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Two-handers deal more damage
Look at these two weapons. Both top of the line, end game high quality craftables. Dual wielded, The Crag Hammer gets 15% bonus, to 170.40 × 1.15 = 195.96 DPS. The Exalted Grand Slag Hammer still deals...
View ArticleHidden speed modifier in attacks
This is probably the most interesting forum post about Diablo 3 so far, and we'd like to thank Superstate for his research and dedication as beta tester!I'm quoting the post here since we aren't ready...
View ArticleA master's thesis about the game
There's a guy doing research about D3 RMAH for his master's thesis at University of Tilburg. Help bring the gaming and academic worlds closer together and take few minutes to fill the questionnaire...
View ArticleComparison of Barbarian Secondary skills
I started a series of skill reviews for Barbarian a while ago. First I did the Primary skills, mostly from DW vs 2-H point of view. Now's turn for the Secondary skills! The DW issue I think has been...
View ArticleCalm before the Storm
Eleven days until our lives change forever. The blog has been laying low, I've tried to finish remaining studies for this spring and A1win has completed his Starcraft project, currently tending it to...
View ArticleNewbie Blogger Initiative
As you can read from my previous entry, we haven't been the most enthusiastic bloggers lately. Then suddenly it all changed, at least for me! I took a stroll through the blogosphere, starting at...
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I love Diablo 3's visual style!
I'm gonna take my stand on a matter which divides the fanbase: I absolutely love the visual style Blizzard has created for this game, and I'll explain why I feel this is the right way to go about it.I...
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A co-op of another kind
A month ago, I decided to finish up my StarCraft II map that I've been working on for the past half a year, to get it out of the way and free myself to whack some demons. At some point, I realized I'm...
View ArticleThe compendium updated!
The Combat Mechanic Compendium has been updated with section 2: Defense and section 3: Life. The damage calculations have seen a touch up too to account for several different types of attacks. Greatest...
View ArticleLevelling diary part 1: Story so far
Local Gamestop still had few Diablo boxes unreserved so I went there to pick up my game instead of taking the Battle.net route. And oh boy was it worth it, the box is absolutely lovely. While waiting...
View ArticleLevelling Diary Part 2: Whirlwind Barbarian
Levelling Diary Part 3: Whirlwind Barbarian I started levelling my barbarian without any special plan. I thought I would try all the skills as I got access to them, altering my build fluidly along. I...
View ArticleLevelling diary part 3: Starting Inferno
Just woke up to the sound of Kripparrian's stream coming back online. Good time to continue playing and blogging! I'll name this part three just to complete the cycle even though it's not about...
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Where is the polish?
Don't get me wrong, the elite fights are absolutely gorgeous, and in the end that is what matters. But there are so many things Blizzard failed at, even after their half a year of polishing the polish...
View ArticleInferno Act 2
Servers are dead, so here I am again. I was farming Act 1 for money to buy a nice weapon when I disconnected during the day. Came back, went to see AH and was about to continue when friends asked me to...
View ArticleFeel the wrath of Ytar!
Monk is awesome. Somehow I don't have the feeling that I'd want to play every class like a lot of other players do. Monk is simply the perfect class for me. Previously I'd have said it's the mobility...
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Click to loot, hold to attack
While playing in a group, I've kept hearing lots of rapid clicking sounds over Skype during combat, which has started bothering me — for a good reason. There's no need to repeatedly click with the...
View ArticleMonk builds for Inferno Act II
I was struggling to even get to the last phase of the Belial fight. The second phase adds kept spawning almost faster than I was able to kill them. And when I finally got past them, I died to the...
View ArticleCommentary to the Game Design Update
The Blizzard developer post about Diablo 3 touches the subjects about which players have been complaining, namely difficulty peak at Act 1 to Act 2 Inferno and the need to stack so much resistance and...
View ArticleLevelling a Wizard
My time with the Wizard has been a blast. I still hold on to my original opinion based on beta, that most wizard skills are just different kinds of magical projectiles, and as such, it's easy to...
View ArticleGood rune design creates true synergy
Force Armor rune for Energy Armor is my favourite rune in the whole game. For incoming damage that is anywhere from 35% to 135% of the wizard's maximum HP, it reduces the hit to 35% HP instead. It used...
View ArticleTen paragraphs about 1.0.3
The greatest thing about 1.0.3 is that I don't need to run away from every single little Fallen like it's the End of Days. Rather I can tank a few blows from white monsters in Act 3, and only get...
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MF gear swapping problem
Which is your favourite pokemon?There was this poll for gauging people's solutions to the "MF gear swapping problem" at Diablofans. Apparently it's some of the options Blizzard considers for this...
View ArticleEVE career begins
Disappointment in Diablo III left a gaping hole in my gaming activities. Now I've picked up something to fill the void, EVE online. You probably won't gain much from this post unless you're somewhat...
View Article7 Wonders beats Citadels
I'm gonna start toboldifying up the blog by writing about boardgames, and one boardgame in particular this time. A friend of mine had talked about this game 7 Wonders for a while. How it seemed like a...
View ArticleThree steps to becoming a successful raid leader
We just accidentally a WoW guild...While me and Yaruno's EVE adventures were on a bit of a pause because the corp that was supposed to recruit us was in the middle of war, we and a couple of friends...
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