It's a guide for new players. People will get easily dissuaded after their first run in with a Frozen Jailer mob.

Crafting is indeed a crapshoot, though it's not as random as gambling was in the previous games. Every recipe has a set range of base stat, some guaranteed modifiers (though the values have a range), and then a guaranteed amount of random modifiers (though some mods can only be on some items). You will have to…

I really hate how this article tries to brush off the story of D1 and D2 as "evil is happening." It totally undermines all of the large scale impacts in D3 caused by the intricacies of the preceding games.

Sure, but whatever you're crafting at that low of a level is going to become obsolete after another 10-15 minutes of gameplay. Unless you're crafting +exp items to wear a few levels ahead of what you are currently, optimizing your haul is kinda silly. To each their own, though.

Fair enough. I feel that low level crafting materials are disproportionately plentiful in the early game, and I had one or two full stacks in my stash before the end of Act 1.

Oh, in that case, only reason to play through the story again is for the slightly different cutscenes and conversations. If you don't care about those, feel free to skip it.

For a drinking game, take a swig every time you kill an elite pack, every time you level, every waypoint, and every time you die. This is a lot more fun once you start playing hardcore, where the first to die has to drink a bit more every time.

It doesn't hurt to try out different classes. Some of them are more fun than others, while some of them are a lot less viable in the end game. It would be a shame if you dedicated hundreds of hours to only a Demon Hunter.

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You're being 'that guy' right now

So how bad was the competition, then?

You do realize that we now have like 12 clone characters, right? Cloning Pit with Pittoo isn't out of the realm of possibility.

I brought this up during last years YTS and I'll do it again this year: I don't understand why everyone thinks Cutler is a dick.

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The submitter states that he thought of the owner as a friend, so take that as you will, but fair enough. If the two guys were anywhere near as talkative about the upcoming event, I would assume that the owner had to have made a conscious decision not to toss out a congratulatory perk by that point.

Under what circumstances should you expect a drink from a good acquaintance/friend?

I think expecting that latte is on par with getting a free drink at a bar on your birthday. If the company values your business, letting $3 go during a big event is chump change in the long run. It's not like the guy is going to start popping kids out left and right just to get free drinks every 9 months.

Sure, but if they had called it a lateral in the game, he would have stayed in the game instead of getting pulled super early. It's not like he wasn't a lock for the record either way.

Are SC fans pissed that Blizzard is spending time making a MOBA with SC characters? If not, why would they be mad about a fighter?

If disliking OSU makes you a Michigan fan, I think the majority of NCAAF must love the Wolverines.