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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Does closing the D3 launcher reset download progress?
Basically what the title says. It's taking forever for me to download the latest Diablo 3 update, and I'm wondering if I refresh the connection to perhaps get some better speeds, will I be throwing ...
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Why fight with clothes?
Diablo III has two achievements that involve fighting bosses in nothing but your skivvies: Naked Lust and The Hero's New Clothes.
Obviously, clothes are kinda important.
Which class is best at ...
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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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How much damage should an end-game barbarian do?
I've been playing several characters in Diablo 3, but my first and furthest along is my barbarian. Recently, a friend (monk) and I have started making key-runs in order to craft the Hellfire Ring. ...
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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 is Tyrael?
Spoilers ahoy, if you haven't yet cleared Act 1.
Midway through Act 1, we learn that Tyrael used to be an angel. Upon disagreeing with his fellow angelic brethren, he opted to fall to Sanctuary and ...
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How do you know how many nephalem valor stacks you have? Is it shown somewhere?
How do you know how many nephalem valor stacks you have? Is it
shown somewhere?
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Diablo 3 plus % elemental damage overall or just on that elemental attack?
When an item says "+9% lightning damage" or something similar, does it mean I will get +9% damage regardless of whether I employ lightning damage as offense? Or does it just add the damage on top of ...
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What is the best class for faster grinding and survivability in Diablo 3?
I currently use a Wizard for grinding inferno at mp5 to comfortably grind exp and items. This is relatively fast but sometimes (i'm guessing due to gear) I can run into problems that will hinder the ...
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How much XP do Rare monsters and Champions give?
I am currently farming with an archon build, and am averaging 8 to 10 million xp an hour.
Sometimes, though, I get killed by a rare monster or champion. Should I bother finishing the job, or should ...
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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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Why does Zoltan Kulle seem to know the truth before everybody?
When you are talking with Zoltun Kulle before reviving him, he says something like : "Your birth right could make you a god." Saying that makes me think at that point in the story, he already knows ...
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How can I view my FPS in Diablo 3?
So, my gameplay is a little bit pokey at the highest resolution/detail levels, and I'd like to tweak things to get better performance, but it's difficult without being able to objectively measure my ...
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difference in loot between different monsters
Since even with Monster Power 1 all monsters are level 63, is there any difference in loot from different monsters? I'm now talking only about normal, white, monsters(so not elite or unique).
For ...
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Stuck on “Updating setup files…” when installing Diablo 3?
After a reasonable hiatus from Blizzard games, I have decided to reinstall Diablo 3. I used to have it installed and working on this machine and removed my previous install using Add/Remove Programs. ...
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How does stats roll works on item in diablo 3
my question is quite simple :
When crafting bracers, amulets, pauldrons or gauntlets for a given stat (int,str,dex or vitality) : the roll of the given stat is for example 201-230 for pauldron. How ...
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What's “Bonus Item” in Diablo 3?
So I haven't actually played Diablo 3 in a long time, and I'm curious about the new update.
Seems like there's now a "+Bonus Item" for the new Monster Level System.
Does anyone know what's that ...
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How do I respec a follower in Diablo 3?
I didn't like the skill I chosen for the first follower I found. Is it possible to respec his skill later on?
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Is there a cap or soft-cap in % chance to find magic items?
Is there a cap or soft-cap in % chance to find magic items? Should I stop stacking MF items at some point?
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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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Percentage life vs vitality?
Some items have percentage life other items have vitality. What is an easy way of figuring out how much vitality the percentage equals and vice versa. Is it good to stack lots of percentage hp?
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How is xp calculated when overleveled? [duplicate]
I'm playing hardcore and always farming a lot, making sure I'm always very high level. But it seems I get much less xp because the mobs are much lower level than me.
Does anyone know how this ...
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How far is a yard on screen?
Some skills, such as the Acid Rain version of Acid Cloud, reference ranges that are specified in yards. How can I figure out what this translates to on my screen?
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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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How much gold does it take to unlock all crafting recipes?
How much gold does it take to level up each crafting NPC?
If I want to unlock all recipes, how much gold will it cost me?
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How often locust swarm jumps?
I also wonder how often they jump. Once per second? Once per tick? What's the point of jumping to 2 enemies in pestilence then if every enemies will get infected anyway?
This is for witch doctor ...
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When locus swarm jump does the original still get invected?
I've been playing with locus swarm and it's pretty neat.
It says it "jumps"
What does it mean by jump?
I saw many enemies get infected by one casts of locust swarms.
So it's not really jump isn't ...
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My Diablo 3 account has hacked items. Can I get in trouble? [closed]
My Diablo 3 account was hacked, I didn't care until I wanted to play Starcraft II, I couldn't log in because the hacker changed my password and my e-mail, he even put an authenticator in place.
I ...
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What is the effect “Blood oozes from you” on a Blood-Magic Blade?
The Blood-Magic Blade is a craftable level 60 legendary dagger. After the revamp of 1.0.4 legendaries, a new effect, described as "blood oozes from you" was added to the item description.
Given that ...
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What determines revive time?
I have noticed the more times I die in a game, the longer I must wait to revive. What is the formula for revive time and is there a cap?
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What is the maximum party size and the corresponding monster buffs?
What is the maximum party size (if there is one) in Diablo 3?
Additionally, how much of a buff do monsters get when adding party members?
"A new ally has joined, but the minions of Hell grow ...
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How does the Monster Power bonus experience work with the normal experience bonus?
According to this chart the Monster Power levels give a bonus to experience.
There is also experience of fighting monsters of a higher level than you. Which experience bonus gets applied first or ...
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Can you remove a gem from gear?
Let's say I have a normal topaz and I drop it into an item. I then find two more normal topazes (topazei?) and I want to combine them. Can I then remove the gem from that item, and if so how will it ...
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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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Downloading Public Test Realm Client
I have a fully updated retail client of Diablo 3 installed. I have downloaded the public test realm (PTR) installer. When I run this installer, it starts to download and indicates it needs 15GB of ...
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Which skills is the Scoundrel using?
This answer indicates that it is not possible to specifically activate follower skills. Does this mean that the follower (a level 27 Scoundrel in my case) will choose which of this four skills to use? ...
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Are there items similiar to charms?
In Diablo 2 (I believe they came in LoD) there were Charms. Items that gave you buffs by just having them in your inventory. Is there anything even close to this system in Diablo 3, or is it only your ...
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Is it feasible to solo farm the Uber bosses?
I'm getting ready to build my Infernal Machines, and I'm trying to decide if I should start looking for groups to run with, or if I can handle the fights solo.
Given how time-intesive it is to obtain ...
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How can I choose higher difficulty levels after beating Diablo 3 in normal?
I have beat the game in normal in Asia server but when I open the quest list I don't see the higher difficulty. Why?
Here is a picture of my quest selection screen;
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Bought an Item in Auction House, says completed but cant send to my stash?
It took my gold & says the transaction is completed, but the item isnt in my stash or the send to stash area. What happened?
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How does the hero knows the identity of Belial?
In Diablo 3 our hero will state that a certain person is Belial.
How does the hero know?
It's the plot question rather than the game itself.
Also, if possible, I'd like the "official" reason.
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can you use the same account on 2 different cd keys on Diablo 3? [duplicate]
So i got an account with me and my dads characters on it and well i'm planning on getting another cd key so i can play with him, but I don't know if thats possible even with 2 computers on the same ...
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What is better: Increased Attack Speed or Primary Stat % Bonus?
I play a Wizard. I'm trying to figure out how different attack modifiers factor into my TRUE overall DPS.
I have an item (gloves) that provides adds 183 INT to my primary stat of 1,433. About a 13% ...
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How exactly was Zoltun Kulle nerfed to stop abuse?
Before there was a way to gain levels quickly, keep repeating Zoltun Kulle quests again and again (usually with a friend).
I've heard it no longer works.
What changes did Blizzard make to make sure ...
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How can I level up more quickly?
I have now had my first character at level 40 for a while and have started playing another, new, character.
The problem is that progress feels awfully slow, and my "overall progress" (for the whole ...
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How do I recover a Diablo III account without my cell phone?
A little while ago, my cell phone was stolen. Two days ago, I formatted my hdd and backed up my Diablo III folder. However, when I tried to log in, I was told that my account has been locked for ...
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Slain enemies rest in pieces in Diablo III
I've seen this affix on a couple of legendaries and I don't understand what the affix does. I mean, on Fire Walkers, there's trail of fire which actually does a little damage (I've seen this for ...
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Where are the key wardens and where are my keys?
In Diablo III's 1.05 patch they've reintroduced an Uber Boss system of harvesting keys and organs to produce a legendary ring.
The keys are drops from mobs nick named Key Wardens.
Where are the ...
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Extra experience from equipment
I would like to know what happens if I wear 2 or more items that reward extra experience per kill. For example, a helmet that adds 5% extra experience and a ring that adds 8% extra experience.
What ...
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Barbarian Throwing Weapons
After using the Level 14 Barbarian skill "Weapon Throw" in Diablo 3 with a Carver equipped, I presume that the weapon is magical? This is nothing like the "throwing weapons" from Diablo 2, in which, ...
