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Diablo III |OT| Stay Awhile And... *click* *click* *click*
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I take it back. I guess someone actually could put an item worth more than they can actually pay onto a credit card, and take on debt that way.
Please don't do it people. It's not worth it.
Unless you're buying one of my items of course... *trollface*
There are quite a few rares on each level, and when I mean diminishing returns I mean making it so you don't have to play for long periods of time. The difference is that it decays over time. You could even make that decay remain past log out, similar to how the hearth stone in wow works.
Since it's just extra MF% (and a loot drop), you can still just boss rush. That will take the least amount of time and, hell, you can kill any Uniques you see on the way to the boss room anyway.
I see the goal of Nephalem Valor is so that you get rewarded for doing those longer runs with better chances of loot. It's not to make short runs worthless but an extra incentive to actually clear areas instead of running by all the enemies.
Exactly, and it's genius. Nothing feels better than your hard exerted work paying off.
Someone is going to try to game the system and they will fail. With a $250 cap, and 8 item limit you need extra accounts to really sell, and then your not making your money back at that point.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
I would only recommend this to anyone who has experience pressing on "special" mouse buttons without having to sacrifice mouse precision.Anyone have this beast?
$60 is waaay more than I really want to spend though, but maybe crazy ass mice are worth it?
PoweredBySoy
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So what's the latest class distribution on the GAF list?
Anyone have this beast?
$60 is waaay more than I really want to spend though, but maybe crazy ass mice are worth it?
IMO it's not the best gaming mouse. My friends has it, and that was the mouse I almost went with. The hyper scroll wheel really sucks for games too.
Anyone have this beast?
$60 is waaay more than I really want to spend though, but maybe crazy ass mice are worth it?
I have this one since 2009 and i´m in love with it. Totally worth its price.
SteveWinwood
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Preloading right now.
The blizzard downloader doesn't suck as much ass as I remember.
The blizzard downloader doesn't suck as much ass as I remember.
Anyone have this beast?
$60 is waaay more than I really want to spend though, but maybe crazy ass mice are worth it?
I avoid wireless and Logitech products at all costs.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
That depends which period of time you "remember"... WoW/TBC launch? Good God.
*shudder*
Since it is objectively the wrong decision then making the case should be easy for you to do. Drop a knowledge bomb on me!!!
perryfarrell
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Does anyone know anything about cross-game chat? I'm assuming I can't just login with my SC2 account and start playing Diablo 3 and that I will need a new account... but then cross game chat seems kinda useless.
I have the MX Revolution (the prior model) and, while it's a good mouse, I prefer staying away from wireless setups. I used it in my comfy couch gaming setup for awhile and it wasn't awful by any means but it was far from preferred.
Edit: CM Storm Spawn is pretty good for the low price ($30?) but it's also pretty small. Razer Deathadder isn't that expensive but it's Razer so it's back-and-forth on the build quality. The Logitech G400 is $40 and really good so I'd look at that as well.
I'm responding to a post from several hours ago but it would be impolite not to, so, sorry.
Encounters will likely be more complex in Diablo 3 than they were in Diablo 2, but I don't think you can say definitively that they will be more dangerous, especially considering bots were botting (on hardcore, mind you) in the era of MSLE monsters, and they continue to bot 99% of the game's content with impunity and largely without using any tools not accessible to the average player.
Cheating prevention must therefore not rely solely on the game itself, which your post acknowledges, if I'm reading it correctly. And it's here that I feel that Blizzard has historically been lacking.
The basic tenant of your argument -- that a more complex game will be more difficult to bot -- is one that I agree with, and I think I mentioned that I think it is what will prevent bots from taking off in Diablo 3 for at least a little while. However, I remain skeptical that of the assertion it will never happen (or, at least, not happen to a degree that will affect serious-minded players) if Blizzard does not remain ultra-vigilant with cheat protection. Bots don't have to clear the endgame content; all that has to happen is that they have to find one out of dozens of areas in the game that they can do with consistency, and they probably will. And the longer the game stays out, the more sophisticated the bots become, and the more of an effect that they will have on the game.
Encounters will likely be more complex in Diablo 3 than they were in Diablo 2, but I don't think you can say definitively that they will be more dangerous, especially considering bots were botting (on hardcore, mind you) in the era of MSLE monsters, and they continue to bot 99% of the game's content with impunity and largely without using any tools not accessible to the average player.
Cheating prevention must therefore not rely solely on the game itself, which your post acknowledges, if I'm reading it correctly. And it's here that I feel that Blizzard has historically been lacking.
RepairmanJack
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Since it is objectively the wrong decision then making the case should be easy for you to do. Drop a knowledge bomb on me!!!
It takes one maybe two seconds to type in a 6 digit number once a week. It's free. It stops you from getting hacked, which take a lot more time to get your account back especcially if the hacker put their own authenticator on it(usually the case). There is really no downside to having one.
TheExecutive
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Set up authenticator, got a new G9x coming on Tuesday and am completely content on my ridiculous hype level
fluffydelusions
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Diablo 3 art with salt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn7Vy0mbJV8&feature=g-all-lik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn7Vy0mbJV8&feature=g-all-lik
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
That is art at its finest.
RepairmanJack
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You use your battle.net account for all Blizzard games. You won't need a different account for D3.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
That's pretty much the meat of it, yeah. I don't understand any thought process that comes to the conclusion that it "isn't worth the hassle" because it's just not a thought process that is rationally considering some pretty straightforward facts.
I wouldn't know they never make cool mice for my kind.
I believe you're assuming incorrectly. One battle.net account to rule them all... Your D3 login should be the same as your SC2 login, unless you purposely create separate bnet accounts for them...
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- Barbarian Demon Hunter Monk Witch Doctor Wizard
137 55 52 49 33 53North America
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- Barbarian Demon Hunter Monk Witch Doctor Wizard
29 34 42 36 22 38Europe
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- Barbarian Demon Hunter Monk Witch Doctor Wizard
8 17 9 10 9 11I lost my authenticator once because it broke off of its chain. If you're a moron like me, this is something you should consider.
Since it is objectively the wrong decision then making the case should be easy for you to do. Drop a knowledge bomb on me!!!
Basically, if you don't use the Authenticator, you run the risk of being hacked. The chance is pretty high, to be honest, so you really want to do something about it in general. Password security (and not falling for suspicious e-mails) only goes so far.
With the Authenticator, you take maybe an extra minute per week to login and reduce your chance of being hacked to practically 0. For no monetary cost unless you really want the keyfob instead of using your phone.
Anyone who thinks the Authenticator "isn't worth the hassle" has not had their account hacked.
Yet.
perryfarrell
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Yeah but the battle.net account is at the most general level only. I have have an SC2 tag (which determines my in-game nick). I'm wondering if I can log into Diablo with that (I'm assuming NOT).
TheExecutive
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It may not be objective but not doing it is lazy and not an intelligent move.Since it is objectively the wrong decision then making the case should be easy for you to do. Drop a knowledge bomb on me!!!
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
I had to factory reset my Ipod Touch once, so lost my Auth that way. I called Blizzard and got it fixed. It wasn't terribly inconvenient, and absolutely a less potential evil than having to call them to get a hacked account back.
Somehow I just noticed that classes/regions were added to the list.
If whoever keeps the list could add North America and Demon Hunter next to my name, I'd appreciate it.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Wait, you're understanding this wrong. You buy one of Blizzards games, you create a Battle.net account and you use this for every game. Cross-chat between the games makes complete sense.
They offer a recovery mode on the iphone/android now. Basically I screenshot the recovery screen, store it somewhere safe.
Unhandled Exception
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Posted this pages back but if anyone needs a Monk (NA) to add to a diversity party I'd be game. Most of my regular gaming group is flaking out.
I keep thinking its cocaine. Which is synonymous with Diablo anyways.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Indeed. They will get hacked sooner or later and here's a true story: I had a fellow GAFer remove his authenticator for 24 hours, so that I could try out the MoP-beta. Loe and behold, he got hacked - immediately.
perryfarrell
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Yeah after looking around, it appears I can just login to Diablo with the SC2 battle tag associated with my Bnet account. Nice.
and battletags are going to be incorporated into all b.net games now as well correct? alongside real-id and the sc account name extension?
TheApatheticOne
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Still surprised, that despite it being pretty even, that the Witch Doctor is last. Im running a Wizard, but I had a blast with the Witch Doctor.
I like to imagine that there was some script just constantly running and checking to see if it could access the account. Day in and day out. Month after month.
On SC2 you log in with your Bnet email anyway
RepairmanJack
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I am not sure what you mean. You log in to SC2 with an email right? Then you are good, just attach D3 to that same account on battle.net. You will be able to talk to the people through real id.
You don't even have to call to get it removed anymore. I actually reset my phone a lot and always forget to remove my authenticator, it's usually just a couple questions on their site and an email now.
I love the Witch Doctor.
During the beta I learned that there is no problem so large, that it cannot be solved by shooting flaming bats at it.
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