Which part of act 2 are you at?

Because it gets much harder towards the end.

Your stats are much better than mine when I first started Act 2 Hell. I think I only hit your stats when I started Act 3 Hell.

Maybe it could be your skills/abilities chosen or your play style that isn't complimenting?

3.8k dps? O.o

What level are you? When I was in Act 3 Nightmare, I was only at about 2.5k.... I only bumped to 5k once I hit Act 1 Hell...

This post has been edited by Areas Elysian: Jun 1 2012, 11:08 AM

Hmm.. For my attack I am using Elemental Arrow, the Skull Fearing rune.. That attack costs 10 Hatred and pierces through mobs. I find this useful when trying to specifically target an elite that is surrounded by the invulnerable minions.

I got that other skill, Perpetration with the 60% heal. I use Shadow Power to be able to tahan while I attack. No point having all the DPS when you are running all the time and not doing any shooting.

Wait till you get to Belial.. that one I died goodness know how many times.. his one explosion in the final phase does 35k damage.. pretty much 1 hit kill.. so have to avoid like crazy..

Yeah.. I was guessing you would be lacking somewhere.. but 3.8k dps @ 46 is really high. I only hit 5k at level 55.

I feel your pain. I've lost count on Belial as well...

O.O

I entered Hell Act 1 @ 50 itself...

I had only like 2-3k dps.. but I had 25k hp though.. Did not have any problems there.. When I hit 51 I upgraded all my armour slots to 51 gears..

So from what I am gathering from everyone, DH focuses on damage and ignores resistances and HP?

Just started Inferno. Somewhere in the mid of Act I.

Best drop in the game @ AH.

True story.

Other than that, it's just all luck. Random for an item you use. Random that it has the stats that you need. Random that the stats are high in value.

Then there is the other question!

2h Crossbow + Quiver

-or-

Dual Wield 1h Hand Crossbows?

Answer:
Before Inferno difficulty, anything as long as the DPS is high.

I find that the weapon plays a major role.

Whatever damage your weapon does, it is multiplied by your stats.

What is your weapon DPS at the moment?

My opinion? Not now..

Because Attack Speed Increase (ASI) is like the Holy Grail of DPS at the moment, so the premium you pay for them will be very high.

That, in itself, is not a problem.

The problem is, Blizzard recognized that everyone is stacking it as the Holy Grail, and they are not happy with it. A nerf is coming for ASI. When it does, your DPS will drop, and you won't be able to resell your ASI gears for what you've paid for them as well.

Just my two cents and observation.

My reasoning for Bow:
15% pure damage bonus from Archery. So a 1000dps bow will effectively have 1150dps.
Bow shoots faster, regenerate Hatred faster.

Reasoning for Crossbow
50% critical damage increase bonus from Archery.
Better 'e-peenis' factor, since a crossbow with 50% critical bonus + empty socket (another potential 50%+, up to 100% with the best gem) as well as the 50% from Archery.. That's 200% critical damage bonus. That with Sharpshooter on, your DPS will jump VERY high when you allow it to charge to 100%.

TL:DR
Bow will give you a more consistent higher damage with the 15% damage bonus from archery. Crossbow will give you a higher display damage because of the Archery Critical Damage bonus.


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Remember that 1 Dexterity increases your damage by 1%. So this bow has a 102% bonus as well.

Edit: Also, 10 Intelligence = 1 resistance to all element. So this bow offers 10 resistance to all elements. Every little bit helps. .
Edit: Also.. LOL... 1 Strength = 1 Armor.

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This post has been edited by Areas Elysian: Jun 13 2012, 08:55 AM

Which Act are you at?

Act I is still very doable. Act II onwards it gets annoyingly difficult. If you're at Act II and you're a casual, just take a break until Patch 1.0.3 comes out as they are going to make the difficulty scale better from Act I.

Blizzard's official statement is that they like how Act I's difficulty is like, as well as how it progressed, and that they will be balancing Act II - IV to continue the trend line/difficulty progression curve of Act I.

Currently after Act I it is like a wall.

I don't have the source at the top of the head, but it is somewhere.

Glass Canon is the term used for any class that deals a lot of damage, a.k.a Canon, but at the same time, can not take any hits, a.k.a Glass.

SS = Smoke Screen

That ability makes you invisible for 1 second. Extendable to 1.5 seconds with the Rune. While Invisible, you can attack as normal, but will not take any damage.

When you play kite, what do you do?

You hold on the string and run around while the kite follows you.


In this example, to kite a mob is to attack the mob at the same time keep a distance.

You can do this by dropping traps to slow them down, or using Ice Arrows etc. The moment they come close to you, use a skill to keep a safe distance such as Vault etc.

Hope this helps.

Ask if you have any more questions!

Good luck when the server is up!

If you want to have super high DPS with SS on, get lots of + Critical Damage gears.

It is as simple as that. Very good for bragging rights to say "I have so and so K DPS". But in reality it is your DPS with SS off that really gives you a true picture of what kind of constant damage you will be doing.

I rather focus on increasing my DPS without SS on.

Edit: In case people ask. My DPS without is at 66k. With is at 124k.

This post has been edited by Areas Elysian: Jun 13 2012, 08:30 AM

If you're playing a Female DH, it will always be white. It is black on a Male.

When you use a dye on it, it will only change the colour of the outlines on the helm. Zoom in and you'll know what I am talking about.

What is your critical hit chance without SS on?

Could be his build, having lots of + Critical Damage gears and lacking in + Attack Speed

If you don't mind dying, just aim for DPS DPS DPS, and rely on Shadow Power + Gloom to survive. Stack Max Discipline so that you can chain cast SP. It is definitely faster than spending 70% of the time running, 15% shooting, 15% dying.

It'll be something like 30% dying, 70% shooting, which of course you will be killing much faster.

FYI, Shadow Power + Gloom + High DPS can counter Reflect Damage mobs as well. But it isn't enough for Reflect Damage + Plagued + Molten etc etc..