07-07-2012, 07:45 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-07-2012, 07:50 AM by MongoJerry.)
Wait. I'm confused on what people are calling "meteors" in this context. Are you talking about the single ones that Belial does along the way that are related to his arm slams? Or are you talking about the massive pool of puddles that he does periodically? Or both?
With the single ones he does along the way, I try to move out of the way when the green stuff appears under my feet. Sometimes I get hit and sometimes not. (When I get hit, I pop a health orb or swallow a potion). With the massive pool of puddles, I usually run around, Diamond Skin when I can't help but get hit by a tick of the puddles and if I get trapped on all sides, I use teleport to pop over to a relatively open spot.
However, I would love to hear if there's a better way of doing Belial before I get to him on Inferno. If you're saying that all of those puddles that I had all this time thought were dot's are in fact spike damage meteors, then yes, I would love a video showing how to dodge them. And for that matter, I'd love to know how to consistently dodge the single ones he does along the way, too. I keep feeling like they should always be dodgeable, but I tend to have a maybe 50-50 shot at dodging them. There are plenty of times where I think I'm out of the circle but his arm slams down and hits me anyway, so I'm really confused about the mechanics of how the fight works.
Offensively, I love switching in Energy Twister/Mistral Breeze (the 20 AP cost Energy Twister). During the third phase, it's not like you're going to miss Belial, and the twisters do an amazing amount of damage. When I tested it out, I killed Belial about 30% faster using ET/MB than using Ray of Frost/Snowblast. The problem is, as noted above, that you have to get to phase 3. Up through hell, this hasn't been a problem. ET/MB with venom hydra has been enough to kill things while they're being held down by defensive spells (or party members if I'm in a group), but in Inferno, I'm sure I'll have to use a different spell to kill things in phase 2.
Edit: Note that I was writing my post at the same time Elric just posted his message above mine. OK, so "meteors" in this context are the numerous puddles. OK, yes Frag, I would love a video to see how this works, and I'll pay a lot more attention to this as I'm leveling up again (*sigh*). Thanks, this helps. Any suggestions for dodging the fist attacks that occur along the way?
With the single ones he does along the way, I try to move out of the way when the green stuff appears under my feet. Sometimes I get hit and sometimes not. (When I get hit, I pop a health orb or swallow a potion). With the massive pool of puddles, I usually run around, Diamond Skin when I can't help but get hit by a tick of the puddles and if I get trapped on all sides, I use teleport to pop over to a relatively open spot.
However, I would love to hear if there's a better way of doing Belial before I get to him on Inferno. If you're saying that all of those puddles that I had all this time thought were dot's are in fact spike damage meteors, then yes, I would love a video showing how to dodge them. And for that matter, I'd love to know how to consistently dodge the single ones he does along the way, too. I keep feeling like they should always be dodgeable, but I tend to have a maybe 50-50 shot at dodging them. There are plenty of times where I think I'm out of the circle but his arm slams down and hits me anyway, so I'm really confused about the mechanics of how the fight works.
Offensively, I love switching in Energy Twister/Mistral Breeze (the 20 AP cost Energy Twister). During the third phase, it's not like you're going to miss Belial, and the twisters do an amazing amount of damage. When I tested it out, I killed Belial about 30% faster using ET/MB than using Ray of Frost/Snowblast. The problem is, as noted above, that you have to get to phase 3. Up through hell, this hasn't been a problem. ET/MB with venom hydra has been enough to kill things while they're being held down by defensive spells (or party members if I'm in a group), but in Inferno, I'm sure I'll have to use a different spell to kill things in phase 2.
Edit: Note that I was writing my post at the same time Elric just posted his message above mine. OK, so "meteors" in this context are the numerous puddles. OK, yes Frag, I would love a video to see how this works, and I'll pay a lot more attention to this as I'm leveling up again (*sigh*). Thanks, this helps. Any suggestions for dodging the fist attacks that occur along the way?