A little clarification on the new M6:

• The (2) set bonus no longer gives you +500 DEX
• The (4) set bonus does not auto-fire your Hatred spenders. Only when you cast Hatred spenders, the Sentries will cast as well.
• The (6) bonus only applies to your character's fired attacks, not the Sentries
• Your Sentries now fire as far as two screen's length away. This would also mean the (6) bonus take into account Sentries that far and are within range to give you the (6) effect per Sentry.

This post has been edited by Kevmeister: Jan 14 2015, 10:01 AM

Double posted.

This post has been edited by Kevmeister: Jan 14 2015, 10:00 AM

M6 = Marauder 6-piece set
N# = Natalya's Set
BR = Bombardier's Rucksack

New Nat's set would look like this:

It's okay, but crafting an ancient 1h-xbow deals way more damage than a non-ancient calamity for solo play and group play (I've tested).

All keywardens can drop more than 1 key. It was a change added to 1 of the patches.

Dude, I'm saying that an ancient crafted 1h-xbow that you can craft from the blacksmith has more offensive power than a non-ancient calamity. It's not that I'm downsizing you as I was also using a calamity back then but realised that a generic ancient 1h-xbow rolled higher damage and stats that makes up for its legendary power as a fact. Again, kudos on finding one, but why are you taking offense on something like this? Calm yo effin' tits man.

EDIT: Here's a screenshot of my Calamity (not the first one I found) and despite it being -22% damage, my Hallowed Condemnation performs better than the Calamity.



This post has been edited by Kevmeister: Apr 11 2015, 09:42 PM

Wouldn't you be resource starved though? Is your Strafe your main skill?

Damn, I miss the days in PTR when K'mir Tenclip's legendary was no resource cost for Strafe ...

Hohoho, will give this a try after refarming for a new Nat Slayer

Kesian, I also only managed to do twice thanks to DemonblooD's help, haiseh, they patch it up so quick ...

Hmm, last I checked, Patch 2.2 went live on the 7th of April, and PTR was on the 25th of February.

Time travel looks like a possibility guys, let's all head to the past/future!

I had a private date with DemonblooD, so nah

That's because Nat's was given a revamp recently. The full Nat set (4-piece) was weaker than M6 in every way, but now the revamp set (6-piece), it's comparable. But I still prefer M6 for burst damage instead of DoT.

You'd have to tell us exactly when you quit so we could tell you exactly what changed.

Basically, best sets for:

Solo play (up to T6, normal rifts):
Nat's or M6

Group play (up to T6):
Nat's, UE or M6

Solo play (Grifts):
UE or M6

Group play (Grifts):
Nat's, UE or M6

Core items for sets:

Nat's:
any parts + Nat's Slayer (+20 to 25% bonus to RoV) + [option 1: Pride's Fall] or [option 2: Hexing Pants]

M6:
[option 1: full set + Focus & Restraint] or [option 2: RoRG + 5 parts + 1 item of choice] + Bombardier's Rucksack

UE:
any parts + Chest piece (rolled with at least 10 Disc) + [option 1: Kridershot] or [option 2: Seething Spines of Hatred] <---- note: UE's damage is based on Disc, so fill every slot with Max Discipline rolled on that item. So far; cloaks, off-hand, all bows/xbows/1h-xbows, certain rings only rolls Max Discipline.

While results may vary and some might consider experimenting beyond these recommendations, these are the more friendly/common sets used for these situations.

This post has been edited by Kevmeister: Apr 21 2015, 09:09 PM

Ah yes, the revamped DML as well. That would work too (but I hate using MS lol).

1. Group play vs Solo play are two additional variants on top of just Bounties, T1 - T6 rifts and Greater Rifts and thus, different sets would work/complement the given situations differently.
2. The suggestions I placed are gathered from General Discussions, Demon Hunter, self test in PTR and on live to produce said information.
3. Like my disclaimer, results may vary depending on situations (e.g. monster spawns, map layout, etc.)

This post has been edited by Kevmeister: Apr 22 2015, 11:05 PM

There are other factors to consider aside from just the UE bonus for damage multiplier.

Remember, sheet DPS alone doesn't tell you everything about your effective DPS (effective DPS is the actual amount of damage you can deal per second). Other factors such as +% Elemental Damage will boost the damage (multiplicatively), so does +% Increased [Skill] Damage as well.

Blizzard's swift action on the exploit:

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/17084690283

S6 Impale is not a spamming-type build. You have to align mobs in a way that every strike you make hits more than 1 target, every single time. Swap to Richochet rune (if you're not already using it) to keep your Hatred up.

https://us.diablo3.com/en/profile/Volatilit...9/hero/87075681

That is a point of reference for a UE6 MS build, which I build it for speed GR runs (comfortably finishes a GR85 at an average of 4 minutes). Optional changes are as follow:

Bracers
Nemesis Bracers: for more Elite spawns (DB farming or higher GR pushing)
Wraps of Clarity: for defensiveness (higher GR pushing)

Belt
Hunter's Wrath: for faster attack speed/Hatred generation/Discipline generation (any situation)

Jewelries
Endless Walk Set (Compass Rose Ring + Traveler's Pledge Amulet): for more defensiveness (GR pushing)
* Pair any other ring with it e.g. Convention of Elements

Kanai's Slots
Visage of Gunes: for defensiveness (higher GR pushing)

This post has been edited by Kevmeister: Sep 18 2018, 06:06 PM