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On August 08 2012 08:42 seiferoth10 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2012 07:40 KimJongChill wrote:On August 08 2012 07:28 Blix wrote:On August 08 2012 06:12 KimJongChill wrote:
Hey guys, I want to be able to farm act 3 with my monk, but I still have some trouble with elite packs.
At the moment I'm sitting on:
890AR
8200 armor (with mantra of evasion hard target + enchantress)
850 Life on hit
33k HP
29k~dps
870 dmg 1h sword (160% crit damage) and a shield.
What are some things that I can work on immediately that won't cost tens of millions of gold? I feel like my main issue is my dps, and the only way I think I can increase it is by sacrificing defensive stats, maybe switching to mantra of conviction ( I think that's the one that increases damage).
Any thoughts? resist, armor and LoH is fine, hps and dps could be better, however, it is definately sufficient for a3. The first step is to use overawe instead of defensive mantra. Thanks man, do you think it would also be okay to sacrifice ~100 AR for 2k dps and 4k hp? I use Conviction/Overawe with worse defensive stats (albeit higher dps) and do just fine. I would take that trade. Show nested quote +On August 08 2012 06:33 Jerubaal wrote:
How much agility do you guys have? I have a 900 dps weapon, but have less than 14k dps. I have 1318 agility.
I'm starting to get a little annoyed with this game if 'farm gold for better items off the AH so you can farm gold for better items off the AH..' is all it is. Your agility is unusually low. Uhh... yeah. I may or may not have 2470 in dw, and/or 2637 in 1h/shield. I usually see people who are starting act 3 with at least 1800 agi.
Alright, cool. I managed to trade in 4k hp and 4k dps and 200 armor for ~98 AR and 200 LoH.
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God damnit, i am having the worst run of my life... EVERY single pack has crazy affix combinations...
invul minion arcane enchanted molten gutrippers into waller arcane enchanted molten desecrator skull cleavers into jailer firechains molten frozen skeletal archers FFS!!! too proud to restart 
Edit: now molten jailer desecrator extra health icy quillbacks rofl wtf?
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Just saw some sick shoulders in AH - unfortunately a *little* out of my budget...
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What stats are highest priority for amulets and rings in HC? Not sure how to prioritize dex, LoH, crit, all res, vit.
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Hi quick question...
If a weapon has IAS. Does the seen DPS of the weapon take that into account or do you will it add additional DPS once equipped ?
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It's already taken into account. The attack speed of the weapon should already by higher than the normal attack speed of that weapon type.
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On August 10 2012 08:04 seiferoth10 wrote:
It's already taken into account. The attack speed of the weapon should already by higher than the normal attack speed of that weapon type.
Attack speed absolutely, but my question is on the shown weapon DPS
basically a weapon that has 940 DPS and 8% IAS will it swing for more than a weapon with only 940 DPS or is the IAS already included in the 940 DPS. Hope I'm clear :D
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Yes, it is accounted for in the weapon's dps. A weapon with 940 dps 8% IAS will swing more often than a 940 dps weapon, but it will hit for less (because it was lower than 940 dps at first, then the 8% IAS boosted its dps up to 940).
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Ok, thx for the info 
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Hello,
I need a little help with my gear. I've got about 7 million to spend but I seems to have hit a wall in Act 4. I can't seem to beat an elite pack with even moderately difficult affixes. I also seem to have gotten myself into a situation where I'm pretty reliant on life % rather than on Vit which makes it difficult to search for upgrades. My DPS also seems really low but I don't know the best way to remedy that while still maintaining my survivability. Please take a look and let me know if there are any changes that I can make to be a more well rounded Monk.
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This should be the link to my character:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Golgothite-1393/hero/3705906
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On August 10 2012 11:19 Golgothite wrote:Hello, I need a little help with my gear. I've got about 7 million to spend but I seems to have hit a wall in Act 4. I can't seem to beat an elite pack with even moderately difficult affixes. I also seem to have gotten myself into a situation where I'm pretty reliant on life % rather than on Vit which makes it difficult to search for upgrades. My DPS also seems really low but I don't know the best way to remedy that while still maintaining my survivability. Please take a look and let me know if there are any changes that I can make to be a more well rounded Monk. + Show Spoiler +This should be the link to my character: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Golgothite-1393/hero/3705906
%life only becomes effective when you have high vit; In your case, dropping % life for +vit will definately increase your HP pool.
I think you can drop the LoH on the ring and lower the LoH on your amulet and still be at about 1200 LoH, which should be more than enough.
I peeked at the US AH, and i would look at the following: legs (160+vit, 80dex, 110 resist, 1M), chest (160+vit, 80 dex, 110 resist, 1.5M) and shoulders (65+vit, 120dex, 110 resist, 1M), bracers (4.5% crit, 50 vit and 130dex and 45 resist, 750k), ring (85dex, 80vit, 45 resist 5% AS for 500k), amulet (100 dex, 48 vit, 47 resist and 440 LoH 1.5M).
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Hey guys, I recently made the transition from LoH to Lifesteal. I must say it works beautifully, and lifesteal weapons are much cheaper at the moment. If you are above the 40k unbuffed DPS mark, I'd say give it a try by dual wielding 2 lifesteal weapons.
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Hey guys long time lurker first time poster. Could use a hand with my monk, basically I can farm act 1 inferno just fine but can't even make it outside town in act 2, the elites just tear me to pieces . I know some of my armor pieces need replacing such as helm and pants but I'm not really sure what exactly I should get. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/seekay-1102/hero/17591646
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On August 13 2012 01:59 ck wrote:Hey guys long time lurker first time poster. Could use a hand with my monk, basically I can farm act 1 inferno just fine but can't even make it outside town in act 2, the elites just tear me to pieces . I know some of my armor pieces need replacing such as helm and pants but I'm not really sure what exactly I should get. Any help would be greatly appreciated. http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/seekay-1102/hero/17591646
You could do with more hps. Looking at your gear, i see low vit on pants and chest, no vit on shoulders and belt. Also, try to get crit chance on bracers, gloves and helm.
Your resist and LoH is nice, so dmg mitigation should be fine. You could try switching out deadly-reach with thunderclap and evasion with conviction-overawe, killing the elites faster will reduce your chance to die ^_^
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On August 13 2012 01:59 ck wrote:Hey guys long time lurker first time poster. Could use a hand with my monk, basically I can farm act 1 inferno just fine but can't even make it outside town in act 2, the elites just tear me to pieces . I know some of my armor pieces need replacing such as helm and pants but I'm not really sure what exactly I should get. Any help would be greatly appreciated. http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/seekay-1102/hero/17591646
For survivability, I would start with getting a better shield (max block amount), and replace your helm gem with an amethyst. Upgrade your shoulders, belt, (low dex, no vit) and helm & pants (terrible items).
For damage, you need to gear up for critical hit chance and critical hit damage. My monk has 150 less dexterity than yours, but more than twice the damage of yours. Of course this will happen gradually as it costs money, but it's the way to go. I would start with upgrading in this order: gloves -> helm -> jewelry -> bracer. And you will need a socketed weapon for critical hit damage.
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Thanks for the feedback. I put it to use and farmed up and bought some upgrades and sailed through act 2. Just hit act3 and I've hit a wall again, I think I'm lacking dps but based on what I've added/changed I'm hoping I didn't buy anything wrong, mainly the no crit hit chance on helm or shield. Did I make bad decisions?
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Hey guys, I am wondering what kind of weapons should monks be looking for? As far as stat's/itemization.
I know for barb's it's been a socketed crit dmg big damage mainhand and a generally cheaper but stat heavy offhand that's fairly quick(for ww barbs at least) but I am not sure if that carries over for monks. Is it the same concept for monks?
Right now I am finding a hell of a hard time finding a what I feel is a worthwhile damage upgrade for my mainhand(ie something over or close to 1kdps) with life on hit and a socket unless I feel like going to a what I feel minor-ish 200dps weapon increase.
For Reference:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Parnage-1774/hero/3346839
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Can anyone help me with getting upgrades/new gear? My current char http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/imakki-2114/hero/7976127
I got 25m money and im not sure what i should buy. My aim is to make farm char, not to clear inferno. Should i buy few big expensive upgrades which are almost "end game" gear or upgrade many of my items. And what kind of gear should i aim for to farm act3/4, tank? max dps? I dont know whats viable. And it would be nice if you could also say stats required not to die 10 times to every elite pack and kite 10minutes and only hit when serenity is active in ACT3.
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Hello,
I want to play as a Monk with the following:
- Uses Daibo
- Uses Crippling Wave or The extended range attack (Either one or the other as a generator)
The things I don't want:
- The spell where a giant bell drops from the sky
- Mystic Ally Spell (I don't like the look of it)
That's about it.
What type of a build would fit these credentials? Thank you in advance.
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On August 20 2012 00:18 Adrenalinz wrote:
Hello,
I want to play as a Monk with the following:
- Uses Daibo
- Uses Crippling Wave or The extended range attack (Either one or the other as a generator)
The things I don't want:
- The spell where a giant bell drops from the sky
- Mystic Ally Spell (I don't like the look of it)
That's about it.
What type of a build would fit these credentials? Thank you in advance.
These are builds that i used before i went 'standard', i guess they fit your requirements - tho i never used a 2h..
Offensive for farming:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/monk#WdSgXk!UXa!abZaba
Defensive for progressing:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/monk#bdSgXh!UXa!Zbbaba
imho, when you take to much dmg and need to go defensive, the first step is to go to 1h+shield, if even more defense is needed, then go to defensive skills. So going defensive build with a 2h doesn't make that much sense to me. Also note that in *probably* a day or two all will change....
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