Is there any trick to getting Minecraft to launch from the Steam games library? When I add Minecraft as a non-Steam game via the usual process, I see it is added to the library. However when I try to launch it, nothing happens after Steam's 'Launching game' progress bar/dialog box. I am running...

I assume that tomes of secrets start to drop in inferno mode; but do the other two types of tomes continue to drop?

During one of the earliest quests in the game, The Fallen Star, you're given the objective to kill the Wretched Queen north of New Tristram. At the same time, you're given the "Bonus" objective of killing three Wretched Mothers. I'm doing my second playthrough of the game, in Nightmare mode now...

I just bought something at a different system and I can't remember which. Is there an easy way to see which system I have goods that I already purchased at?

There are a few things about Hex that I'm uncertain of: How often does the Fetish Summon turn an enemy into a chicken? Is there anyway to increase the rate at which the Fetish Shaman turns enemies into chickens? How long does the chicken effect last? Is there anyway to increase the duration o...

I've noticed, when looking for an item, in this case gems, that searching multiple times usually yields a better offer than the one I saw before. Sometimes it's a screamin' deal. By the time I mouse over to hit purchase and buyout it's often sold. Are there any keyboard shortcuts that can help...

I purchased Diablo 3 without checking the requirements (I know, I'm dumb). I got it working, but it's insanely slow and barely playable. I give up and I won't be playing it. So I want to give my copy to a friend, but I assume they won't be able to install it without the authentication key, corr...

In previous Diablo games, health and mana potions were a staple of the game experience - you always wanted at least a couple of stacks of both, and they were generally bound to hotkeys or somesuch for easy consumption. In Diablo 3, though, they're far more limited. Mana potions don't even exist...

In other words, if each of your resistances provides 20% damage reduction from it's respective damage type, is it the same as having 20% damage reduction from armor?

Can you put older games on it, such as the older Age of Empires games, the Age of Mythology games, the Star Wars: Empire at War games, etc.?

I found the two pieces of the Masamune sword in the 600 AD era. When I found the second piece, it mentioned someone's name. I assume I have to go to that person to get the sword fixed, but I don't remember what the name was and I'm not really sure what village is where anyway. Who do I have to ta...

This question is about getting the best price (buying and selling) in the Diablo 3 Auction House. How can I get the best value for money from the AH? Is there a better time of day to buy? Is there an optimum number of items to buy or sell at a time? Are you better off putting gems into a soc...

I have, on my barbarian, the ability Bloodthisrt (3% of damage converted to life) with the spell Call of the ancients. Do the hits made by the ancients restore some of my life or are the ancients damage not considered as my own?

In the middle of Act 1, to get access to the sunken temple, you have to go in the field where the nephalem, if I understand it well, killed eachother until there was not enough to continue the race. Their ghosts were still fighting in that very field. But what triggered that "Civil war" of the N...

Sometimes when you see a warp/dungeon area it is a blue light, sometimes it is an orange light. What is the significance (if any) to the colors? Also, are there any colors besides these two?

You can agree with me, Diablo 3 has an awesome soundtrack. I've searched iTunes to buy it as an album, but it's not on there. I've found some good rips on Youtube, but here's the thing, I want to encourage the artists and am looking for a way to LEGALLY buy Diablo 3 OST.

When you are finished with Diablo 3 on Nightmare, blue and yellow enhanced enemies are common... But what exactly decides if an enemy shines in yellow or blue?

I've seen this message about 1,000 times: Since I've been playing Diablo 3 for literally a week straight, I really don't need to be told how loot works in multiplayer anymore. How do I turn off this annoying pop up?

As my hamfisted barbarian (who is in fact, a warrior and a gentleman) bashes his way around Diablo 3, I frequently find the writings of the Abd al-Hazir gentleman. He seems to know a lot about monsters. Who is he, and what is his story?

Champion and Rare monsters have special abilities that enhance their difficulty. When I was playing on Normal difficulty, these mobs always had one special ability. On Nightmare, I've noticed that they always have two special abilities. Does this continue through all the difficulties? I've found ...

I know that there is a Pulverized bonus for damaging enemies in environmental traps. I found many references to the fact that the bonus exists - including answers to the referenced question, but I can't seem to find any suggestions on how to actually trigger traps and catch enemies in them. I'v...

The drone has the option to change it vision type (Ⓧ on the PS3), but it just seem to make all the darker parts lighter, decreasing the contrast and making things harder to see. It doesn't seem to let me see through walls or improve visibility in the open or in dust/snow. What good is it?

Playing as a demonhunter, my discipline just regenerates too slowly and it often runs out when I try to kite difficult to kill champions/bosses with Vault. I am aware of quite a few ways to increase Hatred regeneration, but not for discipline. What are some of the ways to increase its regenerati...

I'm looking for a game similar to Soldat that works with linux. Do you know any?

What is the Ancient Device? Where can it be found and how it is used in the Desolate Sands (Act 2)? Can it be used multiple times? (How else can I experience its possibilities?)

A little background: The game I'm currently playing (Pangea, Tiny, King, Marathon) with Egypt certainly looks ... interesting. I'm at turn 790 (AD 1770) and went for a cultural victory with 2 cities. France basically dominates the complete rest of the map (Rome still left though) and has 14 citie...

There are nine events in Act II: Restless Sands, Crumbling Vault, Prisoners of Kamyr, Shrine of Rakanishu, Lost Treasure of Khan Dakab, A Miner's Gold, Lair of the Lacuni, Rygnar Idol, and Guardian Spirits. I have a majority, but I'm still missing a few. Where are these events, and what are their...

I've been hammering away at tiny-tower for a while now and I'm not sure of the best approach for staffing my shops. Would it be better to have a) all three staff members with a skill level of 9? b) all three staff members working their "dream job"? What is the advantage of your answer?

Playing tiny-tower, I often read the bitbook in hopes of getting some helpful info for gameplay. Often it's filled with random crap that appears meaningless, but sometimes there are nuggets that I presume are to be valuable info. Just today the bitbook said the following: Miriam Webster: I h...

I tried to install a lot of mods ( 6-7 ) and they all mess up and causing problem. I use Nexus Mod Manager to install the mods from planet scroll. While I am installing the mod, it poped up a box saying some file was already there and asked me if I want to overwrite them. I clicked "Yes to all" ...

In every act how many Diablo 3 Side quests are there? I have stumbled across a few but im not sure if i have missed any?? And advice would be much appreciated

I maxed out my jeweler (level 10) and "Star" jewels are the best he can make, though the Auction House shows listings for Flawless, Perfect, and Radiant Star gems (higher levels than "Star"). Are these gems dropped in Inferno or somewhere else? If not, how can I make them? Do "plans" exist for th...

How exactly does Virtual Families work? For example, if I turn off my laptop, will it continue to progress? I've read that even if I exit the game, their lives still continue unless I specifically pause it. Can anyone explain this to me please?

I want to share my gear and build with friends, is there any way of viewing my characters outside the game?

I haven't played Diablo I and II, so this franchise is quite new to me. I would be grateful if experienced Diablo players could post some tips and tricks to make playing Diablo more fun and enriching experience. Cheers!

I've already used the Companion skill and I know the mechanics for the Spider and Bat effects. There are some things that I cannot get from the tooltips though. More specifically: how often the companion attacks. The tooltip states a generic "periodically". Is it influenced by weapon speed? if ...

I always thought it was free, but then the other day one of them said he was here for the gold, and I started to wonder, Does he take part of the gold? Do you take less experience with him fighting with you?

How many Pages, Tomes, Books of Secret and Gold is required to completely max out the Jewelcrafter and Blacksmith?

How are beam spells(e.g. Desintegrate(wizard)) and DOTs (e.g. Haunt(witch doctor)) affected by critial strike chance? I played with my wizard and i never saw a beam crit nor a DOT (e.g. meteor AoE after the impact). BUT i saw the DOT of the Meter affect my cooldowns via Critical Mass passive (c...

In order to level up the Artisans to level 5, pages of jewelcrafting and pages of pages of blacksmithing are needed, which are dropped only on nightmare difficulty. But the AH sells them, can I buy them from the AH and upgrade my Artisans using them before any of my characters reach nightmare dif...

I recently played a warm-up coop match as AD carry with a karthus that stacked 6 archangel staffs which made me think of this question: At the current patch level 1.0.0.140 (Darius) Assuming a basic ranged AD Champion with the following properties: Level 18 Base Attack Damage 100 Base Attack S...

At the End of Act 2, right before the boss fight. What is the bonus you receive if you complete this event perfectly? I did it twice now and failed miserably

The tooltip for Spirit Walk hints at a single effect: "While in the spirit realm, your movement is unhindered" Which I believe references the fact that you can use it to break effects like "jailed." You can also pass through a variety of other things. However, anyone who has used this ski...

I want run Diablo 3 on the college lab computer. But I don't have an administrator account. Could anyone tell me ow can I run Diablo 3 without an administrator account? Thank you.

If i remember correctly, in Diablo 2 expansion there was a cap on increase attack speed meaning if you stack more than X% then it becomes useless. What exactly is the cap for melee and/or casters?

Up until now I have been building my barbarian with primarily strength and secondary vitality. So far it has been going good but now when I am in inferno it seems it's not a viable strategy. I am really having a hard time with blue and yellow monster groups. Some friends have suggested that I bui...

I have been playing Diablo for the past week and have noticed something strange. I find items (Offhands, Weapons, exct...) that are class speficic and I am not allowed to equip them. (I'm sure they are all horrible for my class anyway.) However I am yet to find anything that is Barbarian specific...

Are there any reasons to keep low level legendary items in Diablo III? I used to keep useful low level unique items in Diablo II for when I built new characters. Diablo III has no need to remake a character type because you can re-spec your character so easily. Does this means low level legenda...

I recently unlocked the Barbarian "Might" skill called "Revenge", but it confuses me. It states that on hit it has a 15% chance of becoming active, but it doesn't seem to ever deal damage to enemies when I'm getting hit. I'm also a little confused about having what appears to be a passive abili...

The Fury-generating skills are very clear regarding how much Fury they give. But I know the Barbarian also gains Fury when attacked. How much Fury does the Barbarian gain when attacked, and does it depend on the damage inflicted? If it does depend on the damage inflicted, how does damage reduct...