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00:00:00 – 00:10:16
The video discusses the experience of playing the Shadow Step Rogue setup, emphasizing the challenges of optimizing the build due to undocumented nerfs affecting lucky hit chances. The speaker raises concerns about inconsistent triggering of lucky hits, difficulty in mastering the build's mechanics, and the need for specific optimizations for success. Despite issues with triggering effects and suboptimal performance in high-tier content, the Shadow Step build remains playable but may require good gear to mitigate its shortcomings. The speaker expresses a desire for future updates to enhance the build's effectiveness and plans to explore other Rogue builds and classes. Overall, the video acknowledges the build's limitations and indicates a shift towards alternative options in the game.
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In this part of the video, the player shares their experience playing the Shadow Step Rogue setup, which utilizes the Victimize passive and the high lucky hit chance of Shadow Step to create powerful explosions. However, the setup became more challenging due to undocumented nerfs and changes that affected the lucky hit chances on gear. The player highlights the difficulty in optimizing the setup and the need to focus on getting high lucky hit and crit chances for it to be effective. Gearing up for this build was described as rough and required specific optimization for success.
00:03:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses issues with lucky hits not consistently triggering as expected in a certain build, questioning if modifiers are not applying correctly. They highlight elements such as lucky hit chance from gear and an elixir, as well as the Alchemist Fortune passive potentially contributing to the problem. The speaker also describes a specific sequence of actions required for the setup, indicating a steep learning curve with the build. They mention struggling with the timing of abilities and feeling unsafe, particularly in Hardcore mode due to lack of consistency in damage output and the risk of being overwhelmed in combat situations. Ultimately, the speaker expresses dissatisfaction with the setup and decides to respec out of it.
00:06:00
In this segment of the video, it is discussed that there are issues with triggering the ravagers’ effect in the game due to specific mechanics. The shadow step damage needs to kill the target itself to trigger the effect, which can be challenging in certain situations, especially in higher tiers of content. The video also mentions potential bug fixes by Blizzard and suggests that using the Hectic aspect could be a workaround for the clunkiness of the build. Despite some flaws, the Shadow step build is still playable, although it may not perform optimally in high-tier content. The video highlights the need for good gear to mitigate the build’s shortcomings.
00:09:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the concept of a specific build in the game and expresses that while it’s fun to play, they hope for updates to improve its effectiveness. The speaker mentions that MPP is already working on updates for the build. They indicate that personally, they may not stick to this build and might explore other Rogue builds and classes. The speaker shares links to the guide and their planner for those interested. They conclude by summarizing that the Shadow step build is not top-tier as hoped, and they plan to move on to other builds.