[Official] Diablo III Information and Discussion Thread - Page 879

For free it's not bad.

Then it would be up for grabs in the AH as opposed to shared among my fellow D3 brothers.

wow my drops have been amazing since this new patch... wonder if it's just luck or possibly this helping:

I thought that was Act 2 only?

Why the heck is blizzard punishing the guys who are able to solo act 3 and 4 with crap loot. Instead we should get rewarded to be able to farm the higher acts in inferno. The game is already a job to play atleast give us gamers who have farmed good gear with something freaking rewarding at the higher difficulty levels. Holy mother of god blizzard!!!

Im still getting average loot, even with 160% magic find. Weapons are usually around the ~600 damage mark (im using a 1063dmg weapon), and the armor is always worse than what I already have.

Really, its very annoying. I cant progress to act 2 becuase my gear sucks, but I cant get better gear from act 1 (inferno, obviously).

ok, time for an act 2 inferno status check with my level 60 barbarian. current stats: ~11k dps un-buffed, ~9500 armor buffed (1h + shield), 750-850 all resistances with war cry, 450 life on hit, and ~44k hp. can i solo act 2 yet? i haven't tried for a while since i got so discouraged last time about a week ago. i know i could use some more armor and loh, but the gear is very pricey. i figured, if anything, my dps, all resist, and hp were in the right neighborhood. any thoughts?

I just tried Act2 inferno for the first time since the IAS nerf. I can now take 2-3 shots from the vanishing snakes - which is a HUGE difference compared to launch Act2 inferno (1-shot = died).
DH with 340 res all, 3.5K armor, and 32K HP - pretty low numbers compared to your barb. Anyway, my non-SS DPS of 34K would be fine if I wasn't so squishy haha.

What's your 1h'er DPS? Cuz 11K does seem on the low side..

You should be able to do it very easily, at least with the right build. I got ~200 higher resistances (buffed) so around 995-1055, 0 life on hit, 55k something hp, 10.5k armor (buffed) and 20k something DPS and 32% block (previous shield was 23%), I can do act 4 easily.

To add my hat into the barb stats.

I am using 1h + shield, 39,500 HP, 8700 damage (lost a good 2k from the IAS nerf), 8500 or so buffed armor, between 850-1000 resists, with 0 LoH and a 27% block shield. I can solo A1 with no problem, A2 is doable but time consuming, just have to be careful. A3 is where I have the issues, currently in the beginning with the signal beacons, but I have just been farming A1 to procure better gear.


Boring, boring, boring. Gets the job done, but boring.

It makes me wonder how long it will take Blizzard to see the YouTube videos showing the most effiicient farming routes and start removing or tweaking the Elite/ Champion/ Rare mobs to screw that up also.

I see myself finishing Inferno (more than likely on only one character) then shelving the game.


I had such high hopes for D3.

I have gotten a good amount of playtime (200-250 hours so far spead over 3 level 60s and a 35) out of this game, and while I had expected more, I have gotten enough out of the game to justify a $60 price tag, even with the issues we have all faced so far. Sad to say I shelled out $100 for the CE (2 including one for the wife ), but hopefully with farming I can get some decent gear and maybe break even or turn a profit with the RMAH.

This will most likely be my last Blizzard product. Barring a drastic change in the game I do not see myself sticking around for the inevitable expansion pack.

If Blizzard wants to save face and win back some customers, I think that instead of releasing an expansion pack, it should be merely a Patch. No charge. No fees. Just a Patch released to add a 5th act and more content. I know that is a pipe dream, but o well.