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How does dual wielding work in Diablo 2?
I'm looking for general information on how dual weilding works in Diablo 2:
Which classes can do it?
What weapons/weapon types can they do it with?
How does it affect combat exactly? Does it double your attack speed or damage?
Are they on their own…
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How do I defeat the Kayran in the first chapter of the Witcher 2?
In the first chapter you are supposed to slay the Kayran, this enormous beast:
I'm having a hard time with it. I drank the Mongoose potion for poison resistance and I have the Kayran trap, but it just hits me too often with its tentacles.…
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Do I need to play previous Witchers before Witcher3
I'm thinking about buying The Witcher 3 and I know it's heavily based on a story/narrative.
For the story/narrative to make sense, do I need to play the previous 2 Witcher games - or are the stories for each title independent of one another?
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Block a steam game from myself for a period of time
Is there a way to block a certain game in my Steam lib from myself for a fixed amount of time?
I'm basically looking into a "kitchen safe for Steam games" type of solution.
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Why is the Team Fortress 2 install so huge?
I notice that Team Fortress 2 is almost 10 gigs when downloaded via Steam.
Why is that? Since the game's graphics are very simplistic, and I assume there's not like an hour-long 1080p movie embedded somewhere, where is all those bits going towards?
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What is a tick?
What is a tick?
I have heard many instances of tick being used. For example, people will say that demos are recorded in 16 tick, that servers run in 64 tick, but really good servers will run in 128 ticks.
I don't exactly understand what's a tick…
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Is there a way to filter out certain tags on the Steam store?
There are some kinds of games that I really don't like, and it would be cool if I could somehow filter my Steam store view so that I don't see those games. Thankfully, there are tags that describe these games, so I could theoretically avoid these…
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What is the best angle for an enderpearl if I am aiming for distance?
I have only 1 ender pearl, and want to get as far as possible. What angle should I throw it at?
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Optimum Mazing Path (by Length)
Assuming an N by N square playing space, with both towers and enemies taking up a 1x1 area, what is the optimum mazing setup to force enemies to spend the most overall distance pathing within the N by N square maze?
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Why does Steam keep asking if I'm over 18?
Every time I open Steam and try to view a game that is rated M (or an equivalent rating), the Steam age gate always asks me for my birthday before I can continue. At least the birthday is pre-filled out, but it seems like it should just let me…
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Is it normal to fight players with lots of legendaries?
It frustrates me that whenever I go to play, it seems like 80% of my opponents have legendaries like Kel'Thuzad, Ysera or Ragnaros.
They all have those, and I'm just here sitting with my basic cards.
Is it normal for unevenly matched players to…
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Trouble getting to sleep after gaming session
If I've played for about an hour or two directly before going to bed I have trouble getting to sleep. Images of the game are still in my head and it takes some time before I can find some sleep. However, this doesn't happen with all types of games -…
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How do you install skins on Steam?
I've seen people who have had customized versions of the Steam application, usually with different graphics or stylings.
How is this done?
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Why did many commodore 64 games require the joystick to be in port #2?
Why did many commodore 64 games require the joystick to be in port #2, despite being single-player games?
I remember being annoyed by having to unplug and plug the joystick between games.
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Can I abandon my Kerbonaut in space?
My little Kerbonaut is currently circling the planet in a stable orbit, and seems to be having a grand ol' time with it. You should see the smile on his face. He's been circling now for what looks like 5 days, and is still smiling. Poor little guy…
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