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1:00 PM
Ouch
 
@StrixVaria lol
@Sterno depends on your class - I've only got like 2k, but I've got my templar to tank
 
Frozen Wallers are the worst.
 
and have ridiculous DPS
 
@IanPugsley What is your damage?
 
@StrixVaria hmmm almost 350 IIRC
 
1:00 PM
Anyone here know where the big key in the castle is in LTTP?
 
@IanPugsley :P
 
My damage is about 420 right now.
 
@StrixVaria yeah yeah
I just started NM
 
Yeah I know. I really really like how the game scales.
 
Nevermind.
 
1:01 PM
@StrixVaria I like that the leveling parallels D2, actually
i.e. I finished A4 around level 30 in both games
I'm interested to see how that changes in higher difficulties though
 
So far the most annoying thing is those flying things in Act 2 that spit little insects at you
 
and how much levels make a difference vs. items
 
as melee they are a real PITA because they like to fly over terrain you can't chase them into
 
@Sterno Those are annoying, but MFING PHASEBEASTS UGHHHGHGH
 
@IanPugsley Items are pretty much the only things that matter.
Levels are for new skills.
 
1:02 PM
@IanPugsley I know I've seen the lore entry for them just recently (they're act 3, right?) but I haven't really noticed them because they die so fast
 
@StrixVaria right - but because you're talking about 30 levels over 3 difficulties, I suspect some of the higher-level runes will be awesome
 
@Sterno Have you finished A3 yet? Or just close?
 
@Sterno just wait...
 
I just killed the spider chick
 
@Sterno Oh cool.
 
1:03 PM
so I assume close?
 
Yeah pretty close I'd say :P
My favorite part of the game is the part of Act 3 where you have to kill the seige weapons.
It just feels so epic.
 
That was cool
Although to balance that, I hated protecting the guys raising catapults
For the first one, I killed all the monsters in like 5 seconds and then just stood around waiting another 30 while they raised it
 
Then the second one 3 giant dragon demons came at once and started spitting enemies.
Right?
 
Yeah
That one was fun
 
@StrixVaria I really liked the Act II boss, all of the Worldstone bits in Act III, and all of Act IV
 
1:05 PM
@IanPugsley I need to do Act 4 again. It was kind of a blur because I was kind of a zombie while I was playing it.
 
@StrixVaria that's what NM is for
but seriously, lots of lore - very cool
 
The Act 2 boss was awesome though. When he...did that thing.
 
You know, for the lord of lies, Belial really couldn't have been more obvious
 
I lost my shit.
@Sterno The plot of this game is the same as the other games. Not important.
 
@StrixVaria yeah, that was awesome
 
1:07 PM
My train of thought was something like this: "Why am I fighting minions instead of the demon? Oh, there he is. Damn this is easy. This game is too easy WHAT THE FUCK HOLY SHIT"
 
I also like the guy in act 2 who you spend a lot of quests helping out (being kind of vague here for those who aren't that far) and end up killing roughly 90 seconds later.
You know, if they'd just unleash some of those SUPER HUGE demons on me that I see in the background on Act III, I think they'd win
 
@Sterno I saw this coming from a mile away too.
 
@StrixVaria they literally state it's going to happen
 
Oh did they?
 
Tyrael says as much
 
1:08 PM
I'm bad at paying attention to words.
I just like killing.
 
actually I take it back - it might have been the Templar, which you wouldn't have heard
 
I find it weird that the follower skill choices are permanent decisions.
After the entire skill system is based around being able to change your mind.
 
Isn't there a "retrain" option?
 
I don't know, I don't use followers.
If there is then I take that back.
 
I haven't tried it... is it something else?
My followers are pretty worthless
I don't need the Templar to tank, and the other two do worthless DPS
I guess the enchantress gives me a 3% attack speed bonus. whee.
 
1:11 PM
You might as well grab another tank, then.
You will want it in Nightmare.
 
you can retrain them, yeah
@Sterno ...that's fairly significant
also if you aren't equipping them well, they are gonna suck
 
I'm equipping them
 
the Templar has a fun charge + stun ability, and a fun charge + knockback ability that heals you when you are low
 
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -The Board of Education decided in an emergency meeting Tuesday to lower the passing grade on the writing portion of Florida's standardized test after preliminary results showed a drastic drop in student passing scores.
 
@Sterno This is very backwards.
 
1:18 PM
@Sterno it's an option I think when you right click on their portrait. it's not as intuitive as re-specing your hero, but it's not too bad
I've mostly been solo'ing to-date, although I played a bit of co-op last night
 
@StrixVaria Oh, they buried this way later in the article: The writing exam was made more difficult by increasing expectations for proper punctuation, capitalization, spelling and sentence structure. The board also increased the passing grade from 3.5 to 4 on scale of zero to 6.
So, less unreasonable
 
there's apparently something funky with my mic though, going to have to debug that at some point :/
 
Oh yeah that's not as bad.
 
@agent86 Yeah, I've seen the "retrain" option, just never clicked it. Any idea if it costs anything?
 
@Sterno I believe it is free. I haven't yet clicked it to test, though.
my templar's only got the one skill, and I don't feel the need to switch it yet :P
 
1:21 PM
It's free.
 
I'm trying to find time in between work and playing Diablo 3 to write a blog article about how broken the Diablo 3 auction house economy is right now. Blog admins can "preview" the opening now.
 
Now you can all listen to this:
 
@bwarner Very interested in reading this but I'm not a blog admin.
 
Since the content is pretty time-sensitive, I'm hoping to finish it either tonight or tomorrow. I might have to do a Part 1 - Part 2 kind of thing.
 
@bwarner Ditto what @StrixVaria just said
 
1:24 PM
tl;dr is that supply right now is insanely high and demand appears to be quite low, so you can get items that are basically tailored to your exact wants and needs for the equivalent of a couple minutes of play time in gold.
 
@bwarner Sounds like how the WOW auction halls worked when a new server would open. No one wants to buy low-level gear that they'll outlevel in 2 hours
 
1
Q: Is there a difference between "waiting methods"?

SvishIn Mount and Blade you can "Wait here for some time" in a castle, a city, a town (if it has a manor I think?), and a camp. In addition you can just stand around in the field and wait. Is there a difference between these? Other than the obvious price and safety difference, of course. Are trainers...

2
Q: How do I complete the Destroyer of Destiny ahievement?

skovacs1The Destroyer of Destiny requires that you destroy all 4 Activated Pillars in the Royal Crypt at once. This can obviously only be done when going to face the Skeleton King. The pillars are placed a fairly good distance apart and all of the AOE or AOE-like attacks that I have tried with either th...

2
Q: Does content scale with level?

TZHXIn Diablo 3, do the mobs that you face in the world and dungeons scale to meet your level? For example, without taking skills gained during levelling into account, would a Level 8 character breeze through something that a level 5 character may struggle on?

0
Q: When crafting it always says x random magic effects, is there a way to affect the outcome of this?

Ryan DetzelI've crafted items that give me strength and intelligence which seem like a waste if I'm a monk so should I salvage the item and try again? Is there a way I can influence this so I get items that have magical properties I want?

0
Q: Is there an attack speed cap?

dpatcheryWhile playing around with some item builds, I managed to reach a little over 2 attacks per second. This was a huge increase from the 1.10 APS staff I had been using, and a TON of fun. But realizing that I am only level 19 and only half of my slots had attack speed bonuses, I am sure it is possibl...

0
Q: Can I lock myself out of Wimsyshire the hidden, secret, no so cow level?

StephenIn Diablo 2 if you killed the Cow King you locked yourself out of the Secret Cow Level for that particular difficulty. In Diablo 3 you use your Staff of Herding as an ingredient in the next level staff. Can you create a second staff to do the normal difficulty level again or is it at all necess...

0
Q: As a monk what magical attributes should I are about the most on weapons and jewelry?

Ryan DetzelThis refers to items I find and items I craft. There are a lot of attributes on items from extra fire damage to strength to intelligence and it's hard to compare what I'm currently wearing with what I have in inventory. Are there should basic guidelines to follow for the monk? Should I focus more...

 
@Sterno Except that unlike WoW, you can resell the item after you use it, which makes it even worse.
 
I'd use their AH more but I find it kind of clunky to navigate
 
@bwarner I've only messed with commodities so far.
They seem to be undervalued.
Especially gems.
It costs 3000 to combine a radiant gem, but it's only selling for 5000
 
1:26 PM
 
@bwarner Eh, really? I thought gear was bind-on-equip in D3.
 
@Brant Nope.
 
@Brant There are a few items that are bind-to-account but they're mostly special items and easter eggs.
Not real equipment.
 
Although it does help also in that there's no reason NOT to buy a low-level item, since you can just get your money back when you're done with it.
 
IT'S UP
 
1:27 PM
That assumes someone else will buy it later
 
bye all
 
@IanPugsley You are my favorite.
 
I think the market for low level crap items will shrink, and you've already said that demand is low
 
@Sterno True. But I think eventually things are going to stabilize and then things will start selling for a lot more.
 
@StrixVaria I try
 
1:28 PM
Anyways, time to do some work so that I can take a break and write more of the article during lunch.
 
Low-level gear is always going to sell for peanuts.
 
also my damage is 396 atm
 
@bwarner Definitely a lot of money-making potential if you can accurately predict what will increase in value
@IanPugsley @StrixVaria I hate you both. I figure servers will go down again right around the time I get home from work.
 
haha okay, I've got almost 1700 health, but my merc has 4898
 
Almost no one in Gaming.SE is going to play hardcore
 
1:32 PM
@IanPugsley I second @Sterno. I think my damage is around around 40.
Then again, I'm still in Act 1. So, hey, that's fine. No need for me to rush.
 
@fbueckert yeah, I'm in Act I NM :P
 
@IanPugsley 639. You should be powering up pretty quickly.
One of my friends has almost 900 damage in A2 nightmare.
 
@StrixVaria nice
 
I might need to switch from Cleave to Frenzy in NM
 
1:50 PM
@RonanForman I love that album. I actually have it here at work. Might listen to it tomorrow.
 
2
Q: As a caster (Witch Doctor or Wizard) is there any benefit to strength or dexterity items?

BeofettDo either of these statistics provide any tangible benefit for casters (possibly excluding melee-spec wizards)? Or are they just wasted points?

2
Q: What bind-on-equip items exist in Diablo III, if any?

BrantNone of the equipment I've found so far in Diablo III is "bind on equip" (to borrow a term from World of Warcraft), in the sense that once it's been equipped it can't be traded to another player. Is this true of all gear, or just the lower-level stuff I've seen so far? Are there any rarer items...

2
Q: How does follower system work in multiplayer?

DrakeWhat happens to followers when playing multiplayer? Can they be used?

0
Q: Why is my Wizard taking so much damage?

ShinraiI'm primarily playing single player, and I've noticed that at the very end of Act I/beginning of Acti II the amount of damage that I'm taking from enemies has dramatically spiked. Whenever I'm near a crowd, I end up in the red almost immediately. Trying to hang back and used ranged attacks does...

 
@Sterno Don't you mean... "almost no one in Gaming.SE is going to play hardcore... alone" ?
 
@Krazer No
 
@Sterno Why not?
 
I will probably never play hardcore.
 
2:02 PM
With current lock-in boss mechanics, I think group play in HC is beneficial in boss fights
 
@Krazer Based on the spreadsheet, very few people indicated any interest in HC, alone or otherwise
 
I'd be willing roll HC, if anyone else is interested. Once all the lag subsides, of course.
 
I would be willing to play Hardcore with you @Sterno, @Krazer.
 
:4636933, @Sterno I have some time on Sunday, do you guys want to do a HC D3 game for one of the Game-on sessions?
 
@Krazer Oh, I don't actually own the game.
 
2:16 PM
HUZZAH
 
@Wipqozn Do you want it?
 
@Wipqozn I can gift you the copy I won, if you'd like.
I already have the CE.
 
@Krazer Oh wow. That would be very awesome. I was planning to buy it next month to play through with a friend.
 
@Wipqozn It shall be done. I will make preparations.
 
2:18 PM
@Krazer I think it's set as this week's.
 
@Krazer Excellent.
Will you need my E-Mail?
That is to say whatever information you need from me let me know.
 
Hooboy, Hardcore Game On? Amusing.
 
1
Q: Is there any way to reduce the cooldown time of potions?

ShinraiIt looks like they're all 30 seconds...either through skills or equipment, are there any abilities that reduce this cooldown?

0
Q: Playing through an external hardrive

PedroI can't install games on my computer from work. Its locked with a password so i can't really download anything onto it. Can anyone tell me if i can i play diablo 3 having installed the game on an external hardrive and playing through there?

 
So where have you been as of late @GraceNote?
 
@Wipqozn yes please.
 
2:20 PM
Burying myself in documentation and blog posts. Also elsewhere but that's a secret ♪
 
@GraceNote Sounds mysterious.
 
I got sidetracked because y'all went and upturned the foundation of how y'all use tags again, so everything I wrote last week got completely undone and I had to restart from scratch
 
@GraceNote you wouldn't be you if you didn't have secrets.
@GraceNote you wrote something about tags last week?
 
Just don't want to drop it in here directly due to crawlers.
 
I've got a fingers-in-my-ears approach to tagging. LA LA LA LA LA can't see tags LA LA LA LA
 
2:22 PM
@GraceNote you should know our approach to tags is periodic
 
user15026
@Wipqozn now some poor person is going to get all sorts of spam because of you ;) I hope you feel adequately bad XD
 
@AshleyNunn I don't.
 
@agent86 Yeah, was going to try and establish a "standing policy" so that we could at least have everyone on the same page while we settle the dispute on sub tags (again)
 
I think we should just do away with tags all together. Less of a headache that way.
 
But since we opened the can before I posted anything, well, I had to unwrite it all
 
2:24 PM
@GraceNote So the entire community trolled? Excellent.
Rather proud of the community today.
 
@Krazer I can't reliably schedule anything for a while. Baby due very soon!
 
So, how has the Q-load been since Diablo 3 came out?
 
Unintentional trolling, trolling is not
@GraceNote Not as bad as Mass Effect, from what I've seen
Lazers can mostly keep up with the questions
 
@Wipqozn Sent email to Lauren~ it's safe to purge now!
 
I wouldn't call it trolling, anyway. It's more of a "I took too long preparing and dropped the ball"
 
2:26 PM
@Krazer Excellent.
Looks like someone already got it for me.
I assume it was badp.
 
You assume wrong!
 
Damn! I knew it was either you or badp... and I took a chance with badp!
I shall now wear a shame sign on my shell.
 
That's what we call a 50% guess, and more relevantly, failure
 
I guess that's the last we'll "sea" of John! hahahahahaha
 
Speaking of which, excuse me while I go succeed at a bunch of 35% checks and fail at a bunch of 75% checks
 
2:27 PM
@Wipqozn Bah! @GraceNote works too fast!
 
@Krazer Common complaint amongst her, er, yes...
 
@GraceNote hmm, well, that sounded like it could be a good thing.
I'll pretend I read it and liked it, but I'm being pedantic, cause, y'know, internet
 
Thanks a lot @Krazer. Really appreciate it. Did you CC me on the email?
 
therefore, I don't agree with your wording in section 3 paragraph 9 when you say "the buzzard tag is irrelevant" because I love the tag.
 
@agent86 Your mom's a buzzard tag.
 
2:31 PM
@agent86 The "standing policy" I was going to propose was "Try to enforce them being used as they should be on the games that currently have them. Don't remove from new questions, it creates a worse inconsistency. We can always mass-clear when the policy decision is reached".
 
@Wipqozn I always forget to use CC xP I have a copy of the game that I'm not sure what to do with xD
@Sterno get a copy for the waifu >;D
 
@Krazer Always happy to help a fellow bridge member get rid of extra games ;)
 
@Wipqozn I'll see If anyone I know (who doesn't already have the game) wants it. If not, I'll call upon your mystical Tortle powers.
 
@GraceNote We can mass clear?
 
@Krazer Technically, I'm a tortoise, not a turtle.
@badp Devs can, can't they?
 
2:39 PM
@GraceNote Yeah well it's still not something cheap to do
 
@badp You can't
But it's technically an option
 
@Krazer: Do you need to play through the game once to unlock hardcore, or can you do it straight from the get go?
 
@Wipqozn I'm surprised you haven't heart about the mystical, land-dwelling, humanoid tortoises race know as Tortles.
 
3
Q: When can I play in Hardcore mode?

SoreanI've heard that there are some limitations on being able to create/play hardcore characters in Diablo 3. Since I'm in a time zone where this game is not released yet, what are the parameters (if any) that need to be met to create a hardcore character? Can I jump in straight away with a hardcore ...

Need to hit level 10.
 
It's messy is what it is because the main means leaves no record of the incident, that's the major beef about the process. But when you still have the tags more often in use than not, it's simply to continue with trying to accept their application than to try and undo it amidst the discussion
 
2:41 PM
@Wipqozn That doesn't take long.
 
@Krazer I don't imagine.
Glad though. I'd like it if my first attempt through most of the game was on hardcore. It would be pretty hardcore of me.
 
@Wipqozn unless the servers collapse from all the weekend traffic
 
@Wipqozn Oh you must be linking to reach level 10 in the contest. Let me mass downvote your diablo-3 posts to restore the balance
 
@badp Go right ahead.
 
Yo @Grace!
 
2:43 PM
oh, it's Mana. We should stop talking trash about him now.
@Mana Yeah, she's back. It's awesome.
Also, toodles. BReaks over, returning to work.
swoosh
 
Hey @Mana
 
How's life?
 
there goes the neighborhood
 
Hello, all.
 
Blue party!!!!!
 
2:48 PM
Woo!
Hi, Grace Note.
 
@agent86 Get in here!
 
Not bad
Hey Raven
 
Man, this game is soooooo easy. It is ridiculous at how awesome I am at beating it.
 
@RavenDreamer Which one's that? D3?
 
C-c-c-combo breaker!
 
2:49 PM
2
Q: What happened to the heroes from D2

Ilya MelamedI know that the warrior hero from D1 became the dark wanderer and diablo himself in D2, the rogue became blood raven and the the Sorcerer became the Summoner impersonating Horazon, and they all were killed by the heroes of D2. But the story doesn't tell what happened to the heroes of D2.

1
Q: Is there a god?

heisheIn Diablo 3, we finally get to know Tyrael's buddies a bit more in-depth. Through books distributed around the high heavens, the lore behind the Angels is also a bit more expanded on. Of course, there are also the hellish forces of evil, which we also learn a lot more about in this game. With t...

0
Q: How do I complete the Cursed Captives achievement?

skovacs1The Cursed Captives achievement says to free 6 prisoners in 120 seconds in the Cursed Hold (which is obviously Act I). I have tried this several times and always been quite over 2 minutes. The distance just seems too great to cover in so little time, especially if you get some really annoying ch...

0
Q: What's Evasive Fire's threshold range?

OakI've been using Evasive Fire and Steady Aim, and I've been wondering - if Evasive Fire doesn't trigger, does it mean Steady Aim applies? Or more generally, what's the maximum range to the monster being shot for Evasive Fire to perform a backflip?

0
Q: How do attacks work in Diablo III?

Raven DreamerDoes Diablo 3 use a single-roll attack table, or does each possibility get rolled separately. For instance, on a single roll table, any given attack has X% chance to hit, Y% chance to crit, Z% chance to be dodged, and A% chance to be blocked. The alternative is a cascade, where each possibility...

 
@Mana I'm just teasing @GraceNote because I'm not complaining today.
 
ahh.
 
Well... yet.
 
@NickT Thanks!
 
Hehe
 
2:57 PM
@Mana did I miss the blue party? I am sad :(
 
dawwwwwwwwwwww
 
@agent86 Actually by the looks of things we've got a whole new blue party right now.
whooo
 
@Mana ZOMG NEW BLUE PARTY
 
party hard
 
@agent86 proper term is NeoBlue Party.
 
2:58 PM
uh?
 
yeah the party just died.
 
There. Party restored!
 
whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
 
huntz huntz huntz huntz! oh come on get down!
Guys I suggest a hour-long ban for @Wipqozn, everybody agree?
 
Disagree, he can't say stupid things if he's banned.
3
 
3:01 PM
for aggraveted willful reiterated party killing
@GraceNote oh okay.
 
@GraceNote oh woah. I didn't realize the Snark had become vicious in its absence.
 
I don't mean that everything Wipqozn says is stupid. Just, well, all the stupid things. I like Wipqozn.
 
It's too late now
 
@RavenDreamer I like your latest question :p
 
I like that you like it.
;)
 
3:03 PM
I don't like that you like that she likes it >:|
 
So has the contest turned into "Who can overcome Error 37 first?"
 
@agent86 FYI, I copy/pasted your Wimsyshire answer into a bounty question re: What is the Black Mushroom for? If you put your answer in, let me know and I'll delete mine. gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/63563/…
 
Oh, wow. 20k higher than the Mass Effect 3 spike.
 
@JamesCW eh, that's fine. You might want to use quote markup for what you copied and pasted, but otherwise I don't have a problem.
 
3:06 PM
That first Skyrim spike is a beautiful thing, though.
 
I wonder why we're spiking today?
 
@agent86 Because people have finally emerged from their honeymoons with Diablo
 
@agent86 I see a spike for yesterday
 
♫
 
In your face, Ubuntu!
 
3:11 PM
I have no idea why Quantcast compares only US people though
 
@badp hay hay hay
 
oh, it's just not the default
and now for perspective
 
@badp yay! Graphs that make zero sense to me!
 
D'aww.... are Diablo servers down again?
 
now with global users AU is much closer to us
 
3:13 PM
@badp in your face serverfault! YEAH!
 
Oops, nevermind.
 
@badp there's a option for top countries under "More Options"
@badp D:
 
1
Q: How do I access the Diablo 3 auction house?

Theodore MurdockI've heard that the auction house is available both via in-game menus (whether playing a game or not), and over Battle.net. However, I can't figure out how to access it through either approach, and there's some conflicting information. For example, DiabloWiki.com says: Accessed through Battle.n...

1
Q: How do I get Blacksmith Plans in Diablo 3?

MonteCristoI just learned from looking at the official Diablo 3 site that there are a variety of Blacksmith Plans that you have to require in order to craft certain rare and legendary items. I have not seen any of these drop so far in my game, nor have I seen them for purchase at the Blacksmith or other ve...

3
Q: Who needs pants?

Raven DreamerDiablo III has two achievements that involve fighting bosses in nothing but your skivvies: Obviously, clothes are kinda important. Which class is best at slaying monsters in the nude? If you're seeking to complete this achievement in multiplayer, does everyone have to strip down, or just you?...

3
Q: Is there any way to tell what color an item is dyed?

Raven DreamerI picked up a new chest armor from the auction house, and it's a strange shade of blue that I've never seen, and it doesn't seem to match other items from its visual tier in terms of color. I assume that it's dyed, but I don't see any reference to this on the item itself, and I'm the kind of vis...

 
@Lazers Clothing is overrated.
 
FAE
@Grace! Nice to see you around. I was almost going to email you today.
 
3:18 PM
For?
 
FAE
One, to ask what happened to those signed shirts I got at Gamescom and sent back and two, to see how you were.
 
whoops, duped it up again, sigh
 
@agent86 :(
 
I see I see
 
@GraceNote YOU LIVE!
 
FAE
3:24 PM
Art of the Instakill:
A bit bloody, so NSFWish for violence.
 
@FAE I wish Youtube didn't allow people to set custom thumbnails at times.
 
@spugsley have my pity upvote for your efforts :(
 
@agent86 thank you :(
 
@badp Why?
 
oh it's actually kind of a frame in the video
so I guess it's... okay-er?
 
FAE
3:26 PM
@badp aye
 
@RonanForman It makes it too easy to bait and switch
 
@StrixVaria found another BS combo - Mortar Illusionist
step 1 - create 6x copies of yourself
step 2 - mortar me to death
 
I'll check up on the shirts and I'm doing well
 
FAE
@GraceNote I'm glad to hear it. :) Also, that'd be cool. I figure that given their signed by Blizzard execs, they'd be a nice thing for this.
 
@badp I thought they didn't
 
3:34 PM
@murgatroid99 It's an option for a few accounts
 
user image
3
 
Those who do have that feature tend to just make it into a wordart gallery (see Tobuscus for example)
 
@badp Yeah, that's annoying.
How Hatfilms do it is good.
 
0
Q: In co-op, when does the level difference XP penalty kick in?

adamjfordI know that, if you're playing with a character who's significantly higher level than you, you receive a penalty to XP gained from killing monsters. But how big does the difference need to be to kick in? I've seen 5 levels kicked around, but I haven't been able to find any credible source for th...

3
Q: Is there a cap on resistances?

Ian PugsleyIn Diablo II, there was a cap of 75 set on all resistances (though certain items could increase that cap). Is there a similar cap in Diablo III, or am I free to increase my resistances willy-nilly?

1
Q: What are all the dye colors, and what do they look like?

NevirThere's a wide variety of dye colors, but there doesn't appear to be a way to preview dye colors. I'd love to be able to see what they all look like; Screenshots would be great!

 
Evening everyone!
 
3:46 PM
Good evening
 
Would anyone be available to answer a few questions I had about the contest?
 
@Rachel Shoot
 
@GraceNote Well, to get entered into ActIV, do you need all the items listed, or just one of the 3?
 
Like, do I need 70 diablo-3 questions with a score of 1
Hrrm that's a lot of questions
 
3:49 PM
@GraceNote I guess, "Fire at will" would be more appropriate here :)
 
Does each Gem have it's own drawing? Or are entries for all gems combined into one drawing?
 
You need all of the items listed
 
Oh, you need all the gems to be entered into the gem drawing?
 
@Rachel Yes. Yes it is.
 
@Rachel "Each Gem you unlock gets you one entry into a drawing for prizes."
 
3:51 PM
@Rachel No, each gem is one lottery ticket.
 
@Rachel No no, I was just delayed to answer what Raven already did.
 
You confused me for a minute there :)
So there's only one drawing for the graphic card, and any gem gets you one ticket?
 
@Rachel "The number of names drawn will be equal to 25% of the total number entries."
 
@murgatroid99 That was my next question: Will it be 25% of the entries, or 25% of the users entered?
 
@IanPugsley I hate mortar.
 
3:54 PM
@Rachel "* 25% of the total number of entries will be chosen from the Gem drawing, up to 25. 25% of the total number of people who complete each Act will win prizes, up to the following limits: 50 for Act 1, 20 for Act 2, 15 for Act 3, and 10 for Act 4. "
So, entries
 
@StrixVaria Yeah, and having 5x as many possible mortarers...no good
 
@IanPugsley I just fought a Frozen Arcane Enchanted. Stand completely still and watch the laser come.
 
@StrixVaria ugh
 
rlemon#1805 for any other D3 players. Friend me :P we'll dungeon together.
 
@GraceNote So theoretically, assuming the max number of prizes isn't hit, if you got 4 gems you would mathematically be considered at 100% chance at getting a prize? (randomness and prize limit excluded)
 
3:56 PM
@Rachel that's not how probability works
 
@murgatroid99 Just trying to figure it out... if each user entered can have 1-6 entries, and 25% of the entries are winners, I'd want at least 4 entries to mathematically win something... I think >.<
I like math, but not today
 
Let's say we hit 25 entries. That means you have a 4/100, 4/99, 4/... all the way up to 4/76 chance.
 
@GraceNote can you win more than once?
 
@GraceNote Am I safe to assume one person can't win twice?
 
"Please note that you are eligible to win up to two prizes for this promotion - one from the Acts and one from the Gems!"
 
3:59 PM
@GraceNote So if you pull 25/100 entries as winners, and 10 are duplicates, do you pull another 10 winners?
 

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