Diablo III / Diablo II Battle.net Thread

@Judou: I do Siegebreaker on my DH. I wasn't aware of that hitbox bug, but even still I don't like killing bosses on my monk. Takes ages at 13k dps.

People asking for free shit, the items are amazing. If they were, I'd sell it on the AH :p

I do have some 150+ primary stat items with not much else on them, and stuff like that. 99% of it is 60 only items.

Also, I figured this one might be on some people's price range. Anyone interested?

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[quote name='shosh']
the unwashed are kept from us normies[/QUOTE]

I dunno...rlgkf and his buddy gvndl seem pretty unwashed when they are spamming gold selling sites the instant I auto-join General Chat ;)

/leave 1 :cry: (they need to stop that auto-join bullshit seriously)
 
I was joking about the gold request. However, finding the last piece of the puzzle, in this case Chitara and the gibbering gemstone, is becoming annoying.
 
[quote name='Fell Open Ian']I dunno...rlgkf and his buddy gvndl seem pretty unwashed when they are spamming gold selling sites the instant I auto-join General Chat ;)

/leave 1 :cry: (they need to stop that auto-join bullshit seriously)[/QUOTE]

They are adding it so if you leave general chat, you stay out of it. What's even more annoying to me is that if you report somebody for spamming, it doesn't auto-ignore them like in WoW. fucking stupid.
 
[quote name='nas6034']I was joking about the gold request. However, finding the last piece of the puzzle, in this case Chitara and the gibbering gemstone, is becoming annoying.[/QUOTE]

Took me literally about 3-4 hours of farming that fucking cave to find it. After three hours of not finding it I said fuck it and went and got some lunch. I came back about an hour later, and on my first attempt at it again, I found it. That was easily the hardest piece to find. I got everything else in 3-5 attempts.
 
[quote name='PrinnyOtaku']
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I need to look up a dmg formula or something so i can estimate when a weapon is better than the one im carrying on the fly (AH , etc ) I have a 900 dmg weapon with no bonus stats, so guessing the 145 int would bump it over my current(wizard). A nice new feature to the AH would be the comparison stats you get in-game when looking at items...
I think the AH is bugged out - I keep seeing the same "Cleave Driver" in my 1-hand weapon + Int stat search as being sold all day.
 
[quote name='Pookymeister']I need to look up a dmg formula or something so i can estimate when a weapon is better than the one im carrying on the fly (AH , etc ) I have a 900 dmg weapon with no bonus stats, so guessing the 145 int would bump it over my current(wizard). A nice new feature to the AH would be the comparison stats you get in-game when looking at items...
I think the AH is bugged out - I keep seeing the same "Cleave Driver" in my 1-hand weapon + Int stat search as being sold all day.[/QUOTE]
Two words: base damage. Every ability that says % weapon damage feeds off that number. Now, at a glance the tooltip might tell a different story pending the stats such as high main stat vs none at all. 500+ LoH is also highly sought after and having a socket to go with it is uber for an extra 300. Outside of that, it's all fluff. Having a proc on the weapon is always welcome, especially if it's chance to stun pending your playstyle.


Picked up a new toy this morning for 4 mil. Easily worth double or triple that considering it's perfectly itemized:

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[quote name='SEH']Took me literally about 3-4 hours of farming that fucking cave to find it. After three hours of not finding it I said fuck it and went and got some lunch. I came back about an hour later, and on my first attempt at it again, I found it. That was easily the hardest piece to find. I got everything else in 3-5 attempts.[/QUOTE]


Yea I found him and got it. Now the farming for gold to do the NM and Hell runs will be fun.
 
I think I was helping IRHari level when we got that gemstone haha. Wasn't even trying to get it. I really should get the mats together and see what this cow level is all about.
 
[quote name='Pookymeister']Found "black Rock Ledger Page 4" , not sure what that is about but its not sellable.[/QUOTE]

Right now it's a series of easter egg items that are a reference to the TV show "Lost" (The Black Rock is the ship on the island, and the pages are the "numbers" from the show 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42)

There's speculation that they have a further purpose, but it hasn't been discovered yet as far as I know.
 
[quote name='Jodou']Two words: base damage. Every ability that says % weapon damage feeds off that number. Now, at a glance the tooltip might tell a different story pending the stats such as high main stat vs none at all. 500+ LoH is also highly sought after and having a socket to go with it is uber for an extra 300. Outside of that, it's all fluff. Having a proc on the weapon is always welcome, especially if it's chance to stun pending your playstyle.
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Caster dps vs. tank itemization is completely different. LOH is close to useless for a wizard/witch doctor.

Primary stats are amazing, especially in high amounts. A 900 dps weapon with IAS and +150 int/str/dex is better than most 1100dps blues.

Casters are mainly concerned with IAS, high int and inc. crit. damage. Nothing else matters.

But yes, it's hard to see exactly how much better an item is through the auction house.


(I have bunch of ~6XX dps 1Hs and ~8XX dps handers I need to get rid of. Free if you want them, or toss me like 5k for them if you're feeling generous :)
 
[quote name='JasonTerminator']Right now it's a series of easter egg items that are a reference to the TV show "Lost" (The Black Rock is the ship on the island, and the pages are the "numbers" from the show 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42)

There's speculation that they have a further purpose, but it hasn't been discovered yet as far as I know.[/QUOTE]

I have page 8. Have you read anywhere if anyone that has all of them?
 
[quote name='JasonTerminator']Right now it's a series of easter egg items that are a reference to the TV show "Lost" (The Black Rock is the ship on the island, and the pages are the "numbers" from the show 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42)

There's speculation that they have a further purpose, but it hasn't been discovered yet as far as I know.[/QUOTE]

Interesting, I found page 42 in Act 2 of NM.

I've also found Leoric's Shinbone.
 
I've been playing the demo for 3 hours. Diablo 3 is like an ex girlfriend who got fat. It's not as fun as it used to be, but I will still mess around with it. Do I get to keep my 'guest pass' items when I upgrade, or do I have to start over?


EDIT: I found a black mushroom...It might be a quest item though.
 
[quote name='evildeadjedi']Interesting, I found page 42 in Act 2 of NM.

I've also found Leoric's Shinbone.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='slowdive21']I've been playing the demo for 3 hours. Diablo 3 is like an ex girlfriend who got fat. It's not as fun as it used to be, but I will still mess around with it. Do I get to keep my 'guest pass' items when I upgrade, or do I have to start over?


EDIT: I found a black mushroom...It might be a quest item though.[/QUOTE]

Both of those items (Shinbone and Black Mushroom) are pieces to the Staff of Herding recipe that allows you to get to the pony level.
 
[quote name='SEH']Both of those items (Shinbone and Black Mushroom) are pieces to the Staff of Herding recipe that allows you to get to the pony level.[/QUOTE]

I was wondering how you get the staff. Are those the only pieces required?
 
[quote name='PrinnyOtaku'](I have bunch of ~6XX dps 1Hs and ~8XX dps handers I need to get rid of. Free if you want them, or toss me like 5k for them if you're feeling generous :)[/QUOTE]
I'm actually in the market for a good 800+ DPS 1H to go with a stormshield once I scrounge the cash for a good one. My guess is they're blues with little to no stats, right? Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but if there's no socket or 400+ LoH at least then I'm not sure how useful it would be to me.
 
I have some rares with +100 in 2 primary stats, but they aren't tanking weapons. Closest spare to one is a 680dps dagger (1.5 AS) with a socket, but absolutely no other stats.

LOH weapons tend to sell for a very good amount, so I don't typically hand those out :p

On that note, I do think when Blizzard rebalances Inferno LOH is probably going to get a nerf.
 
trying to get the plan for the staff of herding, but not having luck. Did come across 2 bugs tonight though. Got stuck in some spot and kept rubberbanding back to it - had to TP out and back to fix that.
Then while trying to get the Plan, Izual became invinicble. He had 5K HP left and wouldn't take damage anymore.
 
How random is it for the Mysterious Cave level in act 2 to come up? I have been trying to get it to get a game with it to load for about a half hour and I still have yet to have it happen.
 
[quote name='Pookymeister']trying to get the plan for the staff of herding, but not having luck. Did come across 2 bugs tonight though. Got stuck in some spot and kept rubberbanding back to it - had to TP out and back to fix that.
Then while trying to get the Plan, Izual became invinicble. He had 5K HP left and wouldn't take damage anymore.[/QUOTE]

Had that happen when I was helping a friend clear some stuff. I hurt him too much too fast and his health became stuck. I want to say it's related to the mob spawns in some way.


[quote name='sendme']How random is it for the Mysterious Cave level in act 2 to come up? I have been trying to get it to get a game with it to load for about a half hour and I still have yet to have it happen.[/QUOTE]

Good luck, that one was a pain in the ass to get.
 
I figure I should mention there might still be a glitch where the Staff of Herding disappears from your inventory. I had a nightmare staff in my stash that got replaced with a white quality staff with the same picture, so I didn't notice my Staff of Herding disappeared until staff parts started dropping once again for me. My staff was crafted and immediately placed in my stash and was never used, so I know I didn't mistakenly sell or drop it somewhere. Since my staff disappeared, they've had patch 1.02 and 1.02a, so the bug might have been fixed.

Not saying it'll happen to everyone, but it is a possibility.
 
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I bought the plans from the southernmost merchant in the keep. I was on Nightmare difficulty and he happened to have him in his inventory. I didn't realize what it was at first, I was just shocked to see a blacksmith plan on him. It was cheap too.

However at this point, that is the only piece of the staff that I have. Though I haven't been trying very hard to get them. A friend that I co-op with a lot got the staff early on, so we have been using his and I have contributed gold to him upgrading his.
 
[quote name='Pookymeister']Yea the plans after normal are just 1 gold, its getting the initial plans for Izual that is the hard part.[/QUOTE]

Ahh ok. I thought it was the same plans that Izual drops.
 
It's funny, I've had amazing luck with the Izual drop. I've only finished the game twice but in the two times I killed Izual on normal he dropped the plans both times! Don't feel too good for me though I had a terrible time with both the gibbering gemstone and the liquid rainbow spawns (needed friends to help me out on those two).
 
Anyone have any tips for Act II inferno as a Barbarian? I have 50k HP, 7.4k armor(buffed), 500+ for all resists(buffed), and 13k DPS(I use two 1 hand weapons) and I get destroyed. The damage the sand wasps do is crazy and if I get frozen by a champion/elite and a sand wasp is near by I'm done. Also the normal mobs are hitting me for like 3k+ a hit even though I have a 71.5% damage reduction due to my armor. I'm using Tough as Nails, Nerves of Steel, and Superstition as my passives for the defense boosts which is why my DPS is low but they don't seem to be helping much. Do I just need more resists?
 
[quote name='PrinnyOtaku']On that note, I do think when Blizzard rebalances Inferno LOH is probably going to get a nerf.[/QUOTE]Without a doubt which is why I'm wary of spending millions on a godly one. Honestly, it's not absolutely required, but makes tanking far easier. Having high resists, armor, and a stormshield alone will keep you alive for most encounters but if revenge isn't proc'ing, it can get dicey.
[quote name='G33']I figure I should mention there might still be a glitch where the Staff of Herding disappears from your inventory. I had a nightmare staff in my stash that got replaced with a white quality staff with the same picture, so I didn't notice my Staff of Herding disappeared until staff parts started dropping once again for me. My staff was crafted and immediately placed in my stash and was never used, so I know I didn't mistakenly sell or drop it somewhere. Since my staff disappeared, they've had patch 1.02 and 1.02a, so the bug might have been fixed.

Not saying it'll happen to everyone, but it is a possibility.[/QUOTE]
Yes, it's still bugged and what happens is the staff will drop from your inventory if you're full and pick up an item. Basically, it will act like your inventory is full but the staff of herding should drop on the ground instead. Be very careful when looting.
 
[quote name='Sinfulfate']Anyone have any tips for Act II inferno as a Barbarian? I have 50k HP, 7.4k armor(buffed), 500+ for all resists(buffed), and 13k DPS(I use two 1 hand weapons) and I get destroyed. The damage the sand wasps do is crazy and if I get frozen by a champion/elite and a sand wasp is near by I'm done. Also the normal mobs are hitting me for like 3k+ a hit even though I have a 71.5% damage reduction due to my armor. I'm using Tough as Nails, Nerves of Steel, and Superstition as my passives for the defense boosts which is why my DPS is low but they don't seem to be helping much. Do I just need more resists?[/QUOTE]
Your DPS is way low; find a good with LoH and you should see a significant difference in being able to survive or burst elites down before they can kill you. Also, superstition is worthless. Use ruthless instead.
 
[quote name='Jodou']Your DPS is way low; find a good with LoH and you should see a significant difference in being able to survive or burst elites down before they can kill you. Also, superstition is worthless. Use ruthless instead.[/QUOTE]
What is LoH?
 
Yeah I'm already to the point of just leveling alts while waiting for re-balancing.

The auction house, difficulty tweaks, continued class adjustments, blacksmithing, jewel-crafting, etc...it's all looking like a good way to waste time/gold/gems when they've already outlined future changes.
 
[quote name='Draekon']Life on Hit.[/QUOTE]
Oh ok thanks.




Any suggestions on upgrading my DPS? I've been holding out on getting better weapons because high DPS 1hs are so expensive. I'm thinking about switching to a 2hander but I'll lose so many stats by doing so but it will be cheaper. Also is 50k HP too much? I'm considering sacrificing some of my Vit for more Str and resists.


Currently I'm using these.
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[quote name='Sinfulfate']What is LoH?[/QUOTE]

Thank you for asking this. D3 is my first 'proper Diablo' (i.e. on a computer) and 99% of this thread is waaay over my head.
 
[quote name='Sinfulfate']Oh ok thanks.




Any suggestions on upgrading my DPS? I've been holding out on getting better weapons because high DPS 1hs are so expensive. I'm thinking about switching to a 2hander but I'll lose so many stats by doing so but it will be cheaper. Also is 50k HP too much? I'm considering sacrificing some of my Vit for more Str and resists.


Currently I'm using these.
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Higher HP actually makes you tankier due to the 5% LL from revenge. The more HP you have, the bigger the heals are per target. If you want to improve your DPS get rid of the sword and put on a shield. You might think that sounds odd, but you're actually gimping your DPS by using two 1H with uneven base damage. Your abilities use an average of the base damage so the sword is dragging it down considerably. Maces are doubly good for increasing damage because of the slow weapon speed. Revenge crits are going to be your best source of damage, so having a high base damage will yield bigger burst when under WotB. That sword with IAS on it is far too fast for big hits. Additionally, if you ever swap in weapon master as a perk, it only accounts for the MH so you can't use that setup for both 15% extra damage and 10% crit as an FYI.
 
His DPS is fine, and you want as fast a weapon as you can find for LoH. It's about sustain and kiting, not DPSing everything down as fast as possible. Maces are shit if they don't have IAS on them. I don't use them on my Barb or Monk. I have a 670 DPS Mace with 180 Vit and 900 LoH and it absolutely destroys my survivability if I use it.

The problem is that his resists are insanely low, and so is his armor. Armor is fixed with a good shield, but you need way more resist all than you have.

Superstition should always be one of your passives. Same with nerves of steel. Like Jodou said, Vitality is an amazing stat for Barbs due to it double-dipping in Revenge and Nerves of Steel.

If you get to the point of not needing the extra armor and wanting DPS, swap out Tough as Nails if anything.

What's your build? (assuming you go sword and board)
 
[quote name='PrinnyOtaku']His DPS is fine, and you want as fast a weapon as you can find for LoH. It's about sustain and kiting, not DPSing everything down as fast as possible. Maces are shit if they don't have IAS on them. I don't use them on my Barb or Monk. I have a 670 DPS Mace with 180 Vit and 900 LoH and it absolutely destroys my survivability if I use it.

The problem is that his resists are insanely low, and so is his armor. Armor is fixed with a good shield, but you need way more resist all than you have.

Superstition should always be one of your passives. Same with nerves of steel. Like Jodou said, Vitality is an amazing stat for Barbs due to it double-dipping in Revenge and Nerves of Steel.[/QUOTE]
Totally disagree about fast weapons, you will eventually hit a DPS wall where you simply can't kill if you're going sword n' board. LoH is meant to be a buffer between revenges, not the sole source of keeping you alive unless it's a 1v1 in which it's a gear check for 'can you take the hits between cooldowns'. Dual wield also simply isn't viable in Inferno with the current balance, so you absolutely must have a strong 1H. IAS is ONLY good on a weapon IF you're taking into account the base damage. Keep in mind IAS is available on amulet, rings, and gloves so they more than compensate not having it on a weapon.

500 resists buffed is low for act two, but not by much. I'm doing it with 600 as 2H so it's doable. I even do it without the 25% armor buff from perks, so 7k+ is still great buffed (mine is 4.8k with just nerves for reference).
 
[quote name='slowdive21']My mushroom disappeared, but I am on a guest pass. IDK, it seems boring compared to d2. I don't even want to bother to finish the quest.[/QUOTE]

My mushroom disappeared too. The game is more fun when you play with friends. I get bored real quick on solo.
 
Slow going for my monk. Act 2 is basically on farm and I can actually kill elites in act 3, so I'm making some progress. If my shift key wasn't sticky I would be well into act 3, but the stickiness makes sniping practically impossible.

[quote name='Jodou']Yes, it's still bugged and what happens is the staff will drop from your inventory if you're full and pick up an item. Basically, it will act like your inventory is full but the staff of herding should drop on the ground instead. Be very careful when looting.[/QUOTE]

As I mentioned in my post, mine disappeared from my stash, so the bug is worse than just making sure you haven't dropped it somewhere. It's disappointing that they still haven't fixed it.
 
You're still doing it from a DPS build perspective. The whole point of going sword and board was to build as a tank. If you grab a high LoH weapon and build for kiting, you will not die to a single thing in act 2.

2Hs are viable, as is dual wielding. But once you get into act 3 as a melee that build is going to turn into: "kill shit, die, kill shit, die", etc... If you build a sustain tank build that is centered around kiting, you should be able to solo most of act 3 and 4 without too much issue.

If you watch any of the barbs streaming (a.k.a. with amazing gear), they're in one of two camps. One that is solely kite-based with stunning, dpsing, then getting out until cooldowns are back up, or just straight up "glass cannon" with a decent 2H and just killing shit before they can hit you back. The latter build is gonna make you die a lot more, but both work fine.

I'm not speaking about LoH for the latter build, but faster weapons are KEY to the tank build. That's why you can give up the resist on gloves, ammy, and rings to get IAS there also.
 
[quote name='G33']Slow going for my monk. Act 2 is basically on farm and I can actually kill elites in act 3, so I'm making some progress. If my shift key wasn't sticky I would be well into act 3, but the stickiness makes sniping practically impossible.



As I mentioned in my post, mine disappeared from my stash, so the bug is worse than just making sure you haven't dropped it somewhere. It's disappointing that they still haven't fixed it.[/QUOTE]

whats your build stats? I can't seem to survive Act II and just about to give up on the game.
 
Think i just sniped a good deal for 400K on AH(1d 12h on time left). In my search next highest was 2mil and wasn't as good. Right is what im replacing

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Actually , looks like the autogenerated stats say i lose 300DPS, i guess the crit chance 3% makes up for the int diff, hmmm.
 
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