# Diablo 3 question thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 12, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956 "2012-06-12T20:55:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/21 "2012-06-15T00:11:44Z")
Boy, one thing I love about Diablo III is you can always modify your strategy! ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/22 "2012-06-15T02:48:30Z")
> [@Deser2](#): > > Not sure at what point it occurs, but at the higher difiiculty levels Resist All becomes incredibly inportant. I saw numbers that for the final acts of inferno, you need at least 800 in resists. [This](http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5149150485) is required reading on the subject. ---
**Author:** ![Mekhazzio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b38774/32.png) [@Mekhazzio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mekhazzio)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/23 "2012-06-15T02:49:53Z")
You will absolutely need armor+resists -and- vitality instead of just one or the other. By act 2 inferno they clearly expect you to be rolling with the multiplicative result that you get from stacking damage reduction with HP. Just one or the other by itself is not enough to stop you from getting mulched. Damage is nice, but unless you’re so far ahead of the curve that you’re evaporating everything before it can touch you, it’s not really that important. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/24 "2012-06-15T06:44:56Z")
OK, I have another question. The crafting material Fiery Brimstone is listed as coming from salvaging legendary items. I get that salvaging a legendary is guaranteed to give you a Fiery Brimstone, but do you also have a chance of getting one from a non-legendary Inferno-tier item, like how blue items have a chance to give the rare material? ---
**Author:** ![Mogle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mogle/32/12021_2.png) [@Mogle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mogle)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/25 "2012-06-15T09:57:15Z")
Yes, you can get Fiery Brimstone from salvaging Rares. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/26 "2012-06-15T10:33:18Z")
This morning, Diablo III answered a question for me. Why does Freddie say “fried chicken” at the end of “One Vision”? Because it’s the perfect soundtrack to a bossfight in a party that includes a Witch Doctor whose pet keeps turning the boss into a chicken… (whasisname, Tyrael’s former lieutenant) ---
**Author:** ![Mekhazzio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b38774/32.png) [@Mekhazzio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mekhazzio)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/27 "2012-06-15T13:58:13Z")
You can get Fiery Brimstone from mulching Inferno blues, too. I’ve gotten two that way so far. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/28 "2012-06-15T14:00:46Z")
Question: Is it possible to map two skills from the same “family”? Like for a Demon Hunter - can I have both Caltrops and Shadow Power active? The [skill calculator](http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/demon-hunter) suggests that I can - but I don’t see how to do it in-game. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/29 "2012-06-15T14:04:00Z")
In one of the Settings menus, you have to turn on Advanced Skill Usage or something to that effect. It gives you a ton more freedom for skill setup, and probably should have been the default, except that they didn’t want to make things too “confusing”. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/30 "2012-06-15T14:24:43Z")
Excellent - that will really help. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/31 "2012-06-15T14:45:31Z")
> [@Kiros](#): > > In one of the Settings menus, you have to turn on Advanced Skill Usage or something to that effect. It gives you a ton more freedom for skill setup, and probably should have been the default, except that they didn’t want to make things too “confusing”. It’s called Elective Mode. You can’t miss it. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/32 "2012-06-15T17:53:35Z")
To further add: Once you’ve turned on Elective Mode, in the skill selection screen, there will be little arrows to the left and right of the skill icons you’re choosing from, to change which set of skills you’re looking at. Apologies if this sounds obvious, but it took me a little while to figure it out. One of these times, I’d like to try a playthrough of a character where I don’t use elective mode, and always use the skill and rune in each category which most recently became available, just to see all the possibilities. ---
**Author:** ![DeptfordX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DeptfordX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeptfordX)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/33 "2012-06-17T11:00:35Z")
Does anyone know what happened with the Diablo Starter Edition? I’ve heard _conflicting reports_ on Diablo so i want to try a demo before i play it. I heard it was supposed to be released 30 days after the game but there doesn’t seem to be any sign of it. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/34 "2012-06-22T03:43:04Z")
Where do crafting recipes come from? Do they drop, because I have never seen one. The only ones I have seen are the ones available in the AH for a butt load of money. ---
**Author:** ![Vicullum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/6de8d8/32.png) [@Vicullum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicullum)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/35 "2012-06-22T04:03:14Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Where do crafting recipes come from? Do they drop, because I have never seen one. The only ones I have seen are the ones available in the AH for a butt load of money. I’ve found three of them on inferno difficulty (one jewelcrafting, two blacksmithing), and I hear the lower level recipes drop in lower difficulties. The drop rate, however, is abysmally low. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/36 "2012-06-22T04:39:24Z")
I think that the only recipes you can find pre-Inferno are the ones for the Staff of Herding. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/37 "2012-06-22T07:02:06Z")
> [@DeptfordX](#): > > Does anyone know what happened with the Diablo Starter Edition? > > I’ve heard _conflicting reports_ on Diablo so i want to try a demo before i play it. > > I heard it was supposed to be released 30 days after the game but there doesn’t seem to be any sign of it. [Here](http://attackofthefanboy.com/news/diablo-iii-starter-edition-delayed-notice-blizzard/)’s the information I found. They’re having server overload troubles and are working on that, postponing the demo. However the link does say that you can still get a guest pass from someone who bought a retail copy. It also seems that Starter Edition is also a [gameplay mode](http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/06/21/diablo-3-digital-editions-restricted-to-starter-edition-for-up-to-72-hours/), one that a new user is placed into for up to 72 hours, as an attempt to discourage goldfarming and other less desirable activities. I think they should think about making these two separate concepts, even if they rely on the same code. ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/38 "2012-06-22T21:46:30Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Where do crafting recipes come from? Do they drop, because I have never seen one. The only ones I have seen are the ones available in the AH for a butt load of money. When you start up the game, there is a small box that pops up that contains a “play” button and some links. One of the links that comes up right now is to a developer Q&A. Buried in this is a comment from one of the devs that the recipes are only available in inferno difficulty (except for the Staff of Herding, as noted by Chronos). ---
**Author:** ![DeptfordX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DeptfordX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeptfordX)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/39 "2012-06-22T22:43:37Z")
Thanks **Bigt** , well the steam summer sale should be along soon. Guess i can wait a while till they open it to everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956/40 "2012-06-25T20:27:00Z")
Question for the wizards out there: Any point in using companions other than the templar? I heard that the enchantress’s crowd control spells were worthwhile, but with 5-digit repair costs, I’m not in a hurry to get rid of my tanky guy (even if elite packs facemelt him with regularity). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-question-thread/624956.md?page=3)