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Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

May 27 2012 20:34 GMT

#1121

The biggest advice I can give you is to keep on buying good items from the AH(weapons most importantly) try to get some items with sockets and put in good quality gems aswell if you can, it doesn't have to cost a lot, just sort on buyout from the lowest and buy whatever seems good to you, you can get good weapons(the stats may not be good but the dps WILL be good) for a very cheap price(1k-2k gold, sometimes even less) Don't spend too much gold, you should be able to buy a full set of gear for like 10k gold. Then you can just resell the items if you feel you need an upgrade, it allows you to easily 1-2shot mobs(which also gives you a lot of ''Massacre and ''Killing Blow in 1 hit'' bonus exp.)

Itsmedudeman

United States19229 Posts

May 27 2012 20:37 GMT

#1122

On May 28 2012 05:34 diophan wrote:

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Magic weapon + force is 30% the tooltip is wrong so it's indispensible. I also just tested it and it seems like it multiplies the +dmg from an OH as well.

Wow, really? Is this intended or just the tooltip is bugged?

iLLusive

United States274 Posts

May 27 2012 20:37 GMT

#1123

On May 28 2012 05:30 diophan wrote:

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IMO you need at most 1 defensive at that level... I'd use diamond skin and nothing else. Ditch either ice armor or slow time and get magic weapon. Once you're 30 ditch another one and get sparkflint. Make sure you have glass cannon and then probably astral presence since you're using magic missile. If you kill enough mobs power hungry might be good instead.

I also think disintigrate is a better AO at level most of the time.

Wizards need to level up a fair bit before they really pick up though.

Thanks a ton for the quick response and advice. Lastly what should I be looking for in a weapon stats if you could point me in right direction, since it seems to be many choices.
Do I want atk+ speed?
Do I want int/vit?
Do I want each hit adds+ or hit after life adds?
Do I want + dmg?

Just so many options I just want to know if anything is hugely going to impact my DPS / Leveling and should seek that out as I upgrade every 5-10 lvls.

Lmui

Canada6213 Posts

May 27 2012 20:42 GMT

#1124

I figured I'd chime in with my build. It's definitely non-standard but it's fun to play and made it to act 2 inferno.

left click: Spectral Blades with Thrown Blade
right click: Arcane Orbs with Arcane Orbit
1: Diamond skin with Crystal Shell
2: Frost Nova with Cold Snap
3: Explosive Blast with Chain Reaction
4: Energy Armour with Prismatic Armour

You're essentially a melee wizard, focusing on getting as much stuff hit by AoEs as possible.

I'm probably going to go towards a more standard build since it got rather difficult to continue with but it was fun.

chawinski

Australia98 Posts

May 27 2012 20:42 GMT

#1125

On May 28 2012 05:37 iLLusive wrote:

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ONLY focus on DPS for a weapon - it outweighs every other stat by an insane margin. Also, if you only focus on dps you can get one for really cheap. Once you are 60 you can start worrying about more 'perfect' item stats, but for leveling its all about DPS.

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

May 27 2012 20:42 GMT

#1126

If you go for the upgrades, just go for the cheapest available stuff which has +int on it, other stats won't matter that much until you basically enter Hell, could get some vitality on the side, other stats are not really that neccesary yet, just go for what is cheap, even though you want to upgrade your gear so it goes faster and smoother, don't spend 100k on a set that you are going to replace in 5 levels.

Firebolt145

Lalalaland34491 Posts

May 27 2012 20:43 GMT

#1127

So for all of those that have difficulty with Belial:

Make sure you read the description ~

Netherlands12045 Posts

May 27 2012 20:54 GMT

#1128

On May 28 2012 05:43 Firebolt145 wrote:
So for all of those that have difficulty with Belial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYbOupF0Dhs

Make sure you read the description ~

lolz... compare to your items... im pretty much naked and still make it 2/3 through the boss fight...

Leyra

United States1222 Posts

May 27 2012 20:58 GMT

#1129

Does anyone know if they hotfix'd force weapon to put it back down to the "appropriate" amount(assuming it actually was broken before)? I lost like 2k dmg and can't find where, ~_~

Edit, nvm, I'm dumb, forgot I didn't have glass cannon >_>

Firebolt145

Lalalaland34491 Posts

May 27 2012 20:58 GMT

#1130

I had only 24k hp the first time I killed him, I got a ring + belt + chest between that kill and this video. Besides, the video isn't posted as a brag, it's posted as a 'hey, this build is good for p1 and p2, try it', so please don't start the whole 'lol u bad I can do better'.

It's not the gear that wins it for this fight since it's possible to avoid a lot of incoming damage in p1 and p2 as I do a lot here (and I did not play optimally at all, I should've died towards end of p2) and most people find p3 easy anyway.

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

May 27 2012 21:02 GMT

#1131

Does attack speed really make THAT much of a difference?You have nearly the same int as I do and I have only 16k dps withotu magic weapon, what is your weapon's dps like?

Firebolt145

Lalalaland34491 Posts

May 27 2012 21:06 GMT

#1132

When I first did it IIRC my weapon was a 2hr that was about 1020 dps, though I had upgraded it to a 1190dps weapon before this video. Attack speed alone is a huge dps increase (15% per item is insane). You can easily find blue int/attack speed rings for about 15k on the AH. My gloves also have attack speed and so does my legendary helm, which I got as a drop.

Attack speed is the cheapest way of shooting your dps up.

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

May 27 2012 21:13 GMT

#1133

alright thanks, ill get some AS gear once the AH starts working again properly

Itsmedudeman

United States19229 Posts

May 27 2012 21:13 GMT

#1134

Again, it's only as good as your arcane pool unless you use alot of primary spells, but it helps for kiting. I think 1.4 is mandatory.

Osteriet

Denmark149 Posts

May 27 2012 21:19 GMT

#1135

Gentlemen. I tried both a 2h sword, a hammer, and a crossbow, and there seems to be VERY different animation time for attacks. Now I am an old DOTA-player and i like my animation to be as quick as possible. Does anyone know which weapons give the tightest animation for kiting purposes?

Itsmedudeman

United States19229 Posts

May 27 2012 21:20 GMT

#1136

The only thing that matters for the animation is attack speed...

Osteriet

Denmark149 Posts

May 27 2012 21:22 GMT

#1137

I beg to differ. Just tried with a 2h and a crossbow, both with 1.10, and the downtime before i can move again is VERY different from the two.

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

May 27 2012 21:22 GMT

#1138

Is venom Hydra affected by attack speed?

Teliko

Ireland1044 Posts

May 27 2012 21:27 GMT

#1139

Would I be right in assuming attack speed isn't that useful to stack when using a 1h+oh? I've got a 1.5 speed 1h and feel like if I stack any more speed, I'd just be too AP starved the whole time, so I'd preferably get some more crit instead.

Obviously if you have a 2h you'd need to stack attack speed, but I prefer the idea of using a 1h and getting some extra crit.

Mysticesper

United States1183 Posts

May 27 2012 21:28 GMT

#1140

As far as I could tell, Hydra is not affected by attack speed.

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