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I have somewhere around 25% CDR in game atm, I would like a bit more so on the lookout for places I can add it without gimping other stuff too much.

Once I use Akarat's (Fire starter rune for DPS, Prophet for if I think I might die) then by the time it's run out it's got less than half the CD remaining before I can use it again. So if I play smart I can try and keep it ready for fighting elites with, it's basically available more than half the time.
 
Developer interview highlights from the anniversary steam. Lore spoilers if you've not finished Act 5 so wrapped it in a spoiler tag.

Highlighted my favourites in yellow :)

Seasons:
  • When a season ends, the loot and other benefits will carry over to the normal game
  • Players will be ranked per character and class
  • Each season will have new legendaries

Tiered Rifts:
  • There will be different leaderboards for season and non-season Tiered Rifts
  • Tiered Rifts will also be separated between Normal and Hardcore
  • The speed of clearing a Tiered Rift will take part in determining how difficult the next one will be
    [*]Tiered Rifts will most probably serve as a benchmark for balancing classes

Nephalem Rifts:
  • Pandemonium rifts were excluded from the options for Nephalem Rifts in patch 2.0.5
  • Rift Bosses will be tuned so that they deal pretty equal damage - this will not buff them though, but the opposite: the stronger attacks will receive some nerfs
    [*]The progress bar will be filling up differently depending on the type of monster killed

Set Items:
  • Set items will be available for transmogrification in the future
    [*]Underwhelming sets will be revamped (No ETA yet)

Lore:
  • In the early development stages there was an idea that Leah would accidentally kill Deckard Cain because she couldn't control her powers
  • Chances are there will be a new Angel of Justice now that the 'position' was vacated by Tyrael
  • The ending strongly suggests all the Prime Evils have been released, not just Diablo, but the devs aren't willing to spoil too much of the story

Other:
  • Ground effects such as Plagued are currently bugged and deal too much damage - this will be hotfixed
  • An interesting fact: the battering ram in the Act 5 Pandemonium fortress entering does not move - it's the background that does
    [*]The devs have been thinking about the idea of Legendary gems as a reward from Tiered Rifts
    [*]They plan on doing something about the fact everyone uses Emeralds almost exclusively for their weapons
    [*]There are ideas about stashing the crafting mats in a similar way to the Gold and Blood Shards in order for inventory space to be saved
  • Currently there are no plans for additional Stash space being added
  • The Anniversary buff does not affect Kadala's loot
 
Done a t6 last night with a group of 4, sat at 12mil tough and all resists between 950 - 1100, i had a melee build unfortantely and standing anywhere near any ground effect meant pretty much insta death, was not fun.

Hope they fix this issue asap.
 
SiDeards73 said:
HH you got a Mortal Drama? if so can you give this spec a try and let me know what you think in your fire gear

http://www.diablofans.com/forums/di...y-fire-be-purged-fire-the-new-hotness-2h-fire

Was nice getting 5/6 Akkhans last night myself, but im still 1 piece or RoRG away from the 6 set bonus, i figure you can use RoRG + SoJ in groups, drop the Chest for Cindercoat and see how that fairs.
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Unfortunately not got any of the 2H Flails at all so far from drops or anything so can't try it :(

I use what you said basically, Cinder instead of Akkhans chest, when we run in groups I swap Unity for SoJ too.

SiDeards73 said:
Done a t6 last night with a group of 4, sat at 12mil tough and all resists between 950 - 1100, i had a melee build unfortantely and standing anywhere near any ground effect meant pretty much insta death, was not fun.

Hope they fix this issue asap.
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Yeah it does seem a bit ridiculous atm the ground damage, was kinda funny though doing it on T6, and generally we did OK after we dropped using Unity rings :P
 
I was ok:D ranged 4tw! But having that unity on was instant death to me from anyone within melee range. Didn't die after I took it off.

T6 is too slow tho. I have pretty good gear on my wiz but I'm not sure what I'd need to change, to make the jump from t5 to t6. I have good toughness, good resists and there's not much margin left to tinker with for more dps. I guess I just need more paragon now so I can max all resist and armor, then drop some of the defensive runes back to dps ones.
 
Smudge said:
I was ok:D ranged 4tw! But having that unity on was instant death to me from anyone within melee range. Didn't die after I took it off.

T6 is too slow tho. I have pretty good gear on my wiz but I'm not sure what I'd need to change, to make the jump from t5 to t6. I have good toughness, good resists and there's not much margin left to tinker with for more dps. I guess I just need more paragon now so I can max all resist and armor, then drop some of the defensive runes back to dps ones.
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It was a bit slow but we did well I think. I didn't die as often as I expected considering I have to melee everything.

Couldn't believe my luck with legs last night. I'm normally the one moaning about no drops but I was getting loads. Even managed 7 legs in one rift which is a bit insane :D

Stuck at work so feel like I'm missing out, will def be on this evening:)
 
The progress bar will be filling up differently depending on the type of monster killed
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Hell yes please, its so tempting to just skip high hp whites especially on higher torments. They should contribute more to the progress bar and have a slightly higher chance to drop higher quality items also (if they dont already - its not noticable anyway).
 
Tom_D said:
Just hit level 70 on my wizard, not really sure what to do going forward spec wise.

I've followed the Noxxic.com guide all the way through and for level 70 they recommend 1 of 3 builds.

Blizzard
Arcane
Archon

I think the archon build seems like a decent one.
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I'm just about to hit 70 with my Wizard, although I've not followed any guides so my makeup is a bit all over the place!

My current build is here and while I agree that the Archon build looks interesting, I just can't get my head around not having Disintegrate as it rules!!!!

I've also got the full Demons Heart set but the Spaulders of Zakara save me soooo much money in repairs! :p

Be interesting to see your build and the types of equipment I should be looking for as I've paid zero attention to crit damage and all that faff! :D
 
Gold ain't an issue anymore now the gold find changes have been made. Made about 10m yesterday in no time. That was only T3 as well. Get piles of 25-30k on T4 I think, maybe higher. Wasn't paying much attention.
 
yeah the new drop rate is pretty insane, i finally got the aughild's receipe to drop along with 3 other set recipes, my first ever zuni set piece, plus some other random legs (including a quiver for my wd) plus a random sword that increased my sheet dps by 100k. also as another random question, have the pools that boost xp always healed you too?
 
Rusty0611 said:
Gold ain't an issue anymore now the gold find changes have been made. Made about 10m yesterday in no time. That was only T3 as well. Get piles of 25-30k on T4 I think, maybe higher. Wasn't paying much attention.
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I guess the gold will pile up on it's own but there is also the issue of your items losing 10% "durability" if you die - I'm guessing the Spaulders stop this from happening too?
 
StevieP said:
I'm just about to hit 70 with my Wizard, although I've not followed any guides so my makeup is a bit all over the place!

My current build is here and while I agree that the Archon build looks interesting, I just can't get my head around not having Disintegrate as it rules!!!!

I've also got the full Demons Heart set but the Spaulders of Zakara save me soooo much money in repairs! :p

Be interesting to see your build and the types of equipment I should be looking for as I've paid zero attention to crit damage and all that faff! :D
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Yeah when I used disintegrate myself it was amazing and felt very powerful. Could burn through packs easily!

I really like the look of an arcane build at the moment though. This is what I'm thinking.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wizard#acQiSO!YXUR!ccYaZc

With regards to gear I've just kinda smashed through the content from level 1 so didn't really have a huge focus on gear. I have no idea what sort of gear stats I should be looking for now apart from the obvious ones.
 
Tom_D said:
Yeah when I used disintegrate myself it was amazing and felt very powerful. Could burn through packs easily!

I really like the look of an arcane build at the moment though. This is what I'm thinking.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wizard#acQiSO!YXUR!ccYaZc

With regards to gear I've just kinda smashed through the content from level 1 so didn't really have a huge focus on gear. I have no idea what sort of gear stats I should be looking for now apart from the obvious ones.
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Yeah, Disintegrate mullers most packs and Elite's, especially when Archon is engaged! Although I've never got on with teleport - I always end up losing my cursor at the worst possible second and end up teleporting into worse trouble!

Gear-wise I haven't a clue either tbh - all I tend to do is pick up anything blue, yellow or orange and then hover over to see if the stat changes are red or green and weigh it up then as to whether it's worth swapping! I realise that the "bullet point" characteristics aren't taken into account on the stat changes but then I tend to have no idea as to whether the extra's are worth it!?!? :confused:
 
StevieP said:
I guess the gold will pile up on it's own but there is also the issue of your items losing 10% "durability" if you die - I'm guessing the Spaulders stop this from happening too?
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A full repair sets you back like 50k ish? You'll pick that up after a good pull easily.

I just wouldn't gear around durability loss.
 
Brok said:
Hell yes please, its so tempting to just skip high hp whites especially on higher torments. They should contribute more to the progress bar and have a slightly higher chance to drop higher quality items also (if they dont already - its not noticable anyway).
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sauce?
 
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