RGDiablo3 has posted a guide to defeating Inferno Diablo with 660k worth of gear from the AH. What is good about the guide is it lists what stats (and their range) to look for on cheaply priced gear. Make sure to check out his thread for more information and to leave any feedback.
WoW: Mists of Pandaria Release Date and Diablo 3 Perks
Blizzard announced MoP's official release date as September 25. By buying the collectors edition, or the new deluxe digital version you will get a exclusive banner for Diablo III. We showed this banner a while ago and you can see it below along with the full announcement.
Originally Posted by (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Heroes of Azeroth, prepare to embark for an exotic new frontier! World of Warcraft®: Mists of Pandaria™ is launching on September 25, 2012 and you can be ready to play when the servers go live by pre-purchasing the game digitally. Plus, for the first time ever, players will have the option to upgrade a pre-purchase to the all-new Digital Deluxe Edition which comes with all of the in-game items from the retail Collector’s Edition, including a World of Warcraft pet and mount, banner sigil and accent for Diablo® III, and Battle.net® portraits for StarCraft® II.
Beginning September 25, 2012, World of Warcraft players around the world will be able to set sail for the long-lost continent of Pandaria, where they’ll explore forgotten dungeons, vanquish risen evils, and play their part in the Horde-Alliance conflict as it reaches a critical breaking point.
Whether you plan to level your existing character to 90 or start fresh with a new pandaren monk, it’s never too early to begin preparing for your adventure. Simply log in to your Battle.net® account, and then pre-purchase Mists of Pandaria. You’ll then be flagged to automatically download the expansion content prior to release so you’ll be ready to go when the game launches.
During the pre-purchase process, you’ll have the option to grab either the Mists of Pandaria Standard Edition for $39.99 USD or the all-new Digital Deluxe edition for $59.99 USD -- or, if you snag the standard edition now and decide you want to upgrade to Digital Deluxe later, you’ll have the opportunity to do so for an additional $20.
The Digital Deluxe edition includes a full digital copy of the expansion, as well as a selection of Pandaria-inspired in-game content for World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and StarCraft II. If you’re looking for even more plunder, a special Mists of Pandaria Collector’s Edition with additional bonus items will also be available exclusively at select retail locations for a suggested retail price of $79.99 USD.
Learn more about the Digital Deluxe Edition
Learn more about the Collector’s Edition
For more details on the September 25, 2012 release of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, be sure to hit the official press release, or head to our new Mists of Pandaria game page to learn more about the expansion and prepurchase your digital copy.
*When you pre-purchase World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, you will be able to download an encrypted version of the game once it’s available, prior to the game’s release. This content will be unlocked and available for play when the expansion launches on September 25, 2012.
Beginning September 25, 2012, World of Warcraft players around the world will be able to set sail for the long-lost continent of Pandaria, where they’ll explore forgotten dungeons, vanquish risen evils, and play their part in the Horde-Alliance conflict as it reaches a critical breaking point.
Whether you plan to level your existing character to 90 or start fresh with a new pandaren monk, it’s never too early to begin preparing for your adventure. Simply log in to your Battle.net® account, and then pre-purchase Mists of Pandaria. You’ll then be flagged to automatically download the expansion content prior to release so you’ll be ready to go when the game launches.
During the pre-purchase process, you’ll have the option to grab either the Mists of Pandaria Standard Edition for $39.99 USD or the all-new Digital Deluxe edition for $59.99 USD -- or, if you snag the standard edition now and decide you want to upgrade to Digital Deluxe later, you’ll have the opportunity to do so for an additional $20.
The Digital Deluxe edition includes a full digital copy of the expansion, as well as a selection of Pandaria-inspired in-game content for World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and StarCraft II. If you’re looking for even more plunder, a special Mists of Pandaria Collector’s Edition with additional bonus items will also be available exclusively at select retail locations for a suggested retail price of $79.99 USD.
Learn more about the Digital Deluxe Edition
Learn more about the Collector’s Edition
For more details on the September 25, 2012 release of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, be sure to hit the official press release, or head to our new Mists of Pandaria game page to learn more about the expansion and prepurchase your digital copy.
*When you pre-purchase World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, you will be able to download an encrypted version of the game once it’s available, prior to the game’s release. This content will be unlocked and available for play when the expansion launches on September 25, 2012.
John August on Diablo III's Story
The story of Diablo III has brought much debate around the forums with some loving it and others disliking it. Kotaku has posted an article quoting what John August (Screenwriter for Charlie's Angels, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and many more) had to say about Diablo III's story. What are your thoughts on the story? [You can find the quote below or check out the full article on Kotaku.]
Quote from"At several points in the game, major NPCs betray you and/or die. And you shrug," August writes. "It doesn't have to be that way. Remember Raynor and Kerrigan from StarCraft? I became invested in those characters, not because of their cut scenes, but because I got to play as them. I kept them alive through zerg rushes, and watched as they made sacrifices that transformed them. So even when I wasn't playing those characters, I knew them."
August says it's not necessarily about being able to make decisions—he just wants the illusion of choice.
"Note that I'm not actually demanding choice or free will as a player. Look, I've played Diablo. I'll go kill the next thing. But I'd love to feel like my character was making the choice, rather than being a lackey."
Diablo III - The High Heavens in Starcraft 2
TheHolyArk over on sc2mapster has remade part of the High Heavens in Starcraft 2. Though not all the assets can load perfectly in sc2, it still looks rather great.
Diablo II in Starcraft 2
On a even greater scale than the first video, Egod123 is working on remaking Diablo II in starcraft 2. He has some very interesting progress going on right now, and you can watch him make the map and play it live.
Originally Posted by (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Watch this dude working on recreating D2 in the #SC2 Editor ... LIVE! It's edge-of-your-seat scripting ... LIVE! http://fr-ca.twitch.tv/egod123/ #Live! (Source)
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Posted Jul 26, 2012But he is not completely wrong, those plot "twists" seem to come up in most movies/games nowadays and quite all of them areforeseeable.
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Posted Jul 26, 2012Edit: he was also the Executive Producer on Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
As technology and engines of games develop more, there's going to be more of an onus on storytelling. I believe in the AMA or Bashiok had addressed the story at one point saying they were looking for a pulp story and they got it. But as August has pointed out, it looked more lazy than anything else.
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Posted Jul 26, 2012Pretty much this.
They could've done so many neat "story" things instead of just being lazy and introducing a character, then killing it, repeatedly.
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Posted Jul 26, 2012Ive canceled my Sub end of 2011, and not planning to resub anytime soon.
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Posted Jul 30, 2012Yeah, he makes a valid point, but he is not exactly the best person to be making this point.
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Posted Jul 30, 2012I'm glad you put "fun" in quotes because using the term "fun" in regards to the AH is laughable at best. I paid to play an action/adventure RPG, not an economics simulation.