I've got 17% crit, 1200 Loh, 40k life, 19k dps and 750 res and I can farm act 2 EZ. I'm surprised that you aren't farming act 3 easily...? Have you tried doing Keep/Siegebreaker runs? Would you mind providing a ss of your actual gear?

This post was edited by theDesolator on Jul 6 2012 11:15am

Seriously? No one else uses this?

This post was edited by whaiyun on Jul 6 2012 11:37am

whats the lowest amount of res a monk can use in order to do a1 inferno butcher runs? + elites i have about 802 resistances with 32k life and 11.8k dps (spear + shield) trying to make a1 farming faster so i was wondering whats the lowest resistance i can use to run through a1 in order to get more dps

you look okay to me. up your DPS a bit more. You have enough of the rest.

Funny, A1 gives me no trouble at all, yet going to A2 I get into a lot of sticky situations. =(

This post was edited by whaiyun on Jul 6 2012 12:19pm

im just trying to downgrade my monk a bit just to do a1 runs which is why im seeing how low i can get my resistance before i get destroyed while increasing my dps for a1 a lot with my current gear and set-up im stuck at the beginning of a3

forgot to post last night



not buying new equips for a while because I am in gambling mode. Craft Craft Craft.

This post was edited by Mizter on Jul 6 2012 01:12pm

what do i need to upgrade stat wise to be able to farm act 3 faster i can farm it but its kinda annoying thanks in advance!

if you wanna check out my gear pm me for my battletag

Can I add some of you higher-end monks to see your equipment? Having problems killing elites in a2 (dps is like 10k feels too low) and would like to see everyones setup/skills

bluud2#1303

This post was edited by bLuuzz on Jul 6 2012 07:25pm

Right guys, here we go...

I upgraded a few items, lost a bit more life but got nice @/dmg/loh stats now imo

I bought a low dps but high loh/crit dmg dagger to get the following stats:




Those look pretty decent and the higher LOH rly helps lots!

I might put a perf amethyst in my 915dps 120vit dagger to get well, some more dmg, some more life, bit less loh, but that should be worth it!

Here are builds using

2*high LOH/crit daggers with low dps (im testing atm, not worth to spend xx millions)



My 2 DMG Daggers - showing how I improved my res compared to last update:



LMK what you think and what I should go for.. real high loh daggers.. I could get higher dmg ones and have 2-2,2k loh to be realistic.. 1 LOH and 1 DMG dagger? to have around 25k dps and as you see 1.6k loh -> which to me looks best atm..


tell me your opinions

Introduction

Hey there, I was hoping I could get some input from some end-game monks on my gear and on what upgrades I should make next. Inferno Act 3 (Keeps 1,3; Cydaea -> Azmo is essentially on easy-mode farm, but I'd still like to get the most out of my character. I have ~45 mil to blow.

Stats/Gear



(Screenshot fail; those are my MF bracers). Here are my actual ones:


Here are my buffed (LoH) stats with 1H/OH & Enchantress and my gear. My gear is good, but not nearly as good as it could be. I normally use the Ouroboros, but I sometimes switch it out for the rare. The daibo is something I forced myself to play with the past few days. My DPS shoots up to 57k with it (and the aforementioned rare amulet) and it's a ton of fun to blow elites up, though it takes a little more dancing around because of the lack of a shield and zero LoH. In the end, however, 1H/OH with LoH is a bit more efficient, albeit less entertaining.

Thoughts

Because I run a pretty standard FoT/Cyclone spec, I gear primarily for %Crit Chance, attack speed, and dexterity. Since I'm at 38.5% crit, I know the DPS on my stats sheet would skyrocket if I got a bit more Crit Damage, but I'm not really sure where I could fit it in. Also, the displayed 35k DPS does not take into account the 1743829 cyclones that are always up when I'm killing stuff. I'm currently avoiding dual wielding because the damage increase is very minimal (because I'm losing the crit from the shield) and I really like the damage mitigation. My current goal is to break 50k DPS with LoH while maintaining my HP and resists.

Gear Upgrades

I know that my 1H, right ring, and shield are in dire need of upgrading, but I'm not quite sure what direction to go. I think I need a 800+ DPS 1H with LoH, innate Crit Dmg, Dex, and a socket, but I have on idea how to gauge whether or not I'm overpaying; it's so hard to determine what something is worth. Regarding the ring, I mentioned earlier that I bid on a Skull Grasp (with Poison Resist). Any reason why this wouldn't be a good way to go? I lose some attack speed, but I feel the added dex, LoH, and bonus damage to elites should make up for it. Lastly, I'm looking for a shield with 25%+ block chance with 9%+ crit, and 100+ dex (and maybe some resists).

Oh, and I know my resists are a bit low but I'm not really sure where I could fit in more.


Anyways, these are my thoughts. Any input/suggestions would be greatly appreciated