Best farming place to get ready for Inferno
Recently I've unlocked Inferno and I was uber happy. Until I encountered first group of elites. Now I'm at A1Q3 when I have to go out of the New Tristram from the north exit. And there are always groups of elites that kill me about 7-10 times before I can kill all of them. So I decided to farm a bit in Hell.
Right now I'm farming Zoltan Kulle and Belial(getting lvl 5 Nephalem Valor before encountering them ofc.), but the items seem to be too weak for Inferno. So the question is: where should I farm items to be ready for Inferno? And I don't think I can kill Hell Diablo myself yet.
Solution 1:
If you can't kill Hell Diablo yourself yet, then you certainly aren't ready for Inferno yet. As to where to farm, currently it's a little weird. Act 3/4 Hell is where you should be, but currently the level 60 gear doesn't drop until you are actually inside Inferno. I believe the best gear you can get in Hell is level 59, so aim for all level 55+ gear. If you're still needing gear, then the AH may be a good option. Currently you really need to be farming Act 1 Inferno to get gear to be able to complete Act 1 Inferno, which is kind of frustrating.
As of 1.0.3 release, level 60 gear will start dropping in Act 3/4 Hell as well as the Hellish Whimsy-shire. This should make farming to get into Inferno a little easier.
If it makes you feel any better, my Monk is in all level 60 gear from the AH and still struggling to make it to Leoric. It's a little ridiculous at the moment.
Solution 2:
The short answer is that it will depend a lot on your skill & equipment; if you're the god of kiting and never get hit - then all you need is enough dps to kill elites before they enrage, and you can stroll into Inferno asap.
Gear Checks
Good DPS: You can start Act 1 with 10k dps for tank melee classes; but there is some lower bound as elites will now enrage after 2 mins. You could get around elite enrage by zoning etc., but you need to raise the damage output for boss enrage anyway.
Movement Speed: Even the white mobs get a speed boost in Inferno, esp. for kiting classes you absolutely want to be faster/or atleast same speed as them.
All Resistance: Make sure you get 100+ as a melee class (to start with). For ranged, not really important at first; but pick up AllRes where you can without sacrificing dps.
Vitality: Decent lvl 60 gear with mainstat/vit and no AllRes is quite cheap. For new 60s, keep a lookout for cheap deals to boost VIT so you can take a hit or two.
Life on Hit/Life Leech: If you have relied more on life leech in earlier difficulties, note that its efficiency greatly decreases in Inferno. As such, you may want to focus more on LoH (life on hit).
Skill Checks
Know elite affixes: If you are the type to shoot first and figure out it was Reflect Damage later - you will face more repair bills with a higher dps. Learn the various affixes and how to deal with them.
Resource Management: Keeping an eye on your CDs (cooldowns) and the res to cast them becomes very important. e.g. DH trying to SS with no discipline -> esp. if you use Sentry, then you need to be careful not to spam it.
Spatial awareness: Learning to dodge back from arcane beams; move immediately when desecrate is cast under you etc. This you should have already learnt in Hell mode.
CC breaker: Getting jailed over an area effect will be near-instant death without extremely good gear - don't hunt without CC breaking and/or escape skills in your list.
In general, your consideration for moving into Inferno is simple: do you die often enough to make a loss on your repairs? If so, then move back to Hell and farm there to improve your equip & skills. If not, there is still a tradeoff as you can farm faster in Hell than Inferno - so you may want to have a good set of GF gear to occasionally run through A3 Hell for income, even as you continue progress through Inferno.
Solution 3:
Basically you need a good weapon from the AH for about 10-50 k and some good gear from Hell. Depending on your class you just need to farm good 57 gear, because as Deamonhunter or as Wizard (damge dealer or DD) it is completely normal to get oneshot at least in Act 2 and above, so just adjust your playing style.
As DD your main goal is to increase your DPS until you can kill Skeletons etc. with 1 to two shots. As tank you need to boost your defense until you can survive melee combat against normal monsters.
You cannot kill every Elite in Inferno, as there are very very nasty combinations. Mages struggle with Reflect Damage especially in combination with Increased Health. So if there is an "unbeatable" Elite either restart, avoid him and try to get your buff somewhere else or skip him by running him into a distant corner and dying.
If you are unable to do the above ask in the chat if someone can help you with one or two Leoric runs. Currently many people are stuck with act 1 as you need really good gear for everything above.
If you have friends that are level 60 already, just ask them for some items or if you can join on some Leoric runs. Usually a good level 60 damage dealer can easily output the required DPS.
If you are a tank and no one is willing to tag you along then ask in general chat for cheap gear. Many people, me included, have a ton of decent items that they cannot sell in the AH because of inflation and limited auctions. If you are willing to buy for 6-7 times the vendor price people will sell you cheap stuff so you can at least start Leoric runs yourself.
As already stated you could also wait for the patch that reduces the gap between Hell and Inferno.