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Ellay
10-08-2012, 05:13 PM
I've swapped to 3 Barbarians and 1 Monk. It would be 4 Barbarians but the damage bonus 1 Monk can provide 3 Barbarians is more than enough to compensate for another Barb in the mix.

Since my last posting raving about 3 monks and a barb. It is a very solid build and it provides a lot of survivability but lacks sorely in the damage department. At least the way I parsed it out. There is a multibox streamer that runs 4 monks in a 2h build and does very well, but he also has amazing gear and the playstyle is just not what I want from a monk.

With all the changes to classes, 4 Demon Hunters is a realistic build these days. Mythaniel just made a group and is doing well. For multiboxing I think 1.0.5 is providing even better buffs for this class. Definitely worth a try and he has me considering trying them out.

4 Witch Doctors are also contenders, they always were contenders but it was a CC reliant build, now cc in that fashion is going by the wayside unless the stuns last for 3 seconds or more which doesn't come from gear procs. The pets now have massive survivability and I think for new players this is a great route to take. I'm thinking about leveling some up myself one of these days. I mean why not? Only have to do it once and if you get the hellfire ring down the road for 35% exp bonus, it's that much easier.
Also there are WD builds that pump out massive dps similar to WW barbs. It takes great gear but the end goal is still there knowing that you can pump out damage compared to other class builds that are not easily boxable.

Wizards are a little tricky, their mulitbox build which is the CM/WW lock down everything with frost nova is continually being harder and harder to pull off. Unless you have a massive amount of gold or are a glutton for punishment would shy away from this class for the time being.

Finally Barbarians, without a doubt the flavor of the month. Hell let's call it the flavor of the game until they nerf the Double Nado build. I even tried it out with 3 Barbarians at once, it works - it's just messy. Maybe after investing more gold into it and playing it more it would pay off but I currently enjoy what I have going.

Which is... 3 Barbs and a Monk, and the patch is not changing the build much.
Using Bash for fury generating, Rend with Bloodlust for the healing, and Hammer of the Ancients with Smash for the damage dealing on boss/elite fights. (With monk buffs the barbs crit for over a million, if you like big numbers).
My gear is mediocre still but I did find a great item and holding onto the gold until the patch hits to boost it up. Right now I can clear act 3 in a reasonable amount of time. It is faster than full monks, but I do miss my monks as a Rend/Hammer of the Ancient build favors the 2h.

That's my mind dump. :)

Ughmahedhurtz
10-08-2012, 06:53 PM
I was doing the barb + monks thing for a bit but I think I may have to go back to my demon hunters. The silly knockbacks from melee play havoc with my melee groups, making it very frustrating when you can't just sit there and dish damage.

Ellay
10-09-2012, 01:06 PM
I agree, and with DH you can do the knock backing! with Windforces of course ;p

Void
10-16-2012, 12:52 PM
watching Zisss streamer play a wizard man he pumps out the dps and keeps everything locked down. Tempted to level some...sooo tempted.

tundra622
10-16-2012, 05:23 PM
now that 1.0.5 is out, did Knock back have Diminishing returns? if not ill probebly save up for some windforces. my DH's are so poorly geared though

I just realized I play like a tank, time to level some Barbariens and monks.

dancook
10-17-2012, 11:54 AM
I'm dusting off the 1 x barb 3 x monk to see if the new patch can keep me interested... I look forward to hear your findings Ellay

leveling up a new team , 3 barb and 1 monk - so i have 1 of each on each account. Playing at MP10 :) Just about to meet the paladin already at level 10

Ellay
10-19-2012, 11:36 AM
I'm doing "ok" / decent in the latest patch. It's definitely nice, but I'm playing with class combo's and specs again. I leveled up some Witch Doctors and had a blast with them on the fun factor using zombie bears/spirit walk. They can't handle monster power levels too well if you ramp it up past 4. Also concerned about the uber bosses with these characters since they don't do so well on boss types.
All in all, my play time is definitely limited but trying to work out the kinks and get a solid build I like. Mythaniel is doing pretty well with 4 Barbs from what I've seen, I just don't have gear anywhere near his :)

tundra622
10-21-2012, 07:04 PM
Hey what type of gear do barbs/monks need? its my first time playing either so im curious and dont want to waste my money buying the wrong stuff

Ellay
10-22-2012, 01:19 PM
Nothing crazy, you would gear one like you would if you were playing as a single character. I would look through profiles on diabloprogress.com to get an idea what people look for, prices for medium quality gear are much cheaper now a days.

dancook
10-22-2012, 02:06 PM
http://www.diabloprogress.com/hero/zebq-2452/Zebq/317096

:) I found this over the weekend.. I then did a AH search based on it, I am poor...

Ughmahedhurtz
10-22-2012, 06:56 PM
http://www.diabloprogress.com/hero/zebq-2452/Zebq/317096

:) I found this over the weekend.. I then did a AH search based on it, I am poor...

Yeah, I feel that way too. Granted, I'm not farming at 60 yet but it feels the way I felt in classic WoW at 40ish looking at the level 60 raid gear prices.

remanz
10-23-2012, 06:50 PM
barb gear price actually went up. MONK becomes the worst class for monster level 5+ I think. They rely on being able to kill fast/burst. When monster HP/damage triples, monks just can't do it (unless you have a wizard friend who chain stun everything). Don't have the regen to keep up. So all monk Dex gear becomes cheaper now.

Ellay
10-24-2012, 02:55 PM
I keep swapping between Barb / Wizard / Witch Doctor builds. I can't decide which one I like the most which is tough since I don't have the gold to fund them all. No updates at this time.

remanz
10-24-2012, 03:09 PM
Monster power nerfed. Its a pretty big nerf apparently. I can do MP 10 now. solo. Previously, I capped out at MP8. I think barb still the best combining defense/regen/offense.

Ellay
10-24-2012, 04:26 PM
I agree on that note. I can do mp5 no problem with 3 barbs and a monk - haven't tried higher due to the boost in HP makes it feel less efficient.

At this juncture I think I'll settle in on this combo to try and find some amazing gear pieces to sell. A well geared set of Wizards or Witch Doctors would be super fun though. Played around with Wizard a bit and it's very effective, you just need good gear to get it going.