**OFFICIAL** Diablo 3 Thread

[Adrenaline]

Man, whoever said to ignore crafting and just buy off the AH wasn't kidding. I bought two unique quality weapons for 3k gold each, and rather than destroy my rares for crafting materials, I just sold them instead. It helps that they sell for so much more (10x to 20x more than the trash items), that my money just shot back up.

The best part is that unlike World of Warcraft, items don't bind. So once I replace them, I can just AH them!

Although, I like the Way of a Hundred Fists ability on my Monk, but I miss using Crippling Wave for its AoE. I find that too much use of Lashing Tail Kick just drains my Spirit too fast. I'm tempted to just drop Lashing Tail Kick for Crippling Wave. It will be less AoE damage overall, but I can use spirit for healing or disabling (Blinding Flash) instead of AoE.

EDIT:



Yeah, he heals me from time to time.

I started to vendor stuff near act 2 of NM and leveled my blacksmithing and jewel crafting. I like crafting but now I just vendor everything.

Find a good helm with a socket in it and stick a ruby in it. It helps out leveling rally really well.

To people that are wondering about NM, don't, it is just a step up and not much. Hell on the other hand.....

 

[blurredvision]

My answers in bold:

Can I get more inventory slots?
As far as I know, the only inventory you can expand is your stash that is located in town.

Is there any way to auto-sell 'grey' items?
I've not seen an option.

Can I only hire 1 guy to fight with me?
Yes. There are 3 people you will run across during the game that you'll be able to hire. You can only hire one at a time and each is a unique character, so there are not multiples of them.

Does the guy I hire automatically heal me if that is the 'talent' I chose for him?
Yes. You do not have to tell him to do anything.

Is there a way to 'zoom out' on the map view?
Not that I've found.

How do I send someone a 'guest' invite?
If you bought a boxed copy, it will come with some guest keys. If you bought the digital version, then you're out of luck.

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong on anything.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Ths always online was a bad idea.

times infinity.

 

[Jules]

times infinity.

Indeed. Went to play for a few before i took my kid into school then the servers were shutting down.

 

[Worthington]

Sigh, got up early before hitting the gym so I could get some game time in and "scheduled Maint".

weaksauce.

 

[Kabob]

I want to buy the game, but I'm not paying 60 bucks until it'll work.

but as of right now, US and EU are both down

$60? Who pays that nowadays? I got the game for $30.

 

[Anubis]

The game gets MUCH, MUCH BETTER after lvl 10+, from Skeleton King on.

Almost an entirely different game. I am serious. Hell of fun today in 3-co-op.

This means also, as far as i understand there is a free pass which allows you to play up to lvl 10, but i have to say basically everything UP TO the Skeleton King was Kindergarten play. I think if someone plays with a free pass to form an opinion, they haven't seen anything from the game. My $0.02.

this is why i wanted to stab people who were bitching about the beta so much

 

[CraKaJaX]

Does anyone else find the chat/message system a PITA? I understand pressing enter, but tabbing through the names when there's 10+ people on is really a pain. Especially when that list is growing exponentially after posting my tag here on atot....

 

[BD2003]

Seriously? Down first thing in the morning?

 

[daveybrat]

Seriously? Down first thing in the morning?

*Sigh*....i hear ya, wanted to play a little before work, guess not

 

[Kabob]

Does anyone else find the chat/message system a PITA? I understand pressing enter, but tabbing through the names when there's 10+ people on is really a pain. Especially when that list is growing exponentially after posting my tag here on atot....

It's not just you, I think it's horribly made. Talk to your party, message this guy, global messages, chat dialogue...it's a mess!

 

[CraKaJaX]

Seriously? Down first thing in the morning?

Glad to know I'm not missing anything while at work.

Did it ever come back up? It went down last night at about 9:45 EST. Never tried signing back on after that.

 

[Kabob]

Yeah, it went down when I was on. I took a half hour break and logged back on no-problem, but it was REALLY laggy after.

 

[CraKaJaX]

It's not just you, I think it's horribly made. Talk to your party, message this guy, global messages, chat dialogue...it's a mess!

Good to know. I thought maybe someone would chime in that there's an easier way to chat. I guess not.

I also hate that the message box shows what quests your friends have completed, when they gain levels, etc. I can't figure out a way to turn that off. I just feel like I'm getting spammed all the time.

 

[QuantumPion]

Man, whoever said to ignore crafting and just buy off the AH wasn't kidding. I bought two unique quality weapons for 3k gold each, and rather than destroy my rares for crafting materials, I just sold them instead. It helps that they sell for so much more (10x to 20x more than the trash items), that my money just shot back up.

The best part is that unlike World of Warcraft, items don't bind. So once I replace them, I can just AH them!

Although, I like the Way of a Hundred Fists ability on my Monk, but I miss using Crippling Wave for its AoE. I find that too much use of Lashing Tail Kick just drains my Spirit too fast. I'm tempted to just drop Lashing Tail Kick for Crippling Wave. It will be less AoE damage overall, but I can use spirit for healing or disabling (Blinding Flash) instead of AoE.

EDIT:



Yeah, he heals me from time to time.

I had a rare wand that I didn't need so I was going to sell it on the AH but there were literally like 40 pages of the exact same wand for sale lol. It seems like good low level items will just accumulate until the market is completely saturated and the prices will come way down.

If there is no point to crafting (thus destroying rares for mats) then you should be able to buy a fully decked out new character for cheap once the market stabilizes.

 

[Josh123]

I saw this on the official forums and remember it was in the beta but did anyone else know about the "elective" option? It allows players the ability to change up their skills even more to their liking.

 

[tedrodai]

Sigh, got up early before hitting the gym so I could get some game time in and "scheduled Maint".<br />
<br />
weaksauce.

Heh yeah. I was just gonna log on to check # hours played to see how long the normal campaign took. Guess I'll find out tonight.

 

[CraKaJaX]

I saw this on the official forums and remember it was in the beta but did anyone else know about the "elective" option? It allows players the ability to change up their skills even more to their liking.

Having not played beta... can you elaborate on this a little more?

You change your skill.... you change your rune.... ?

 

[Kabob]

Good to know. I thought maybe someone would chime in that there's an easier way to chat. I guess not.

I also hate that the message box shows what quests your friends have completed, when they gain levels, etc. I can't figure out a way to turn that off. I just feel like I'm getting spammed all the time.

You can turn off what you see in the Social section in Options.

Having not played beta... can you elaborate on this a little more?

You change your skill.... you change your rune.... ?

You can put any skill in your menu. So if you have two Defensive (or whatever) skills you want to use you can put them both in the bar instead of being restricted to one skill from each type.

Example, on my Barbarian at low level I like having Leap and Stomp, but both are from the same skill tree. With Elective skills on you can put any skill anywhere, so I have them as my "1" and "2" (or in my case, my Q and W skills).

 

[Josh123]

Having not played beta... can you elaborate on this a little more?

You change your skill.... you change your rune.... ?

The default way the skill system is setup is you have the following:

1 Primary
1 Secondary
1 Defensive
1 Might
1 Tactics
1 Rage

With the elective setting enabled you have more freedom in selecting skills. For example you could have 2 primary skills or even all 3 if you wanted. Make sense?

 

[Rhezuss]

Just for le plaisir, here's my gamertag: GomJabbar#1899

Don't know what or why or quoi but i'm enjoying the game a lot so far and like flexy said, the game changes completely after Skeleton King! Damn i'm getting the beat up in Act II and i'ts freaking fun now! Difficult and fun!

Got some yellows yesterday, especially a long awaited 2-handed mace, off a huge spider boss. Bash+Onslaught for the Barb is awesome. Sound effects are exaggerately great

Cool game, bit linear and hand holding but great nontheless!

 

[tedrodai]

Meaning it allows you to put any skill on any hot bar slot. No "you have 4 choices for this key, 4 for that one".

 

[CraKaJaX]

The default way the skill system is setup is you have the following:

1 Primary
1 Secondary
1 Defensive
1 Might
1 Tactics
1 Rage

With the elective setting enabled you have more freedom in selecting skills. For example you could have 2 primary skills or even all 3 if you wanted. Make sense?

Awesome. So this is in fact in the full game.. not just beta? (I'm at work right now so I'm asking all these questions for when I get home tonight )

Edit: So is there a way to change your potions from "Q" to some other letter/key?

 

[gothamhunter]

OK, the elective mode thing - I tried moving one down from the same category as defense with elective mode enabled and I couldn't put it in slot 2, just in slot 1. Did I need to move what my defensive skill in slot 1 was to slot 2 and then enable my other defensive skill into slot 1?

 

[gothamhunter]

My friend is playing a witch doctor, should I go Barb, Demon Hunter, or Wizard with him?