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-'''Cooldown''' is the time it takes from casting a spell or drinking a potion until a new spell can be cast, or a new potion consumed. Diablo III uses cooldowns extensively, and abilities or skills on a cooldown show with a greyed out icon, while a second hand moves around the inside of the icon, changing the color back to show how long the cooldown has remaining.
+[[File:Cooldown-reduction-paragon1.jpg|thumb|300px|Cooldown reduction from Paragon points.]]
-Cooldowns are used in Diablo III to limit the power or frequency of abilities or actions. Health potions have lengthy cooldowns between uses, and many powerful skills have cooldowns as well. These times may be modified (generally reduced) by skill runes or other factors.
+Cooldowns and other time-related buffs and debuffs are shown visually with a sort of second hand that turns around inside the icon, either on the belt interface or as a pop up. The icons for skills on cooldown are usually grayed-out, with the icon returning to color as the second hand moves around the inside of the icon.
-Cool downs are used by the developers to add a level of strategy and variety to skills, as well as to limit the power of very high level and powerful skills. Cool downs do more than just resource costs, plus they allow characters to continue fighting and using other skills; just not the big one with the cooldown on it.
 ==Lengthy Diablo 3 Skill Cooldowns Revealed==
-The issue of cooldowns in Diablo III became much more contentious in July 2011, when Bashiok revealed that the highest level [[Barbarian skills]] had two-minute cooldowns.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-on-high-level-barbarian-skill-cooldowns]
+Fans were initially surprised by the long cooldowns planned for skills in Diablo 3, as nothing like this was present in previous games in the series. The debate kicked off in July 2011, when [[Bashiok]] revealed that the highest level [[Barbarian skills]] had two-minute cooldowns.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-on-high-level-barbarian-skill-cooldowns]
 <blue>The three final skills of the barbarian tree all currently have 2 minute cooldowns. There are ways to augment those cooldowns slightly of course, but you’re still going to want a mix of skills that complement each other. </blue>
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 Most fans seemed to accept these arguments, and others in favor of the system, as demonstrated by a vote run by Diablo.IncGamers.com on the issue. As of July 19th, nearly 60% of voters either loved or liked the system, while 35% disliked or hated it.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/vote-long-skill-cooldowns]
 ==Global Cooldown==
 Some games also use a mechanic called a "global cooldown", which will affect all spells, skills and items. It's a measure making it easier to balance the game, limiting the number of things a player can do at once. All skills are not necessarily affected by global cooldown, or trigger a global cooldown. There is no such feature in Diablo III.
 ==History==
-Cooldowns were originally set primarily on CPU/GPU intensive graphic effects that could cause lag in multiplayer games when a player spams that spell.
+Cooldowns were originally set primarily on CPU/GPU intensive graphic effects that could cause lag in multiplayer games when a player spams that spell. That's not an issue in Diablo 3.

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-'''Cooldown''' is the time it takes from casting a spell or drinking a potion until a new spell can be cast, or a new potion consumed.
+'''Cooldown''' is the time it takes from casting a spell or drinking a potion until a new spell can be cast, or a new potion consumed. Diablo III uses cooldowns extensively, and abilities or skills on a cooldown show with a greyed out icon, while a second hand moves around the inside of the icon, changing the color back to show how long the cooldown has remaining.
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 ==Cooldown versus Cast Time==
 Sometimes spells or abilities have a long cooldown because they have a short [[cast time]]. These two are often balanced against each other. The advantage of a long cooldown over a long cast time is that a player can still run around and use other spells while waiting for the powerful more spell's cooldown to run out.
 A cooldown is not bound to only spells or abilities. In [[Diablo 3]], [[Potion|Healing Potion]]s will have a cooldown to prevent players from spamming heals like in its predecessor.
 ==Global Cooldown==
-Some games also use a mechanic called a "global cooldown", which will affect all spells, skills and items. It's a measure making it easier to balance the game, limiting the number of things a player can do at once. All skills are not necessarily affected by global cooldown, or trigger a global cooldown.
+Some games also use a mechanic called a "global cooldown", which will affect all spells, skills and items. It's a measure making it easier to balance the game, limiting the number of things a player can do at once. All skills are not necessarily affected by global cooldown, or trigger a global cooldown. There is no such feature in Diablo III.
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 It's part of the game to prevent a player from doing too much at once just because he or she presses the mouse button. It's usually part of the design, so that powerful spells have a longer cooldown, and can't be used repeatedly.
-Sometimes a spell or ability have a long cooldown because it has a short [[cast time]]. These two are often balanced against each other. The advantage of a long cooldown over a long cast time is that a player can still run around and use other spells while waiting for the powerful more spell's cooldown to run out.
+Sometimes spells or abilities have a long cooldown because they have a short [[cast time]]. These two are often balanced against each other. The advantage of a long cooldown over a long cast time is that a player can still run around and use other spells while waiting for the powerful more spell's cooldown to run out.
 A cooldown is not bound to only spells or abilities. In [[Diablo 3]], [[Potion|Healing Potion]]s will have a cooldown to prevent players from spamming heals like in its predecessor.
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 ==Global Cooldown==
-There is in some games also something called a "global cooldown", which will affect all spells, skills and items. It's a measure making it easier to balance the game, limiting the number of things a player can do at once. All skills are not necessarily affected by global cooldown, or causes it.
+Some games also use a mechanic called a "global cooldown", which will affect all spells, skills and items. It's a measure making it easier to balance the game, limiting the number of things a player can do at once. All skills are not necessarily affected by global cooldown, or trigger a global cooldown.

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	==Cooldown versus Cast Time==		==Cooldown versus Cast Time==
	It's part of the game to prevent a player from doing too much at once just because he or she presses the mouse button. It's usually part of the design, so that powerful spells have a longer cooldown, and can't be used repeatedly.		It's part of the game to prevent a player from doing too much at once just because he or she presses the mouse button. It's usually part of the design, so that powerful spells have a longer cooldown, and can't be used repeatedly.

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 In some cases, a cooldown replaces casting time allowing you to use other spells or abilities while you await for the cooldown to reload.
-A cooldown is not bound to only spells or abilities. In [[Diablo 3]], [[Healing Potion]]s will have a cooldown to prevent players from spamming heals like in its predecessor.
+A cooldown is not bound to only spells or abilities. In [[Diablo 3]], [[Potion|Healing Potion]]s will have a cooldown to prevent players from spamming heals like in its predecessor.
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	In some cases, a cooldown replaces casting time allowing you to use other spells or abilities while you await for the cooldown to reload.		In some cases, a cooldown replaces casting time allowing you to use other spells or abilities while you await for the cooldown to reload.

−	A cooldown is not bound to only spells or abilities. In Diablo 3, Healing ~~Potions~~ will have a cooldown to prevent players from spamming heals like in its predecessor.	+	A cooldown is not bound to only spells or abilities. In [[Diablo 3]], [[Healing Potion]]s will have a cooldown to prevent players from spamming heals like in its predecessor.
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	In some cases, a cooldown replaces casting time allowing you to use other spells or abilities while you await for the cooldown to reload.		In some cases, a cooldown replaces casting time allowing you to use other spells or abilities while you await for the cooldown to reload.

−	A cooldown is not bound to only spells or abilities. In Diablo 3, Healing Potions will have a cooldown to prevent players from spamming heals like in its ~~predecesor~~.	+	A cooldown is not bound to only spells or abilities. In Diablo 3, Healing Potions will have a cooldown to prevent players from spamming heals like in its predecessor.