Wow, your post is riddled with assumptions and fallacies.Quote from time4war
The title says it all...
I'm over this bullshit they're about to release, I hope something changes.
Firstly, you're mad because you're waiting for the game, and that has ruined your enthusiasm? That makes no sense, haven't you every waited for anything in your life? What do you do between seasons of a series you're watching? Or a movie that get's announced only to have it's release date pushed back? Not to be a prat, but patience is a part of growing up, you learn to deal with small things like waiting. If you don't get something now, then its pointless to throw a fit, screaming 'I don't want it anymore'.
Secondly, how exactly do you know you will be hitting the level cap in two weeks, unless you plan on playing non stop for two weeks, in which case I'm happy for you, since the rest of us need to do mundane tasks such as sleep and work. Apparently the time needed to finish hell will be equivalent to the time it took to finish hell in D2, which is quite a bit.
And how are you planning on destroying inferno? At Blizzcon they stated that you will need to farm hell gear just to survive inferno. So good luck 'destroying' it. And you plan to do all of that on hardcore? Watch some of the Blizzcon videos where they get two shots, then make that claim.
Also, you plan to farm for four years? You know they will be releasing extra content in that time, right? Just checking.
Lastly, 'zero competitive play'... Are you blind, or did you fail to see the deathmatch arena's available at launch. If you call that zero, then I don't know because it's one more PvP mode than D2 had (unless you count toggling it on an 'option'). And are you deaf, or did you fail to notice them saying at Blizzcon that they intend to put in a duel system sometime after launch?
You know, people like you abolish my hope in humanity. You jump on your high horse, saying things like "they pushed the release back, that's distasteful" "we will be done with it in two weeks, then destroy the hardest difficulty" "I'm so over the bullshit they've made, they better change it". You seem like the obnoxious type who go out of their way to anger people.
And for what exactly? If that's how you get your jollies then go insult minorities with some racial slurs, at least then you'll get a good kick out of it.
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This is just what we heard when Jay Wilson first dropped that they were experimenting with the runestone system.
All runes that drop is dropped in their Unattuned state. No colour attached. When you socket a skill with an unattuned rune, it would attune itself to that skill and get a random colour. So for example if you put a rank 3 unattuned runestone into the Wizard's disintegrate spell you would get a Rank 3 Crimson/Obsidian/Alabaster/Indigo/Golden Disintegrate runestone. The color is randomly assigned. After the rune is attuned it can only be used for that spell and none other. So if you chose to remove the rune it will still be a Rank 3 <whatever color it got> Disintegrate runestone.
They may of course have changed this a bit, for example they may just have gone with unattuned runes getting a random colour but not permanently devoting it to the spell you put it in. We don't really know yet.
As for if I like it or not I think it's a fair change. It would make runestone trading a bit more interesting and also adds more randomness, in the style of everything Diablo :).
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As seen on http://us.battle.net/d3/en/item/butchers-carver
The weapon only has 36-40 damage and 1 Attack per second. It also adds 9-18 fire damage.
38 (average damage) + 13.5 (average fire dmg) = 51.5
51.5 * 1 = 51.5 DPS
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Even D2 had an item database so why not for D3?
http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/
You don't have to look if you don't want to
I go over how the unattuned runes works in my recent blog post. At least how they said it would work at the last press event. Things may have changed.
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On the same subject, check out these honest logos:
http://designerscouch.org/view-design/Honest-logos-23220
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Sign of beta?
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Basics
GPU (Video Card/Graphics Card)
CPU (Processor)
It depends. First and foremost these scores are based on tests uploaded by users through benchmarking software and not actual gameplay tests. Therefore the scores may not fully represent their actual performance, but they are a pin point.
Secondly, the requirements currently released are for BETA only and will very likely change (lowering the requirements) for the actual release client. The requirements are likely also "safe" so to speak that they may not actually be the absolute minimum to avoid complaints. A CPU/GPU with a lower score than the minimum may still be able to run the game.
Lastly, it is not only a fast CPU/GPU that is required. Older hardware may lack required features that are needed for the game and will thus never be able to run it.
Why is the scores different for AMD/Intel, AMD/Nvidia?
This may be because of various reasons, either the game is better optimized for one brand and thus requires less hardware power. It could also be because either does better in the benchmark tests. Either way don't take the exact scores too seriously, but rather as an average pointer.
What settings will my system be able to run smoothly?!
It's hard to say exactly atm before we can get our hands on some real tests. It also depends a lot on your setup, E.g. a screen with high resolution will require more power to run the same settings as a system with a smaller resolution. Likely Blizzard is tuning the settings so that recommended play smoothly with Medium settings and minimum at low. Check your scores relative to the requirements and you can more or less guess.
Update: You can check how your video card performs in Diablo 3 at the official page: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&articleId=40659
There you can also see what cards are not unsupported. Note that the video card is not the only thing effecting your gaming performance so results may vary.
I'm going to build a new/upgrade my computer for Diablo 3! What should I buy?
Ask in the computer thread for help. We have many helpful people willing to help you out! Remember that Diablo III will not require any high-end machines so if you are buying a computer solely to play D3 then won't have to buy anything super-expensive.
--Insert additional questions here--
Feel free to suggest/ask more questions to add to the FAQ.
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So my suggestion is to separate these threads and put them in a new forum called "Diablo 3 Technical Support" or something similar. This way you can keep stickies of normal problems that people with tech issues can find easily and you also separate those questions from the general Diablo 3 discussion forum which I think should be containing more gameplay oriented threads.
While I understand that people are having more problems than they should have because this is still only the leaked beta client I do think such a forum would be good to have even post release.
So, what do you think?
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I wouldn't say it's the same, but D3 does have a certain art style that's a bit similar I guess.
Not sure where you find graphs in a fighting game though (or in D3) :)? </spellingnazi)
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So, list what you have found! Also feel free to correct any outdated or wrong information.
I looked around a bit on the datamined stuff and found some interesting pieces.
Artisan training will have cooldown.
CoolDown Training available again in
Not sure if this is a longer cooldown or just a short one to prevent "spamming" of the training button. Could also be outdated, but it makes sense that training could have a cooldown to prevent you from boosting it by just buying the Tomes of Training.
10 Artisan Ranks:
Apprentice
Journeyman
Adept
Master
Grandmaster
Illustrious
Magnificent
Resplendent
Glorious
Exalted
Magic Find affixes:
Karma
Luck
Worthy
Resplendant
Gleaming
Glittering
Dazzle
Eye
Glimmer
Seeking
Scrye
Gold find affixes list:
Clover
Precious
Windfall
Golden
Opulent
Prospect
Exquisite
Some of the affixes appeared more than once so not sure if that list is complete.
Salvage can "proc" extra materials
ResultBonus The Highly Salvageable item also gave you {s1}.
Unsure if this is possible from all items or only from certain "highly salvageable" items.
Sockets
Helms, Bracers, Belts, Shields, Chest, Armour, Amulets can all have added sockets by the blacksmith.
Rune Dust, salvage runes?
Crafting_Rune_Alabaster_Dust Used by the Mystic to Enhance Armor and Weapons.
Crafting_Rune_Crimson_Dust Used by the Mystic to Enhance Armor and Weapons.
Crafting_Rune_Golden_Dust Used by the Mystic to Enhance Armor and Weapons.
Crafting_Rune_Indigo_Dust Used by the Mystic to Enhance Armor and Weapons.
Crafting_Rune_Obsidian_Dust Used by the Mystic to Enhance Armor and Weapons.
Seems like some sort of material gained from salvaging runes. That would mean there are ways that runes will go out of the economy. This is just me speculating though and I have nothing backing up that thought, but it's possible. Would like confirmation if anyone knows anything about it.
Reforgin items
ScrollReforgeC Transmutes all properties of a single magic, rare, set or legendary item into an entirely new set of properties. This process permanently reduces the maximum durability of the item by 10% and cannot be used on items with required level 50 or above.
So reforging will decrease the item durability making it less desirable for trading purposes.
Shrines
http://www.diablofans.com/topic/28137-cool-little-details/page__view__findpost__p__652555
D3 will have Magic and Gold find increasing shrines. Shrines are randomly placed "powerups" that gives you buffs in various stats. This could be very useful for when grinding for rare items.
That's what I found for now. Feel free to add stuff and correct me!
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Please note that these system requirements are only for the Diablo III Beta, and are likely to change (reducing the requirements) before the retail release.
"Can my system run it?" Read the FAQ first!
MINIMUM SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
PC
OS: Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Latest Service Packs) with DirectX® 9.0c
Processor: Intel Pentium® D 2.8 GHz or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 4400+
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ X1950 Pro or better
Mac
OS: Mac® OS X 10.6.8 or newer | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 or better
All Platforms
HD Space: 12 GB available HD space | Memory: 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista®/
Windows® 7 users, 2 GB for Mac® users) | Drive: DVD-ROM drive | Internet: Broadband Internet
connection | Display: 1024x768 minimum display resolution
(Note: Be advised that some wireless connections do not meet the minimums required to be a true Broadband Internet connecton. Wireless results may vary.)
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
PC
OS: Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Latest Service Packs) | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 5600+ 2.8 GHz | Memory: 2 GB RAM | Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 260 or
ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 or better
Mac
OS: Mac® OS X 10.7 or newer | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo | Memory: 2 GB RAM
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M or ATI Radeon™ HD 4670 or better