Quote (booof @ Jun 10 2012 08:06pm)

I would like a few expert opinions and/or tips on what may be going wrong with my monk.

Here's the setup

Skills:
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j305/Boooof/d3/fc12be73.jpg


Unbuffed stats:
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j305/Boooof/d3/5d8d2940.jpg


In battle stats:
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j305/Boooof/d3/85ab4f96.jpg


I spent about 2 weeks gathering money and gear, and about 12+ million gold later, it just seems like it was an expensive trip through act2 just to get cockblocked in act3.
My normal build was cripple (mangle) with conviction aura (overawe), but for act3 I went all out defensive and still I get schooled by elites, and even some whites catch me off guard with the absurd damage spikes.
I tryhard elites with kiting and as efficient of use of cds as I can imagine myself doing, and at best I get hit with the elite curse timer because the game thinks I'm taking too long and just wants me dead already.
Just about everything is either molten, plagued, desecrator which basically has me only dishing out any real damage during serentiy and has me running around poking at them while I wait for another go. God forbid they have cc mods (which 80% of the time they do), which means I spend even less time doing damage and more time running around.

So I don't get it...

Quote (Buffjesus @ Jun 10 2012 08:42pm)

if ur dying with those stats its a user problem, not character.

my guy has around 8k armor, 900 all res, 1650 life on hit, 2.2 APS, 50k life

and i can 5 stack diablo every game without fail



edit: i still believe the no string/ss builds get rocked in a3 (swift skull cleavers) / a4

the huge base melee damage they do needs to be mitigated with the melee reduction %s

Quote (booof @ Jun 10 2012 09:44pm)

So the stats seem fine, as well as the skill set?

I'm not saying I play perfectly, and am all for getting better at it, but today is the first time I saw the elite curse timer that just ends up killing you because you're taking too long, and that just kind of spit on all the effort I was trying to make.
I still don't know how I'm supposed to get damage in on most elites, as their mods pretty much guarantee that I'm forced to do damage for about 3 seconds at a time between serenities.

Quote (Buffjesus @ Jun 10 2012 08:49pm)

id say use 1 melee attack + sweeping wind for more dps
and i use earth ally instead of blinding flash cause he pulls aggro

use shift
use doorways
know when to run around and how to position yourself

if you keep keen strike, it has huge range that you can abuse with shift attack

Quote (lousysniper @ Jun 10 2012 11:12pm)

Hi. I was wondering what should i be upgrading next. Im done with Diablo in inferno. But i still feel like im lacking something. Just dunno wat it is.

http://i1265.photobucket.com/albums/jj508/lousysniper/Screenshot001.jpg

http://i1265.photobucket.com/albums/jj508/lousysniper/Screenshot002.jpg

Thanks!

Quote (Buffjesus @ Jun 10 2012 09:49pm)

i use earth ally instead of blinding flash cause he pulls aggro

Quote (Shirt1 @ Jun 11 2012 01:13pm)

http://i1265.photobucket.com/albums/jj508/lousysniper/Screenshot001.jpg

http://i1265.photobucket.com/albums/jj508/lousysniper/Screenshot002.jpg

Quote (lousysniper @ Jun 11 2012 06:18am)

lol. how do i get the images out instead of just the link? sorry. noob here. =D

Quote (Veranor2 @ Jun 10 2012 03:23pm)

I agree with this.  I've been using a guideline for my resists as follows:

400+ for A1
600+ for A2
800+ for A3/A4

To say the least, thats ambitious for a dual wielder.  I do think its possible though.  My other priorities are to stay above 2 attacks per second and 2000 LOH.  I think doing that will ensure I can tank most of the things (along with increased dodge).  Dex and Vita can then be the focus for damage and life, but as long as I'm not dying and holding my own, I'll put dex over vita to give my dps an additional boost.