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Aug 29, 2006 9:01:39 GMT -5
Post by Aphramzo on Aug 29, 2006 9:01:39 GMT -5
Just playing around with new builds at lvl 70 (cause its so close and all). Demo Tree - Basically my build now and just throw all the 10 new points into demo to get the new summon. Worth it? Guess it depends on the summon. SL/Ruin - Hmm, I am not so sure about this any more. The two talents are used (at least the way I use them) it totally different situations. Ruin is cool for raiding, but for grinding its not fabulous. And SL is the oppisite. Dot-a-licous - You thought it was bad now! Plus, heavy in the afflication tree is easy for grinding. In short, I have no freaking idea.
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Aug 29, 2006 11:12:12 GMT -5
Post by Vithigar on Aug 29, 2006 11:12:12 GMT -5
I offer the following: SM/SL Uber Drain-tank build!Physical damage mitigation: ~18% or so from armor (roughly trying to account for imp. demon armor) 30% from soul link 10% from master demonologist 4% from shadow embrace All this *while* channel a interrupt resisting drain life which at level 60 gives me back about 130 health per second. I'd like to get shadow embrace up to 5/5, but I'm not sure where to take it from. Also, if you want to be a little less tough and dish out more damage you can take the points out of imp. VW and into imp. succubus. Also there are issues with links to the new talent calculator and this message board. I'd reccomend using www.tinyurl.com to link them.
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Aug 29, 2006 12:09:47 GMT -5
Post by Aphramzo on Aug 29, 2006 12:09:47 GMT -5
For that build I really dont think I would go the extra 10 points ahead of DS to get SL. The only time I use SL is to whoop up in duels. But this build is really more grind-oriented. Currently, when I am grinding on mobs my level (58 or higher) I would rather just sac my VW and get the health regen. Much less downtime. I figure that if I am killing mobs correctly with my VW, I shouldnt need SL, as the VW will take 90% of the dmg. Aph's slightly tweaked UBER Drain-tank build - no SL, stronger dots, futher reach on dots. Not too different, just tweaked for my personal play style.
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Aug 29, 2006 12:24:11 GMT -5
Post by Vithigar on Aug 29, 2006 12:24:11 GMT -5
I use SL all the time when I'm grinding/farming. Employing drain life as my primary attack spell instead of shadowbolt means I very rarely have downtime, if ever. And when I leap face-and-eyes into those seven or eight satyrs at the south end of jadefire run... there's no way thokgak is keeping them all off me. Also, my build would beat your build in a duel.
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Aug 29, 2006 12:54:15 GMT -5
Post by Aphramzo on Aug 29, 2006 12:54:15 GMT -5
Yes, but I wouldnt dream of specing like that if I wanted to duel well in the first place. I would spec like that if I wanted to grind like a mofo. In which case mine beats the pants off of yours.
Open with SB, then COA, Corruption, Immolate, Life Tap, Wand.
They cant beat on me enough to counter my regen, and by the time it takes me to pull another, I am full regen. However the only real talents that this method requires is DS and insta-corruption. A whopping 26 points.
Lets be frank here. We all know the best build.
41/41/21 <_< what I am a level 112.
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Aug 29, 2006 14:08:07 GMT -5
Post by Vithigar on Aug 29, 2006 14:08:07 GMT -5
Woah woah woah woah...
Open with shadowbolt? Use my wand?!
Insanity.
Sic pet, Immolate, CoA, Corruption, Life Tap, Drain Life. That's with my current build, and what I'd likely do with this one as well.
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Aug 29, 2006 14:17:44 GMT -5
Post by Aphramzo on Aug 29, 2006 14:17:44 GMT -5
Meh, we both open with the spell that takes the longest to cast. So I guess we can agree on that.
And the fact that I thought of the better build.
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