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I love books. In fact, when I am no longer nomadic I would acquire so many books and stare at the shelves and feel excited. I also like collectibles – the “cool” things from this and that; statues, swords, stuffs. And I like video games a bit too much. At the moment I am enjoying Blizzard Ent.’s Diablo III, a fantastic game about the eternal conflict between the Burning Hells and the High Heavens and the struggled humanity living in between.

And this is what Arwen gave me for my birthday: Diablo III Official Strategy Guide, Limited Edition! The perfect combination of books, collectibles, and Diablo III! How awesome is that? I was speechless. I am such a lucky person to have a girlfriend like that. Here is the picture of the gift:



(From left to right: the hardcover strategy guide, the bonus binder, and the sculptured metal bookmark)

Just so you know, I don’t usually get collectibles of any sort. Those always are the things I would drool on forever and never buy. Diablo III for some reason is different. Recently I purchased a lore book of the game (unintended-ly), and now I even have the limited ed. strategy guide.  This may be a good chance for me to show my collection of Diablo III. Here we go:

(From left to right: the copy of Diablo III, the lore book Diablo III: Book of Cain, the strategy guide, and the exclusive bonuses)

So what do you think? Like my collection? With all of this being said, I don't do so well in the actual game since I don't have much time to invest on. If you want to add me in-game, leave me a comment and we'll figure things out! 

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  1. WyattDecember 12, 2012 at 11:08 PM

    Nice! I tried the trial version of D3 but didn't like it so much. I still have Diablo 2: LOD Expansion on my laptop and play single player when Melissa is working on her blog.

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  2. DK-GmDecember 13, 2012 at 8:38 AM

    I know it's different. I myself felt weird at first, and didn't pay much attention to D3 for the first several weeks. Then I picked it up again, got used to it, and enjoyed it. But again, I am easy to pleased since many people complain about this game a lot.

    I loved D2! I was a bit too young to fully understand the plot back then but I loved my Druid. Did not know you also play it.

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  3. WyattDecember 14, 2012 at 1:02 PM

    Yes. I loved playing Necros and sorceress and Paladins

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