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Still running a pet build, I need a Jade chest before I can try out a DOT build, it does seem like the ideal build for higher grifts.
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Is jailer arcane damage? If so, can you not wear one of those countess thingumy amulets to negate it?
You can but unless you've got a good one it may drop your DPS a lot. Once you get to higher levels it's about how quick you can kill elite packs, even if you survive jailer the other affixes will get you if you can't kill them quick enough.
Not sure about ideal - Reflect damage will total you. If i let my sentries do the work i'm fine, but as soon as I add just 1 shot, I nearly KO myself in one hit!
You also forget that the Cameo (arcane immunity) heals you for 15-20%-something of the damage that arcane would have done. Often gives me between 50-200k HP in one slab.
Yeah you can but I refuse to believe it's intended that you have to use that particular amulet to not get one shotted by a mob. It just doesn't feel like the affixes have been properly tested on higher Greater Rifts. Vortex for example takes half my health off... lol. Plus I don't have a usable one
.I'm not sure what the intended tactic is but all I do is Spirit Walk, peg it towards the mob(s), Harvest, and peg it away far enough that I don't get hit by a Jailer in the back. Seems a bit cack-handed.
My gear ain't perfect but it's not that far off the people at the top of the leaderboards so I'm either missing something fundamental with regards to how you're meant to play or that is it.
I don't find the higher greater rifts all that fun tbh but that could just be me.
Me neither, horribly imbalanced affixes and it's pure luck whether you'll get decent maps, mobs and density.
Was looking at the top 4 players at the top of the 4 player leaderboard, seen some rank 50 gems... The monk had that Mirinae gem and I think it was 4000% weapon damage at that level, stacked with holy damage on his gear that proc is probably critting every second with his attack speed and doing 200mil crits.
Was looking at the top 4 players at the top of the 4 player leaderboard, seen some rank 50 gems... The monk had that Mirinae gem and I think it was 4000% weapon damage at that level, stacked with holy damage on his gear that proc is probably critting every second with his attack speed and doing 200mil crits.
Hi everyone. If anyone is looking to complete their firebirds set you can add me Yojimbo#2361 and we can do some friendly runs (just pop a quick message during the invite asking which parts you're missing and you saw this from the OCUK forums). I have trashed approx 2-3 full sets and feel its getting to the point of wasteful.
Same goes for raekors set.
Happy gaming all
Same goes for raekors set.
Happy gaming all
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Do the 'take increased damage' effects stack? e.g. I have Strongarms which causes knocked back enemies to take more damage as well as the gem which causes slowed enemies to take more damage and Piranhah's too causes enemies to take more damage...
If they don't stack may change my more damage on slowed enemies gem to the attack speed one. I had a standard peasant shrine attack speed buff on and to my amazement the amount it increased my dot damage by was absurd. I was hitting from 1.1-1.4 billion to 1.9 billion. Thought I had misread it but did a second harvest to be sure and it was the same.
If they don't stack may change my more damage on slowed enemies gem to the attack speed one. I had a standard peasant shrine attack speed buff on and to my amazement the amount it increased my dot damage by was absurd. I was hitting from 1.1-1.4 billion to 1.9 billion. Thought I had misread it but did a second harvest to be sure and it was the same.
Attack speed seems to increase damage a lot, it's the same with pets their attack speed doesn't increase regarding your character sheet IAS but it does make them hit harder. I think soul harvest is the same as it doesn't crit but still takes CC/CHD and IAS into account.
Regarding increased damage effects I'm pretty sure they do stack.
Regarding increased damage effects I'm pretty sure they do stack.
In my testing it was always wave level - 5 = rift token level
I did get a level 36 rift token last night when messing around to see how high I could push the trial, havent attempted it yet though as I think with my poor toughness its out of reach unless I get really lucky on mob type/density.
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DOT doesn't reflect does it? Reflect always get me currently since toads take a while to hit so once I stop attacking I still take a lot of damage and almost always die.
I'm not quite sure of the ideal gear really. I have all the right items, just lacking around 4mil toughness over the more successful DHs in the ladder/clan.
I note that you don't use T&T (?) and I don't think Burok does either.
There must be some hidden secret that i'm missing to unlocking DH toughness - Perfectionist and Awareness are the only abilities that make some half-hearted effort at boosting survivability!
Was considering dropping Spitfire turrets and going back to energy shield (15% dmg reduction), as this must be essential for higher tiers.
Stacking blackthornes, and elite damage resist/damage reduction must be the way to do the higher GRifts. But then, you can't deal the damage...
Yeah. I'm not sure how far I can push the trial... I always portal out around wave level 33-35.
I am using T&T, they only have 40% pet haste unfortunately. I do have a 50% set just with terrible stats. I hit the 2.84 breakpoint with Calamity, havent found a bow I can use to compete and I need a gift to socket the xbows I have.
I can see areas to improve in my gear, and I'm sure I can push another rift level or so with some hard grinding but I'm just working so hard right now I dont have the time to dedicate to doing it.
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Attack speed isn't calculated in DoT damage, you must have had something else making you hit for that much. This is why everyone ran Sun Keeper and now Furnace, you want the highest base damage for DoTs, pure DPS doesn't matter because of attack speed.
When running Jade you want to reroll anything that has attack speed because all it does is decrease the time it takes you to cast your spells.
Increased damage on mobs stack, yeah, they're additive with skill damage % (ie +haunt%) and damage % (ie Pierce the Veil).
Attack speed is calculated for Witch Doctor pets, so for pet builds it's doubly effective as it gives more pet damage and spawns more fetishes.
Edit: Frenzied shrines give CHD apparently (not enough for your numbers though). http://www.diablowiki.net/Shrine
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Yes there are. Look for a thread called The Tao of Sentries on the DH section of US blizzard forums for all the details.
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