EPTFirst time I play HC, with a monk. I take my time because I play only a few hours a week. I'm now at level 46, doing Kulle's archives at Nightmare. I have a ton of +Exp gear, I think a total of +200 exp per kill, +15% exp from a ruby. But now I feel kind of unsafe and I'm thinking about swapping out for moar +Dex +Vit.
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Ektor Baboden
68 Posts
First time I play HC, with a monk. I take my time because I play only a few hours a week. I'm now at level 46, doing Kulle's archives at Nightmare. I have a ton of +Exp gear, I think a total of +200 exp per kill, +15% exp from a ruby. But now I feel kind of unsafe and I'm thinking about swapping out for moar +Dex +Vit. | ||
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Dfgj
Singapore5922 Posts
On July 07 2012 00:58 Ektor Baboden wrote: When do you usually swap out your +Exp gear for more powerful stuff? First time I play HC, with a monk. I take my time because I play only a few hours a week. I'm now at level 46, doing Kulle's archives at Nightmare. I have a ton of +Exp gear, I think a total of +200 exp per kill, +15% exp from a ruby. But now I feel kind of unsafe and I'm thinking about swapping out for moar +Dex +Vit. That's when. Honestly it comes down to what other stats you have and how comfortable you are clearing the content you're at. I'd keep the ruby helm as long as possible though. | ||
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Ektor Baboden
68 Posts
Essentially, up to now I never had to use Serenity, but in the last two levels, I actually had to use it 2 or 3 times. I never had to use potions still, but I *really* don't want to die. (By the way, I'm moving back to Singapore in a few weeks - how's lag from Singapore to US?) | ||
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Dfgj
Singapore5922 Posts
LoH is definitely the better option than lifesteal. I had about 200~ on my monk until level 60, where I upgraded to 400 for the rest of Hell. You should also start building up elemental resistance to use with OWE. | ||
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Ektor Baboden
68 Posts
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Psyqo
United States401 Posts
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Ektor Baboden
68 Posts
Now I swapped out my bracers and shield for some better gear that I had found (without +exp), and I bought a good, fast weapon with +LoH and life steal for less than 10K on the auction house, without +exp. I'm still at +150 flat exp +15% for the ruby, and I'm facerolling act II and III. Currently at the second quest at act III, level 47, I never drop below 3/4 health (and I never use Serenity or a potion). | ||
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Crushgroove
United States793 Posts
43k hp 18k dps 980 LoH 800 RA, 970 phys 9.3k armor 24% melee reduction 8% ranged reduction 5-stack Belial is so boring I can do it one-handed... so really hoping someone can confirm this is enough for act III | ||
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tomatriedes
New Zealand5356 Posts
On July 07 2012 04:34 Psyqo wrote: I love the flat +exp gear up until I start NM, then I feel like the only worthy one is the +% exp Ruby in the helm. I'm going through Act 1 now, and I have +exp on all my gear, but any upgrade I strive for is going to be for main stat + vit and I won't mind if I lose the +exp. The +xp gear can even be good in NM for some parts as long as you don't underdo your other stats too much. I'm having to relevel my wizard at the moment and I use the +xp gear on switch for areas with lots of monster density. with +150 xp and flawless square ruby I've been getting about 200,000 xp per run doing the 'light the beacon' quest in act 3 NM which only takes about 10 minutes and with pure power rune and invocation passive I can keep archon up pretty much the whole time so it's actually fun. | ||
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GeorgeForeman
United States1746 Posts
The real key to succes in D3 (HC particularly) is having a decent group of people to play with. Pubs tend to be pretty bad at the game, so if you're in HC, you want to find some people who won't get you killed by pulling half the mobs in the level at once. | ||
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Spek
Canada37 Posts
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Crushgroove
United States793 Posts
On July 08 2012 08:59 Spek wrote: Could someone knowledgable let me know what minimum requirements I need to defeat the Butcher in Hell on hardcore? Or could someone point me to a thread that explains minimum requirements for each boss fight? I'm trying to take him out as soon as possible, as it has to do with a huge bet with a friend. Thanks for you input. Be lvl 50. That's it. normal mode butcher can be killed by a naked level 1. There are no gear requirements till inferno, where there is a dps check due to the enrage mechanic. Edit: I guess what I'm trying to say is, if you are good just go kill him. For each step down your skill is, the more gear you'll need to make up for it. | ||
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Mastermyth
Netherlands207 Posts
On July 08 2012 08:59 Spek wrote: Could someone knowledgable let me know what minimum requirements I need to defeat the Butcher in Hell on hardcore? Or could someone point me to a thread that explains minimum requirements for each boss fight? I'm trying to take him out as soon as possible, as it has to do with a huge bet with a friend. Thanks for you input. On Hell mode there isn't really a thing like requirements yet. You obviously have the level requirements, but the rest is your own judgment. If you were getting hit by Butcher hooks/ground fire/charge regularly back on normal and NM, you may want to practice avoiding those abilities a bit more until you can comfortably avoid them completely. There's a pattern to his abilities, learn it and you'll never get hit. Same goes with the other bosses, Belial and Diablo especially. Their abilities just get less forgiving on higher difficulties, but if you can dodge them you're fine. Only on Inferno do you need to take a look at your dps in order to kill Butcher in under 3 minutes. | ||
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escobari
Finland192 Posts
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Heh_
Singapore2712 Posts
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Ektor Baboden
68 Posts
Monk level 52, first time I play a monk or hardcore. Fuck yeah. But I think I need more resistances, my highest is fire at about 100, I'd like to push it up to 150 if possible. | ||
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Zilver
Finland282 Posts
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Psyqo
United States401 Posts
Immediately created a WD and am up to level 32, starting NM. Saving all that +exp gear and a socketed helm helped speed it up. | ||
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DerSchober
Austria66 Posts
On July 09 2012 02:13 Ektor Baboden wrote: Just finished Act IV at Nightmare, when I have time I'll make an attempt at Hell. Monk level 52, first time I play a monk or hardcore. Fuck yeah. But I think I need more resistances, my highest is fire at about 100, I'd like to push it up to 150 if possible. i (monk) finished hell without any res at all, was playing very slowly tho and had like 40k hp | ||
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KingDime
Canada750 Posts
50k health 12k dps 500 AR (600 PR) 9.5k armor | ||
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