05-29-2012, 06:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-29-2012, 06:32 PM by RiotInferno.)
Right now, I'm at the end of Act 2 (Hell), and just hit 58.
My Build
Marked for Death is my current "free skill" option, It isn't vital to the build, but it helps generate hatred.
My gear isn't great, but I haven't had any problems yet. The general play-style is to come up on a pack of enemies, multi-shot through them, drop Preperation, Multishot some more, and hopefully by the time you've gone through your Hatred, your Multishot has refilled your Discipline.
If not, unload some Entangling shots for 6 Hatred each.
Against single-targets, Impale is awesome, and the tactics are similiar. Impale, Preperation, Imaple, Entangling shot.
I was using a bow, but just upgraded to a cross-bow.
Also, I primarily only play co-op, so Soloing isn't something I worry about.
And now for something completely different
This is my planned "survival-and-i-don't-care-about-DPS" build that I came up with during the server downtime (so it's completely untested).
My Build
If memory serves me right, Grenades, Spike Trap and Impale don't care what weapon you have equipped. On top of that, Sentry and Companion don't either.
The main equipment for this will hopefully be a 1-Handed Spear and a shield.
The play-style suggests to drop a turret and spike traps, and to run around occasionally impaling things.
Here's my logic:
Every skill on there doesn't require a bow.
2H Crossbows seem popular, and have a base speed of 1.10
Add in (about)15% IAS that you'd receive from a quiver, and you're up to 1.26 ( assuming the IAS equation is newSpeed = oldSpeed * ( 1 + [ IAS % / 100 ] ) )
Spears are 1.2 speed and 1 handed. So by switching to 1-handed spear, you lose .06 speed, but gain the ability to use a shield, while only losing a small amount of DPS, but you can potentially make this up depending on what bonuses you can get on your shield.
I'd definitely welcome any input on this.
My Build
Marked for Death is my current "free skill" option, It isn't vital to the build, but it helps generate hatred.
My gear isn't great, but I haven't had any problems yet. The general play-style is to come up on a pack of enemies, multi-shot through them, drop Preperation, Multishot some more, and hopefully by the time you've gone through your Hatred, your Multishot has refilled your Discipline.
If not, unload some Entangling shots for 6 Hatred each.
Against single-targets, Impale is awesome, and the tactics are similiar. Impale, Preperation, Imaple, Entangling shot.
I was using a bow, but just upgraded to a cross-bow.
Also, I primarily only play co-op, so Soloing isn't something I worry about.
And now for something completely different
This is my planned "survival-and-i-don't-care-about-DPS" build that I came up with during the server downtime (so it's completely untested).
My Build
If memory serves me right, Grenades, Spike Trap and Impale don't care what weapon you have equipped. On top of that, Sentry and Companion don't either.
The main equipment for this will hopefully be a 1-Handed Spear and a shield.
The play-style suggests to drop a turret and spike traps, and to run around occasionally impaling things.
Here's my logic:
Every skill on there doesn't require a bow.
2H Crossbows seem popular, and have a base speed of 1.10
Add in (about)15% IAS that you'd receive from a quiver, and you're up to 1.26 ( assuming the IAS equation is newSpeed = oldSpeed * ( 1 + [ IAS % / 100 ] ) )
Spears are 1.2 speed and 1 handed. So by switching to 1-handed spear, you lose .06 speed, but gain the ability to use a shield, while only losing a small amount of DPS, but you can potentially make this up depending on what bonuses you can get on your shield.
I'd definitely welcome any input on this.