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WitchDoctor: "chars"

2013-11-24T05:28:48Z

"chars"

2013-11-15T04:15:08Z

added brawling

2013-11-15T04:13:39Z

update (added aps)

2013-11-15T04:12:15Z

alphabetical order'd

2013-11-15T04:11:41Z

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‎S: smart drops

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 * [[Caster]] - type of class or monster, capable of using ranged magical spells, or spell-like abilities from a distance.
 * [[Character customization]] - configuring your character through choices to appearance and gender when first creating a character and developing it within the game through skills, ability selections and items worn.
-* [[Character]]s - collective term for both playable classes and non-player people (merchants, quest givers, townsfolk) within the game.
+* [[Character]]s - collective term for both playable classes and non-player people (merchants, quest givers, townsfolk) within the game. can also be termed, "Chars".
 * [[Checkpoint]] - point that once reached will serve as a respawn point, usually stairs or entrance to the current level.
 * [[Quest#Class-Specific_Quests|Class-specific Quest]] - quests offered to a specific class and no other class has access to them.

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 * {{iw|Blocking Blocking}} - Action of blocking physical and magical attacks.
 * Bowazon - Familiar term for an Amazon who specialises in {{iw|Bow_and_Crossbow Bow and Crossbow (Diablo II)}}.
 * [[Breakpoint]] - found in 2D games, and refer to how fast animations for attacking, spell casting, hit recovery, and many other things are displayed in frame-based games such as Diablo II.
 * [[Buff]] - generally a non-permanent attribute added to a unit, affecting it directly or indirectly for a period of time in a positive manner.

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 * [[Active skill]] - skills cast or used directly with the mouse button or hotkey.
 * [[Quest#Adventures|Adventure]] - semi-random mini-quests that doesn't tie into the overall plot.
 * [[Area of effect]] - general term for effects, skills, spells or abilities that will affect an area, and the inhabitants of that area, rather than a single target. Also known as Splash Damage or Line Damage. Also known as AoE.<br>
-* [[Arena]] - dueling arena, not confirmed to be in Diablo III
+* [[Arena]] - dueling arena, not yet added by blizzard.
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 * [[Debuff]] - generally a non-permanent attribute added to a unit, affecting it directly or indirectly negatively for a period of time.
 * [[Destructible]] - term for parts of the environment that can be destroyed by spells or other attacks by player characters such tables, chairs, doorways, and stair railings.
 * [[Dueling]] - consensual PvP combat, as one on one or Free For All battles with multiple characters engaged at once.
 * [[Dupe]] - abbreviation for "duplicate." Creating a usable copy of an original item, either for personal use or trade. It's essentially counterfeiting.

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+* [[DPS]] - Damage per second.
 * [[Debuff]] - generally a non-permanent attribute added to a unit, affecting it directly or indirectly negatively for a period of time.
 * [[Destructible]] - term for parts of the environment that can be destroyed by spells or other attacks by player characters such tables, chairs, doorways, and stair railings.
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 * [[Diablo Drought]] - period of time in which very little new information is released by the Diablo III team or their community manager.
 * [[Drop rate]] - general RPG term for the chance a monster will drop a given item.
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 * [[Scripted Events|Scripted Event]] - randomly generated small, quest-like actions when the monsters or NPCs behave in an unusual fashion that's been programmed in advance.
 * [[Signature skill]] - most important, visual, significant skills possessed by each playable character that help define it.  Passive skills can never be signature skills.
 * [[Stash]] - chest or storing place where a player can store items and gold.
 * [[Synergy]] - skills that boost other skills or that are boosted by other skills. Generally affect one or two skills rather than an entire skill tree.
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 [[Category:Reference]]
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 [[Category:Glossary]]

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-* [[Ladder]] - official ranking of characters measured by experience. Not comfirmed as being in Diablo III.
+* [[Ladder]] - official ranking of characters measured by experience. Not confirmed as being in Diablo III.
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	The '''glossary''' contains short descriptions of, and links to, common terms, phrases and game concepts relevant to ''[[Diablo 3]]''.		The '''glossary''' contains short descriptions of, and links to, common terms, phrases and game concepts relevant to ''[[Diablo 3]]''.

−	* See also the [[Abbreviations\|Abbreviations and Acronyms]] list.

		+	* See also the [[Abbreviations\|Abbreviations and Acronyms]] list for things such as aoe, loh, eias, ehp.
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	* [[Ladder]] - official ranking of characters measured by experience. Not comfirmed as being in Diablo III.		* [[Ladder]] - official ranking of characters measured by experience. Not comfirmed as being in Diablo III.
−	* '''LoH''' - ''Life on Hit'', an [[item]] [[modifier]] that grants the hero a set amount of [[health]] with every strike.

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