Diablo III - New patch 2.1 Coming Aug 26

[saillias]

Originally Posted by Swayze11

How does it increase your DPS? Just because you can cast more?

Basically. For me I have over 30% + damage into Arcane Torrent, and some into Arcane Skills as well. So I want to be using Arcane Torrent over Electrocute as much as possible.

[steveo]

Originally Posted by saillias

Basically. For me I have over 30% + damage into Arcane Torrent, and some into Arcane Skills as well. So I want to be using Arcane Torrent over Electrocute as much as possible.

how much +arcane power per crit do you have?

for my wizard I can almost cast arcane torrent for pretty much as long as I want . I get about 13 or 15 arcane power per crit and I love it when it cascades and crits multiple targets meaning almost unlimited arcane power.

[FanIn80]

So what are the good farming areas now for Torment 1?

Is it still just Pandemonium Level 2? (I clear the whole thing, btw. I don't just do the run around and break stuff and then reload thing.)

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

So what are the good farming areas now for Torment 1?

Is it still just Pandemonium Level 2? (I clear the whole thing, btw. I don't just do the run around and break stuff and then reload thing.)

I didn't know that was a "thing" still. Adventure mode bounties / Nephalem Rifts are much more enjoyable than farming the same area over and over.

[photon]

Yeah, plus rifts have the boost in legendary drops, I thought people only farmed for specific drops.

[FanIn80]

I read something online earlier, while trying to search out good farming spots, that mentioned this thing where people just put a bunch of defensive gear on and then run through Pandemonium breaking all the jars and opening all the chests and then reload/repeat.

People were responding as if it was well-known...

It seems kind of against the spirit of the game though, so I have no interest in trying it really. Kinda like duplicating items in D1. What's the point?

[photon]

Yeah that was popular enough that they nerfed it, or tried to at least. They moved chests and changed what gets dropped to make it so it wasn't the most efficient way to farm.

Before that it was specific named mob runs.

Now people are rifting it forward. EDIT: Or campaign Ghom runs. Or Hell Rift runs for gold.

No matter what people will find the most efficient way to do stuff (or find ways to at least make it better), and Blizzard will nerf them. The unfortunate part is it hurts us less hardcore types too.

[photon]

Hm, think this is worth trying to roll a socket on? Replace the vitality? I don't know what that 24% chance area damage actually adds.

EDIT: Ahahaha just ran into like 10 treasure guys, I think I got 7 of em! No legendaries tho

[steveo]

Originally Posted by photon

Hm, think this is worth trying to roll a socket on? Replace the vitality? I don't know what that 24% chance area damage actually adds.

EDIT: Ahahaha just ran into like 10 treasure guys, I think I got 7 of em! No legendaries tho

I would re roll vitality for socket, do you have a lot of forgotten souls?
I like the +14 max arcane power. It also attacks a bit faster so if you do use that one passive where you regain arcane power for using signature spells it will reload you faster. Too bad it rolled low on the intellect since your sword has pretty good roll on it.

Good luck! Hope it takes you one time only.

[saillias]

Is there some sort of bug with level 70 yellows. Ive had this source for ages and it is stronger than every single legendary source wizards can have. Nothing I find can touch it in DPS or toughness.

Primary

• 325 - 334 damage
• 625 Intelligence
• 13% Life
• Critical Hit Chance increased by 9.5%
• Increases Arcane Torrent Damage by 14%

Secondary

• +13 Maximum Arcane Power
• 1.3% Chance to slow on hit

Originally Posted by photon

Hm, think this is worth trying to roll a socket on? Replace the vitality? I don't know what that 24% chance area damage actually adds.

EDIT: Ahahaha just ran into like 10 treasure guys, I think I got 7 of em! No legendaries tho

I had the same wand drop for me today, with bad rolls. In your situation the wand looks better. You'll appreciate the attack speed over ... Area Damage, the mystery stat of Diablo III.

[photon]

Originally Posted by steveo

I would re roll vitality for socket, do you have a lot of forgotten souls?

Ahaha no. Everyone says they have tons but I hardly have any (like 6 right now I think).

I'm reconsidering though since I read this about area damage:

http://bannedofgamers.com/index.php?AD/

Interesting

[Oling_Roachinen]

Photon did that Born's Furious Wrath come with a socket or is that what you enchanted?

[photon]

I'm pretty sure it came like that.

[Oling_Roachinen]

Then I might look at rerolling the damage. It isn't too rare to get it around 2200 damage and it has decent enough bonus stats with 15% life, 10% cooldown and 20% experience if you were to grab the shoulders and a Ring of Royal Grandeur.

Nice thing about the set is shoulders+weapon to complete the set wouldn't collide with any of Vyr's or Tal Rasha's set if that's what you're targeting.

[photon]

I was thinking of rolling another sword because I got another material, but I could go for the shoulders, I'm just using yellow shoulders right now. I didn't know you could reroll the damage.

[photon]

I'm trying a different weapon right now as I got a dagger that had lightning damage.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/p.../hero/41052868

Though the text on my bracers says "Lightning skills deal 18% more damage", does that mean it wouldn't impact the + lightning damage on the dagger? If not that sucks.

EDIT: Oh and I tried for the attack speed on the Oculus, but got 50% crit damage so yeah.. couldn't pass that up.

[Oling_Roachinen]

Originally Posted by photon

I'm trying a different weapon right now as I got a dagger that had lightning damage.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/p.../hero/41052868

Though the text on my bracers says "Lightning skills deal 18% more damage", does that mean it wouldn't impact the + lightning damage on the dagger? If not that sucks.

EDIT: Oh and I tried for the attack speed on the Oculus, but got 50% crit damage so yeah.. couldn't pass that up.

Nice on the Oculus.

The lightning skills deal 18% more damage depends on the skills you're using. If you are using a lightning damage skill it doesn't matter what elemental damage is on your weapon.

It's a decent weapon if you increase it's actual damage though.

[saillias]

Originally Posted by photon

I was thinking of rolling another sword because I got another material, but I could go for the shoulders, I'm just using yellow shoulders right now. I didn't know you could reroll the damage.

Actually I don't think you can, I tried that today on the wand. :P

[Oling_Roachinen]

Originally Posted by saillias

Actually I don't think you can, I tried that today on the wand. :P

You can only enchant one property but that property can be the damage. I've done it on my weapons.

[photon]

Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen

Nice on the Oculus.

The lightning skills deal 18% more damage depends on the skills you're using. If you are using a lightning damage skill it doesn't matter what elemental damage is on your weapon.

Yeah that's what I figured, I use Electrocute, but thought I might get a "double dip" but I guess not.

Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen

It's a decent weapon if you increase it's actual damage though.

Had to roll the socket Got the socket first try though. I'd actually forgotten about the Blackhand Key