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ArC_man
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States2798 Posts
October 22 2012 20:07 GMT
#1141
How much mana regen do you need to use pure bears? I've been using the standard acid rain for trash + bears for elites.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/witch-doctor#RfUVYX!YTe!acZbcZ

I think spirit vessel could possibly even be dropped for something else.
DrGreen
Profile Joined July 2010
Poland708 Posts
October 22 2012 21:34 GMT
#1142
~80mp regen + blood ritual and you are fine with bears
below that it's good to have firebomb as a primary to clear trash, with 80+ regen you can go with dart

that's my experience (120k dps, playing on MP3-4)
Espelz
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany830 Posts
October 23 2012 07:42 GMT
#1143
On October 23 2012 06:34 DrGreen wrote:
~80mp regen + blood ritual and you are fine with bears
below that it's good to have firebomb as a primary to clear trash, with 80+ regen you can go with dart

that's my experience (120k dps, playing on MP3-4)


Why would you use dart then ? Neither firebomb nor darts use more mana than you regen anyways, so I don´t think it does matter which "cheap" spell you use if you´re out of mana... just use the one that you like the most no matter what your mana reg is.

"Its not over till Fantasy gg´s" - Sayle
mufin
Profile Joined May 2010
United States616 Posts
October 25 2012 14:06 GMT
#1144
has anyone tried getting -9 seconds on wall of zombies from skullgrasp/soj/offhand? I feel like spamming pile on with 1 sec cd would be really good for mowing down elites.
I only make 5 actions per minute. But since I use all my time deliberating and planning, my 5 actions are so brutally devastating that children cry out and grown men weep.
Heh_
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Singapore2712 Posts
October 25 2012 14:20 GMT
#1145
On October 25 2012 23:06 mufin wrote:
has anyone tried getting -9 seconds on wall of zombies from skullgrasp/soj/offhand? I feel like spamming pile on with 1 sec cd would be really good for mowing down elites.

Me. You can get -10 with Mara's Kaleidoscope. It's actually better now because Mara's has 3 random properties, so your stats don't take such a big hit (problem is finding good ones). In my current build, I use it for clearing Warrior's Rest with immense speed. My dps drops from 90k to 60k, but I can still clear it faster than with firebomb/bears. At MP4, vanilla skeletons are almost 1-shotted, and I can usually clear the area within the 20s BBV time. Problem is you need to get used to the spell; it's insanely clunky to use. If you thought zombie bears was bad, pile on is a nightmare.
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Lesrah
Profile Joined November 2010
Portugal110 Posts
October 25 2012 14:21 GMT
#1146
On October 25 2012 23:06 mufin wrote:
has anyone tried getting -9 seconds on wall of zombies from skullgrasp/soj/offhand? I feel like spamming pile on with 1 sec cd would be really good for mowing down elites.


I've tried, its aweseome :D
mufin
Profile Joined May 2010
United States616 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-25 15:04:12
October 25 2012 15:01 GMT
#1147
On October 25 2012 23:20 Heh_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 25 2012 23:06 mufin wrote:
has anyone tried getting -9 seconds on wall of zombies from skullgrasp/soj/offhand? I feel like spamming pile on with 1 sec cd would be really good for mowing down elites.

Me. You can get -10 with Mara's Kaleidoscope. It's actually better now because Mara's has 3 random properties, so your stats don't take such a big hit (problem is finding good ones). In my current build, I use it for clearing Warrior's Rest with immense speed. My dps drops from 90k to 60k, but I can still clear it faster than with firebomb/bears. At MP4, vanilla skeletons are almost 1-shotted, and I can usually clear the area within the 20s BBV time. Problem is you need to get used to the spell; it's insanely clunky to use. If you thought zombie bears was bad, pile on is a nightmare.


yea i'm trying to find a way to be able to farm high mp levels efficiently (7/8). Biggest problem is elites have an enormous health pool because their hp scales insanely with mp levels. Even with bis gear and 30% soj, I don't think bears will do enough damage. Use bears to clear normal mobs, but pile-on spam will probably be necessary to down elites in a reasonable amount of time.
I only make 5 actions per minute. But since I use all my time deliberating and planning, my 5 actions are so brutally devastating that children cry out and grown men weep.
Sverigevader
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden388 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-25 15:26:11
October 25 2012 15:23 GMT
#1148
Hey guys! Just started playing again and decided to go with a WD and would like advice on builds. I prefer to play with pets and just spam Ghost Bomb / Acid Cloud but that's because I don't know much about the other builds.

My gear is terrible but that's because I have insane buyers remorse so I hate buying stuff. Advice on gear would be great. I don't know how much you can squeeze out of 25 mil but I'd like to be able to do mp1 really really quickly with no deaths

Edit: Dps is wrong on the link, it's actually 35k. And I just noticed that I had 11 euros on the RMAH. Totally forgot about that. So it seems that I have around 50 mil
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Levistus
Profile Joined December 2009
1134 Posts
October 27 2012 15:47 GMT
#1149
guys how does WD damage compare with Wiz damage?
hey man just curious
Resistentialism
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada688 Posts
October 27 2012 21:14 GMT
#1150
Zombie Bears compares with and beats a lot of the best wizard skill runes. The real difference though is that building crit chance, which is the best way to get the highest possible damage, as a WD is only about the damage. No big time crit synergy.
TannerHide
Profile Joined August 2012
Canada6 Posts
October 29 2012 05:00 GMT
#1151
Here's my pure bears build

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/witch-doctor#ZfdXUi!TYe!acaYZZ
He's just the President, He still washes his dick in the sink like everyone else!
holy_war
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States3590 Posts
October 30 2012 02:01 GMT
#1152
Have around 100 mil to spend on upgrades, which items should I prioritize? I'm considering getting: Witching Hour, new weapon (Skorn? or 1 hander + uhkapian?), decent zuni pox and vile wards.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/FliedLice-1743/hero/14864059
Shika
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Sweden1711 Posts
November 01 2012 23:12 GMT
#1153
I just started the game for the first time since summer. Turns out that my previously 'decent' gear which I cleared inferno early with is next to useless compared to what's now sold on AH pretty cheap. So, I suppose i'll use what gold I have and replace as much of it as I can.

Zombie bears still look popular from what I can see, so let's say i'll play with those.

Now I have no idea what current WD's are looking for in terms of stats. What type of weapon, two-hander (skorn axe looks pretty good) or a 1-hand/off-hand combo? I suppose I need some mana regen, ~how much? Crit chance/crit damage still good? How much resistance/health?

I have 28mil to shop for. ANY pointers at all would be helpful. Don't feel like you have to answer everything, just a few broad ideas, or perhaps a link to a guide would help me.
Tears.Of.The.Moon
Profile Joined September 2009
Slovenia715 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-04 10:54:39
November 04 2012 10:22 GMT
#1154
Hi, lvl70+ paragon WD here, been using bears for the last 2 months, but am slowly tired of them. Well not of the skill realy, but of the constant mana management and the handicap it gives me, on my other skills and gear choices.

Want to start using pierce the veil, dropping the mana passives and having the freedom to lose my zunimasa set, and not worrying about losing the set mana bonus, and buy upgrades that would cost me 1 fifth of what would cost me to upgrade any of the zunimasas pieces.

So are there any realy "viable" builds for WD other than bears.

ヽ(´ー`)┌
Derrida
Profile Joined March 2011
2885 Posts
November 05 2012 11:16 GMT
#1155
Fellow WD players, I am intrigued about rolling a WD. Would you recommend it?

I'm currently kinda bored of roflstomping MP7-8 with my monk with shift+autoattack all the way through. How is WD gameplay in the current patch? I've got about 100m to spend on a brand new character.
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Zrana
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United Kingdom698 Posts
November 05 2012 13:14 GMT
#1156
On November 04 2012 19:22 Tears.Of.The.Moon wrote:
Hi, lvl70+ paragon WD here, been using bears for the last 2 months, but am slowly tired of them. Well not of the skill realy, but of the constant mana management and the handicap it gives me, on my other skills and gear choices.

Want to start using pierce the veil, dropping the mana passives and having the freedom to lose my zunimasa set, and not worrying about losing the set mana bonus, and buy upgrades that would cost me 1 fifth of what would cost me to upgrade any of the zunimasas pieces.

So are there any realy "viable" builds for WD other than bears.




It depends what you mean by viable, lots of people play on like mp5-7 and think they are being efficient when they'd be better off doing whatever run they do in a quarter of the time on mp0-3. For running through on low MPs, you can definately go for an acid rain build which will be great for farming. If you have an absolute crapton of damage, locust swarm is really not a bad idea, you can cast it once in a place like the bridge of korsikk and then just run around watching it jump to all the mobs you see and kill them without even stopping to cast anything.

For stuff like ubers and higher MPs, witch doctors start having problems because so much of their power is relative to things dying around them. Probably the best bet is to have a farming build and an ubers build, and the ubers build will probably have to be some kind of buffbot spec with a ranged nuke of your choice (unless you can get a friendly barb to keep you supplied with healthglobes) or the summon/sacrifice build.
TS-Rupbar
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Sweden1089 Posts
November 09 2012 13:14 GMT
#1157
I am unsure of how to gear myself now. I have about 10 million to spend.

http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/TSRupbar-2930/hero/2498312

Thanks!
chaosfreak11
Profile Joined April 2011
Singapore367 Posts
November 09 2012 13:54 GMT
#1158
On November 09 2012 22:14 TS-Rupbar wrote:
I am unsure of how to gear myself now. I have about 10 million to spend.

http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/TSRupbar-2930/hero/2498312

Thanks!


Upgrade your shoulders to a good Vile Ward
ffswowsucks
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Greece2297 Posts
November 09 2012 17:09 GMT
#1159
On October 26 2012 00:23 Sverigevader wrote:
Hey guys! Just started playing again and decided to go with a WD and would like advice on builds. I prefer to play with pets and just spam Ghost Bomb / Acid Cloud but that's because I don't know much about the other builds.

My gear is terrible but that's because I have insane buyers remorse so I hate buying stuff. Advice on gear would be great. I don't know how much you can squeeze out of 25 mil but I'd like to be able to do mp1 really really quickly with no deaths

Edit: Dps is wrong on the link, it's actually 35k. And I just noticed that I had 11 euros on the RMAH. Totally forgot about that. So it seems that I have around 50 mil

i geared myself with 15m only and i can solo farm mp5. check my gear. https://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/MrX-2937/hero/704687
Terran in particular is a notoriously strong race for a no brain skillhand bot style.
TS-Rupbar
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Sweden1089 Posts
November 09 2012 17:14 GMT
#1160
On November 09 2012 22:54 chaosfreak11 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 09 2012 22:14 TS-Rupbar wrote:
I am unsure of how to gear myself now. I have about 10 million to spend.

http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/TSRupbar-2930/hero/2498312

Thanks!


Upgrade your shoulders to a good Vile Ward


All Vile Wards I find with both int and vit are really expensive. Also, it doesn't have +% life. Is that really a worthwhile upgrade? : O

Is it worth it to change my amulet to a tal rasha one with a massive int bonus and lose +crit?
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