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 [[Gear sets]] is the term the [[D3 Team]] uses to describe the different levels of armor in Diablo III.
-There are going to be 18 gear sets in Diablo III. A "gear set" is not an [[Item Set]], a group of themed magical items with interrelated magical bonuses. "Gear set" is just a term the developers use for pieces of armor of the same approximate level. The lowest level items, for each armor slot, would make up one gear set. These items would be things like cloth armor, plain leather boots and gloves, etc.
+There are 16 gear sets in Diablo III. A "gear set" is not an [[Item Set]], a group of themed magical items with interrelated magical bonuses. "Gear set" is just a term the developers use for pieces of armor of the same approximate item level. The lowest level items, for each armor slot, would make up one gear set. These items would be things like cloth armor, plain leather boots and gloves, etc.
-The quality of items found throughout the game (over all 3 difficulty levels) will increase gradually, as characters upgrade their gear from light cloth to heavy plate. All armor is themed appropriately for each class, and every piece, much less gear set, will look different depending on which class or gender wears it.
+The quality of items found throughout the game (over all 4 difficulty levels) will increase gradually, as characters upgrade their gear from light cloth to heavy plate and beyond. All armor is themed appropriately for each class, and every piece will look different depending on which class or gender wears it.
 A key point to remember is that there are no exceptional or elite pieces of armor in Diablo III. The 16 tiers of gear sets progress from Act 1 Normal up through Act 4 [[Inferno]], rather than repeating in each difficulty level as they did in Diablo II. This means that [[end game]] characters in Diablo III will look like it, with their armor all from the higher gear sets, rather than mixing and matching elite versions of leather or chain armor with some plate, as was often the case in Diablo II.

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 The quality of items found throughout the game (over all 3 difficulty levels) will increase gradually, as characters upgrade their gear from light cloth to heavy plate. All armor is themed appropriately for each class, and every piece, much less gear set, will look different depending on which class or gender wears it.
-A key point to remember is that there are no exceptional or elite pieces of armor in Diablo III. The 18 tiers of gear sets progress from Act 1 Normal up through Act 4 [[Inferno]], rather than repeating in each difficulty level as they did in Diablo II. This means that [[end game]] characters in Diablo III will look like it, with their armor all from the higher gear sets, rather than mixing and matching elite versions of leather or chain armor with some plate, as was often the case in Diablo II.
+A key point to remember is that there are no exceptional or elite pieces of armor in Diablo III. The 16 tiers of gear sets progress from Act 1 Normal up through Act 4 [[Inferno]], rather than repeating in each difficulty level as they did in Diablo II. This means that [[end game]] characters in Diablo III will look like it, with their armor all from the higher gear sets, rather than mixing and matching elite versions of leather or chain armor with some plate, as was often the case in Diablo II.
 * Looking for a [[gear Sets Gallery| Gallery of gear sets]]?
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 The Diablo III team has often stated their desire to avoid the mismatched, "clown suit" armor possible in Diablo II. They want the different items to mesh and blend together, at least somewhat, in Diablo III.
-It's known that players will have the ability to use [[armor dyes]] to change the color scheme of their armor, but it's not yet clear just how gear sets and items worn determine what a character will look like.  After months of confusion, Bashiok finally confirmed[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blue-on-item-upgrades-and-gear-sets/] that there are indeed 18 different types of every armor item in the game.
+It's known that players will have the ability to use [[armor dyes]] to change the color scheme of their armor.  After months of confusion, Bashiok finally confirmed[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blue-on-item-upgrades-and-gear-sets/] that there are indeed 18 different types of every armor item in the game, although at some point that number was reduced to 16.
-Wearing a full kit of all the same tier of items will give any character the sort of matching, themed look that's seen in the various photos on this page. It's not clear just how unified character outfits will look with some mixed and matched armor, though. If your Barbarian wears a full set from Tier 15, and then switches to the Tier 16 chest armor, or shoulders, will those stand out as obviously mismatched and ugly?
+Wearing a full kit of matching items from a single tier will give any character the sort of cohesive, themed look that's seen in the various photos on this page. Wearing pieces of armor from different tiers gives varying aesthetic results.
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 [[Image:Gearicons.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Icons, and gear in-game.]]
-In Diablo III, unlike Diablo II, the icons for the items a player will wear will match what they look like in-game. The image to the left shows the [[Wizard]]'s [[inventory]] pane open, and then, to the side, the actual gear displayed in the game. The icons match up nicely with it, showing precisely what the icon says it would look like.
+In Diablo III, unlike Diablo II, the icons for the items a player will wear will match what they look like in-game. The image to the left shows the [[Wizard]]'s [[inventory]] pane open, and then, to the side, the actual gear displayed in the game. The icons match up nicely with it, showing precisely what the icon says.
 If the Wizard were to drop the chest piece (for example) on the ground, and a [[Barbarian]] picked it up, it would look completely different on the Barb.
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 The term was not used by the Diablo II developers, but they clearly structured the armor in that game into gear sets as well, of a sort. They weren't like the Diablo III gear sets, since there are very uneven amounts of different item types in Diablo II (many more types of helms or body armor than gloves or boots, for instance), and they don't line up to create matching outfits. Armor items in Diablo II look different on each class, but not as different or stylized as the do in Diablo III.
-Still, it can be useful to compare the D2 characters, as seen in the 3D models that the art was done in, before it was converted and compressed into the tiny 2D sprites that you see while playing the game.
+Still, it can be useful to compare the D2 characters, as seen in the 3D models below, before it was converted and compressed into the tiny 2D sprites that are seen while playing the game.
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	A key point to remember is that there are no exceptional or elite pieces of armor in Diablo III. The 18 tiers of gear sets progress from Act 1 Normal up through Act 4 [[Inferno]], rather than repeating in each difficulty level as they did in Diablo II. This means that [[end game]] characters in Diablo III will look like it, with their armor all from the higher gear sets, rather than mixing and matching elite versions of leather or chain armor with some plate, as was often the case in Diablo II.		A key point to remember is that there are no exceptional or elite pieces of armor in Diablo III. The 18 tiers of gear sets progress from Act 1 Normal up through Act 4 [[Inferno]], rather than repeating in each difficulty level as they did in Diablo II. This means that [[end game]] characters in Diablo III will look like it, with their armor all from the higher gear sets, rather than mixing and matching elite versions of leather or chain armor with some plate, as was often the case in Diablo II.
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		+	* Looking for a [[gear Sets Gallery\| Gallery of gear sets]]?

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	The quality of items found throughout the game (over all 3 difficulty levels) will increase gradually, as characters upgrade their gear from light cloth to heavy plate. All armor is themed appropriately for each class, and every piece, much less gear set, will look different depending on which class or gender wears it.		The quality of items found throughout the game (over all 3 difficulty levels) will increase gradually, as characters upgrade their gear from light cloth to heavy plate. All armor is themed appropriately for each class, and every piece, much less gear set, will look different depending on which class or gender wears it.

−	A key point to remember is that there are no exceptional or elite pieces of armor in Diablo III. The 18 tiers of gear sets progress from Act 1 Normal up through Act 4 ~~Hell~~, rather than repeating in each difficulty level as they did in Diablo II. This means that [[end game]] characters in Diablo III will look like it, with their armor all from the higher gear sets, rather than mixing and matching elite versions of leather or chain armor with some plate, as was often the case in Diablo II.	+	A key point to remember is that there are no exceptional or elite pieces of armor in Diablo III. The 18 tiers of gear sets progress from Act 1 Normal up through Act 4 [[Inferno]], rather than repeating in each difficulty level as they did in Diablo II. This means that [[end game]] characters in Diablo III will look like it, with their armor all from the higher gear sets, rather than mixing and matching elite versions of leather or chain armor with some plate, as was often the case in Diablo II.

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 [[Image:Gearicons.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Icons, and gear in-game.]]
-In Diablo III, unlike Diablo II, the icons for the items a player will wear will match what they look like in-game. The image to the left shows the [[Demon Hunter]]'s [[inventory]] pane open, and then, to the side, the actual gear displayed in the game. The icons match up nicely with it, showing precisely what the icon says it would look like.
+In Diablo III, unlike Diablo II, the icons for the items a player will wear will match what they look like in-game. The image to the left shows the [[Wizard]]'s [[inventory]] pane open, and then, to the side, the actual gear displayed in the game. The icons match up nicely with it, showing precisely what the icon says it would look like.
-If the Demon Hunter were to drop the chest piece (for example) on the ground, and a [[Barbarian]] picked it up, it would look completely different on the Barb.
+If the Wizard were to drop the chest piece (for example) on the ground, and a [[Barbarian]] picked it up, it would look completely different on the Barb.
 ==BlizzCon 2010 Gear Set Previews==

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 ==BlizzCon 2010 Gear Set Previews==
 During the weeks before Blizzcon 2010, Blizzard previewed six gear sets, two each for the Barbarian, Witch Doctor, and Wizard. They didn't include much information about the sets, but as seldom as new Diablo III visuals are released, fans were quite excited to see the new sets all the same.
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 ==Blizzcon 2010 Panel Gear Sets==