Diablo 3, how to compare items

If you follow that reasoning, also while comparing items you need to take a closer look at the orange points. The math is simple here. If the item that you examine is worse, when it comes to damage, e.g. by 1%, and it reads at the orange point that “damage from fire is higher by 15%” you need to calculate that, at the cost of 1% you receive 15% to all damage from fire.

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Place mouse cursor over an item that your follower could possibly equip. You will see comparison for you as usual. Additionally, comparison for the follower is shown, next to his/her portrait in upper left corner of the screen; only for items that the follower can equip. If you have follower inventory opened, comparison will be shown next to his/her currently …

Generally speaking you can cursor over an item and get a quick indication of the quality of an item compared to your currently equipped item. That is not all to consider, but it is a decent first step. Knowing if an item will add to or take away your power to kill or your general survivability as a percentage is shown.

Click to expand… It would be nice to allow you to select what to compere, not only the equipped items. This is why i said select an item and hover another, so you will be able to compare what you want/need. And it would be also nice to allow this to work on items from stash/inventory/equipped items.

It auto compares with my stuff I have equipped but I can’t find a button to compare with the stuff the follower has equipped. Friends help you move, real friends help you move bodies…. lemaster666 (Topic Creator) 9 years ago #2. bump.

To break it all down for you: Given equivalent levels, Orange and Green items are the best, followed by yellow, followed by blue, and last white, which is the worst quality gear. However, a yellow or blue item that is significantly higher level (a level 67 yellow vs a level 30 Legendary) will sometimes be an upgrade.

An extra tip, if you have your inventory open while holding CTRL over an item on the ground, it will compare it to your currently equipped item Elective Mode Basically Diablo 3 skills are broken down into 7 categories such as Primary and Defensive.

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You will have to compare the items manually. This feature does not exist in any automated form in Diablo II. To find the ranges of stats on items, you will need to use a source outside of the game such as The Arreat Summit. In Diablo III however, it is possible to compare items in an automated fashion.

those are items you can only equip on your followers. weapons in there are for the scoundrel, tomes are for the Templar, and the other stuff (mirrors etc) are for the enchantress. To equip your follower you open up the inventory screen, press R1 until you get to your follower and equip items that way.

Related Questions

What is common quality gear in Diablo 3?

When you start out playing Diablo 3 or restart a new Season, the result is the same — your character begins with the most basic of gear. This gear is what we call Common quality, denoted in the game by white text. The Apprentice’s Scythe my Necromancer started with is a good example of Common quality items.

How do I know what weapons my class can use in Diablo 3?

You can learn if your class of choice can use a specific weapon by going to the Official Diablo 3 site and putting a class filter over the results. But that doesn’t tell you what the various item qualities mean — so let’s take a look at what all of the information attached to these weapons means.

How do you check item stats in Diablo 2?

A collection of tips to make your travels in the world of Diablo that much easier. Let’s get started! If you hold down the CTRL key while mousing over an item on the ground, it will show you the items stats. I use this all the time to quickly scan random items on the ground.

How many skills can you pick in Diablo 3?

Basically Diablo 3 skills are broken down into 7 categories such as Primary and Defensive. By default you are only allowed to pick one skill from each category at a time, but if you turn on elective mode you can pick as many skills from any category as you would like.