[Monk] Keep Sweeping Winds' high damage after switching weapons

[Mjn]

As the title says, you can use Sweeping Winds as a monk and then just switch to use other weapons, for example ones with really high Life on Hit. Your Sweeping Winds damage stays hight even after you refresh the SW's duration by attacking. This might presumably work with other similar skills, also.

1. Have high damage weapons equipped
2. Use Sweeping Winds
3. Equip high Life on Hit weapons
4. Keep refreshing Sweeping Winds' duration
5. Sweeping Winds deals the damage of the high damage weapon(s) until it wores off

Source

E: Typo in the title...

[Drogant]

not bad didnt think about it +rep

[pipboy]

seriously? this got posted on the official forums, and it has been known for a long time.

[Mjn]

Why haven't you shared it in here, then? ಠ_ಠ

[SkliF]

Here is my AutoIt script. Hope, it'll be useful for somebody. Details:
1) 1680x1050 resolution;
2) for switching weapons i'm using 2nd and 3rd slots in inventory (upper string);
3) i'm switching 2H-weap with duals, if something is in THE 3RD SLOT, it'll be dropped;
4) at beginning you should be equipped with lph-duals.
5) SW and Flash - RMB and button "3"
Controls:
F1 - check (and clear if needed 3rd slot) and equip DPS-weapon (2H),
F2 - cast Flash, SweepingWind and equip LpH-weapon, if not equipped yet (dual)
ALT+Esc - exit script

;1680x1050 SW by SkliF
;
;F1 - equip DPS-weap
;F2 - cast Flash, SW, equip LpH-weap
;ALT+ESC - to exit
;

;--------- DEFINE ;---------
HotKeySet("{F1}", "_dps_equip")
HotKeySet("{F2}", "_lph_equip")
HotKeySet("!{ESC}", "_stopscript"); ALT+ESC will break script

$go = True
$dps = False
$lph = False
$lph_equipped = True

;--------- GENERAL SCRIPT ;---------
While ($go)
;WinWaitActive("Diablo III")
;MsgBox(0, "Sweeping_Wind Macro", "Press F1 to equip DPS-weapon" & @CRLF & "Press F2 to cast Flash + SW + equip LpH-weapon")

	if ($dps) then
		;check lph-weapon equipped
		if ($lph_equipped) then
			_equip_2H();equip weapon
			$lph_equipped = False
		endif
		
		$dps = False
	endif
	
	
	if ($lph) then
		_buff_me()
		;check lph-weapon NOT equipped
		if ($lph_equipped = False) then
			_equip_dual();equip weapons
			$lph_equipped = True
		endif
		
		$lph = False
	endif

WEnd


;--------- BASE ;---------
Func _stopscript() 
$go = False
EndFunc

Func _dps_equip()
$dps = True
EndFunc

Func _lph_equip()
$lph = True
EndFunc


;--------- ACTION ;---------
Func _equip_dual()
	_is_opened();check inventory opened
	Sleep (Random(100,150))
	MouseClick("Right", Random(1250, 1270), Random(585, 645), 1, 0)
	Sleep(Random(100,150))
	Send ("{ALT down}")
	MouseClick("Right", Random(1290, 1310), Random(585, 645), 1, 0) ;;need to ALT-mod R-click
	Send ("{ALT up}")
	Sleep(Random(10,40))
	Send("{ESC}")
EndFunc

Func _equip_2H()
	_is_opened();check inventory opened
	_is_clean();check free space
	Sleep (Random(100,150))
	MouseClick("Right", Random(1250, 1270), Random(585, 645), 1, 0)
	Sleep(Random(10,40))
	Send("{ESC}")
EndFunc

Func _buff_me()
	;cast Flash
	MouseClick("Right", Random(850, 1050),Random(435, 530), 1, 0)
	Sleep(Random(10,40))
	;cast Sweeping Wind
	Send("3")
	Sleep(Random(10,40))
EndFunc


;--------- SUPPORTING ;---------
Func _is_opened()
	if (PixelGetColor(1447, 60)<>"0x16499F") then
		Send("C")
		Sleep(Random(10,40))
	endif
EndFunc

Func _is_clean()
	if (PixelGetColor(1302, 592, 20))<>"0x130C08" then
		;drop item
		MouseClickDrag("Left",Random(1290, 1320),Random(583, 605),Random(790, 880),Random(435, 530),0)
		Sleep(50)
	elseif PixelGetColor(1307, 638, 10)<>"0x130C08" then
		;drop item
		MouseClickDrag("Left",Random(1290, 1320),Random(625, 649),Random(790, 880),Random(435, 530),0)
		Sleep(50)
	endif
EndFunc


;---------
;Func _()
;EndFunc

[grekb]

Actually Sweeping wind is not only related to weapon damage. It is actually taking snapshots of your overall dps. It is explained more detailed here Sweeping Wind damage calculation (AS/Crit) - Forums - Diablo III

So what i do is this. I have a full dps gear(no ressistances or armor required, just full stats, crit and attack speed) and my normal gear. I also have a g 15 key board with a macro from this http://www.ownedcore.com/forums/diab...g300-g400.html (Switch gear in seconds using logitech keyboard/mouse (g15 g11 g19 g13 g300 g400)) post. What it does is actually switch your gear very fast for MF purposes but i use it for sweeping wind damage.
So after i wear my full dps gear, i use my Mantra of Conviction - Overawe, Breath of Heaven - Blazing Wrath, Blinding Flash - Faith in the Light, Deadly Reach - Foresight and fast i use Sweeping wind. After that i switch back to my normal gear and BOOM i farm act 3

[SkliF]

Wow! Man made great work! (thank you for information and links)
My script is just a little tool (it's my first AutoIt script), that I wrote for pair hours. And I hope it still could be helpful for somebd, especially in common with Logitech-script. It could be extended, it has check-functions (based on color-checking), and the most important thing - it works on all of keyboards/mouses. =)

BTW, sorry for my english.