![]() ![]() Rune Words do not make a comeback in Diablo III. ![]() They were introduced in the Diablo II expansion, Lord of Destruction. This books is BLEH.Rune Words are specific combinations of runes that grant specific socketed items several new magical properties. And a lot of new people only now have discovered the joy of the Diablo universe.īoiled down - Check the Arreat Summit and other such sites. I know a lot of us still play classic D2 and LOD, more so now as we wait for D3. Don't anyone be an idiot and buy this now. The guide was JUST PASSABLE for when it was written. But now.with skill detail changes and SYNERGIES - WORTHLESS. ![]() If you're running the 1.07 version (HIGHLY unlikely) it does give a nice skill level progression table. It does have a nice breakdown of skills - even though some are inaccurate. By the way the book only provides basic Horadric Cube recipes so once again - online is your friend. The recipes have been changed as well as gem details so now those are almost all worthless. Worse, at times the information is inaccurate at best. It provides a lot of basic information that should be apparent to anyone playing the game and who has read the game manual. You will have much better luck checking out the various builds and equipment and attack strategy guides online. This book is not what it claims to be - an ultimate strategy guide. Great to own, but not practical to use nowadays. Coupled with the fact that ALL of its 288 pages are relegated to black-and-white print, the muddled screencaps aren't even particularly nice to look at. Once upon a time, its claim as an "Ultimate Strategy Guide" would have held true, but with infinitely more content and context on any of the countless Diablo fandom sites, the book offers little else. A detailed breakdown of all the character skills, but shallow guidance on suggested builds. A page on Shrine effects - but no context on how to optimize the opportunity. I read it cover-to-cover, and while it offered nearly 300 pages of story and stats - it was all fairly surface level. Now it's no secret that, in the age of internet, the need for physical strategy guides has waned. With the recent release of Diablo II: Resurrected, I decided to finally sit down to experience a game that I've avoided trying for over 2 decades - and as part of that, picked up this guide to help me through. ![]()
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