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Xachariah posted:gently caress any other class. Monk is where it's at. The only issue I have with the class is that it's too loving fast for my mind to comprehend. My old man brain and fingers are left in a daze as I'm still preparing to kill a monster I killed 5 monsters ago. It is glorious. Yeah this is the class I want to play.
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| # ¿ May 15, 2012 01:44 |
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| # ¿ May 23, 2013 23:10 |
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Hahahaha holy poo poo is there a youtube of that gif?
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| # ¿ May 15, 2012 01:51 |
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Here's my fresh off Normal monk. It's crazy the poo poo you can find for real cheap in the AH if you can crawl through the lovely search  I'm still trying to get a groove of things. I bought a 2nd weapon to give dual wield a shot but I don't think the extra bit of damage makes up for less armor and no blocking.
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| # ¿ May 20, 2012 06:35 |
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Hat Status - Owns Almost at the end of A1 in Nightmare using this build which was posted by someone else here earlier with a slight modification to it (switched Wave of Light for Dashing Strike) and I'm having a loving blast. Scattered Blows on Deadly Reach makes it this really nice all around AOE that eats through trash while Sweeping Wind is also tearing them up. My spirit generation is fast enough that I can get in the thick of it and hit BoH and Mantra often enough to not die and if things get back Dashing Strike gets me the gently caress out of dodge. It's also great for closing distances, rooting, AND stunning/interrupting. And of course WotHF for damage sponges. When Blazing Fists procs 3 times poo poo just starts dying real fast.
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| # ¿ May 22, 2012 02:27 |
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peepsalot posted:This is a super noob question I guess, but I'm looking at these builds in the OP and I don't even know how to make them like this. Options -> (Gameplay?) -> Elective Mode. Then you can scroll through skills and pick more of the same category.
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| # ¿ May 22, 2012 02:43 |
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AlsoD posted:Forget the skills and things, that hat is the most amazing hat that I've seen. My hat has bells 
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| # ¿ May 22, 2012 22:39 |
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So what I'm reading is that I should be glad I'm only 40 and in NM where things aren't terrible yet?
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| # ¿ May 23, 2012 13:03 |
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icehewk posted:I'm working through Act2 NM, currently lvl 38. Have 508 dmg and 443 dex with an 83 dps 1h. Seems like it's taking some time to actually kill poo poo, though survivability isn't an issue. Should I upgrade my armor for higher dex? Yeah I'm in A2 NM (level 43, though) and I'm close to 2000 DPS with Breath of Heaven up (which is always) Also, found my first legendary! Which happens to be useful (to me)!! 
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| # ¿ May 23, 2012 22:20 |
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Whoo! Nightmare done. Had a WD friend around from Izual on since I started having issues by myself but I managed to do a surprisingly competent job of getting hit so the WD could do his thing. Mantra of Healing + the Spirit Regen rune helped a lot to keep me alive even though I played it too close to dead more than I care to admit. I was at around 17-18k health with 2.3k DPS by the time we reached Diablo which I imagine falls around "ok" stats. It wasn't hard but some of the last few elite packs were HORRIBLE to deal with. We both finished NM at level 51 so I guess the real fun begins for me. I'm still rocking dual fist weapons but I suppose this is around the time I should look for a shield and more resist gear. For you AH gurus, what should my search criteria be? For weapons I imagine it's all about Attack Speed % follow by... life on hit? dex? spirit regen? For armor I'm keeping an eye on things with Dex and Vit with a focus on a particular resist (fire, randomly chosen) to take advantage of One with Everything.
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| # ¿ May 26, 2012 03:50 |
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Level 60 weapons with lower level requirements are the most awesome ridiculous thing. I was looking around and found a 4000 gold 611 DPS polearm with a lvl 49 requirement. It has no dex on it (str/vit with life steal and lightning damage) but it almost quadrupled my damage. So now I'm at 9000+ damage at level 52 and while the attacks are slower it doesn't matter because everything dies so fast.
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| # ¿ May 26, 2012 16:06 |
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The only legendary I've found is the monk helm one at a good level to use it so I'm pretty happy about it. As far as allies go, I started using the Earth one (in Hell, lvl 54) and it gives me just enough breathing space to kill poo poo without having to be spamming mantras or heals while he tanks like a champ. The extra health is nice, I'm up to 26k 
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| # ¿ May 27, 2012 00:13 |
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So anyone has any suggestions as far as builds go when you're using a slow-as-gently caress 2-hander? Right now I'm rolling with this build suggested earlier: Which is awesome when it comes to staying alive but it feels a little too passive. 2H really slows down my Spirit Generating so how feasible would something like this be? Or is this trying to solve a problem that doesn't need to be solve and my focus should be more on gearing up / stacking resist to just minimize the damage I take and thus minimize the need to spam abilities for heals? (If the AH ever works again, I do have like 5-6 items waiting for me that will be doing this) Oh yeah, and what stats should I be looking for in a shield? EDIT: Illusionist Sand Wasps in Hell Act 2 gently caress 
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| # ¿ May 27, 2012 04:29 |
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But now I have to pick between that and Conviction/Overawe 
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| # ¿ May 29, 2012 22:10 |
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thetrin posted:Wait, does life on hit proc for every mob you hit with crippling wave (including those behind and besides you)? I rolled through Hell A4 just now by throwing caution to the wind and running right into the middle of loving everything they threw my way and pray that my not so high LoH + Conviction Mantra spam was enough to keep me alive while killing everything around me with Serenity/BoH/Potions in a cycle whenever I got too low.
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| # ¿ May 30, 2012 02:09 |
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Kamoc posted:Here's a great guide for inferno monks:  I'm sold.
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| # ¿ Jun 1, 2012 15:04 |
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I'm too weak to progress through A1 inferno and I don't have the time to stalk the AH for hours to find a bargain or something to flip and A4 Hell has poo poo drops even with 5x Neph Valor so it's a tedious grind to scrounge up enough money to buy one single piece of gear. I'll probably buckle and end up using the RMAH to buy one good weapon and work from there in which case Blizzard correctly designed the poo poo drops to force me to spend more money 
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| # ¿ Jun 1, 2012 18:10 |
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Anti-Hero posted:What should be my priority for upgrades? I know nothing of Inferno aside the fact the first champion pack in Fields of Misery destroys the gently caress out of me, but I'd spend that gold on a really good Life on Hit weapon since you're somehow managing without any? 
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| # ¿ Jun 1, 2012 23:45 |
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The changes to the drop tables of A4 Hell + A1 Inferno has rekindled my interest to attempt to get some worthwhile gear by myself and use the AH to fill the gaps rather than being forced to flip the AH to buy EVERYTHING since I can barely manage Inferno A1.
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| # ¿ Jun 6, 2012 15:55 |
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So after a week or so of no internet (moved to a new place) I'm back to die in Inferno some more and would love some guidance as far as to what I should prioritize when it comes to upgrades. My Build Buffed* stats  *Mantra of Evasion + Breath of Heaven always up I can handle most of the early A1 stuff just fine, even hit 5xNV without having to skip anything and dying only to really lovely champion packs. Even then I find I can mantra spam and time my heals well enough to stay alive. Blizzard is going out of its way to gently caress any good/easy way of making money so I'm hesitant to blow what little I have into something that isn't absolutely critical. So should I go for better Resist/Dex/Vit armor? IAS rings/amulets (which may or may not be nerfed to oblivion)? Better weapon with a poo poo ton more LoH (current weapon is 1.40 speed 800+dps)? Better shield?
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| # ¿ Jun 9, 2012 16:26 |
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coldplay chiptunes posted:I'm really surprised your surviving AI at all with only 12k HP. My health jumps down and up at an alarming rate and it's a crazy balance of timing heals/potions and running away for a couple of secs if I'm caught with everything on cooldown but yeah 12k is nowhere neat comfortable. Just spend 600k on a shield and amulet and  Doubled my block % while tripling how much damge it blocks with a modest increase in both damage and vitality. Happy Noodle Boy fucked around with this message at Jun 9, 2012 around 16:59 |
| # ¿ Jun 9, 2012 16:32 |
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Act 1 Inferno down! Butcher wasn't even that bad. Those dark defender champions, though. gently caress those.
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| # ¿ Jun 10, 2012 01:03 |
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Schurik posted:I'd advise less damage (I'm fine with 14k, up to Belial), and more resists. At least for A2. I'm trying not to burn what little money I have on upgrading gems but I'm slowly switching the Dex gems I have for Vit. The inflation in the AH is getting loving ridiculous, though. At least I now know I can do butcher runs.
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| # ¿ Jun 10, 2012 03:28 |
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What are your stats right now? I just beat A1 inferno last night and the required gear for it is a lot more forgiving than later inferno acts. I didn't spend nearly as much. I focused on fire/+allres until I was in the mid 300's and from then on I focused on dex / vit. If you check my last few posts I posted what I beat A1 with and my stats are nowhere near some of the ridiculous levels I see posted here except for maybe my damage (which is now over 20k dps)
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| # ¿ Jun 10, 2012 14:21 |
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darkgray posted:DISCLAIMER: IF YOU ARE IN HELL THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU, JUST BUY A BETTER WEAPON! Pro tip: once you hit 48+ start checking the AH for level 60 weapon with reduced level requirement. They would tiple your DPS at a minimum and make Hell a breeze.
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| # ¿ Jun 10, 2012 16:13 |
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kgognaun posted:Are there any 'must have' items that I should be saving up for? Any legendaries that are pretty much in any late game build? String of Ears is apparently the belt to go for becuase of the DR it provides. Justice Lantern and Helm of Command are mentioned every now and then due to their additional block %.
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| # ¿ Jun 10, 2012 23:43 |
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westcoaster posted:I just got a helm of command, and its pretty good. The other thing is its pretty cheap since its crafted. Indeed and the price is dropping at an alarming rate as more people get the plans and undercut each other.
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| # ¿ Jun 11, 2012 00:10 |
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What would be the go to Dashing Strike rune to use? Blinding Speed?
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| # ¿ Jun 12, 2012 23:14 |
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Man the LoH market is loving expensive. The only weapons I can afford are in the 600dps/600LoH range and they just absolutely cripple my damage. Currently I'm using an 855dps/186dex/1.03spirit regen fist weapon that I'm finding REALLY hard to replace. Right now my ability to stay alive (in A1 anyways) relies on Transcendence + MoE-HT / Serenity / BoH. I feel that I need to fully commit to LoH (switching transcendence for resolve, switching CW for FoT or some better spirit generator, etc) and just generally switching the entire way I play/fight as a monk and I don't think I have the funds to gently caress around with that right now.
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| # ¿ Jun 14, 2012 02:18 |
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Took the resist advice, bought 2 pieces that desperately needed upgrading which bumped my resists to 611 and managed to get all the way to Maghda and down she goes! :woot: Then again, the boss fight was significantly easier than the lacuni pack I ran into in the desert (molten desecrator plagued vortex? gently caress YOU, blizzard)
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| # ¿ Jun 14, 2012 03:48 |
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coldplay chiptunes posted:I've decided that molten is probably the worst affix for a monk. I've gotten quite good at dodging the AoE pools and even getting out of the way of the sentries. Molten is just supremely annoying because there's no way to attack a target for longer than 2 seconds without killing yourself unless they stand perfectly still. Speaking of, Molten Vortex Waller Illusionist. gently caress it, I'm done for the night.
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| # ¿ Jun 14, 2012 04:00 |
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SumYungGui posted:Hey Blizzard. Go eat a dick. Fast, Molten, Invul Minion, Extra Health wasps on act 2. It just feels like poor game design when you reach the point of saying 'gently caress it there's no way to win this fight'.  Sure let's spawn an Elite and Champion pack next to each loving other. Oh, also you'll run into them after finding the waypoint (this hitting a checkpoint) so you spawn there nonfuckingstop.
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| # ¿ Jun 14, 2012 22:56 |
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Electric Crayon posted:I can't believe it took me this long to realize that Fire Ally is immune to fire damage. Go to hell, molten/fire chain monsters Yeah it was neat finding this out in a random butcher run. Oh yeah I forgot to ask: Are Kulle/Belial any easier than the bullshit packs you find in the desolate sands? I've been soloing my way through A2 and putting Kulle together is as far as I've made it but the game's tendency to double up oh Champions and Elite essentially ends whatever progress I may have made. Would it be simpler to just get help for the 2nd half and then attempt some Kulle/Belial farming? Happy Noodle Boy fucked around with this message at Jun 16, 2012 around 15:24 |
| # ¿ Jun 16, 2012 15:20 |
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spankweasel posted:Farming Butcher with 5 stacks takes me ~ 45 minutes for ~10-15 rares, of which 1 MIGHT be AH fodder. I've done a half-dozen runs (small sample size, I know), but this feels fairly pointless. This sounds like an awfully loving long time for a butcher run? My runs are generally: -Start quest (Imprisoned Agnel - Cursed Hold) -Jump to Halls of Agony Level 2, run towards exit while looking for at least one champion/elite -Exit to Highland Passageway and hope for the event -Cursed Hold, free the prisoners and poo poo -Do I have 5xNV? No - port to Cemetary and clear poo poo until you do. Yes - Kill Butcher - Run through Halls of Agony 3 - Kill Butcher. Whole thing takes me 10-15 minutes maybe?
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| # ¿ Jun 16, 2012 16:09 |
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Wozbo posted:Yeesh, I'm going to lose 30%+ of my dps in one patch. I can't see how this is healthy for the RMAH if I don't feel safe purchasing poo poo (havent yet; I don't think I will now). Wouldn't now be a good time to drop anything that isn't max IAS for Dex/other stats before everyone flees from IAS and dex/crit prices go up?
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| # ¿ Jun 16, 2012 18:29 |
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And Act 2 is done! I basically ended up skipping 90% of the elites I ran into putting Kulle together but once I got to him killing him was easy and Belial wasn't hard at all, just SO loving LONG. Stats at the time. My DPS and Health are starting to hurt me and I know I need to upgrade them desperately. I just hope I can get some A2 farming going to make money to buy better gear. My build remains unchanged for the most part but I had to switch Resolve back to Transcendence because my LoH is still too low to keep me topped off in between heals so I need that mantra healing for now.
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| # ¿ Jun 16, 2012 23:13 |
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What shield are you using? And learn to hate molten/desecrators. They WILL gently caress you up if you fight on their terms. Lashing Tail Kick / Sweeping Armada is awesome to get them to back off and come to you. When they get too close or start melting you, kick them away and reposition away. Use shift+leftmouse to attack without moving so if the molten mob moves you don't give chase into the lava path. Molten/Desecrator is probably the most bullshit yet common poo poo all elite/champ packs have. Once you learn to work around it you'll do much better. Orange Crush Rush posted:Don't wanna go all diabloplayer.txt here but Blizzard does know that AS is directly tied to our resource regen right? And we kind of need that poo poo to stay actually useful in groups right? Nah we're hosed unless you blow 20M in the AH. Happy Noodle Boy fucked around with this message at Jun 17, 2012 around 19:12 |
| # ¿ Jun 17, 2012 19:10 |
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So a butcher run finally paid off and managed to sell an item for some change and now I have 2M that I'm looking to spend in the next couple of days. It's not much and I'll probably be able to afford only 1 or 2 pieces if I get good deals so I would really appreciate some comment/suggestions so I don't waste the little money I have. Stats:  Equipment:             Build, EHP Stats I actually changed from MoE/HT to MoH/ToN as a changed of pace given how close the EHP benefit they were (yeah I get better dodge EHP with MoE but not much) and it actually feels a bit safe. I can see myself getting hit a bit more but the boost in resistance also shows and makes incoming damage a bit more manageable. Lashing Tail Tick is REALLY starting to grow on me so thanks to the few that suggested it. As far as upgrades go I imagine the shoulder, bracers, and boots are good candidates since they provide no Vitality at all (though I think the boots are good on their own merit). The amulet and other ring are "ok/mediocre" at best. The weapon I'm torn because I know a high LoH would come in so handy and is probably one of the things I'm missing the most but even with 2M I can't afford anything with any good amount of LoH without further crippling my DPS (seriously, I picked up that weapon for like 200k, I was so happy). I posted my EHP stats but I'm not sure how to read into it as far as upgrading poo poo if anyone could help me there. This gear and skipping elites got me through A2. Not going to even attempt A3 until I can say I can farm A2 (which I'm nowhere near) Happy Noodle Boy fucked around with this message at Jun 17, 2012 around 20:26 |
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Nate405 posted:There is a pretty good chance that patch 1.0.3 will hit this week and between the increased drop rates and decreased difficulty of Inferno I expect prices to fall significantly as a result. I would delay spending your money if at all possible. Yeah I'm not planning on buying anything right now but I would like an idea of what I should be looking for in the first place.
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| # ¿ Jun 17, 2012 20:40 |
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I used the allies extensively when working through A1 and they're certainly handy if you're having problems dealing with large mobs. Especially on poo poo like those big fuckoff hammer dudes. Yeah they may get 1 shot more often than not but that's one strong hit you're not enduring so it keeps the pressure off you and they're cheap enough that you should be able to keep one up constantly.
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Trustfund. posted:I've been building a tank class to take hits for my wizard and witch doctor friends. Everything has gone well so far. We made it through the first two quests of A3 without much trouble. The only elites that give me issues are fire chains, nightmare, and shield. Hahaha that's loving hilarious. Can you actually kill anything by yourself?
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