Hasphat'sAnts
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Do we know if the follower reduces experience gain yet?
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Do we know if the follower reduces experience gain yet?
What script is that?
I'm confused about all this talk on max payne 3 here ? Isn't the pc version only coming out next week ? ( I'm pretty sure since I gave up on getting the collector's version of diablo 3 so that I could afford both games) So are all of you guys playing some console version or you got some sort of early access for the pc one ?
ThatStupidLion
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kinda wish they kept alternate gear swap and hotkey from D2
Barack Lesnar
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I also gave up on DotA 2 because of the learning curve but have been a Diablo nut for like half my life so you'll be fine. It's way better game than DotA 2 imo as well. D3 is easy to get into... the few hours really ease you into the game and then it opens up after Skeleton King boss.
Oblivionmancer
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I had a similar shock to the system when I hit act 2, but got used to it pretty quickly. Also it's fairly easy to scrape together some low end blue gear that adds to vitality, which can be an easy way to up your survivability.
Now LEMME BACK IN WAAAAGH
scorpscarx
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I'm blazing through Act 2 with mine, just as easy as Act 1 tbh. Better loot, learn your skillz..
Basic Diablo fare, get with da program.gif.
Anyway yea, making me second guess my choice, I want to roll Witch Doctor or Barb...
Choose for me gaf, im lvl 22 DH right now.
Honestly I don't know. I didn't notice any reduced exp gain. He levelled up quickly and so did I.
FWIW the guide doesn't say anything about them leeching exp or causing a reduction once they're hired.
What matters is the damage value on the weapon you've got equipped along with its attack speed (which affects casting speed), and later on pay attention to +int bonuses since intelligence gives a damage bonus to the spellcasters (Wizard and Witch Doctor).
It's easy to see why blizzards problems exist- they ran an open beta 3 weeks ago to get a final count on maximum concurrent log ins, upgraded servers accordingly and estimated that for launch day they'd need 50% higher then that. Much like an MMO, they can anticipate , after the initial launch rush to play dies down a bit- 15-30% of the total users online at the same time at any given time. So if they expected 2 million copies to sell in 24 hours and let's say that 500,000 of them was what they anticipated in north america - well that translates into 75,000-150,000 players online at once. They probably had enough servers to handle 200,000 concurrent players. Instead what happened during the first 60 minutes of activation is that 99% of the people that bought a copy tried logging in all at once. So double the server capacity was reached within 1 or 2 minutes. This may have been fine for a bit , if the log in server was seperate from where you play the game itself. You'd get the occasional error if too many many signed in the same second that you did, the server would simply allow it's capacity and then cycle around to let the next wave in.
So basically, Blizzard anticipated and prepared for X+50% and instead they got X+300% , the emergency maintenance last night certainly helped , they likely activated some extra servers they were planning on rolling out as the week went on and added a better log in queuing process.
It's easier to just treat this like the launch of an MMO instead of a normal single player title , eventually they'll get enough servers running to keep up with demand , perhaps toss out a small patch to fix any remaining niggling issues and by next weekend it'll be fine.
So basically, Blizzard anticipated and prepared for X+50% and instead they got X+300% , the emergency maintenance last night certainly helped , they likely activated some extra servers they were planning on rolling out as the week went on and added a better log in queuing process.
It's easier to just treat this like the launch of an MMO instead of a normal single player title , eventually they'll get enough servers running to keep up with demand , perhaps toss out a small patch to fix any remaining niggling issues and by next weekend it'll be fine.
StickSoldier
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Wow. Sure this shit sucks, but some people are taking this as personal as if it actually is Blizzard their girlfriend is cheating with... From the 5 hours I've played the game is fantastic, and so I'll give them a couple days to get their act together.
If they don't, well...
Yeah, same way I feel. Game has been fucking amazing, aside from the server issues.
Yep! You're definitely going to want to use a follower to tank/aggro. Mobs are a lot stronger right off the bat. Act I it's like: Oh a big mob? Lol no worries, won't even get me below 50%. Act II: WHAT THE FUCK OH GOD HELP
Open Source
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You might enjoy the Monk more. It's got more of the zipping around in and out of the fray than the Barbarian.
the butcher
I'm part way through Act 2 and the game has been great so far, the bump in difficulty was very much appreciated as most of Act 1 was a snoozefest. Only thing keeping this game from being a 10/10 in my books is all of the server problems. Hopefully they have most of them sorted out by the weekend so that we can get some quality playing time in.
NullPointer
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Those people aren't their customers.
;P
But honestly, better late than broken. Just don't flood the channel.
Hey Im not saying your experience has been shit. I can definitely imagine if you got home from work right as the servers went down or something. I was just saying, overall for comparisons sake, from someone who took Paid time off for both WoW and this launch, that overall, this one has been much better.
Of course if you weren't actually home to play when the servers were humming along fine for hours, that absolutely sucks.
I'm playing totally melee range right now, frost nova then spectral blade, diamond skin when I'm in troble.
this, along with caltrops/evade you shouldn't be getting touched really when playing a DH.
BigWeather
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Registered my CE after I already created my Wizard. She didn't get the wings or the dyes. Is it only for those characters created after the CE is registered? Can I roll another character and give the wings and dyes to my Wizard and delete the other character?
For windows 7, go to control panel -> network and internet -> internet options -> connections -> LAN settings -> uncheck automatically detect settings.
Escape Goat
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Are Rare weapons anything special? Should I vendor it, put it in my bank, give to my companion? So far I've just been selling all my loot.
I was looking around for an auction house in the town before I quit but never found it. I guess I'll look into that tomorrow.
I was looking around for an auction house in the town before I quit but never found it. I guess I'll look into that tomorrow.
Yes, yes, and yes.
You don't, that's the fun!
Nah I've sold tons, there's heaps of yellow gear. If it's not any good or not useful I've been selling it.
kever0nicas
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This game, despite the server issues, is better than I could have imagined. And Im only in Act II.
Love the lore, the art, the way my barbarian smashes things, the music, the sounds. Absolute quality. Games tend to disappoint when there is this much hype, but for me the experience has been so damn amazing.
Cant wait to see what happens in the end, then start a new class. Probably WD.
10 more years!!!
Love the lore, the art, the way my barbarian smashes things, the music, the sounds. Absolute quality. Games tend to disappoint when there is this much hype, but for me the experience has been so damn amazing.
Cant wait to see what happens in the end, then start a new class. Probably WD.
10 more years!!!
BigWeather
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Awesome, thanks!
Well fuckballs.
Turns out I made my char on the Euro server (who fucking knows how) that's why I thought he was deleted.
Time to re-start on the NA server second it comes up :/
No fuck you make way for us paying customers
Turns out I made my char on the Euro server (who fucking knows how) that's why I thought he was deleted.
Time to re-start on the NA server second it comes up :/
No fuck you make way for us paying customers
Achievement progress got jacked up in one of the server issues earlier.
If you aren't using it then I'd save it for another character if it is useful, salvage it on the blacksmith, or try to make some money on the ah.
TheContact
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keep trying, check blizzardcs twitter, or look at bottom right of d3 login screen for updates
oktarb
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I have no idea what this will do but I just did it on gaf faith.
Christ, you know.. I haven't bothered with the followers at all. Maybe its about time I check them out. I had one with me in Act2 for a bit
But she was some sort of 1500 year old enchantress and had a lot of dialog, so maybe thats just a mandatory companion.
Yep you can
CarbonatedFalcon
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My primary experience with WoW has all been post-Wrath. There were some really shitty patch days.
Keep Yellows or above. Never trash vendor it, at least destroy it for parts at the Smithy or sell on the auction house for gold.
I keep blue items to destroy at the blacksmith.
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