The Easiest of the Easy Beginner Build Guides [1.1 SotV UPDATED]

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ManageGlow wrote:

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ajcrowner wrote:

Good afternoon and thanks for the guide.

This is my first character and I've been having a lot of fun. I'm playing the higher dps version of the build and I am currently level 66 and just defeated A2 Merciless.

In general, I am feeling very weak. Defensively I know I need to get my resists up, but after 400 hours or so of playing a bliz sorc in D3 I really don't die much and dodge most attacks. My real issue is my damage. It takes me what feels like forever to kill a named mob and way to many LA's to clear trash. My dps sheet only shows 529.3 (without Frenzy buffs) and I just can't seem to get it higher.

The question is... is this normal for the build, are there things missing in my gear that are key for getting higher dps, or what is the issue with the dps?

Again, I am new, so sorry if there is a specific way that I can link you my build/gear. I'm not sure if you can just see my characters or what through my forum account.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

If you click your character name at the top of the scree while you're making a post, your inventory will come up, then you can click the items once, and they will appear in your post.

Thanks ManageGlow! Here is my current gear...

It's going to be tough letting go that 5 link, but I would get a better pDps bow, and maybe try to upgrade the rings to something better, with added damage.

This was probably covered already but cant find this. Why Life Leech for LA and not Life on Hit? Was sure (and many people said me this) for LA with chain LGoH is better.

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ajcrowner wrote:

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ManageGlow wrote:

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ajcrowner wrote:

Good afternoon and thanks for the guide.

This is my first character and I've been having a lot of fun. I'm playing the higher dps version of the build and I am currently level 66 and just defeated A2 Merciless.

In general, I am feeling very weak. Defensively I know I need to get my resists up, but after 400 hours or so of playing a bliz sorc in D3 I really don't die much and dodge most attacks. My real issue is my damage. It takes me what feels like forever to kill a named mob and way to many LA's to clear trash. My dps sheet only shows 529.3 (without Frenzy buffs) and I just can't seem to get it higher.

The question is... is this normal for the build, are there things missing in my gear that are key for getting higher dps, or what is the issue with the dps?

Again, I am new, so sorry if there is a specific way that I can link you my build/gear. I'm not sure if you can just see my characters or what through my forum account.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

If you click your character name at the top of the scree while you're making a post, your inventory will come up, then you can click the items once, and they will appear in your post.

Thanks ManageGlow! Here is my current gear...

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im lvl 62 an also just beat act2 on merci my dps is around the same as you but my bow is much weeker most of my dps is from my rings and quiver i think LA is around 500 and when i take the rings off it drops to around 300 ill link my gear it might help but the lil extra dmg u can get on jewlery and suck helps.

Thank you all very much for the help! I'll start working on getting some damage on my jewelry. I just haven't found much in the way of jewelry yet.

I keep seeing so many threads with builds doing 10k, 20k, 30k (etc.) dps... so I figure my 500 damage must be absolutely horrible.

Sounds like I may be about right for now though with a few upgrades.

Great guide, thank you for putting this together for noobs like myself.

Quick question. I seem to be having mana issues. I just hit act 3 in normal. I am trying to sustain a 3l with (LA, lesser projectiles, and pierce) but my mana just evaporates.

Should I wait until later levels before link more than 2 gems? Or woudl it be safe to take Primal Spirit? I am not sure how many passives can be undone later is why I ask.

thanks.

Hi,

I have a question,I just got Lioneye's Glare and dropped Resoulte technique.
Is it still worth going up to static shock, since I can crit now, or is it better to refund those points and go crit multiplyers?

Also what are good unique items to go for with this build?

I am also wondering how lightning arrow behaves with projectile weakens + chain. I know Pierce has priority but I am wondering for the additional 3 jumps from lightning arrow, are they affected by Pierce hitting primary target or do they chain?


Thanks for your answer.

Just getting back into the game after Thanksgiving is a job--the game is unforgiving in every way it seems. I've finished all of Act 2 but my PC is level 31 in a level 17 dungeon getting the 'hand' so that was useless for experience certainly.

I'm going to remap and finish the first map of Act 3 next after I follow ZiggyD's Guide up through that map to see where he puts his points in the PST and try to follow what he is using on his PC.

It looks like Act 3 is going to be a huge area to fully cover...or it is going to surprise me and I will be finishing my one-time through solo game before I get to BM and long before I get all the points to finish the whole PST??

I keep picking up gear and dropping all of it not finding anything that looks better then what I've got when the inventory gets full. I do hope I'm not managing my PC into the ground now but would like to be able to finish PoE satisfied I've done as well as I can under the circumstances.

Not sure if there are any questions above that need answers but if anyone cares to discuss anything further go for it--it won't hurt unless you are going to tell me the PC is heading toward a brick wall? I've got 5 Refund points so far; haven't used any of them; and don't understand why ZiggyD calls them 'Respec' unless this is another hold out from the beta?

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ajcrowner wrote:

Thank you all very much for the help! I'll start working on getting some damage on my jewelry. I just haven't found much in the way of jewelry yet.

I keep seeing so many threads with builds doing 10k, 20k, 30k (etc.) dps... so I figure my 500 damage must be absolutely horrible.

Sounds like I may be about right for now though with a few upgrades.

yeah i was looking at them also but that is late game in the 70-80+ lvl's an they gear they have is VERY costly and will take hours to find but they sure do look fun right, in a way to find jewler is just craft some blue ones if u get a chaos orb you should be able to trade it for 20-24 alt orbs. also u could do what im planing on doing but i dont recommend it i just need a better bow asap lol, my plan is to find find a party for docks as i just got to act 3 farm there an find a good bow that is 5-6 sockets that is white or blue, i will take that bow and reroll it with these til i get a very high double psy's roll then i will use this so it keeps the high rolls an gets a few more from being rare ''hopefully att speed'' then just try an link all the sockets an recolour them. you can do the same to rings but self finding them or buying from poy.xyz for a chaos or 2 is faster

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__SirPuFFaLoT__ wrote:

Great guide, thank you for putting this together for noobs like myself.

Quick question. I seem to be having mana issues. I just hit act 3 in normal. I am trying to sustain a 3l with (LA, lesser projectiles, and pierce) but my mana just evaporates.

Should I wait until later levels before link more than 2 gems? Or woudl it be safe to take Primal Spirit? I am not sure how many passives can be undone later is why I ask.

thanks.

by the end of act 3 norm you will or should have blood magic an all that mana problumes will be gone also you dont need to use pierce if you use the curse im lvl 62 atm an i just use the curse an use faster att or something else