Ryanrocker

Luckily the game looks beautiful even on minimum settings! They had a lot of feedback from 1.0 about not being able to run on average rigs, but for ARR they have really tried to optimize performance to the best of their abilities. Also keep in mind that for $30 you get one month free

Apologize for the double post here, but just found out more info. New level cap will be 70 and new skills will be brought to all classes. Also, Paragon levels will be account wide, and some form of user stat allocation will be tied to them. This allows the player to distribute attribute points as in many other RPG

So happy about it! I love playing some form of tank with magical abilities in games, so this fits in perfectly with atleast my preferred lore standpoint. We'll have to see about the combat, but it's nice that they finally gave Strength another class

I can vouch for the Tempest Shield shadow build, I made a lightning strike version using TS. Crazy fun, but just make sure to grab enough HP, as that's what ultimately killed me in Cruel

No problem, I made sure to watch the gamescon panel because I figured they had to have some news about the expansion. Really excited for this one and for the direction the game is headed in. It appears they took a lot of player feedback and did something positive. Blizz just seems to like acting really slow

Remember that it is now a subscription based game

It's okay, there were a LOT of connection issues and high traffic that Square Enix was not expecting, so many players (I believe 90,000) were locked out of the beta. We can only wait till early access on the 24th to see if these problems have been resolved

Awesome, just what I wanted to hear! Skill looks awesome

Cinematic Trailer: Gameplay Trailer: Game Site: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/reaper-of-souls/ Features in the upcoming expansion - New Crusader Class (Paladin from previous games) as a strength hero. - New Loot Run Mode - Participate in 15-20 minutes completely randomized dungeons. Monsters, layout, weather will all be randomized. - New Mystic merchant. Will allow you to transmute stats onto a specific looking gear piece. Will also allow for the rerolling of affixes on gear. - New Act V - New level cap is 70, bringing new skills to all classes - Paragon levels will now be account wide, and stat allocation is tied into them allowing customization. - Enhanced loot system being brought over from consoles. Less white items will drop, crafting will yield class specific stats, and legendarys actually add unique attacks and allow for unique builds.

That shield sounds epic

Playing in standard anything is achievable I had my lightning arrow Shadow with close (not to this level) attack speed based on crits. The screen was so intense! It's just picking up a large majority of attack speed passives around the duelist to shadow areas. There are some really nice ones, that's why I'm uber excited about the new Reave skill scaling with attack speed. Should act just like these

I'm sorry for your loss I've been waiting to rebuild my dead Shadow's with the new Reave skill. I need it nowww

Those fast boot times are what start my session off right everyday

That case could use some cable management :'(

You can never have enough tabs

No way, no way, no way, no way! This is my all time favorite ITX case, and I've been talking about doing a mobile gaming rig with it for a few years now. I recommend a CPU cooler just for the longevity of your hardware, even if you don't OC. The stock coolers that come with the processors can be a little shaky, and for $30 I enjoy the peace of mind Ninja Edit: At competex this year, they released news of the same case but for micro-ATX. Should be coming out sometime this year I believe.

Open Beta starts at 5am EST tomorrow, so if you guys were curious about trying out the next big MMO feel free to give it a shot!

Grrrrr, Geek Squad Sorry, I had written a rant a few years back about why I hated Geek Squad and their lousy service, I'll see if I can dig it up

Ok, so ITX build is completely out of the picture based on your requirements. The max number of RAM slots right now is 2, and the max number of PCI slots is 1, so you would be able to have the graphics card and not the wifi card. I built a ITX build for a friend this summer, but he decided to go with a usb wireless dongle instead of the PCI card, so I guess that could be something to look at. So now we're down to Micro-ATX boards, of which I highly recommend grabbing an ASUS or AsRock one for, as both companies are pretty reliable with the newer boards. I'm not sure what the budget is here so I won't list specific parts If you plan on doing video editing, make sure to grab the i7, but stick with the i5 if all you're going to do is some photo work + games. Actually I notice you're going to be using Blender, so perhaps the i7 would be a worthy investment. Only thing on the list I saw missing would be a power supply and CPU cooler, but I assume you already have those all set from your other build. Honestly, the ITX and Micro-ATX boards are becoming more and more similar in functionality to regular ATX it's scary! You should have no trouble working inside the case, and it's loads of fun to put together a smaller build. Good luck! Edit: To make two personal recommendations that I have had experience with, the new Corsair Obsidian series Micro-ATX case is an excellent choice if you'd prefer to go with a more standard looking case to build in. Clean, sleek, looks quite classy and is more similar to a mid-tower ATX than the next one. Also, there is another model available for an extra $10 with a clear side panel Obsidian Micro-ATX: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139020 The other is the Silverstone Temjin from 2011. It has a very unique and inovative design, in that your PSU will be sitting in the roof of the case, and your mobo is upside down and reversed as opposed to standard placement. This one is smaller by 2 inches in every direction, making it more compact. Temjin: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163182

We have cool smilies too! gogo That's the best part

Welcome aboard to the Darkmatters squad

Thanks for the reminder! I had forgotten it was Thursday

Yes, that's what I was referring too. Not the Visibility modifier, but the actual light aura coming off of your character

The writing is just incredible because CD Projeckt are taking the existing story written by Andrzej Sapkowski, and adapting it to fit a video game instead of a novel. When you're playing it really does feel like you could almost be reading a book As a bonus the graphics are beautiful and really fit in well with the game atmosphere.

Great buy, looks like it's got everything you needed!