az without vit to a 2700 dps with vit. Basically allowed me to switch 300 points of paragon vit into dex, while still gaining significant toughness.
Most of the time you should just run past the elites, which is generally the only things that can kill you in the first place.
I definitely should, but I still get greedy sometimes.
Well, thanks to some fairly sizeable upgrades (ancient Fist of Az, a very solid Restraint, a better helm and finally getting that 15% EP on boots), I just cleared a well-populated 60 with time to spare (around the 11'30 mark).
Time to finish upgrading those gems for the season journey and then try to push higher
I know your probs not going to like this advice, but get a better hellfire passive, guardians path can be traded out for more dmg picks.
for example get a "must" passive - Beacon of Ytar/Near Death Experience/Harmony - this then gives u the flexibility to choose mythic rhythm and determination if your lacking damage to push.
I thought Guardian's Path was included in most U6 builds? At any rate, I'm much more fragile w/o it, so I'd rather keep it. I'm usually running Beacon of Ytar/Near Death Experience/Harmony/Determination + TGP on ammy.
I haven't crafted anything better since then, anyway.
Gameplay-wise, at which GR level did you feel you had to start fishing for rifts? Or at least when did you feel you couldn't always get them, depending on density and yellow spawns? Currently working on 59, I've been noticeably ahead of the timer on the first floor only to find half-empty 2nd and 3rd floors, or tons of yellow very close to each other.
Playing seasonal monk, rerolled my Fist of Az'Turrasq 30 times already, still no ancient roll ... getting tired of farming souls, and I'm stuck in GR progression because of that.
Thanks, I've been switching between 6th Sense and Determination, I'll have to try again with Determination (I don't like Mythic Rythm gameplay, already losing too much time running around).
Regarding CDR, I'm at 49.88%, I know I need better F+R but they just won't drop.
Regarding secondary resists vs AR, same thing, Kadala's been a bitch. What should I look for instead of AR, on chest/legs though? Quin's guide says LPS, is it really that good for the build?
I can't complete a 58 at the moment. My gear's still missing an ancient Fist (20 rerolls and counting...), but otherwise seems pretty decent to me.
I don't die too much (2-3 times max), mostly because I get careless, standing too long in multiple aoe or getting charged by a bogan, but I don't kill things fast enough.
I skip yellows and try to get blues in large packs, but I feel my main problem is pulling enough mobs to me, if I move over a screen away they just don't follow any more ...
playing seasonal monk, I've reached the point where I mostly need to reroll weapons to try and get ancients.
Since farming horadric crafting materials is pretty easy, the real issue is getting enough forgotten souls.Do you have any tricks you'd like to share? Are you just speedfarming torment 10?
In that case, ns players should stock up on tons of mats and lvl 70 YELLOW BOWS so that you can use the cube to upgrade the yellow bows into legendaries and try to get an ancient Yang's.
Good point. I hadn't looked closely enough at the recipes, reforging an existing leg is going to be very costly, but upgrading a rare seems reasonable enough!
Having returned recently to D3 after a significant break, I'm struggling with my DH.
I tried Nat for a bit, did a 41 GR, but I'm not a huge fan of the strafe gameplay, so I switched to UE. Slowballs isn't possible for me, since I only have a crappy non-ancient Krider, so I'm mostly playing a physical chakram/ms build.
Right now, I can't seem to get past 40 with that build, as I keep dying over and over w/o unity.
Hmm, see I actually find I run T6 Rifts faster with boon of the hoarder because everything dies practically instantly anyway and hoarder gives movement speed on gold pick up. With gold being as easy as it is to find and silly use for it now with the change the the gems required for jewelry reforge I see no real reason to specifically farm gold.
Same thing here. Whenever I feel like doing T6 runs, I equip Kymbo's Gold and Goldwrap on my DH and enjoy god-mode. I just love standing in the middle of arcane sentries and molten explosions with 500k toughness.
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Or just get yourself powerleveled in season? Maybe seize the opportunity to try a different class?
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Still, getting a second ancient weapon did wonders for both my dps and survivability. I went from a 2180 dps Fist of Az without vit to a 2700 dps with vit. Basically allowed me to switch 300 points of paragon vit into dex, while still gaining significant toughness.
I definitely should, but I still get greedy sometimes.
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Well, thanks to some fairly sizeable upgrades (ancient Fist of Az, a very solid Restraint, a better helm and finally getting that 15% EP on boots), I just cleared a well-populated 60 with time to spare (around the 11'30 mark).
Time to finish upgrading those gems for the season journey and then try to push higher
Thanks for the advice, guys.
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I haven't crafted anything better since then, anyway.
Gameplay-wise, at which GR level did you feel you had to start fishing for rifts? Or at least when did you feel you couldn't always get them, depending on density and yellow spawns? Currently working on 59, I've been noticeably ahead of the timer on the first floor only to find half-empty 2nd and 3rd floors, or tons of yellow very close to each other.
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Playing seasonal monk, rerolled my Fist of Az'Turrasq 30 times already, still no ancient roll ... getting tired of farming souls, and I'm stuck in GR progression because of that.
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Don't talk about Focus ... for some reason, the last 3 I dropped had str or int as a primary.
Thanks for the list, rngesus hasn't been very kind to me but it gives me a clearer path!
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Thanks, I've been switching between 6th Sense and Determination, I'll have to try again with Determination (I don't like Mythic Rythm gameplay, already losing too much time running around).
Regarding CDR, I'm at 49.88%, I know I need better F+R but they just won't drop.
Regarding secondary resists vs AR, same thing, Kadala's been a bitch. What should I look for instead of AR, on chest/legs though? Quin's guide says LPS, is it really that good for the build?
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Hey guys,
I can't complete a 58 at the moment. My gear's still missing an ancient Fist (20 rerolls and counting...), but otherwise seems pretty decent to me.
I don't die too much (2-3 times max), mostly because I get careless, standing too long in multiple aoe or getting charged by a bogan, but I don't kill things fast enough.
I skip yellows and try to get blues in large packs, but I feel my main problem is pulling enough mobs to me, if I move over a screen away they just don't follow any more ...
Any advice appreciated, gear-related (http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Taliesyn-2517/hero/66020932) or gameplay-related.
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Excellent post (as usual), thanks Bagstone!
It's worth noting that the tips for Need for Speed/Speed Demon also apply to the season journey achievements (T9 under 4 mins and T10 under 3 mins).
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Hey guys,
playing seasonal monk, I've reached the point where I mostly need to reroll weapons to try and get ancients.
Since farming horadric crafting materials is pretty easy, the real issue is getting enough forgotten souls.Do you have any tricks you'd like to share? Are you just speedfarming torment 10?
Cheers,
Dan
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Good point. I hadn't looked closely enough at the recipes, reforging an existing leg is going to be very costly, but upgrading a rare seems reasonable enough!
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Thanks for all the advice. I'll wait till 2.3 to do some more crafting for UE, in the meantime I might as well get back to Nat
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Having returned recently to D3 after a significant break, I'm struggling with my DH.
I tried Nat for a bit, did a 41 GR, but I'm not a huge fan of the strafe gameplay, so I switched to UE. Slowballs isn't possible for me, since I only have a crappy non-ancient Krider, so I'm mostly playing a physical chakram/ms build.
Right now, I can't seem to get past 40 with that build, as I keep dying over and over w/o unity.
Here's my profile, note that the templar is running wyrdward/bul-kathos and ess of johan instead of what the armory says : http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Taliesyn-2517/hero/5083118
I guess I must be doing something wrong, and any advice would be appreciated
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