Top end items can have up to either 2000 or 3500 depending on the slot Thorns can also be gotten in almost all item slots which makes the gem look pretty lackluster. Unlike all the others, Thorns is a secondary stat which means that it is inherently less valuable. We we also consider how much is the gem contributing to the total stat you can get with gear. Topaz: Ranged and melee attackers take 4975 damage per hitĭiamond : Increases damage against elites by 20%Įmerald : Critical Hit Damage Increased by 130.0%įor our first analysis we will look at where else we can get a comparable stat, to see how valuable is to get the stat on the socket compared to getting it on another piece of gear. In order to achieve our goal, we will look at the bonuses given by the best quality gem of each color so we can then analyze them from two different points of view. You’ll come to realize with time that I am a math and theorycraft guy, so lets take a hard look at the gems weapon bonuses so we can figure out how good and or bad each gem is. Either by trial and error or just by reading information online, the Green Supremacy for weapons has become a sort of conventional wisdom. Anyone who has played the game to the level cap and beyond has likely realized that green gems are the way to go. Weapon (and to a lesser extent Helm) gems seem absurdly unbalanced. Especially when a few buffs are all you need to even them up. To be honest, I don’t think Legendary Gems will be the answer to this. But of course, I have a very big problem with it.īlizzard knows it, and they say they plan to fix it with Tiered Rifts. So long story short, I like the Diablo 3 Gem System. The crafting system in D3 is actually pretty solid and easily replaced the functionality of the Horadric Cube. The way in which Gems give different bonuses depending on the slot might be imported from Diablo 2 but the effects that the gems give us how have clearly been refined from the old days. While we dearly miss the runes, Gems made a triumphant return to Diablo 3. As I progressed in the game and content patches kept on rolling, I discovered that gems had a lot of awesome uses and quickly became a favorite of mine along with runes. I still remember my noob D2 days when I was happy to get some gems into my trusty Horadric Cube and transmute them into better quality ones. In this series we will look at Balance in Diablo 3 and see how fair things are right now.
Game Balancing is a subtle art, small oversights often lead to some skill, character or item being absurdly overpowered and chosen by most players in spite of the rest of the content the devs worked so hard to produce.
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