is it possible to mod the probability of getting an item/hero offered to buy? where? (adress in file)

i would prefer if such occasions happened much more often =)

This thread is about the 1.31 bugs, that were not yet corrected in the latest version of Insecticide. That means that only those bugs, that are evincibly present in 1.31, qualify for it. Surely, if you find some 1.31 features suspect for malfunction, you may post here as well.


Please: don't post the crash reports from 1.40 versions here - thanks. They belong to the other MoM - bug reports thread.

• Earthquake bypasses city protection
  
• Node Auras work on other plane
  
• Water-walking/pathfinding units cannot use magical roads
  

• Quote:The bug only manifests if the particular wizard had a fight at his fortress, while having over 16384 mana. When he casts a chargeable spell, he ends up with -32878 mana, which does not change anymore. He won't be able to cast SoR at that stage.

Once stories of the initial launch instability died down, I decided to purchase Diablo 3 and see what all the talk was about. I have never played the previous two games, but have played some other games in the genre such as Torchlight. So I guess I am coming to Diablo by way of its mutant offspring, in a sense.

I decided to start with a barbarian, and have made my way into Act II of Normal so far (just killed Maghda). And I have a bunch of noob questions, from play and from trying to follow the discussions here at RB.

1) I see lots of mention of "champs" and "elites" -- what exactly is meant by this? I have been assuming champs are the extra-tough mobs with the blue-ish glow on them (sort of like a Civ IV unit with a promotion available). What about elites? The game guide mentions champions, rares, and uniques, plus bosses. Bosses I assume are things like the Skeleton King and the Butcher. Are bosses also uniques? Where do "elites" fit in this?

2) Rare items -- do they always suck? I have only found a small number (fewer than 10, still in Act II Normal after all), and of the few which were not specific to other classes most were worse than the minor magical stuff I already had. I read the thread about Blizzard balancing drops to assume use of the auction house, which was disturbing. I want to find or craft my gear myself, I just find the game more fun that way. Am I just completely screwed as a result?

3) Level cap is 60, but I am already level 20 in Act II Normal. I guess the game becomes purely equipment driven once you hit the level cap? When did you reach level 60 (difficulty, act)?

4) Melee vs. ranged fighting -- obviously as a barbarian it is melee (almost) all the way. But I read so many threads about one-shot kills, "if anything touches you you are playing wrong", etc. Are melee characters hopeless as difficulty increases?

5) Treasure goblins -- I love these guys. I just can't resist chasing them down, even though I know it is foolish. Running along, activating multiple mobs, massive fight scenes...great fun. Do others do this, or should I really be leaving these guys alone?

6) Side areas -- I have found a fair number of side areas that don't seem to be connected to the main storyline, sort of mini-dungeons I guess. Are these just around for those who want to clear every corner of every area? Or are they really part of the storyline and I am just somehow missing queues or sections? I have been trying to check everywhere, as I enjoy that style more than ignoring large areas just to chase the quest arrow.

Thanks in advance for any replies. I have been looking forward to Diablo 3 since reading some of Sullla and others' stories of their Diablo 2 variant and hardcore characters, and the discussion post-launch here at RB finally got me to purchase the game. It's been a blast so far, even if I am still in Normal where everything is so weak it dies if you just look at it.

I was replying to a post and something weird happen. my mouse freaked out and my resolution is now bonkers - everything is too big (text, the background, smilies) making a lot less fit on the screen. really ugly.

I restart my computer and still having this problem. Its only for RB, not other websites. Is there anyway for me to adjust this back?

Hi All,

In my intrepid metier of playing games 6 years after they're closed, I present the Epic of arb-Zal Horse Feathers (epic 9).

http://www.earnestwords.com/rb-civ-epic-9/

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/6018173

There's a lot of interesting analysis of where they think the game is, and where it should be.

I was pretty amused at them basically telling people complaining about inferno just being about 1 shotting people "yeah, it's cause your gear sucks".

I think the most encouraging thing about the whole thing however was this

Quote:From a high-level perspective, we think a more fundamentally fun way to approach difficulty in Inferno isn't seeing how much incoming damage you can avoid or mitigate, but rather to see how efficient you can be while voluntarily taking on a challenge that pushes you.

Following Sareln's example, Here I will post turn resolutions, the current map, orders resolution etc. Please don't post here.

Dramatis Personae:

I had a chance to type up my first impressions on Diablo 3 after about ten days. T-Hawk says I should create a thread for these kind of things, so here you go.

http://www.garath.net/Sullla/D3/firstthoughts.html

After having died to Belial, I am resurrected in front of the palace. Noticing, my Dogs & Gargantaur are still on cooldown, I start running in circles in front of the palace entrance, waiting for my skills to become available again.
After a while, I summon my pets, but keep running around doing nothing, waiting for the cooldown to reset again in case I need a quick resummon once the fight has started.

My Templar comments: "I admire your focus, friend"

Since there's [SIZE="5"]no diplo here[/SIZE], no reason not to start this off right of the bat. Everyone sidle up for a drink - I promise I haven't slipped anyone a mickey.

Looks like the approval rating for the normalization/plakomization routine on the capitals is Romney-esque.

Also, all your mothers smell of elderberries.