Quote (ezzdog @ Aug 27 2012 04:35pm)
hey guys i was wondering what do you think about a mass attack speed monk? like if you had lacuni's bracers, inna's pants, the witching hour belt, andys visage, its an extra 32-36% attack speed... and then the usual rings/ammy/gloves.
i used to be a lightning monk tank but im converting to poison monk DPS, i wanna try out the andys visage and bulk attack speed.
does the % fire damage taken affix on the andariels visage apply to the monk taking more dmg or dealing more to enemies? not sure on that point.
heres my guy,
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/ezzdog-1467/hero/6047933. using time of need while im changing resistances cos theyre not double stacked enough atm, normally evasion or transgression.
The problem with running massive ias is that there's a certain point where, even if maxed out, your resulting DPS is not as high as someone running crit. Obviously running both IAS and crit would yield the best results, but if you had to choose one or the other, crit would net you higher dps. IAS is useful for LOH and spirit regeneration, but at a high DPS, life steal is more useful than LOH. Life per spirit spent is also not as useful in the long run because it simply doesn't heal enough. Maybe you can get something to work with the giant bell, but how many attacks per second can you really get with all that? 3? probably not.
Try using "Pathologic's monk spreadsheet" and play with the numbers. I'm pretty sure you IAS is not additive and even if it is... 8 slots x 9% = 72% bonus with a 15% dual wield to 1.66 (dagger with 11%) gets you only ~3.10 attacks per second.