I've gotten plenty, just not one that keeps him upright.
Pretty much the same conclusion I came to. Booh. Onwards to hunt for more (useful) bits of sets! (but not today. More booh for being at work )Vortex is the same mechanic as knockback, just in reverse. The game treats them the same. In fact, there's an achievement for knocking back/pulling in XX number of enemies.
I know it's hard to say it, but unless you REALLY WANT to respec your build, you probably just want to put it in your stash for now in case you get something that really makes it compelling. I've lost track of how many RRoG's I've salvaged just because rerolling only ONE attribute wouldn't be enough to make them useful.
--Patrick
Do you have a small DoT effect on one of your attacks maybe?A question: my crits are now usually somewhere in the 1.7M-3.7M range. I occasionally see crits from around the 400K-500K range - I assume those are either my familiar or follower. However, I also regularly see crits around the 5K-10K mark. I have absolutely nothing anywhere that does anywhere near those damage numbers - certainly not on a crit. Where the heck do those numbers come from?
I have to wait at least two hours from this point, but then I will continue my climb.I am withdrawal....I need to rift!!
No area damage modifiers?That's what I was looking for, but none of the attacks that he has set right now have any DOT that look like they would tick for less than the usual weapon damage. I even looked for thorns damage, but none of the stuff he's wearing has thorns damage.
I'm thinking it's just the effect that happens when an enemy gets frozen. If you ever use Frost Nova, you'll notice that it doesn't just freeze enemies, it actually damages them as well. It doesn't damage them very much, but it does do a tiny bit of damage, so I assume that the damage you see is being done when something hits you with a melee attack and activates your ice armor, thereby freezing the enemy.
--Patrick
Hitting level 70 is kind of like getting your black belt. There are a lot of people out there who think that the black belt is the pinnacle, but once you have one, you realize it's more accurate to say that you've finished all the tutorial levels.I am looking for getting started guides, all that I am finding is "...as soon as you hit level 70..." Or is the game just that easy to play?
I hadn't thought of that (I so rarely build for area damage), but I don't see any.No area damage modifiers?
If you play your games on Normal, you probably won't hit 70 before getting to Malthael unless you clear EVERY SINGLE EVERYTHING and maybe have a buddy play with you (or else gear primarily for experience gain). It's not a big deal unless you want to hit certain points in the story at certain levels (completing some quests gives you a guaranteed legendary, for instance).I just got my first character past 50... And I just started, probably nearly finished, Act V. I hope there is still 20 levels worth in story mode.
If you play your games on NormalYOU SHOULDN'T PLAY ON NORMAL
Remember when normal was the actual normal mode and not the easy mode?ftfy
Seriously, normal is for babies. I'm pretty sure you can blindfold yourself and just randomly right click and destroy everything in normal. It's ridiculously easy.
Hard at minimum. Master and up preferred.
I do. And Torment was near impossible.Remember when normal was the actual normal mode and not the easy mode?
Ah, that's right. It was inferno back then.I remember putting together a build that I could hunt Inferno* 3 or Inferno 4 with my wizard, but Inferno 10 was just impossible. I remember the thrill when I tried out something I thought would let me hunt on Inferno 6 or 7 but found out I could not just survive on Inferno 10, I could thrive. It was exhilarating.
--Patrick
*Showing my age, here.
In that case I agree with you fully. I do think there should be an "easy" mode - I often do replays of older games on easy because I'm just replaying for fun/feel/story and not as a challenge - but "normal" should be just that...normal. Not "horribly frustrating die-if-you-so-much-as-click-wrong" and not "I am a chew toy".I kind of meant in general. Seems like nowadays the "normal" setting on games is the equivalent to the "I'm too young to die" mode in Doom.
Not in hardcoreDying in Diablo 3's effect is so minimal that I really don't see it as a big deal. In Diablo 2, you lost a crap ton of experience, and that was a penalty which could be very frustrating.
Heh, never was able to get into the idea of HC characters. Maybe someday I'll get those achievements, but not this day!Not in hardcore
In D2 I really had too much time and there were comparatively - to my mind - less gotcha moments. I took a couple of HC characters to levels in the 50s....though Hell was a crapshoot where they usually diedHeh, never was able to get into the idea of HC characters. Maybe someday I'll get those achievements, but not this day!