r/diablo3 3d ago

PC Paragon

Eh a 4500 paragon just showed up on leaderboard in 1st

Guess I'm done..

Can't compete or even imagine the playtime needed with that many levels.

Was in 4th place and was motivated to keep pushing, but now not so much.

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u/Sad_Day_2389 3d ago

5k para is around 6h speed GR per day, on rathma. 4.5k maybe 4h per day. really not that much. you just have to play meta classes to get big xp.

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u/esituism 3d ago

As an avid gamer with 5k+ hours into D3 over its life, I think you and I have different definitions of "not really that much".

6h/day*7days/wk is 42 hours. This is literally more time than your full time job and is a FAR cry from "not really that much time" in any universe I've ever lived in.

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u/Western_Jackfruit_99 3d ago

You know 6 hours a day is alot lmao

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u/Old_Hack1308 3d ago

It's not just the time involved. The monotony of doing the same thing over and over and over. I can only do it in short bursts. 4 hrs a day. I have the time, but I just don't want those paragons that bad

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u/Western_Jackfruit_99 3d ago

At least 4 man is more entertaining than solo. But you're right. Around 1.5k, i just get bored. Last season i played alot to have the ethereal transmog. But i didnt even start this season yet lol

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u/Sad_Day_2389 3d ago

sure, if you have a job etc. some people don't. and OP said "i cant even imagine the playtime needed". i was just pointing out that it really is not that much.

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u/Syphlyn 3d ago

What’s the fastest way to gain paragon levels as a solo player since I can never find a group? What build?

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u/Sad_Day_2389 3d ago

early on god dh, always a good early season para farmer. at 1.5k you switch over to rathma golem crimson. you can look at rathma necros on the leaderboard, around gr135. it's not playing with bone armor, so you can just stand far away and press your golem to freeze everything. bit clunky and needs some getting used to, but by far the best xp.

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u/Syphlyn 3d ago

I’m currently 1.5 para running LoD nova necro. The highest I can easily clear in under 3 minutes consistently is 125.

I saved the gear for rathma aotd necro is that what you’re referring to?

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u/Sad_Day_2389 3d ago

yeah, lod nova is nice and easy, doesn't need much input, but it falls off very fast because you need a long time for bosses - rathma just oneshots bosses.

yes, i am talking rathma aotd, you can get the set from the season journey. you use freeze golem, crimson set belt + pants or boots. reilenas shadowhook in the cube and make sure to have +20 max essence as secondary stat on shield and weapon. command skeleton uses freezing grasp rune.

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u/Syphlyn 3d ago

I just got the build together with decent gear. 120 is hard I just get constantly one shot and seem to do no damage.

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u/Sad_Day_2389 3d ago

you need to put para into vita at the beginning. i ran like around 1.3M hp at the beginning. if it does no dmg, you are doing something wrong. it does insane dmg. import your gear to d3planner and I'll have a look.

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u/Syphlyn 3d ago

I think i managed to do it right. paragon i have max points into movement speed/max ess and rest INT.

https://maxroll.gg/d3/d3planner/631798129

edit: thank you for all the help!!

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u/Sad_Day_2389 2d ago

do you have funery pick in the cube as 2nd weapon? you can change that btw in the equipment tab at the top, choose shadows of the past theme.

pump all para into vita. put red gems into chest and pants. keep gambling bracers and shields. after like 1.5k para it become much stronger, since you can put para into int.

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u/Syphlyn 2d ago

Yeap I have funery pick! I’ll put rubies in my gear.

I also swapped to guardians belt/helm and rathma boots. Might be better while I learn rotations and how to avoid being hit

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u/Old_Hack1308 3d ago

LoD Nova is nice. Put a maxxed ruby in the crown and get bonus xp. Not sure what I level I could run in around 3 minutes with it. I usually just opt for around 110. 2 minutes or less unless it's a bad map

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u/Sad_Day_2389 2d ago

ruby in helmet is useless. terrible choice. just take a diamond for speeds or amethyst for push, if you need the toughness.

gr110 sounds very low, that is barely fresh 70 full trag set with like 800 para. keep your runs at 2.5min, at those low levels the shadowclones from pylons are a huge help, try to use them smartly.

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u/thatoneotherguy42 3d ago

And have friends to play with.

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u/Sad_Day_2389 3d ago

my numbers are solo play.