Athene has managed to defeat Diablo on Monster Power 10 with his naked Demon Hunter (only weapon and off-hand equipped). This is likely a world first and is a great achievement indeed! Warning: The video is very long.
Life on Kill
A player on the forums was curious if Life on Kill returns hit points to the player if he only damaged a monsters, but at the end a party member killed it.
Originally Posted by (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
No, you don't receive a return in HP.
On a larger scale, this is something we've been discussing how to improve. We definitely realize the way Life on Kill works right now isn't very co-op friendly. When you're playing with a group of people and sharing your killing blows, the affix just doesn't have as much value as it does in solo games, and that can be a really poor user experience. We also recognize the same applies to various skills, such as the wizard's Archon ability.
We still want players to feel like they can gear/build their characters differently for solo vs. co-op, of course, and we think there will always be some affixes and skills that are better in one more or the other. But, at the moment, the degree of advantage seems like too much of a swing (I imagine a lot of players would agree). We've been discussing possible solutions for how we can bring LoK/Archon/etc into better balance between the two game types, but haven't settled on the best course of action just yet. This issue is absolutely on our radar, though, and we're certainly open to your feedback in the meantime.
On a larger scale, this is something we've been discussing how to improve. We definitely realize the way Life on Kill works right now isn't very co-op friendly. When you're playing with a group of people and sharing your killing blows, the affix just doesn't have as much value as it does in solo games, and that can be a really poor user experience. We also recognize the same applies to various skills, such as the wizard's Archon ability.
We still want players to feel like they can gear/build their characters differently for solo vs. co-op, of course, and we think there will always be some affixes and skills that are better in one more or the other. But, at the moment, the degree of advantage seems like too much of a swing (I imagine a lot of players would agree). We've been discussing possible solutions for how we can bring LoK/Archon/etc into better balance between the two game types, but haven't settled on the best course of action just yet. This issue is absolutely on our radar, though, and we're certainly open to your feedback in the meantime.
Enemy Hit Points Bug
There is currently a bug going around, that spawns monsters with less than maximum hit points.
Originally Posted by (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Thank you for posting about this! We’ve also noticed this issue while we were playing and looked into it. We found there was a bug (mostly with Monster Power) where monster hit points were not always scaling correctly when they spawned and resulted in creatures running around with less than maximum health without anyone or anything having damaged them. We plan to fix this issue in a future patch, but since it’s not a critical bug we don’t have an ETA to share just yet.
Blue Posts
Originally Posted by
Selling Gold
You are not allowed to sell, trade or somehow transfer Loot, characters or any other Diablo III content outside of Diablo III or the Auction House.
Diablo III auction house terms of use, point 14, c:
http://eu.blizzard.c...d3rmah_tou.html (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
You are not allowed to sell, trade or somehow transfer Loot, characters or any other Diablo III content outside of Diablo III or the Auction House.
Diablo III auction house terms of use, point 14, c:
http://eu.blizzard.c...d3rmah_tou.html (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Blizzard at Dreamhack
Blizzard has announced that the company will be present at this year's Dreamhack Winter in Sweden. There will be contests, rewards and of course meeting some of the team live!
Originally Posted by (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
We’re delighted to announce our presence at DreamHack Winter 2012, taking place November 22-25 in Jonkoping, Sweden. We’ll be providing plenty of entertainment and hosting various fun activities that you can take part in, and we’ll also have several prizes and goodies you can win, like for an example World of Warcraft Action Figures, StarCraft II Mega Bloks Battlecruisers, Collector’s Edition boxes, and much more. Check out some of the things we will be doing at the event below.
StarCraft Academy
In addition to watching StarCraft II Tournament at the event, eSports fans will have the opportunity to attend StarCraft Academy and learn how to play StarCraft II from professional gamers.
Jade Serpent Challenge
World of Warcraft players at the event will be able to participate in a challenge mode dungeon contest, requiring the highest skill and teamwork. Those who accept the challenge will be able to use their own computers to compete, and we’ll select the fastest groups to battle it out on stage for glory and cool prizes.
Hang Out with Blizzard
All visitors at DreamHack Winter 2012 are welcome to meet up with us at the StarCraft II Tournament Area any time during the event. If you’d like to chat with members of the European Community Team, or simply have some fun with our friendly Pandaren Monk, come and say hi! We’ll gladly spend some time with anyone who wants to hang out with us.
Roundtable Discussions
We’ll host three discussion sessions, one each for World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, and Diablo III, taking place November 23 and 24 in a closed conference room at the event. We’re interested in hearing the thoughts and opinions of players on a number of different topics that will be discussed during the sessions. There are only a limited number of seats available, so the sooner you sign-up for these discussion sessions, the higher your chances are for a seat.
The discussions will take place at the following hours:
World of Warcraft:
It will also be possible to sign up for these activities during DreamHack Winter, as long as spots are still available.
The fun takes place November 22-25 at the Elmia in Jonkoping, Sweden, and we hope to see you there!
To find out more about DreamHack Winter 2012, visit the official site.
StarCraft Academy
In addition to watching StarCraft II Tournament at the event, eSports fans will have the opportunity to attend StarCraft Academy and learn how to play StarCraft II from professional gamers.
Jade Serpent Challenge
World of Warcraft players at the event will be able to participate in a challenge mode dungeon contest, requiring the highest skill and teamwork. Those who accept the challenge will be able to use their own computers to compete, and we’ll select the fastest groups to battle it out on stage for glory and cool prizes.
Hang Out with Blizzard
All visitors at DreamHack Winter 2012 are welcome to meet up with us at the StarCraft II Tournament Area any time during the event. If you’d like to chat with members of the European Community Team, or simply have some fun with our friendly Pandaren Monk, come and say hi! We’ll gladly spend some time with anyone who wants to hang out with us.
Roundtable Discussions
We’ll host three discussion sessions, one each for World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, and Diablo III, taking place November 23 and 24 in a closed conference room at the event. We’re interested in hearing the thoughts and opinions of players on a number of different topics that will be discussed during the sessions. There are only a limited number of seats available, so the sooner you sign-up for these discussion sessions, the higher your chances are for a seat.
The discussions will take place at the following hours:
World of Warcraft:
- Friday at 12:30 CET – 14:00 CET
- Saturday at 16:30 CET – 18:00 CET
- Friday at 16:30 CET – 18:00 CET
- Saturday at 14:30 CET – 16:00 CET
- Friday at 14:30 CET – 16:00 CET
- Saturday at 12:30 CET – 14:00 CET
It will also be possible to sign up for these activities during DreamHack Winter, as long as spots are still available.
The fun takes place November 22-25 at the Elmia in Jonkoping, Sweden, and we hope to see you there!
To find out more about DreamHack Winter 2012, visit the official site.

Comments
#1 Keiser
Diablo Fan
Posted 20 November 2012 - 04:58 AM
#2 Benegesserit
Cantor
Posted 20 November 2012 - 04:59 AM
#3 Jaetch
Hierophant
Posted 20 November 2012 - 05:07 AM
As for Athene's thing... yet another "world's first" video. Next they should have "World's First MP10 Azmo Kill Without Using a Keyboard or Gaming Mouse" or "World's First MP10 Diablo Kill Blindfolded with Full NV Stacks" or maybe "World's First MP10 Solo Ubers Using Only Your Tongue and a Rubber Chicken."
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#4 lalaurentide
Zealot
Posted 20 November 2012 - 05:13 AM
#5 Ducha
Cantor
Posted 20 November 2012 - 05:18 AM
"Hey, I thought you'd like the witty irony of grub-on-glowie violence!"
#6 Aldoran
Zealot
Posted 20 November 2012 - 07:58 AM
#7 kroolik
Zakarumite
Posted 20 November 2012 - 08:07 AM
Man, I brought up the topic about Archon and Life After Kill in co-op games way back in August in the BNet forums. Looks it finally made it onto the devs' to-do list. Too bad I don't run LAK anymore.
As for Athene's thing... yet another "world's first" video. Next they should have "World's First MP10 Azmo Kill Without Using a Keyboard or Gaming Mouse" or "World's First MP10 Diablo Kill Blindfolded with Full NV Stacks" or maybe "World's First MP10 Solo Ubers Using Only Your Tongue and a Rubber Chicken."
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Rubber Chicken? You sir, are underestimating the power of rubber.
#8 Bestakes
Zakarumite
Posted 20 November 2012 - 10:32 AM
#9 Rhodair
Faithful
Posted 20 November 2012 - 12:18 PM
#10 Ultragrisen
Zealot
Posted 20 November 2012 - 12:50 PM
#11 Rezuel
Zealot
Posted 20 November 2012 - 01:22 PM
#12 Diablofan0815
Zealot
Posted 20 November 2012 - 01:38 PM
#13 Kamiftw
Sexton
Posted 20 November 2012 - 01:38 PM
did i miss much ?
#14 lyx
Faithful
Posted 20 November 2012 - 02:13 PM
#15 Lixo
Zealot
Posted 20 November 2012 - 02:37 PM
Man, is that guy ugly.
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Are you gay? You want to watch beautiful boys play the game? That's gay, man. Not that I have anything against you guys.
#16 Diablofan0815
Zealot
Posted 20 November 2012 - 02:45 PM
[quote name='Diablofan0815' timestamp='1353418685' post='1083807']
Man, is that guy ugly.
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Are you gay? You want to watch beautiful boys play the game? That's gay, man. Not that I have anything against you guys.
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I mean his whole appearence, personality/soul and so on, ya know?
#17 Nensec
Zealot
Posted 20 November 2012 - 02:47 PM
#18 Babu
Zealot
Posted 20 November 2012 - 03:16 PM
#19 2gutpik
Zealot
Posted 20 November 2012 - 03:19 PM
ps. oh forgot - no character skills matter on this, you can do that with just basic attack (which DoucheA not done)
pps. he actually said that he Practicied using sentries, what a m*
#20 BlacKcuD
Zealot
Posted 20 November 2012 - 03:38 PM
i wonder why commenting is disabled on youtube for this video
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It says so in the description of the video. Athene is one giant troll and I am not a real fan of him, but I think games need crazy machos like him who provide stuff to talk about, some trolling and some charity. All three things that I value very much!
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