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 can I tell what type of damage an enemy is dealing? [duplicate]
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How do I know which damage type monsters inflict?
I'm wondering if there is a way to tell what kind of damage a regular enemy deals (physical, arcane, fire, etc). I know ...
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Do Firewalkers damage enemies?
The new Firewalkers leave a trail of fire behind you.
Does this fire damages enemies it touches? If so, how much?
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Will my Diablo 3 characters be deleted if I don't play them? [duplicate]
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How many characters can I have and do they expire?
With Diablo 2, if you didn't play your characters for, I believe, 90 days, then they would be deleted permanently. ...
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The new pet system for the Witch Doctor
have you seen thew new changes done to the Witch Doctor pets?
They basically gave them a shield that limits the maximum damage they can take per hit, and this max damage is based on the player's ...
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Do ruby-socketed helms work for Paragon experience?
Do experience bonuses from rubied helms and helmets work for post-level 60 Paragon experience? How do rubied helms affect Paragon experience gain?
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How do attribute/stat increases scale after level 60 (Paragon levels)? [duplicate]
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How are attributes allocated?
Every Paragon level will reward you with: Core stats such as Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Vitality in amounts similar to what ...
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How can I tell the difference between old and new Legendaries?
In patch 1.0.4, lots of Legendary/Set items received an upgrade. However, this upgrade was not applied to existing items. In the Auction House, these items are differentiated between when searching ...
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Does Cold Blooded affect all players?
Quoting the skill description:
All damage dealt to chilled and frozen targets is increased by 20%.
Does "All Damage" mean it applies to damage dealt by other players?
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Does Phantasm Stack?
The rune for Spirit Barrage, Phantasm, deals damage over time in a small area of effect. If I overlap them and an enemy is standing on 2 or more at once, does it take double, triple, etc. damage? Or ...
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With Witch Doctor Mass Confusion, do elite affixes still affect you?
When using the Witch Doctor "mass confusion" ability, it is possible to confuse elites into fighting on your side. Many of them have AoE affixes like fire chains, arcane enchantment, mortar, etc. I ...
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Is there an onscreen way I can tell gruesome feast is working?
I recently unlocked the passive ability gruesome feast. It states:
Whenever you are healed by a health globe, you gain 10% of your maximum Mana and 10% Intelligence for 10 seconds. The ...
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Choosing a BattleTag, how is it used?
To play Diablo 3, you have to choose a BattleTag. Blizzard says the name will represent me on battle.net. I already have an account name for Starcraft 2, and I'm wondering if I should use the same ...
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Question on Damage Calculation [duplicate]
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How is the weapon damage on this weapon calculated?
I am following the formula in this video to try to learn how DPS is calculated in Diablo 3.
I was wondering if ...
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How can I tell what the rare/legendary base item is?
Whenever rare or legendary items drop, they have generic item names like "Sheath" or "Heaven Hand". Is there any way to tell what the base item is after the item is identified?
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What is wrong with this item stats? [closed]
The left spear has
45% damage
higher intelligence bonus
higher damage per second. Due to the same attack speed, that means the same damage by the way.
So why is my DPS lower with the left spear? ...
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Does the Diablo 3 hardcore mode have repair costs?
I found a thread on a particular forum that said hardcore mode doesn't have repair costs. I don't have access to the game right now so I cannot test this, but would be grateful if someone answered it ...
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Diablo 3 AH - see item stats after item sold [duplicate]
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Is there any way to check a recently sold item's stats?
Is it possible to see the item stats of item I just sold in the auction house? It would be nice to now the ...
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Best farm route in Act 2
I want to farm Act 2 Inferno but I think my farm route is not that fast enough. I can finish my run in about 40 mins.
My route:
Choose the Kill Zoltun Kulle quest
TP to Black Canyon Mines - at ...
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Diablo 3 same account [duplicate]
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Can I share my Diablo 3 account?
I already have an account for Diablo 3.
Can my brother use my account, but play with a different charecter, and then we can both go ...
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What happens when you force quit during a public game?
I'm playing Diablo III with a hardcore character and I was wondering what would happen if I were to forcibly quit the game at any point. When I log back in will I appear in a town?
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Honestly, is there anything better than Zombie Bears? [duplicate]
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Witch Doctor build for Inferno?
I've been playing a Witch Doctor for a while now, and have just reached Act II of Inferno. Needless to say, ever since I unlocked it ...
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Magic Find and item affixes? [duplicate]
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How does magic find work?
I just came across this information and it says the Magic Find affects the number of affixes an item can have.
I always assumed it increased ...
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How can I see my own profile while inside a game?
While I'm inside a game, I can see my achievements (pressing Y or from esc menu) and I can see my friend's achievements, and also their profiles. But I can't see my own profile?
From the main menu I ...
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Diablo 3 - Wizard level 56 Build [duplicate]
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Solo Wizard Builds?
What would be the recommended build/skills for a Level 56 Wizard? Finding difficulty in Act 1 Hell mode when facing elites
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When does the health buff for enemies occur in coop games?
When a player joins a coop game, enemies get a health buff.
(As detailed in What is the maximum party size and the corresponding monster buffs?)
But when does this buff apply?
Let's say I'm fighting ...
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Why are you forced to play without your follower against diablo when playing solo? [closed]
Why does the follower get trapped just before the battle with diablo?
If you play in a coop game you can face diablo with other players at the same time, but when playing solo the game forces you to ...
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Does this Covetous Shen quote have a deeper meaning?
After you rescue Covetous Shen from the water way in Act 2, he's pretty chatty. He talks about the architecture at one point stating, "You could walk all the way around the world and never see its ...
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How can I farm Inferno Ponies as a solo Monk?
I'm currently trying to do inferno ponies with monk but getting melted fairly often.
Are there any monks out there who can solo farm ponies in inferno? Can you share what stats you have? Stuff like - ...
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How do monster level and act number affect crowd control reduction?
If I understand this post correctly, then each level a monster has on you gives them 5% reduction to CC? And elites in Inferno have a base 50% CC reduction?
Please tell me if this is correct:
Act 1 ...
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Remapping primary skill
I'm building a WW tornado barb, and my ideal skill build would be:
Overpower
Whirlwind
Sprint
Battle Rage
War Cry
Wrath of the Berzerker
However, because this build doesn't use a primary skill, I ...
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Cannot get Shen's “God or Man” conversation
Having troubles getting the "God or Man" conversation from Covetous Shen, our beloved jeweler. Other post on this site (like ALL other sites of the internet) state the conversation should appear ...
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Do things like Lifesteal and Knockback stack?
If I have 2 pieces of gear which both have knockback at 2.0%, do I get a 4% total?
What about if I have gear with lifesteal and use a passive skill (like Bloodthirst for the Barbarian) to increase my ...
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Number of affixes possible
I know Legendary items have a fixes set of Affixes but how many affixes are possible for Magic and Rare items?
I estimate that Magic can have 1-3 while Rare can have 3-7? Is this correct?
Thanks!
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Diablo 3 - Drop rates for set / legendary items
Just wondering what the drop rates were for Set / Legendary items, or is it totally random?
I imagine they would increase for later acts in Inferno. My monk is comfortable in Act 3 in Inferno, but ...
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Diablo 3 - Magic Find In Groups [duplicate]
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How does X% Chance of Finding Magical Items work for a party?
So I'm running Izual on Normal with a friend, who's having trouble getting the Staff of Herding recipe from ...
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Storm Armor and Diamond Skin?
I note that in each of the Armor skills in the Conjuration tree, it says that only one armor skill can be active at a time. Does Diamond Skin count as an Armor spell? Or can I trigger both Diamond ...
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Clarification on conversations about resistances [closed]
I have a query as a result of reading your questions and answers regarding resistances and armour for Diablo 3.
When you state (for example) 700 resistance, do you mean 700 total resistance or 700 ...
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Unable to buy Pages of Blacksmithing from the Auction House
When I go to the auction house, select pages and recipes -> artisan crafting -> pages of blacksmithing (or any of the pages), and i try to click buyout it wont let me. it says you must purchase at ...
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Dual wield damage calculation [duplicate]
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How is listed DPS calculated when dual-wielding weapons?
I've seen other similar posts on this, but still have some questions. In this formula:
((1 + passive skill ...
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How can I build a melee/kite wizard?
I'm running a 1/2 melee, 1/2 kite wizard build. The build is:
Passives:
Astral Presence
Galvanizing Ward
Temporal Flux
Offense spells:
Arcane orb (celestial)
Hydra (Poison)
Blizzard (stark ...
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What determines your chance to Flinch
When playing (most often as melee) you'll often come across situations where when attacked your character will go through a "hit" animation, and cry out. When you do this all your attacks (normal or ...
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Diablo 3 Wizard Skills/Build [duplicate]
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Solo Wizard Builds?
I have recently switched from Diablo 2 to 3 and the new way the skills evolve is messing with me a little (automatically things unlock on certain ...
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How can a barbarian deal with the elite affixes?
When I was levelling my demon hunter I was able to use vault to quickly get away from an area where damage was happening or smoke screen to break freezes and jailer cages.
I've had some difficulty ...
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Is it possible to save a Diablo 3 chat session or save some in game notes
I'd like to take some in-game notes, for example significant items I sold at the AH (with links to the items), some tips or various things I want to remember, etc.
For instance by sending chat ...
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Is it possible to finish Diablo III on Inferno difficulty without using the Auction Houses?
It is what it is.
I'm currently in Act I in Hell difficulty, and even by this point I've noticed that a lot of the gear I've gotten isn't always level appropriate.
With all the seething rage in the ...
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Does every enemy type have the possibility of being elite?
I've been playing a lot of Diablo 3 lately. I've noticed that some enemies seem more likely to have elite counterparts than others. For example, in Act 1 there seem to be a lot of goat men elites and ...
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Is the Monk's Resolve skill affected by thorns?
I use Sweeping Winds or Cyclone in order to apply this debuff on ranged attackers; but I want to know if thorns damage applies the debuff, and if Resolve even works on ranged attacks.
Which brings me ...
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Strategy for Iskatu Nightmare/Hell - Witch Doctor
I have a been trying to solo farm Iskatu for experience to get my levels up to a point where playing Hell is less "squishy". For some reason I am not finding the right build for the Witch Doctor to ...
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What's the difference between 1000 armor and 800 armor with +200 armor?
When buying chest armor in Diablo 3, there are stats like:
+300 armor
I'm wondering what this stat does.
If we have 2 armors—one has 1000 armor and the other has 800 armor with +200 armor ...
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Diablo 3 - Improving killspeed in Nightmare [duplicate]
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Is Primary Stat Worth More Than Weapon Damage?
So I'm in Act 1 Nightmare right now, playing as a Wizard, and I'm having a hard time killing some of the mooks. My killing ...
