I had 5Waste/3Ik and just found the restraint ring, so I swapped it out. I was running Skull Grasp with RoRG. I have a bunch of Unity rings in the stash, but none are strength, all dex or int unfortunately. Also, I forgot to mention Im strictly solo play, well sometimes play 2 player with the wife, but her DH is fairly weak, so no high pushes there, thats just for fun. Ive also been searching for a decent Maras, again have one with Int. on it, but not strength.
I guess im kind of holding off until the next patch so I can break down either the Maras or Unity to help with damage mitigation. Just seemed kind of off that I am only doing high 30s when I read people on here doing 40s with pretty much the same setup. I will try to reroll some of the life stuff into damage and see if that helps until I can find the damage mitigation I need.
It's gone through so many changes. Right now it's the best it's ever been, but I know there is still a lot left for potential since I see people pushing a lot higher grifts than I am capable of (I havent even broken past 40 yet, not reliably at least). I know having all ancient items makes a difference, but that cant be the only reason. Should I ditch the IK stuff and try to find the BK weapons? I have one of the two right now.
I wish they werent BOA or impossible to drop cuz I rarely do grifts and have hundreds of trial keys. I try not to pick them up but often accidentally do when picking up the piles after the RG is dead.
Easy way to get rid of unwanted trial keys is to create a mule, take all the keys out of your stash with the mule, then delete the mule. Poof! No more keys.
that seems like a needlessly complicated way to remove an unwanted item from your inventory.
I realize that, however that is the only way to remove them at this moment. Making them undroppable was pretty moronic.
I wish they werent BOA or impossible to drop cuz I rarely do grifts and have hundreds of trial keys. I try not to pick them up but often accidentally do when picking up the piles after the RG is dead.
Easy way to get rid of unwanted trial keys is to create a mule, take all the keys out of your stash with the mule, then delete the mule. Poof! No more keys.
Too much Vit even without Unity? Im being killed by Mortar in 2-3 shots on GR35. I think part of the issue is my play style at that point. If I am supposed to survive with half of this Vitality, then I must be playing wrong and getting too close to mobs.or something.
Ok, so suggestions on which passives I should be using? I though with a rocket type build Ballistics was nearly a requirement. I cant find a WH belt to save my dang life either. My only other ammy thats worth looking at is a Blackthorns that has 9% CC, 91% CD, 741 Dex, 144 cold resist, 7% ranged damage reduction, and a socket. Is it worth swapping out the Hellfire for that? I have debated it back and forth for ages now.
My arcane barb is 3221 dps... 2475-3051 damage, 938 dex, 10% damage (rolled), socketed (gift), 6% AS.
Ok, so I think I have something wrong in my build... maybe it's my playstyle? I dont know. i am only clearing GR35 and stalling on 36. Maybe Im at a cap for not having Unity? I have a fairly good Ancient Arcane Barb, but when using it, I tended to run out of hatred, so I went back to the Krider. I can snag level 36 trial keys but cant pass the actual level.
My thinking is that Calamity will be a bit better then it is now as there is more need to fire on your own in 2.1.2. I dont want to say I just drop sentries and run off, but I dont fire quite as often as I could either. 2.1.2 will certainly change that. So going back to my original question... anyone see anything I can do to improve? I swapped some stuff around since I first posted and am trying some Magefists, but I havent noticed any real difference. Still stuck on grift 33. Should I try swapping out to Buriza? Swap my ammy out for a Hellfire with Ballistics on it to free up another skill? Its just a little frustrating knowing others are clearing much higher grifts without much trouble, so the issue isnt in the build itself, but somewhere in the gear and how it works with the build.
I can see how that sounds, but I do have the Calamity on the Live server. It was one of those things where it seemed Etrayu seemed better than Calamity at the moment, but once the PTR goes live, then with the changes to DH, Calamity might be a little better option? I know the stuff doesnt roll over, which sucks because I found a nice SMK for my WD over in PTR in the first two days of PTR being active during the drop boost.
Hi everyone... I have recently made a full switch from Barb as my main to DH. Without knowing all the little details, I have slowly built up a cold rocket build that has done better than my barbs ever could, but I have hit a wall. I can only clear grift 31 (and got through 32 once with a great roll of skeletons and density) but get crushed on 33. Heres what I have so far and anxiously await finally finding that Krider and the PTR updates to go live.
In my stash I also have a hellfire ammy with ballistics, but the roll isnt as good as this blackthorns. I ran it for a while, but this blackthorns just has more damage output. Maybe I wasnt using the right skill to replace ballistics? I have a 2nd Etrayu waiting for a gift to socket, it's slightly better than this one, but only slightly. I also have a Calamity that has a little lower damage output and toyed with using that as well once the PTR goes live.
If you see something missing in gear (like WH belt or TnT) its because I dont have it yet. I have M6 pants available, along with Magefist, but again the roll on my M6 gloves feels pretty strong.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. (edited for formatting)
My only real question is.... if Trading is so horrible why can consoles do it? Is it the botting on PCs? But consoles have duping, so in theory once a duper gets the rare stuff, it can spread like a virus. The same type of marketplace could form with online sales that has been brought up for PCs. Seems like a little bit of a double standard to me. I'd say, either both gets it or none at all.
Thanks again everyone, this is a much better section than say the crusaders. My brother asked a question about his crusader there and it took two days to get any kind of response.
I think most of this will come down to which set items I find first. If I get another 2 Firebirds, then I will switch everything up to try and run that. Also last night I found my first Furnace.... is it worth using it on this wizard or should I save it for a different character?
Very helpful information guys. Im thinking Tal Rashas might be the best set for my current play style. Again, if I stumble upon a full set of FB, I will certainly try it out (or even make an alt for it)
Now heres a question on Tal Rashas... once you have a full set, do procs set off the meteors? Like right now Im using gem of toxin and a thunderfury, so casting frozen orb does cold damage, then poison damage from the toxin and the thunderfury procs lightning off the hit. Would that bring down 3 meteors on the single hit since its 3 elements hitting on one attack?
Thanks again for taking time to answer my questions, it can be pretty difficult to jump from one class to another, especially from melee to ranged like this.
Well, thanks for the welcome. Im fine with staying at grift 30 and under. Right now my best character is my WW Barb that can run grift 28. My leapquake and furious charge arent optimized, so they arent even close to doing grift 25. MY WD does grift 18, so it's about tied with this current Wizard.
My list of characters and levels is like this...
WW Barb - gr28/T6
Pet Doctor - gr18/T5
Wizard - gr16/T4
Leapquake - T2
furious charge - T1
So any opinions on what set would best work with my choice of skills? I would think Tal Rashas would be pretty strong. If I can get a full set of Firebirds, then I will give it a shot, but I like the frozen orb spam right now.
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I had 5Waste/3Ik and just found the restraint ring, so I swapped it out. I was running Skull Grasp with RoRG. I have a bunch of Unity rings in the stash, but none are strength, all dex or int unfortunately. Also, I forgot to mention Im strictly solo play, well sometimes play 2 player with the wife, but her DH is fairly weak, so no high pushes there, thats just for fun. Ive also been searching for a decent Maras, again have one with Int. on it, but not strength.
I guess im kind of holding off until the next patch so I can break down either the Maras or Unity to help with damage mitigation. Just seemed kind of off that I am only doing high 30s when I read people on here doing 40s with pretty much the same setup. I will try to reroll some of the life stuff into damage and see if that helps until I can find the damage mitigation I need.
Thanks of all the replies guys.
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Ok, so how bad is my barb really?
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Devestator-1333/hero/50143225
It's gone through so many changes. Right now it's the best it's ever been, but I know there is still a lot left for potential since I see people pushing a lot higher grifts than I am capable of (I havent even broken past 40 yet, not reliably at least). I know having all ancient items makes a difference, but that cant be the only reason. Should I ditch the IK stuff and try to find the BK weapons? I have one of the two right now.
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My arcane barb is 3221 dps... 2475-3051 damage, 938 dex, 10% damage (rolled), socketed (gift), 6% AS.
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http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Devestator-1333/hero/13848504
What am I doing wrong in this build?
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http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Devestator-1333/hero/13848504
In my stash I also have a hellfire ammy with ballistics, but the roll isnt as good as this blackthorns. I ran it for a while, but this blackthorns just has more damage output. Maybe I wasnt using the right skill to replace ballistics? I have a 2nd Etrayu waiting for a gift to socket, it's slightly better than this one, but only slightly. I also have a Calamity that has a little lower damage output and toyed with using that as well once the PTR goes live.
If you see something missing in gear (like WH belt or TnT) its because I dont have it yet. I have M6 pants available, along with Magefist, but again the roll on my M6 gloves feels pretty strong.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. (edited for formatting)
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I think most of this will come down to which set items I find first. If I get another 2 Firebirds, then I will switch everything up to try and run that. Also last night I found my first Furnace.... is it worth using it on this wizard or should I save it for a different character?
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Now heres a question on Tal Rashas... once you have a full set, do procs set off the meteors? Like right now Im using gem of toxin and a thunderfury, so casting frozen orb does cold damage, then poison damage from the toxin and the thunderfury procs lightning off the hit. Would that bring down 3 meteors on the single hit since its 3 elements hitting on one attack?
Thanks again for taking time to answer my questions, it can be pretty difficult to jump from one class to another, especially from melee to ranged like this.
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My list of characters and levels is like this...
WW Barb - gr28/T6
Pet Doctor - gr18/T5
Wizard - gr16/T4
Leapquake - T2
furious charge - T1
So any opinions on what set would best work with my choice of skills? I would think Tal Rashas would be pretty strong. If I can get a full set of Firebirds, then I will give it a shot, but I like the frozen orb spam right now.