Please help me not die in act 2! playing solo.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/alyu314-1697/hero/19291579

right now I'm trying to not die to normal mobs, let alone elites. any advice on what to change? I'm not really sure what isnt working, skills or gear. if these are ok (I doubt it), is the any ideas on playstyle? right now I use 4 and spam primary attacks, using 1,2, and 3 to not die, and my right click is for getting away from being surrounded
only change I can think of is more res, but I have only 700k.

thanks for any help, or links to guides (I cant seem to find any) in advance!

This post was edited by alyu314 on Aug 29 2012 01:55pm

More resistances and better build. I would invest 200k into a shield and try that. You should easily get a shield with 50res, 150dex, 15% block, 8% crit for 200-500k.

You have way too low res, and where the hell is Mantra?
Stack one type of resi + all res, I've bought items with total 800+ res for some 500k.
You dont need seven sided strike with Sweeping wind, this thing is doing enough AoE to run you through anything.

http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Xele-1282/hero/7491333 - my monk, I can farm A2 + Keep in A3 without problems.

This post was edited by OlimpBathory on Aug 29 2012 02:07pm

@Parsa: How should I change my build? I'm not really sure what is working and what isnt, aside from serenity and 7ss.

@OlimpBathory: yeah, right now I'm switching everything to cold res, so I still have some fire res gear. also, whitch mantra should I use and what should it replace (I'm guessing beacon?)

This post was edited by alyu314 on Aug 29 2012 02:07pm

http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Qu1ksilv3r-2692/hero/2661409

For example that build, some random guy, just change the fleetfooted passive to fit your build

I like my Evasion mantra, but Conviction is also nice, depends if you are into surviving or quicker killing.
I've tried both so its just perosnal choice.

Another thing that helped my monk go from a2 struggling to a4 clearing was playing hardcore. I learned to play better and learned the value of the passive Near death expirience.

If that procs and you are not already looking for a better position you would have died and you can learn.
Once it stops going off..... swap it out for better passive.

This is a full suggestion for your whole character:

Your life is currently 44.5K which is fine, or maybe even too much, since I can do Act 3 with like 38K Life.
Try to swap your Helm with something similar, but you can do with 4% Crit, and pull in some Dexterity, or a Socket.
Swap your amulet for something that has Dexterity, Vitality, Decent Crit Chance, and All Resistance, and even some Life on Hit.
Shoulders are decent - But you can pull in some more Vitality and Dexterity, and try to get in some Dual Resistances.
Swap your armor for something that has at least 100+ Vitality/Dexterity apiece, with 1-3 sockets, and at least 55+ All Resistance. (Sockets aren't necessary, but allows the configuration of stats, slightly).
Swap your gloves for something that has around 150+ Dexterity, 80+ Vitality, ~50+ All Resistance/Cold or both, and 6+ Critical Hit Chance.
Swap your belt for more Dexterity, Vitality, and some Dual Resists, and if you can - Life % which is very useful.
Swap your bracers for something with similar Dexterity and Vitality, but try to add in at least 3% Critical Hit Chance.
Swap your first ring with nice Vitality and Dexterity, and stack Cold or All Resistance, it won't help if you stack both Physical and Cold.
Swap your pants with something that has 100+ Dexterity, 80+ Vitality, and 2 sockets, and again, Cold/All Resistance or both, and try to get some Armor.
Swap your second ring with All Resistance, Dexterity, Vitality, and some Critical Hit Chance.
Swap your Mainhand for something that has 850+ DPS, and around 650+ LoH and some Base Crit (60+, a socket isn't necessary unless you have base stats).
Swap your boots for something that has a bit less Dexterity or similar, but a bit higher Vitality and more Resistances.
Swap your Offhand for something that has 750+ DPS, high LoH, and decent Crit.

If you're having trouble surviving, I suggest you swap Fists of Thunder to Deadly Reach with the rune that gives you more armor for a short period of time.
Swap rune from Breath of Heaven to the rune that increases your damage for a short period of time
I'd suggest you use an Manta of Evasion with a rune that gives you more Armor or Mantra of Healing - Time of Need which increases your Resistances.
Also swap your Passive for Resolve - Takes 25% Less Damage For 2.5 Seconds.

Didnt look at your char till now. I agree with above.
Get a ilvl63 shield with 8 crit chance and dex stats ect.
Seven sided out for a mantra, evasion is what I would do wih hard target. Dashing strike. I would remove.

You are close to a3 farming, you just have to find your groove.
I play more tanky, some play hard dps monks.... both viable.

Test stuff out!

these are some great suggestions! just the mantra (conviction with the last rune) and shield (extra crit chance really helped!)
am now not dying every other second (though fire chains+molten_arcane is still hard as anything)

@Sefira - thanks a lot for looking through my gear! I'll try to find stuff to match these suggestions (but not now, spent all my gold, only got 200k...)

thanks to everyone else as well! hopefully I'll soon be able to farm a2.

btw, why is 7ss not good? I'm using it as a 2nd invulnerability spell, like serenity. I swapped out my beacon for mantra of conviction, would it be better to swap 7ss for beacon or something?

This post was edited by alyu314 on Aug 29 2012 04:52pm