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Jaytan posted:Half the board specific nodes on the cult leader board for necros don’t do anything. Seems about in line with resists being busted! Nightmare Dungeons aren't necessarily giving higher experience - and when you are running them at the 'correct' e.g. 3-5 levels over your character level - they will at best offer you a similar yield as the dungeons would have otherwise, but mixed in with potentially tedious modifiers like 'monsters take 45% less from your main damage type' Yes you get the added benefit of getting a bit of progress in your glyphs - but it doesn't particularly outweigh the overall time investment, especially when you consider how long it takes to travel to a lot of these dungeons when you pop open the next NM. For pure brains-off explode elite packs, our best place is still certain dungeons (noted prior) Helltides aren't quite populated enough, especially not with elite packs. The PVP zone is better - but still can't compare to a good dungeon (though might be closer now) - and you're also competing with other people for the packs (as well as murder). I love the pvp zones but they are by no means as reliable and repeatable an xp farming source as dungeons are. They're great if you get one 'to yourself' and are able to run a lap and wipe out all of the elites and maybe the boss - but even 1-2 other people will turn it into a barren wasteland in no time.
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wemgo posted:It’s not a bad thing to want the actual gameplay to be more fun. Not everyone likes trying out builds nor do they have the time to pay for the respec/reitemization. OP said quote:i only play video games for the meta aspect these days so using several different build guides, following along with my favorite streamers, and optimizing runs to get the most reward out of the fewest clicks / least amount of player activity is the best way to play this game for me. Now maybe I mis read/misinterpreted here and if so I apologize.
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That Little Demon posted:Sure, let’s waste our time changing 120 dungeons because of PoETarded brains. Great idea!! this probation is modtarded (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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pvp is the best because if some loser keeps stealing my mob density I can just kill his rear end instead of bitching on the blizzard forums about them nerfing dungeons
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This game is going to be trouble. The random quests feel like the patrols in Destiny which means i'm in trouble and i'm going to get addicted. How do I make my sorcerer not suck? Or what other subclass should I use?
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Level 42 druid here. I've been running pure lightning (storm, hurricane, trample, cataclysm) the whole game and have started to get a few pieces of gear that are +earth skills and haven't seen any +lightning in a long time. What's a good leveling build for earth? Looking for killer AOE damage. I want to melt screens of enemies. Finished Act I and II yesterday, so will be starting on III.
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Level 42 druid here. I've been running pure lightning (storm, hurricane, trample, cataclysm) the whole game and have started to get a few pieces of gear that are +earth skills and haven't seen any +lightning in a long time. What's a good leveling build for earth? Looking for killer AOE damage. I want to melt screens of enemies. Finished Act I and II yesterday, so will be starting on III. there are 2 drop only aspects you want, one makes your smashy thing go off twice. the other one makes your running bear do 6 smashy things, and if you mix it with the other one it does 12.
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Level 42 druid here. I've been running pure lightning (storm, hurricane, trample, cataclysm) the whole game and have started to get a few pieces of gear that are +earth skills and haven't seen any +lightning in a long time. What's a good leveling build for earth? Looking for killer AOE damage. I want to melt screens of enemies. Finished Act I and II yesterday, so will be starting on III. You want the aspect of the trampled earth, it'll spawn 6 landslides behind you when you trample, which covers much of the screen. Then you want aspect of the aftershock to make landslide cast twice. Quicksand is also good as it makes your earth spells slow so enemies count as CC'd for extra damage on CC'd enemies.
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I generally leave people alone in the PvP area but multiple times I’ve had guys chase me down and try to take on The Bear All have died by my hand
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acumen posted:pvp is the best because if some loser keeps stealing my mob density I can just kill his rear end instead of bitching on the blizzard forums about them nerfing dungeons this.
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I would enjoy the pvp if it didn't force you into a party of 4 because I have no friends. Why not just force it to be an FFA instead of 4 people roaming around looking to gank solo players?
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bamhand posted:I would enjoy the pvp if it didn't force you into a party of 4 because I have no friends. Why not just force it to be an FFA instead of 4 people roaming around looking to gank solo players? What class are you playing? Some are way better at running away than others - even vs 3-4 people. The roaming ganksquads tend to empty out the area, so you can always switch zones if they are becoming bothersome. Alternatively, find other people that have died to them and team up. There's almost always going to be other solos that have been killed by them. Really though, you -should- be teaming up, even a pair of players makes things far more managable going up agianst 3 or 4 unless there is a massive level difference - in which case the high level players are being penalized automatically and are purely there for the bloodlust.
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this is a very expensive game. I think I'll wait like 3 years or something to buy it and hopefully the price will drop. I had the same plan for Diablo 3 but then I just forgot it existed. I will mark my calendar 3 years from now and return to this thread
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Zzulu posted:this is a very expensive game. I think I'll wait like 3 years or something to buy it and hopefully the price will drop. I had the same plan for Diablo 3 but then I just forgot it existed. I will mark my calendar 3 years from now and return to this thread thanks for the info, i was worried and needed to know this
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Campfire chat is in 2 days https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/diablo4/23969869/tune-in-to-our-first-diablo-iv-campfire-chat quote:On June 6, the gates of Hell flung open and players from around the world were thrust directly into the conflict between Inarius and Lilith. Thanks to you, Diablo IV is now the fastest selling Blizzard game of all time! We want to take the opportunity to express our gratitude directly during our first Diablo IV Campfire Chat.
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That chat better just be a splash screen that says MORE DEMONS and also renown rewards carry into seasons you're welcome
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For some reason hitting level 32, finding a few decent pieces of gear, using some sockets now that I registered that you can un-socket the gems that you put in for a relatively low fee, and running around grabbing some Lilith shrines... my barb went from "sometimes struggles with mobs" to "Deathblow delivering machine" and now I'm having even more fun. To the point I'm thinking of upping my World Tier to 2 so I can level faster. Or I should just blitz the main storyline quests? I really wish cooldowns were a bit shorter and/or I could spend Fury to do Leap or Deathblow while the cooldown was not-yet-done-cooling-down.
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AAAAA! Real Muenster posted:...To the point I'm thinking of upping my World Tier to 2 so I can level faster. Or I should just blitz the main storyline quests? The bonus EXP isn't worth the increased HP I'd blitz the story just so you can get your pony quicker.
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The lack of new gear past level 52 is really annoying. I have a stash full of aspects that I intend to put on new gear, but I haven't found anything better than what I already have in the last three days. Meanwhile I'm slowly crawling through the +5 stats paragon board and it's the most useless talent tree I've seen. All those stats could've been passives baked into level ups.
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Sab669 posted:The bonus EXP isn't worth the increased HP This. The increase in HP isn't at all proportionate to the XP gained. Just beat the story on 1, then climb tiers - 3 and 4 are actually 'worthwhile'.
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Aw drat, they nerfed dungeon elite spawn rates? What’s the new preferred method of going from 40-50 on an alt? Just more rando dungeons? Once you have maxed renown and statues the game is pretty dang boring on an alt until you can juice monster levels with NM sigils
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Donnerberg posted:The lack of new gear past level 52 is really annoying. I have a stash full of aspects that I intend to put on new gear, but I haven't found anything better than what I already have in the last three days. Game needs a loot filter big time, and Blizzard is almost certainly never ever going to implement something like that.
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Donnerberg posted:The lack of new gear past level 52 is really annoying. I have a stash full of aspects that I intend to put on new gear, but I haven't found anything better than what I already have in the last three days. You are near a tier breakpoint. I am assuming you haven't done your capstone and broken into WT3 yet? If you feel comfortable trying, you could attempt the capstone - or have a friend blast you through it. Breaking into WT3, especially early, will shower you with loot that is close to your level.
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Heads up, druids are dropping barb uniques for some reason, which is a confirmed bug: https://www.wowhead.com/diablo-4/news/diablo-4-druid-unique-loot-table-bugged-333476 I have a friend playing druid who's gotten like 4 barb uniques lol, thought of him when I saw this.
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AAAAA! Real Muenster posted:For some reason hitting level 32, finding a few decent pieces of gear, using some sockets now that I registered that you can un-socket the gems that you put in for a relatively low fee, and running around grabbing some Lilith shrines... my barb went from "sometimes struggles with mobs" to "Deathblow delivering machine" and now I'm having even more fun. To the point I'm thinking of upping my World Tier to 2 so I can level faster. Or I should just blitz the main storyline quests? Cooldowns are a bit long I agree. I'm on Tier 2 and its not been hard but everyone else has said I should have just done tier 1. I'm already well into act 4 though so I'm thinking I'll just finish it up on Tier 2 .
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Anyone know if, when doing a whisper dungeon, if the whisper expires while you're in it, do you still get the grim favors?
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Good Citizen posted:Aw drat, they nerfed dungeon elite spawn rates? What’s the new preferred method of going from 40-50 on an alt? Just more rando dungeons? There's two 'best' dungeons to farm currently: A) Charnel House + Champions Demise (alternate the Dungeons- clearing one resets the other and they are a short run apart) B) Uldur's Cave (exit menu reset) NM doesn't really do as much as it should in terms of XP gains - it's almost purely existing to level your glyphs.
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Shredder posted:there are 2 drop only aspects you want, one makes your smashy thing go off twice. the other one makes your running bear do 6 smashy things, and if you mix it with the other one it does 12. M. Night Skymall posted:You want the aspect of the trampled earth, it'll spawn 6 landslides behind you when you trample, which covers much of the screen. Then you want aspect of the aftershock to make landslide cast twice. Quicksand is also good as it makes your earth spells slow so enemies count as CC'd for extra damage on CC'd enemies. Cool, I'll keep an eye out for these. Thanks!
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Pylons posted:Anyone know if, when doing a whisper dungeon, if the whisper expires while you're in it, do you still get the grim favors? Nope, gotta finish it before the time expires.
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So they just said "Eh, D3 had a search filter for the inventory for years, but we surely won't need it in this one, where players will be constantly looking for certain items/aspects in their stash to extract or put on their new item, basically our new core mechanic in item progression"? Baffling. Most of the old devs must have left and taken their notes with them it seems.
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I am at Act 3 land and while the plot is fine it basically boils down to: worst people break up with each other, want to make it the world's fault. Also my common encounter hate list is banshees and bone artillery.
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DarkDobe posted:You are near a tier breakpoint. I am assuming you haven't done your capstone and broken into WT3 yet? I'm in WT3 though. I got a bunch of ilevel 690-700 gear in my first helltide and have only found 550-650 stuff since. Attack on Princess fucked around with this message at 18:40 on Jun 14, 2023 |
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DarkDobe posted:There's two 'best' dungeons to farm currently: Cool thanks And I know about NM dungeons pretty well. They’re just more interesting since anything at my alt’s level can’t be classified as even a mild challenge and I can juice them to be at least 5-10 levels higher than me
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 I feel like fully over half the aspects for my class (rogue) are almost completely worthless. Then I looked at the aspects for the other classes. Why are so many of them so bad? There's far too many utility aspects in a game about pushing damage numbers, and far too many aspects that do next to nothing. The offensive aspects in particular are very disappointing for so many classes.
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Pylons posted:Anyone know if, when doing a whisper dungeon, if the whisper expires while you're in it, do you still get the grim favors? No you don’t make sure the whisper won’t expire while running the dungeon
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Sab669 posted:The bonus EXP isn't worth the increased HP
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Kaldaris posted:Then I looked at the aspects for the other classes. Why are so many of them so bad? There's far too many utility aspects in a game about pushing damage numbers, and far too many aspects that do next to nothing. The offensive aspects in particular are very disappointing for so many classes. Most legendary aspects being poo poo isn't new to D4. Perhaps you notice it more since we don't have gear set items yet.
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mcbexx posted:So they just said "Eh, D3 had a search filter for the inventory for years, but we surely won't need it in this one, where players will be constantly looking for certain items/aspects in their stash to extract or put on their new item, basically our new core mechanic in item progression"? They have a neat keyword-based search filter for your skills and basically the exact same thing would work for gear! Why isn't it already there!
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Kaldaris posted:
Can't assume the dev making the game is actually an expert at playing it. Or worse, that they aren't just hitting an arbitrary checklist. Sure, it's nice to have options that aren't painfully meta and obviously best, to let Johnnys craft unique builds or people to find unexpected and pleasing synergies. But when you need 100+ of these and you're already getting your backs broken by crunch, sometimes you just slam it in and worry about it later. I had this thought myself leveling Sorc today. I was using Ball Lightning for awhile because "well, Core AND Mastery Skills cost Mana(why) that I can't afford to spam, and Mastery is later and more advanced, right?!" and I tried out Chain Lightning today and lol, lmao. Why even have Ball Lightning in the game? At least you can see the graphic during Unstable Currents or use it to Enchant but lol, lmao. My killing efficiency on single and aoe targets practically tripled AND CL is cheaper to cast. This game will be really nice after a few giant balance passes and patches.
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Nfcknblvbl posted:Most legendary aspects being poo poo isn't new to D4. Perhaps you notice it more since we don't have gear set items yet. It's more like, when I think of D3 and their legendary weapons with unique effects, most of them push damage in some way and are actually, you know, unique. Spawning a demon to follow you around with a fire chain, turning enemies into lightning rods, summoning angels, creating an AoE zone of holy damage. Like all of that was at least as visually interesting as it was mechanically advantageous. So many aspects just feel ... Uninspired. And what was the point of removing gear sets if the aspects are going to try to pigeonhole you into a build anyways based on the level of support certain core abilities get over others?
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