(Don’t) Break the Chains
In the PC version of Reaper of Souls, destroying large amounts of enemies, breaking a load of objects or pummeling opponents with traps like chandeliers imparts a small experience bonus. On console however, these little combos act differently. Not in any bad way though. The bonuses are wonderful, adding a great deal both to the game and experience of Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition.
If you’re quick enough.
Let’s start with killing a buttload of enemies in a row. After killing 10 enemies quickly a small counter kicks up on the screen with a small fuse burning across the top. As long as you are involved in combat by either dealing or taking damage, the fuse will keep resetting and giving you time to kill more enemies. The more you kill before the counter runs out, the greater amount of bonus experience you’ll get. It may not sound like much but when you’re taking out 100 enemies or more the bonus can be multiplied by up to three times. Keep this running with a few ranged attacks if you’re a melee character or a healthy portion of Area of Effect attacks when using a ranged character and you’ll find that experience bar shoots up at monumental speeds.
In addition to this, breaking seven or more environmental items will grant you a speed bonus. It is quite rare in some areas to find more than seven breakable objects but when they can be found, there is no reason to ignore them. Smash them up and you’ll move at a greater speed, both increasing the speed at which you can explore an area and find more enemies to tear apart for precious experience.
When starting out traps can often kill an enemy with a single hit. Traps take the form of various things like precarious water towers or ember-laden cages which, when brought down upon a foe, will grant a resource generation boost should one die. Increased resource generation allows you to dish out more damage at a higher rate, in turn racking up the kill combos and exploration speeds.
They may seem a little extraneous but when used correctly, these systems are incredibly helpful.
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