25
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7answers
103k views
How do I find my follower if and when they leave me?
I had parked my follower at an inn with a bunch of valuable items that I didn't want to carry. I guess I have been out a bit too long as this message appears:
Your follower tires of waiting and ...
55
votes
1answer
43k views
What does the Damage stat on the character sheet actually mean? How is DPS Calculated?
The Damage stat on the character sheet is... not very well explained. I have trouble understanding why some items make it go up or down. It says I do 184.52 damage, but my weapon only does 34 DPS ...
120
votes
1answer
87k views
How can I reach Whimsyshire, the secret level in Diablo III?
There's information that there's a secret level in Diablo III, similar to Diablo II's "Secret Cow Level".
How can I reach that secret area in Diablo III?
22
votes
8answers
26k views
How is skill damage calculated based on weapon damage?
I understand that spell damage in based on weapon damage, but how? A weapon has both a damage attribute (e.g., 2-3 damage), and a damage-per-second attribute (e.g., 3.0 damage per second).
Let's say ...
17
votes
5answers
167k views
Why isn't my Minecraft LAN server working?
My LAN server won't let my cousin join me or me join my cousin. It won't show up on the multiplayer screen - it keeps saying "scanning for LAN servers" but it never finds it. I am at his house and we ...
48
votes
8answers
3k views
How can I record demos of my gameplay?
I remember seeing a lot of cool Counter Strike videos back in the day. How do you go about recording your gameplay (any game) into an easy to edit format? Do you need special software? How much does ...
8
votes
2answers
13k views
How can I find a lost item?
I've lost Morekei, 100% magicka regen, and I have no idea how. I've been looping through all of the shopkeepers I might have somehow sold it to but no one seems to have it.
I've got this game on PC. ...
51
votes
10answers
118k views
Where can I safely store my stuff?
I'd like to find a place to store stuff while I'm out adventuring, without spending 5000 on a house (at least, until I can afford that...). Where can I safely store items without worrying about them ...
44
votes
2answers
15k views
How does X% Chance of Finding Magical Items work for a party?
If I have an item with a X% increased chance to Finding Magical Items (3% in this case), does this apply only to me, or does that bonus apply to my party members as well? Could you end up stacking ...
21
votes
1answer
18k views
Who can you romance in Mass Effect 3?
Unfortunately, the Romance article on the Mass Effect Wikia doesn't have the options listed yet, and I'm a little paranoid about digging deeper on google for fear of running into major story spoilers ...
26
votes
2answers
31k views
What is Fez's alphabet?
I'm trying to translate the Fez alphabet/symbols, numbers included.
Could somebody post the deciphered alphabet and numbers please?
30
votes
5answers
25k views
How is listed DPS calculated when dual-wielding weapons?
I was trying out the dual-wielding in Diablo 3, when I noticed really strange. When I equipped my off-hand, which has 0.5 less damage than my main-hand. My overall damage actually went down. So my ...
5
votes
2answers
25k views
I lost my follower? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I find my follower if and when they leave me?
When I was asked to get a knife from some crazy witch to save a tree I lost my follower. There was no body, she ...
37
votes
9answers
132k views
Is there a definitive 'Best Weapon' for each weapon type in Skyrim?
So I was wandering up to the forge in Whiterun with my Ebony Ingots, Daedra Heart and other assorted bits and pieces in hand. I started to go through the process of smithing out my lovely new ...
19
votes
3answers
7k views
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 ...
212
votes
3answers
9k views
How can I tell if a corpse is safe to eat?
I am playing a human wizard, and I just killed a monster, leaving a corpse on the ground. How do I tell whether it is safe to eat this corpse?
I leave the monster unspecified because I am interested ...
20
votes
4answers
861 views
How can I tell how long (more or less) it will take me to complete a game?
I'm going down my huge backlog of unplayed Steam games and I'm thinking the best way to tackle the list is to go through the shortest games first and then concentrate on the 20+ hour ones. I'm ...
23
votes
2answers
7k views
Do I ever get xp for my party member's kills?
I've heard xp "Is not split" in D3 parties, but to whom is it given?
If there are a dozen monsters on the screen worth 100xp each, and my partner kills them all with some nuke (while I idly watch) do ...
98
votes
7answers
10k views
Besides practicing, what are some great ways to become a better player?
Besides practicing, what are some great ways to become a better StarCraft II player?
Off the top of my head I can think of:
Watching replays with commentary from youtube.com/hdstarcraft and ...
61
votes
1answer
9k views
What are the popular openings / builds for Terran in StarCraft 2?
I don't have too much interest in playing Terran, but I'd like this information mostly to better understand what I'm up against.
37
votes
4answers
11k views
How do I ward properly in League of Legends?
I tend to like to play a support champion. Since I'm slowly making my way to mid and high level play its getting more important to get good wards up because ganks become more common.
I am therefore ...
45
votes
7answers
29k views
How can I avoid mobs spawning inside my house while I sleep?
The latest Minecraft update now has beds, which is very nice for the first few nights of the game while you establish a mob-resistant area that you can work in during the night.
For reference, you ...
34
votes
2answers
9k views
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each follower?
I've been playing mostly multiplayer so far, so I haven't had much experience with using followers. But now that I started a new character that I will be playing solo, I will surely need a follower to ...
25
votes
2answers
14k views
What are the special abilities the unique/champion monsters can have?
Unique and champion monsters will have a combination of randomly determined affixes/abilities, such as "nightmarish" or "waller".
What are all of the possible abilities?
20
votes
2answers
121k views
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 ...
30
votes
3answers
39k views
How can I cure lycanthropy?
I really want to get rid of it. I've been through the whole companion’s quest line and cured Kodlak's. I killed all 5 witches and have 4 of the heads left in my inventory.
I've been back to that same ...
27
votes
2answers
9k views
What do those abbreviations mean in League of Legends?
I'm quite new to League of Legends (LoL) but try to improve through reading guides. All too often I stumble upon abbreviations I am not sure what they mean.
Some of those are:
AD
AP
ArPen
AS
bot
...
17
votes
2answers
3k views
Smartly using smart casting
In League of Legends, I saw a smart casting mode in the options. What does smart casting do exactly? And is it useful/helpful playing against people with it?
When I was playing Soraka it seemed to ...
13
votes
2answers
6k views
Why can't I destroy or place blocks?
I'm playing on a Survival world with cheats on, "easy" difficulty, and at night in-game. I didn't have a sword or anything to make a sword with, and I was starving, so I switched to Creative to give ...
98
votes
4answers
12k views
What build order should I use for Zerg in StarCraft 2?
I'm familiar with the general mechanics of the game, but what's the best build order for the beginning of the game?
35
votes
2answers
45k views
How do armor, resistances and missile/melee damage reduction interact?
How do damage reduction from armor, damage reduction from resistances, and missile/melee damage reduction interact?
For example, let's say I have
X armor which translates to x% damage reduction ...
25
votes
7answers
33k views
How do the different difficulty levels affect the gameplay?
In Diablo III there are four different levels of difficulty:
Normal
Nightmare
Hell
Inferno
Obviously there will be more and stronger opponents, but apart from that: What exactly are the ...
37
votes
4answers
13k views
Do I earn less experience or items if I have a follower?
In Cathedral Level 3, I have the chance to either fight with or without the Templar. I thought the enemies would grow stronger relative to the size of my party, but typically this is announced by the ...
145
votes
16answers
247k views
What's the most efficient Minecraft mining strategy?
When I'm not exploring fresh caves or lands in minecraft, I'm busy trying to find deposits of diamond, gold and iron deep in the earth. So far I've just been digging around just above bedrock on a ...
76
votes
3answers
12k views
What are the popular build orders for Protoss in StarCraft 2?
I've played a lot of Protoss in the original StarCraft, but I thought I might try to play it in StarCraft 2 also. What build orders are being used competitively?
64
votes
24answers
245k views
How do I make money efficiently?
In Oblivion, I had two favorite money-makers:
Dump all my stuff except some basic armor and potions, and raid an oblivion tower. The armor and weapons was worth lots, and selling it in Anvil made a ...
25
votes
10answers
19k views
How do I keep two different versions of Minecraft installed?
When a major version of Minecraft is released, it takes a while before mods are updated to work with it. It can happen that you want to install the new version, but keep a copy of the old version with ...
13
votes
1answer
28k views
How many endings are there and what will it take to see them all?
With all the possible permutations between choices in ME3 and in previous ME games, how many different endings are there in the game and what is the most effective playthrough method to see all the ...
11
votes
5answers
37k views
How can we get more players on our server? [closed]
A friend of mine runs a Minecraft server, but so far we haven't been getting a lot of traffic. The few that DO show up, have commented on how much they like the server, but wish we had more players. ...
17
votes
4answers
22k views
What's the best strategy to keep the chaos low?
I know that having a high chaos would cause the game to be more difficult. So I'm wondering how could I keep it low and avoid killing methods that would raise the chaos.
14
votes
2answers
3k views
How can I check if my computer's powerful enough to run a certain game?
Is there a service that I can use to check if my machine will be able to run a certain game?
16
votes
3answers
33k views
Dragon souls not activating new words
So if I understand correctly you can learn new words and the souls will activate these words. I just killed a dragon and when it died it looked like I absorbed the soul but it didn't unlock any of the ...
28
votes
2answers
138k views
Building Barbarian in Inferno
Up until now I have been building my barbarian with primarily strength and secondary vitality. So far it has been going good but now when I am in inferno it seems it's not a viable strategy. I am ...
14
votes
3answers
21k views
Is it possible to turn a Minecraft single player map into multi-player server? [closed]
I've got some funky minecraft maps that I'd like to share with my friends. However, they're, more often than not, far away and unable to stop by my computer and see what I've wrought.
I was wondering ...
38
votes
13answers
69k views
What determines when you do a finishing move?
Sometimes, when fighting an enemy, your character will do a special move, with a third person view animation, instantly killing the enemy. But these types of moves seem to be random, sometimes being ...
22
votes
3answers
46k views
How do subsequent playthroughs work?
In Borderlands 1 the second playthrough had a "playthrough 2.5" once you beat The Destroyer, which changed the game so enemies (and most mission rewards) scaled to your level. Because of this it was ...
24
votes
2answers
38k views
How does the Nephalem Valor buff work?
At level 60, the Nephalem Valor buff kicks in. Killing champion packs increase the effect, which gives a boost to gold and magic find, and increases the number of drops from bosses.
How many stacks ...
17
votes
2answers
26k views
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 ...
5
votes
1answer
13k views
How do I set a mouse button to a regular attack?
I can't seem to find how to set a mouse button click to a regular attack. How is that done?
46
votes
9answers
20k views
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 ...
