Welcome aboard!
It is a big topic. As you are new and still doing Story, actually not much tips.
Just kill mobs, hope they’ll drop something good.
I assume that you have bought RoS expansion. If not, I highly recommend.
- Dexterity is the main stat for DH. Choose items that have more DEX. DEX grants damage and armor.
- Gold is a big concern at the beginning. Use it wisely. If you short of gold, spend gold on weapons first because it gives you the damage.
- If you get some legendary items, read the description of its legendary power carefully (orange text, if any). Try utilizing the powers. Many powers give a great boost. (Your pants have legendary power, but it is not useful to range class. 12 yards is a very short distance. Your hero is approx. 10 yards tall.)
- Spend gold to upgrade blacksmith and jeweler. Combine gems at jeweler (if you can afford).
- Gems: socket Emeralds to your chest armor/pants/off-hand item (if they have sockets) because they grant DEX.
- Weapon: socket Ruby to weapon for damage before level 60. After level 60, use Emerald on weapon for critical damage.
- Once you completed Act 5, the Adventure mode will be unlocked. Switch to adv. mode for end-game because adv. mode has better drop rate.
- Many items shall be dropped after reaching level 70. All pre-70 items become trash. So, don’t waste too much time/gold on pre-70 items.
- Season: season 20 will be started on March 13. I recommend you to play season. The season journey is like a tutorial of the game.
Remind that, rebirthing a hero to seasonal may erase the story progress of that hero. Create a new seasonal hero for S20.
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