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Been doing a lot more Iskatu farming, usually 3-4 hours per day. I now do it with 120% MF because the gear requirement is quite low.
I make 500k to 1 million per hour doing so, but that number will fall as ilvl 63 blue drops become more common over time. Biggest money makers remain the same, Gold Find, Magic Find, All Resist. The high dps weapons are common enough now that the ones you see regularly sell for like 10-20k, not worth putting on Auction since it eats one of your 10 slots.
Stats with War Cry + Enchantress (including 120% MF):
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Some of the MF gear I'm using that dropped from Iskatu:
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And skill build. The passives, particularly Ruthless, are flexible. Take Weapon Master or Brawler if you like. See my previous posts for further discussion. Health Globe pickup radius is important, I'm running +7 yards now but +10-12 would be better.
Overall the returns are similar to goblin farming. This likely won't be a very good farming spot after 1.0.3 due to ilvl 63 drops no longer being limited to Act 3 & 4. Whatever farming you can keep up and not get bored with is the way to go, though. Personally I have fun making a mini-game out of squeaking by with more MF and less stats for Iskatu.
EDIT: I should point out that the MF isn't mandatory. The overall returns haven't changed that much between 0% and 100% MF. I do see more rares now at 80%+ but that hasn't been the biggest source of income anyway.
2nd EDIT: Now that commodity auctions are back the price of Exquisite Essence is higher than expected. Level 60 weapons/armor and 59+ rings/amulets/follower gear should be salvaged unless it can be vendored for over 1200 gold or so. This may change again as commodity prices fluctuate.
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Just 5 stacked Diablo. No good loot )=
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PS: wtb flawless star amethyst design
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On June 07 2012 10:40 skyR wrote:Just 5 stacked Diablo. No good loot )= PS: wtb flawless star amethyst design
I am a little jelly you can do Act IV with getting NV.
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On June 07 2012 10:40 skyR wrote:Just 5 stacked Diablo. No good loot )= PS: wtb flawless star amethyst design
have you considered just doing act 3? Since the loot tables are the same and the boss fights are much faster than diablo. Or, were you just doing 5 NV Diablo just to see if you could?
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I was just doing it to see if I could. I'll probably go back to farming Siegebreaker and Spider > Azmodan when I'm with people, at least until the patch then I'll be doing act IV only. I hate every act except for I. Both II and III have shit that runs around like crazy (wasps, ghosts, birds, succubus). IV has succubus as well but there's not as many, I can't do succubus elite groups yet... It wouldn't be so bad if the hitboxes in this game were better.
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Is a %20 string of ears a must have? I'm using the immortal kings chest aswell as the immortal kings belt. I can't beat Izual and I kind of think that not having a 20% string of ears is the reason for it.
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No it's not since I don't have it.
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On June 07 2012 11:16 PepperoniPiZZa wrote:
Is a %20 string of ears a must have? I'm using the immortal kings chest aswell as the immortal kings belt. I can't beat Izual and I kind of think that not having a 20% string of ears is the reason for it.
Depends on your other stats. String damage redux's equivalent value in resists/armor depends on yoru current resists/armor.
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@Yango I was wonder if I could get your thoughts on one of my questions I had earlier about Kymbos. Any thoughts in general on the subject would be awesome, doesn't have to be specific to Kymbos. Thanks! 
On June 07 2012 09:57 Xinder wrote:
I have a question on Kymbo's. Of the guarenteed stats that are on them what do you guys value most? Like if I can get perfect on a few rolls which ones should I want to be perfect?
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String of Ears isn't a must but I like it. With the melee reduction. Once the new patch comes out I am sure people will have better then String of Ears.
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Levling a barb right now and loving it.
Is revenge a must? because it seems so. what other abilities are good to use?
im currently going frenzy/ww.... revenge leap sprint and the 4th i keep switching.
I also ahve a question about +exp gear, how effective is it? and when does it stop becoming any good?
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On June 07 2012 11:20 SMD wrote:
Levling a barb right now and loving it.
Is revenge a must? because it seems so. what other abilities are good to use?
im currently going frenzy/ww.... revenge leap sprint and the 4th i keep switching.
I also ahve a question about +exp gear, how effective is it? and when does it stop becoming any good?
While leveling you can pick whatever seems cool to you and run with it. So long as you have good gear you'll prob be able to make it to inferno w/o need a certain spec. I also leveled with exp gear and I think it helped. It certainly didn't hurt. But I didn't go out of my way to find gear with +exp. If it was an upgrade to my vit/str then i went with it basically.
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On June 07 2012 11:17 skyR wrote:
No it's not since I don't have it.
Can you please share the build you've used to defeat Izual with me? Is it the same one from the picture you've posted earlier?
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Ya you can use that build for Izual as well but if you're going to be farming him then Cleave with Rupture, Earthquake with Aftershocks, Ignore Pain with Ironhide, and Wrath of the Berserker with Insanity will be better.
I'm too lazy to switch out skills for different acts and encounters since the UI makes it too much of a chore.
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On June 07 2012 11:18 Xinder wrote:@Yango I was wonder if I could get your thoughts on one of my questions I had earlier about Kymbos. Any thoughts in general on the subject would be awesome, doesn't have to be specific to Kymbos. Thanks! Show nested quote +On June 07 2012 09:57 Xinder wrote:
I have a question on Kymbo's. Of the guarenteed stats that are on them what do you guys value most? Like if I can get perfect on a few rolls which ones should I want to be perfect?
I would say the Life on Hit. Not necessarily because it's the most valuable stat, but because the stat range is so big, that a perfect or near-perfect LoH roll is so much rarer.
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On June 07 2012 11:38 TheYango wrote:Show nested quote +On June 07 2012 11:18 Xinder wrote:@Yango I was wonder if I could get your thoughts on one of my questions I had earlier about Kymbos. Any thoughts in general on the subject would be awesome, doesn't have to be specific to Kymbos. Thanks! On June 07 2012 09:57 Xinder wrote:
I have a question on Kymbo's. Of the guarenteed stats that are on them what do you guys value most? Like if I can get perfect on a few rolls which ones should I want to be perfect? I would say the Life on Hit. Not necessarily because it's the most valuable stat, but because the stat range is so big, that a perfect or near-perfect LoH roll is so much rarer.
There were like 2 or 3 in my price range for Kymbo's that had 303 LoH lol. What's a good price to pay for a Kymbo that's got perfect LoH and the 8% life and 115+ str?
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Depends on the other stats.
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I got one like that with 8% life 303 loh, 123 strength, for 1 mil, but my other rolls were pretty meh, reduced cc time and a socket i have an amethyst in. I think 1 mil wasn't bad, and it will last me for awhile until I get my other slots all nice and upgraded.
I think the best kymbos have attack speed since it actually makes your loh way better and amulet is a place where you can get it but i mean, they are nerfing attack speed, so idk maybe vitality or all resist, Attack Speed might not be best investment right now? I don't see any good deals on american AH with those kinds of stats though, all pretty pricey. (and the highest AR i could find was 33ish)
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I finally broke 1 mil yesterday from selling an item I found for 3 mil. So I'm trying to make sure that my new found millions get spent wisely. I don't wanna sink 2.5k into a Kymbo that's not pretty fucking good, or any "best in slot" item for that matter.
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On June 07 2012 12:33 BlueBird. wrote:
I got one like that with 8% life 303 loh, 123 strength, for 1 mil, but my other rolls were pretty meh, reduced cc time and a socket i have an amethyst in. I think 1 mil wasn't bad, and it will last me for awhile until I get my other slots all nice and upgraded.
I think the best kymbos have attack speed since it actually makes your loh way better and amulet is a place where you can get it but i mean, they are nerfing attack speed, so idk maybe vitality or all resist, Attack Speed might not be best investment right now? I don't see any good deals on american AH with those kinds of stats though, all pretty pricey. (and the highest AR i could find was 33ish)
i think at a certain point ouroboros gets better than a kymbo's although they arent as common and therefore more pricey (has attack and can roll up to 400+ LoH as well as 100+ str and vit)
of course you might find a rare that gets like 400 LoH and like 55 res all plus str but ehhh way harder to get your hands on one
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