Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls

[Hawkbit]

It's definitely more fun and the loot feels right.  Paragon levels come fast.  I hit a radiance pool for 25% extra XP on a non-60; that was handy.  It's good.

However, it's the same bland story and maps.  I really wish they would have considered looking at the game world instead of simply working on game modes.

[Ingmar]

I don't get it. Why would a stat not get taken into account?

Because it only applies to a specific skill, for one possibility.

Example:

I have a pair of boots with 200 str, 200 vitality, and 100 life regen.

I have another pair of boots with 180 str, 200 vitality, 100 life regen, and 15% more whirlwind damage.

The quick comparison tooltip will tell me that the prior pair of boots are better, but if I'm a whirlwindy guy they're clearly not.

Also there are other stats that just don't directly impact one of those numbers: % increase to gold drops, XP on kill, run speed, gold/globe pickup radius, etc.

Point is if you're just blindly looking at the comparison tooltip without thinking about each piece you're likely to make wrong choices.

[Ragnoros]

There is now an option to automatically skip all cut scenes.
This can be enabled in the Options > Gameplay menu

[luckton]

Do we have a f13 clan/community yet?

[Malakili]

I hate that I'm stuck on a laptop that can't play this until June -_-.

[Ironwood]

There is now an option to automatically skip all cut scenes.
This can be enabled in the Options > Gameplay menu

Thank You.

Rerunning the game as Barb with Wife as Wizard and I'm finding the cut scenes to be utterly asstastic still.

[Yegolev]

The lack of moaning and bitching in this thread is bothersome.  I was hoping I could ignore this software.

[Paelos]

I played some last night. I have a Barb that was at 39 paragon, so I started with Normal, and it seems too easy. So I'm going to the next level.

I did find more items that were yellow, and a legendary. No replacements at that level so I'm moving up. The new item interface does make things easier to compare now though.

[apocrypha]

My 20 Paragon Wizard has chewed all the way through on Torment II since yesterday. She's now Paragon 47 and has had about 4 legendary drops that were upgrades in the process.

The cutscene skipping still manages to be annoying. The cutscenes actually start... but auto-cancel, so you still get those few seconds of cutscene before the talking starts. I'd prefer it if they didn't trigger at all, even a tiny bit.

Also needs an option to make all NPCs STFU. Especially Diablo. BLAH BLAH NEPHALEM BLAH BLAH FOOLISH RAAR RANT BLAH BLAH. Sheesh.

[MrHat]

The lack of moaning and bitching in this thread is bothersome.  I was hoping I could ignore this software.

I was having a ton of fun, then a friend informed of 2 exploits that have people at like 400 paragon and billions of gold.

[Paelos]

Is gold actually going to be used for anything anymore?

[Soulflame]

Just for crafting, I think.

[Ironwood]

The lack of moaning and bitching in this thread is bothersome.  I was hoping I could ignore this software.

I was having a ton of fun, then a friend informed of 2 exploits that have people at like 400 paragon and billions of gold.

But now most of that AH Shite is out, why do you care ?

And it's always online, so you're clearly imagining it.  After all, with always online, hacks just don't happen.

(fuck that loser)

[Rokal]

Gold will also be really useful in the expansion with the Mystic NPC, as you can use (ever-increasing amounts of) gold to reroll attributes on an item.

That said, it still doesn't really impact anyone else since the best items in the game will still be BoA even after modification. Makes their always-online stance seem even more asinine since, not only have they removed the AH, they've also disabled most trading (BoA gold, BoA legendaries).

[Typhon]

Killing Leoric seems like a sure-fire way to get a legendary to drop.  I ran a bunch of different chars past him yesterday and got a drop each time except for the third time I ran the Barb through.  It's kind of boring, so I stopped, but if you are looking for a surefire way of getting one to drop you might try that.

[Paelos]

What level are yall playing at?

[Ingmar]

My witch doctor (that finished inferno on MP3 or so) was able to function easily at Torment 1, I haven't tried cranking it up yet as I was getting upgrades. With my mid-30s guys I did hard for a while til they got new items, then was able to crank it up to expert fine.

[MrHat]

Hoping between my 60 wiz and barb, my 37 DH, and my newbie hardcore monk.

Found a Thunderfury, which is cool I guess.

[Pennilenko]

What level are yall playing at?

Between torment 1 and 3 as I experiment with wizard builds. My wizzy was geared with a bunch of upper mid tier CM gear so I have had to do a ton of experimentation. There are so many build options and synergies for wizards now that I am having trouble settling.

[apocrypha]

Yeah Wizard seems to have an embarrassment of options.

The Disintegrate/Archon/Crit build I had going pre-patch isn't worth it any more because of the changes to Archon, but I'm currently playing with an AOE frost deal with Ray of Frost+Sleet Storm/Ice Nova which is great fun.

Being able to switch to a single-target build, including changing Paragon points, at will, for bosses is working really well.

[Rasix]

The lack of moaning and bitching in this thread is bothersome.  I was hoping I could ignore this software.

My arm hurts.

[Ironwood]

Pretty much.

Be warned : Disenchanting items frees the gem.  Don't waste cash unsocketing unless you actually want to keep the item.

The loot is now good.  I'm quite shocked.

[Malakili]

Miracle Patch?

[Ironwood]

I dunno about that.  It's the game it should have been in terms of some things, but it's still nowhere near as deep or interesting Character wise as Diablo II, so people might still be disappoint.

The new legendaries (and the frequency that they drop) are extremely well done.  I don't like the Wizard anymore, but I probably just need to figure out what I want to do with it.  The Demon Hunter Summons are much, much better.

[Merusk]

So not knowing it had reset my Paragon talents and that some of the passives had changed, I had a very frustrating encounter with a pack of Mortar/ Ice Explode/ Fast guys in Heaven last night.  Wheee.

My Wizard seems a lot squishier, but I think that's because Diamond Skin and Archon got a nerf.  I can't be sure since I haven't played since November, so I should probably peruse the forums.

[Paelos]

I, for one, welcome our new Paragon system overlords.

[Xanthippe]

Who is starting Bat Country?

I played this a little last night and have so many questions (because I haven't kept up on any changes at all). I haven't played since last summer.

So I should just vendor everything at the auction house?

What is that little blue number under all my 60s that reads "23"? Is that the highest level I got one of my characters to?

Why are all my items my characters are wearing ungemmed?

Is there a "Diablo 3 changes for dummies" thing I can read somewhere?

[Job601]

I don't know the rest of the answers, but I think the blue number is your paragon level.  All your characters gain paragon levels together.  For every paragon level you get a point you can spend to upgrade a variety of stats (they can be rest, and they are assigned separately for each character.

[Merusk]

Who is starting Bat Country?

I played this a little last night and have so many questions (because I haven't kept up on any changes at all). I haven't played since last summer.

So I should just vendor everything at the auction house?

What is that little blue number under all my 60s that reads "23"? Is that the highest level I got one of my characters to?

Why are all my items my characters are wearing ungemmed?

Is there a "Diablo 3 changes for dummies" thing I can read somewhere?

1) I considered starting it but I didn't want to be that guy.
2) No, start running through and replace things as you get them. Anything you were holding on to for alts, however, go ahead and vendor. It's likely crap now.
3) Your Paragon level.  Think of it like AA's from EQ1.  Each paragon level gave you a buff/ bonus to stats. It's now something you put points in on the "P" screen
4) Dunno, mine were still gemmed but I played in November.
5) None I've found, but I haven't gone trolling the forums.  Seems the best idea is to just start a new character and see how things play out.

[Ragnoros]

Is there a "Diablo 3 changes for dummies" thing I can read somewhere?

Besides the patch notes, blizz also posted this somewhat less than helpful summary.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/13071930/are-you-prepared-for-201-2-26-2014

[Drubear]

Is there a "Diablo 3 changes for dummies" thing I can read somewhere?

Depending on how you feel about Wow head they have a guide as well: http://wowhead.com/news=228785/diablo-iii-welcome-back-guide I haven't read thru it all so YMMV.

[Fabricated]

Played a few hours today.

Outside of the crippling lag caused I guess by some hops between me and Irvine, it's largely improved. Good drops abound and legendaries not only exist but don't suck.

Still has all the other problems that made it really boring, and the loot while still the worst of all the ARPGs I play its now at least worth looking at.

[Tannhauser]

Not scientific, but it just 'feels' better.  I have to actually play now and pay attention instead of yawn my way through bad guys.  One reason is the nerf to potions where you have to watch out for the cooldown.  Personally I don't notice the slowness, but I couldn't get into PoE so maybe I prefer it this way.  The game is...fun.  Too bad I'm kind of tired of the maps and monsters.  I'm not a guy that replays games that much.

[Quinton]

I'm hoping the quality of the randomized dungeons in the expansion is good.  I really don't care about the story at all, and replaying the same levels is not super exciting (though it's been long enough since I played through the game the first time I don't remember everything), but crawling through since decent random dungeons could keep me entertained for a while.

[Tannhauser]

Try a timed dungeon, you don't crawl, you run!  Thought that was pretty fun.