Demon Hunter Build – Patch 2.0.1 – FROSTFUL

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Hey what’s up friends, Rwenful here, back again with more tips on how to squeeze every last bit of DPS from your beautiful Demon Hunter killing machine, so sit back, grab the popcorn, and get ready to turn it up to 11!

Patch 2.0 introduced a lot of new changes to the game, and when things change, you have to adapt to continue to play awesome.  The major change that is affecting all characters now is the change to Life Steal:

Life Steal is less effective when you are higher level:

  • At 60, Life Steal gains a 0.1x multiplier – meaning it’s junk.
  • At 70, Life Steal no longer functions – meaning…yeah, you get it.

So, gone are the easy days of face-tanking unlimited mobs and loling at how easy the game is.  Life On Hit is the new #doge #suchwow.  Start looking for Life On Hit gear, it scales with Attack Speed, which is one of our core stats.

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Demon Hunter Paragon Farming – PerfStrafe Build

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Paragon farming is not fun.  It’s boring, repetitive, and monotonous…but here’s a new spec that will speed up your farming and make it interesting again.

Ever since Whirlwind Barbarians became the best thing since sliced bread, everyone has been trying to duplicate their mindless “hey I’m just gonna run though and kill everything and not get hurt cause I’m OP kthxbai” play style. You know what I mean, we’ve all been in a group with that WW Barb who solos Ubers MP10 blindfolded while reciting Shakespeare and basically carries us all.  All classes want to feel that OP, and Demon Hunters are finally in luck. » Read more…

Diablo 3 Uber Boss Battles: Maghda and the Skeleton King

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As referenced here, there are currently three different Uber boss battles available in Diablo 3. The first article in this series gave general knowledge and tips applicable to all of the battles. This article is the first of three describing the particulars of each fight.

The Realm of Discord is a bluish-tinted version of the lair of Leoric, the Skeleton King. In it, players will battle Uber versions of Maghda and the Skeleton King (aka Leoric). If successful, players have a chance of obtaining  a Writhing Spine, one of the three components needed to craft a Hellfire Ring. » Read more…

Diablo 3 Uber Boss Battles: Best Practices

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With the introduction of the Infernal Machine system, Blizzard has given players something to aspire to besides simply achieving Paragon level 100. By this point most of you are aware that by finding three keys and a plan, which are obtainable by defeating Keywardens in the four Acts, you can then assemble an Infernal Machine which transports you to one of the three Realms in which the Uber bosses reside. Defeating the bosses gives you a chance to obtain a corresponding organ, and once you have the three distinct organs (and have purchased a Hellfire Ring plan for two million gold from the Act II Vendor), you can craft your own Hellfire Ring, with its guaranteed 35% bonus XP boost and chance to cast a ball of incendiary awesomeness when you attack. » Read more…

Demon Hunter build 1.0.4 – Izual Inferno kill

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How do you kill Izual on Inferno, after Patch 1.0.4? Let’s take a look… » Read more…

Demon Hunter Inferno Build (Patch 1.0.4) – Cydaea Guide

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Hi Friends! It’s been a while since I’ve had any updates for you guys, but now that 1.0.4 has dropped, I’m in the process of revamping my Inferno guide. The good news is that the build I’m playing with now is pretty close to the current build. » Read more…

Inferno Belial – Demon Hunter

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I’ve had a lot of requests for Boss Fight guides, and Belial is the first installment in the set. As you know, Belial is the end boss of Act II and one of the bosses you can die on easily if you don’t understand the mechanics behind the fight. Once you reach him in Inferno, you are going to have to dig deep to beat him with your Demon Hunter. Here is how do you kill Belial on Inferno with a Demon Hunter. » Read more…

Magic Find Swapping

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Swapping in your +Magic Find gear right before a boss dies is not going to be an option for long. I mentioned last week that this is a great opportunity to make gold between now and the implementation of a fix, since gear with damage stats and magic find will jump in value when Blizzard takes corrective action. Whatever they do, they will reduce the value of pure Magic Find gear since it will no longer be an affective way to increase loot. » Read more…

Magic Find to Increase in Value?

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Lately, Magic Find has been used on a swap-in basis. Most players do not have a DPS set with +Magic Find, instead they have their typical DPS gear along with their magic find gear in their inventory. Begin combat, do as much damage as possible and then right before the rare pack, elite or boss dies swap on your Magic Find gear to increase the drops. » Read more…

Why Farming Sucks in Diablo 3

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In World of Warcraft players would repeat content countless times in the hopes that they would earn a particular piece of gear. We ran and reran raids for tokens, reputation and the chance an epic upgrade would drop. Since we knew what the drop rates were there was a pretty predictable progression curve, if your guild ran a certain raid every week for a few months, there would be a very good chance you saw most of the pieces drop and would have geared up most of your guild. Otherwise, you would at least be gaining reputation and tokens you could use towards other upgrades.

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