Tag: gearing up
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Diablo 3: Patch 2.1.1 High End Build Comparisons
This post might seem really late in the game considering that patch 2.1.1 has been out for some time now. However, one of the things I’ve managed to accomplish is gear and try out all the popular high end builds as best as I could and try a few different play styles. Yes, this does…
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Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls: Redesigning the Hellfire Ring and Amulet
I touched briefly in my previous article on my dissatisfaction with both the Hellfire Ring and Amulet and added a few simple ideas to enhance these items. For this article, I want to delve a little deeper into a few ideas I’ve been tossing around my head in improving these two items and changing their…
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Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls: Build and Gear Discussion
Obviously, Diablo 3 has come a very long way since the vanilla days where you practically had only 1-2 viable class options and limited useful items in terms of builds and gear. The game has been moving towards a far more flexible game play where gear options are a lot more interesting with legendaries having…
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Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls: Kadala’s and Legendary Stealth Post-Season Nerf
Many people on the forums have mentioned that Kadala and the drop rate for Legendaries have been nerfed in recent days. While the usual “RNG is RNG” people use their simpleton argument, there’s no denying that there has been a wide spread nerf to drops.
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Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls: Controlled Progression vs Random Progression
Currently, Diablo 3 follows a model of progression of what I call Random Progression. What this means is that a lot of the high end game play depends on RNG factors. Although a player’s time is included within the formula, the RNG aspect tied to items is in turn used to determine for the most…
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Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls Patch 2.1: Gearing Up, Making Gold, and Progressing
Obviously, one of the biggest attractions to patch 2.1 in Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls is seasons. However, if that’s not your cup of tea, you might ask, “What’s in it for me?” Fortunately, there’s a fair amount of content that can keep you busy for a few solid weeks.
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Diablo 3: Having Fun Prior to Reaper of Souls
With Reaper of Souls just 6 days away from release, some friends and I have really gotten back into the game and have been enjoying the current patch. I was one of the first of my friends to experience the patch when it came out and immediately noticed the quality of the game improve dramatically.…
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World of Warcraft: Back in the Game (Again)
After a hiatus and dealing with the drama of my dead gaming rig, I finally have managed to settle things enough to where I can start playing again. The last two weeks have been some intense gaming sessions where I’ve been hitting the LFRs pretty hard along with focusing on my toons in getting their…
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World of Warcraft: Should Heroic Raids Even Exist (as We Know Them)?
I enjoy the controversial discussions on whether or not LFR should exist. But the real question is whether Heroic Raids (or what will become known as Mythic Raids) really exist? Some numbers came out recently about the latest decline in World of Warcraft and I hope to analyze the cause behind what is another drop…
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Baldur’s Gate 2: Best Route Quest Route?
When you play Baldur’s Gate 2 a few times, you eventually learn what works for you in terms of the game progression. Shadows of Amn is pretty flexible in giving you a fairly non-linear setup so you’re essentially open to do the various quests in almost any order you want (outside of certain key story…