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RedMercury

Blue Venus
Member
Dec 24, 2017
17,637
Roam around the Ruins of Sescheron until you find the doorway to the "Elder Sanctum". Once in there run around until you find the cube, you can't really miss it as its in a unique room with a boss and the cube is right there.
Oh f I didn't go in there because it said it was in the ruins haha
As far as gear goes while leveling just pay attention to the green arrows in the first category (damage). Everything else is meaningless until you get to 70 and start actually grinding harder difficulties. Once you're 70 then your defense matters more and certain classes benefit from certain stats more. You can check out Icy Veins for good end game builds that will tell you the best stats to focus on and the best gear to chase.
Good deal, thanks
 
Oct 25, 2017
4,712
Never played a Diablo game before. Is this fun solo?
Diablo is very fun solo but it's probably the most fun with at least 1 other friend to trade gear with and go greater rift pushing together.

Some of the most fun I've had with diablo 3 has been me and a friend just sitting down after work and saying "alright let's see if we can break GR100 tonight" and then just going hard for a few hours.
 
Oct 25, 2017
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Diablo is very fun solo but it's probably the most fun with at least 1 other friend to trade gear with and go greater rift pushing together.

Some of the most fun I've had with diablo 3 has been me and a friend just sitting down after work and saying "alright let's see if we can break GR100 tonight" and then just going hard for a few hours.


Thanks for the replies. Definitely going to pick this up for my Switch.
 

Rynam

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
2,916
For GR stones, you need to do regular rift. The drop ratio is like that :

  • 5% chance on Hard;
  • 10% chance on Expert;
  • 15% chance on Master;
  • 20% chance on Torment I;
  • 25% chance on Torment II;
  • 31% chance on Torment III;
  • 38% chance on Torment IV;
  • 44% chance on Torment V;
  • 51% chance on Torment VI;
  • 60% chance on Torment VII;
  • 70% chance on Torment VIII;
  • 80% chance on Torment IX;
  • 90% chance on Torment X;
  • 2 guaranteed keystones on Torment XI;
  • 2 guaranteed keystones and 12% chance for a 3rd on Torment XII;
  • 2 guaranteed keystones and 25% chance for a 3rd on Torment XIII.


The percentage chances are for a 2nd keystone. You are always guaranteed one, even on normal.
 

Spider-Man

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
2,353
Do I get all the Zelda stuff if I purchase this digitally right now? Or was it only for preorders when digital?
 

super-famicom

Avenger
Oct 26, 2017
25,112
Does Signet Ring of the Blizzard scale for level or anything? I'm level 34 now and feel like I should maybe replace it?

While leveling towards 70 (max level cap), you need to be replacing your gear to match your level. You'll probably get that ring to drop again at a higher item level.

I usually replace my gear so it's within 5 levels of my current level.
 

MrConbon210

Member
Oct 31, 2017
7,646
I already have Diablo 3 on my PS4 but never played it. Is there anything different that warrants me buying it for Switch or is the PS4 version fine?
 

SevenOfRhyme

Member
Oct 27, 2017
308
Chicago
Apparently 1 monk and 3 necros is not visible if you wanna DPS as the monk lol. Everything was exploding before I could even get there.

Also is exploding palm bugged? Finding it really hard to stick it on enemies for some reason.
 

Kaeden

Member
Oct 25, 2017
7,898
US
Yes that was my original question, whether they were pre-order bonuses or not, and everyone but one person replied with sarcasm and snobbery.
Well you asked if there was preorder bonuses to which TheMoon told you there was not. That was the correct answer. And then you replied incorrectly that actually there was. So not sure how that's everyone else's fault. None of the Nintendo theme'd content in the game is 'preorder' related.
 

FLCL

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,515
Well you asked if there was preorder bonuses to which TheMoon told you there was not. That was the correct answer. And then you replied incorrectly that actually there was. So not sure how that's everyone else's fault. None of the Nintendo theme'd content in the game is 'preorder' related.
It's pretty obvious that he was confused about the zelda stuff being preorder bonus. People could have just told him that the stuff is extra forever or something instead of being sarcastic and saying "no preorder bonuses :)"
 

Kaeden

Member
Oct 25, 2017
7,898
US
It's pretty obvious that he was confused about the zelda stuff being preorder bonus. People could have just told him that the stuff is extra forever or something instead of being sarcastic and saying "no preorder bonuses :)"
What specifically about "there is no preorder anything bonus stuff, especially nothing related to nintendo-licensed content." is sarcastic? I mean, seriously. That's a direct and honest answer, I sense no attitude or sarcasm.

Ah well, finally got the Pro Controller and charging it up. I immediately felt this will be a much nicer option than the joycons have been.
 

FLCL

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,515
What specifically about "there is no preorder anything bonus stuff, especially nothing related to nintendo-licensed content." is sarcastic? I mean, seriously. That's a direct and honest answer, I sense no attitude or sarcasm.

Ah well, finally got the Pro Controller and charging it up. I immediately felt this will be a much nicer option than the joycons have been.
I hear you! But if it was me I still would have informed him that the zelda stuff is not preorder bonuses but extra stuff you get whenever you buy.
And you will love the pro controller, it's super comfy!
 

Kaeden

Member
Oct 25, 2017
7,898
US
I hear you! But if it was me I still would have informed him that the zelda stuff is not preorder bonuses but extra stuff you get whenever you buy.
And you will love the pro controller, it's super comfy!
Yeah it's crazy how nice and fluid the analog feels and it's very... smooth. lol

Oh and I had Gamestop put a preowned one on hold which was $59 but thought I'd check the Walmart next door and sure enough, they're the same price for brand new. Not sure if that's a new thing but seems they're $70 most other place.
 

TheGhost

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
28,137
Long Island
When. You finish a rift and go through your loot and see gear 300 levels higher than you're currently at because you leveled 5 times in the rift.

Good feeling.
 

Deleted member 4367

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Oct 25, 2017
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Up to 60 with a wizard. The UI is still a pain but the gameplay with a controller is fine.

I don't like playing portably though. But that's the case with all switch games. The weight is too weird.
 

SevenOfRhyme

Member
Oct 27, 2017
308
Chicago
When you're at 99% in a rift and both a molten/frozen elite pack and an arcane laser elite pack bum rush you right as a poison puddle rift guardian spawns.
 

nicoga3000

Member
Oct 25, 2017
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When you're at 99% in a rift and both a molten/frozen elite pack and an arcane laser elite pack bum rush you right as a poison puddle rift guardian spawns.

Arcane Waller has always been my least favorite combination. I've always grown to dislike the projectile bubble ones....Missile Barrier or something? That one is super annoying. Not deadly, just annoying. And even more dumb when the arcane molten Waller shows up with it.
 

Kaeden

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Oct 25, 2017
7,898
US
Kinda sad I missed out on the awesome Blizzard artwork from the physical copy.

(shameless reddit repost, I know)
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AlanOC91

Owner of YGOPRODeck.com
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Nov 5, 2017
959
Does the world/enemies scale with you?

I'm on Act 2 (near-ish to the end I think) and I'm level 40 on master difficulty and I'm still absolutely tearing through everything.

Having lots of fun mind you. Bone Golem followed by Corpse Explosion pushes out insane damage.
 

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Oct 25, 2017
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What's the consensus of the switch version vs the ps4? I think I read there's less enemies and effects?

Frame rate is quite a bit worse on handheld mode if you plan on going for the higher Greater Rifts. I'm over hardcore GR36 at the moment (which is quite low considering PS4/PC) and the frame rate drops to 30fps and below quite a lot.

If you plan on playing just for fun / on lower difficulties, it isn't that bad, but there are still drops.

Mob density seems similar, same with effects (although I've seen a couple of them really low res).

I can't comment on docked since I'm only playing handheld mode.
 
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Camjo-Z

Member
Oct 25, 2017
6,499
Never played Diablo but I bought this on a whim because I played a bit of Torchlight II one time and liked it... turned out to be a good choice.

The initial difficulties are a joke though, I wasn't even out of Act I before I found myself bumping it up to Master just so the enemies would have a chance at posing a threat. I assume Torment is where it really gets going.
 

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Never played Diablo but I bought this on a whim because I played a bit of Torchlight II one time and liked it... turned out to be a good choice.

The initial difficulties are a joke though, I wasn't even out of Act I before I found myself bumping it up to Master just so the enemies would have a chance at posing a threat. I assume Torment is where it really gets going.


Torment typically requires a decent build and decent equipment.

You get so many levels at higher difficulties that you will sometimes out pace your equipment gains so you might have to bump your difficulty back down occasionally prior to reaching 70.
 

JNH

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,301
France
Is there a Discord for Diablo ERA ? Maybe it could be easier to share friend codes and form farming/levelling groups ?

I wish there was a tag for knowing what friends are doing before to enter. The result is I don't dare to join when I do specific things for the season for example, or bounties when people are farming rifts. You can't even know what difficulty is set before joining.


Another detail I miss from the PC version : the preview for the transmog is way too tiny.
 

SRTtoZ

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Dec 8, 2017
4,624
I already have Diablo 3 on my PS4 but never played it. Is there anything different that warrants me buying it for Switch or is the PS4 version fine?

It's portable.

What's the consensus of the switch version vs the ps4? I think I read there's less enemies and effects?

Blizzard said it had parity with the other console versions. So far as someone who has logged 1000's of hours in D3 on PC/PS4 Pro it seems like a perfect port.
 

Polynaut

Member
Oct 27, 2017
697
So wait, I do need an internet connection to play a seasonal character? I started one because earlier in the thread people were going on about how you don't need a connection to play one. I'll have to do some tests before my commute on Tuesday I guess :p