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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How do I get the “Jar of Souls” and “Matriarch's Bones” achievements?
I cleared the beta (killed the Skeleton King) twice with my Demon Hunter, and didn't get either of these achievements.
I've searched in the open map and cathedral. Is it in a crypt?
Where can I go ...
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Is there a way to lock my skills?
Due to some... overly enthusiastic mouse-clicking, I have now accidentally removed a skill from my bindings in the middle of combat several times.
Is there a way to lock my selection in to prevent me ...
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Can I sell my characters on the Auction House?
I know that it's possible to sell gold, items, and consumables on the various Auction Houses within Diablo 3.
I heard some buzz over twitter that Blizzard was looking into also allowing characters to ...
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Move character between accounts
I'm planning to buy Diablo III for myself.
However, I'd like to create a second character for a friend of mine, who is not yet convinced. So I want to let them play that character (in my account) for ...
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How does +% damage on weapons work?
Say, for example, I have a weapon with 500 DPS and for stats it says +20% damage, +120 vitality, etc. Is that +20% damage incorporated with the 500 DPS shown or is it 500dps + an additional 20% ...
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Is the + weapon damage% included in the displayed damage?
If I have a a weapon that does +10% damage with 10-20 base damage, is the 10% already included in the 10-20 or will really it do 11-22?
How does that work with other damage items, such as rings and ...
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How does Dodge work exactly?
Dexterity increases the chance to dodge, and as a Monk I also have a mantra available that also increases the dodge chance. I'm wondering how useful a high dodge value actually is and if I should take ...
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How are gem prices on the auction house determined?
Gem auctions are finally (re-)enabled for Diablo 3. However, they don't work like all the other auctions: there are no auctions to choose from. Instead, it gives you a unit-price and tells you how ...
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What are the locations of the traveling merchants for the Market Research achievement?
The "Market Research" achievement requires that you meet the following traveling merchants:
Wandering Tinker
Rodger the Alchemist
Vendel the Armorsmith
Adenath the Curio Vendor
Kyr the ...
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Which are the top legendary sets for each class?
In Diablo II each class had its class-specific gold set: the Immortal King for the Barbarian, Trang-Oul's Avatar for the Necromancer, and so on.
Is there something similar in Diablo III? If so, are ...
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Which legendary items are more useful than a well-itemized Rare at max level/in Inferno?
Legendary items in Diablo 3 max out at level 62. This means that, strictly speaking, a Legendary item in any given slot, will not be the best item available in that slot.
As with all things however, ...
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Where can you buy half priced potions?
I have heard rumors that you can buy health potions and dyes in Diablo 3 for 50% off the normal price. Where can I find these vendors?
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Where is The Lyceum?
The Lyceum is listed as one of the objectives for the No Stone Unturned achievement, yet nobody seems to know where it is. Where is it?
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Witch Doctor build for Inferno?
I am in the beginning of Inferno and I am having a bit of trouble some places, I have been using the zombie bears build (this or a variant of it), while the damage is very nice and it is a very good ...
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When can I get Haedrig's conversations for the Hassling Haedrig achievement?
The achievement says to "Listen to all of the Blacksmith's conversations."
Because some of these are missable, I'd like to know when Haedrig's conversations first become available and if and when ...
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Most effective late-game XP farming?
Spoiler warning! Don't read if you haven't completed the game!
I've completed Hell but am currently level 59 and farming xp as fast as I can to start Inferno. Because I'm a relatively squishy class ...
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What are the pros and cons to Elective Mode in Diablo 3?
What are the pros and cons to elective mode in Diablo 3? The smack you in the face pro is you put any skill available into any slot on your hotkey bar instead of being forced into 1 of each category. ...
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How do you install Diablo III before purchasing a license?
Is it possible to download and install Diablo III before purchasing a license; either online from Blizzard, another retailer, or a physical box with a paper slip with magic numbers on it?
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What determines how much experience you get from a kill?
Someone told me that monsters don't give a static amount of experience; if that's true, what determines how much experience you get from a kill? What's the exact equation?
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What crowd control effects work on treasure demons?
What sort of crowd controlling effects (snares, stuns, confusion, etc) actually work on treasure demons? Does it vary by difficulty?
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Can the Diablo 3 game client be copied from one PC to another?
We have downloaded the Diablo 3 game client on one PC at our house. With the other two recent Blizzard games WoW and Starcraft 2 you could just copy the game folder from one PC to another over the LAN ...
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How can I get the most out of Sweeping Wind?
Sweeping Wind seems like a pretty amazing skill. It does a nice amount of AoE and is potentially persistent if you can keep hitting foes. I want to ensure it stays persistent at max stacks as much ...
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What are all the waypoints?
Is there a list of waypoints in Diablo 3? I seem to be going long periods without finding one, and end up wondering whether there are any in the zones I'm passing through or if I'm just missing them, ...
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How do the damage calculations work in Diablo 3?
If a player swings an axe that deals 100 damage at a foe how many hit points will the enemy lose?
In Diablo 2 it used to depend on a few things:
Attack rating vs defence rating (to decide if it ...
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Is combining gems worthwhile?
The upper tier gems are very desirable items to obtain for top tier players.
Is it worth it to combine gems in the lower tiers to build up to them (obviously upper tier gems must be combined or ...
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What does dropping your banner do?
When I press G on the keyboard, my character summons down my banner on the spot. It hangs around for a few seconds, then disappears.
What is the purpose of this?
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What is “The Black Rock Ledger” good for?
I recently got a page of "The Black Rock Ledger". It cannot be sold and except reading its text it does not seem to have any other purpose (except wasting stash/inventory space).
Should I keep this ...
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How does multiplayer work in Diablo 3?
I was wondering how multiplayer games work in Diablo 3, specifically:
Can I create a "normal difficulty" character and then play with my friends who created "hard difficulty" characters?
Can I play ...
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What is an Enrage timer?
I've seen it mentioned that some of the Diablo 3 bosses have an enrage timer?
What exactly does that mean?
Are there any bonuses for killing one that is enraged?
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Does Whimsyshire drop better loot than other areas?
I like to put on Magic-Find gear and go farm for good items, however I've been feeling a bit disheartened lately because of the hours spent re-running acts with over 200% magic find, and only finding ...
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Why does my Plague of Toads make me croak?
When my Witch Doctor hit level 11, I decided to take my Plague of Toads for a spin. However, a typical encounter for me with Plague of Toads goes something like:
I see a mob of enemies
I summon ...
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Bashiok nerfed my class. I want to kill him. Where do I find him?
I have the Blade. I want the achievement. And besides, Bashiok is a smug jerk and killing him would be satisfying.
I know he's a rare spawn, but what kind of mob is he a variant on? In which ...
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What does the “goatman drum” do?
While wondering the Southern and Northern Highlands in act 1, I'm occasionally encountering a "goatman drum" item:
I've also seen Goatmen actually walk up to it and start drumming, though I ...
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How can I run faster?
So slow. I see that sprint was removed since Diablo 2, but is there any way to run faster (e.g., a run/walk toggle, a keyboard shortcut, a magic item perk, shrines, potions)? If so, what, and where ...
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Are there any game mechanics that affect gem drop quality?
Does having greater magic find or gold find affect the quality of the gems dropped? If I have a decent amount of magic find and a monster was going to drop a Chipped Ruby, is it possible for the magic ...
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What does the Staff of Herding do?
I have found the Recipe for something called the Staff of Herding. Upon closer inspection it does a measly 3.5 damage per second, but the ingredients to craft it (which include Wirt's Bell, a 100,000 ...
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How many different dyes exist and are they permanent?
How many different dyes colors exist? Can they be all bought at the merchants or are there any specials/rare that could be obtained differently?
And finally, which equipment categories can be ...
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How do I turn off the loot message?
I've seen this message about 1,000 times:
Since I've been playing Diablo 3 for literally a week straight, I really don't need to be told how loot works in multiplayer anymore. How do I turn off ...
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How can I access the Auction House from out of game?
I would like to keep tabs on my auctions during the day time while I'm away from the game.
Is it possible to access the Auction House in Diablo 3 from the Battle.net website? If so, how?
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What new systems exist in Diablo 3? [closed]
Diablo's action RPG core has remained the same, and will do so in the third version. But it sounds like they are also introducing a number of new systems that borrow from WoW, Guild Wars, etc. Can ...
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What skills only use the main-hand for damage calculations?
What skill and rune combinations only use the main-hand for damage calculation? An example is the Sprint / Run like the wind combination.
I'm interested in all dual-wielding characters: Barbarian, ...
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Where are screenshots stored on Mac OS X?
I know how to take a screenshot. I Rebound the hotkey, and have been snapping away - or so I thought.
I just went to look for my screenshots, and I can't find them. Not in Documents. Not in the ...
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Is there a way to compare your currently equipped items with those in the auction house?
I'm not seeing a way to do this which makes it hard to decide if I want to buy something for my characters. Ideally I can see the item and then see what items my characters have of the same type ...
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Can I rebind mouse buttons to keys?
I am having a problem with the controls in Diablo 3. Basically, it puts my abilities on my mouse, but I want to use my mouse for movement only.
But at the same time, if I move abilities away from my ...
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Diablo 3 conversation achievement from Merchants “Sales and tales”
The achievement says to "Listen to all of the towns merchants conversations."
Where are all these merchants located and are there any criteria to start the conversation (e.g. quests etc)?
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Is it worth stashing items for twinks?
While playing with my main char I sometimes find some quite good items for my other chars but at higher levels, so I cannot use them immediately.
Is it worth stashing them or should I just sell them ...
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What is the “Black Mushroom” item used for?
I got it in the Cathedral. Its description:
The witch Adria seeks a black mushroom? I know as much about Black
mushrooms as I do about red herrings! - Deckard Cain
Is there a meaning behind ...
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What happens when you die?
Diablo's first and second installments handled death differently, both in terms of exp\gold penalties and also in if you respawned or not or instead had to reload from an earlier point.
In Diablo III ...
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Does leveling up do damage?
The effect when leveling up has an "explosive" quality to it; and it seems like when I dinged near a mob it got thrown back, but I don't know if it was a (inanimate) corpse or still alive (or undead).
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What are the precise differences between “playable” and “optimal”?
When you download the Diablo 3 client there's a "playable" stage and an "optimal" completion. I'm assuming "optimal" includes stuff like higher-quality textures but I could not find any precise ...
