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[Zoinx] Sarkoth - Demon Hunter Guide

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Table of Contents:

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[SIZE=2]I. Sarkoth Introduction
II. How to Farm Sarkoth
III. Gearing your Demon Hunter
IV. Skills / Runes
V. DB Version, [/SIZE]Loot Rules, [SIZE=2]Profile, Combat Rotation, Plugins
VI. Computer/Internet Specs [COLOR=#8b4513][I]< Coming Soon />[/I][/COLOR]
VII. Feedback[/SIZE]

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I. Sarkoth Introduction

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[SIZE=2][B]Sarkoth [/B][/SIZE]<[I]Hoarder of Treasure[/I]>
[B]Class:[/B] Beast
[B]Location[/B] Dank Cellar just before Old Tristram Road, Act 1
[B]Level:[/B]
 [B] Normal:[/B] 02
  [B]Nightmare:[/B] 31
  [B]Hell: [/B]51
 [B] Inferno:[/B] 61

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II. How to Farm Sarkoth
Farming Sarkoth takes between 20 and 30 seconds, depending on your Movement Speed and Damage. The following steps are taking to get to Sarkoth:

  • Start a New Game // Act 1, Quest 2 (The Legacy of Cain), Part 2 ( Explore Cellar)
  • Take Waypoint to the Old Ruins
  • Run northwest, or up and to the right, until you reach the Check Point (see map below)
  • Leave game, and start the bot! (make sure it's properly configured as I outline in this guide)

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The purpose of hitting the Check Point is so when he bot leaves the game after a run, it will 'Resume Game' on the Character Screen, causing the bot to start at the Check Point and not the Town.

**DISCLAIMER: The Dank Cellar does not always spawn. It is as random as the loot you find and the stats that come with them.**

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III. Gearing your Demon Hunter ** I only speak for Demon Hunters, as that is all I farm gold with **

Google Docs Spreadsheet w/ all Gold/Magic Find Values per Item Slot
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[URL]https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0AkyM69Kcz8YxdDZhU0U4RzRJdlZmTXlQanZScFZwZUE&toomany=true[/URL]

When purchasing gear, you need to look for several things:
  • Max Gold Find (GF)
  • Max Magic Find (MF)
  • > 100 Dexterity
  • > 30 Vitality
Optional things to look for that will cost you more, but improve your GpH:

  • + Movement Speed (MvSd) (12% on boots)
  • + Increase Attack Speed (IAS)
  • + Critical Hit Damage (Crit)
Must have:

  • Companion with Ferret
  • 12% MvSp on Boots
  • Helm w/ static GF and/or MF as well as a socket for an Emerald/Topaz

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Gold Find or Magic Find for Sarkoth Farming?

People always ask me, "Should I be stacking Gold Find or Magic Find for Sarkoth farming?". My response is always the same, "Why not both?". My best geared farmer (stats pictured aboe) has + 352% Gold Find and +248% Magic Find with 12% Movement Speed Increase (max you can have using the profile I outline in section V.).

If you are going to be purchasing new gear for your botters, my philosophy is, "Why would I purchase a non-max GF/MF that has a lot of Dex on it now, when I will just have to replace it later? That's a waste of gold." Make sure to check out this spread sheet to see the max values of GF/MF on each item!

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IV. Skills / Runes

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V. DB Version, Loot Rules, Profile, Combat Rotation, Plugins

DemonBuddy Version: I will always update to the most CURRENT version!

Loot Rules: Replace Demonbuddy > Rules > DefaultItemRules.xml
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[URL]https://pastee.org/he3bh[/URL]

< Want your own customized LootRules? PM me. I will do customized LootRules to your specification />
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< I was in the process of making a plugin with the profile built in just like [AGB]. Mine was not finished and these guys made a solid product so I am using this on all 6 of my bots now!! />

Profile: [AGB] Demonhunter Sarkoth // link: http://www.thebuddyforum.com/demonb...n-agb-demonhunter-sarkoth-per-excellence.html

Combat Rotation: Use any. [AGB] profile overrides all Combat Rotations with its own built in Combat.

Plugins: [AGB] Demonhunter Sarkoth // link: http://www.thebuddyforum.com/demonb...n-agb-demonhunter-sarkoth-per-excellence.html
< View GpH and all items you have looted on your phone while away from home or in the living room watching a movie thanks to Guga />
WebStats // link: http://www.thebuddyforum.com/demonbuddy-forum/plugins/55842-plugin-webstats.html

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VI. Computer/Internet Specs

Coming Soon...

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VII. Feedback

  • Did my guide help you? If so, feel free to leave a donation! All money goes toward the development of new guides for all classes and other farming areas.
  • Need help? Attach a full log (while running Diagnostic Log report) (use Pastee.org if it doesn't fit in CODE tag) for me to answer you.
  • Did this guide suck? Please tell me how so I can make it better!!
  • If you have any questions, feel free to post them here, PM me if its something you don't want public, or message me on the public IRC channel #DemonBuddy on Quakesnet IRC!!

 
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Change Log
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 6/24/2010
- Updated Gear with my opinions on Gold Find vs Magic Find
- Updated Profile, Combat Rotation and Plugins

6/18/2012 //
- Updated Spec.
- Solely supporting "[I]Sarkoth Smoke Screen Farm [ZOINX][/I]" for my guide now
- Updated DB Version, Combat Routine, Plugins
- New LootRules

6/17/2012 //
- Added Non-Vault and Four Vault profiles with custom routine, profiles and plugins
- Updated Loot Rules.  Should now be Salvaging all 60+ items.
- Updated Plugins to Icools Sarkoth + Updated version of Error Clicking.
- Updated Profile to Icool's Vault 1.4
- Updated Spec ([I]to include Vault[/I])
- Fixed Loot Rules
- Updated Belphagor Routine ([I]demonhunter.cs[/I]) to only use Ferret once
- Rewrote Loot Rules
- Complete re-write and redesign of guide
- Updated Rotation and Plugins used as of version .118

6/16/2012 //
- Added Loot Rules to the Profile, Combat Rotation, Plugins section
- Added Section IV. Spec
- Added Movement Speed and Radius Pickup thoughts.
- Added Google Docs Spreadsheet ([I]For GF/MF Values[/I]


Upcoming Changes
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Add Theorycrafting behind the reasoning why you won't achieve 600+ GpH without a hack drop OR significant computer upgrades.
 
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This will be very helpful for people wondering how other are getting the higher amounts of GPH. I think a lot of people underestimate the value of an spending for an extra 50% GF with some MF added in there.
 
Hey would you be able to post pics of each of your gear stats??

that'd be really helpful thank you
 
I guess it was godly gear after all...

Nicely put, but at current prices a set like that is worth WELL over 100 million.
I'm all for re-investing, but at the rate gold is losing value, investing that kind of gold today might actually end up costing double or triple by the time you break even.
That's not to mention the potential value of these pieces on the RMAH.

I'll do some math later when I have time. I haven't done "investment" math since gold was ~$10/m and increasing GF value had little impact in Crypts.

Good read though. I wish you made this a couple days ago when I was looking up this info lol
 
I guess it was godly gear after all...

Nicely put, but at current prices a set like that is worth WELL over 100 million.
I'm all for re-investing, but at the rate gold is losing value, investing that kind of gold today might actually end up costing double or triple by the time you break even.
That's not to mention the potential value of these pieces on the RMAH.

I'll do some math later when I have time. I haven't done "investment" math since gold was ~$10/m and increasing GF value had little impact in Crypts.

Good read though. I wish you made this a couple days ago when I was looking up this info lol
I already realize that gold will be worthless in a month after RMAH adds it. But I plan on buying a max Magic Find set (hence all my stocked up gold), so I can farm for items to eventually sell on the RMAH.
 
do you use items with pickup ratio ?
I have 11 pickup radius total. On Core farming, radius and MvSd is very important, but on Sark, I find it isn't that much. MvSd obviously makes it faster, but Radius at 10 yards pretty much picks everything up right off that bat, since you are just looting 4 mobs in a small little area and not an entire long stretch on Core runs.

//EDIT: I could be wrong I guess, lose little 2-3 steps you take to get the far out gold could be costing me millions in the long run? (over a few months, I assume). No idea the math behind it, but I'm sticking with my gut and saying Sarkoth doesn't require Radius Pickup.
 
What item rules pickup do you use ? can you share with us ?
 
thanks ;)

btw now it runs smooth and fast! before i read your guide i had to babysit the bot :/
 
I would say 45 seconds tops when cellar is spawned.

I added in a Google Docs spreadsheet that I forgot to put in.

45seconds? I'm running ~30sec average on my barb with 25% movement, sprint and 23k DPS and with 280GF I have only 420k GPH.
enlight me how is it possible you do over 700k with 15 sec longer runs having only 70GF more.
I'd say you play around with photoshop here dude.

Demon hunters running on 'Snowshoes" bot for D3Advanced, where a single run took around 23 seconds and fail one 3secs were getting around 600k GPH

I'm not hatin but your guide is a bullnyerk. make a vid and prove your GPH and i'll eat my shoes.
 
What item rules pickup do you use ? can you share with us ?
Everyone is gonna be different at what they want to keep. Currently I keep:

- All Gems (might change this soon, to many damn squares...)
- All Tomes of Secrets
- All Rares + Legendary
- All Blues with MAX GF or MF, > 100 dex/int and >+12% IAS, 2H +1100 DPS, and 1H+900 DPS
 
45seconds? I'm running ~30sec average on my barb with 25% movement, sprint and 23k DPS and with 280GF I have only 420k GPH.
enlight me how is it possible you do over 700k with 15 sec longer runs having only 70GF more.
I'd say you play around with photoshop here dude.

Demon hunters running on 'Snowshoes" bot for D3Advanced, where a single run took around 23 seconds and fail one 3secs were getting around 600k GPH

I'm not hatin but your guide is a bullnyerk. make a vid and prove your GPH and i'll eat my shoes.
Sorry, I don't take out a stop watch and time my runs :/ Maybe I should? as for your GpH, at 280% making 420k, I would say that's very good and increasing your GF gear, with that MvSd, spring and DPS, you will easily be making 700k+ GpH (once you're closer to max).

So 1 sec, taking out my iPhone and will stop watch the run.

Ok so here it is.

From character screen, joining came, finding no cellar, TP, back to character screen /// time all in seconds
NO CELLAR: 4.9 // 4.2
CELLAR: 21.7 // 19.9 // 18.9 // 24.7 // 21.8

Sample size of 7 runs. Guess you were right :( My counting in my head is way off : /

So, if there is any questions you have regarding this farming method with a DH, feel free to post again Kaime. If you would like, PM me your B.Net and I will gladly add you and inspect your gear and give you tips and tricks to try and min/max yourself for relatively cheap.
 
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Which looting rules do you use? 'Cause if I follow your guide it's all perfect until my bags gets full, it just goes to the stash and tries to deposit everything but fails, lol.
 
Hi thanks for this guide? Do you have a probme where your Character stand idle for like 5 second before teleporting out and loging out?

It wasete a lot of time. Ty
 
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