Unfortunately, refusing to use the auction house is like leveling in World of Warcraft without completing quests. It's probably possible, but only a few crazy people have what it takes. At first, I was like you, I simply used the best damage dealing gear and refused to invest a lot of money into (the auction house and) resistance and vitality gear since I wasn't a tank, I was just there to do damage. Eventually, when I got tired of random trees falling on my head nearby fires one-shotting me, I revisited my policy and succumbed to the double resistance grind.
It was a difficult road, but once I achieved a great deal of resistance, vitality and dps, my DH took on a whole new level of awesome. For a long time I simply kited mobs around, and it didn't bother me. But now, having achieved a significant amount of high level gear (and due to the recent 1.0.4 patch) I have taken on a more bold, aggressive play style. At times, it seems like I die more often than when I was built for kiting. But, if I manage to last a few seconds, mostly due to in-your-face Shadow Power + Gloom tanking, my enemies fell even faster than before.
After watching your video I decided to record a quick Act I Inferno run, starting at the Khazra Barricade, using my aggressive build, and as you can see it doesn't even look like I'm playing on Inferno Mode.
It is possible to play this game in many ways, but you can't ignore/disregard available resources based on an outdated sense of nostalgia.
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It was a difficult road, but once I achieved a great deal of resistance, vitality and dps, my DH took on a whole new level of awesome. For a long time I simply kited mobs around, and it didn't bother me. But now, having achieved a significant amount of high level gear (and due to the recent 1.0.4 patch) I have taken on a more bold, aggressive play style. At times, it seems like I die more often than when I was built for kiting. But, if I manage to last a few seconds, mostly due to in-your-face Shadow Power + Gloom tanking, my enemies fell even faster than before.
After watching your video I decided to record a quick Act I Inferno run, starting at the Khazra Barricade, using my aggressive build, and as you can see it doesn't even look like I'm playing on Inferno Mode.
It is possible to play this game in many ways, but you can't ignore/disregard available resources based on an outdated sense of nostalgia.