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May 9 2013 06:21pm
GS, is there any WD skill that attracts the mobs to come closer to me?
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Quote (]GS[ Controller @ May 9 2013 08:19pm)
Cirt chance/damage average damage and intel

Attack speed can be used, but do not over due it because the more you add, the more resource you use.

For 1h setup keep it 2.0 or lower
2h setup with ptv keep it 1.4 or lower

still need to do more testing on this though


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May 9 2013 07:04pm
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GS, is there any WD skill that attracts the mobs to come closer to me?


was wondering about this too... the quote below states to "just locust swarm everything to you" but I wasn't sure what that meant, haven't had time to test anything. Awaiting a helpful response :)

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Firebats works wonders in the Fields.  Just Locust swarm everything too you.  Everything is melee, just watch out for those charger bull thingys.

You can tank 30-60mobs easily in a group by spamming Spirit walk/ Soul Harvest and channeling Bats.  Ive gained more xp/per hour and found more legendarys in the last day then the last week with bears :/

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May 9 2013 07:20pm
if you get used to locust swarm u will never swap it out again, best wd skill imo :)
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May 9 2013 07:31pm
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if you get used to locust swarm u will never swap it out again, best wd skill imo :)


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May 9 2013 07:37pm
i saw some streamers do it. use locust swarm with pestilence rune, use it on large packs of mobs. then run away to the next pack and locust swarm it as well. if needed, recast it on the first pack.
and so on.... until you have attracted a large enough amount of mobs. then, go to a wall and line-bear the 50-100+ monsters within seconds. firebats also works if there are no mobs among them that interrupt it.
the trick about locust swarm is that it spreads to all mobs if those are standing close enough to each other and there are no ranged mobs among them, which is the case for example in the weeping hollows or the fields.

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on May 9 2013 07:38pm
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May 9 2013 09:54pm
Basically what locust swarm-pestilence does, is attract all the enemies that take damage.

Since it spreads from 1 target throughout a entire group, the change in monster density has only made it easier for it to spread.

So for instance in lets say weeping hallow or other similar open areas, it allows for big packs of mobs to attract to you, thus allowing you to hold fire bats down and not move to recast.
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May 9 2013 10:17pm
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i saw some streamers do it. use locust swarm with pestilence rune, use it on large packs of mobs. then run away to the next pack and locust swarm it as well. if needed, recast it on the first pack.
and so on.... until you have attracted a large enough amount of mobs. then, go to a wall and line-bear the 50-100+ monsters within seconds. firebats also works if there are no mobs among them that interrupt it.
the trick about locust swarm is that it spreads to all mobs if those are standing close enough to each other and there are no ranged mobs among them, which is the case for example in the weeping hollows or the fields.


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Basically what locust swarm-pestilence does, is attract all the enemies that take damage.

Since it spreads from 1 target throughout a entire group, the change in monster density has only made it easier for it to spread.

So for instance in lets say weeping hallow or other similar open areas, it allows for big packs of mobs to attract to you, thus allowing you to hold fire bats down and not move to recast.


Thanks guys. Thats exactly I was looking for. Awesome. Im 1 bar away from 100 on my monk.

After that, its all my WD. :D

ill try locust swarm and report back tomorrow for more advice.
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May 10 2013 02:15am
Thing with locust, it does trigger aggro on melee, but renged enemies will not come to you and not walk into cob.
The way to play this is just get a team, cyclone monk to pull shit, and cm wiz to not let that shit to spread again.
If you play solo or without cm wizard, you still gonna feel the pain, even if you go cob+bears. There is many ranged elites that constantly run away, and your edps drops by a lot, because you just can't hit them with anything. This is also why cm wizard is best farming class by far, despite not dealing highest edps to elites, but fact that they got best average time in killing every type of elitepack, regardless of base monster type or the affixes.
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