Diablo 3 Discussion Thread

[cageymaru]

Anyone else get random what seems like stutters sometimes? I've noticed this since I got my 3770k. Afterburner says I am at a constant 60FPS, yet it looks like the game is lagging like crazy at times, is this just shitty netcode problems?

My nephew has an EVGA 670 and he gets the same when in groups. It's like you see the mobs in slow motion about to attack and you try to move, but you're standing in a vat of molasses. He even gets this while playing solo. KingKongor complains of it so he dropped his resolution from 1080p to 720p as he said it's embarrassing to die while streaming to slow down. He has a Nvidia 680 so it would seem that he would have enough power.

I learned while playing ranged classes to always keep moving regardless of the perception of safety as everything moves faster than you when the sh*t hits the fan. I still get killed by the charging bulls as they don't play their charge animation when it's doing it. So even though I'm staring at them, wondering if they are aggroed, then poof I'm dead.

Kinda fun as the repair bills are cheap in the game and when playing lower content running back breaks the monotony of the game. But it completely justifies my decision to never make a hardcore character.

 

[TheToE!]

Did they ever add PVP?

 

[Breath_of_the_Dying]

Still needs some work, but a decent start for my HC monk.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Deliverer-1886/hero/26158706
http://d3up.com/b/679864

Im above the threshold to maintain constant tempest rush (tailwind) and sweeping wind (master of wind), On act 1 MP0, my bell will insta gib any elite. The only drawback with my build is that I dont have any normal attack if I'm out of spirit, but that not an issue when farming act 1.

Next on my gear list is inna's set so i can change sweeping wind, but I'm trying not to drop my EHP any further.

 

[AMD T-type]

Hit 100k damage today with an upgrade, woot
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Namtaru-1339/hero/6970178

 

[stevedave]

Still needs some work, but a decent start for my HC monk.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Deliverer-1886/hero/26158706
http://d3up.com/b/679864

Im above the threshold to maintain constant tempest rush (tailwind) and sweeping wind (master of wind), On act 1 MP0, my bell will insta gib any elite. The only drawback with my build is that I dont have any normal attack if I'm out of spirit, but that not an issue when farming act 1.

Next on my gear list is inna's set so i can change sweeping wind, but I'm trying not to drop my EHP any further.

Pretty hot. Just hit level 55 on my hardcore monk....Kind of slow rolling it since I lost my wizard at level 58 after a bad respect.

 

[Dashboard]

Still needs some work, but a decent start for my HC monk.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Deliverer-1886/hero/26158706
http://d3up.com/b/679864

Im above the threshold to maintain constant tempest rush (tailwind) and sweeping wind (master of wind), On act 1 MP0, my bell will insta gib any elite. The only drawback with my build is that I dont have any normal attack if I'm out of spirit, but that not an issue when farming act 1.

Next on my gear list is inna's set so i can change sweeping wind, but I'm trying not to drop my EHP any further.

Not bad.

I'm not a big fan of 2 handers for monk (even tho the TR and Bells are a very good build). I prefer the 2 claws fast pace style.. even if it's not very suited for HC

 

[Breath_of_the_Dying]

Not bad.

I'm not a big fan of 2 handers for monk (even tho the TR and Bells are a very good build). I prefer the 2 claws fast pace style.. even if it's not very suited for HC

Yeah, a fast paced monk would be fun, but its too much stress on my hands. TR build is hold right click down and move around killing everything, drop a bell on an elite, and click to pick up loot.

Got a inna's helm and pants overnight, adding another 20k dps and putting me at near max movement speed. Pretty good set for <30 hours of a first time HC char

 

[PureBooYah]

Did they ever add PVP?

Yes, it's called Brawling

 

[lilbabycat]

Yes, it's called Brawling

In other words, No.

 

[Dashboard]

Yeah, a fast paced monk would be fun, but its too much stress on my hands. TR build is hold right click down and move around killing everything, drop a bell on an elite, and click to pick up loot.

Got a inna's helm and pants overnight, adding another 20k dps and putting me at near max movement speed. Pretty good set for <30 hours of a first time HC char

I have more than 500 hours in my SC monk and was always a dual claw user (except for the shield wielding when I finished Inferno pre 1.0.3 big nerf ) So it's always how I've played the class and how I'm comfortable really. I'm not used to TR.. only used it to farm Murlocket a bit

Gratz on the Inna's! Can't wait to get to 60 to buy some nice upgrades... I'm now lvl 55 with ~9k DPS.

 

[GOD'SlittleSERVANT]

I don't even want to start back up since everyone is so far ahead of me now. I played at launch and stopped maybe 2 months after. lvl 60 barb but I don't know what my DPS is at or anything.

 

[Breath_of_the_Dying]

I have more than 500 hours in my SC monk and was always a dual claw user (except for the shield wielding when I finished Inferno pre 1.0.3 big nerf ) So it's always how I've played the class and how I'm comfortable really. I'm not used to TR.. only used it to farm Murlocket a bit

Gratz on the Inna's! Can't wait to get to 60 to buy some nice upgrades... I'm now lvl 55 with ~9k DPS.

It's hard to pull away from the speed of tailwind. I've heard TR monks push 100mil exp/hr. not that I can get that gear anytime soon, but I'll probably be outpacing my 300k dps sc wizard in exp/hr before the weekend.

 

[stevedave]

It's hard to pull away from the speed of tailwind. I've heard TR monks push 100mil exp/hr. not that I can get that gear anytime soon, but I'll probably be outpacing my 300k dps sc wizard in exp/hr before the weekend.

I'm pretty sure I'm above 100 mil exp/hr when doing MP10 trash mobs. I went from 50 to 80 in ridiculous speed....I should do a couple video's to see what I come up with. I started playing HC so I'd slow down my leveling as once I reach Paragon 100 I'm going to lose the desire to play my monk and will be stuck slow rolling other classes......TR has always been my favorite skill.

I found the Item I'll be using all the way through Hell last night for 10k. Bumps me up to 15k DPS at level 56.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/dirkdirden-1579/hero/33741961

The auction house in HC is crazy awesome. I sold like 15 items last night between 50k and 10k each. I reached 1 million before even getting into inferno.....and 1mil HC gold is actually worth something.

I wish they'd do SC ladder that removed the selling of gold.

 

[chockomonkey]

In other words, No.

yea it's a lame-ass substitute.. but playing it revealed the problems with balance they were facing with any real PVP.

 

[stevedave]

yea it's a lame-ass substitute.. but playing it revealed the problems with balance they were facing with any real PVP.

Yeah its pretty lame because it doesn't including anything. Just a simple fight each other arena.

If they put in some simple stuff like a start timer, damage stats, death/kill counts, survival time,

....Monk is awesome in brawl I win most of the time with him because they die in 1 or 2 bells.

 

[GOD'SlittleSERVANT]

Just started back up

What should I be focusing on with a level 60 1h/shield barb? I'm about to finish act 1 on inferno...

Should strength or vitality be my biggest concern?

Also, what should my resistance be at?

I'm getting through act 1 pretty easily atm...

 

[Harkamus]

Just started back up

What should I be focusing on with a level 60 1h/shield barb? I'm about to finish act 1 on inferno...

Should strength or vitality be my biggest concern?

Also, what should my resistance be at?

I'm getting through act 1 pretty easily atm...

Inferno was nerfed and then nerfed some more. There are now 10 levels of monster difficulty you can play with that function kind of like the d2 player x command, except you enable monster power in the game menu options.

4-500 resist should be fine for inferno in the lower monster power levels assuming you can deal enough damage to survive before stuff kills you.

Strength and vita are both important for barbs, but strength will let you kill faster and also increased your armor rating. I'd say dump more into strength as long as you don't become a glass cannon.

 

[stevedave]

just did my MP 10 trash mob run and got 99,000,000 exp per hour with a death or two on both act 2 and act 1.

Going to put a bit more effort into it and see if I can get above 100k million.

edit Update~

So I incorporated getting 5 stacks into my run it bumped the time up about 7 minutes but I made 125,000,000 + exp per hour on the first run....managed to record it as well. Curious as to whether or not a comparable barb could do it faster...

 

[GOD'SlittleSERVANT]

Inferno was nerfed and then nerfed some more. There are now 10 levels of monster difficulty you can play with that function kind of like the d2 player x command, except you enable monster power in the game menu options.

4-500 resist should be fine for inferno in the lower monster power levels assuming you can deal enough damage to survive before stuff kills you.

Strength and vita are both important for barbs, but strength will let you kill faster and also increased your armor rating. I'd say dump more into strength as long as you don't become a glass cannon.

thanks for this.

I didn't see the monster level in the menu options but i'll look again.

I changed out my weapon with another from the AH and I'm doing crazy damage now.

 

[Breath_of_the_Dying]

just did my MP 10 trash mob run and got 99,000,000 exp per hour with a death or two on both act 2 and act 1.

Going to put a bit more effort into it and see if I can get above 100k million.

edit Update~

So I incorporated getting 5 stacks into my run it bumped the time up about 7 minutes but I made 125,000,000 + exp per hour on the first run....managed to record it as well. Curious as to whether or not a comparable barb could do it faster...

Crazy, what kind of exp gear at you running with?I don't think barbs has the aoe damage output to match.

I'm struggling with MP1 still on my monk. I'm trying to balance dps and survival, hoping for 100k dps/ 250k EHP by the weekend.

 

[chockomonkey]

So are all you guys in HC now? It's the closest to a new ladder you can get i suppose

 

[Dashboard]

thanks for this.

I didn't see the monster level in the menu options but i'll look again.

I changed out my weapon with another from the AH and I'm doing crazy damage now.

If I remember, you need to activate the monster power option in the options menu and then you select which MP you will create the game at the quest selection screen

So are all you guys in HC now? It's the closest to a new ladder you can get i suppose

Me and my friends started HC 2 weeks ago. Fun new challenge instead of running SC fully decked.

 

[GOD'SlittleSERVANT]

What's MP, MP1, etc?

 

[stevedave]

What's MP, MP1, etc?

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/7540457/monster-power-more-guts-more-glory-10-11-2012

Crazy, what kind of exp gear at you running with?I don't think barbs has the aoe damage output to match.

I'm struggling with MP1 still on my monk. I'm trying to balance dps and survival, hoping for 100k dps/ 250k EHP by the weekend.

Are you talking about your Hardcore Monk?...as my hardcore monk in no way can do 100k+ million EXP per hour.

I'm rocking this \/ its pretty much just a perfect ruby and Hellfire ring for the bonus EXP. Its just a matter of finding the big groups of people and smashing them.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/dirkdirden-1579/hero/10075786

So are all you guys in HC now? It's the closest to a new ladder you can get i suppose

I do both and like both. Hardcore is cool because the auction house works far far far better because people can't make money directly through the AH and have to use external sites. Also the risk of dying does make you play the game quite a bit differently.

They might do a ladder this game will likely have a long future like D2 had. So 5 years from now who knows what we'll have. The core of the game is pretty solid despite the itemization being below par at best. A few minor and a few major tweaks and this could easily surpass the greatness of D2.

 

[GOD'SlittleSERVANT]

So which MP level on normal is better than regular inferno?

 

[jh24]

Depending on what you are trying to accomplish you could just skip the blue and yellow and kill only whites. You'll get more EXP and more rare drops per hour than spending the extra minutes to kill the mobs...its what I do.

Here are the runs I actively do.

Key/demonic essence runs on MP6 - Most effective for my DPS and build. Higher MP would be better for slower moving classes but with tempest rush or Run like the Wind you can cover ground so fast that you can afford to miss a key 35% of the time.

MP 10 white trash mobs - EXP and Items from my experience this is currently the fastest way to get rare items and level up.

MP 10 Ubers - for HellFire Rings as missing a body parts sucks.

MP1 tempest rush - for fun.

Thanks for the advice. It really helped a lot. I took me a little while to get used to it, but I'm now skipping (or moving to another map if I can't avoid them) the Elite packs with affixes which really slow you down (like Jailer/Vortex/Arcane) and especially focusing on the white mobs. I engage Elite packs head on if they have easier affixes for some "free" stacks.

And wow, this is so much better. XP at MP10 is skyrocketing now and I noticed an increase in legendary drops as well. Moving through masses of white mobs is definitely more fun than dealing with an Elite pack of Wasps with Jailer and Arcane.


By the way, what is your current GF and MF? Are you planning to upload more video's of your Monk?

 

[LeninGHOLA]

Thanks for the advice. It really helped a lot. I took me a little while to get used to it, but I'm now skipping (or moving to another map if I can't avoid them) the Elite packs with affixes which really slow you down (like Jailer/Vortex/Arcane) and especially focusing on the white mobs.

And wow, this is so much better. XP is skyrocketing now and I noticed an increase in legendary drops as well. Moving through masses of white mobs is definitely more fun than dealing with an Elite pack of Wasps with Jailer and Arcane.


By the way, what is your current GF and MF? Are you planning to upload more video's of your Monk?

This is difficult for me, as my playstyle tends to focus on the "clear every single mob and every single urn on the map" type. I even had difficulty switching to efficient farming during D2 doing rushes and boss runs. It's how I play most Roguelikes, too.

 

[Breath_of_the_Dying]

Nice! I'll have to try with my wiz and see what she can pull. Granted only a star ruby and a follower hellfire, but I think I can beam down whites in MP10 easy enough.

On my hc monk, I'll probably roll with simple star gems for a while(still over a mil each) I'm hunting for some gear to push me above 500 RA with one with everything. I might even drop exalted soul and change my tr rune to 8spirit sec when I start progressing so I can run seize the initiative as well for more survival.

For dps some new gems will help, then I'll go hunting for another skorn.

 

[jh24]

This is difficult for me, as my playstyle tends to focus on the "clear every single mob and every single urn on the map" type. I even had difficulty switching to efficient farming during D2 doing rushes and boss runs. It's how I play most Roguelikes, too.

I know the feeling, my playstyle is like that as well. But after seeing the advantages (more XP/loot and a more satisfying farming run) I'm getting more and more used to it. At the higher MP's you already get higher GF/MF/XP stats, which give more benefits if you can kill more white mobs than the more difficult Elite packs. Most of the legendaries are dropping from white mobs now. (Last game three legendaries dropped from a huge white mob within 10 seconds. Just crazy)


However, I definitely engage Elites with the easier traits, they're still free stacks and can help a lot. At the moment if I get 3 stacks my MF crosses the 500% line. (GF is at 480%)

 

[chockomonkey]

At the moment if I get 3 stacks my MF crosses the 500% line. (GF is at 480%)

lol wftbbq

pretty sure i was trying to stay around 200+ when 5 stacks on NV

 

[chadashcroft22]

Anyone else noticing the increased gold spamming friend requests? I log on every day to check auctions and had 5 friend requests today. On most days it is just one.

 

[Breath_of_the_Dying]

I forgot to share my stupid story of the day. I have decent boots, and I've been trying to sell them on the ah. One of my runs I felt like I was very squishy, I was redlining a lot. I was like WTF, why am I getting hit so hard? Turns out my boots were still on the AH and I did a full butcher run without boots.

Luckily I'm still alive and kicking

 

[Harkamus]

So which MP level on normal is better than regular inferno?

If you can do it, prob MP 7 - 10 in Hell mode.

 

[pcjunkie]

Found a 18K+ socketed rare axe upgrade yesterday for My Wiz. Was using a Wand up until then. I was in the process of vendoring crap when I stumbled upon it. My unbuffed Wiz is at 212K now...of course I'm finding oodles of crappy legs for brimstones as well.

 

[MrGuvernment]

Anyone else get random what seems like stutters sometimes? I've noticed this since I got my 3770k. Afterburner says I am at a constant 60FPS, yet it looks like the game is lagging like crazy at times, is this just shitty netcode problems?

As soon as i put D3 on and ssd drive the game became butter smooth no rubberbanding or stuttering

 

[chockomonkey]

As soon as i put D3 on and ssd drive the game became butter smooth no rubberbanding or stuttering

This solved my stuttering, but the rubberbanding still happened a lot.

It's like the out of sync nonsense of PoE...

Why can't these games have better connections? I don't remember rubberbanding in D2, but maybe i just wasn't as critical back then.

 

[Mabu]

I found the rubberbanding and out-of-sync issues to be FAAAAAAAAAAAR more common for me in D2 than in D3. Aside from the server mess at launch, I have experienced barely any latency issues at all.

What are you guys doing for Act 2 key runs? I've got a crapload of keys from A2 to farm up, and haven't gotten down a good path yet for it.

 

[Rdzona]

I found the rubberbanding and out-of-sync issues to be FAAAAAAAAAAAR more common for me in D2 than in D3. Aside from the server mess at launch, I have experienced barely any latency issues at all.

What are you guys doing for Act 2 key runs? I've got a crapload of keys from A2 to farm up, and haven't gotten down a good path yet for it.

VoTA->oasis->east and west channels

Sometimes I'll throw in BCM and Alcarnus in there too.

 

[stevedave]

By the way, what is your current GF and MF? Are you planning to upload more video's of your Monk?

No clue what my GF and MF are.

Yeah the problem is choosing what to upload I have about 350 gigs of video now. I'll probably for sure upload my 125 million EXP run.

I'd like to put a video together of just my huge mob kills. Then another of my deaths I have some really cool deaths like last night I was battling 4 mobs and a key warden at the same time and lasted like a minute in completely madness before dying.

 

[jh24]

No clue what my GF and MF are.

Yeah the problem is choosing what to upload I have about 350 gigs of video now. I'll probably for sure upload my 125 million EXP run.

I'd like to put a video together of just my huge mob kills. Then another of my deaths I have some really cool deaths like last night I was battling 4 mobs and a key warden at the same time and lasted like a minute in completely madness before dying.

Nice. I really enjoyed watching your other video's and I'm definitely looking forward to see more. If possible, upload the three video's you mentioned in your post.

The last one with the Keywarden and Elites sounds epic.