Bal is some faggy archer shit too. 

I have one of each class at level 60+, so whatever. :D
But I'll probably start a Scion, which is the only I don't have (since she's new).

Honestly builds are more important than classes, you can make a strong full melee archer for instance, everything is possible. 

you can make a strong full melee archer

If there's one thing Diablo 3 is missing, it's this. 

By archer I meant Ranger of course (which is supposedly the "archer" class), but there are even some close range archer builds with certain skills that make you deal alot more damage close up.

The skill and gem system allows for some really fun combinations (which is what makes it better than D3 for me).
For example a common Ranger build is to use Lightning Arrow (which hits 1 target and spreads to 3 extra mobs) linked to Lesser Multiple Projectiles (shoot 3 arrows instead of 1) linked to Chain (each projectile passes over to another target) linked to Life Gain on Hit (each time you hit an enemy you gain a fixed ammount of health, 20hp for example) linked to Blood Magic (spells use health instead of mana). This means that each time you shoot you lose quite a bit of life to cast your spell, but it fires 3 arrows that potentially stack up on 24 mobs and make you gain 24 x 20hp (which means you can cast your Lightning Arrow continuously, as you'll be making more health than it costs you to cast it).

That's just an example, here are some other weird builds :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9WiIxJqpLM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHO-Gmi83BE (this last one is pretty funny, but gives you a headache quite fast). 

I have a level 30 witch, level 27 maurader, level 22 shadow, and level 7 ranger. 

 

 

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Bal and I have been competiting in it's Daily Challenge for awhile now. Honestly one of my favorite games in a long time. 

You guys need to get Mercenary Kings, Super House of Dead Ninjas... also it's not on sale but definitely grab Nuclear Throne too. :) 

They look like games to the quality of what you'd get on a Sega or Nintenda 25 years ago. What is PC gaming coming to? :( 

 

haha, tempted to link dwarf fortress. still one of my all time favourite games. 

Combat looks twitchy as f*ck! I dig!
http://youtu.be/wu9w5P_7apA 

^_^

I like the mechanics more than D2; Flask system is more interesting and the more selective item modification is less annoying. 

Join the terrafusion guild then! 

Except everyone is quiet and no-one answers when I join now, cunts. Could have really done with some help in the catacombs last night.

Is there any way to control how the colour of a gem socket is changed when you use the chromatic orb on it?? Wasted so many of those fuckers trying to get an optimal gem set-up. 

As we told you on IRC yesterday right before you left, ignoring us, no, Chromatic Orbs is always random.
BUT, items have a tendency to have more slots of their color (for example, a strength item will more likely get red slots when you apply a Chromatic Orb on it, dexterity green, intelligence blue).
It's still possible to basically have any combination of slots on any item, but obviously getting 4 green slots on a strength item is gonna require a whole lot of Chromatic Orbs, whereas getting 4 red slots will be fairly quick.

So if you're having trouble getting the right color setup, maybe you need to try to get that combination of colors on another piece of equipment that will more easily fit to what you want, sometimes it's not really possible, that's part of the difficulty of crafting. 

Fuck you very much, I had gone well to bed before anyone answered.

And thank you very much for that answer, useful to know.

What are dex / int items in Armour?? Dex = evasion bonus, Int = energy shield bonus? 

Yeah, you can also see it by the required stats for items, for example an evasion/energy shield item will usually require you to have a certain amount of Dex and Int to equip it. 

What kind of build are you using on your ranger?

I'm trying this: http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgIBr-ubjQgu7YMZjgBe037EogX5GwEZ_v7Io4qbJjIBshnPeu967g4j9u_wWkhW-vzFZ6CHdkp93Q2QCluvTioppbZBapPV7cAP0k2-p-pizZjexkMxG8heE4TvdO1672BLBS1AoJ65YSEaVWSjNug6UjJ-Aeefy6cwFHFBqt-_-Ov3MnKpfNmsqiftGS7Uj7nd8i_vDudSVElfP_ZIjM9QUFhjxtgV8DpYBH6HGfe-FCBQR_Pd-WO95loaEuHZYVcNkc4a29wVp9Q=

but i'm finding my damage is getting pretty low halfway through act 3 normal. how's your survivability vs damage? 

I never re-speced my Ranger after the reset when the game came out, so I don't have a functional one at the moment, but I was using something similar (Pretty much the exact same keystones), and it worked out pretty well. What gem setup are you using?

If you're still in normal, you don't need to take Iron Reflexes, Iron Grip and Unwavering Stance too early, they are mostly interesting at higher levels. Your focus should be on getting to Resolute Technique (usually brings your DPS up if you weren't playing with crit gear) and Blood Magic (no more Mana problems), and lots of health nodes. Also, don't bother with Endurance Charge nodes until you see you can already maintain 3 easily with your gear/gem setup. 

Have a level 25 Witch (reserved for coop with a friend) which is purely spell based. Also have a Templar I recently started currently around level 15. Though I must admit the latter has been more fun to play, using a mixture of melee and spells is a little more engaging. 

Level 21 Templar and counting... :P Won't be long till I surpass my Witch at this rate. 

For AoE, i'm using Split Arrow + Lesser Multiple Projectiles + Life Gain on Hit.
Single Target is Burning Arrow + Faster Projectiles + Added Cold Damage
I also use Fire Trap and Poison Arrow clouds for extra damage.
I just got blood magic so it'll be another 4 levels before I get resolute technique.

I haven't done any testing but it's just a feeling that it takes longer to burn down mobs, even normal ones. This could just be the difficulty ramping up as i near the end of act 3 though.
My weapon isn't very good though, just a 22-64 damage level 32 bow (i'm 37). 

*Split Arrow + Lesser Multiple Projectiles + Life Gain on Hit + Fork