VIDEO GUIDE ""~~;..;~V ELMO'S PEACOCK (PCOC) BUILD
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How gear dependant is this build? (Just seen this post as I get ready to go to bed so will have to check the vids properly in the morning. Looks like a fun build though)
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Hey guys, ive finnaly decided to post my opinion and frustrations about this build.
first, i really like this build because of the uncommon use of nodes and gems. i definitely will hold on till killing mobs and survivability will become easier. second, im dying too much... TOO much! as elmo said, its a hard way to the point where playing this build will be awesome and funny. im now at 47 and its really fucking hard to get me stand up every time i died (mostly because of some rubber banding an lags, but thats not the point). maybe im making mistakes in my build or gear or whatever, so i would be very pleased if u can help me out with some tips. im at 1200 es while running discipline, hatred and clarity. i dont have any mana probs, but i fell like having some stones in my way up to kill the monsters and keep beeing alive. i already have CI, because without it im dying much faster than w/o it (only have 450hp and 600 es then). im wielding 1h axe with 180 dps and a shield now but can switch to mightflay. but that will end into dying more often, too. moreover im using leap slam to damage as much mobs as possible to keep my life leech up and using double strike on single target. any ideas how to bypass the levels to 60-65? |
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Okay so obviously your gear is probably pretty shitty overall, 1,2k ES at 47 is way too low. But aside from that, well...
Do not level with this spec. Use Freezing Pulse for example to level from 1 to 50-60, level the gems you need on alternate weapon slots or otherwise free gem slots, go for all the tanky nodes first (more %ES, more res etc.), forget DPS/Crit. Keep an eye out for gear that you need for the switch (Claw, Shield) and get some good ES chest/helm. Switch to CI at either middle of act 2 cruel or middle of act 2 merc, before that skill some hp nodes and use gear with +hp, leather belts with additional life roll and corals if possible/current res allows it. Again, if you're trying to level this build with claws or similar 1h weapons from the ground up you gonna make the leveling process a lot harder for you than it needs to be unless you got some good twink gear in your stash or you try and go ele cleave. FP+LMP can carry you all the way up to Merciless, then it starts to fall off unless properly supported by build/gear. Coincidently this is around the time you want to make the switch to Claws+Cyclone. IGN: Yeph
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thanks mate. i can show u my current gear:
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i already have a decent shield + claw for level 60:
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my problem is, that i really cant believe how to get FP to that dmg i need. its a spell and i have no spell dmg on my gear. so its doing too little dmg, isnt it? |
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" Your ES is way too low. I have about 1.2k ES with discipline with this current set-up with no CI at level 41. This is my current set up:
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At level 47, imma wear this chest:
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With these, when i get about 2.5k ES when i reach level 47 with a carnage heart with 25% max ES reduction. |
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Ok so i have to little es. But how u get enough dps?
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" Hmm that is a good question. I am not getting enough dps but i got carnage heart to sustain my ES with my low dps. At low levels, I just use Whirling Blades - Faster Atks - Melee Phy Dmg to farm my way to level 35. From then I just use Flicker Strike - multistrike - melee phy dmg - power charge on crit to continue leveling. So far till now I did not have much problems with white, blue and yellow mobs. However, I have quite abit of difficulty in dealing with unique bosses mob like brutus. Last edited by victortkc#4414 on Apr 30, 2013, 10:41:23 AM
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I agree its difficult to level up this build which is why I respecced into this build from a level 60 EK build. Problem with that is I had to use around 20 refund points.
Regarding victorkc's issues, maybe drop clarity and hatred if your not having mana issues and take grace and determination? I know hatred will drop your dps but I dont think hatred was used in the final build anyway? Maybe go more conventional for now and use popular melee skills such as cleave, heavy strike etc to level up? IGN: Munkehboi
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hi regarding lvling. i chose to lvl with the abilitys doublestrike and cyclone. maby not just as effecint asfreezing but very fun and not hard. i had access to some decent uniques switching duing lvling. to reply to the person complaining abouve, looking at ure gear u simply miss enough leach to make it easy also a questin, is the leech only affected by phys damage or also like 1-57 ligtning damage. i have had no troubble lvling to 47. i also done the switch to ci way before recomended, and dont regret, the chaos damage and bloodrage and granite flasks makes it up, with diciplin and grace
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" Oh I for get to mention, I was using Determination and grace since the beginning. I have no mana to use clarity and hatred. Btw, imo use other builds to level up then respecc to this build because it is very hard to level up with this build from low levels. |
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