I think its more the nature of the true 3d engine. It is much harder for them to get the appropriate dark colors in the engine they use. Instead, everything looks kind of cartoonish, ala WoW. It really loses the dark flavor that the 2d isometric engine was able to provide. I think it is much more of an issue of atmosphere rather than poor narrative.
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I think its more the nature of the true 3d engine. It is much harder for them to get the appropriate dark colors in the engine they use. Instead, everything looks kind of cartoonish, ala WoW. It really loses the dark flavor that the 2d isometric engine was able to provide. I think it is much more of an issue of atmosphere rather than poor narrative.
From my experience, it was all about getting increased +Resist All on as many pieces impossible (including 3 sockets in chest and 2 in legs). After that, I started having hardly any issues at all in T1 and can move onto T2 quite easily. Toughness is important, worry about Resist All more though.
Arrogant Bastard
Banned
Yes. Before each MM counted as a 'proc', therefore it would give you LoH. So while a single MM would give me 5k LoH, all three landing would give me 15k. It basically tripled your LoH assuming all three MM's landed. I assumed this would also effect Conflag, it seems it doesn't...which I'm betting they will adjust further down the road.
MutantCyborg
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http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Vital-1980/hero/30489631
How am I doing so far? I've been killing everything in the Master Difficulty since the start of the game.
I picked up Diablo 3 again last week and started playing a wizard. But I'm having trouble keeping interested while trying to level. I haven't bought the new xpac yet since I have been losing interest. Will the new xpac help pick things up again? I hated running the same acts over and over again. I feel like the game needs something added to it, maybe more things to do while farming (random encounters or events).
How am I doing so far? I've been killing everything in the Master Difficulty since the start of the game.
I picked up Diablo 3 again last week and started playing a wizard. But I'm having trouble keeping interested while trying to level. I haven't bought the new xpac yet since I have been losing interest. Will the new xpac help pick things up again? I hated running the same acts over and over again. I feel like the game needs something added to it, maybe more things to do while farming (random encounters or events).
It is not about the engine. 3D can do gritty a la Diablo. It is only about the direction they took with the game.
The Lamonster
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My buddy and I have started farming for the lvl 70 Hellfire. Are we at the tip of the spear or behind the times?
Who here has the ring already?
Who here has the ring already?
Congrats. Better than my buddy showing me one he got after a rift and vendoring before asking me if I wanted it. It was dex too because he's demon hunter...he already had a better one 0_0
Just got the Infernal Machine too (and one key). Wonder if it's worth it.
Iorv3th
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Try and play with other people, that's always more fun. Adventure mode and rifts are a fun change. I actually find it really hard to go back and play through story mode now.
shysaursoft
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www.darkd3.com - I use Hardcore mode myself. Helps a lot.
The Blizzard of that time didn't even make Diablo. They basically just published it, and made the input to turn it real-time instead of turn-based like it originally was designed to be.
jim2point0
Banned
Predicting it now. Conflag + mirrorball will get nerfed. Given the stealth nerfs from the last patch, it's almost a guarantee.
Well, that is totally what the expansion does, so you should probably get it. I haven't touched story mode seriously since I finished act 5, adventure mode is designed to be the thing you do. Bounties give you 5 random objectives per act map (and you can jump between act maps at will with a world map) and completing those objectives gives you items called rift fragments that let you do random dungeons where you just fight a slew of monsters and then a random boss at the end.
Is there a way to get a steady stream of souls? Stack MF? Complete rifts?
Seriously, every time I get a leg plan and my leg timer resets, I want to bash my head in.
This is the truth. I've been doing adventure mode non stop since finishing Act V. I leveled my crusader up in adventure mode and now I'm trying to get through story mode for the Mathial drops and hating it. I like the freedom and randomness of Adventure mode. Story mode is so dull.
Dreams-Visions
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Leg plans don't reset the timer.
The Rift boss always has a chance to drop them.
My farming group and I got all of ours together 4-5 days ago. I feel like most don't have theirs yet, but I could be mistaken. I got lucky and rolled a decent set of stats, as I have seen some truly terrible rolls and feel sorry for the people that have to farm up another.
Fenderputty
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That's .... Terrible.
oh thank god I have gotten so many plans lately.
i'll brush it off as bad luck then.
You guys are making me jealous. I've put in quite a bit of time since RoS and I've only gotten 1 green piece for my DH and a few legendaries that are even upgrades.
I'm still missing so many build defining items:
Krindershot (hell, any legendary bow would be refreshing.. still rocking a 1h rare xbow)
Cindercoat
Any of the rings
etc
My time will come eventually.
I'm still missing so many build defining items:
Krindershot (hell, any legendary bow would be refreshing.. still rocking a 1h rare xbow)
Cindercoat
Any of the rings
etc
My time will come eventually.
Oh, nice!
At least I'm not alone
I was too nice and gave my wizard friend an Andriel's Visage that dropped because it was lighting damage and int. I would have had to chosen to reroll the int or the lighting to fire. Would have been less than ideal for the forgotten souls either way.
/thequestcontinues
how can there be? everything is nerfed.
It's not the "join game, walk a little ways, free xp, quit game, repeat" freebie but I leveled my Crusader very efficiently with cursed events in adventure mode solo.
Load up on AE damage, check each bounty and look for cursed ones. Jump on those. Find the event and complete it. Each cursed event is generally worth 1-2 levels depending on your level.
It helps that I had a hellfire ring and socketed helm to augment my xp. I think I got to 60 in about 3-4 hours that way.
The fastest is still using a level 70 friend to join your T6 game and kill everything while you try not to die and enjoy the level a minute average.
edit: strictly talking about leveling a char, not grinding Paragon.. I realize now you may have been asking about that...
How I leveled pre patch was I created a private game on T6, got a level 70 friend to come in and do a rift for me (actually clear it) doing it in this manner I was able to level from 1 - 60 in roughly 45 minutes. at about level 60 t6 gets really rough for just 1 70.
Got a Shard of Hate some days ago, now this. Blizzard really wants me to play barb (won't happen) or monk. For now, I guess will be my WD weapon.
Own a level 36 version, was originally used for my WD now re-rolled for my crusader.
Finally got my cindercoat.
Rolled str
WHY
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Howling winds A2 miner is still there
Go talk to miner then TP back to town and wait. You'll get the xp in a little while. (you have to be alive to get the xp)
Rolled str
WHY
=( =(
Howling winds A2 miner is still there
Go talk to miner then TP back to town and wait. You'll get the xp in a little while. (you have to be alive to get the xp)
Vade
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You have defeated my "minion, random demon, something insignificant", but you will never beat " this other guy or"
Scooby Doo had better villians than this shit.
I salvage every yellow I get. Is that bad? Should I instead sell?
No it isn't bad. You'll need those mats too but if you have too many of the yellow mat then you should probably transition to selling for a while.
InvaderZimmer
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Millions disappear when crafting gems so yep.
Dreams-Visions
Member
I've played Wiz and DH exclusively for quite a bit of time and I'm still waiting for my first leg Source drop and my first 2H leg Bow drop. The only ones I had I had to craft to get.
Meanwhile, I've obtained no less than 7 of Rogar's Huge Stone, 4 Firewalkers, 4 Thundergod's belts, and multiple of some others I can't recall.
Not that they are bad items in and of themselves, but after one or two you start thinking about what you could have had for a leg in that hour. Instead of that fancy Forgotten Soul that dropped and got you excited.
DJ Lushious
Member
Yeah, I immediately replaced searing locusts with Haunt yesterday. My only complaint about Haunt vs .locusts is that it seems easier to tell that locusts has been applied on enemies through all of the chaos on screen, whereas Haunt is rather ambiguous.
prodystopian
Member
Is the puzzle ring really worthwhile? On torment, I feel like I rarely see whites enough for hi to spit out rares.
Also, my amulet only has 3 affixes, but the 100% CD is making it very hard to replace. I keep getting awful legendary amulets that aren't even close.
Also, my amulet only has 3 affixes, but the 100% CD is making it very hard to replace. I keep getting awful legendary amulets that aren't even close.
Is ring of grandeur only a cache bounty in Act 1? I'm determined to get it. It's not a torment only item is it? I might just tempest rush speed run it an hope I get lucky. I'm also trying to craft 2 Caine items for additional 10% attack speed. Can anyone confirm if it's worth it?
Angelus Errare
Banned
Retired Thunderfury and went back to Wand of Woh, I can farm T2 as fast as I do T1.
Of course right after I got back into the game I looted a Thunderfury at level 61, but I enchanted the wrong stat (secondary instead of primary) and since it's 61 it's pretty crappy.
Can I get another one if there's already one equipped? Or does the loot system know not to drop a dupe of a legendary I already have?
The damage is way too low (1400 or so and I need it to be 2k). Damage type is right (Lightning) but I'm thinking it's just not worth keeping.
Can I get another one if there's already one equipped? Or does the loot system know not to drop a dupe of a legendary I already have?
The damage is way too low (1400 or so and I need it to be 2k). Damage type is right (Lightning) but I'm thinking it's just not worth keeping.
MonorailCat
Member
Yep, Act 1 bounty only. Difficulty doesn't matter. Could take a while though.
I needed about 50 bags
Okay, so this may sound stupid, but how many mats are too many? At least until you have to consider mining more?
As you can tell, I have not crafted anything yet (even though everything is level 12)
prodystopian
Member
I don't use them for crafting. I use them for enchanting mostly. I've burned through them pretty quickly. I know it can take 5+/enchant. On the other hand, it costs ~10 million gold for a single flawless royal gem, and enchanting can be a gold sink as well.
Dreams-Visions
Member
NICE WHITE MOB CLEARS BRO
So it's not just WD and DH pets that got buffed in terms of critting off of your gear.
Skills like Call of the Ancients and Hydra of Wizard may also follow the same change. This change is making a lot of skills much better now.
I wonder how it applies to Falling Sword - Rise my Brothers skill.
Skills like Call of the Ancients and Hydra of Wizard may also follow the same change. This change is making a lot of skills much better now.
I wonder how it applies to Falling Sword - Rise my Brothers skill.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Soon you too will drop elites as if they were white mobs (so racist!)
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