Hardcore - a guide & why you should play it - Page 19

On November 02 2012 05:16 Denzil wrote:
What dps and resist am I aiming for going into inferno

On October 30 2012 04:39 dongfeng wrote:
Hey everyone. I kind of stayed out of d3 cos of all the prolems with it but stumbled upon this thread. I plan to start my first hc char ever in the diablo franchise! Any suggestions on which class would be most fun? I dont plan to go reach inferno so effectiveness can be sacrificed for lulz.

On November 02 2012 10:21 Douillos wrote:


gogo dh

at least ull be starting your second hc character real fast

On November 04 2012 23:54 riotjune wrote:
Looks like I made it too.



Finally beat lag. Inferno nekarat runner-up for tense moments.

On November 02 2012 23:31 dongfeng wrote:


lolol
i started a wiz build. these graphics are pretty nifty ey. lvl 10 atm and having more fun than i would have thought. whats a few decent builds for getting through normal?

On November 12 2012 13:47 FakeDouble wrote:
So, I finally got around to leveling my hc DH to 60 yesterday after a long hiatus (got to 60 barb and 56 dh in patch 1.0.3)
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/FakeDouble-1155/hero/23563686

I'm still in hell, but with my newly bought gear I'm fairly sure that act 1 inferno should pose little risk to me. I'm not sure my dps is up to scratch though for butcher enrage so I think I'll farm act 1 for a while for better gear.

Any advice on skill setup? I feel I don't have enough hatred to spam ball lightning forever, which is why I take spray of teeth over cinder arrow for a bit of extra aoe (spray of teeth also does more single target damage than DA past 36.5% crit chance, I have 38.5% after archery passive). Should I use guardian turret/heal turret over boar? I'm a bit wary of it due to its reflects damage killing me a lot in softcore, but I do a lot less damage in hc so it should be fine?

Any help appreciated!

On November 12 2012 21:37 haffy wrote:


I've had a few demon hunters die before level 60 on HC with a 60 SC and I played them before patch 1.05, so what I'm saying is probably wrong or outdated.

But for skills I liked vault with tumble, smoke screen, the companion bat, hungering arrow, ball lightening, preparation with battle scars. Passives were tactical advantage, archery and steady aim.

Vault lets you go through enemies if you get surrounded.
Smoke screens just to get away from stuff.
Hungering arrow was just what I liked. Could of been any of the others.
Ball lightening for crowds.
Preparation was for healing and getting me out of bad situations.
Bat companion gives you better hatred regen so you can spam ball lightening more.


For the passives, I thought tactical advantage was a must have. Every time you vault or smoke screen it gives you a petty nice speed boost, which can help you get away from fast enemies.

Archery and steady aim were just kind of standard. I don't think any of the other demon hunter passives are particularly good or useful.

On November 13 2012 12:22 FakeDouble wrote:


Hmm, yeah, that was similar to what I ran in 1.0.3, taking night stalker instead of steady aim, but there's been a few changes since then so I'm not entirely sure what's good these days. Thanks for the input!