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+date: Sun Sep 01 2024 17:09:17 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
+qualitative_time: 
+title: Resources in Diablo 4, a 40-hour impression
+previous_teaser: Benchmarking the eight most powerful cake cutters
+previous_first: true
+---
+<!--
+digraph {
+"helltide active?" [shape=diamond]
+"wait 5 minutes" [shape=box]
+"helltide active?" -> helltide [label="yes"]
+"helltide active?" -> "wait 5 minutes" [label="no"]
+"wait 5 minutes" -> helltide
+helltide [shape=box]
+"woa there's a treasure goblin" [shape=box]
+"omg that's three of them" [shape=box]
+"disappears after getting sidetracked" [shape=box]
+helltide -> "abberent cinder" -> "disappears after getting sidetracked"
+helltide -> "woa there's a treasure goblin" -> "omg that's three of them"
+"wait 5 minutes" -> "disappears after getting sidetracked" [dir=back]
+"omg that's three of them" -> "legendary item"
+"omg that's three of them" -> "unique item"
+
+equipment [shape=box]
+
+"put in stash because what if I want it later" [shape=box]
+"unique item" -> "put in stash because what if I want it later"
+"unique item" -> equipment
+"unique item" -> "at least four more dimensions of improving an item" [dir=both, color=red]
+
+"salvage (l)" [shape=box]
+"legendary item" -> "salvage (l)" -> "legendary aspect"
+"salvage (l)" -> "about a half dozen different crafting materials"
+"legendary item" -> equipment
+"imprint aspect" [shape=box]
+"legendary item" -> "imprint aspect" [dir=both, color=red]
+"legendary aspect" -> "imprint aspect"
+"about a half dozen different crafting materials" -> "imprint aspect"
+"at least four more dimensions of improving an item" [shape=box]
+"legendary item" -> "at least four more dimensions of improving an item" [dir=both, color=red]
+"never looked into what they need" -> "at least four more dimensions of improving an item"
+
+"I found some one time but generally don't have many" [shape=box]
+"nothing needs them yet" [shape=box]
+"I found some one time but generally don't have many" -> "about a half dozen other different crafting materials" -> "nothing needs them yet"
+"about a half dozen other different crafting materials" -> "at least four more dimensions of improving an item" [label="probably", style=dotted]
+
+glyph -> equipment
+"don't remember how I got these" [shape=box]
+"don't remember how I got these" -> glyph
+"level up glyph" [shape=box]
+"something I don't have yet" -> "level up glyph"
+glyph -> "level up glyph" [dir=both, color=red]
+
+event [shape=box]
+event -> "murmuring obol"
+"buy whispering key" [shape=box]
+"open silent chest" [shape=box]
+"murmuring obol" -> "buy whispering key" -> "whispering key" -> "open silent chest"
+"open silent chest" -> "lower quality item"
+"open silent chest" -> "legendary item"
+"murmuring obol" -> gamble
+gamble -> "lower quality item"
+
+"salvage (j)" [shape=box]
+"lower quality item" -> "salvage (j)" -> "about a half dozen different crafting materials"
+
+foraging [shape=box]
+foraging -> "bundled herbs"
+foraging -> "angelbreath"
+"upgrade potion" [shape=box]
+"bundled herbs" -> "upgrade potion" -> "potion level"
+"angelbreath" -> "upgrade potion"
+foraging -> "about a half dozen different crafting materials"
+"potion level" -> equipment
+
+"craft gem" [shape=box]
+"gem fragments" -> "craft gem" -> gem -> equipment
+
+"haven't tried them yet" [shape=box]
+"sigil" -> "haven't tried them yet"
+"summoning item" -> "haven't tried them yet"
+"some pvp thing" [shape=box]
+"some pvp thing" -> "red dust" -> "haven't tried them yet"
+
+indeterminate [shape=box]
+gold -> indeterminate
+}
+-->
+![](/assets/2024/diablo4-resources-graph.svg)