All right here is a little update how Im doing with this char. Currently I have finishe Act 4. Unfortunately next few weeks I will not have much time to complete the Normal difficulty but thats that.
Atm Īm running throwing weapon and shield with bow on the off hand. It seems the game really wants me to go in that direction since I have collected 6 types of epic throwing weapons and a legendary that I will not be able to use soon... In comparison with any other type of gear the difference is huge. Perhaps as new type of the weapon they made the drop much bigger at this point. I even got Touch of Nyx twice. I didnt even know its possible. In case You dont know this is perhaps one of the best Legendary throwing weapons in the game requiring level 60 to use. I made 50 or so Hades runs after act 4 and this got dropped from a demon not 1 but 2 times.
Pretty early I leveled the two masteries high to be able to test the different skills. I tried dual throwing weapons but it certainly isnt my cup of tea. Way too often I end up in mele fight distance and prefer having a shield in stead of the little more dmg. Im still thinking Bow will be option in later stages of the game but the difference of level between bows and throwing weapons is too big to be able to compare. But actually I like having the two options as now I have some choice how to approach certain group of monsters. It seems only Gouge dont work with throwing weapons while Runeword Absorb on the other hand needs a shield.
Im also surprised how strong Guardian Stones are against Bosses esp on Normal dificulty. I throw them at Hades the moment he goes in Ghost form and lvl 1 is enough to kill him while I can only throw Study Prey and avoid his projectiles. Runic mines also work well sofar when I get monsters around me and want to clear them earlier or regain some range. I tried Thunder strike too and it seems fairly good skill. But as it doesnt work together with Marksman Synergies, Volley and I think Runeword Explode I decided to drop it. Seal of Fate seems very powerful but I had troubles throwing it where its needed most and dropped it too. It takes too much time to take efect plus its AoE is limited and usually its efect was near to none. Here You can see the skills distribution sofar:
https://www.kirmiziperfect.com/titancalc-anniversary-edition/TitanCalc39343934rune64ca.html?mastery=Dragon Hunter&master1=7&master2=10&sa=7&m1=32-0-0-6-4-1-1-0-1-0-0-4-7-0-8-1-1-0-4-7-6-0&m2=32-0-0-5-0-1-0-1-1-8-0-1-0-2-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-1-0 I have items giving +1 to all skills in Rune Mastery and +3 to Exploit Weakness.
As mantioned I did a little farming, too. It was the Telkin in 3rd Act and Hades. I intend next characters I make to be accomplished heroes and having some amout of Epic items will help starting new toons and having some quick idea about new builds. Ofc It helps with this current character being better equiped. On the other hand its temporary items so Its pointless to go full farm mode too.
Well thats it sofar. I dont know if smbd will be interested but I felt its fair I give You an update since I had You guys involved already.
Cheers All