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smackababy

Lifer
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So, I can't seem to get an answer on this... are Corrupted Angels supposed to be incredibly beefy mobs? Out of all the elite packs that I fight, they always take forever.

If those are the ones with the blackish bubble around them, yes. They have a defense buff and take considerable less damage. If it just something else, it probably is just a high health mob. I hate those. =(
 

Aristotelian

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Where's the love in this thread for wizards?

I switched from electrocute/frozen orb, to electrocute (chain lightning) + meteor (lightning) + black hole (lightning) and easily jumped up to T3, could maybe even do T4. Wicked amounts of stunning - bunch mobs with the black hole, spam meteors on top - the lightning damage has a good chance to stun, and chain lightning ping pongs with the ball of hate. Seems to me like lightning builds don't get much love. It's a more cautious playstyle, but seems useful at higher torment levels. I think I have around +100% lightning damage and on top of that another +25% damage to elites.

I can't see the black hole damage numbers - is that normal? Health just seems to skyrocket downwards, especially when the meteors start landing.

Any other wizards having fun with a lightning build?
 

Qbah

Diamond Member
Oct 18, 2005
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I love my wizard 1.25M standing self-buffed, using cold. When I fire up archon, things just give up and die the moment I turn their way I am low on +cold damage though So can't do T5/T6 too good. Trying to change that (also looking for the last archon set item to get the bonus of all runes).

T3 is cake. T4 is cake, just takes a bit longer. It's a lot of fun - I'm running with archon/RoF on mouse, blackhole/freeze nova/lightning armor/magic weapon. Lightning armor for lowering AP cost on skills - I can RoF pretty much constantly and if I happen to run out of AP, I just pop archon and BOOM!
 

digiram

Diamond Member
Apr 17, 2004
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kadala was very generous last night. Gave me a pair of Jade pants, but she then trolled me with hell tooth chest which I thought was the final jade piece that I needed to complete the set. I hope to complete Jade tonight and 1 piece away from helltooth as well, so I might mess with that to.
 

nurturedhate

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I have spent countless thousands of shards on kadala hoping for a cindercoat for my DH. Even went and leveled a monk to remove the DH cloaks from the loot table and still no luck. RNGesus why do you forsake me?
 

digiram

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Apr 17, 2004
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I have spent countless thousands of shards on kadala hoping for a cindercoat for my DH. Even went and leveled a monk to remove the DH cloaks from the loot table and still no luck. RNGesus why do you forsake me?

Damn that sucks. Cindercoats are so common. Keep playng and you should get it soon.
 

Adrenaline

Diamond Member
Jun 12, 2005
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kadala was very generous last night. Gave me a pair of Jade pants, but she then trolled me with hell tooth chest which I thought was the final jade piece that I needed to complete the set. I hope to complete Jade tonight and 1 piece away from helltooth as well, so I might mess with that to.

I have spent about 9k shards on her trying to get Jade pieces for my WD and have not gotten anything. I got three Healltooth chests and one Zuni chest. So, I decided to try for boots only. It took nearly 600 (finally keeping track) to get a Zuni and Helltooth pair, BUT have not even seen a Jade pair.

The only Jade piece I have dropped off a RG, gloves. I gambled the US offhand and did not uncheck from socket when enchanting and ruined it. I was looking at the options and was going to get rid of life regen, but I messed that up badly.

I opened about 40 caches last night and got atrocious bracers. That is going to be fun.
 
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Aristotelian

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I have spent countless thousands of shards on kadala hoping for a cindercoat for my DH. Even went and leveled a monk to remove the DH cloaks from the loot table and still no luck. RNGesus why do you forsake me?

I'm really sorry to hear that. I play public games on EU servers, and link the legendaries/set pieces I get, asking people in my party if they are interested in any. I gave a great Moonlight ward to an ecstatic player the other day, for one soul. I already have a good one in stash - don't see myself switching to arcane for a long time.

I've had many, many cindercoats drop - so I'm hoping you get one soon. I play on EU servers, if you do too, and am happy to group around T2/T3 - this applies to everyone reading this.

I'm trying to stock up best in slot wizard gear centering around cold or lightning builds. A Winter Flurry would be great, and there are some other key items I could use as well, but so many appear to be going the Mirrorball->Magic Missile route, and judging by the 20s Ghom T6 kill times of those wizards (they have to facetank Ghom, for what that matters - they stand outside the gas somehow) perhaps that insane dps is worth the rather boring (it looks to me) gameplay.
 

digiram

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Apr 17, 2004
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I have spent about 9k shards on her trying to get Jade pieces for my WD and have not gotten anything. I got three Healltooth chests and one Zuni chest. So, I decided to try for boots only. It took nearly 600 (finally keeping track) tog et a Zuni and Helltooth pair, BUT have not even seen a Jade pair.

The only Jade piece I have dropped off a RG, gloves. I gambled the US offhand and did not uncheck from socket when enchanting and ruined it. I was looking at the options and was going to get rid of life regen, but I messed that up badly.

I opened about 40 caches last night and got atrocious bracers. That is going to be fun.

Took me a while to even get the pants. Have been spending all my shards trying to finish jade pretty much Hopefully she will give me chest tonight, and I'll be ready to spam some haunt in t6.
 

smackababy

Lifer
Oct 30, 2008
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Either I am getting super lucky, or just spending a ridiculous amount of shards without realizing it, but Kadala gives me decent loot. I think the only thing I can't get it a T&T, but I've gotten probably 45 pairs of legendary gloves instead.


You guys should try the Rift it Forward community, it works to get quick shards and loot. People clear rifts up to the guardian and then invite people. One person (depending on the runner's rules) opens the next rift after they complete that one. Easy shards in very little time.
 

digiram

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Apr 17, 2004
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Either I am getting super lucky, or just spending a ridiculous amount of shards without realizing it, but Kadala gives me decent loot. I think the only thing I can't get it a T&T, but I've gotten probably 45 pairs of legendary gloves instead.


You guys should try the Rift it Forward community, it works to get quick shards and loot. People clear rifts up to the guardian and then invite people. One person (depending on the runner's rules) opens the next rift after they complete that one. Easy shards in very little time.

Let me guess, majority of the gloves she gave you were magefists?
 

Denithor

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So, if monk is not really recommended, what class is? What's the difference between Barb and Crusader? Never really been much into ranged, did like the necromancer in D2 but it wasn't that strong end game (or maybe I was doing something wrong). Never really been into a direct damage magic user either.
 
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Either I am getting super lucky, or just spending a ridiculous amount of shards without realizing it, but Kadala gives me decent loot. I think the only thing I can't get it a T&T, but I've gotten probably 45 pairs of legendary gloves instead.


You guys should try the Rift it Forward community, it works to get quick shards and loot. People clear rifts up to the guardian and then invite people. One person (depending on the runner's rules) opens the next rift after they complete that one. Easy shards in very little time.

Yeah I started doing Rift it Forwards the other day and man, I went from like 175 rift shards down to about 30 lol. And I wasn't the one always opening the new rift. But yeah I found myself always maxed out of shards and had to go spend like mad just to collect more shards.
 

ScottAD

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So, if monk is not really recommended, what class is? What's the difference between Barb and Crusader? Never really been much into ranged, did like the necromancer in D2 but it wasn't that strong end game (or maybe I was doing something wrong). Never really been into a direct damage magic user either.

Crusader is pretty much the Paladin from D2.

It is the best tank in the game based on the reduced dmg inherent in the build. It's also the only class that can weild a 2H in one hand and a shield in the other.
 

digiram

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Apr 17, 2004
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I'd say about 1/3 were St. Andrews Garbage or whatever. I got a few Frostburns and a lot of set gloves (invoker and jade mostly). Only a single T&T and it was terrible.

Damn, not bad. Never got a single jade glove from her. However, Kadala just hooked me with the boots just now durring my lunch hour run. Can't wait to test out the set tonight.
 

Aikouka

Lifer
Nov 27, 2001
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I finally got my Devastator pattern the other night, but I still can't find the legendary material for it. I keep logging into the game to try and get the bounties that have a chance to drop it (as that guarantees the named rare spawn will be there), but Rockgut and the other guy appear to be rather rare bounty-wise. So, I'm not sure if I should just run the zone regardless of whether the bounty pops up.

I'm not too terribly worried though, because Pig Sticker at least gives me ~20% (21 and 23 actually) against humans and beasts. The only things I lose out on are demons and undead, but Pig Sticker's damage boost does not take a primary stat spot either. So, I have four primaries (damage, +damage, dex, vit) in addition to the two +damages. If only Diablo III had weapon sets.

If those are the ones with the blackish bubble around them, yes. They have a defense buff and take considerable less damage. If it just something else, it probably is just a high health mob. I hate those. =(

Yep, those are the smarmy bastards!

So, if monk is not really recommended, what class is? What's the difference between Barb and Crusader? Never really been much into ranged, did like the necromancer in D2 but it wasn't that strong end game (or maybe I was doing something wrong). Never really been into a direct damage magic user either.

The biggest difference is that they both use Strength. All primary stats provide a secondary bonus. Intellect provides resistances; dexterity provides dodge; and strength provides armor. The difference between those is that resistances and armor both provide a static reduction where dodge is very spiky (0% damage or 100% damage).
 

digiram

Diamond Member
Apr 17, 2004
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So, if monk is not really recommended, what class is? What's the difference between Barb and Crusader? Never really been much into ranged, did like the necromancer in D2 but it wasn't that strong end game (or maybe I was doing something wrong). Never really been into a direct damage magic user either.

If you like the necro, then the Witch Doctor is the way to go and the witch doctor is really good end game right now.
 

KevinCU

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I finally got my Devastator pattern the other night, but I still can't find the legendary material for it. I keep logging into the game to try and get the bounties that have a chance to drop it (as that guarantees the named rare spawn will be there), but Rockgut and the other guy appear to be rather rare bounty-wise. So, I'm not sure if I should just run the zone regardless of whether the bounty pops up.

I'm not too terribly worried though, because Pig Sticker at least gives me ~20% (21 and 23 actually) against humans and beasts. The only things I lose out on are demons and undead, but Pig Sticker's damage boost does not take a primary stat spot either. So, I have four primaries (damage, +damage, dex, vit) in addition to the two +damages. If only Diablo III had weapon sets.



Yep, those are the smarmy bastards!



The biggest difference is that they both use Strength. All primary stats provide a secondary bonus. Intellect provides resistances; dexterity provides dodge; and strength provides armor. The difference between those is that resistances and armor both provide a static reduction where dodge is very spiky (0% damage or 100% damage).

Do not look for bounties to farm the material. Go into Campaign Mode and start the Act2.6 "The Forgotten Ruins" quest. Every time you complete the quest objective it will force Ancient Guardian to spawn.
 

smackababy

Lifer
Oct 30, 2008
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Do not look for bounties to farm the material. Go into Campaign Mode and start the Act2.6 "The Forgotten Ruins" quest. Every time you complete the quest objective it will force Ancient Guardian to spawn.

Now that is a good idea! I have been looking for the bounties so a while.
 

Aikouka

Lifer
Nov 27, 2001
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Do not look for bounties to farm the material. Go into Campaign Mode and start the Act2.6 "The Forgotten Ruins" quest. Every time you complete the quest objective it will force Ancient Guardian to spawn.

Hmm I saw someone mention that on a forum with the caveat that you'd have to do a bit more traveling. Although, given that I spend so much time logging in and out, it would probably be far faster to get it through the normal campaign! So, I'll have to try it... thanks!
 

DeathReborn

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I have spent countless thousands of shards on kadala hoping for a cindercoat for my DH. Even went and leveled a monk to remove the DH cloaks from the loot table and still no luck. RNGesus why do you forsake me?

I was feeling like you until yesterday when after nearly 1500 shards without a single legendary my WD popped a Cindercoat doing some rifts. RNG still won't give me a Mirrorball, Mask of Jeram, ANY Leg Flail or usable Magefists though.
 

Adrenaline

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After about 16k shards I have 5 piece Jade set and Quezalcoatl (it rolled so bad that 477 gambles feels wasted.)

Now, I will try for something else. May just chill on my Barb.
 

Aikouka

Lifer
Nov 27, 2001
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Is anyone else getting game freezes? Ever since yesterday, I just get them randomly. Nothing appears to be wrong with my machine, the game just stops responding. It isn't stuck in some crazy, cycle-chewing loop (i.e. not maxing out a core). I recall there being an issue if you were in a rift an hour and a half where the game might freeze.

EDIT:

Actually, the game isn't completely frozen. I can still move the cursor around, it sometimes changes when I highlight an enemy. But I killed the program and the flipping thing crashed five minutes into the next instance! :|

EDIT 2:

The repair tool says that I have no problems.
 
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