They should really let you add as many criteria as you want and not limit you to 3, 4, 5, etc. They could display a popup to add new criteria and then in place of the current 3 field search they could show a scrolling list of the criteria you added with little "X"'s that allow you to delete specific criteria.
I mean, it's just a stupid AND'ing criteria search so the logic isn't complicated to do the above. Sure the UI would need some tweaks, but that's simple too.
1. I was thinking about dropping one of my 600dps weapons and using the shield, but I think I need a better shield. One with better block and some vitality, since I would lose 3000-5000 life by doing this. Should swapping to this shield help me survive much better or do I need one with a high block percentage and some other stats, like resist all and vitality?
try to get a shield with 15%+ block and 50+ resist all, maybe some dex and the highest block amount you can afford. if you are lucky you'll get one for less than 50k.
2. I know that I need lots more resists, but what's appropriate for Inferno Act 1? Around 100 or 150? Where do I get items with better resists? I really don't have the money to buy all new gear off the AH nor do I really want to do that, but I will if I must. Would I be better off farming Hell Pony level or Hell Act 4 to get gear with resists?
around 200 resists are ok for act 1, I would never go with less than that. as you can imagine, more is always better. if you use one with everything it's pretty cheap to get your resists to at least 300 without loosing much other stats. pick one resist and get a few pieces with that one, resist all and dex. and don't be afraid to loose some vitality since you got already a lot of it. around 30k hp is totally ok for act 1 and 2. If you look for good deals, you can get all that and the shield for less than 150k.
My barbarian just hit inferno and was struggling too, so i bought a 1000+ armor 17% block shield and a new 1-hand weapon and no he's having a much easier time. Both items have 50-ish resist all, if I remember correctly, and they brings him up to the 150-180's for resists.
I'll do the same for my monk once I can afford to.
I haven't read all of this guide, since I am at work, but I have a few questions.
First, a little about my character and issue...
I just hit inferno last night and I am getting my arse handed to me by rares and champs. I know my main issue is having low resists. My highest resist is only 95, but most are below 40.
I have around 49k life, 13k damage and 5-6k armor. I looted a 1000-ish armor shield, but it only has around 12% block, if I remember correctly.
As for my questions...
1. I was thinking about dropping one of my 600dps weapons and using the shield, but I think I need a better shield. One with better block and some vitality, since I would lose 3000-5000 life by doing this. Should swapping to this shield help me survive much better or do I need one with a high block percentage and some other stats, like resist all and vitality?
2. I know that I need lots more resists, but what's appropriate for Inferno Act 1? Around 100 or 150? Where do I get items with better resists? I really don't have the money to buy all new gear off the AH nor do I really want to do that, but I will if I must. Would I be better off farming Hell Pony level or Hell Act 4 to get gear with resists?
"Unique" Monsters -- Those are NOT elite packs. Unique Monsters are the ones with their name in purple. Elites (Blue name) and Champions (Yellow name) should still drop their usual blues.
Can't tell if trolling or genuinely ....
Uniques are indeed the ones with purple names. I always call the blue named "champs" and the yellow named "rares". I'm sure there's a better explanation over on some Diablo wiki or similar site.
It's not the main focus of your post, I know, but some people aren't aware of this:
Ignore Pain with Ignorance is Bliss (20% of damage dealt is returned as life) is subject to the same penalties as the life steal stat on items. In Inferno, you are subjected to an 80% reduction. You only get 20% of the 20% of your damage as life. So in reality, the Ignorance is Bliss rune only gives you 4% of damage as life in Inferno.
If true, this will suck once I hit inferno
Because what I do now is run up to the champ/rare mobs and do the following...
1. Vortex them in using Ground Stomp (Wrenching Smash)
2. Hit Wrath of the Berserker (Insanity) - 15 sec duration
3. Drop Earthquake (Path of Fire) - 8 sec duration
4. Hit Ignore Pain (Ignorance is Bliss) - 5 sec duration
By using a good 2-hander and the above in the order specified (due to skill duration) I kill most, if not all of the champs/rare and any other mobs around and I'm kept full life the entire time.
The only thing that sucks about the above method is when I get champ/rare mobs that run away from me and I can't vortex all of them in at once. :/
You'll still be kept at full health throughout the duration of Ignore Pain (at least thats how it is for me atm, and I have very low survivability stats), simply because your earthquake will do a fuckton of damage (as I'm sure you already know :P).
As for the vortex part, I think you'll have to switch your spec around a bit, especially if you plan on going beyond act 1. Unless you have godlike gear, you'll most likely need some kind of pseudo "ranged" ability, like seismic slam in order to kite when your cooldowns are down. I can't say for sure, since I haven't tried it, but from what I can see now in my situation this is the conclusion I've reached.
And yes, champs that run away are a pain in the ass, nothing sucks more than throwing down your earthquake only to see the mobs just casually walk out of it without taking much damage.
That sucks about the Ground Stomp vortex. I haven't used seismic slam in forever and would miss the 4 second stun, which helps hold mobs still for Earthquake.
And no godlike gear for me. Only using drops I found and a 535 dps weapon I bought on the GAH.
As far as stats go, I have just shy of 50k life, around 5.5k damage and just over 5k armor with the Enchantress. My resists suck tho. Highest is only 77. I need to make some improvements before I hit Inferno.
It's not the main focus of your post, I know, but some people aren't aware of this:
Ignore Pain with Ignorance is Bliss (20% of damage dealt is returned as life) is subject to the same penalties as the life steal stat on items. In Inferno, you are subjected to an 80% reduction. You only get 20% of the 20% of your damage as life. So in reality, the Ignorance is Bliss rune only gives you 4% of damage as life in Inferno.
If true, this will suck once I hit inferno
Because what I do now is run up to the champ/rare mobs and do the following...
1. Vortex them in using Ground Stomp (Wrenching Smash)
2. Hit Wrath of the Berserker (Insanity) - 15 sec duration
3. Drop Earthquake (Path of Fire) - 8 sec duration
4. Hit Ignore Pain (Ignorance is Bliss) - 5 sec duration
By using a good 2-hander and the above in the order specified (due to skill duration) I kill most, if not all of the champs/rare and any other mobs around and I'm kept full life the entire time.
The only thing that sucks about the above method is when I get champ/rare mobs that run away from me and I can't vortex all of them in at once. :/
I've always enjoyed playing the 2h barbarian. Plus I love seeing the Earthquake (Path of Fire) + Ignore Pain (Ignorance is Bliss) laying waste to champs/rares when using a good 2h weapon.
I'm only in Hell Act 3 and I can feel my current weapon getting weaker, so I may need to upgrade soon.
Btw, are you farming chiltara on normal or a harder difficulty? I would recommend doing it on normal, especially if you are higher level than the mobs in normal. It makes it much easier.
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I mean, it's just a stupid AND'ing criteria search so the logic isn't complicated to do the above. Sure the UI would need some tweaks, but that's simple too.
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I would say yes because I got one and the achievement last night and all I was salvaging were ilvl 61+ blues and rares.
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My barbarian just hit inferno and was struggling too, so i bought a 1000+ armor 17% block shield and a new 1-hand weapon and no he's having a much easier time. Both items have 50-ish resist all, if I remember correctly, and they brings him up to the 150-180's for resists.
I'll do the same for my monk once I can afford to.
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First, a little about my character and issue...
I just hit inferno last night and I am getting my arse handed to me by rares and champs. I know my main issue is having low resists. My highest resist is only 95, but most are below 40.
I have around 49k life, 13k damage and 5-6k armor. I looted a 1000-ish armor shield, but it only has around 12% block, if I remember correctly.
As for my questions...
1. I was thinking about dropping one of my 600dps weapons and using the shield, but I think I need a better shield. One with better block and some vitality, since I would lose 3000-5000 life by doing this. Should swapping to this shield help me survive much better or do I need one with a high block percentage and some other stats, like resist all and vitality?
2. I know that I need lots more resists, but what's appropriate for Inferno Act 1? Around 100 or 150? Where do I get items with better resists? I really don't have the money to buy all new gear off the AH nor do I really want to do that, but I will if I must. Would I be better off farming Hell Pony level or Hell Act 4 to get gear with resists?
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What a pain in the ass they are! I'll be glad when they fix this.
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Uniques are indeed the ones with purple names. I always call the blue named "champs" and the yellow named "rares". I'm sure there's a better explanation over on some Diablo wiki or similar site.
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Why would I when it's working so well? lol
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That sucks about the Ground Stomp vortex.
And no godlike gear for me. Only using drops I found and a 535 dps weapon I bought on the GAH.
As far as stats go, I have just shy of 50k life, around 5.5k damage and just over 5k armor with the Enchantress. My resists suck tho. Highest is only 77. I need to make some improvements before I hit Inferno.
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If true, this will suck once I hit inferno
Because what I do now is run up to the champ/rare mobs and do the following...
1. Vortex them in using Ground Stomp (Wrenching Smash)
2. Hit Wrath of the Berserker (Insanity) - 15 sec duration
3. Drop Earthquake (Path of Fire) - 8 sec duration
4. Hit Ignore Pain (Ignorance is Bliss) - 5 sec duration
By using a good 2-hander and the above in the order specified (due to skill duration) I kill most, if not all of the champs/rare and any other mobs around and I'm kept full life the entire time.
The only thing that sucks about the above method is when I get champ/rare mobs that run away from me and I can't vortex all of them in at once. :/
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I'm only in Hell Act 3 and I can feel my current weapon getting weaker, so I may need to upgrade soon.
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It's (y)our job to test Blizzard's changes. I thought people knew that by now? lol
Crowdsourced QA FTW!
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3,893 elite kills
2 legendaries....1 from a vase and 1 from a rock pile.
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It took me about an hour and 20-30 reloads.
Btw, are you farming chiltara on normal or a harder difficulty? I would recommend doing it on normal, especially if you are higher level than the mobs in normal. It makes it much easier.