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What is the optimal way to grind the Black Mushroom?
I am only missing the Black Mushroom to have all the ingredients for the "Staff of herding". So I have to try and get it. The problem is it is unclear where it drops. So sources say you find it in ...
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How does magic find work?
So I found some gear that has the stat "increased magic find".
What is this "magic" that I can find? Gems? Potions? Some other form of loot?
I need to know what it does before I can decide if it's a ...
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What do you get when you level after you have already reached level 80?
I have finally reached level 80 in Guild Wars 2 and I figured since that was the max level, my exp bar would just be perpetually filled and I wouldn't glow when I level. However that is not the case. ...
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Do any relics other than the Vault Hunter Relic boost Rare Item Chance?
With the preorder bonus I got the Vault Hunter Relic which gives +5% rare item chance. The problem with that is I have never and will never equip another relic unless it has a better rare item chance. ...
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How do I reset NPCs in Skyrim?
I have been trying to play the Mage's College quest, but Mirabelle Ervine is frozen in place and can't go anywhere. I can still talk to her, but that's about all I can do. How can I reset her or reset ...
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How do I change the crosshair in Black Ops 2?
I have seen people using different crosshairs on the kill cam.
Unfortunately I can't figure out how to change the crosshair. How do I do it?
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How do I throw grenades?
In Mass Effect 3 how can I throw grenades? I've been picking them up, but have no idea how to use them. There does not seem to be a keybinding for throwing grenades.
Do I need a grenade launcher ...
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What's the highest DPS Wizard rotation for a single-target fight?
For some boss fights where the vast majority of the time you're simply beating on a single big baddie, what are the most effective spells (and runes) for the Wizard to use? Such a build might not be ...
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How can I find other people?
In the DayZ mod for Arma 2, sometimes when I spawn I get lucky and start near a town, where I can usually find zombies, supplies, and other players. This is fun!
However, usually I seem to spawn in ...
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Should I sell my magic items, or salvage them?
So far (I just started Act 2), grey items sell for almost nothing: usually 3-6 gold pieces.
Magic items can sell for considerably more at this level. 150 gold may not seem like a lot in the big ...
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Is it possible to transfer items between my characters in Diablo III?
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I've found a "legendary dagger" for a Witch Doctor in my wizard account. I was going to try out the Demon Hunter as my second character, but now I'm thinking I can try Witch Doctor ...
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Send something to your alt character in Guild Wars 2
What's the easiest way to transfer an item from my main character to an alt?
Coming from World of Warcraft I expected to be able to mail it to my other character, but this doesn't seem to be an ...
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What is a bandit?
One of the debug stats is "bandits killed". I originally thought they were just NPCs, but I recently encountered one (and died), and it seems to be a player.
What are bandits?
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Are Wards actually useful?
Is there any point to using these spells? They drain so much magicka it hard for me to believe there is an actual use for them. If there is a use can someone please tell me how and what combination of ...
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How do I breed a Topaz dragon?
The newest gemstone dragon is out, the Topaz dragon. I couldn't find anything yet about how to breed it, does anyone know?
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Why can't I install TF2 in a non-default game library location?
I've set up 2 non-default game library locations. One in C:\Games and the other D:\Games.
Steam is installed on C: so I have 2 libraries on C and one on D.
When I go to install most games it lets me ...
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Draugr Wight Lord disarmed me, can't find my weapon
So I was fighting the Draugr Wight Lord at Silverdrift Lair, and he used the Disarm shout on me and made me drop my Elven Bow. I didn't notice at the time because I switched to a sword right after ...
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How do you provide more workers to your city?
As you can see on the screenshot, most of my city consists of residential zones by now, but my jobs are constantly climbing.
How do I solve this situation?
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How can I get Nexus Mod Manager to recognize my Skyrim installation?
I bought Skyrim off of Steam and use mods by subscribing to them using the Skyrim Nexus Mod Manager. However, neither the mod manager nor any of the Nexus mods or files I've downloaded are working.
I ...
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How do I unlock the Barbarian and Series EV in Dungeon Defenders?
The Barbarian and Series EV hero classes are currently locked to me. However, unlike with the Crystals, it does not list the requirements needed to unlock them.
What do I need to do to unlock these ...
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Which enchants are worth the most?
In terms of gold return. If I'm levelling enchanting by enchanting iron daggers, which enchant gives the dagger the most value? Assuming I'm using just petty/lesser souls.
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Is it possible to add sockets to items?
One rather frequent outcome of item enchanting in Torchlight 1 used to be, especially in the late game, adding sockets to items.
My previous weapon, the Extension Sword (highlights: 452-838 dps ...
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Increase chance of rare loot drops
I have the Vault Hunter's Relic which increases the chance of rare loot drops by 5%. Unfortunately, I am very displeased with the rarity settings of the game in general. I would like to know if there ...
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Differences between Hardcore and Normal heroes
In the question Are you rewarded for playing Diablo II in hardcore mode? you can see that in Diablo 2
the difference is not that great. Apart from the one life aspect of
HC, the game is exactly ...
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How to fix corrupted save files in Skyrim?
I played several hours of Skyrim today until I died and the game greeted me with the message "The save file is corrupt and cannot be loaded." after loading.
This happens whenever I try to load one of ...
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How does the bow and arrow work? Will the arrow fly further, be more accurate or deal more damage if the bow is drawn longer?
How do the Recurve Bow and arrows work? Will arrows fly further or deal more damage if the Recurve Bow is drawn longer (similar to Skyrim)? Do arrows always hit the center or a specific point of the ...
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How do I get to the “Fowl Lair”
In a separate forum I was reading, a poster described an easter egg area called "The Fowl Lair". I could imagine that this is the replacement for the Cow Level from Diablo II, but I hope that is not ...
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Is there any way to stop Steam downloading updates?
How can I get Steam to stop downloading updates automatically as soon as an update is released for a game like CS:S?
It's just that I am running on mobile broadband at the moment and Steam loves to ...
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What factors should I use to price an item in the auction house?
I was always a big fan of playing the auction house in the early days of WoW, and you could make some money if you knew what you were doing. Then a bunch of mods came along and made it pretty easy to ...
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What is the Destiny Cloud Fist build?
What is the Destiny Cloud Fist build? I've heard SC2 players talking about it.
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What defines a hyper carry?
In League of Legendes, what defines a hyper carry?
What the champions can fit the role and why it isn't used more frequently?
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How can you use follower items?
I have gotten some items that are of the type "follower". How do I equip those items? One example of this is called "the trinket". Nothing happens when I try to right click.
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Where are the Act 3 lore books?
D3's lore books are broken into People, Quest, Bestiary, and World lore book categories, though they are discovered in areas/zones, not by those categories. You'll see the one I'm missing below ...
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Is Primary Stat Worth More Than Weapon Damage?
I'm on Act 1 of Nightmare difficulty with my Witch Doctor, and i have a weapon that has +150 intelligence and 20.6 DPS. yet i can make an axe at the smith that has 45+ weapon dps. is giving up that ...
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How do I create a mastercraft item?
I've leveled my blacksmithing up to level 10 and am now interested to see what it means to mastercraft an item. From several other places I've read, this simply indicates that I should now be able to ...
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How can I beat Hyperious the invincible?
So two friends and I (2 sirens with Res, one gunzerker) have been trying to kill Hyperious for a couple hours. At best we could get him down to about 1/4th health.
We have The Bee and the Conference ...
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Where does a new DotA 2 player start?
I recently received DotA 2 as a gift from a friend. It was very generous of him, but I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. It seems like it is even harder than Team Fortress 2 (which is actually ...
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How long does it take Giants to respawn? Alternatively, where can I find a rapidly respawning Giant?
I'm trying to farm giants for their toes. Unfortunately they don't respawn very often. I've finished the main quest. Sometimes I wait up to 30 days for the respawn and they don't show up.
The ...
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What are the Giant Telescope room's secrets?
I tried pressing buttons after looking at the constellations through the telescope, but it doesn't seem to be that. I just noticed a purple square and two blinking red dots in the sky with the ...
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Are there any disadvantages to leveling too fast in skyrim?
I play a warrior dual welding two axes and some heavy armour with a dash of conjuration. I have some skills I want to level like smithing that can be power leveled but I am worried this will cause me ...
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How can I heal my battle pet?
I have been playing around with the pokemon battle pet system added to World of Warcraft in the Mists of Pandaria expansion, and have noticed that between fights my chosen pet does not regenerate her ...
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How do I reverse the activation of Pistons with redstone automatically?
So basically, I want to make a hidden Piston door using Redstone that opens and shuts when I pull a lever.
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What are the consequences of my choices?
Can anyone help me understand Industrial Revolution better?
The designers want the player to make a reasoned decision about who to give resources to, but I don't really understand what the ...
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Where's all the stuff I bought?
I recently made quite a few purchases in Assassin's Creed 3.
Specifically, weapons and outfits. The problem I'm currently facing, however, is that I cannot find any of them! I've checked every room ...
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What is “Below Radar” and how does it work?
There is a jet (and helicopter) upgrade called "Below Radar" that states:
When flying at low altitudes your heat signature is decreased, hiding you from enemy radar and preventing enemy air-to-air ...
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Is it possible to get Cartel Coins from any other source?
Various items can be purchased in-game using Cartel Coins from the in-game Black Market.
I have noticed that it is possible to get certain items marked as 'Cartel Items' (for example a minor ...
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How to know which spells my mage can cast?
I have just started my first run of Legends of Grimrock. I have in my party an insectoid mage with 3 points in Ice Magic. The tooltip shows me that, at level 3, it should have a spell, marked with 3 ...
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Where is the Ancient Device for “Wheel of Misfortune”?
What is the Ancient Device? Where can it be found and how it is used in the Desolate Sands (Act 2)? Can it be used multiple times? (How else can I experience its possibilities?)
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What's the best way to get exotic armor in Guild Wars 2?
What's the best way to get exotic armor in Guild Wars 2 using in-game means?
I'm specifically looking for ways to in-game, that is, excluding buying gems with real money.
Best in this context can ...
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On what attributes should an embermage focus that uses spells only?
I use spells only as embermage. My main attack is the "Magma Spear". I use additional spells like the ice rain and the fire pillars to deal areal damage.
Since now I focused on "Focus", "Dexterity" ...
