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Hardware lag fix

LemoNT — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:15:18 +0800

Found this and thought of sharing this out for my fellow D3-ers

Please note this will NOT fix your screamyx (aka latency) lag.
If your latency/ping drops to red (>600 ms) that's a problem with the ISP and the server's connectivity.
EDIT: Ignore if you're already using D3 installed on SSD It will not improve any further as the issue is caused by HDD read/write bottleneck.

This will fix issues like:
1) You're playing fine but then a group of monsters appear from the edge of screen. Your whole screen then FREEZES or all mobs moving in slow motion including your char.

2) Your display is fine but all of sudden (eg: fires around bridge leading to Siegebreaker) the display lags badly.

3) Your normally well behaving/good performance gameplay lags all of a sudden (without any additional tasks/programs being run)

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5642269402

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SOLUTION (Windows 7 or Vista):

1) You will need (minimum) 16GB USB flash drive (or 16GB SD card). An 8GB flash drive will not work because it will translate to 7.45GB under windows, which is smaller than needed (7.7GB).

2) Copy the entire "MPQs" folder (7.7GB) from:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Diablo III\Data_D3\PC\MPQs"
to your USB/SD drive. For me, it was "D:\" drive, so the final result was "D:\MPQs". It might be a different drive name for you, so just use what you get.

3) Rename the original "MPQs" ( located on your HDD) to anything you want.

now the tricky part ...ready ?

4) Go to windows start > and type the following in the search box:
cmd
and hit (CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER), which will prompt you to run command line in administrator mode.

5) Once in command prompt, type the following (make sure you have the right letter drive):
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Diablo III\Data_D3\PC"
mklink /j "C:\Program Files (x86)\Diablo III\Data_D3\PC\MPQs" "D:\MPQs"

***Note: you cannot "CTRL+V" in command prompt, but you can right click "paste" instead.
***if you don't like this command-line stuff (step 4 and 5) you can jump to windows XP solution, but you have to install an extra program.

If you get a message that says something like: "a symbolic link has been created .." then you did it right. Your done!

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SOLUTION (Windows XP) also works for windows 7/Vista (no command-line involved):

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Basically, we faked the location of the MPQs directory and relocated it to a flash drive with faster read response than your HDD.

Now, you should have read response times (RRT) around 5ms !

ENJOY "stutter-free" Diablo 3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Diablo III v7, 15 May 2012

LemoNT — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:16:15 +0800

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What is Diablo III ?
Diablo III is an upcoming dark fantasy/horror-themed action role-playing game in development by Blizzard, making it the third installment in the Diablo franchise. The game, which features elements of the hack and slash and dungeon crawl genres, was first announced on June 28, 2008, at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Paris, France
Diablo III: Opening Cinematic

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Story Plot:
The game takes place in Sanctuary, the dark fantasy world of the Diablo series. This world was saved twenty years prior by a handful of unnamed heroes in Diablo II. Warriors who, having survived the onslaught brought by the armies of the Burning Hells, have gone mad from their ordeals. It is up to a new generation of heroes to face the forces of evil threatening the world of Sanctuary.

Players will have the opportunity to explore familiar settings such as Tristram.

The only confirmed NPCs are Deckard Cain, who has appeared in both of the previous games, and his stepdaughter, a new character that accompanies the hero in quests from time to time. Cain's journal on the official site brings the player up to speed on the events of the first two games.Diablo's world map is composed primarily of two main continents with several small islands in the Northwest region.

Character Classes:
There will be five available character classes. In the previous two games, each class had a fixed gender, but in Diablo III players may choose the gender they would like to play.Although Blizzard initially revealed only one gender per class, the alternate gender has been revealed slowly in the lead-up to the game's release.

1. The Witch Doctor is a new character reminiscent of the Diablo II Necromancer, but with skills more traditionally associated with voodoo culture. The Witch Doctor has the ability to summon monsters, cast curses, harvest souls, and hurl poisons and explosives at his enemies. Blizzard has stated that the Witch Doctor is not another version of the Necromancer and that they may incorporate the Necromancer in a future expansion if they so desire.

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2. The Barbarians will have a variety of revamped skills at their disposal based on the use of their incredible physical prowess. The Barbarian is able to whirlwind through crowds, cleave through swarms, leap across crags, and crush opponents upon landing.

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3. The Wizard is a version of the Sorceress from Diablo II or the Sorcerer from Diablo. The Wizard's abilities range from shooting lightning, fire and ice at their enemies to slowing time and teleporting around enemies and through walls.

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4. The Monk is a melee attacker, using martial arts to cripple foes, resist damage, deflect projectiles, attack with blinding speed, and land explosive killing blows. It combines the melee elements of Diablo II's Assassin class with the "holy warrior" role of the Paladin. Blizzard has stated that the Monk is not related in any way to the Monk class from the Sierra Entertainment-made Diablo: Hellfire expansion.

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5. The Demon Hunter combines elements of Diablo II's Amazon and Assassin classes. Demon Hunters use crossbows as their main weapon and also throw small bombs at enemies. Some of their skills have been revealed and among them are arrow skills such as Chain Arrow.

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Diablo III System Requirements

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Monk Discussion

LemoNT — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:30:58 +0800

As per title, starting this off for my fellow Monk(ies)!

Please share any resource related to Monk here.

Diablo III v6, 15 May 2012

LemoNT — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:24:33 +0800

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Diablo III System Requirements

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Diablo III v5, 15 May 2012

LemoNT — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:40:00 +0800

Diablo III Launching May 15 – Digital Pre-Sales NOW OPEN
Source: Blizzard

NOTE: Diablo III must be played online even for Single Player!

Malaysia Play time: 3pm, 15/5/2012, Tuesday, US Server
INSTALLABLE by 23:01:00 Monday May 14, 2012
source

Download link exceeded and has been disabled... good while it lasted, sorry guys but use the Blizz downloader below.
For those having problems downloading via the Blizzard downloader, you can opt Direct Download (courtesy of noobandroid)
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download the US client here: http://us.media.battle.net.edgesuite.net/d...-downloader.exe
Full list of all region clients:
http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthr...RD-PRE-DOWNLOAD

Credits:
INFeRNO (for starting the very first Diablo 3 thread on LYN hinting at a rumor that the game was currently being developed)
Quest613 (for starting Diablo 3 V1 fan discussions thread)
kianweic (for helping start the Diablo 3 V2 fan discussions thread. Also the first guy to get the D3 thread properly organized, so kudos.)
Moogle Stiltzkin (helping take over the thread from Kian to help organize it, since he will be busy with other affairs) and making V3
noobandroid for creating v4 and organizing the updates/formatting of the thread.

Previous (Old/Archived) D3 Discussion threads
Diablo III being developed rumor (the 1st thread about D3 on LYN)
Diablo III v1, Q2 2012 (RPG)
Diablo III v2, Q2 2012 (RPG)
Diablo III v3, Q2 2012 (RPG) <- go here for all the juices, FAQs and pimps
Diablo III v4, Q2 2012 (RPG)

What is Diablo III ?
Diablo III is an upcoming dark fantasy/horror-themed action role-playing game in development by Blizzard, making it the third installment in the Diablo franchise. The game, which features elements of the hack and slash and dungeon crawl genres, was first announced on June 28, 2008, at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Paris, France
Diablo III: Opening Cinematic

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Diablo III System Requirements
MINIMUM SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
PC
OS: Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Latest Service Packs) with DirectX® 9.0c
Processor: Intel Pentium® D 2.8 GHz or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 4400+
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ X1950 Pro or better

Mac
OS: Mac® OS X 10.6.8, 10.7.X (Latest Version) | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 or better
All Platforms
HD Space: 12 GB available HD space | Memory: 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista®
Windows® 7 users, 2 GB for Mac® users) | Drive: DVD-ROM drive | Internet: Broadband Internet connection | Display: 1024x768 minimum display resolution

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

PC
OS: Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Latest Service Packs) | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 5600+ 2.8 GHz | Memory: 2 GB RAM | Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 260 or ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 or better
Mac

Mac
OS: Mac® OS X 10.7.X (Latest Version) | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo | Memory: 2 GB RAM
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M or ATI Radeon™ HD 4670 or better
Note: Be advised that some wireless connections do not meet the minimums required to be a true Broadband Internet connection. Wireless results may vary.
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Poll on your main D3 char

LemoNT — Sun, 06 May 2012 01:47:18 +0800

Diablo 3 will be unleashed on 15th may which is about 9 days from now.
Please vote what you are gonna play as

Diablo III Player's Roster

LemoNT — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:08:12 +0800

Hi, I'm starting this to compile a list of all upcoming Diablo 3 players and which region they're going/planning to play in (primarily).

Note that each region's server will have it's own character list.
i.e: US server : You have Lvl 60 Barbarian does NOT imply it is also there in ASIA server (this may change but doubt it)

Also, it is officially confirmed, your address on your BattleNet will determine which RMAH you will be bound to.
Malaysia address will be using US RMAH.

Please either post here or PM me with:

Your LYN Nick | Region server you're playing in | Battletag (optional)

US Region (62 players)

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EUROPE Region

ASIA Region (3 players)
elvenchou1987 | Virus#1466
WintersuN | No Battletag yet
slickz | SLickz#1944

Undecided Region (12 players)

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RMAH FAQ

New Updates!
Please note this may still be subject to change still as Blizzard ~~has promised an update but hasn't done so for almost 1.5 months now~~ has just updated it yesterday.

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[WTA] CPU only RM3500

LemoNT — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:45:28 +0800

Hi all LYN-ers,

I'm considering a new gaming rig with a budget of RM3,500.
No need Mouse/KB, Speakers and monitor.
Hope to be able to play Diablo 3 when release (preferable not on
Can recommend plz? Thx!