NegaDeath wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 14:27:
When a majority of people here get excited about a game I get excited. I've been ignoring D3 until recently with the new patch and expansion, starting to think I should take a look.

I've been one of the resident D3 haters here and I took the plunge for $20 because they got rid of the AH. It's not as addictive (or as good) as the first two games, but it's not bad. It's still a lot better than the alternatives. I'll probably buy RoS just for the Crusader too...

Yes, I am Blizzard's bitch.

Darks wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 11:27:
Blizz is giving everyone a 50% XP bonus now. That is going away come Tuesday. So take advantage of it now while you can.

Because we'll take those characters into PvP battle?

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 18:34:
The game doesn't really start until you are 60 and have all your abilities, in my opinion.(or 70 in the expansion) At that point, currently, the wizard starts to really pull away from the other classes.

Thanks good to know this info. I guess wizard will be my next char.

I'm loving my monk and his fist weaps. Just punching the shit out of everything. Toss in 7 sided strike where he's bamfing around like Nightcrawler and it's an effing hoot! He's all like 'Taste the rainbow, motherfucker!' Puncha puncha puncha!

Saboth wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 18:25:

Lol. I went ahead and bit the bullet since it was 19.99 and I'm enjoying it. Can't decide on a class though. Everywhere you look, everyone sings the praises of the Wizard, but I found it just kind of boring after about 15 levels. I had more fun on the WD and Demon Hunter, but Demon Hunter seems to be the redheaded stepchild of the game.

All the classes are pretty lackluster at low levels, honestly. The game doesn't really start until you are 60 and have all your abilities, in my opinion.(or 70 in the expansion) At that point, currently, the wizard starts to really pull away from the other classes.

In spite of that, the game is probably the most playable it has been since release day right now, and all classes have at least a few builds that are viable up into Torment 1 or 2 at the least.

Demon Hunter will require more kiting on your part, since it's a dodge based class, with no inherent damage reduction like the monk(the other dex/dodge based class)

Cutter wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 16:08:

NegaDeath wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 14:27:
When a majority of people here get excited about a game I get excited. I've been ignoring D3 until recently with the new patch and expansion, starting to think I should take a look.

Are you so excited? That you just can't hide it? Are you about to lose control and think you like it?

Lol. I went ahead and bit the bullet since it was 19.99 and I'm enjoying it. Can't decide on a class though. Everywhere you look, everyone sings the praises of the Wizard, but I found it just kind of boring after about 15 levels. I had more fun on the WD and Demon Hunter, but Demon Hunter seems to be the redheaded stepchild of the game.

NegaDeath wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 14:27:
When a majority of people here get excited about a game I get excited. I've been ignoring D3 until recently with the new patch and expansion, starting to think I should take a look.

Are you so excited? That you just can't hide it? Are you about to lose control and think you like it?

When a majority of people here get excited about a game I get excited. I've been ignoring D3 until recently with the new patch and expansion, starting to think I should take a look.

It's certainly worth $20.

Darks wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 15:07:

AngelicPenguin wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 12:53:

MrGrosser wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 12:41:
What will happen to Paragon Levels when RoS drops? Will you not progress any levels until you reach 70? Will they reset to 0 and you can start gaining them again at 70?

Your paragon progression stops in RoS temporarily until you hit 70, then starts again.

This is also why you should be grinding out your paragon levels now at 60, because once you make it to level 70 the XP to gain the next level is going to be much higher.

As for the Mystic being available in Act 5. It was once said she would not be available until after you completed Act 5. But she actually becomes available about 1 hour into the game before or after you kill Urzael.

No one is going to have the matts available from the start of the Add-on to even begin using her ,which is why you find her later in the game.

So disenchant everything you get. Blue items too.

I've heard mixed things about this. Some say the xp gain is so massive in RoS doing bounties and such that you don't really need to feel compelled to grind out paragon now.

Personally, since current 2.0 legendaries are most likely far inferior to their 70 counterparts, I have been doing only xp farming because the bonus is just too massive relative to xp/hr before.

AngelicPenguin wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 12:53:

MrGrosser wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 12:41:
What will happen to Paragon Levels when RoS drops? Will you not progress any levels until you reach 70? Will they reset to 0 and you can start gaining them again at 70?

Your paragon progression stops in RoS temporarily until you hit 70, then starts again.

This is also why you should be grinding out your paragon levels now at 60, because once you make it to level 70 the XP to gain the next level is going to be much higher.

As for the Mystic being available in Act 5. It was once said she would not be available until after you completed Act 5. But she actually becomes available about 1 hour into the game before or after you kill Urzael.

No one is going to have the matts available from the start of the Add-on to even begin using her ,which is why you find her later in the game.

So disenchant everything you get. Blue items too.

When a majority of people here get excited about a game I get excited. I've been ignoring D3 until recently with the new patch and expansion, starting to think I should take a look.

Krovven wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 12:22:

Linksil wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 11:16:
You can't unlock the mystic to mod equipment until you've played through act5 once.

Not accurate. She becomes available during Act 5.

My bad with that... assumed people would understand it's not the whole act you have to play but the act itself(like the BS and Jewel). Either way you need to play into Act5 to unlock.

MrGrosser wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 12:41:
What will happen to Paragon Levels when RoS drops? Will you not progress any levels until you reach 70? Will they reset to 0 and you can start gaining them again at 70?

Your paragon progression stops in RoS temporarily until you hit 70, then starts again.

MrGrosser wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 12:41:
What will happen to Paragon Levels when RoS drops? Will you not progress any levels until you reach 70? Will they reset to 0 and you can start gaining them again at 70?

Here is the quote from Blizzard's website:

"After Paragon 2.0 goes live, if you are level 60 and do not have the Reaper of Souls enabled on your account, you will continue to earn Paragon experience in the new system. This is because you are still technically at the level cap. However, if you are level 60 and decide to enable the expansion on your account, you will stop earning Paragon experience. This is because the expansion increases the level cap to 70. Once you reach level 70, you will start to accrue Paragon experience again from where you left off. (So, basically: Only max-level characters will be able to earn Paragon experience. If you don't have the expansion, max-level = 60. If you have the expansion, max-level = 70.)"

What will happen to Paragon Levels when RoS drops? Will you not progress any levels until you reach 70? Will they reset to 0 and you can start gaining them again at 70?

Linksil wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 11:16:
You can't unlock the mystic to mod equipment until you've played through act5 once.

Not accurate. She becomes available during Act 5.

Spoiler text
You first encounter her on the quest Souls of the Dead, in Gideon's Row of Act V after you have killed Drygha. She can be found hiding under a pile of corpses in the same area. She will accompany you for a short while (not fighting) and then will return to the Survivors' Enclave to join your Caravan.

Okay, I found out. It is the paragon they are talking about. So no theres no extra bonus being given after level 100.

Darks wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 11:56:
No Angelic, this was a bonus to even the Paragon stuff. Again, I need to check with a few others about this. But it was rumored.

Sounds like a rumor then again. I can guarantee I would have heard about something as cool as that (bonus move speed would be insanely userful.)

No Angelic, this was a bonus to even the Paragon stuff. Again, I need to check with a few others about this. But it was rumored.

MoonSpook wrote on Mar 21, 2014, 11:04:
This is in reply to LgFriess, I did Quote him but it kept breaking the post for some reason:

There is a bug on this site, and I assume others that use the same code, you can't quote anything that starts with qu...

You need to at least put a space first.

Instead of [quote="Somebodyuick question it would have to be:

Somebody wrote:
Quick question