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Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition |OT| Loot has never looked this good before!

Okay need some advice on beating Malthael (solo) other than lowering difficulty, I found Master too easy with my Crusader so I upped it to Torment 1 and he is kicking my ass. Call it an issue of pride but I want to beat him first time in T1.
Should I just loot for better gear? I'm level 70 and the only thing giving me issues are Elites but he is the only thing that is able to kill me...
 

Audioboxer

Member
Stacking elemental damage is crazy. I have about 60-70% Lightning damage for my Crusader and my lightning skills hit like a truck and enabled me to jump from T1 to T2 easily.

I am going to start trying for Fire damage next.

Out of interest what build do you use for your lightning skills?
 
Okay need some advice on beating Malthael (solo) other than lowering difficulty, I found Master too easy with my Crusader so I upped it to Torment 1 and he is kicking my ass. Call it an issue of pride but I want to beat him first time in T1.
Should I just loot for better gear? I'm level 70 and the only thing giving me issues are Elites but he is the only thing that is able to kill me...

Consecration and the steed ability worked wonders for me on that fight.

GF and I were lower level when we got there on master difficulty. Quick movement is key.
 

Number45

Member
Played around with Kadala and some enchanting last night and managed to get my damage up to around 400k from 220k. No real luck with drops, just some reasonable rare rolls and sockets. T1 isn't giving me any grief at all (occasionally in danger of dying if I get trapped by too many elites), although I'm pretty sure I should be killing quicker.

I haven't changed a great deal from my levelling build so that could be the problem.

I also tried that T6 "Miser's Will" bounty levelling exploit. Even with shitty luck on the spawn rate I got my WD to level 36 in probably less than an hour. It's also the worst kind of "just one more" addiction. D:

Maybe the quick match community, but you can find like minded players to play with through other means (like here).
I tend to prefer quick match functionality because I play at odd times and not always for very long, but I won't touch it in this because of the hacked weapons. It's a real shame, and I personally (and I have all characters to 60 on vanilla PS3, so I could have benefited from the functionality) would have *much* preferred no character imports over the situation we have now.
 

X-Frame

Member
Out of interest what build do you use for your lightning skills?

I am running Justice with the Burst rune because I still need a generator until I get the Akkhan set bonuses. Then Blessed Hammer with Thunderstruck rune which I love and is great for AOE damage. Provoke with the Charged Up rune, Steed Charge with whatever I am feeling, currently Nightmare for some Fire damage, and lastly either Akarat's Champion with Firestarter again or Law of Valor with Critical; I jump back and forth. I have about 20% Fire damage boost too from a Cindercoat which helps with my Fire attacks too.

Then I have lightning damage increase on a bunch of my gear like Reaper's Wraps, Stone of Jordan, Schaefer's Hammer and I think a necklace too.
 
Holy shit. The RNG gods like me today. Already had the Cuisses of Akkhan, rift guardian drops breastplate of Akkhan and my first try with the mystic she gives me the gauntlets. Today is a good day. Just need two more now.
 

pelicansurf

Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
What are some good Crusder builds/play styles.

I'm using a ranged format, with the Zappy-Jump X attack, The Blinding Light for Square with damage increase, alternating between the timed blast/horse for Triangle, which pairs well with jump into the heavens R1, then law of... increased attack speed with life on hit, and then the shield throw R2 finisher. Works well, but just wanted to see what other people are doing.
 

Audioboxer

Member
I am running Justice with the Burst rune because I still need a generator until I get the Akkhan set bonuses. Then Blessed Hammer with Thunderstruck rune which I love and is great for AOE damage. Provoke with the Charged Up rune, Steed Charge with whatever I am feeling, currently Nightmare for some Fire damage, and lastly either Akarat's Champion with Firestarter again or Law of Valor with Critical; I jump back and forth. I have about 20% Fire damage boost too from a Cindercoat which helps with my Fire attacks too.

Then I have lightning damage increase on a bunch of my gear like Reaper's Wraps, Stone of Jordan, Schaefer's Hammer and I think a necklace too.

Thanks going to keep this post bookmarked for when I get my new Crusader back to 70. Love having white wings on him now, fits the character style :p
 

Haines

Banned
What attributes are left out of the green and red arrows...

Aka what should I be factoring on top of what the arrows tell me

As A witch doctor is elemental DMG factored into the weapon DPs already? Its just bonus DMG when I use a Skill that states it uses that elemental on the description right?

. Is skill bonus left out? Is skill bonus worth chasing at all?

Sorry for so many questions. I've been googling my ass off and I'm having a hell of a time finding a guide that explains all the basic essentials like this stuff.
 
Alright moved on to torment 2. Not sure if I'm equipped enough but its working.

240k damage
approx 1100 in resist all
crusader

Yesterday night I had some hunter in the group and wow he freeking destroyed everything.
 

Haines

Banned
Alright moved on to torment 2. Not sure if I'm equipped enough but its working.

240k damage
approx 1100 in resist all
crusader

Yesterday night I had some hunter in the group and wow he freeking destroyed everything.

Doesn't it take you forever to kill stuff?

Farming on normal coop with around 300k each and it seems about right speed. Maybe we should be moving to torment 1
 

smoothj

Member
Need some advice!

I want to pick this game up so bad.

So I have Diablo 3 for PC. (just beat it yesterday) sooo much fun. Anyways, I want to get the expansion, I also have a ps4 and have over $300 in gamestop credit. I wouldn't play co-op very often but the thought of being able to play on the couch and through remote play would be cool.

Which version do you guys recommend getting? The PC expansion or the PS4 version.

Thanks GAF.
 

Santar

Member
The Out of the Fire bounty in Act V just bugged for me and the randoms I'm playing with online. We're supposed to kill the reapers outside of this burning house to trigger the next step in the bounty, and we did but nothing happened.

Yeah the bounties appear to be bugged. Sometimes they disappear midway trough for me.
Bit annoying to have to do another one because the one you were doing didn't register as complete.
 
Finally faced
Diablo
for the first time, playing on Expert, and killed him in 3 minutes without using a single potion.

Man this game is too easy, or i'm just too good, one of those.

Good news as I start my Hardcore playthrough.

Need some advice!

I want to pick this game up so bad.

So I have Diablo 3 for PC. (just beat it yesterday) sooo much fun. Anyways, I want to get the expansion, I also have a ps4 and have over $300 in gamestop credit. I wouldn't play co-op very often but the thought of being able to play on the couch and through remote play would be cool.

Which version do you guys recommend getting? The PC expansion or the PS4 version.

Thanks GAF.

PS4 version. So great on a giant screen and I'm not sure the Nemesis / Mail system is on PC?
 

Lima

Member
It is not now, but the competetive portion, seasons, will never be released on console because of the rampant cheating. I think that is worth be unhappy about.

That is kinda Blizzard's fault for allowing imported saves from last gen. A feature that they could have easily cut out. It's not possible to mod saves on Xbox One and PS4 yet so everything is coming from the old gen.
 

Number45

Member
PS4 version. So great on a giant screen and I'm not sure the Nemesis / Mail system is on PC?
It's not, but the PC version wins functionality-wise other than that.

Personally I'd base your decision on whether you would prefer playing with the controller or the KBM. Direct control of the character feels so much better to me, although you do lose a deal of targeting finesse that way.

Alright moved on to torment 2. Not sure if I'm equipped enough but its working.

240k damage
approx 1100 in resist all
crusader

Yesterday night I had some hunter in the group and wow he freeking destroyed everything.
What build are you running, and how quickly are you killing things? My stats are quite a way above those (I think, not at home at the moment), but I feel moving up to T2 would end up being too slow progress.

EDIT: Wrong quote. :)
 

Number45

Member
Also, what's the recommended/quickest/easiest way to get images off of the PS4 so that I can post them up online? Tweet them and take the link from there?
 
K

kittens

Unconfirmed Member
My DH surpassed Level 70 long ago and I just realized I never set a fourth passive skill. Whoops.

While we're on the topic: which DH passives do yall use? I'm using Blood Vengeance, Cull the Weak, Ambush, and Ballistics.

Edit : Actually, I just changed Cull the Weak to Perfectionist.
 

Maybesew

Member
Question about hardcore mode:

Is it possible to get gifts? I noticed I had mail from a gift and it didn't show up on my hardcore hero.
 
Doesn't it take you forever to kill stuff?

Farming on normal coop with around 300k each and it seems about right speed. Maybe we should be moving to torment 1
I clear t3 with 500k in about 15 mins, no deaths. Another 15% crit and 150% crit damage and I can move on to T4 I feel.

Its less about the numbers and more about your chants, gems and spec. Efficiency over numbers. My DH bud had a hard time with t3 at 900k. I barely take damage and have streaks regularly hit 200 before running out of enemies, my only real issue is not enough crit, crit damage and Holy damage stack to get me to T4. Slowly working on upping it tho.
 

Saganator

Member
Is there a website or anything that does some theorycrafting? I want to know stuff like, 1% crit chance = Xstr. Is +20% skill damage more DPS than X% crit chance. Stuff like that.

Right now I'm looking at a rare neck to replace a legendary.

Rare Neck:
+88 All Res
+89% Crit damage
+7% Crit Chance

+70% gold from mobs
Reduces duration of control effects by 16%
Reduces cooldown of kills by 5%

Legendary Neck Rondal's Locket:
+16% Holy Skill Damage (my main damage type)
+665 Strength
+560 Armor (need to reroll it)
+91% Crit Damage

+4 Pickup radius
+20k HP from globes

The Legendary will obviously be better once I reroll the Armor, but for right now, is that +7% crit chance worth more than +16% Holy Skill? With Rondal's equipped, my holy DPS is 706k. With the rare neck with 7% crit, my holy DPS is back to base DPS (608k), but my crit is at a real nice 45% and +300% bonus damage. I think the Rondal's Locket is more DPS even with out the crit chance, the game is telling me the Rare is better (1 green triangle), but I'd like to know for sure and see the math, unfortunately I'm no math wiz. I really wish there was some kind of target dummy you can test your actual DPS out on.
 

iso135

Member
I was playing with a buddy yesterday and got three Vyr set pieces in a matter of 30-40 minutes.

The first came as a result of adventure mode play.

The second came inside my first ever treasure goblin portal as a drop from defeating the boss.

The third came from Kalada.

I need to get a lottery ticket.
 

HaleStorm

Member
That is kinda Blizzard's fault for allowing imported saves from last gen. A feature that they could have easily cut out. It's not possible to mod saves on Xbox One and PS4 yet so everything is coming from the old gen.

I still blame those that cheat. If they were not cheating, it would not be a problem. No one forced them to, and they should be punished for doing it.

If blizzard did not allow any transfering of saves there would have been an impact on sales. I don't know how much of an impact, but it would have been there.
 

Maybesew

Member
Any suggestions on the break 50 items trophy? I saw a video but it was in german and he was in act 2 somewhere, but I couldnt figure it out.
 
Any suggestions on the break 50 items trophy? I saw a video but it was in german and he was in act 2 somewhere, but I couldnt figure it out.

I hit 47 in a 4 player rift today. It was one of those cramped dungeons and effects were just popping up everywhere. I'll probably end up getting it by accident somehow one of these days.
 

Rizzi

Member
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Why, yes I would like more lightning damage!
Of course I then got the plans for Kethryes' Split. That's some hot garbage!
 

commish

Jason Kidd murdered my dog in cold blood!
That is kinda Blizzard's fault for allowing imported saves from last gen. A feature that they could have easily cut out. It's not possible to mod saves on Xbox One and PS4 yet so everything is coming from the old gen.

I'm hoping that eventually these hacked items will filter out. I can't imagine playing this game if I had hacked/duped items. What would be the point once you beat the game?

What's funny is the people with these hacked items still suck and die constantly. What, your 30k DPS knife doesn't help you survive in T6? I'm shocked! I just wish there was a way to kick them from my games.
 

EekTheKat

Member
Any suggestions on the break 50 items trophy? I saw a video but it was in german and he was in act 2 somewhere, but I couldnt figure it out.

I did it on Act
V graveyard map - right after you pick up the gypsy. Started at the teleport pad, dashed/teleported to the edge of the map and kept breaking items along the wall. That map has a lot of tombstones and quite a few of them are all lined up along the edge of the wall.
.
 

naeS

Member
Hardcore mode doesn't have apprentice mode. So even if he wasn't a cheater and just level 70, by joining your game everything automatically gets scaled up to the highest level except since there is no apprentice mode you don't get boosted. And that is why you died not because he had hacked paragon points or something. I hope you now understand how that is a bad idea. Again you only have yourself to blame.

I am aware of that. And I understand what happen. What I don't understand is how he was able to join my game through quick match. Unless they forgot to include level based matchmaking. Never have I been able to join players 30 levels lower than myself.
 
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