Patch 3.2 now

FerociousTerrier wrote: 3 months ago

Greys_Prey wrote: 3 months ago

Its funny, despite the overall warlock nerf, my Chaos warlock now feels much stronger.
I played before patch: Sigil Death with Abyss and Miasma Bolt + one bounded demon with me and one on Consume , and hadnt enough points to spend in the demonic tree at lvl 94.
Now with the bugfix of Enhanced Entropy and the change for less hard points in Demonic Mastery for max demons (3) i had enough to go also deeply in Bind Demon and spend 3 extra points for Psychic Ward . So in the end i run the same than before + full synergized bounded demon + 1 defiler (+1 consumed: defiler) and have a shield. Love it!

What are your points? I was thinking about a maxed Bind Demon/Chaos build since you can stack +demon for demon spawn then switch to +Chaos in game.

Chaos +14 skills points from items
eldritch +11 skill points from items
demonic +12 skill points from items

Could have more skills but i am running a mf/gf warlock (with Naj's Set - comfortable tele) with 410% Extra Gold and 330% Magic Find and this works very well in 1-4P (for me - Cow P8 was fine too).
My merc rougue is having a Harmony for more running speed, so i also have round about 120% run faster which is i think the sweet spot before dimishing returns?
A Cure for poison/curse healing and a Duress to deal with magic immunes.

Even maxing Bind Demon (20 hard points) with a stated 61% chance of binding, I was repeatedly unable to bind Hephasto. I cleaned the whole area until Hephasto was left battling my merc only, and EVERY TIME, despite 15 to 20 shots at binding, it wasn't working.

20 shots X 61% chance of binding per shot should bring about mathematical certainty of a successful bind, especially when repeating the whole process 10 times.

Anyone experiencing the same problem?

The_Alchemist wrote: 3 months ago

Even maxing Bind Demon (20 hard points) with a stated 61% chance of binding, I was repeatedly unable to bind Hephasto. I cleaned the whole area until Hephasto was left battling my merc only, and EVERY TIME, despite 15 to 20 shots at binding, it wasn't working.

20 shots X 61% chance of binding per shot should bring about mathematical certainty of a successful bind, especially when repeating the whole process 10 times.

Anyone experiencing the same problem?

Did you hold down the skill button, or did you tap the skill button once per "cast"?

In 3.2 you need to hold the skill button down to succeed. I.e., it's a "channeling" skill now. If you let go of the skill button immediately then it will never work, as far as I understand.

Is anyone else getting really weird graphical bugs of models from act 3 appearing in other acts ...?? I have never seen this before

The_Alchemist wrote: 3 months ago

Even maxing Bind Demon (20 hard points) with a stated 61% chance of binding, I was repeatedly unable to bind Hephasto. I cleaned the whole area until Hephasto was left battling my merc only, and EVERY TIME, despite 15 to 20 shots at binding, it wasn't working.

20 shots X 61% chance of binding per shot should bring about mathematical certainty of a successful bind, especially when repeating the whole process 10 times.

Anyone experiencing the same problem?

I've bound a fair few Hephastos now and as painful as it was on the PTR, it is working perfectly fine and fairly reliable on live, thanks to them having tweaked it a bit more.

(1) Find the demon you want
(2) Damage it, say to about 1/3 life left, give or take
(3) Make sure it won't get killed (position yourself/your merc in a way that he won't kill it or just go in without one and use defilers to tank as they don't do any dmg)
(4) Cast Bind Demon on it and keep the button held down (this is essential, do not let go of the button!)
(5) Wait
(Make sure you keep targeting the demon you want to bind so your channel doesn't interrupt - toggle loot display on and off again if needed to temporarily fix the stupid sticky targeting bug for it)

There are a few things that can happen here:
- The channel doesn't actually start (no visible chain) and your char tells you he can't do that -> You probably don't have sufficient hard points in Bind Demon to bind that demon type (need 20 for super uniques like Hephasto)
- The channel starts and ~1 second later you have your demon -> Great, done, that's the best case
- The channel starts and keeps channeling but your char tells you he can't do that -> You haven't done enough dmg to the target demon yet, go hit him a couple more times, just don't accidentally kill him
- The channel starts and keeps channeling, your char doesn't say anything but the demon isn't binding -> You're failing the bind chance check, just keep the button held down to keep channeling until you pass the check and the demon gets bound, simply a matter of patience - worst channel time I've seen on live was somewhere around 10 to 15 seconds, give or take (as compared to multiple minutes+ on the PTR)

kerph wrote: 3 months ago

Is anyone else getting really weird graphical bugs of models from act 3 appearing in other acts ...?? I have never seen this before

That's been around since pre-RotW. Just rare, thankfully.

ShadowHeart wrote: 3 months ago

The_Alchemist wrote: 3 months ago

Even maxing Bind Demon (20 hard points) with a stated 61% chance of binding, I was repeatedly unable to bind Hephasto. I cleaned the whole area until Hephasto was left battling my merc only, and EVERY TIME, despite 15 to 20 shots at binding, it wasn't working.

20 shots X 61% chance of binding per shot should bring about mathematical certainty of a successful bind, especially when repeating the whole process 10 times.

Anyone experiencing the same problem?

Did you hold down the skill button, or did you tap the skill button once per "cast"?

In 3.2 you need to hold the skill button down to succeed. I.e., it's a "channeling" skill now. If you let go of the skill button immediately then it will never work, as far as I understand.

Details...that's why the experts get paid the big bucks!
Thank you very much.

justinman114 wrote: 3 months ago

I have still found more sunders pre-patch (1) than since Tuesday (0). Do they actually exist? And I'll add my name to the list of people confirming these Herald drops are ASS.

I found my first sunder charm today; Latent Crack of the Heavens from lvl 90 TZ Andariel p1 online first run of my day 333% mf.

The_Alchemist wrote: 3 months ago

Even maxing Bind Demon (20 hard points) with a stated 61% chance of binding, I was repeatedly unable to bind Hephasto. I cleaned the whole area until Hephasto was left battling my merc only, and EVERY TIME, despite 15 to 20 shots at binding, it wasn't working.

20 shots X 61% chance of binding per shot should bring about mathematical certainty of a successful bind, especially when repeating the whole process 10 times.

Anyone experiencing the same problem?

Does your char say “I can't” or “Impossible” when you are holding the Key of Bind Demon? Do you see a chain to Hephasto while you are binding?

The_Alchemist wrote: 3 months ago

Even maxing Bind Demon (20 hard points) with a stated 61% chance of binding, I was repeatedly unable to bind Hephasto. I cleaned the whole area until Hephasto was left battling my merc only, and EVERY TIME, despite 15 to 20 shots at binding, it wasn't working.

20 shots X 61% chance of binding per shot should bring about mathematical certainty of a successful bind, especially when repeating the whole process 10 times.

Anyone experiencing the same problem?

I had a similar problem yesterday. Couldnt bind a demon. Turns out: You cant bind a demon while you have max demon/consumed or already one in bind. You need to have a "free slot" in order to work now, because it doesnt overwrite/replace your current demon.

Greys_Prey wrote: 3 months ago

The_Alchemist wrote: 3 months ago

Even maxing Bind Demon (20 hard points) with a stated 61% chance of binding, I was repeatedly unable to bind Hephasto. I cleaned the whole area until Hephasto was left battling my merc only, and EVERY TIME, despite 15 to 20 shots at binding, it wasn't working.

20 shots X 61% chance of binding per shot should bring about mathematical certainty of a successful bind, especially when repeating the whole process 10 times.

Anyone experiencing the same problem?

I had a similar problem yesterday. Couldnt bind a demon. Turns out: You cant bind a demon while you have max demon/consumed or already one in bind. You need to have a "free slot" in order to work now, because it doesnt overwrite/replace your current demon.

Yes, you can Bind Demon while you have max demon summoned. It will replace one of summoned or the bound demon if you have one.
Just tested with max number is one.
The 1st test is no bound demon. Summon a Goatman then successfully got a bound demon, Goatman got replaced.
The 2nd test is with bound demon - Vile Mother, successfully got a new bound demon - Pit Lord.

Flyhorse wrote: 3 months ago

Greys_Prey wrote: 3 months ago

The_Alchemist wrote: 3 months ago

Even maxing Bind Demon (20 hard points) with a stated 61% chance of binding, I was repeatedly unable to bind Hephasto. I cleaned the whole area until Hephasto was left battling my merc only, and EVERY TIME, despite 15 to 20 shots at binding, it wasn't working.

20 shots X 61% chance of binding per shot should bring about mathematical certainty of a successful bind, especially when repeating the whole process 10 times.

Anyone experiencing the same problem?

I had a similar problem yesterday. Couldnt bind a demon. Turns out: You cant bind a demon while you have max demon/consumed or already one in bind. You need to have a "free slot" in order to work now, because it doesnt overwrite/replace your current demon.

Yes, you can Bind Demon while you have max demon summoned. It will replace one of summoned or the bound demon if you have one.
Just tested with max number is one.
The 1st test is no bound demon. Summon a Goatman then successfully got a bound demon, Goatman got replaced.
The 2nd test is with bound demon - Vile Mother, successfully got a new bound demon - Pit Lord.

Tested it right now again.
You are right!
Sorry for telling wrong information then
Now what the hell hapened to my try to bind a demon a few days ago?
I really have no idea.
Does the hardcap in points of Bind Demon needs to be higher than for normal demons to get bound if they are minions of a boss?
Maybe that was the case...i wish i made a video to analyse my mistake now D:

Lots of what's up with Bind Demon Just noticed that as you increase the points in the skill at twenty the demon gets his Aura Anyone know if there is more at lv25?

Dragoneyes001 wrote: 3 months ago

Lots of what's up with
Bind Demon Just noticed that as you increase the points in the skill at twenty the demon gets his Aura Anyone know if there is more at lv25?

No, the last bonus is gained at level 20. The bonuses are granted at levels 5, 10, 15 and 20.

During PTR they changed it to require hard points for the bonuses, which makes 20 the natural Cap, they changed it back to soft points for the live patch release after community feedback but kept the max bonus at 20 (it was 20 last season/patch as well).

ShadowHeart wrote: 3 months ago

Dragoneyes001 wrote: 3 months ago

Lots of what's up with
Bind Demon Just noticed that as you increase the points in the skill at twenty the demon gets his Aura Anyone know if there is more at lv25?

No, the last bonus is gained at level 20. The bonuses are granted at levels 5, 10, 15 and 20.

During PTR they changed it to require hard points for the bonuses, which makes 20 the natural Cap, they changed it back to soft points for the live patch release after community feedback but kept the max bonus at 20 (it was 20 last season/patch as well).

Kind of bites since an immunity would be great.

Dragoneyes001 wrote: 3 months ago

Kind of bites since an immunity would be great.

Yeah - but you need to find one with immunities built-in

I'll have a look tomorrow see what he Originally had but my heph can stand in fire dragons by the hundreds and not lose any hp at 8p the only time I had to port out was in Crystalline Passage when the big bruisers were swinging at him and some boss was mixed into the dozen of them. almost caught me off guard.