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Rules & development / Monk vs Barb balance

« on: April 06, 2013, 00:24:06 am  »

Currently under 1.26 rules the hardest matchup for monks I would say. To me it simply seems impossible to beat a top barb as a monk but I'm fairly inexperienced duelling barbs so I'm interested what the more seasoned players have to say in this regard and whether or not any rules changes are needed to balance this even a tiny bit more. Ofcourse changing rules is a last resort and I think up to a 70% edge for barbs is acceptable, but if it's more than that, perhaps we should balance it in some way.

Discuss!

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News / PTR incoming, gogo EU vs US battles :)

« on: April 02, 2013, 18:12:00 pm  »

Looks like another PTR is coming next week according to the blue post in this thread:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/8517952614

There haven’t been any changes to the amount of experience you gain while in a multiplayer game yet, but this week we’ll have some interesting updates on that subject. Maybe they’ll be the sort of updates you can read about, and even test before they go live.

Finally EU can battle US again Looking forward to another PTR league!

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The Monk / Skill setups against the different classes

« on: March 16, 2013, 23:05:38 pm  »

Hello fellow monks!

Monks aren't currently doing too well in the league so I'd like to start a discussion for us to share winning strategies with one another. I'll share my current skill setups to start things of. I think they speak for themselves so I won't bore you with the actual combat tactics. One thing to keep in mind is to have atleast 3 spirit regen. Ideally you get this from gear (Inna's helm + soj) but if you can't, then use Mantra of Healing - Circular breathing.

Enjoy

vs Barbarian

This is a very interesting and balanced matchup and the optimal skill set heavily depends on the opponent. I usually start out with the following setup. Other spells that I really like against barbs are Blinding Flash - Faith in the Light + SSS for nice burst when all they do is rend and run and if they don't run at all then SW-Cyclone is very strong. The setup below is very balanced to work decent against both types of barbs.

FoT - Thunderclap
WoL - Empowered Wave
Serenity - Ascension
BoH - Blazing Wrath
Exploding Palm - Flesh of the Weak
Mantra of Conviction - Submission

Seize the Initiative
Near Death Experience
Beacon of Ytar

vs Witchdoctor

Very tough fight. A good WD will keep constant pressure on you so you have no choice but to go all out offensive. I've had best success with the following skill set:

FoT - Thunderclap
WoL - Empowered Wave
Serenity - Ascension
BoH - Blazing Wrath
Dashing Strike - Flying Side Kick
Mantra of Evasion - Divine Protection

Seize the Initiative
Near Death Experience
Beacon of Ytar

vs DH

I'm at a complete loss against a top DH, but this is what works fairly well for me against average ones:

FoT - Thunderclap
Exploding Palm - Flesh of the Weak
Serenity - Instant Karma
BoH - Blazing Wrath
Dashing Strike - Flying Side Kick
Mantra of Evasion - Hard Target

STI
NDE
BoY

vs Wizard

Anything works here, poor wizards.

vs Monk

Same setup as versus Barbs.

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Rules & development / Monk vs DH balance

« on: March 09, 2013, 00:24:05 am  »

Hello there,

I'd like to start a separate topic to discuss the balance of this particular matchup. As a Monk, I feel like I am at a serious disadvantage here, given equal gear, but it is completely possible that I'm just being outplayed or biased towards my own class so I'd like other opinions and ideas to balance this matchup even more.

Some of my observations:

- If I can't 1-shot the DH, I can't kill him at all since he heals too fast.
- If the DH plays carefully, I can never ever reach him

I think either of these points alone would be fine, but combined, it's just too much and I would propose either of points below as a solution:

- cap hp at lets say 60k for DH and WD, 100k for all others.
- ban Vault

Are these nerfs too much? Would any other changes be better?

Discuss

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League information / rating is bugged, and now i cant challenge anyone

« on: March 07, 2013, 16:25:40 pm  »

Hello

after a 3-3 record, my ELO rating is now somehow 27  ( i didnt forget any digits..) and I can only challenge the 2nd to last person in the league because of this.
I'm in the US league btw.

Hope someone can fix this quickly

Ty!

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Tournament information / weekly tournament (not d3cl)

« on: February 17, 2013, 19:47:05 pm  »

Hey guys, I just noticed someone announcing a weekly tournament with a 100m prizepool, streaming via Twitch:
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/6635484186