JMR
2041
You can turn the voice volume down through the sound settings. If you played through the campaign already then just kill the voices.
Bateau
2042
You owe me a new keyboard ;)
shang
2043
Iāve mainly used the templar as well, but in my opinion the scoundrel has by far the most entertaining dialogue so I switch to him every now and then.
While it is awesome, my first thought was ā¦ oh great no way to keep him from charging every treasure goblin now!
and @Zuwadza, that was hilarious!
I agree. He says the things weāre all thinking. āWhere do these things even come from?!ā
Reemul
2046
Well I just completed Act IV at level 52 with my Monk and used the Scoundrel right through from when I got him.
Razgon
2047
āIāve tried to count how many weāve killedā¦but I lost trackā
rei
2048
Jeez. I had no idea. I assumed it was perma-choice.
Iām in the minority, but I use the Enchanter. I main a wizard and monk and rarely get anything with STR on it (yeah I can reroll but the mystic hates me enough as it is.) Since I end up with a lot of INT items, I stick with the enchanter for both. One enchanter has a Maximus, which spawns a demon, which not only tanks but also uses fire chains and does a ton of damage. Her overall DPS isnāt bad either (just shy of 300k) and she stays alive (mostly, I think she might get mad at me when I run around the Fields of Misery looking for the bounty goal and ignore the hordes of mobs - she wants to shoot them, which tends to get her in trouble.) The monkās enchanter uses a weapon that spawns another type of demon (Forget the name, Genksomethingoranother.) That demon uses a suped-up cyclone strike, saving a skill slot for my monk.
Both classes have enough mobility and oh shit abilities that the templar healing isnāt really missed. That, or I donāt know what Iām missing since Iāve never really used him (back pre 2.0 he would die just about instantly in Inferno.)
Edit: Thereās a crafted set item where all your followers come to your aid (even in multiplayer.) That would be awesome, but currently there isnāt any way Iām crafting anything. The components just about never drop, many use very expensive gems, and with just random properties with no guaranteed roll on anything, thatās a crap shoot I think Iāll be avoiding.
DeepT
2050
Since Loot 2.0 it is hard to get good Templar items when not playing a STR based character. However if you play the Crusader or Batb you can just hold on to the extra junk loot for followers for other characters.
Anyway, I asked the initial question because I suspected the Templar was the only real effective follower, but wasnāt sure if I was missing something. Blizzard needs to seriously boost (and avoid nerfing the templar) the other followers. I think the enchantress should become some CC god and the Scoundrel should be a DPS machine. Then you might want to try other followers.
Do you play on torment?
Iām sure a lot of people use the enchanter or the scoundrel, but the templar is just plain more effective, especially on higher difficulties where even something like a monk or crusader dies very fast and a wizard can find themselves needing to heal after getting hit by part of a massively spammed aoe ability.
You could likely even remove the passive life regeneration skill and the templar would STILL be way better than the other two!
(Sanctuary)Life hack: if you want to craft gear with a main stat your character doesnāt have, simply create a level one character with the desired main stat, take them into town and have them do it for you! :D
rei
2053
but that level 1 has to have leveled up crafting too?
No, crafting is account-wide in D3.
Sniff. Though my 70/10 WD is doing ok, my 50 Wizard bit the dust on Malthael. He was THIS close to croaking when I died, too. Had to pop a potionāwhich almost never happensāand both health wells were down. It was in the final phase of the fight. The only thing I really will miss though is the damn arcane-immune amulet she was wearingā¦
Wait, bit the dust permanently? That can happen?
LMN8R
2057
Oh man. Got a legendary blade for my Barb that guarantees a critical hit if an enemy has full health!
He was playing Hardcore mode I assume.
Oh man, thats pretty sweet. Especially great for mowing through trash mobs.
What difficulty level were you playing? Iām determined to unlock adventure mode in hardcore, but Iāve lost all my hardcore characters by getting too ambitious and thinking Iāll be fine on expert mode. Which I am until Iām not.
I need to just swallow my pride ā and rate of leveling ā and play through hardcore on the lowest difficulty.
-Tom
