Diablo3: Major Damage Stacking DOTs

Diablo 3 Witch Doctor Locust Swarm Spell

Easy way to stack the same DOT on an enemy and dish out terrible-terrible damage.

Normally, you cannot cast multiple copies of Damage-Over-Time spellss like Locust Swarm on mobs. However, this is not true if you apply the DOTs at different Intelligence values. If you play with Locust Swarm and Soul Harvest, begin by applying an an un-buffed version of Locust Swarm, then immediately Soul Harvest and apply it again. The two versions of the spell will stack on each mob.

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Diablo3: Staff of Herding Guide

Hey guys, decided I would build a guide on how to get each piece required for the staff since there isn't much direct info out there yet.

For those who don't know the staff leads to the new version of the The Secret Cow Level, And is crafted using 5 rare items and a rare recipe, you need 150,000 gold total for the normal version of this staff.

Leroic's Shinbone Act: 1 - Found Inside of the fireplace in Leroic's Manor (Click on the burnt logs) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eIbYgfoBSs

The Black Mushroom Act: 1 - Found in the cathedral, most commonly floor 1 (Click mushroom pile) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-RLeehzfYA

Liquid Rainbow Act: 2 - Inside of a mysterious cave in act 2 (Dahlgur Oasis) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2irGFmldec0

Wirt's Bell Act: 2 - Bought for 100,000 gold from Squirts in the Act 2 Bazaar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FspdRzxIg_k

Gibbering Gemstone Act: 3 - Drops from Chiltara in the Caves of Frost(Found after Bridge of Korsikk) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxUh63yx4oU

Plans: Staff of Herding Act: 4 The recipe to craft the staff is a drop from Izual (Act 4 Boss) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geoODfSVs3U
Once all 6 items are obtained, open the window of your blacksmith and right click the pattern to learn it, you can now craft it under the weapon section.

Now that it is crafted, you must visit The Ghost of the Cow king on Old Tristram Road in Act 1, he will have a brief dialog with you and then open the path to Whimsyshire, the magical land of rainbows and ponies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDpaS_hVqjw
Good luck on the farming and enjoy slaying the over friendly beasts!!!

Lots of questions for this one, here is a quick FAQ.

Q: How long does it take to build the staff?
A: About 1-2 hours to completely build the staff, including research time. However, there are many reports of farming for 2-3 hours for a single piece of the staff, so the total time seems to vary greatly with luck.

Q: How much does it cost to build the staff?
A: To obtain the most basic form of the staff (normal version) it costs 150,000g. It then costs an additional 200,000g to build the nightmare version of the staff, 500,000g for the hell version of the staff. Currently the inferno version price is unknown.

Q: How to you obtain the pattern for nightmare/hell/inferno versions?
A: They seem to spawn randomly on the quartermaster in the main town of Act III

Q: Is the staff destroyed on use?
A: No, you can use the staff as many times as you wish.

Q: Does the nightmare/hell/inferno version of the staff work on lesser difficulties?
A: Yes, the staff can be used on any difficulty up to and including the difficulty stated in the prefix of the staff. (Note: normal version of the staff does not have a prefix, it is just the Staff of Herding)

Q: Does the staff gain any stats?
A: No, it is only used to gain access to the secret level.

Q: How difficult is the secret level?
A: The secret level is just as difficult as Act IV of the current difficulty. It scales as more players join just like any other level.

Q: Do I have to refarm the materials to build the nightmare/hell/inferno version of the staff?
A: No, after the first form of the staff is made you need only the previous version of the staff and a sum of gold to upgrade it.

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Diablo3: Elective Mode

With elective mode you don't have to pick only 1 spell in each category.

Using the left and right arrows in the skill selection panel when Elective Mode is checked allows you to move skills around your hot-bar. Gives much more availability in builds.

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Diablo3: Launch Tips and Errors

Today is the launch of Diablo 3! Here are some tips to make sure you can play at launch and not stuck at the login screen.

You can now install your game! Get your game installed and be prepared for server launch.

First you want to have your password saved to the clipboard so you can paste it in. If your trying to login at launch your going to be trying at the same time as everyone else and error out a lot.

Error 37. This is happening right now on the Asia servers. For people with a digital copy you must get your access granted by a GM. No fix in sight. Servers coming up and down.

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Diablo3: Missing files in Digital Pre-Install

Download Diablo 3 Digital Pre Release Early

Oops! Blizzard makes a mistake and if you have already downloaded Diablo 3 and you are in Europe you may need to re-download or get these extra files for the install to work on launch.

We became aware of an issue affecting the previously available German and EU English versions of the digital install downloader for Diablo III, which would not download all the necessary files. If you've pre-downloaded the digital version of the game in these languages before 10:00 AM CEST (9:00 AM GMT) on Saturday May 12, you must obtain the new downloaders to be able to install properly once the game is released on May 15. We apologize for the inconvenience, and ask that you please let friends and acquaintances know so they can begin downloading the working installer that's now available.
1. Obtain the new Diablo III digital downloader using the links below

2. Point the download save at the same directory as before

3. If you chose the correct directory only around 65MB will need to be downloaded to fix your install, otherwise you'll re-download the entire ~7.6GB
New EU English Installer

New EU English Installer (Mac)

New German Installer

New German Installer (Mac)
Whether you repair your previous install or download the entire game again, it's necessary to use this new downloader to install and play the game when it launches.

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Diablo3: RMAH Cash-Out Profit Table

This is the complete table for the Real Money Auction House in Diablo 3. Shows your profit gain with both (I) Items and (C) Commodities.

Note! The following table only applies to those that choose to cash out via Paypal and have a US bank account linked to their Paypal account.

Items include weapons and armor.

Commodities are gold (in game money) and the materials you use to make items (crafting material): metal, cloth, etc.

[I] - Item Sale
[C] - Commodity Sale
Sale Price	Profit[I]	Profit[C]	Profit %[I]	Profit %[C]
$1.25	$0.21	$0.90	17.00%	72.25%
$1.50	$0.43	$1.08	28.33%	72.25%
$1.75	$0.64	$1.26	36.43%	72.25%
$2.00	$0.85	$1.45	42.50%	72.25%
$2.25	$1.06	$1.63	47.22%	72.25%
$2.50	$1.28	$1.81	51.00%	72.25%
$2.75	$1.49	$1.99	54.09%	72.25%
$3.00	$1.70	$2.17	56.67%	72.25%
$3.25	$1.91	$2.35	58.85%	72.25%
$3.50	$2.13	$2.53	60.71%	72.25%
$3.75	$2.34	$2.71	62.33%	72.25%
$4.00	$2.55	$2.89	63.75%	72.25%
$4.25	$2.76	$3.07	65.00%	72.25%
$4.50	$2.98	$3.25	66.11%	72.25%
$4.75	$3.19	$3.43	67.11%	72.25%
$5.00	$3.40	$3.61	68.00%	72.25%
$6.00	$4.25	$4.34	70.83%	72.25%
$6.67	$4.82	$4.82	72.26%	72.25%
cut off
$7.00	$5.10	$5.06	72.86%	72.25%
$8.00	$5.95	$5.78	74.38%	72.25%
$9.00	$6.80	$6.50	75.56%	72.25%
$10.00	$7.65	$7.23	76.50%	72.25%
$15.00	$11.90	$10.84	79.33%	72.25%
$20.00	$16.15	$14.45	80.75%	72.25%
$25.00	$20.40	$18.06	81.60%	72.25%
$50.00	$41.65	$36.13	83.30%	72.25%
$75.00	$62.90	$54.19	83.87%	72.25%
$100.00	$84.15	$72.25	84.15%	72.25%
$125.00	$105.40	$90.31	84.32%	72.25%
$150.00	$126.65	$108.38	84.43%	72.25%
$175.00	$147.90	$126.44	84.51%	72.25%
$200.00	$169.15	$144.50	84.58%	72.25%
$225.00	$190.40	$162.56	84.62%	72.25%
$250.00	$211.65	$180.63	84.66%	72.25%

Forumulas:
Items-

(Sale Price - 1)*(1-Blizzard to Paypal Transfer Fee) = Profit
(Sale Price - 1)*(1-.15) = Profit

Commodities-

(Sale Price)*(1-Blizzard Commodities Fee)*(1-Blizzard to Paypal Transfer Fee) = Profit
(Sale Price)*(1-.15)*(1-.15) = Profit

TIP! Always sell items for more than $6.67 on the RMAH to maximize your profit.

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Diablo3: Download Now Play On Release

Okay Diablo 3 is just around the corner. If you have a physical copy waiting for you or you pre-ordered in a store here are the link so you can download now and play right away when you get your copy. Total download is about 7gigs.

Here is a list to all the Diablo 3 download locations. You can download and install now and play right away at midnight on 05/15.

Gameplay Video Making Guide

I'll show you all the steps to make a professional video that you can post of You-Tube or any other video uploading website.

Step 1
Pick your music. Mostly forgotten by many people but it can and WILL break your overall idea of your movie. I prefer songs or audio files which totally covers the time span of a video. If you do use Multiple you want to avoid using 2 totally different audio files. That will result in music that pop out and lowers the general quality of the whole movie. For what kind of audio its all up to you. The next bit it all my personal opinion. Hardcore, try to avoid it. Its to loud and does scare of a lot of viewers. You want to pick something that build up tension on the right moments. It must leave you some time at the start for some kind of intro and some time at the end for a ending/credits. Some Dubstep songs will do fine, for the rest try to listen as much music as you can. there is no real need it to fast music. keep in mind slow music will make your movie boring. Well known popsongs will disable your movie for several countries if you're going to upload it to Youtube.

Step 2
Set goals and decide what you want to reach with your movie. Entertain the viewers or want to deliver a message. Random fight movies is not going to cut it.

Step 3
I assume you have gathered plenty of footage. You dont?! Close the program you are on now and gather more. It will take a lot of time to get good looking footage. Its simple; The more you have the more you can pick from. For gathering footage there are some nice tricks on how to do.

Always hide your interface it. will look cheap most of the time if its there.

Use skills of your character to create new angles. If I am right Shaman and hunter have such skills

(Not 100% certain, I just fly invisible in the air and do not use those)

Step 4
Reserve time for an intro and ending. That way you know how much time you have to show them in the middle section. Use the music to determent at what moment you want to do a transition to the middle section.

Step 5
Start editing your movie. Use a good quality editing software for that. so no windows movie maker. Personally I use Sony Vegas for editing my footage. Use a lot of different shots. people do not want to the the same piece of footage for a very long time. Keep the pieces under 15 seconds. IMPORTANT: Use the audio as a guide on where to cut the footage. This makes it all look more natural and gives it a more professional look. Look at some movies which are in the Cinema or made by professionals. You can almost feel on the music alone when they are going to cut to another angle. Its also cool if you have a friend who can help you with that. You can have 2 angles of the same fight where you can switch to, makes it more dynamic.

Step 6
Place your intro and outro for the middle section and make sure they fluidly fade into each other.
simple fade out will do.

Step 7
Render it at the highest possible resolution. 1920x1080 looks cool but it takes so much HHD space and takes way longer to work with. Keep in mind that a lot of people wont even look at that resolution. 1280x720 will do fine. You can change your WOW-client resolution to that so you don't need to re-size it which may reduce the quality. Compress with H.264 will give you good quality with decent size files. Nobody likes 10Gig movie's

Step 8
Leave it overnight. If you worked on it for a while, your perception on what looks good fade a little. Just get some sleep and watch it again the next day, there maybe are things you still want to improve/change. Show some other people and ask for there reactions. If your happy Upload it or do what you want with it!

Last thing. I am unable to link to any applications that will help you with your movie. Look up Fraps, Sony Vegas and Adobe After Effects.

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