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    March 24, 2021

    Diablo Ex-Blizzard Leaders Raise $9.7 Million To Create New Real-Time Strategy Game

    Ex-Blizzard Leaders Raise $9.7 Million To Create New Real-Time Strategy Game

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 09:17 AM PDT

    D2R version 0.1.61945 walks the earth

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 11:32 AM PDT

    Use Google translate if you need. Site tracks game versions on blizzard servers. D2R appeared 1 hour ago.

    Maybe alpha soon?

    https://www.diablonext.com/foros/d/2871-la-version-alpha-de-diablo-ii-resurrected-aparece-por-primera-vez-en-los-servidores-de-blizzard

    Edit: 'Vendor' version and 'Alpha' versions both appeared.

    Edit: Link to see all the different versions The site has also been tracking d4 version numbers to track dev progress which is pretty cool.

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    Kevin Cassidy on Twitter: Diablo Prime Evils Redesigned (fanart) of Blizzard Entertainment's @Diablo demons

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 06:03 PM PDT

    Season 23 Mega Guide

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 09:40 AM PDT

    Season 23 Mega Guide

    Season 23 Mega Guide

    This is a revised version of the Season 20 Mega Guide. I decided to go back and clear up a lot of the non-essential information to keep things nice and neat.

    This guide is much shorter yet explains the exact same steps in a less wordy and easier to digest fashion.

    Table of Contents:

    • Meta Predictions for Season 23
    • Leveling Guide 1-70
    • Post 70 Progress
    • Links and resources

    Meta Predictions

    For season 23 we saw the re-birth and subsequent re-killing of the Firebirds and Ratham sets. None of these will be meta for season 23 unless Blizzard decides to change things before season goes live.

    Note: As of right now there have been "blue posts" on the forums so there's still hope for at least firebirds wizard.

    4 man XP meta (may change):

    Good old Rat-runs will be the name of the game for 4-man XP meta. The LoD Variant remains the strongest yet for higher tier speeds 1 rat can be swapped with a Bone Spear Necro instead.

    Rax has made this gorgeous in-depth guide for rat-runs.

    4 man 150 meta:

    Season 23 will most likely resemble season 22 very closely in terms of end game GR 150 clears. The top group will consist of 1 Bone Spear necro, 1 FoH Crusader, 1 zBarb and 1 zDH. Again, this may change if Firebirds is re-buffed to S-tier.

    Solo XP Meta:

    God DH will be the most efficient solo XP farmer with the new follower system. The build has high mobility paired with a screen-wide wip that allows a solo player to drift through GR 110s in 3-ish minutes.

    At the end of the day all classes are able to do 140+ so no matter what you decide to play you should be able to get very far indeed.

    Zero to Hero Leveling Guide

    As always the leveling guide is not about the absolute fastest way of reaching 70, but rather the strategy that I find lends the most solid start. I will include two separate strategies for leveling - both are meant for 4 man groups.

    Level 0:

    • Create seasonal character
    • Choose Game Mode > Challenge Rift > Start game
      • Complete the challenge rift
      • Leave game > back to party screen

    Level 1:

    • Choose Game Mode > Adventure > Difficulty anywhere between normal and hard
    • Go to followers and equip templar weapon (and shield)
    • Open challenge rift reward box
      • 475 Blood Shards, 4.6 Million gold, 35 Death's Breath (DB), 100 Veiled Crystal, 300 Reusable parts, 300 Arcane dust, 15 of each bounty material
    • Fully upgrade blacksmith and mystic
      • Craft level 70 Rare Two Handed Axe
      • Preferred Secondary stats are "Life on Hit" or "%chance to ___"
      • Go to mystic and reroll the other secondary stat to reduce level requirement - get as close to 30 as possible. Generally keep any weapon with >25 reduced level.

    Level 1 - 10 (getting Cube)

    • (Optional) Complete boss bounty for Magda, Zoltun Kull, Belial or Skeleton King for some guaranteed rare item drops.
    • Go to act 3 Ruins of Sescheron > maintain massacre bonus whilst progressing to the Cube.
      • Do the cursed-chest event before the cube for additional XP
    • Grab the cube and port back to town

    Upgrading rare item to a legendary:

    • Craft one more level 70 rare item of the basetype you want to upgrade (see upgrade recommendations below)
      • Open the Cube and upgrade the rare item you crafted via The Hope of Cain recipe (no the rare item with "reduced level requirement" - but the second rare you crafted)
    • Now select the first recipe in the cube (Archives of Tal Rasha) and extract the legendary power from the legendary item you just upgraded.
    • Remember to actually activate the legendary power via the cube.

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    Cursed chest runs (40-60 minutes)

    Level 10 - 40:

    Note: this strategy is most efficient with multiple necro's in the group. Having a strong AoE legendary power in the cube will accelerate this strategy immensely.

    • Leave the game > create a new game > adventure mode > torment 1 - 4
    • Open your map
    • Hover over the exclamation mark to read each bounty in each zone
      • If the bounty name has a "cursed" in it, it is most likely a cursed chest bounty. A full list of the cursed chest bounties can be seen below

    Cursed Chest events to look out for are:

    By Maxim Houde (comment from Youtube)

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    • Travel to the bounties and complete the cursed chest event.
    • Leave the game once all the bounties have been completed.
    • Rinse and repeat.

    Level 40-70:

    • Equip your level 70 rare weapon with "reduced level requirement" and set the torment difficulty to as much as you can manage.
    • Continue spamming cursed chest bounties until you reach level 70

    Rift runs (2-3 hours)

    Level 10 - 40:

    • Open a rift (around torment 1 difficulty) and complete it.
      • Make sure to collect materials and items to deconstruct at the blacksmith for materials.
    • Check town vendors for +damage rings and other useful items.
    • Make sure to equip any gear upgrades as you run your rifts.
    • Be as fast as possible, focus on killing mobs. Small mobs should die in 1-2 hits, if they die slower lower the difficulty.

    Level 40-70:

    • Equip your level 70 rare weapon with "reduced level requirement" and set the torment difficulty to as much as you can manage.
    • Continue to run rifts and gather materials

    Post 70 Progression

    It's important to understand why the top players of D3 view the start of a season as a rat race. It's important to be able to get into that same mindset. Basically, the more swiftly one can obtain power (in terms of DPS, paragon levels, primal items etc) the more desirable you become for other groups to play with - making it much easier to join top groups and thus stay ahead of the competition.

    If you find other players at your own skill level don't be afraid to add them as friends so you can play with them in the future. This way you'll gradually build up a community of skilled and active players to play the game with - making group finding much easier and the game much more enjoyable.

    Rushing Haedrig's Gift:

    As a fresh level 70 my immediate goals is therefore to power up as fast as possible. This means rushing the free seasonal set for your selected starting class and the main multiplying items for the set (such as Dead Man's Legacy and Yang's for an Unhallowed Essence build). I typically choose my starting class based on the sets available; I will also include a tier list for the Haedrig's sets every season below this section.

    It takes me about 30-60 minutes to obtain my final Haedrig's Gift and most beneficial couple of legendaries. Typically the only time consuming challenge here is to complete all bounties - make sure to be in a 4 man group for this or it will take a very long time to get done.

    Getting the first gear upgrades:

    At the beginning of a season it can be difficult to obtain the gear pieces you need for your build. It's a good idea to focus on the biggest multiplier items first. By running nephalem rifts on T13+ you'll be able to farm a boatload of DB's. Use these in the cube to upgrade yellow items of the item-base you need into legendary items. If you are lucky you'll be able to drop the desired item pretty fast - keep in mind that GR's are a good way to gain items also.

    Furthermore I recommend communication within your group. If you get a decent Legendary that you can't use link it in group chat; someone else might need it - and this will help the group as a whole gain power much faster.

    Reaching Late Game Build:

    Once I have a starting build set up (capable of speeding at least T13) I begin focusing my attention on obtaining the items for an end game build, or the build I desire to run for the season (in some cases I skip the Haedrig's entirely and simply rush for my end game). The nature of this build is determined by what me and my group have decided pre season launch - that is to say, am I going to run Rift Guardian Killer (RGK) for my group? Or maybe I will be Support Barb? In any case I will know this before the season starts and aim to gear for that specific role ASAP.

    Once all the members of my group have reached their desired build (usually after 4-6 hours of hitting 70) we will start focusing our attention on Paragon farming by powering through high GR's in 3-5 minutes - usually around GR 90-105 at paragon 400-500.

    Gear Optimization and Late Game Grind:

    From here on out the primary focus is to level Legendary Gems for Augments and additional damage, as well as converting our terrible opening equipment into Ancient Legendary items. Each item slot has a different priority when it comes to upgrading Legendaries to ancients:

    • Mainhand (Biggest damage boost)
    • Gloves (Offensive item slot = large damage boost)
    • Helmet (Offensive item slot)
    • Remaining set items
    • Jewelry

    After obtaining Legendary gem levels and a few Ancient Legendary items it is time to augment. Usually you want to augment items using gems at a minimum level of 95-100 and the augmentation priority is the opposite of the ancient legendary priority - you want to augment simple item slots (such as cest, boots and shoulders) first. The reason for this is that the simpler the rolls on an item slot are, the smaller the chances of finding a meaningful upgrade are thus allowing your Augments to stay relevant for a longer period of time.

    Now that my group has ancient legendary items with a few augments we have more or less arrived at end game. The goal from here on out is to reach around paragon 1500, full augments and push for that 150 GR clear.

    Links and Resources

    Season 23 (PTR) Patch Notes:

    I highly recommend you read these for in depth information on the new items / sets and changes to existing items.

    D3 Planner (Diablo 3 ressource):

    The undisputed most in-depth tool for more or less anything Diablo 3. Unsure if your 20% Cold Damage roll is better than 100% crit damage? Simply copy your Battletag into this brilliant calculator and compare:

    D3 planner Kadala drops:

    An additional addon to D3 planner. This page covers the possible drops from blood shards.

    Diablo 3 season tracker:

    A site that makes it easy to navigate and plan your season journey ahead of time. It's a simple resource, but very useful. This site keeps up to date and often posts the season journey guide pre season launch.

    sVr - streamer and youtuber:

    sVr is a Diablo 3 GOD. If you are looking for super in-depth information about D3 make sure to watch his videos and his streams on twitch. For end game, meta information few people come close to sVr's expertise.

    Raxxanterax (Youtuber):

    Raxxanterax is an up and coming D3 youtuber who does a great job at methodically explaining and breaking down the meta builds for end game. Rax's videos cover both solo builds and group builds alike. For more in depth knowledge and great guides have a look at his youtube channel!

    Bluddshed (Diablo Youtuber and streamer):

    Blud is probably my favorite Diablo 3 youtuber; he is laid back, enjoyable to watch but most importantly of all his content mirrors some of the higher-end strategies and meta-builds in the game. If you have questions for the specific playstyle of any builds posted on this guide I recommend you browse through Blud's videos.

    Rhykker (Diablo Youtuber):

    If you are new to the game and enjoy playing solo I also recommend giving Rhykker's channel a once-over. Whereas Blud covers the high-end group builds, Rhykker covers some of the more casual builds, leaving out almost nothing in his extensive tier lists for each season. Also, if you want to learn more about the ins- and outs of Blizzard, Rhykker usually keeps you up to date on everything from job announcements to D4 blog posts.

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    Dbrunski125: Should more changes be made to Diablo 2 Resurrected? Reacting to the community poll

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 11:52 AM PDT

    Diablo 2 Resurrected is there any confirmation on battle.net account that you Opted in to the Alpha?

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 03:11 PM PDT

    Title says it is there any way to see if you already opted in to the d2r technical alpha on your battle.net account?

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    What class and set are you going to main this season and why?

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 07:56 PM PDT

    Following the meta, doing your own thing, or just straight YOLO. Share your plans for this coming season!

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    Still got my double socketed Manticore

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 02:24 PM PDT

    Friends on switch?

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 03:32 PM PDT

    Where could I find friends to play with on switch? Thank you

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    Diablo 3 on Switch: can't find rift reward

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 06:32 PM PDT

    So, i just reached 70 on my character and did a bunch of rift. But I don't find the chest after I get out. There is like an altar, but it does nothing.

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    Diablo 4 SoundTrack

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 08:08 AM PDT

    Hey guys, in a past quarterly update, it was said that we could have some preview of some soundtrack related to Diablo 4, but as far as I researched we had nothing disclosed about the subject.

    In the last two blizzcons, we had nothing related to this topic. What do you expect from the Diablo 4 soundtrack?

    Have there been any recent updates on this subject?

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    Can you guys also add Leaderboards by Paragon Range?

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 09:01 AM PDT

    Can you guys also add Leaderboards by Paragon Range?

    Like 1-100 & 100-1000 & 1000-2000 & 2000-5000 and Bots. If you also add locking option to Paragon it can be awesome (Paragon 0 aka No Paragon can be good) Paragon is kill all fairness in the game and its pointless. Whats the fun if you can get every possible option? If we can have leaderboards for different ranges atleast we can say "Yeah im good for X paragon". You are trying to change 876 str to 1000 str. Paragon 4761 guy just getting 8000 str. Its just braindead system. Not updated since ages. This can fix it.

    Sample

    https://preview.redd.it/8n6gmly710p61.jpg?width=883&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=69a6ccb30048caa649f7ca82fb232fe9a709dd60

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    Kanai's Scorn can be found in a Mysterious Chest right now from March 24 to 31 in Elder Sanctum found in Ruin of Secheron Waypoint in Act 3. Armor Transmogs are in the comment

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 12:06 AM PDT

    Arach Color variations - Diablo II Fan Remake

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 08:58 AM PDT

    I trolled myself, and now i want to help someone else.

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 08:47 AM PDT

    Hi Diablo fans,

    Since yesterday im playing again, has been quite a while since I did.I was under the impression that i never purchased the Reaper of Souls DLC.So i went online and bought some license online, while activating I noticed I trolled myself and that i already had the DLC.

    All my friends who play have it as well, and I thought..why not make someone else happy with it.So i am selling this license for only 5 euros, just kidding..i am giving it away on here.

    Whoever gives me the best reason to have this license (battle.net gift key) before 22:00 central European time gets it.
    Also show me that you do not have it yet =)

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    Diablo 3 Etched Sigil

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 12:50 PM PDT

    Hello ! Last night a good mage boosted me in some level 96 Rifts and I ss-ed his build. I noticed that for his off-hand he used Ethced Sigil with boosted the damage of his Arcane Power Spenders. I got the same item today, but mine works only for Energy Twister. Did it got a rework and he got it before the change or should I drop another one with this buff?

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    D2: Anyone have an actual BEGINNER Hammerdin guide?

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 04:57 AM PDT

    Everything online is just someone showing off a finished build, advising each unique item needed at specific levels. The game only works like that if you have an army of mules or ATMA. I have neither. I'm playing single player, and haven't played this game in at least 10 years.

    I'm in Normal difficulty at the end of Act 2, with /players set to 5. I started dying at the Canyon of the Magi, and Duriel took me out maybe three times, partially because I thought BH didn't work on him at one point. Yeah, I'm a n00b.

    Right off the bat, I don't know what secondary Skill to run around with, because I don't have Concentration, and I can't teleport. Vigor is nice, because I can run around enemies fast enough to matter. I've only 1 point in Might, but it does come in handy when I actually need to melee something. I can't tell if Blessed Aim does anything to me or my companion.

    I do not have any amazing magic items beyond Death's Guard Sash, and that kind of sucks because it doesn't hold enough potions. I end up going through so many potions that I don't have room to pick up loot, half the time.

    I have a couple decent Grand Sceptors with higher damage than most. I switch between one for BH and the other for melee. Sometimes, I lose track of which one I'm working with, but usually realize what's happening soon enough.

    Again, I don't have mules, and I'm not going to use ATMA. I could really use some advice as to how to run this little guy, especially given that I just started dying half way through the game—this is making me feel like I did something very wrong and must start all over again.

    Level: 27 Strength: 57* Dexterity: 66* Vitality 80 Energy 17*

    AD 15-36 AR 609 Def 182 Sta 340 Life 280 Mana 61

    Fire 27 Cold 23 Lightning 61 Poison 20

    Blessed Hammer 248-259

    I've not wasted a single Skill point on anything that doesn't get me closer to maxing Blessed Hammer, Vigor, and Blessed Aim. I see I've not yet put points into Concentration. Oops?

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    How do Monster Resistances Scale in Nightmare and Hell?

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 12:12 PM PDT

    Hello,

    I've been Googling for a while and cannot find a clear answer to this question:

    How do monster resistances to elemental damage and magical damage scale with the difficulty of the game (Normal -> Nightmare -> Hell)?

    I've always heard that "poison damage falls off heavily" and "magic damage is better than other elementals", but I can't seem to find any hard facts that support these conclusions. I can't even seem to find what the elemental (and magic?) resistances of monsters look like throughout the game's difficulties!

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    Can I change Mouse keys for Diablo 1?

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 05:09 AM PDT

    Hello.

    I bought Diablo 1 from gog.com. Really enjoying it.

    However just quick question, can I change walk keys and attack keys from mouse's left/right button to keyboard?

    I'm not talking about F5~F8 keys, I want to change left/right mouse buttons to one of the keyboard buttons.

    Thank you.

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    No matter the state of a Diablo game's release...

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 07:10 AM PDT

    People are going to rage.

    For D2: Ressurected:

    You have your purists and your player base that wants to see quality of life changes. You have the people that are fine with the end game and the the ones that want more.

    For Diablo IV:

    The gameplay is too slow or too fast. The graphics look too grey or it looks too much like Diablo III. They are reusing too many old skills or they are changing the game too much. No single player offline REEEEEEE...

    Bottom line is people need are going to be pissed regardless which sucks cause it just adds to the increasingly high toxicity levels of the community.

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    Weekly Loot Wednesday - March 24, 2021

    Posted: 24 Mar 2021 07:00 AM PDT

    Welcome to this week's installment of the Weekly Loot Wednesday thread!

    Have you found something an item so amazing that you can't help but share it? Maybe you found a perfect trifecta Ring of Royal Grandeur, or a Wand of Woh with a socket, but there was no one to see it? Post your awesome loot here, so you can enjoy the fame (and upvotes)! Be sure to check back regularly to see what amazing items others may have found. Show support for this and point people here as this will help keep "look what I found" post from clogging up the front page. Also please consider sorting by new to see what new things people have posted!

    Tips:

    • When posting an image, make sure you crop it and use imgur for the best quality and upvotes.

    • Show the item's stat ranges by holding Ctrl when taking a screenshot.

    If you have any suggestions for this thread or any other ideas, please message the mods.

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