Kotaku writer Mike Fahey had the scoop Wednesday that Blizzard has released a Skill Calculator on their website for Diablo 3. The die-hard fans rejoice as they can plan out their class of choice over and over again with endless speculation in wait of its rumored release this holiday. You can deck out the barbarian, witch doctor, demon hunter, sorcerer, or monk (my personal favorite, depicted in the picture above) any which way you want from level 1 to level 30 without having to plug a single hour of gameplay in to realize how badly you messed up your build.
To the average gamer this isn't much news at all, but for me and other Diablo fans this news should be huge for one reason: the auction house. Blizzard had announced earlier in August that Diablo 3 will feature a new auction house that will allow players to trade in game items for real currency. That's right, you can now make a profit from all the tireless hours you spend playing the game. Like that enchanted battle ax? $10. Need new gems? $5. The possibilities are endless as it is presently laid out.
Now consider the news of the Skill Calculator. You can pre-layout your entire character before the game launches. Half the battle with new rpg's are figuring out what skills best coincide with one another and how to become a well rounded team with the varying talents available. With the skill calculator, you can figure that out before the game launches and be entirely set to tackle the game at full speed. As we speak, one of my roommates and I are using this tool to plan out our characters and how best to complement each other so we can focus on getting good loot and exploiting the auction house as early as possible in an attempt to find a fun way to pay our rent. All jokes aside; if the Skill Calculator shaves off 20 hours of learning my monk through trial and error, I gain 20 hours I can use to make money playing the game, it's a huge payoff for me in the long term.
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