Jul 12th 2012, 17:00:21
So server down for maintainance and I havent checked this thread since I last posted. Random Affix on dangerous mobs are just brutal.
Within the time of my last post, I leveled a DH to 60, dumped down 30mil worth of gears on him (over paid for a crappy crossbow with no crit damage OR socket), got him to 50k unbuffed 110k with 100% crit, and started some act 2 runs and some act3 with a geared monk. I must say, DH is pretty frustrating. If you simply have 3k armor and enough dps, you can roll act 1 pretty easy. Act 2 takes some manuvering but still fine. Act3 just pwned my face. Lasher packs one shot me to no end, and fast mobs are instant death until reloaded. So ya i guess i feel the pain for range players. I guess it's frustrating meet a pack of skull cleavers that one shot you and out run you. I mean do act3 farming DH use vault? Even using vault just means you run away, what if the mob blocks your path? 5 stack reload!
Alright enough rambling, I've developed a new philosophy that seems to simple, it makes me ponder why it havent daunted on everyone. BLIZZ WANTS TO MAKE MONEY! Obviously the RMAH is a GREAT idea to blizz. All the d2 players are in their late 20s and 30s, so there's plenty of money to be dumped in to games they love. I've sold plenty of mid-top tier items on RMAH for 50-100 bucks an item already. I'm sure the guys like Xin (but more willing to spend money), who dont have the time to farm but still wants to play the game to enjoy it (no keyboard smashing and endless frustration), dont mind spending say 200 dollars on some items to bust through certain barriers. When they spend on RMAH, blizz cut 22.5% of all sales. That's a great way to generate income without having to charge monthly fees. They sell you a 60 dollar game, they have no obligations to keep updates. They can just sell it and leave it, and let others figure out things, but unlike Wow (13 dollars monthly anyone!), they have to make money else where. And this leads me to believe RMAH is their ending scheme to generate the most money.
So if I believe they intend to make money through RMAH, then I would think the Attack speed nerf is not the last big nerf. Whatever flavor of the month is will be nerfed soon. This creates gear change and people who use RMAH are forced to spend more to buy gears. What's flavor of month this month? Crit/crit damage! Pure crit build full burst DPS gears for all classes!! Isnt it this way with all classes now?
Barb: Cant kill stuff? Buy 2x1h Mace/Axe with 800+dps 200+str 70+crit damage+socket!
DH: No DPS?! Buy a 2h Crossbow with 1150+dps 200dex 70 crit damage + socket!
Monk: Attack speed nerfed, my LoH cant sustain in fights anymore for act2!! Buy 2x1h fists with 800+dps 200+dex 70 crit damage with socket!!
Sigh, flavor of month! I feel a crit damage + socket nerf coming!! Which forces players to buy other types of gears. Main stat buff anyone? Defensive builds with life regen and damage reduction? Maybe everyone should use shields like WD tanks!
So ya lots of rambling today as I got facerolled by molten/fast/shielding Tremors over and over. After finally busting through after like 15 deaths (GG for loading up seigebreaker instead of azmodan), i meet a pack of molten/shielding/vortex occulists just as I enter level 2 heart of damned. GG, after like 5 deaths I realize it's not possible to beat that combo and just had to reload.
With prices the way it is, it's very possible to beat act1 on 200k worth of gears. I had to vendor a 1150+dps 2h with 100+strength and socket, cause it didnt sell at 20k. Any barb/monk can roll aroudn act1 with about 400-500 resist and 35k hp on 20k dps. Those stats are not hard to obtained as when i was gearing my DH (originally wanted to spend the minimum), I was able to aquire good gears for like 10-20k each. Gears like 170+dex with vit and all resist boots (since the min for dex boots is aroudn 200+ for it to sell decently), 80+dex bracers with crit, 150+dex gloves with 25 crit damage, 100+dex with light resist on both chest and pants with two sockets in chest and 1 in pants. I didnt have to camp long for these items, and if you really wanted to go cheap, just buy some blue rings and amulet, and a helm with main stat and a socket.
Also anyone who wants to farm act2 (bring some dps or at least be open to change your build depending on the spot), add me Emao#1902