Demon Hunter is a ranged class that mixes deadly marksmanship skills with acrobatic maneuvers and traps do dispose of their enemies. While they are definitely not the same, I like to compare this class to the Wizard in terms of gameplay and combat tactics: you can’t just run into a massive group of monsters and tank them all at once, but instead you need to always look for some sort of tactical advantage, focus on kiting and always avoid getting hit.
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The Monk is, along with Barbarian of course, the second melee damage dealing class in Diablo 3. Their gameplay is however fairly different, and even if you’re primarily a fan or melee classes like me it may not necessarily mean you’ll like the Monk. The playstyle is simply not the same, and in the Monk guide below you’ll find out exactly what makes this class different.
Instead of walking in to melee range, you probably prefer throwing destructive spells on your enemies from a safe distance. Wizard is a great class if you prefer slaying from a safe distance with your massively strong spells and area of effect abilities. This class is frequently compared to the Witch Doctor, but this post will tell you exactly why it’s completely unique and much different.
Ever since Blizzard’s announcement of the real money auction house (RMAH) in Diablo 3 tons of players have been looking for information how exactly that’ll work. Whether they want to admit it or not, most players see this also as an opportunity to make money by playing D3. However, most of these players will end up spending more money than earning it.
Personally I feel that Blizzard made the right choice with the addition of an auction house. Trading items with other players in Diablo 2 was really inconvenient and risky, and players would be doing the same in Diablo III as well. This system will enable everyone to buy or sell items safely. As trading equipment is very important in this game, I can see the auction house becoming extremely popular, so you may be interested to learn some basics about it.
There are two different types of auction houses you can sell or buy items on and from. The gold based auction house uses the in-game gold as currency, while the RMAH uses actual currency or your Battle.net account balance. You can sell or buy your items from either of these two auction houses. Obviously the gold based AH is the preferred place to buy items, but for the best loot (especially item sets) you might have to visit the real money AH.
There’s also a Hardcore-difficulty auction house, available only to characters of that difficulty. These characters don’t have access to the normal or RM auction house.
For each item you sell on the auction house there’s a fee attached. That fee will only be charged if the item sells however, so you can keep listing them. Below you’ll find the exact fees you’ll have to give to Blizzard and Paypal or some other payment processor:
For Equipment (weapons, armor, accessories, and other unique items):
For Commodities (gems, materials, dyes, pages, recipes, and other non-unique items):
Depending on which currency you’ll use, below are the transaction fees for RMAH:
| Currency | Fee (Equipment) | Fee (Commodities) |
| USD | 1 | 15% |
| MXN | 12 | 15% |
| BRL | 1,80 | 15% |
| ARS | 4,50 | 15% |
| CLP | 500 | 15% |
| AUD | 1 | 15% |
| GBP | 1 | 15% |
| EUR | 1 | 15% |
| RUB | 50 | 15% |
When you place an item for sale in the RMAH you will need to choose whether you want to receive the funds to your Battle.net account or through another payment processor. Battle.net account balance can be used to buy things like character transfers or race changes in World of Warcraft. You won’t be able to purchase a WoW subscription though, which I’m sure many players would like.
If for example you sold a piece of equipment for $5, you would have to pay a $1 fee to Blizzard as well as a 15% when you choose to transfer the money to your Paypal account. Therefore, you’d get $3,25 , which equals to about a 30% “tax” you have to pay for each item sold.
The best way to make sure you don’t have to pay too many fees is to trade your items using the in-game gold as currency. You can exchange the gold later on the RMAH depending on its current market value. That way you won’t have to pay fixed $1 fee for every item you sell, but in the end you’ll still be paying the “tax” when you decide to cash out.
However, do expect gold values to plummet fairly soon as more and more players start farming it. However you can read a guide such as this to learn how you can invest into certain items that won’t lose value over time.
Thousands of players will try to make a profit by playing Diablo 3, and it will be very hard to compete with them if you’re a casual player. Unless you really want to decide a lot of time to this game don’t expect to make a living off of Diablo III auction house.
I will however be soon posting tips and tricks to help you earn more gold in D3. Most players don’t know any gold making strategies for now so I’m sure you’ll be able to profit from it.
Barbarians are currently the most popular class in Diablo 3. They are extremely fun to play and in my opinion this class is what makes Diablo what it is. If you like leaping into the air and making your enemies do the same while smashing them down with giant axes, maces and other weapons, then this class is for you.
Witch Doctor is a phenomenally exciting class to play in Diablo 3. If you’re a fan of curses, hexes and summoning devious pets, this class is definitely for you. In this guide I’ll focus on providing you information about Witch Doctors, including their skills, builds, combat strategies and more tips.
With the upcoming release of Diablo 3 in just over a month, Blizzard is pushing out more and more content for the game, including more trailers. The latest was the Barbarian class trailer. I’ve included all class trailers in this post so you can watch them easily whenever your heart desires.
This is a list of the currently known item sets in Diablo III. Expect more to come!
Remember that some of these items can also change over the next few months.
5 pieces.
Requires level 60.
Only completable on: Barbarian.
5 pieces.
Requires level 60.
Only completable on: Wizard.
5 pieces.
Requires level 60.
Only completable on: Demon Hunter.
5 pieces.
Requires level 60.
only completable on: Monk.
5 pieces.
Requires level 60.
only completable on: Witch Doctor.
2 pieces.
Requires level 60.
Only completable on: Barbarian.
2 pieces.
Requires level 60.
Oonly completable on: Wizard.
2 pieces.
Requires level 60.
Only completable on: Demon Hunter.
2 pieces.
Requires level 60.
Only completable on: Monk.
2 pieces.
Requires level 60.
Only completable on: Witch Doctor.
3 pieces.
Requires level 22.
4 pieces.
Requires level 24.
4 pieces.
Requires level 52.
2 pieces.
Requires level 56.
2 pieces.
Requires level 60.
Every one of the five classes in Diablo 3 has over twenty different skills. You gain them through levels automatically, and some of them also improve on later levels, more on which is explained here. Different abilities have different effects, such as attacking and damage, defensive, summoning minions, setting traps and more. Players can have up to six different abilities for use at any given time and choosing which ones are best requires some knowledge, but it also depends on your play style.
However, all these skills can be further customized with the help of runestones. There are five different types of runestones:
Each one offers a particular bonus when attached to an existing ability. Some improve the damage, some add additional effects like damage. By opening the skills window you can place runestones in any of your skills, and the effect it’ll have is displayed in the tooltip.
Not only do different runes have different effects but they also have more ranks. Runestones with higher rank add an improve effect (like higher damage) than those of a lower rank.
As an example, here’s how runestones work when you add them to Barbarian’s “Whirlwind” ability:
More examples can be found on the official page about runestones.
Basically runestones open up a variety of options for your character’s skills and you can customize them to suit your playstyle. Combining different effects on multiple abilities will certainly set good players from others, and knowing which runestones are best used for certain abilities will require some testing. Fortunately for you, we’ll provide plenty of recommendations right on this site!
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