2Diablofans has some keys to give away for the beta test of Heart of the Swarm! We will be giving away 2 keys every day (Monday - Friday) for the next two weeks. The rules are simple: post a comment relevant to the news in the comment section below. As long as it's on topic, you've entered.
RULES
- You may post and reply as much as you like, but it will only count once!
- You can enter every day!
- A reply to another user (as long as it is on topic with the news) counts.
- Posting with multiple accounts will get you removed from the giveaway, so don't be naughty!
- You have until the next news post to reply to this post!
- Winners will be announced the following day.
No Holiday Patch Planned
At least it's now official that there won't be a holiday patch. But the PvP blog? Who knows.
Scheduled Game Maintenance - 12/18/2012
There will be a scheduled maintenance this week.
Originally Posted by (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
We will be performing scheduled game maintenance for Diablo 3 on Tuesday, December 18th. Maintenance will begin at 5:00 AM PST and is expected to last for 2 hours. During this time Diablo 3 will not be available for play. In addition, many web services will be unavailable.
Thank you for your patience.
Thank you for your patience.
Blue Posts
Originally Posted by
Pickup Radius
I actually recently posted concerning pickup radii here, and I highly recommend checking out that particular thread.
In short: we like that there are different itemization choices, and that players often have to weigh their options when comparing gear in order to be the most efficient, to have the greatest DPS, to find the best loot, etc. We do appreciate the feedback, though! (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Will Invulnerable Minions Ever Return?
We don’t have any current plans for the Invulnerable affix to rear its head and return. We felt it was a frustrating affix for many players, and that it was out of line with the other affixes, which is why we removed it. In a similar way, we feel that the Reflects Damage affix isn’t quite where we want it to be, which is why we’re looking intomaking some adjustments to the mechanics of how it works, as well as fixing a related bug. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Best Songs While Playing Diablo?
It depends greatly on my mood and what hero I'm playing, but lately I find myself playing a lot of Nightwish, Amethystium, E.S. Posthumus, Two Steps from Hell, movie soundtracks (such as the work of James Newton-Howard, Hans Zimmer, and Danny Elfman), and Imagine Dragons when I play Diablo III. :) (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
I actually recently posted concerning pickup radii here, and I highly recommend checking out that particular thread.
In short: we like that there are different itemization choices, and that players often have to weigh their options when comparing gear in order to be the most efficient, to have the greatest DPS, to find the best loot, etc. We do appreciate the feedback, though! (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Will Invulnerable Minions Ever Return?
We don’t have any current plans for the Invulnerable affix to rear its head and return. We felt it was a frustrating affix for many players, and that it was out of line with the other affixes, which is why we removed it. In a similar way, we feel that the Reflects Damage affix isn’t quite where we want it to be, which is why we’re looking intomaking some adjustments to the mechanics of how it works, as well as fixing a related bug. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Best Songs While Playing Diablo?
It depends greatly on my mood and what hero I'm playing, but lately I find myself playing a lot of Nightwish, Amethystium, E.S. Posthumus, Two Steps from Hell, movie soundtracks (such as the work of James Newton-Howard, Hans Zimmer, and Danny Elfman), and Imagine Dragons when I play Diablo III. :) (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Curse Weekly Roundup
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Comments
#1 BOPBOPOH
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 06:26 PM
as for the beta key, figure you have 1 in 5k chance, assuming they are trully giving it away and not fixing the giveway.
#2 Mariochief
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 06:29 PM
#3 xylo
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 06:36 PM
#4 Asamak
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 06:41 PM
#5 Vykun
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 06:50 PM
More on topic though, Heart of the Swarm looks amazing. Can't wait to get a chance to play it.
#6 Balizk
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 07:06 PM
I hope there is some news regards PvP or 1.0.7 before 2013... :/
#7 Arhaeus
Diablo Fan
Posted 18 December 2012 - 07:07 PM
I would like to play the HotS beta now, to see the diference from the final version of the game, at launch.
#8 Valathar
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 07:07 PM
#9 Rineum
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 07:08 PM
#10 Bannicil
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 07:10 PM
More importantly, there are HOTS beta keys to be had!
#11 Djares
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 07:15 PM
#12 Thasta
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 07:16 PM
#13 rotforge
Faithful
Posted 18 December 2012 - 07:17 PM
#14 StuRedman
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 07:31 PM
#15 Kouterm
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 07:41 PM
#16 FuxieDK
Faithful
Posted 18 December 2012 - 07:54 PM
#17 KromtheImpaler
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 08:04 PM
#18 Makesh
Cantor
Posted 18 December 2012 - 08:05 PM
#19 dramora2205
Faithful
Posted 18 December 2012 - 08:13 PM
The reason we didn't get PVP this year (presumably) is because the development team had to devote a lot of unplanned time to improving the game's other systems (monster power, paragon levels, etc). We don't want any more time taken on other things when we could have PVP sooner.
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#20 HavocSlayer
Zakarumite
Posted 18 December 2012 - 08:23 PM
I wonder if they mean "elsewhere" as in "not Diablo" or "we're getting D3 PvP ready!", God I hope it's the latter.
[/quote]lol, that was my thought exactly. Though, if you read the question that is in response to, I think "elsewhere" just means not to goblins with santa hats.