I do @_@

How long does it take you to do the whole run?

What's the trick with reflect damage? I do have gloom up but seems to not heal like I would if I was using a ball lightning build.

~15min

I get like ~20m exp per run, thats like 80m/hour.

I use:
31% exp gem
Hellfire
23% leorics
Hellfire on merc
22% leorics on merc.

I run a raoha route but I start from the Core of arreat not cursed 1 like raoha does, I do this because its a quick 1-3 stacks in under 35 seconds. If have 2 stacks then I don't check for the near by elite in Cursed 1 and go straight to AC-2. I take the most direct path to the WP in ac2 with no backtracking or going to other areas in AC2. Then I go to keeps 2 -- I check for elite in the closest room in keep 1 if I don't have 5 stacks. While in Keep 2, depending on the map that spawned I take a semi long but straight as possible route I go to the first dead end I find usually on the opposite side of the entrance. Then, I go to rakkis and run it backwards and I end the run after I finish this.

Route:

Core of Arreat
Tower of Cursed 1
Arreat Crater 2 - backwards
Keeps 2
Rakkis Crossing - backwards - Finish

it takes me about 5 minutes per run. I get about 87-90m Exp per hour consistently after tweaking my build and how I run the route. I do not use Leoric's -- I have 29% Gem and Hellfire -- Merc has a Hellfire +27 Leorics (about 12% from merc). Mp1. But I recommend Mp0.

As for the Demolition vs Rocket storm. For one, Demolition has a higher Proc Rate so its better for NS procs although I think the procs from Rocket Storm are good enough.
There is a difference in damage, it can't be felt in mp0 but definitely in mp1 and I assure you Demolition is much better Vs white mobs but sometimes it lacks against Elites as it can miss.
Attack Speed% Affects Demolition quite significantly but I have not noticed much change in dps gains from attack speed% on Rocket Storm.

Tested the attack speed% on mp2 Azmo with same stat gear changes but 19% Attack speed differences.

Demolition with 19% more attack speed kills mp2 Azmodan on average of 3 seconds faster than without that 19% attack speed.
Rocket Storm kills Azmodan on average of 1 second faster with 19% attack speed - Rocket storm with 19% more attack speed gives me same Azmo kill time as 0% attack speed on Demolition.
-- Tested with 10 runs Demo+ 19% IAS and 10 Demo+ 0% Ias -- 10 Rocket +19% Ias and 10 Rocket + 0 Ias --

(I naturally have 7% Ias from my nats ring with both set ups of course).

If your gearing and pick up radius can handle the IAS increase and you run Demolition I suggest you use it. I, myself don't run the full 19% that I tested with I run with 10% more (20% DML) I only do this because if I run with the full 19% I will be forced to carry Bat pet which I don't anymore.


This post was edited by donkilluminatiV on Jan 17 2013 03:24am

bad game is bad/10
strafe is useless/10
diablo 3 ain't got builds/10
umad/10

I assumed this was explained on the guide...this is terribly important for this build so DHs don't go out there thinking they need LS% on their Manticores.

There are 2 tricks one has been mentioned above by Shamx -- Shadow power THEN use shurkin cloud and you maintain the LS% from shadow power on Shiruken Cloud.

And most importantly...

When strafing you HAVE TO STOP before you cast shadow power. If you cast SP mid Strafe and did not stop the life steal from SP WILL NOT WORK -- Gloom and other rune effects will work

(if you run the rune that gives you extra life steal while in SP then you will only get the life steal% from the rune not the base from SP if you did not stop)

This post was edited by donkilluminatiV on Jan 17 2013 03:36am

thanks

Lol, we all run different version's of Raoha's route. Here's the way I do it:

Skycrown Battlements (Gets 3-5 stacks ALWAYS, and it takes like 2min at most to clear and you get around 2m exp there)
Tower of the Damned lvl 1 (1 circle for remainder stacks)
Rakkis Crossing-Fields of Slaughter (clear most of it)
Keeps 2 (clear until Breach is reached)
Arreat 2

sometimes I do Core as well, its just that the monster density there isn't too good, but there are a nice amount of elites there

nice guide... use it on my DH now... very effective