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    Jun 7, 2013
    Brake Failure posted a message on What is a Skill or specific Skill Rune you wish was more viable (how would you improve it)?
    Meteor. It was my favorite in D2, and is awesome in D3... but it's so impractical. Needs to be re-worked in lots of ways.
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    May 21, 2013
    Brake Failure posted a message on Living Lightning vs. WW
    Quote from xunainers

    Hmmm, why did you choose Glass Cannon over Cold Blooded??? oO


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    I stand corrected on the build. I've switched some things around, and can now handle MP7 effectively. I can even handle most elite packs on MP10, albeit not efficiently.

    Check out my armory in my signature and let me know what you guys think of the new gear. Idea's for changes are welcome (took most of the given advice already)

    *edit* It would be nice to somehow get a little more life, but I think it would come at a DPS loss, which is kinda crappy as mobs stay up for quite a while as it is

    Good call... Switched it up a bit.
    Posted in: Wizard: The Ancient Repositories
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    May 21, 2013
    Brake Failure posted a message on Living Lightning vs. WW
    I stand corrected on the build. I've switched some things around, and can now handle MP7 effectively. I can even handle most elite packs on MP10, albeit not efficiently.

    Check out my armory in my signature and let me know what you guys think of the new gear. Idea's for changes are welcome (took most of the given advice already)

    *edit* It would be nice to somehow get a little more life, but I think it would come at a DPS loss, which is kinda crappy as mobs stay up for quite a while as it is
    Posted in: Wizard: The Ancient Repositories
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    May 17, 2013
    Brake Failure posted a message on Living Lightning vs. WW
    Quote from whorebeast

    I'm sorry Brake Failure, but that is clearly suboptimal. You should get another apoc source, more APS and switch to WW. It'll improve your survivability and killtime significantly. The only reason not to get apoc and aps, is if you dislike the spamming mechanic or if you want higher heroscore on diabloprogress (both are valid reasons btw, imo, but then you should also tweak your build to better suit the high sheet dps archon varieties).

    These days, anything works if you want to farm, given the accessability of mid-tier gear. It's great, you can do what you want. But that doesn't mean it's "competitive" if min/maxing the farming is your thing.

    I'm not really min/maxing. Im trying to figure out a build that will allow me to solo farm in Archon and group with CM. I should have probably mentioned that.
    Posted in: Wizard: The Ancient Repositories
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    May 17, 2013
    Brake Failure posted a message on Living Lightning vs. WW

    This is just a video of me showing what I can do on MP5 with my current setup.

    *edit sorry for the crappy video*
    Posted in: Wizard: The Ancient Repositories
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    May 17, 2013
    Brake Failure posted a message on Living Lightning vs. WW
    Quote from Jaetch


    It's meant as a utility spell to complement builds that don't involve constant spamming. Many people use it as a trigger for Arcane Dynamo in various Blizzard or Arcane Torrent builds, but certainly not spam builds involving Diamond Skin, Frost Nova, Explosive Blast... staples in traditional CM/WW builds.


    So then you're saying that I AM one of the few that use it as my main attack to tick CM... Regardless of what it's MEANT for, I seem to have better luck using it that WW.
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    May 16, 2013
    Brake Failure posted a message on Living Lightning vs. WW
    Myr current build is doing quite well in MP8 groups, and very well in MP5 solo farming. Am I the only one who utilizes the lack of AP required for living lightning for a CM build... I feel like theres a reason people don't do it. Lack of damage? Anyway here I am: (also in sig) http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/BrakeFailure-1197/hero/2003089

    I die about as often as would be expected in MP8, to tough mobs, but it's quite fun and without having to worry about APoC it makes the build much easier. What do you high-end guys think?
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    May 16, 2013
    Brake Failure posted a message on WTF is it with all the "party build" threads lately?
    I personally find myself playing in groups WAY more now that its feasible. I also tend to stay specced CM because its super helpful to the group and my dps still stays high.
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    May 14, 2013
    Brake Failure posted a message on Why is my DPS so much lower?
    Quote from Loroese

    I don't recommend running a CMWW build with Archon gear. You have no APoC and your APS is on the low side so survivability will be an issue. You also have no LS and just 230 LoH so you'll die very easily, very fast, very often at higher MP.

    So far I'm using the CM build Living lightning right now, so I don't need APoC. APS would probly help, and yeah, more lifesteal would be nice. Anyways, I'm only using it for leveling in groups to get up higher in paragon. Will probly switch back to archon for faster farming later on.
    Posted in: Wizard: The Ancient Repositories
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    May 14, 2013
    Brake Failure posted a message on Why is my DPS so much lower?
    I made some changes based on what you said. Switched to pinpoint barrier as well as went with a CM build.

    http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/BrakeFailure-1197/hero/2003089
    Posted in: Wizard: The Ancient Repositories
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    May 14, 2013
    Brake Failure posted a message on Why is my DPS so much lower?
    Quote from Loroese

    Well, that's my profile. I have about 300 more Int, 9.5% more crit, though slightly lower CD and IAS. It's not showing the extra ring I had one which was 122 int, 9% IAS, 29% CD and 4.5% crit. That plus pinpoint barrier is the 9.5% more crit. Without that ring my actual dps would be more like 280k which is a lot closer to yours.

    I also use Glass Cannon for another 12% dps or so, which ends up being around 25-30k dps.

    But your int from gear is lower than mine... Did you get all that int from your paragon levels or something?
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    May 14, 2013
    Brake Failure posted a message on Why is my DPS so much lower?
    Ok. So as the title stated, this is basically a question about why my DPS is so low.

    Heres me: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/BrakeFailure-1197/hero/2003089

    Sitting at roughly 250k

    And here's a comparably geared wiz: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Loroese-1415/hero/3108739

    Sitting at roughly 355k.

    So here's the question. Is it some minor difference in gear that I'm missing. An important stat that I've overlooked. Or is the DPS shown there dependent on something else that I'm unaware of.

    The only thing that I can think of is that he's 72 paragon and I'm only 20... Could that possibly make a 100k Dmg difference?

    Thanks guys.
    Posted in: Wizard: The Ancient Repositories
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    Nov 1, 2012
    Brake Failure posted a message on Skele King & Magda MP 3 Uber Solo Length 2:47
    Quote from dao72785

    well im just a noob i think i did good

    I agree. Screw the flamers. Put up a video if you want, its your channel
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    Oct 21, 2012
    Brake Failure posted a message on Reflect damage is slaying me in 1.05
    On my wiz I am having the same problem. It's ridiculous. Blizz does realize that Iron Maiden in chaos sanctuary in D2 was the MOST ANNOYING part of the game. So they decided, lets put an Iron Maiden equivalent on every other elite pack in every act. It's kinda silly and a huge pain in the ass
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    Oct 13, 2012
    Brake Failure posted a message on Idea for Paragon and Alts
    Quote from Nuvian

    Quote from thundersteele

    why? You have to level each char from 1-60. Why should it be different for paragon levels?
    This.

    More or less, it's an idea to incentivise rolling alts. It also throws one more bonus onto each ding. Even at 200% increased exp bonus, the grind would still take a while, but switching from one char to the next wouldnt seem so detrimental
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