Patch 2.4 and Season 5

[WayAbvPar]

Mastering one is a season journey step, and I think mastering 6 is another farther down the road. Getting through the 8 steps of the journey nets you another stash tab (which carries over into non-seasonal and beyond). There is also some cosmetic for doing all 24 if you are a shut in/autist.

[schild]

congrats

[EWSpider]

You get banners for completing a class's set dungons, one for proficiency, and a different one for mastery (so 2 per class).  If you get proficiency with all set dungeons you get the glowy ethereal green wings and if you master every single one you get the big green dragon wings.

[Threash]

How long do seasons last? this is the first one ive played.

[Azuredream]

I believe it was said this one would last "approximately 3 months." So around April.

[Velorath]

Finally got my extra stash tab last night. Thought doing two conquests would be the trickiest part , but got the 50 million gold streak and the GR 45 without a set item ones done pretty quick and then just had to work on doing a TX rift in 4 mins.

[Merusk]

How'd you manage the 50 mil gold streak?

[Velorath]

How'd you manage the 50 mil gold streak?

Turned my pet off at first so he wouldn't collect any of the gold. Got the boon of the hoarder gem up to 50, had a suit of Goldskin armor, and the gloves that cause an explosion of gold after a massacre. Reset paragon points to put 50 into the gold find one. Went through the ruins of corvus in act V on TX, killed just about everything while trying to pick up as little gold as possible. Then looked at the map and made a mental note as best I could about the route I was going to take back through, brought my pet back out and ran through picking the gold up. Took me a couple tries to figure it out, and even the time I did it, there were a few times the gold count in the bottom almost faded away before I got to the next pile but it didn't end up being nearly as bad as I thought.

[SurfD]

Try to keep one of those rings (I think) with the property that grants you a speed boost every time you pick up  gold, and throw it on on the way back through in the pickup phaze for a little boost.  makes me wonder if a Witchdoctor would be a good one for that, clear the thing with as little pickup radius as possible, then  throw on Thing of the Deep for the huge pickup radius boost on the way back.

[Velorath]

Pick up radius didn't seem as big an issue to me since the cosmetic pets can pick up gold now (of course more pickup radius certainly doesn't hurt).

[Segoris]

Or on T10 just put on gold find gear when you find a gilded baron, kill it for 100mil.

[Soulflame]

Yeah, that.  Even without a focus on gold find, I've seen 45 million drop out of a gilded baron.

[apocrypha]

I farmed 80 TX bounty caches in public groups and opened them all at once without moving. Got a bit laggy but it worked. And I now have all the bounty mats I'll need for some time 

The no set items GR45 one is proving difficult for me atm. Geared up a Wiz for it and she's up to GR35 atm and only just making it. Will get there, just needs some slightly better rolls on the gear she's using.

[Soulflame]

I have a WD that can clear TX, but I am rather envious of barbs that leap through dungeons and everything dies in their wake.

So now I'm gearing a barb.  Whee.

[WayAbvPar]

Yeah, that.  Even without a focus on gold find, I've seen 45 million drop out of a gilded baron.

Hit one this morning with Ray. He stopped and put on GF gear and got the conquest. I didn't and got 35M. Sigh.

[Soulflame]

I wanted to build an Earth set for the barb, so of course I currently have 4 piece IK, and the 2h mighty hammer that returns fury when using hammer of the ancients.

 

[Soulflame]

The hilarious bit is I can trivially clear T6 with it, and I'm literally missing key pieces (2 more pieces of IK for 250% more damage when Wrath is up, bracers for Hammer of the Ancients for faster attack, more damage, and better able to keep Wrath up full time.)

[MrHat]

Yeah, that.  Even without a focus on gold find, I've seen 45 million drop out of a gilded baron.

Hit one this morning with Ray. He stopped and put on GF gear and got the conquest. I didn't and got 35M. Sigh.

I think full emerald in your helm + about 100% GF from your gear ( had a gold skin laying around) at T10 will net you the conquest from a gilded baron.


Predictably, I didn't play this for about a week and the high has filtered off.  Ah well, was damn fun for those 3 weeks for me again.  See you next season!

[Ragnoros]

So, 39 hours (some idle) and 472 paragon later, I got conqueror and my stash tab with my WD. If anyone wants any tips, let me know. I couldn't really find a good guide anywhere online.

[Malakili]

I'm playing the Demon Hunter Shadow's set this season and it's pretty fun. I feel like this build would be great at someone who can AoE clear quickly. I melt elite packs and bosses, but large groups of regular dudes are kind of a slog sometimes.  Still, humming along nicely and it's pretty fun to see big numbers.

[WayAbvPar]

Yeah, that.  Even without a focus on gold find, I've seen 45 million drop out of a gilded baron.

Hit one this morning with Ray. He stopped and put on GF gear and got the conquest. I didn't and got 35M. Sigh.

I think full emerald in your helm + about 100% GF from your gear ( had a gold skin laying around) at T10 will net you the conquest from a gilded baron.


Predictably, I didn't play this for about a week and the high has filtered off.  Ah well, was damn fun for those 3 weeks for me again.  See you next season!

I am pretty sure I have goldskin cubed so I could bounce back to town to swap that out I guess.

Ran some TX rifts this morning with some goons. I can't believe how lethal some of the classes are. I thought my build was pretty efficient, but I was hardly helping at all. I did collect a shitton of DBs though. Burned through most of them trying to upgrade rare 2h mightys and 2h maces. I actually ran out of Veiled Crystals first, which I would have bet was impossible. So now i am back to picking up yellows and mats like a dirty poor.

[Hutch]

Kadala drops many yellows.

That is, if you bother to pick up the blood crystals. Like a dirty poor.

[Soulflame]

So, 39 hours (some idle) and 472 paragon later, I got conqueror and my stash tab with my WD. If anyone wants any tips, let me know. I couldn't really find a good guide anywhere online.

I would like some tips!  I have a WD, and I can clear (and carry!) TX, but he seems slow compared to Earth barbs.

[Merusk]

I'm not sure I'm going to make the stash tab. I have yet to finish one challenge, let alone two, and I'm out of crystals for Greater Rifts with only three gems at 35.  I'm forced to do pubbies or solo runs for my rifts due to play time. Most public games I join are just people standing around in town doing nothing and solo games are boring as fuck (thouh as a 'sader I never die) or take forever since I don't have enough ancient drops to tear through TX like the more DPSy builds.

I think other distractions are going to get me long before I do the grinding necessary for the achieves needed.

[Malakili]

Yeah, there is no way I make the stash tab for the achievements/challenges here.

[Ragnoros]

I would like some tips!  I have a WD, and I can clear (and carry!) TX, but he seems slow compared to Earth barbs.

Got a link to your guy? Also, where are you at in the journey.

My G-rift gear/build. http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Ray-1555/hero/71708216

[schild]

Handing people the "best" set trivialized content far too much. The Grift leaderboard is not even remotely compelling :(

[Soulflame]

If I am on, feel free to join!  Although the barb is sitting in T6, I should be able to push higher soon.

The WD can meander around and murder everything, it just feels slow.

[Soulflame]

I would like some tips!  I have a WD, and I can clear (and carry!) TX, but he seems slow compared to Earth barbs.

Got a link to your guy? Also, where are you at in the journey.

My G-rift gear/build. http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Ray-1555/hero/71708216

I'll link when I get home, I can't log into bnet because authenticator.  

On Journey, I'm stuck on chapter 4, set dungeon.  Mostly because I'm trying to get a poison immune amulet, and the weapon for the hex/angry chicken rune.

Edit:  I have roughly the same build, with minor differences.

[WayAbvPar]

If you need help with your set dungeon, I am happy to tag along. And Merusk- we can blow through some rifts for keys if you want. I can do TX, but it would take about 10 min. I can probably do T8 in half that.

[Merusk]

Thanks for the offer. I rarely see folks other than myself online prior to 10pm so I muck about solo. If I see you online I'll hop in.

[Soulflame]

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/soulflame-1181/hero/68994789

WD

I built him around the Suwong's, because look at that thing.  

I want to swap the tall man's finger for a convention, then use rogar's to let me wear Jeram's or tasker/theo.

[Pennilenko]

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/soulflame-1181/hero/68994789

WD

I built him around the Suwong's, because look at that thing.  

I want to swap the tall man's finger for a convention, then use rogar's to let me wear Jeram's or tasker/theo.

Get rid of the pet rings in favor of focus and restraint.

[Ragnoros]

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/soulflame-1181/hero/68994789

WD

I built him around the Suwong's, because look at that thing.  

I want to swap the tall man's finger for a convention, then use rogar's to let me wear Jeram's or tasker/theo.

Champion:
Master any set dungeon - Try a couple out if you have the pieces. Towards the bottom of this link there is a list of dungeon locations and requirements. http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Set_Dungeon
I did Spirit of Arachyr by only using the Frog, Piranhas and 2 piece spider bonus. Jade Harvester looks easy too, but I didn't try it. By now I assume you probably have a bunch of sets lying around.
-SNIP-

Destroyer:
-SNIP-
Complete one season Conquest this season - There are many options. See Below.

Conqueror: (finishing this gives Stash Tab)
Show me what you got: Kill Diablo on TX within 1 minute 30 seconds - Easy, your Gargs should murder him.
Money Ain't a Thang: Kill Greed on TX - If you throw a puzzle ring into the cube it opens a portal.
A little more: Reach GR60 solo - Your gear looks about good enough. Where re you at now?
4 minutes to save the World: Finish a TX Nephalem rift within 4 minutes - This one took me several tries, it's mostly rolling the dice to get a rift with enough mobs. Typically one of the more open maps is best. You can get friends to help. I was hitting around 5-4:45 minutes in an average rift and when I finally hit a packed rift I finished in like 3:30.
Gem of my Life: Level 3 legendary gems to lvl 55 - Just takes time.
All I do is win: Finish 2 Conquests this season - See below.

CONQUESTS:
Sprinter: Complete Act 1 through 5 within one hour - Would need a full and dedicated group. Seems like way too much effort.

Avarice: Complete a 50M gold streak while out of the Vault and Inner Sanctum - Required finding a guilded baron on Torment 10 and putting on about 200% gf, easy but random. I think another method was posted earlier in the thread.

The Thrill: Reach GR45 without any set item equipped - I did this for the second half, which only took me one try actually and was surprisingly easy. Tasker and Theo, Jheram's Mask, the various Rings , Transendence Belt, Etc., are all great damage boosts. Just put on the pieces that pack the best punch individually and give it a go. I think I used an Aquilla Curass for the damage reducation and used a no mana (except haunt) build.

Years of War: Reach GR55 with bonuses from 6 class sets - I did three on my WD thinking I might give this one a go. It was fairly easy with a mediocre Jade Harvester and Zunimasa setup. Was going to do the rest on my Wiz, but just did the above instead.

Masters of the Universe: Master 8 set dungeons - Fuck this

[Ragnoros]

Get rid of the pet rings in favor of focus and restraint.

You would think so. But I tried focus & restraint and found them lacking. You REALLY need the short mans finger, as the tiny gargs just murder stuff. It took me a while to find one, and I wasn't expecting it to be all that, but I dropped F&R real fast. You also kinda need RoRG so you can use either Tasker and Theo or Jheram's Mask (both take a Helltooth slot). Given you can't cube bothrings, and Convention of the elements is also kinda busted, there just isn't room for F&R. That said, soulflame is running a less pet focused build, so it might work for him. But for me, the three gargantuans are like 80-90% of my damage.