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{{Diablo III nav}}
 
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{{Intro}}
 
{{Intro}}
Welcome to the Unofficial Diablo III Basin Wiki!
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Blizzard announced on 28 June 2008 that Diablo III was in development. Beta was announced on [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/3542796/The_Diablo_III_Beta_Is_Now_Live-9_20_2011#blog 20 September 2011], and it was announced on [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/4612389/Diablo_III_Launching_May_15_%E2%80%93_Digital_Pre-Sales_NOW_OPEN-3_15_2012#blog 15 March 2012] that Diablo III would be released on {{Ub|=15 May 2012}}.
  
  
Starting with [[Diablo II]], the Amazon Basin has built up and around the Diablo series, eventually branching out to the many guilds it supports today. With the amount of interest in the title, it seems likely that the Basin will strive to provide a safe, friendly, fun place to game with and meet other like-minded gamers in Diablo III.
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[https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/forum/278-diablo-iii/ Our own Diablo III forums] officially opened on [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d3/forums/index.php?/topic/382-d3-boards-officially-open/ 7 May 2012].
  
  
Blizzard announced June 28 2008 that Diablo III was in development. Beta was announced [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/3542796/The_Diablo_III_Beta_Is_Now_Live-9_20_2011#blog 20 September 2011], and it was announced [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/4612389/Diablo_III_Launching_May_15_%E2%80%93_Digital_Pre-Sales_NOW_OPEN-3_15_2012#blog 15 March 2012] that Diablo III would finally be released {{Ub|=15 May 2012}}.
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Blizzard announced on [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/11867681/reaper-of-souls%E2%84%A2-unleashed-on-march-25-2014-prepurchase-now-12-19-2013 19 December 2013] that Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, an expansion including Act V and the Crusader class, would be released on {{Ub|=25 March 2014}}.
  
  
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;{{Warn|=Any content which has not been edited extensively after those dates (view history) is likely to be outdated.}}
 
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==General==
 
==General==
*[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/game/whats-new What's New in Diablo III]
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[http://battle.net/d3/game/what-is What's New in Diablo III]:
**Four difficulty levels, with 4 acts each: Normal, Nightmare, Hell, Inferno. Inferno difficulty is for level-capped chars, the difficulty is uniform in each act in this difficulty and it's meant to give capped characters areas to play that will give good loot drops without having to resort to just boss runs.
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*'''Four''' difficulty levels, with 4 acts each: Normal, Nightmare, Hell, Inferno. Inferno difficulty is for level-capped chars, the difficulty is uniform in each act in this difficulty and it's meant to give capped characters areas to play that will give good loot drops without having to resort to just boss runs.
**[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/3435570#blog Shared Stash] There is a stash shared among all characters on an account, accessible in town and expandable with gold.
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*[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/3435570#blog Shared Stash] There is a stash shared among all characters on an account, accessible in town and expandable with gold.
**[http://battle.net/d3/services/auction-house/ Auction House] Items will be able to be traded between accounts on the Auction House. Softcore characters can trade items for gold or real money, whereas Hardcore characters are limited to gold transactions.
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*[http://battle.net/d3/services/auction-house/ Auction House] Items will be able to be traded between accounts on the Auction House. Softcore characters can trade items for gold or real money, whereas Hardcore characters are limited to gold transactions.
 
**Other players in your party can port to your location via a banner in town that you can click to join them.
 
**Other players in your party can port to your location via a banner in town that you can click to join them.
**[http://blizzard.com/diablo3/world/systems/health.xml Health] Health Globes are the main way of recovering health during battle, and will drop from slain monsters.
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*[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/3390853 Health] Health Globes are the main way of recovering health during battle, and will drop from slain monsters.
**[http://blizzard.com/diablo3/world/systems/pvp.xml PvP] Blizzard Poster Bashiok has indicated that PvP will be consensual in Diablo III:
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*Blizzard Poster Bashiok has indicated that PvP will be consensual in Diablo III:
  
 
<blockquote>{{M|=We're - in general - not big fans of griefing for any game. It's really only "fun" for one person, and that definition of fun isn't generally something we're going to want to encourage. It's far more positive to encourage and support meaningful and skillful options and systems within a game, than a mechanic for people to instantly turn against one another for no meaningful gameplay reasons.
 
<blockquote>{{M|=We're - in general - not big fans of griefing for any game. It's really only "fun" for one person, and that definition of fun isn't generally something we're going to want to encourage. It's far more positive to encourage and support meaningful and skillful options and systems within a game, than a mechanic for people to instantly turn against one another for no meaningful gameplay reasons.
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==Classes==
 
==Classes==
*[http://blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/ Character Classes]
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*[http://battle.net/d3/class/ Classes]
 
**[[Barbarian (Diablo III)|Barbarian]]
 
**[[Barbarian (Diablo III)|Barbarian]]
 
**[[Demon Hunter]]
 
**[[Demon Hunter]]
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**[[Witch Doctor]]
 
**[[Witch Doctor]]
 
**[[Wizard]]
 
**[[Wizard]]
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**[[Crusader]] (New character class in Reaper of Souls expansion)
 
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==Items==
 
==Items==
*[http://battle.net/d3/item/ Items]
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*[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/game/guide/items/equipment/ Items]
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*[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/game/guide/items/crafting/ Crafting & Artisans]
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**[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/artisan/blacksmith/recipe/ Blacksmith]
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**[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/artisan/jeweler/recipe/ Jeweler]
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**[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/artisan/mystic/recipe/ Mystic]  (New for Reaper of Souls Expansion, link may not work for a while!)
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*[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/3123249164 Crafting Thus Far]
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*Artisans can be 'leveled up' through Tome of Training (made from Page of Training, a dropped item) and Plans that are dropped items. They are account-wide. Artisans will be able to specialize in order to get better results with a specific weapon or armor type, but the information so far is that specializations are not exclusive, so that it should be possible to specialize in all of the types you would like.
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*Mystics will have the unique ability to change the appearance of your equipment to match the look of any other equipment (for the same location on the body) that you have found thus far in Reaper of Souls.
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*Mystics will also have the unique ability to exchange a SINGLE MAGIC AFFIX from a piece of equipment for you to a random result.
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==Follower==
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*A [[Follower]] is similar to a [[mercenary]] in [[Diablo II]], although only available when playing solo. They have storyline elements, but are designed not to 'outshine' the hero. Blizzard initially intended followers to be available in Normal only, but after feedback they will be available in all difficulty levels.
  
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*Followers will leave you when another player enters the game, but can return to you when you are along.  They can only be used for "single player" gaming.
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*The followers are:
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*[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/follower/templar/ Templar]
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*[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/follower/scoundrel/ Scoundrel]
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*[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/follower/enchantress/ Enchantress]
  
We'll likely only be keeping general information about items, rather than details of individual items.
 
 
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===Runestones===
 
Blizzard changed the way that runestones work with skills in Feb 2012: [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/4475014/Skill_and_Rune_Changes-2_15_2012#blog Skill and Rune Changes Blog]
 
  
Runestones are no longer items that drop, rather they are skill modifications that will unlock at specific levels. See the skill sections of the class information for more details.
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==Quests==
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*It appears that there will be storyline quests and instance-based quests.
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;Act I
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* The Fallen Star
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* The Legacy of Cain
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* The Broken Crown
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* Reign of the Black King
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Prior system: [http://blizzard.com/diablo3/world/systems/runestones.xml Runestones]
 
  
===Crafting (Artisans)===
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;Act II
*[http://us.blizzard.com/diablo3/world/systems/crafting.xml Crafting]
 
*[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/3123249164 Crafting Thus Far]
 
  
  
Artisans can be 'leveled up' through Tome of Training (made from Page of Training, a dropped item) and Plans that are dropped items. They are account-wide (in beta). Artisans will be able to specialize in order to get better results with a specific weapon/armor type, but the information so far is that specializations are not exclusive, so that it should be possible to specialize in all of the types you would like.
 
  
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;Act III
  
*Blacksmith (repairs)
 
*Jeweler
 
*Mystic
 
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==Followers==
 
*[http://blizzard.com/diablo3/world/systems/followers.xml Followers]
 
  
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;Act IV
  
Followers are similar to Diablo II [[Mercenary|mercenaries]]. However, Blizzard has stated that they will have limited utility later in the game, and will only be used in Normal difficulty. Followers are also only used in solo games. They will have storyline elements, but are designed not to 'outshine' the main characters.
 
  
  
*[[Templar (Diablo III)|Templar]]
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;Act V
*[[Scoundrel]]
 
*[[Enchantress]]
 
  
==Quests==
 
From the FAQ, it appears that there will be storyline quests and class-based quests.
 
  
Act I
 
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* The Fallen Star
 
* The Legacy of Cain
 
* The Broken Crown
 
* Reign of the Black King</div>
 
 
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==World==
 
==World==
*[http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/world/ The World of Sanctuary]
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*[http://battle.net/d3/game/guide/gameplay/world The World]
*[http://blizzard.com/diablo3/world/worldmap.xml World Map]
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*[http://media.blizzard.com/d3/media/screenshots/guide/global/world/intro.jpg Map of Sanctuary]
  
  
Regions seen in videos or on the Blizzard site:
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Regions seen prior to release:
 
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* Forgotten Tombs
 
* Forgotten Tombs
 
* Leoric Highlands
 
* Leoric Highlands
 
* The Howling Plateau
 
* The Howling Plateau
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* The Canyon Rim Mines
 
* The Canyon Rim Mines
 
* The Stinging Winds
 
* The Stinging Winds
* New Tristram, a town built on the famous site
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* New Tristram
* Caldeum, a ruined city
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* Caldeum
 
* Lut Gholein
 
* Lut Gholein
 
* Kurast
 
* Kurast
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* The Arreat Crater
 
* The Arreat Crater
* Tristram Cathedral</div>
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* Tristram Cathedral
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==Monsters==
 
==Monsters==
 
Blizzard has said that monsters will not have elemental immunities in Diablo III, unlike Diablo II where monsters with two (or more) immunities could be issues for certain builds.
 
Blizzard has said that monsters will not have elemental immunities in Diablo III, unlike Diablo II where monsters with two (or more) immunities could be issues for certain builds.
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Boss and Champion monsters will have [[Special Effects]] according to the difficulty level they are encountered in.  In normal difficulty, they will have 1 effect.  In Nightmare, they will have 2 effects.  In Hell, they will have 3 effects.  In Inferno, they will have 4 effects.  Some combinations of effects can be very powerful, especially if they include Crowd Control effects combined with Ground Effects.
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==Game Mechanics==
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* [[Item Rarity]] (magic, rare, set, legendary)
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* [[Difficulty Levels]]
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* [[Magic Find]]
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* [[Gold Find]]
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* [[Nephalem Valor]]
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* [[Experience Gain]]
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* [[Paragon]]
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* [[Monster Power]]
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* [[Paragon 2.0]] (New Paragon system!)
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==Blizzard==
 
==Blizzard==
 
*[http://battle.net/d3/ Diablo III]
 
*[http://battle.net/d3/ Diablo III]
**[http://blizzard.com/diablo3/faq/ Frequently Asked Questions]
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**[http://battle.net/d3/game/ Game Guide]
**[http://blizzard.com/diablo3/media/#movies Movies]
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**[http://battle.net/d3/media/ Media]
 
**[http://battle.net/d3/forum/ Forums]
 
**[http://battle.net/d3/forum/ Forums]
 
**[http://battle.net/d3/forum/blizztracker/ Blizz Tracker: Official Blizzard Posts]
 
**[http://battle.net/d3/forum/blizztracker/ Blizz Tracker: Official Blizzard Posts]
*[http://forums.battle.net/board.html?forumId=12007&sid=3000 Diablo III General Discussion]
 
**[http://forums.battle.net/search.html?stationId=3000&forumId=12007&searchText=&characterName=&blizzardPoster=true&recentPosts=0 Blizzard Poster Only]
 

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