Blizzard's 2012 hack-and-slash dark fantasy/horror action RPG. It is the third release in the Diablo series, and a sequel to Diablo II in both story and style.
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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 the Treasure Goblins work?
Every once in a while I'll come across the sneaky devils and they always flee. What determines when they flee (time, distance, etc.) and do I get better loot by killing them faster? Is there ...
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What exactly is a “guest pass” or “starter edition” and how do I give it to a friend?
I've seen "Diablo III guest passes" mentioned as a way to allow friends to experience a "demo" of the game. I have purchased Diablo III but going over my Battle.net account page I cannot find any way ...
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When dual wielding weapons, how is damage calculated for skills that do X% weapon damage?
Consider a barbarian wielding two axes. When he uses the Hammer of the Ancients skill, how is the damage calculated?
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Where can I view cinematics I've unlocked?
I can't find where to view cinematics that I have "unlocked" (by having them occur naturally for game progress). Am I just missing it?
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Do I need to buy multiple games to be able to play Diablo 3 with my wife?
I know that the account is connected to your Battle.net account(I already have one through SC2 and she doesn't have any yet). I am buying the game tomorrow and I wish to know if one CD is enough. I ...
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What affixes are available on items?
What affixes (prefixes and suffixes) are possible on items in Diablo III? What are the level requirements associated with them (a.k.a. when would I start seeing them drop or available in a store?)
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Where can I farm Pages/Tomes of Crafting?
So I have found that these pages are needed for progressing crafting to grandmaster and illustrious. I have also been able to discover that in nightmare difficulty you get the pages, in hell you get ...
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Can I be an effective tanking Monk without a Shield at higher difficulty levels?
I'm building a tanking Monk, however I have not yet found a shield worth using.
I find that the faster spirit generation caused by duel wielding (increased attack speed = faster spirit generation) is ...
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How can I avoid clicking quite so much?
Diablo games tend to be very click heavy - click to move, click to attack, click to loot. Diablo 3 appears to be continuing this tradition.
I find this problematic for a couple of reasons:
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Should I ever use a normal attack?
I've been playing a Barbarian in the Diablo III beta, and despite the disturbing lack of pants, he's been crackin' skulls and takin' names.
I'm wondering, however, if there would be any reason to not ...
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How do I determine the level and XP reward of mobs in Diablo III?
I'm a little lost on this one - how can I determine what level the mobs are that I'm fighting, and additionally, how can I see the XP reward from killing in each one?
I MIGHT be able to determine ...
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Where can I find specific dye colors?
So far all of Act I merchants have sold Green, Brown, or White dyes, while all of Act II merchants have sold Green, Brown, White, or Blue dyes. The number of different colors for sale, and which ...
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How can I disable automatically joining the General chat when I log in?
This is stupid. I don't want to chat with other people. How can I disable auto-chat-join?
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How do you identify rare items?
I found a yellow Rare item, and it is unidentified. How do I reveal the properties of the weapon? I tried going to Deckard Cain (as you did in the previous 2 games), but he didn't have the option of ...
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What are the precise effects of rubies in weapons (why do the tooltips show a range)?
I can't quite figure out the tooltip for a ruby when socketed in a weapon. I have a radiant ruby, which according to the in-game tooltip adds +12-24 damage, but according to the website adds 12 to the ...
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Is it worth training the blacksmith?
I've been training my blacksmith as far as I can for my current level (Im now Act 1 Nightmare, 34), I keep putting money and money on it and I've barely used it!
Wouldn't be better use all money I ...
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What are the feats of strength in Diablo 3?
Like the title says - what are the known feats of strength in the game?
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What is the criteria for “killed X creatures with one blow”?
I seem to occasionally get the "killed X creatures with one blow" bonus, even though I decidedly did not kill X creatures with a single shot. It sometimes happened to me when using "channeled" skills ...
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How can I maximize my Magic Find?
What should I wear to maximize my Magic Find? What specific items are ideal for a Magic Find-optimized build? Does any one particular class have better class-specific items with increased Magic Find?
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Are attack speed bonuses factored into the DPS figures?
According to Are +maximum damage and +minimum damage enchantments factored into weapon DPS?, damage modifiers are rolled into the overall DPS number. Is this also true for Increases Attack Speed ...
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Does magic find on followers do anything?
Is there any value in equipping +MF items on my followers versus flat combat bonuses (damage/health/etc)? Can I give them the MF items so I can do more pew pew?
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What item bonuses apply to my follower?
There are a lot of different side effects an item can have, and I assume that things like magic find have no influence on any of "our" found items at all.
However, I'm not sure about other things. ...
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Where do I find Leah's journal?
I found Part 1 of Leah's journal in her room of the Slaughtered Calf Inn. Where do I find the remaining parts? And how many parts are there?
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How does aggro work in Diablo III?
How does aggro work in Diablo III?
I'm a tank, so my job is to keep mobs coming after me, and not after my squishy dps partners, however I am not sure what the aggro/threat rules are
I'm fairly sure ...
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How much does it cost to combine a gem?
On the AH it seems like the cost to buy some of the gems outright is cheaper than it is to combine 3 lesser gems, but I don't have any to check. How much does it cost (in gold and materials) to ...
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How can I see more detailed information about my skills?
In looking at the skills on my Barbarian, I can't really tell what effect they might have on damage.
For instance, I understand that Bash generates 6 rage when I attack, but does the "brutal strike" ...
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What is the best way to maximize gold find in Diablo 3?
What is the best way to maximize your gold find? Some items have extra gold find and if you socket correctly you can get gold find on that too. What is the highest gold find percentage you can get and ...
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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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Where are the Act 2 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. I'm missing "Missive to Maghda, Part 1" and ...
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How do I get higher difficulty Plan: Staff of Herding?
So I have made Staff of Herding and I wanted to get the plans for the Nightmarish version, but after killing Izual a couple of times on Nightmare and getting Plan: Staff of Herding two times I don't ...
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What happened to the heroes from Diablo 2?
I know that the warrior hero from first Diablo became the Dark Wanderer and Diablo himself in Diablo 2; the rogue became Blood Raven and the the Sorcerer became the Summoner impersonating Horazon, and ...
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Does playing a low-level quest in Diablo III give me less XP per kill?
If I've skipped to Act II as soon as I can, but I come back eventually and play with a level 3 player, the mobs are very easy.
Are they providing me with less XP per mob then I would've achieved if ...
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When can I get Lyndon's conversations for 'To Catch A Thief' achievement?
I would like to have a complete list of Lyndon's talk options and when to do them for his talk achievement.
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Does “Way of the Hundred Fists” generate more than one “on hit” effects?
The description for the Monk’s Way of the Hundred Fists seems to indicate the second strike in the sequence is composed of 7 individual hits. Are they truly separate hits, meaning each can generate a ...
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What is the fastest way to complete “The Art of Conversation” achievement?
I know from reading this question how to finish up the follower conversations, however to get "The Art of Conversation" I need to complete almost all conversations in the game (I believe there are a ...
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Does Rakinishu's Blade have a special purpose?
I found Rakinishu's blade at an event in act II, does it have any purpose, or is it just a sort of Easter egg / in joke?
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What areas of the game feature randomly generated terrain?
Back in Diablo II, the second you stepped foot outside the Rogue's Encampment, you were in the randomly generated marshes of the Blood Moor.
But my experience in Diablo III has been different - New ...
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At what quests/points in time do each of Deckard Cain's talk options become available?
I'm missing some of the talks with Deckard Cain and want to know when they can be made. To make this question more informative, I ask for all the different conversations that are needed for the ...
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When can I get Eirena's conversations for the Secret of Ages achievement?
Is there a complete list of Eirena's talk options needed for the achievement, and the most convenient time to do each?
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What level is recommended before starting Nightmare/Hell/Inferno?
In Diablo 2 it was very possible to speed run through the acts and end up on a harder difficulty with a lower than anticipated level.
This is quite achievable in Diablo 3 as well, whether bypassing ...
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When do set and legendary items start dropping?
I am almost finished with normal mode in Diablo 3 and I have yet to encounter a single set or legendary item. In Diablo 2, I started finding items like this right away that were appropriate for my ...
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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 there a way to tell the AH not to take Gems into account when searching?
It drives me crazy that Auction House search results include gems. For example, if I am looking for a hat with 10+ Magic Find on it and at least 1 socket, I get a ton of results for socketted helmets ...
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Where do recipes drop in Diablo 3?
Where, or from which monsters, do unique/rare plans for rare/legendary/set items and gem designs drop in Diablo 3?
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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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What skills from other party members affect witch doctor summons?
There are a number of skills that provide benefits to a player "and their allies". Do any of these include creatures summoned by a witch doctor?
Examples:
Does a Monk heal affect summons?
Do ...
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What are all the status effects and what do they mean?
I've seen numerous different status effects pop out of enemies. Some are somewhat self explanatory, but others are not. A few of the effects I have seen:
Snared
Rooted
Block
Attack Slowed
Frozen
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How much dodge do I get per point in Dexterity?
For the first 100 points of Dexterity, it seems I get 0.1% chance to dodge per point. After that, however, it starts getting into decimal numbers and I can't figure out the exact equation.
What are ...
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Is it possible to quickly switch between attack types?
Is there any way for me to rapidly swap left click attacks? For instance, I want to use fist of thunder for the first 2 attacks then switch to crippling wave for the third effect.
