Empire Rising Items

Item	Description	Obtained From
1-Star General Card	Chance To Recruit 1-Star General After Use	Invading Bandit Camps, Hideouts and Nests
2-Star General Card	Chance To Recruit 2-Star General After Use	2-Star Upgrade
3-Star General Card	Chance To Recruit 3-Star General After Use	3-Star Upgrade
4-Star General Card	Chance To Recruit 4-Star General After Use	4-Star Upgrade
5-Star General Card	Chance To Recruit 5-Star General After Use	Special Events
5-Star Upgrade	Use to Combine Ten 4-Star General Cards to Form a 5-Star General Card	Item Shop
6-Star General Card	Chance To Recruit 6-Star General After Use	Special Events
6-Star Upgrade	Use to Combine Twenty 5-Star General Cards to Form a 6-Star General Card	Item Shop
Accelerated Construction	Reduce Construction Time by 1 Hour	Item Shop
Accelerated Research	Reduce Research Time By 1 Hour	Item Shop
Accelerated Revival	Speed Up A General's Recovery to a Third of the Remaining Revival Time	Item Shop
Bag of Gold	Contains 5 Gold	Item Shop
Bandit Card	Obtain A Small Amount Of Each Resource.	Invading Bandit Camps, Hideouts and Nests
Bandit Medal	Exchange These For Items In The Item Shop	Invading Bandit Camps, Hideouts and Nests
Bandit Treasure Chest	Upon Use Receive Either: 1x Military Expansion, 1x Strong Prayer, 1x Colonization Declaration, 1x Logging Saw (1D), 1x Medium Healing Potion, 1x Craftsman Covenant (1D), 3x Accelerated Construction (1D), 3x Accelerated Recruitment, 3x Medium Resource Truck, 1x Refinement Stone (1D)	From Bandit Treasure Map
Bandit Treasure Map	Combine 5 Bandit Medals To Get Bandit Treasure Chest.	Item Shop
Battle Horn	Increases Troops Attack by 20% (Excludes Generals)	Item Shop
Castle Recruitment Rune	Receive 100-200 Castle Age Units
Colonization Declaration	Required In Order To Colonize Another Ruler's Town	Item Shop, Quest
Combination Scroll (Castle)	Combine 8 Bandit Medals to Form a Castle Recruitment Rune	Item Shop
Combination Scroll (Feudal)	Combine 8 Bandit Medals to Form a Feudal Recruitment Rune	Item Shop
Conscription Rune	Shortens Troop Production Time by 50%. May be Used Repeatedly, But Training Speed Cannot Be Shorter Than 1 Second.	Item Shop
Craftsman Covenant	Allows Construction of Up to 5  Buildings at Once	Item Shop
Enhanced Defense	Increases Troops Defense by 20%	Item Shop
Enhanced Movement	Increases Troops Movement Speed by 40%	Item Shop
Event Medal	Each Medal Gives You A Chance To Win An iPad 2 (16 GB). At The End Of The Event These Medals Can Be Exchanged For Items. (Event Ends 10/23/11)	Invading NPCs
Experience Stone (Small)	Increase a General's Current XP by 50	Item Shop
Farming Sickle	Boost Food Production By 40%	Item Shop
Feudal Recruitment Rune	Receive 100-200 Feudal Age Units
Forced March	Reduce Troops Remaining Movement Time By 25%	Item Shop
Freedom Declaration	Reset Negative Colony Strength to 0	Item Shop
General Re-Building Package	Contains 3x Skills Reset and 1x Experience Stone	Item Shop
General Reset Pack	Contains Growth Reset, Life Reset, Stat Reset and Skills Reset	Item Shop
General Reset Pack	Contains Growth Reset, Life Reset, Stat Reset and Skills Reset	Item Shop
Growth Reset	Reroll's a General's Growth Value (Growth Value Affects the Amount of Attack and Defense Gained Every Level)	Item Shop
Healing Pack	Get 100x Small Healing Potions	Item Shop
Healing Pack Large	Get 100x Large Healing Potions	Item Shop
Health Stone	Increase a General's HP by 450 (Max 900)	Item Shop
Independence Declaration	Immediately Releases a Town From Colonization	Item Shop
Inspired Warriors	Increases Troops Attack and Defense by 20% and Mobility by 40%	Item Shop
Inspired Workers	Boost Production of ALL Resources by 40%	Item Shop
Instant Revival	Instantly Revive a General	Item Shop
Life Reset	Reroll's a General's Max Life	Item Shop
Logging Saw	Boost Wood Production By 40%	Item Shop
Migration Scroll	Moves Town to a Random Location Near Designated Capital	Item Shop
Military Expansion	Increases Recruitment Queue of a Building to 2	Item Shop
Mill Manager	Prevents Town From Running Out Of Food By Automatically Purchasing Food From The Market With Available Gold.	Item Shop
Mining Tramcar	Boost Iron Production By 40%	Item Shop
Mysterious Medal	Exchange These For Items In The Item Shop (Valid Until 10/20/11)	Invading Vampire Castle
Quarrying Pick	Boost Stone Production By 40%	Item Shop
Quick March	Reduce Troops Remaining Movement Time By 40%	Item Shop
Reference Letter	Required to Elect a New Alliance Leader	Item Shop
Refinement Stone	Increase Generals' XP Gain By 50%	Item Shop
Relocation Scroll	Moves Town to a Random Location in the World	Item Shop
Rename Player	Change Your Ruler's Name	Item Shop
Resource Allocation	Equally Distribute Four Resources In Your Current Town	Item Shop
Skills Reset	Reset a General's Current Skills	Item Shop
Small Fortitude Stone	Improve a General's Max HP by 80. Required Level 5. Can Use 3 Times; Deducts 30 Lifespan.	Item Shop
Small Healing Potion	Restore 100 HP to a General	Item Shop
Small Resource Truck	Immediately Obtain Four Kinds Of Resources: 1,000 - 10,000	Item Shop
Stat Reset	Reroll's a General's Attack and Defense. Reduces Lifespan by 60 and Resets XP to 0	Item Shop
Strong Prayer	Increases the Abbey's Faith Points by 100.	Item Shop
Teleport Scroll	Recalls A Unit Back to Its Town Immediately	Item Shop
Tome of Battle	Use When Making Skillbook to Specifically Create a Skillbook Related To PvP Battle Tactics	Item Shop
Tome of Leadership	Use When Making Skillbook to Specifically Create a Skillbook Related To Improving Unit Abilties	Item Shop
Tome of Production	Use When Making Skillbook to Specifically Create a Skillbook Related To Improving Resource Production	Item Shop
Truce Scroll	You Cannot Attack or be Attacked For 12 Hours	Item Shop
Weak Prayer	Increase the Abbey's Faith Points by 20	Item Shop

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Empire Rising General Skills

Units Specific
Skill	Description
Shield Training	Increases Swordsmen’s defense by 5%
Shield Defense	Increases Swordsmen’s defense by 10%
Turtle Formation	Increases Swordsmen’s defense by 15%
Stirrups	Increases Cavalry’s defense by 5%
Horse Armor	Increases Cavalry’s defense by 10%
Horse Training	Increases Cavalry’s defense by 15%
Small Shields	Increases Pikemen’s defense by 5%
Maneuvering	Increases Pikemen’s defense by10%
Heavy Guard	Increases Pikemen’s defense by 15%
Light Shield	Increases Archers’ defense by 5%
Hang Back	Increases Archers’ defense by 10%
Evade	Increases Archers’ defense by 15%
Sword Thrust	Increases Swordsmen’s attack by 5%
Heavy Strike	Increases Swordsmen’s attack by 10%
Swordsmanship	Increases Swordsmen’s attack by 15%
Flank	Increases Cavalry’s attack by 5%
Charge	Increases Cavalry’s attack by 10%
Warhorses	Increases Cavalry’s attack by 15%
Thrust	Increases Pikemen’s attack by 5%
Stab	Increases Pikemen’s attack by 10%
Polearm Mastery	Increases Pikemen’s attack by 15%
Poison Shot	Increases Archers’ attack by 5%
Accuracy	Increases Archers’ attack by 10%
Precision	Increases Archers’ attack by 15%
Machicolation	Increases city defense by 5%
City Tactics	Increases city defense by 10%
City Defense	Increases city defense by 15%
March	Increase Swordsmen’s mobility by 5%
Quick March	Increase Swordsmen’s mobility by 10%
Double March	Increase Swordsmen’s mobility by 15%
Trot	Increases Cavalry’s mobility by 5%
Canter	Increases Cavalry’s mobility by 10%
Gallop	Increases Cavalry’s mobility by 15%
Mark Time	Increases Pikemen’s mobility by 5%
Quick Time	Increases Pikemen’s mobility by 10%
Double Time	Increases Pikemen’s mobility by 15%
Light Load	Increases Archers’ mobility by 5%
Quick Step	Increases Archers’ mobility by 10%
Sprint	Increases Archers’ mobility by 15%
Economic
Skill	Description
Crop Rotation	Increases production of Food in this General's current city by 5%
Shift Work	Increases production of Iron in this General's current city by 5%
Fault Splitting	Increases production of Stone in this General's current city by 5%
Horse Sleds	Increases production of Wood in this General's current city by 5%
Dueling
Skill	Description
Ambush	10% chance to deal 250 additional damage for one turn.
Anticipate	10% chance to reflect 50% of incoming damage and to increase attack by 50% for one round.
Bash	10% chance to deal 50% extra damage for one turn.
Berserk	10% chance to increase attack by 30% at the cost of 5% of current HP.
Blessing	15% chance to restore 25% of your General's maximum health in one round.
Block	5% chance to block 100 damage for one round.
Cleave	10% chance to reduce opponent's health by 10% in one round.
Counter	10% chance to counterattack after an opponent's attack during opponent's turn.
Cripple	15% chance to reduce opponent's health by 20% for one turn.
Crush	10% chance to deal 200% damage and ignore opponent's defense.
Crushing Blow	10% chance to deal 250 bonus damage for one round.
Decimate	10% chance to deal 600 additional damage in one turn.
Deflect	10% chance to block 100 damage for 1 round.
Dualstrike	10% chance to attack twice in one turn.
Endure	5% chance to reduce incoming damage by 20% for one round.
Enrage	10% chance to increase attack by 15% for one round.
Feint	10% chance to lower opponent's defense by 20% for one turn.
First Aid	10% chance to restore 70 HP for 1 round.
Flury	10% chance to suppress opponent for one round while dealing 50% additional damage.
Frighten	10% chance to prevent opponent from attacking for one turn while increasing his defense by 50%.
Hack	5% chance to deal 150% additional damage for one round.
Heal	10% chance to restore 8% of your General's maximum health in one round.
Intimidate	10% chance to reduce opponent's attack by 20% for one round.
Lifesteal	10% chance to heal self for 20% of attack power.
Lightning	10% chance to strike opponent with lighting dealing 240% of your base attack while ignoring their defense.
Lure	10% chance to reduce opponent's defense by 20% for one turn.
Meditate	10% chance to restore 30% of General's max health in one round, General may not launch an attack while Meditating.
Merciless	15% chance to reduce opponent's defense by 70% for one round and to deal 100 additional damage.
Multistrike	15% chance to attack three times in one turn.
Mute	10% chance to prevent opponent from using any skills for one round.
Nullify	10% chance to nullify 250 incoming damage for one round.
Pierce	10% chance to reduce opponent's HP by 25% and increase your General's attack by 25% for one round.
Prayer	10% chance to restore 8% of your General's health for one turn.
Provoke	10% chance to decrease opponents defense by 100% while increasing his attack by 30% for one round.
Reflect	10% chance to reflect 30% of incoming damage for one round.
Rend	10% chance to reduce opponent's current health by 15%, but cannot use normal attacks during one round.
Renew	10% chance to restore 40% of your General's max HP in one round.
Retaliate	10% chance to counter attack your opponent during his turn.
Revenge	10% chance to reflect 30% of opponent's attack back at opponent.
Rupture	15% chance to reduce opponent's health by 15% in one turn.
Sacrifice	10% chance to deal 50% damage to self while dealing 200% damage to opponent.
Sever	10% chance to reduce opponent's current health by 15% in one turn.
Silence	10% chance to silence opponent's skills for one round.
Smash	10% chance to cause 100 additional damage for 1 round.
Strafe	10% chance to reduce incoming damage by 250 for one round.
Stun	10% chance to completely disable an opponent for one round.
Taunt	10% chance to taunt the enemy, reduces opponent's defense by 20% while increasing his attack by 10% for one round.
Terrify	10% chance to scare opponent, halting his attack for one turn but increasing his defense by 50%. Opponent may still use defensive abilities.
Thorns	10% chance to reflect all incoming damage back onto opponent for one turn.
Toughness	15% chance to negate all incoming damage for one round while launching an attack.
War Cry	10% chance to reduce opponent's attack by 20% for one round.
Weak Spot	15% chance to ignore all of an opponent's defense for one round.
Whirlwind	10% chance to deal 350% attack damage for one turn.
Weak Smash	5% chance to deal 100 bonus damage for one round.
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Empire Rising NPC Types

NPCs	Description
Tribal Village	Suitable for players in the Dark Age to attack. Drops Parchments, General cards, etc. May be home to Tribe Warriors or a Tribe Chief.
Bandit Camp	Suitable for players in the Feudal Age to attack. Drops Parchments, General cards, etc. May be home to a Bandit Head or Bandit Counsellor.
Bandit Hideout	Suitable for players in the Castle Age to attack. Drops Parchments, General cards, etc. May house a Bandit Chief or Bandit Counsellor.
Bandit Nest	Suitable for players in the Castle Age to attack. Drops Parchments, General cards, etc. May be home to a Bandit Chief or Bandit Counsellor.
Thieves Den	Suitable for players to attack with strong forces. Can drop item combining materials. May be home to a Savage Head.
Haunted Mine	Suitable for players to attack with strong forces. Can drop item combining materials. May be the haunt of a Ghost Lord.
Beast Lair	Suitable for players to attack with strong forces. Can drop item combining materials. May be the den of a Wolf King.
Rebel Camp	Suitable for players to attack with strong forces. Can drop item combining materials and may harbor a Barbarian Foreman.
Vampire Castle	Suitable for players in the Castle Age to attack. Drops Parchments, General cards, etc. May belong to Mysterious Baron and Mysterious Dame.

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Empire Rising Units

Different units can be recruited during the Feudal, Castle and Empire Ages. Units each play a specific role and a combined arms strategy is necessary in order to succeed in Empire Rising.

Age	Building	Type	Unit	Min ATK	Max ATK	DEF	Move Time	Load	Food
Feudal	Barracks	Defense	Swordsmen	5	10	26	290	20	1
	Barracks	Raider	Spearman	10	10	10	310	40	1
	Practice Range	Attack	Archer	20	25	5	290	20	1
	Practice Range	Balanced	Skirmisher	15	15	15	290	20	1
	Stables	Speed	Scout Cavalry	1	1	1	70	0	1
Castle	Barracks	Attack	Pikeman	40	45	10	270	30	2
	Barracks	Defense	Longswordsmen	20	25	40	270	30	2
	Practice Range	Defense	Crossbowmen	20	25	30	250	30	2
	Practice Range	Balanced	Elite Skirmisher	20	20	20	260	30	2
	Stables	Speed	Hussar	30	35	10	150	30	2
	Stables	Attack	Knight	35	40	15	250	30	2
	Stables	Raider	Camel Riders	15	15	15	300	70	2
Empire	Barracks	Defense	Two-handed Swordsmen	25	30	65	250	40	3
	Barracks	Attack	Champion	55	60	20	220	40	3
	Practice Range	Attack	Hackbuteer	60	65	20	250	40	3
	Practice Range	Defense	Arbalest	30	35	50	220	40	3
	Stables	Balanced	Heavy Knight	40	40	40	230	40	3
	Stables	Raider	Heavy Camel	30	35	20	270	120	3
	Stables	Speed	Paladin	45	50	25	120	40	3
Age	Building	Nation	Type	Unit	Min ATK	Max ATK	DEF	Move Time	Load	Food
Empire	Castle	Prussia	Attack	Hussar	58	84	26	250	45	3
				Elite Hussar	70	110	35	200	55	4
		Ottoman	Defense, Raider	War Elephant	25	30	80	380	150	3
				Elite War Elephant	35	40	120	330	250	4
		England	Balanced	Longbowmen	65	65	50	200	45	3
				Elite Longbowmen	85	85	65	160	55	4
		France	Speed	Musketeer	59	65	38	120	45	3
				Elite Musketeer	85	91	45	80	55	4

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Empire Rising Technologies

In Empire Rising you can research Defense, Military, Production, Special and Trade Technologies:

Defense: Defensive technologies may be research at the Wall or Tower.

Military: Research military technologies at the Academy to provide bonuses to your troops.

Production: Researching the following technologies at your various storage buildings will improve your ability to stockpile resources.

Special: Each Nation can recruit its own unique units. They become available for research and recruitment once you construct a Castle. Build times are reduced as your Castle's level is upgraded.

Trade: Technologies researched at the Market will improve your ability to transport resources and the effectiveness of your trade routes.

Defense
Building	Research	Description
Tower	Guard Tower	The dense arrow feathers shot from above bring the pressure onto attacking troops.
	Enhanced Watch	Effectively improve the chance of observation and reduce the chance of being observed.
Walls	Spike	Iron spikes are placed in the ground and can cause damage to attacking troops.
Military
Unit	Research	Description
Swordsmen	Iron Swords	Increase ATK of all Infantry units
	Chain Mail	Increase DEF of all Infantry units
Pikemen	Iron Spears	Increase ATK of all Pikemen units
	Scale Mail	Increase DEF of all Pikemen units
Calvary	Iron Lances	Increase ATK of all Cavalry units
	Plate Mail	Increase DEF of all Cavalry units
Archer	Fletching	Increase ATK of all Archer units
	Leather Armor	Increase DEF of all Archer units
Siege	Ballistics	Increase ATK of all Siege units
	Engineers	Increase DEF of all Siege units
Special	Tower Extension	Increases warning radius of city
	Improve Walls	Increases strength of defense buildings
	Conceal	Hides Scout Cavalry from attack when city is invaded
	Improve Spikes	Increases the maximum spine count
Production
Building	Research	Description
Stone Pit	Quarrying	Increases the production rate of Stone.
	Hide Stone	Hides your Stone from being looted.
Iron Smelter	Drilling	Increases the production rate of Iron.
	Hide Iron	Hides your Iron from being looted.
Lumbermill	Bow Saw	Increases the production rate of Wood.
	Hide Wood	Hides your Wood from being looted.
Granary	Heavy Plow	Increases the production rate of Food.
	Hide Food	Hides your Food from being looted.
Special
Nation	Unit	Description
Prussia	Hussars	Strong armored cavalry unit, renowned for their strength.
	Elite Hussars	A nearly mythical cavalry troop, aggressive and frightening to enemies.
Ottoman	War Elephants	Special forces, used to break the strong defensive line of the enemy.
	Elite War Elephants	War Elephants with even higher combat abilities than their ordinary counterpart.
England	Longbowmen	Unique archer units with an extensive range and superb accuracy.
	Elite Longbowmen	Legendary archers that are frequently assigned to carry out important quests.
France	Musketeers	A unique unit who is a highly trained and disciplined marksmen.
	Elite Musketeers	France’s clutch marksman unit. Much stronger than their predecessor.
Trade
Section	Research	Description
Transport	Trade Wagons	Increases the Market’s maximum resource transportation amount.
	Navigation	Increases the Market’s resource transportation speed.
Trade	Coinage	Increases trade value and trade income.
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Empire Rising Buildings

There are a total of 23 buildings in Empire Rising. Each building has its own unique function and leveling them up will improve their abilities.

Building	Time Period				Description
	Dark Age	Feudal Age	Castle Age	Empire Age
Town Center	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Players can recruit Workers, build expansion towns, change the town name, advance the town’s Age and convert Workers into Militia.
Cottage	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Upgrade to increase Worker population limit.
Lumbermill	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Wood storage building. Can upgrade Wood production rate and ability to protect Wood from raids.
Stone Pit	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Stone storage building. Can upgrade Stone production rate and ability to protect Stone from raids.
Iron Smelter	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Iron storage building. Can upgrade Iron production rate and ability to protect Iron from raids.
Granary	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Food storage building. Can upgrade Food production rate and ability to protect Food from raids.
Barracks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Trains swordsmen and spearmen class units. Higher building level shortens training time and allows training of better units.
Abbey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Heals units wounded from battle. Higher building level improves healing efficiency.
Tavern	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Recruit, trade, and sell generals. Higher building level allows recruitment of better generals.
Embassy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Players can search and join Alliances from this building. Can create a new Alliance at level 5.
Palisade	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Town’s defensive building. Higher building level increases defensive capability.
Outpost	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Players can scout nearby locations and be alerted of any incoming invasions. Higher building level improves scouting ability.
Logging Camp	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Wood production building. Higher building level increases Wood production rate and increases Worker capacity.
Quarry	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Stone production building. Higher building level increases Stone production rate and increases Worker capacity.
Mine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Iron production building. Higher building level increases Iron production rate and increases Worker capacity.
Farm	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Food production building. Higher building level increases Food production rate and increases Worker capacity.
Market	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Players can trade resources and establish trade routes. Higher building level increases trade capacity. (Required: Feudal Age.)
Stable	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Trains cavalry class units. Higher building level shortens training time and allows training of new units. (Required: Feudal Age.)
Practice Range	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Trains archer class units. Higher building level shortens training time and allows training of new units. (Required: Feudal Age.)
Academy	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Research military technologies that provide bonuses for troops. Higher building level reduces research time. (Required: Feudal Age)
Workshop	-	-	Yes	Yes	Trains siege units. Higher building level shortens training time and allows training of new units. (Required: Castle Age.)
Castle	-	-	Yes	Yes	Allows research and training of unique military units. Higher building level shortens training time. (Required: Castle Age)
Monument	-	-	-	Yes	Improves troops’ attack and defense power as well as movement speed.
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Will You Be Taxed On The D3 Auction House?

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This is a question some of you Diablo fans might have or eventually will have once you start playing Diablo 3 (Early 2012 Release Date Hopefully). If you don't already know, there will be two auction houses in Diablo 3. One you will be able to use in-game gold to bid/purchase items, while the other will require actual money. In addition to this, Blizzard is going to charge listing fees and I have heard a rumor that they may also be taking a % of profit of each item you sell.

Blizzard will be making money from the auction house, as long as people continue to play Diablo 3. Others may complain about this, but I think it is a great way to balance out the end-game and give some real value to in-game gold, which was essentially pointless in Diablo 2. Anyone who played or plays Diablo 2 knows what I am talking about... with gambling being the only real "gold sink". Anyway, the money that Blizzard makes from selling Diablo 3 plus the fees it will generate from the auction house will definitely be taxed. They are a large company, and there is no way to hide the revenue they will generate from the Auction House.

The real question is though, will players be taxed on the money they make from selling items in the Auction House? I was curious about this, because I too was thinking about playing D3 to make a nice profit myself. I did some research on the topic and this is what I found:

You must file taxes if you earn the following amounts of income:

Self-employed, any age: $400
Children and Teens classified as a dependent: $5,700
Single, under 65: $9,350
Single, over 65: $10,750
Married, filing jointly, both spouses under 65: $18,700
Married, filing jointly, one spouse over 65: $19,850
Married, filing jointly, both spouses over 65: $20,900
Married, filing separately, any age: $3,650

*Taken From The Turbo-Tax Website

Going by this information, I'd guess that many would D3 players would fit under the Self-employed, any age category earning income of $400+ for the year. So if a person earned more than $400 in income for the year, then he or she would have to pay taxes on it (Probably 10% going by the 2011 Tax Bracket above).

If you are a casual player you will probably not reach the $400 income solely on the D3 Auction House. However, if you play the game a lot (5+ Hours a day) it is very likely you could reach this mark in a year. Also note that your income will = (Price of Items Sold) - (Auction Listing Fee + Possible Blizzard Item Tax). But really the truth is that player earnings from the D3 Auction House will all come down to what the market is like once Diablo 3 is released.

Players may be willing to pay more money for Diablo 3 items, which will benefit Sellers. On the other hand people may not be spending much money on items and Buyers will benefit from this. In my mind once the game is out for a few months the D3 market will balance itself out and item prices will be determined by supply and demand of the market.

The game really looks great from the gameplay videos I've watched on Youtube. I really look forward to see how this all turns out once the game is finally released.

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Fantasy Sports & Video Games Has Returned!!!

Welcome to Fantasy Sports and Video Games. I haven't posted anything new on this site in months, but recently I found out my site has a Page Rank of 1, so my posts may actually be found by readers searching for info through Google.

Football has just started and that only means one thing for me... Fantasy Football! Since I don't really have a favorite NFL team, I just root for the players on my Fantasy Team. Oh and by the way, I signed up for a Fantasy Baseball team back in the Spring and I haven't checked it till now. It seems that my team stayed healthy, because now I am in the Semifinals of my league somehow (We'll see what happens).

Anyway, I am going to make a few posts this month about Fantasy Football and maybe about some new video/computer games that are either coming out or have just been released.

I started this blog on December 19, 2010 and it was the first site I had ever started. I kinda gave up on it over the past few months, but I'd like to try and build it up once again. Even if its only one or two posts a month, I'm going to stick with it. We will see how it goes.

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Two Reasons Why I Want To Get Diablo 3 Once Again

I wanted Diablo 3 when it was first officially announced about three years ago. I kind of forgot about the game for a while, especially when the projected release date kept on being pushed back. A couple of months ago I told myself that I wasn't going to get it, since there weren't any features that made me love the game. However, recently I've been checking out D3 Beta gameplay videos on youtube and I came across two pretty awesome features. Check Out Diablo 3 Skills.

First off all, there will be an entirely new level of difficulty in Diablo 3. As it was in Diablo 2, there will be the casual play through in Normal Difficulty, a slightly more difficult mode in Nightmare Difficulty and then the very difficult mode in Hell Difficulty. After beating the game 3 times (Once through each difficulty) you will unlock Inferno Difficulty. In this mode every monster will be level 61 (Highest character level will be 60) and they will have unique abilities. The most powerful items in the game will be dropped from monsters in the inferno difficulty. Players will be able to go through the end game content without having to do monotonous Baal runs to level up their characters, as was evident in Diablo 2. Blizzard has used this new inferno difficulty as a way of making the end game challenging and entertaining rather than boring and laborious. I cannot wait to reach the end of the game and make my way through Inferno. Inferno seems like it is going to be awesome, but the new feature I just saw a video about has basically sealed the deal.

If you hadn't heard about it yet, Diablo 3 boasts 2 newly designed auction houses. The first auction house will be used to buy and sell equipment, characters, gems, crafting, tomes etc. using in-game gold. This is a great step up from the trading system in Diablo 2, where you had to spend tons of time to track down someone who had an item you want and even then it was difficult getting both parties to agree to the trade.

While this auction house system was awesome, the real kicker was when I found out there would be a real world currency auction house as well! You will be able to sell items for $USD and have it transferred to a Paypal account or your Blizzard account. This system will create a D3 economy, meaning in-game gold will actually have value (Unlike it was in Diablo 2). It will also be a lot safer than those 3rd Party websites people used to buy items in D2. In D3 I feel that rich kids and people who don't have much time to play the game will be the main ones spending real money on the game. I can't wait to see what the average ratio of D3 Gold to $1 eventually becomes once the game has been released for a few months. This real world money auction house is something I am really looking forward to in D3 and Blizzard will probably make tons of money off of the listing fees as well.

2011 Fantasy Football Rushing & Passing Strength Of Schedule

Strength of Schedule 2011
(1) Easiest to (32) Most Difficult Pass Schedule				(1) Easiest to (32) Most Difficult Rush Schedule
Team	Opp. Pts. Allowed/G*	SOS Pass		Team	Opp. Pts. Allowed/G*	SOS Rush
SF	12.98	1		MIN	16.77	1
CIN	12.95	2		TEN	16.73	2
IND	12.95	3		GB	16.50	3
PIT	12.91	4		OAK	16.45	4
MIA	12.84	5		MIA	16.34	5
WAS	12.83	6		SD	16.15	6
DAL	12.79	7		DAL	16.12	7
CLE	12.78	8		KC	16.08	8
ARI	12.76	9		NO	16.01	9
PHI	12.76	10		HOU	16.00	10
BAL	12.76	11		NE	15.97	11
NO	12.65	12		CHI	15.84	12
OAK	12.61	13		CIN	15.80	13
BUF	12.61	14		DET	15.76	14
STL	12.59	15		NYG	15.73	15
CAR	12.58	16		ATL	15.70	16
NYG	12.55	17		TB	15.63	17
NYJ	12.47	18		SF	15.63	18
TEN	12.46	19		PIT	15.58	19
ATL	12.46	20		WAS	15.56	20
SD	12.46	21		PHI	15.55	21
SEA	12.46	22		DEN	15.53	22
NE	12.39	23		CAR	15.43	23
TB	12.34	24		CLE	15.29	24
JAC	12.31	25		IND	15.26	25
CHI	12.28	26		SEA	14.84	26
HOU	12.22	27		STL	14.80	27
GB	12.09	28		NYJ	14.65	28
DEN	12.00	29		BAL	14.61	29
DET	11.88	30		JAC	14.61	30
MIN	11.85	31		BUF	14.39	31
KC	11.80	32		ARI	14.31	32
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