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[Weekly Discussion Thread] Scientists, what are the biggest misconceptions in your field? by fastparticlesin askscience

[–]allanvv 0 points1 point ago

It's more complex than just negative numbers though. If you imagine the real number line, it's one-dimensional. Imaginary numbers exist perpendicular to the real numbers, so a complex number is a two dimensional quantity.

Stats from sockets shouldnt be counted when searching in AH! by Khonghin Diablo

[–]allanvv 0 points1 point ago

Oh, that's interesting. The post-ruby DPS doesn't show up when you mouseover items in the menu screen (only in-game shows up correctly), but I guess it makes sense about the auction house sorting.

Stats from sockets shouldnt be counted when searching in AH! by Khonghin Diablo

[–]allanvv -7 points-6 points ago

DPS from rubies don't show up, but MF does.

Who else doesn't want the RMAH to open anytime soon? by blackmatter615in Diablo

[–]allanvv 7 points8 points ago

That's because Diablo 3 items have a huge amount of variations and each item's worth is quite subjective.

To make some automatic pricer, you would have to develop weights for different affixes (ie. how much is +50 str? +100 str? +50 str, +50 dps?)

Video of hacker in action by XaeroR35in Diablo

[–]allanvv 0 points1 point ago

Perhaps they only monitor a sampling of item sells so that it's not too much data. Then it might not be useful for tracking hacking.

Any other wizards finding it hard to settle on a build? by subzero720in Diablo

[–]allanvv 0 points1 point ago

Slow attack speed two-handed weapon for best damage per arcane power efficiency when using orb.

Any other wizards finding it hard to settle on a build? by subzero720in Diablo

[–]allanvv 0 points1 point ago

I've gone with arcane orb + slow 2h so I can spam spells while keeping mobile. Disintegrate was amazing in normal difficulty but a lot of times I can't hold it long enough for good dps while kiting in NM and hell.

A supposed MMORPG gold farmer / hacker gives his insight into the current Diablo 3 security issues among other things on QuakeNet IRC #diablo3 by xartionin Diablo

[–]allanvv 2 points3 points ago

Person claiming to represent the majority of Chinese gold farmers says that there is no compromise in Blizzard security. Whatever hacks are occuring now are because people use the same email/password as other sites. He says people hack fan sites and try out your email/password in 50 MMO's. He also claims that they do not trojan or virus people's computers. (Note that just because a site uses hashes (which has become standard practice for a while) to store passwords does not mean it will protect you from them accessing your plaintext password. If they gain access to a site's files, they can alter it so that it logs the password of all login attempts, bypassing the hash mechanism)

Then he goes on and on about the authenticator being made in China, not sure what his point there is. I'm fairly sure that a hardware backdoor or compromise of the authenticators would be a big deal because they use similar devices in actual real security systems.

Diablo 3 and Torchlight 2. They are a testament to our changing industry. by Cheeseterin Games

[–]allanvv 0 points1 point ago

I wouldn't say TL2 was more creative than Diablo 3 though...

Insane Azmodan Exp - 15 quest turn ins per kill by masterprtzlin Diablo

[–]allanvv 0 points1 point ago

Yes, that is a good idea. Not sure why two people decided to downvote me though.

Servers Back Up it seeems by TengenToppain Diablo

[–]allanvv 0 points1 point ago

I've been getting error 37 "Battle.net is down for maintenance" for the past hour.

edit: nevermind, got in now.

An 8 Hour "Scheduled Maintenance" for Americas Server tonight from 1-9am PDT. WTF, Blizzard? by padd1ngtonin Diablo

[–]allanvv 1 point2 points ago

Doesn't the game give you a refund? I'll get overcharged and then the difference in gold shows up as "purchase refund" in the stash.

Insane Azmodan Exp - 15 quest turn ins per kill by masterprtzlin Diablo

[–]allanvv 0 points1 point ago

Blizzard just needs to remove the second exp giving. There's no purpose in having it reward additional exp after killing Azmodan for something that takes 10 seconds to do.

How much do you spend on items in the auction house ? by Euphoin Diablo

[–]allanvv 1 point2 points ago

Weapons get progressively better DPS past level 55 and the levels are relatively slow. I've replaced my weapon every 3 levels or so past level 50. It doesn't cost that much because you can usually sell it back after you're done.

10k for each piece of gear is extremely cheap. I've kept using the armor at level 60 from my level 40-50 days, but I'll be replacing them once I get a lot more money.

Bashiok confirms recent mass account infiltration was not due to Battle.net security flaw. by TSammichin Diablo

[–]allanvv 25 points26 points ago

It's all a Blizzard conspiracy! Coverup coverup!

Until someone can actually demonstrate the use of session hijacking in public games, I won't be convinced.

One thing I never understood: can't Blizzard trace the items to the character who receives the item? Sure, they can launder the item on the auction house for gold but then Blizzard must be able find out where that gold is going. So how can people benefit from stolen items?

The Auction House (US Servers) Is Down by ConuhFin Diablo

[–]allanvv 9 points10 points ago

It's been acting up lately. Lots of timeouts while buying, people complaining of lost items/gold.

If anyone is looking to recap on the Lore of Diablo 1 and 2 then I suggest you watch this very well-made video featuring cinematics and lore taken straight from the games. by RedBaron_the_Secondin Diablo

[–]allanvv 1 point2 points ago

This is pretty good. It tells the story in chronological order from all the different videos out there.

The conversations between followers can be hilarious by Wheeze201in Diablo

[–]allanvv 38 points39 points ago

Who hasn't heard this a million times?

I feel like such an asshole right now (Act III) by terakenin Diablo

[–]allanvv 6 points7 points ago

Wait, when did he die?

Why didn't someone tell me 3d printers have got this good? by sebzim4500in videos

[–]allanvv -2 points-1 points ago

If you don't account for cost, sure...

Honestly, is Diablo 3 worth it? by Agent00funkin truegaming

[–]allanvv 0 points1 point ago

That's not how the Diablo series works. Each difficulty setting is a continuation from the previous one. i.e. nightmare difficulty is more difficult than the last part of normal difficulty. All the monsters get extremely difficult and it requires much more skill to play. So it is impossible for a level 1 character to survive.

I'd say the game becomes much more interesting (fun) after finishing normal difficulty.

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