[outdated] Caustic Arrow Solo Map MFer (20/300+)
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Hey man, So I've been grinding gear to switch to CA and finally got some. Adjusting to the new style is very hard, and I'm constantly getting hit alot, tried iron reflex but thats even worst so switched back to acrobatics. Could you check my character and seen what I'm doing wrong and where I should aim to improve? Also mana seems to be a problem as well, what can I do to improve that?
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I got Drillneck for 2c (is it how it is now? that's a huge price drop!), %18 Goldwyrm for ~7c and Voll was kind enough to give me a decent stat Carcass Jack while I was farming exp so I am a bit off to a good start (my IIR sucks though). But enough about me, let's go straight to the notes and questions:
1-First I'm sorry my question come out strange a few pages ago. I was looking for a good enchant for boots and got confused that wiki didn't mention the movement speed while I knew there was one. Anyway, I didn't knew it was already mentioned in the OP so thank you for the (in-advanced clarification) and nice update for the guide by the way. 2- In 2nd day of the league I noticed players already going for Uber Atziri and doing T12 maps while I was struggling to finish cruel. That got me thinking we need a league starter. Not a general leveling guidelines but a full-blown league starter. I know this opens the door for a lot of debates but we have some excellent contributors here and I'm sure we (I really mean you) can work something out that we all can benefit from. 3- In a 5L bow why the priority of extra damage over IIR? In the period we are "forced" to use a 5L we mainly lack currency the most wouldn't you agree? Thanks, |
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" Flasks. You need two seething flasks. That will bail you out of a LOT of situations. " a) There's a Prophecy that guarantees a Drillneck drop. That's the reason for why it's so cheap this league. Unless Prophecy is incorporated into the core game, do not expect this to be the case next league. b) No problem! c) What do you mean exactly by league-starter? I need clarification on this. d) Clear speed = effectively IIQ. That's why we prioritize damage, and why I recommend going for an Andvarius before Goldwyrm. If you have the IIR, your increased clear speed by going damage in your fifth link will offset not running the IIR gem. The reason it's more beneficial to do it this way is because the more stuff you're killing per minute, the more chances you have for IIR to apply. Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018.
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" Yeah, it's crazy how prices went from dirt cheap day 1/2 to through the roof day 3 for the rings. I bought a cheap one day 2 and paid premium price for my second ring day 3; probably due to adjustment from Perandus with plentiful uniques to Prophecy, where uniques are once again - for the most part - quite scarce. Nice to hear that Drillneck is so cheap - I'll likely try for a +1 arrow corruption. ====== I'm rocking 18IIQ/300-ish IIR now, just farming Dried Lake while pushing to 80. No reasonably-priced 6-link Marakeths available yet (there's one for the crazy price of 4ex); I'm also shopping for a high evasion chest with life and resists - nothing quite good enough to purchase on the market ATM. Huge bummer that fuses are 3:1. Last edited by hankinsohl on Jun 6, 2016, 2:38:43 PM
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Yeah, alt-farming's a big portion of this build. Alts lead to fuses, and fuses lead to exalts.
That said, the fuse:ex ratio isn't terribly different from Perandus. It was about 110:1ex at this point last league, currently sitting at around 125-135:1ex. So while it's crappy if you're looking to convert to chaos, it's actually still reasonable if you're looking to convert to exalt. I ate the bucket and got two Andies for 55c total. And one of them's well-rolled at 15/66. So, while I probably could've saved a few bucks if I waited another couple days, that was also a couple days I'd have been farming with less than 40% IIR. I can easily make back 55c in alts in that time, and then some, now that I'm running one of the Andies. I need a few good jewels though if I'm to run both, either that or invest in Survivalist and the 18% res nodes in Scion while I wait to get decent jewels. Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018. Last edited by Serleth on Jun 6, 2016, 3:27:15 PM
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What is recommeneded once you achieve Deadeye with a 5L. Drop AOE for IIR?
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AoE for Pierce/Slower Projectiles, depending on whether you have Drillneck yet. Which is pretty cheap to get, so get Drillneck then use Pierce instead of AoE.
Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018.
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" Damn your response times are phenomenal! For the gems linked with CA, what is your recommended order for quality? | |
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Manually GCP your Caustic Arrow (unless you're comfortable waiting to buy a 20/20 failed corruption). Everything else, use the 20% vendor recipe. No particular order. Don't bother with Pierce/Slower Proj though, you'll want to save that GCP for Empower.
Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018.
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" I meant those builds that described as league-starters. You know, fast clearing with no special gear requirements (and will probably will suck at late game without them). Now we have something that will push us to late 60s and early-to-mid 70s. But if we have a well planned "alternate build" that will push us to 90 in almost the same time we spend on our current leveling alternate skills we will have faster access to higher tier maps, a buff to our main build gems exp and maybe some fast currency access as well. (or that's how I believe it would be). And don't tell me you can do all that, you don't count. This is for average players like me. Edit: Of course something that is not so far from our tree to use as less spec points as possible to avoid too much currency investment. " I used to like you Hank :p Last edited by Hvakhshathra on Jun 6, 2016, 4:35:30 PM
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