04-23-2014, 11:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-24-2014, 03:36 AM by Chesspiece_face.)
(04-23-2014, 01:54 PM)Aahzmadius Wrote: Sentry is a solid skill, primarily as something to DPS while I kite. It doesn't cost that much from a resource standpoint, since it's a fire skill (Cindercoat). It shines in a couple of places: Cursed events and Rift Guardians. 4 sentries against the guardian helps burn him down fast. Now having said all that, I'm not in love with Numbing Traps...what would you recommend?
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I still consider this character an alt, so I'm not willing to commit a ton of resources to it. The drops have guided my skill choices; some crafting will fill in some Toughness holes. But I still kill pretty fast, even on T1. While I don't doubt that some better gear would allow me to switch to a non-hatred generator build, it's going to be awhile before I build that up. Or maybe tonight a Kridershot will drop; I'll gladly switch to that in a heartbeat!
I don't think you need to change much gear at all. I'm assuming that once in game your Crit chance is probably around 46%? I think the biggest change gear-wise I would consider is to try swapping out the quiver for a second 1-hand crossbow. The hypothetical strongest combination for main hand/off hand is a 1-hand crossbow and a quiver, but that assumes the crossbow you are using is Calamity allowing you to have even more % damage items which magnify each other. I think that until you get a Calamity for that main hand you will generally get more bang for your buck with a second crossbow with an emerald.
For an example, my DH is much lower geared than yours (See below link) and I snooze through T1. I can play in T2 without much major threat but I find it more efficient to stay in T1 now. *Obviously the threats by moving up to T2 are much more pronounced in Hardcore or if you have a lower connection. I'm running 50 down/5 up so I don't have much issue with latency in game.*
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With my gearing Twin Chakram is essentially free as long as I keep my Pride's Fall buff up. For you it would be even more efficient. Using Preperation/Punishment I can spam Cluster Arrow to my hearts content and when I start to fall low on resources switch to Twin Chakram to rack up Crits and power up my Discipline with Nightstalker which in-turn is used to refuel the hatred. Rinse/Repeat. Vengeance is popped for Champions/Rares or Bosses and 90% of them get burned down before Vengeance wears off. Some highly mobile rift bosses will outlast the Vengeance buff but at that point they are at about 20% health and I can just play it safe at a distance.
Bat for me is less a necessity and more just a nicety for smoothing things out in those areas where it becomes impossible to keep up Pride's Fall.
Awareness is used because for my present T1 farming it keeps up my Pride's Fall longer which keeps me moving and killing, but on higher T levels Perfectionist is my preferred skill.
Anyways, I think you have a lot of viable options to maximize that Cluster Arrow magnification while not losing much (if any) in the defensive areas. If those types of things are of interest to you.