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On April 23 2015 02:45 crms wrote:Show nested quote +On April 22 2015 08:35 dAPhREAk wrote:
group vs. solo play is ridiculous. even alkaizer is playing in groups now because of the advantage of groups. its not more challenging, its just more rewarding. i wish they would make it more even so that we dont have to join groups. yep, I've actually stopped playing solo this season (even though I prefer it a lot of the time). If I'm doing speed t6 rifts, I'll force myself to join a public game just to have the group buffs. I mostly play solo or with 1 or 2 friends, never knew enough HC d3 players to make consistent 4 man farming groups. :{
Did they buff the group bonuses? How significant is it? Is it just item drop chance or also blood shard count?
Got a few friends that are getting back into the game after not playing since vanilla, guess I'll find out soon enough!
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i believe its experience and item drop chance, but not blood shard count.
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On April 23 2015 02:45 crms wrote:andyrau RIP  dat survival bonus though! lols. I should be on tonight if you need/want a PL. I need to figure out how to farm in d3 and play MKX at the same time. Too many games and free time at an all time low while trying to buy a house. The struggle ;_; Show nested quote +On April 22 2015 08:35 dAPhREAk wrote:
group vs. solo play is ridiculous. even alkaizer is playing in groups now because of the advantage of groups. its not more challenging, its just more rewarding. i wish they would make it more even so that we dont have to join groups. yep, I've actually stopped playing solo this season (even though I prefer it a lot of the time). If I'm doing speed t6 rifts, I'll force myself to join a public game just to have the group buffs. I mostly play solo or with 1 or 2 friends, never knew enough HC d3 players to make consistent 4 man farming groups. :{
appreciate it but I got back to 70 like 15 minutes later
power leveling is stupid easy when your UE dh can clear a 4man t6 rift in 2 minutes or so
you're welcome to join our group but we already have 3 and you would have to ditch your wife ;o;
cleared 43 2 days ago with my fresh made zdps monk it was actually pretty fun.
achievements wise going solo is more impressive, but group play is definitely more rewarding/fun
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On April 23 2015 03:26 andyrau wrote:Show nested quote +On April 23 2015 02:45 crms wrote:andyrau RIP dat survival bonus though! lols. I should be on tonight if you need/want a PL. I need to figure out how to farm in d3 and play MKX at the same time. Too many games and free time at an all time low while trying to buy a house. The struggle ;_; On April 22 2015 08:35 dAPhREAk wrote:
group vs. solo play is ridiculous. even alkaizer is playing in groups now because of the advantage of groups. its not more challenging, its just more rewarding. i wish they would make it more even so that we dont have to join groups. yep, I've actually stopped playing solo this season (even though I prefer it a lot of the time). If I'm doing speed t6 rifts, I'll force myself to join a public game just to have the group buffs. I mostly play solo or with 1 or 2 friends, never knew enough HC d3 players to make consistent 4 man farming groups. :{ appreciate it but I got back to 70 like 15 minutes later power leveling is stupid easy when your UE dh can clear a 4man t6 rift in 2 minutes or so you're welcome to join our group but we already have 3 and you would have to ditch your wife ;o; cleared 43 2 days ago with my fresh made zdps monk it was actually pretty fun. achievements wise going solo is more impressive, but group play is definitely more rewarding/fun
i'll definitely join at some point. we did 2 man (waste barb/UE dh) GR41, but then she ripped in a GR37. Her new barb can't go into the 40s yet, so if she's not on I'd come for sure. Especially with a proper CC class (zdps monk) and 2 UE DH, we could easily clear mid 40s.
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also group play allows for fast farming of GR where you get the most exp and shards for your trouble.
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most frustrating greater rift ever for me yesterday( play DH). lvl 39 so should be able to do it easily enough but encountered a shitty lay out with shitty mobs that had shitty affixes on the elite packs.... ( jailer + orbiter + fast + waller) then some more jailer plus w/e then some more jailer plus w/e.
din't make it with a @#$@ load of deaths.... on top of that the GR boss dropped .... nothing..
should have quit it but pride said no way im finishing this shitty rift.
was somewhat enraged after finishing it but fortunately i pushed on for some more normal rifts.
encounter 2 huge goblin packs... nothing worth while but with the shards Kadala finally decided to hand me the UE gloves after around 12k shards ! yay. to top it off she also gave me the chest after 3 clicks....
good night after all... now only a Krider and UE pants left before i can shift to a different build..
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Congrats on the gloves. Feels so good when Kadala finally decides you're worthy (if the rolls aren't absolute shitty.) Got my 5th Zuni piece yesterday but it was too late to see it in effect.
After gambling severals thousand rings without success I took a break from my wizard (best is gr 43 - dying alot) and went with a wd for the change. With my wizard I know that a Serpent Sparker would push me higher but a 2.7k ancient onehander isn't too bad for the moment. I'm using the same weapon for my wd and here I can't wait for a wormwood/smk/dod. Seems to me that the special effects on weapons has a much higher impact on that class or am I wrong?
Was paragon 330 last season and I'm close to that again this season. Still haven't seen a single rama gift. Doubt I would use it one my Arreat's law but damn I would love to have one in my stash.
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On April 23 2015 17:58 Arunu wrote:
most frustrating greater rift ever for me yesterday( play DH). lvl 39 so should be able to do it easily enough but encountered a shitty lay out with shitty mobs that had shitty affixes on the elite packs.... ( jailer + orbiter + fast + waller) then some more jailer plus w/e then some more jailer plus w/e.
din't make it with a @#$@ load of deaths.... on top of that the GR boss dropped .... nothing..
should have quit it but pride said no way im finishing this shitty rift.
was somewhat enraged after finishing it but fortunately i pushed on for some more normal rifts.
encounter 2 huge goblin packs... nothing worth while but with the shards Kadala finally decided to hand me the UE gloves after around 12k shards ! yay. to top it off she also gave me the chest after 3 clicks....
good night after all... now only a Krider and UE pants left before i can shift to a different build..
I hear you. Greater rifts were not being fun 8(
I had one where I was at 97% after clearing floor one, floor two I get the RG to spawn clearing the first room but I don't see a boss spawn...I run through the entire level and the boss was literally at the exit and I defeat him with 4:13 seconds left...doh I wanted to skip to 42 and not have to trudge through 41 again. Oh well...did 41 and didn't pay attention and it was too fast, shot up too far and couldn't complete (just trying to finish 42 mind you).
So the next run I'm put on 39 from trial and get the RG to spawn with like 7+ minutes left...wth it isn't on my map. I run through the entire level and can't find it. Finally I walk around to the room I started in and see in the corner there is a circle on the ground...rat boss doesn't show on map until you approach? Finished him off rather quickly and get 4:25 left on timer...trudge through 40 and get to 42 only to get a map with a terrible spawn with a horde reflect, cold and and blues that were Morlu Incinerator reflect, waller, arcane, something... terrible start and then decided the GRs just didn't want me to play 
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I did GR50 several days ago with my barb, but I've been playing 40-44 since then. It's the most efficient way to get shards and loot, while higher grifts are just frustrating - especially for low single target damage builds. Spinning around the boss for 5 minutes is the most boring thing ever.
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On April 23 2015 17:58 Arunu wrote:
most frustrating greater rift ever for me yesterday( play DH). lvl 39 so should be able to do it easily enough but encountered a shitty lay out with shitty mobs that had shitty affixes on the elite packs.... ( jailer + orbiter + fast + waller) then some more jailer plus w/e then some more jailer plus w/e.
din't make it with a @#$@ load of deaths.... on top of that the GR boss dropped .... nothing..
should have quit it but pride said no way im finishing this shitty rift.
I hear you. This is the first season where I've bothered pushing into the 40+ range and I finally understand what people were always talking about with variance between rifts of the same level. The mobs / density / affixes are SO much more noticeable at the higher levels, even though I had become super comfortable with the 30-35 range on past characters. Lot more luck involved than I'd expected.
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On April 23 2015 17:58 Arunu wrote:
... now only a Krider...
lol, you and every DH on earth. ^_^
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this wudijo guy calculated/opined that even a non-ancient krider in the proper lightning UE build is better than the best fire build with an ancient weapon. not sure if correct.
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On April 24 2015 00:41 oneofthem wrote:
this wudijo guy calculated/opined that even a non-ancient krider in the proper lightning UE build is better than the best fire build with an ancient weapon. not sure if correct.
yeah that thread was awesome. so much good information.
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/oogieboogie-2108/hero/58291887
meanwhile this guy in his 4 man group cleared GR60 on HC.
that gear... just wow.
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On April 24 2015 00:54 crms wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2015 00:41 oneofthem wrote:
this wudijo guy calculated/opined that even a non-ancient krider in the proper lightning UE build is better than the best fire build with an ancient weapon. not sure if correct. yeah that thread was awesome. so much good information. http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/oogieboogie-2108/hero/58291887meanwhile this guy in his 4 man group cleared GR60 on HC. that gear... just wow.
wonder why his gloves is only 41%
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Paragon 712 in Season 3 lol? Damn.
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On April 24 2015 01:40 Duka08 wrote:
Paragon 712 in Season 3 lol? Damn.
quin69 is already 800+ and that was a couple days ago.
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On April 24 2015 00:41 oneofthem wrote:
this wudijo guy calculated/opined that even a non-ancient krider in the proper lightning UE build is better than the best fire build with an ancient weapon. not sure if correct.
Does UE set bonus count elemental arrow as a generator with krider?
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On April 24 2015 04:21 BluzMan wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2015 00:41 oneofthem wrote:
this wudijo guy calculated/opined that even a non-ancient krider in the proper lightning UE build is better than the best fire build with an ancient weapon. not sure if correct. Does UE set bonus count elemental arrow as a generator with krider?
I think it does, which is why part of why it's so sought after.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Diablo/comments/33dm3q/22_everything_you_need_to_know_about_ue_m6/
this thread is just about the end all be all 'maths' for DH in 2.2 with all the sets. It's super informative and if you play DH and care at all about efficiency it's worth a read.
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On April 24 2015 04:22 crms wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2015 04:21 BluzMan wrote:On April 24 2015 00:41 oneofthem wrote:
this wudijo guy calculated/opined that even a non-ancient krider in the proper lightning UE build is better than the best fire build with an ancient weapon. not sure if correct. Does UE set bonus count elemental arrow as a generator with krider? I think it does, which is why part of why it's so sought after. https://www.reddit.com/r/Diablo/comments/33dm3q/22_everything_you_need_to_know_about_ue_m6/this thread is just about the end all be all 'maths' for DH in 2.2 with all the sets. It's super informative and if you play DH and care at all about efficiency it's worth a read.
I've played marauder's DH with ball lighting last season and while it's fun it has some unobvious weaknesses. For instance, you can instagib yourself (and apparently other people, though it need more testing) in trials. And since it largely acts like a poison build you can forget about fast clearing too.
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This UE-set is season only, right?
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