Is 100k dps high for a glass cannon build ?

[Timberrino]

My death ray is about 71k dps and can go up to 85k dps with some buffs from devotions and items when triggered: http://imgur.com/4RcbRex


My Devastation and Sigil of Consumption add another 30k DPS and they don't require channeling. So technically I can reach 100k DPS pretty much every combat.


I just started playing 2 weeks ago and I wanted to make a guide based on my death ray warlock but I'm not sure if 100k DPS is that high for a glass cannon build. I've met some pretty tanky guys in multiplay games that could do insane amount of damage too. I don't want to make a guide and get laughed at when everyone else can do the same amount of damage while face tanking every boss in the game.

[DeadlyDanDaMan]

You just started playing 2 weeks ago, but you have only played 150 out of 275 hours in the last 2 weeks....something don't add up there. Just saying;)

[Matthew]

Not glass enough. Are those mutated scales I see? Tsk tsk, you could have polished emeralds for a whole 8 spirit more.

You can easily drop another 1k or 2k health if you try harder.

[Timberrino]

Publicado originalmente por DeadlyDanDaMan:

You just started playing 2 weeks ago, but you have only played 150 out of 275 hours in the last 2 weeks....something don't add up there. Just saying;)

I played this game when it still had only 1 act then stopped but it was a very different game back then. There was no devotions or factions.

[Timberrino]

Publicado originalmente por Matthew:

Not glass enough. Are those mutated scales I see? Tsk tsk, you could have polished emeralds for a whole 8 spirit more.

You can easily drop another 1k or 2k health if you try harder.

lol why do u sound so mad, u need to chill man. The hp is just enough so some trash mobs don't 1 shot me.

[Matthew]

Not mad, just failed humor

Seriously though, I don't recognize the red ring. Have you tried empowered aetherlord's signet? It is like 350 health, 2 spirit regen, 2 to aether ray, and some aether resist. Seems like it would be perfect.

[ZarahNeander]

"Nice gear you got!"...collected in 275 h..you can't borrow me your rng, can you?

That said, I'm perfectly fine with ppl using sidekick and/or gdStash to tweak their chars, after all, it's a SP game and MP isn't competive, but I'd appreciate if the builds are labeled as such.

And dps is prolly the most misleading stat in the game. My vitality caster has a listed dps of 3k, 1/30 of your's, still I bet she clears areas faster than you and kills bosses maybe not as fast as you, but without breaking a sweat.

Anyways, cause, at the end of the day: "You can still run"

[Timberrino]

Publicado originalmente por Lollipop:

"Nice gear you got!"...collected in 275 h..you can't borrow me your rng, can you?

That said, I'm perfectly fine with ppl using sidekick and/or gdStash to tweak their chars, after all, it's a SP game and MP isn't competive, but I'd appreciate if the builds are labeled as such.

And dps is prolly the most misleading stat in the game. My vitality caster has a listed dps of 3k, 1/30 of your's, still I bet she clears areas faster than you and kills bosses maybe not as fast as you, but without breaking a sweat.

Anyways, cause, at the end of the day: "You can still run"

All of those gears are legit, i farm legendaries and traded them around.

[Timberrino]

Publicado originalmente por Matthew:

Not mad, just failed humor

Seriously though, I don't recognize the red ring. Have you tried empowered aetherlord's signet? It is like 350 health, 2 spirit regen, 2 to aether ray, and some aether resist. Seems like it would be perfect.

Yeah it sounds perfect but i haven't found it yet :(

[Robert Zerker]

It's been said, the DPS displayed is not really revelant (for a lot of skills)

I would advice you first check the official forum and the Build Compemdium (it's been updated recently)
People might get a bit mad if you just post a build almost identical to theirs.

There are already 2 or 3 'known' AAR warlock builds, so, if you're using roughly the same gear/devotions/skills, I would suggest you just post in their thread, with your own customizations specs.

If yours is truly "singular" and brings up new things about this particular build, then you're free to share it.

[Ghostlight]

I have almost exactly the same numbers across the board (including the pathetic Pierce resist lol) on my level 71 Pyromancer, who is pretty pimped, so I expect your numbers are average to good. My Health is 2k lower but I am much more mobile than you.

[Timberrino]

Publicado originalmente por Psyclown:

It's been said, the DPS displayed is not really revelant (for a lot of skills)

I would advice you first check the official forum and the Build Compemdium (it's been updated recently)
People might get a bit mad if you just post a build almost identical to theirs.

There are already 2 or 3 'known' AAR warlock builds, so, if you're using roughly the same gear/devotions/skills, I would suggest you just post in their thread, with your own customizations specs.

If yours is truly "singular" and brings up new things about this particular build, then you're free to share it.

I haven't checked any AAR builds since I wanted to come up with my own build. My build is focused around Blood Orb of Ch'thon so my ray is almost purely chaos damage. I do have 5 different sources of - %chaos resist debuff to deal with ch'thonic monsters.

Thank you for your suggestions, I will check others' AAR builds if I do decide to write a guide.

[Cyanmurder]

You can have super duper OP DPS, but if your defense is bad, then you're dead. So much power but such a weakling. I have to put my defense up first before dps, because you only get one chance in hardcore.

[Hurricane]

Publicado originalmente por SEXORCIST:

You can have super duper OP DPS, but if your defense is bad, then you're dead. So much power but such a weakling. I have to put my defense up first before dps, because you only get one chance in hardcore.

Basically this... all the dps in the world wont stop 1 shots. Defence and resistance seems key in this game... reminds me of the hydra in tq who needs poison res or you melt

[Spieleschmiede Wulfrath]

Well, my Warlock can actually clear Malmouth alone in 4 Player mode Multiplayer while melting enemies with ease, so you can optimize such a build by a lot. The blackflame set is helpfull, with the circle it provides i get up to around 60% Physical resitance, and also, i recommend using the Arcanist conduit with Bonus weapon damage for AAR, so you can heal off your attacks. Makes you much more op!!!!