Posted by Member Khan on 8/31/12 09:14 AM
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Shocknado CM viable for end game
Posted by Member shniggies on 8/31/12 10:14 AM
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that shocknado build is pretty cool... but i don't have nearly the same AR and armor as you do, so this would be difficult right now... but seems like fun!
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Posted by Member sabin on 8/31/12 02:33 PM
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What's the benefit of spectral blades? Isn't it better to constantly cast twister? I have 9% less crit than you and 19 APoC and rarely have AP issues. I would think that force weapon would benefit you more. I haven't bothered much with the special twister since it's weaker than the normal one even at 3 stacks.
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Posted by Member Khan on 8/31/12 02:40 PM
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Matter of personal preference for me. I just like to have a signature spell on hand and spectral has the best proc rate. I'm not sure if you can see it in the video but I almost get wasted at 0:28 or so and then use a spectral blade hit to get some life back. I never intentionally use the special twister at its really a waste. Sometimes I run with Electrocute/Forked Lightning instead for a long range mob melt.
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Posted by Member Khan on 9/1/12 06:16 PM
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Also did a 27 sec Siegebreaker. Check out my profile for the vids. I'll be hitting each boss including Diablo and posting the meltdowns.
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Posted by Member Baldy on 9/1/12 06:33 PM
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Posted by Member Khan on 9/1/12 08:05 PM
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@baldy Haha. Thanks. Your name and a "lol" actually makes a cameo in my siegebreaker vid.
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Posted by Member noscin on 9/2/12 01:46 AM
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It's your 1K life on hit that makes this build viable, imho. |
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Posted by Member Baldy on 9/2/12 05:38 AM
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Posted by Member Khan on 9/2/12 07:57 AM
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@noscin The LOH is definitely a key component. It won't work without at least 1k of it and 40% crit chance. Of course this can go quicker if my crit damage is higher. Saving/hunting for a good socket wand.
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Posted by Member Khan on 9/2/12 12:44 PM
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@buzzell Thanks. Got to keep it classy for the barbarians.
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Posted by Member sabin on 9/4/12 05:03 PM
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@khan I can see how the blades saved you there. I wonder if you had been casting teleport-SP every 4 seconds if you would have avoided dropping your life in the first place, or if there'd be too much interruption in your casting. I need the extra defense in my build, but I only have around 500 LoH and slightly higher stats than you show when buffed with prismatic.
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Posted by Member Khan on 9/4/12 05:27 PM
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@sabin Yeah, teleport will definitely interrupt the casting chain too much. Keep in mind, this build is mainly geared for bosses. You will die more often against elites with shocknado just because of the various enviromental factors (spearmen attacking you while you try to things done, knockback, nightmarish). However, for an antiboss build, it can't be bear. Here's my 1 min 28 sec Diablo Kill
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Posted by Member sabin on 9/4/12 05:43 PM
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@khan Yep, I just saw your Diablo kill a few minutes ago, good job on that one too ;)
I get what you mean, the build is more focused on killing them quickly rather than safety. If you were trying to get your time as short as possible, I would have to think force weapon would be better than blades. Considering you have 3 spells constantly attacking I'd expect that 15% increase to be quite noticable. And at least against Diablo it didn't look like you needed electrocute. |