I switched a few items which resulted in a loss of ~8k life and 4k dmg to get 300@more


is that worth it?

here are my current stats:




I might be able to upgrade a bit and maybe get back to 35k base dps just to remove the crit gem from my dagger and get a good LOH amethyst!?

Suggestions please

PS: after switching gear I didnt try a3, but I can do a2 EZ, i die maybe 2-3 times playing through whole act from some jailer arcane group or so.. (maybe Ill even survive those now with almost 300 more res)

yes b/c your life is still pretty high and dmg is still good

but what can I do, if i do some a4 pygmi runs for fun and theres an elite pack.. I can quit, theres no way I kill those without dying countless times.. i can sometimes kill yellow uniques in a4 but elites.. i gotta be quite lucky with their adds to have a chance

what shall i improve? go for 200 more res? more dmg? more loh? get string of ears for dmg red.? lmk


edit:
go for shield? i dont like that option at all tho..

This post was edited by MaryJuana on Jul 6 2012 09:03am

SoE is VASTLY overrated.

any high vit + res belt will easily beat out SoE as far as EHP is concerned

and for A4, i won't try to give any advice b/c i don't farm it and i stopped playing monk, but i would assume more resists and/or a shield build. your stats seem good for A3 tho

Shield means more armor,more res, more life,damg maybe lesser but if u can get critical chance +high dex ones u won't hurt so much.

put a good shield with dex/crit/res and 18%+block in your inventory and use this for stuff that basic attacks deal a good amount of dmg

a3 farming > a4 farming

hello fellow monks

i need some advices how to upgrade my gear, and what to use, currently easy farming act1, act 2 is problematic...

here are my stats unbuffed using 2 weapons
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/6987/unbuffed2w.png

here same weapons, buffed stats (+15% dmg from heal, 20% armor from mantra) + enchantress


same buff, using shield


and my gear:


what should i focus on? which item is number 1 to upgrade? i want to be able to farm act 2 and maybe act 3 ?

here's my build
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/monk#aiXgYh!UXd!acbYca

This post was edited by Kipcio on Jul 6 2012 09:35am

40k life n 1k loh is what u need I think.
Can't know which items to change coz don't know what using

i'm farming act 1 with 2 weapons (cosmic breaker and caustic knock)

trying to walk through act 2 with weapon + shield ( i'm trying every of my 3 weapons, cosmic breaker seems to work best because of damage.)

i'm currently on quest 7 act2, but most of elites just destroy me...


i can reach like 1,1k LoH by using 2 weapons marked as offhands on screen, but than my crit damage is low, so as my dps...

This post was edited by Kipcio on Jul 6 2012 09:49am

More DPS = less hits you need to take. More dodge % = less hits you need to mitigate. Both will help you determine the amount of regen needed to be viable. This is only if you're a DW. I'm seeing more and more DWs stacking resists, and while that's good, what did you sacrifice to get that 750 resist? If the answer is nothing, then that's awesome. More times than not though, that isn't the case.

If you have 1K LOH, then you must bring your DPS and dodge to thresholds that will make your 1K LOH viable. If you can stay up, regenerate, and kill quickly, then you can experiment by dumping some LOH for more damage and dodge. Resists will always be needed, but as you continue gaining damage an dexterity, it will be less of a priority.