Quote from lorien1973
The other video demonstrates his almost 7 minute fight with the Skeleton King.
All this video does is show it to be a complete waste of time for MP10 in normal. He took 7 minutes for 1 yellow and a blue? You can do that in any mode.
The point of playing in MP10 normal (or any other lower difficulty) is not for efficency, it's for challenge. You will get more efficient leveling using a fairly low MP as you can still kill quickly and get 20% XP gain per MP level. I imagine MP 2 or 3 might be the most efficent for someone just running through with no twink gear. This could be increased if you have some gear on reserve for that character.
As for item finding, unless you're in act 3/4 in Hell or in Inferno, I don't see many people careing or using MP for item hunting. Not unless you want to take a lvl 60 into MP10 and farm for low level legendaries for an alt or something.
Quote from Grimraven
Wow, this is shocking.
How are people agreeing with a nerf more than not???
I think Blizzard finally succeeded in brainwashing people.
EDIT: Clearing up for clairty and after re-reading the original.
I think it's about being reasonable. You can't just buff everything, if you do, there'd be nothing left and everything would be trivial. I think people are finally starting to realize you sometimes have to bring things down in order to maintain balance. Otherwise they'd then have to buff the monsters all over again and we'd start seeing ridiculous numbers and values all becuase no one wanted to see the word "nerf".
Quote from Cor7ez88
MP10 in normal is to level faster, imo very usefull if you want to start a new char.
Not entirely true. MP10 appears to be for challenge more than anything else. There's even a thread here in Diablofans that shows it's not efficient even though you have higher levels for the content that you're at. If you were to twink out a character, then maybe it could be efficient.
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D3RoS Witch Doctor Playthrough 40: Shadows of the Past
http://youtu.be/fB618DVHqhA
Act II
Levels 43-46
Master
Runes: Mass Hysteria(Mass Confusion), Toad of Hugeness(Hex), Flaming Dart(Poison Dart), Slam Dance(Big Bad Voodoo), Phlebotomize(Spirit Barrage), Frightening Aspect(Horrify), Hungry Bats(Firebats), Medusa Spiders(Corpse Spiders), Legion of Daggers(Fetish Army), Paranoia(Mass Confusion), Kiss of Death(Acid Cloud)
Passives: Fierce Loyalty
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There have been a few updates to the ongoing playthrough series, but I was focused more on doing news updates and PTR informational videos over the last couple months. Most of those either got their own thread or were posted on the main page (major thanks to Zero(ps) for linking the Legendary Gems video) so I won't rehash them here.
So what did I miss? Well there were 2 Crusader updates and 1 Witch Doctor, all provided below for your perusal. I also provided a link to the Dance emote video I made just because it's silly and I used the old April Fools Deckard Cain Rap that not every modern Diablofan might have heard before. Lastly, while it might be late, I've finally finished my full Hellfire Ring/Amulet guide updated for 2.1.0. The previous version came out late as well, but it's still being referenced to this day (recently even seeing more traffic than usual) so I wanted to make sure I had a version that matched the new information. Feedback always welcome, otherwise please enjoy!
D3 Reaper of Souls: Keywardens, Infernal Machines, and Hellfire Armaments Complete Guide (2.1.0)
http://youtu.be/vidI_DwAq-M
This is my new guide for the updated Hellfire Ring and newly added (as of patch 2.1.0) Hellfire Amulet. This guide covers the items needed, the drop rates of those items, and where to find them, as well as strategies for all the monsters you'll need to fight.
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Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls: So you think you can dance, Nephalem? New Dances in Diablo 3!
http://youtu.be/0sqK7U-5PKE
Patch 2.1.0 is adding some new emotes to Diablo 3! Check out the new dances here!
D3 Witch Doctor 39: Fingers of a Dead Man
http://youtu.be/7ZQfCI1bl34
Act I
Levels 40-43
Master
Runes: Creepers(Wall of Zombies), For the Master(Sacrifice), Diseased Swarm(Locust Swarm), Explosive Beast(Locust Swarm)
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D3RoS Crusader 7: Times they are a-changin'
http://youtu.be/kk2mOyVf-Ko
Act I
Levels 25-28
Master
Skills: Fist of the Heavens, Phalanx
Runes: Vacuum(Condemn), Rebirth(Punish), Penitence(Judgement), Shield Cross(Shield Bash), Part the Clouds(Falling Sword), Zealous Glare(Shield Glare)
Passives: Holy Cause
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D3RoS Crusader Playthrough 8: Mind Over Mitigation
http://youtu.be/FIU8McgpL1s
Act I
Levels 28-32
Master
Skills: Heaven's Fury
Runes: Combust(Blessed Shield), Fire Starter(Akarat's Champion), Frozen Ground(Consecration), Bowmen(Phalanx), Immovable Object(Laws of Justice), Blessed Ground(Heaven's Fury), Wings of Angels(Laws of Hope), Mass Verdict(Judgement), Crack(Justice), Divine Well(Fist of the Heavens), Too Scared to Run(Provoke), Explosive Skin(Iron Skin)
Passives: Wrathful, Divine Fortress
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Seeing people that posted a link and nothing more always upset me, it just felt cheap. Not only that, but a good amount of my time here is usually while at work and I can't often watch a video. If a topic is given and I feel it's interesting I will tend to take the time to watch later to give the person the view as a form of respect as I know what it means as a content provider, but I'll often just ignore something that's just a big "click me" sign. That's my rant and reasoning for liking the change.
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While it's nice that you don't have to do it again in the story, it just seems to undermine the whole point of making you start fresh if you can just unlock the artisans and followers right away by starting in Adventure mode. it also means you just go right to whatever farming route you want. I have no real strong opinion on it since I never really cared about ladders/seasons, so I won't mind either way, interested to see what others think about it though.
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Update 6:55pm EST - Added update on difficulty unlocks for seasonal characters
Update 9:16pm EST - Added note on seasonal legendaries due to blue post, video linked (still rendering)
Update 10:28pm EST - Video done uploading and is live, may take some time for the HD version however
So far, some observations:
- Difficulty selection no longer uses a slider when choosing Torment I-VI, instead it's an extended glass window mural that slides to the side
- the escape menu shows the change in benefits when you try to choose "lower difficulty"
- The escape menu is more clear about how to increase difficulty
- You can access Adventure mode right away and it unlocks your followers/artisans for Campaign mode (subject to change)
- There's banner rewards listed, but they aren't implemented yet
- The transmog set is not officially listed either
- EVERYTHING is reset except for your banner, this includes having to unlock all stash tabs again
- There is a separate "Achievements" tab for seasons as well as the previously mentioned "conquests"
- Conquests do not currently have rewards attached
- There's a little leaf icon in the lower left of a Legendary's artwork that will have an "X" in it if the legendary was found outside of a season ladder (this appears to only happen if an item is linked to a Seasonal character, more testing needed)
- Seasonal characters have access to all your main character's difficulties (no need to unlock torment)
- Seasonal Legendaries do not currently drop (per blue post) will be updated on next build
That's all I really have right now, I was surprised that there were some changes to the UI outside of a patch (unless the patch was really small and I didn't see it).D3 PTR Season Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atMofQKU86g
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZDQ4G8KuYs
For those that still don't care to click, the video shows the new Seasonal reward transmog set "Conqueror's Pauldrons" being used on a head piece instead of the shoulders. Hilarity ensues.
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D3 Witch Doctor 38: DoTs Don't Crit?!
http://youtu.be/rTzktnngKHI
Act I
Levels 37-40
Master
Runes: Fire Pit(Firebomb), Umbral Shock(Spirit Walk), Slow Burn(Acid Cloud), Wrathful Protector(Gargantuan), Soul to Waste(Soul Harvest), Devoted Following(Fetish Army), Burning Dogs(Summon Zombie Dogs)
Passives: Vision Quest
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also, bonus patch video for 2.0.6
Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls: Removal of Legendary Crafting Materials - Patch 2.0.6 overview
http://youtu.be/XsJOjLEFcfM
Blizzard has removed Legendary Crafting Materials and has improved the drop rate of class specific set pieces! Find out what else lies in patch 2.0.6 here!
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Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls - Patch 2.0.5 General Changes Overview and Discussion
http://youtu.be/Ltvn_VOAByc
Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls - Patch 2.0.5 Overview Part 1
General Changes and Discussion
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Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls - Patch 2.0.5 Class Changes and Discussion
http://youtu.be/cNUmKe5WdmA
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http://youtu.be/2lEZ8PuWtyM
Act I
Levels 21-25
Master
Skills: Judgement, Laws of Hope, Akarat's Champion
Runes: Thunderstruck(Blessed Hammer), Burst(Justice), Flee Fool(Provoke), Protect the Innocent(Laws of Justice), Bathed in Light(Consecration), Staggering Shield(Blessed Shield), Superheated(Falling Sword), Frozen in Terror(Laws of Valor), Nightmare(Steed Charge)
Passives: Indestructible
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D3RoS Crusader 5: The Holy Handgrenade
http://youtu.be/BcVEfvX2-PM
Act I
Levels 18-21
Master
Skills: Falling Sword, Blessed Shield, Condemn
Runes: Trip Attack(Sweep Attack), Ramming Speed(Steed Charge), Shackle(Smite), Steel Skin(Iron Skin), Invincible(Laws of Valor)
Passives: Insurmountable, Nephalem Majesty
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http://youtu.be/VDYwaS8omEU
Act I
Levels 35-37
Master
Runes: Angry Chicken(Hex), Pride(Sacrifice), Rain Dance(Big Bad Voodoo), Cloud of Insects(Locust Swarm), Phantasm(Spirit Barrage)
Passives: Rush of Essence
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D3RoS Crusader 4: Exit Night, Enter Light
http://youtu.be/OL6A3IHGLYo
Act I
Levels 15-18
Master
Skills: Consecration, Laws of Justice
Runes: Celerity(Punish), Burning Wrath(Blessed Hammer), Uncertainty(Shield Glare), Carve(Slash)
Passives: Righteousness
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