Quote (PmP @ Dec 24 2012 06:32pm)
hmm, should i just go archon? new to diablo 3 ><
definitely. Your gear is just terribad for cm/ww build. Scrap some more gold and buy a weapon with more damage to get to 100k unbuffed. It's very cheap these days. Google cdxliv budget arcon build, he builds 150k buffed arcon wiz for 15 million gold. Follow his advice, it's good.
Quote (Shirl86 @ Dec 24 2012 07:06pm)
My friend has been using it for a while. I can go further than that in theory crafting suggesting synergies from such skills as Diamond Skin - Prism and Storm Armor - smth with ap cost reduction. Also I am not sure that meteor damage benefits from ias, I think it's just faster cast rate. One could try frost hydra instead of frost nova (easier to use, doesn't need to get close to enemies) and cold blooded passive. If you build enough ias/cc you could use soj with meteor cost reduction. Thing is that cm/ww build is still more effective overall and more versatile.
Quote (Tommyvv @ Dec 24 2012 08:02pm)
not sure m8
test a ias boots, and see if its better then
just mebe, your ring not gives 9ias, but 8.77ias! since its spams 8-9ias
mebe, you not see the effect
put on a 8 ias ring, and see if your loh number goes down after you casted 1 wicked wind
Basicly nn blur! melee monsters are your frend! couse they walk into twister to reache your wizzard, giving ezz procs
i am not a fan of frost nova, it not looks cool, it eats alot of aps, at 3+aps just a little cc-on hit in belt/gloves will cc more then frost nova, and not cost any aps
e/
mirrow > frost nova
it makes imune cc, breaks cc when casted
nn to be casted 24/7 like frost nova, giving more ticks on wicked, couse more wickeds up
can put cc effect moking demice, or more tanky 5mirrows
Well, I tested my new gear bit more and I can definitely feel the difference. Actually, another apoc slot (source instead of shield) makes huge difference in overall dps/cc control output. Probably was my paranoia and tinfoil hat when I said I felt new aps breakpoint didn't work.
Actually, I love blur, makes huge difference when standing in desecrators, or getting hit by porting mobs or when fighting ubers. Overall more dps via cold blooded is just bit faster kill, we as a class don't benefit from it any other way since we use LoH and not LL.
CC on hit is a very expensive and rare feature on must have items like trifecta gloves or 9 ias all res witching hour. So in theory your build is good but in reality the build is very elitist if you want to keep up dps or you will end up with shitpoor effective damage.
I gotta try those mirrors. Do they break frozen?
Quote (duns17 @ Dec 24 2012 11:50pm)
so i just realized i spent a ton of gold on a .24 chan..... will 73 ias be anough to make the difference and hit the next break point?
You can do the math yourself. 1,64 x 83% ias (73 from items and 10 from Slow Time) = 3,0012. Now I've read some threads in Battle.net, some say that 3,003 is bp some say 3,001; so can't be sure here. Also 72 ias means 8 9ias slots of gear. 73 ias means you gotta have ias on 9th slot no matter what, which is bad for CM/WW. You either equiping mempo, great damage/ehp helm but in reality you are losing extra 10 apoc which is essential when fighting single targets (and when you are at certain breakpoint ias boost won't really boost your damage by much). Or you are equipping Inna's pants which means losing tonns of ehp when changing from good blackthornes. (ofcourse you can go with legacy Zunimassa, but that's just too expensive and exotic, better buy 1,65 chantodo from the start).
About your wizard, use mine as example
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Mad1Lee-2243/hero/195500. Except more all res everywhere. Tal amulet is useless unless you got 9 ias 8+ crit chance version which can be afforded by 0,001% players in D3. Rare is always better. You get great paper dps boost but you are using tonns of utility without critical chance and 9 ias. (and possible all res and loh).
This post was edited by Mad1Lee on Dec 24 2012 03:48pm