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lvl 51 demon hunter now 
@Noir, fast places to level?
Just continue with the story, you gain levels fast enough. There is also gear which gives you more XP per kill.
Im in Act 1 on Hell mode now and lvl 51, pretty sure i will be around 56 / 57 when i go for inferno.
I've been playing the starter edition and I've got to say BORING.
What follower is everyone using?
I play with buddies mainly =o
Ive gotten to level 35 now, about 90% through act 1 in nightmare atm
Im using the templar follower, he has no gear, and suck for fighting, but he has some OK spells that save me sometimes.
Personally i use auctionhouse alot to keep up the pace of the game, so i dont die too much etc, problem is im always broke cause im buying new awsome weapons and gems 
atm im using 1 handed weapon and shield, and as far as i can see, the weapon is by faaaaaar the most important item.
Ive only really mucked around on D3 so far but a quick noob question that someone might be able to help me with. 2 x 1h vs a 1h and a shield. Is there a dmg output reduction for dual weilding the 1h's and is the shield only really for minimising dmg received?? I havent dwelved that far into it to min/max just yet
as far as i can tell
2 x 1h gives u more attackspeed
1h + shield gives u less damage but gives more armor and a black chance
1x 2h gives you higher damage per hit
There will also be a difference ofcourse in the atrtributed the different items have. For instance two 1h weapons might give you alot more +strnght then a single 2handed weapon..
Anyone has some moreknowledge?
The barb has a few shouts and abilities that increase dropchance of magic items/gold. I'm currently on a 45 barn in NM, 2hander weapons seems far more powerful than dw. For cleave and whirlwind atleast. Great game, but not much time for me to play 
And what you think about 1h+shiled vs 2h weapon hoff?
I have a problem with looking for items that it seems to me that the only thing im really llooking for is +damage +strength and +vitality
You have any sugestions for things i could look for on the auctionhouse that would help me?
Those are the 3 big ones to look for ye, things like +crit, +movement speed also comes in usefull. A 2hander barb in NM takes alot of dmg, alot, so i spec my barb to grant various kinds of +healing when i crit, shout, +armor when i leap etc... As u said, the weapon is by far the most important gearpiece since all abilities dmg depends on it.
I've never tried, or even considered, using a shield as a barb. Dualwielding can do almost as much dmg as a 2hander. Not sure, but i think the lowered killspeed of 1h+shield isnt worth the extra survivability.
I havent bought anything on the AH yet, the weapon prices are insane to say the least, i do well with what drops and hand-me-downs from mates playing barbs in hell.
I play monk and I have this awesome 2h-weapon which gives me a good amount of damage which I can combine with a passive skill that gives me health on damage. However when I use a shield/1h-wep combo my defence is waaay better.
I try to mix it up depending on what items drop. Had an awesome shield for a while that made the decision for me
2 weapons u make much more damages, when u have 30 ennemies and some of them cast u spells at distance it's better not to lose time with the ones at close range. You can easily get 400-500 life points each time you hit, that covers the damages you take most of the time, added to the blood globes that drop faster, you should not have problems with life points.
If you fight a boss that makes too many damages when he hits u, the shield can be the good item
With the shield i have atm (+120 strength) i really gain more damage from the shield than an added axe, and still grants me more defence and block
If anything i would consider a 2 hander, as it gives more damage on fury-spending skills, but then you are suddenly down to 1 less item, meaning less +strength and other stuff overall
Yay, actually did get me the Collector's Edition 
(at the same time, pre-ordered Starcraft 2:Fury of the Swarm Collector's Edition too)...starting late, but am determined to catch up
Heart of the swarm!!!! or?
News on my barb is that i went through all my items and replaced with cheap stuff from auction house (less than 5k a piece)
benefit of this being that i now have no really weak items. I also swtiched my shield for a proper 2 handed weapon that now boots the damage of my skills to nearly 80% more than what i had.
Yeah that is the one...Heart of the Swarm...
anyone still play?
I have all 5 classes lvl60... cleared inferno with barb and monk, currently plodding through act 3 on my WD
Kvothe#1271 if anyone on NA server wants to play!
Made a pact with a friend to stop playing D3 just a few days ago.
@ Noir i would definetly suggest a 1h + a shield since in most games u will be the one taking the main of the hits... trying to keep them off the range etc..
@ thirdrock, i stopped playing a while back myself waiting on the next patch to come out... in the mean time MoP but ill be sure to look u up next time i log in
i stopped playing and honestly havent looked back, somehow the game just wasnt entertaining in the same way diablo 2 was
well come back! they just doubled legendary drops for 1.05 patch that came out today :>
tbh D2 really wasn't that great until the LoD expansion, i have faith bliz will work the bugs out of D3
most legendaries suck anyway
but they are fun to find !
Are you serious! Another damn hamburger and I'm gotta be fat!
Although it appears from forum postings that drops of legs and sets are quite generous right now.
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