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Diablo III Holiday Gift Guide

The CMs were kind enough to put together some ideas for gifts for your Diablo-loving friends. Let us know if you're going to give someone a D3 themed present and what it is!

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Official Forums)

The holidays are just around the corner, and whether you're still looking for the perfect gift for that special Nephalem in your life or just want to treat yourself to something sinister, now's a great time to stock up on some exciting new and familiar Diablo products!

There are quite a number of Diablo-themed items available for purchase or preorder this season, so we've gathered them up into a single, handy list. 

  

Games:

• Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Preorder – On March 25, the crusade against death itself charges forth with the launch of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls for Windows and Mac!
• Diablo III – for the Xbox 360® and PS3™ – Unleash Hell in your living room with the console version of Diablo III.
• Diablo III – for PC/Mac – Experience evil’s rebirth on your PC or Mac, or gift the adventure to a stalwart friend or loved-one. 

   

Statues, Props, and Collectibles:

• Diablo III – Prop Replica – El’Druin, The Sword of Justice Preorder – Only the righteous can wield this superb prop replica!
• Diablo Polystone Statue by Sideshow Collectibles – Measuring over 20 inches tall, the Prime Evil's chosen form comes to life in this hand painted high quality polystone statue.
• Diablo III – Deluxe Action Figure – Diablo, Lord of Terror Preorder – The Lord of Terror is now a deluxe action figure from NECA!
• Funko Pop! Vinyl Diablo Figurine – The titular villain of Diablo III has been given the Pop! Vinyl treatment with this Diablo Lord of Terror Pop.
• Funko Pop! Vinyl Tyrael Figurine – Fight back against the Lord of Terror with the Archangel of Justice Pop! Vinyl Figure. 

 

Clothing:

• Design by Humans T-shirts – Buy the Diablo III t-shirt design contest winners from Design by Humans.
• J!NX Shirts and Hoodies – Upgrade yourself (or a friend) with Blizzard tees and jackets from the J!NX Holiday sale. 

  

Books:

• Diablo III: Book of Tyrael – Diablo III: Book of Tyrael takes players even further into the universe with a detailed and beautifully crafted artifact that focuses on the renowned champion Tyrael.
• Diablo III: Storm of Light Preorder – Written by Nate Kenyon, author of The Order, Storm of Light is a bridge between the events of Diablo III and the story that is to come in its first expansion, Reaper of Souls.
• Diablo III: Book of Cain – In this gorgeous tome, renowned scholar Deckard Cain has combined excerpts, illustrations, and firsthand knowledge to pen a history of the world of Sanctuary. 

Naughty, nice, or just downright diabolical, we hope your holidays are full of good tidings and cheer. And loot, course. We hope there’s lots of loot, too.

RoS Digital Deluxe and CE Clarifications

If there is something not quite clear for you regarding the Reaper of Souls Digital Deluxe or Collector's Edition, check out the answers below, maybe you'll find yours.

Originally Posted by Blizzard

Where is the RoS soundtrack?
It seems to not be in the RoS CE. So I wonder how us music fans will get a hold of these (I would assume) great music from RoS.

We're glad you're enjoying the music in Reaper of Souls so much!

We've just confirmed that the Reaper of Souls Collector's Edition will indeed include a physical CD of the soundtrack. We apologize for any confusion this caused, and we'll be working to update the product description(s) accordingly.  (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Digital Deluxe vs Collectors edition
Everything should be listed there!

Correct! The only thing that isn't listed at present for the Collector's Edition is the soundtrack.
So, here's the basic list.

Digital Deluxe:

• 6 Malthael-inspired item appearances that can be used for transmogrification
• Infernal Helm item appearance
• 3 extra character slots
• A Treasure Goblin pet for World of Warcraft
• Crusader-themed portraits and Malthael-themed decals for StarCraft II

Collector's Edition:

• All the digital items included in the Digital Deluxe version
• Reaper of Souls hardcover art book
• Malthael mouse pad
• Behind-the-scenes DVD/Blu-ray pack
• Reaper of Souls soundtrack (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

So what does Spectral Hound Minion do?

The Spectral Hound is just a vanity pet at present. It's fully animated and has its own unique personality (scratches its ear, sniffs the ground, digs up zombie bones, etc), but it doesn't provide any character power. 

Can we "unsummon" it (like the wings)?

Yup. The Spectral Hound minion will be an item in your inventory which you can summon and dismiss at will (very similar to the wings). I don't know off-hand if the Hound will persist through death or show up in the main Hero select screen, though. I have that question out to our QA team. 

What about the clarification on slots?

Here ya go: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/10973357478?page=1#6

Does it have a name? 

Fluffy?

I don't know off-hand if the Hound will persist through death or show up in the main Hero select screen, though. I have that question out to our QA team. 

Updated info!

Does the Spectral Hound:

• Persist through death?
  • Yes, and it currently persists across logouts as well.
• Show up on the main character select screen if he’s active?
  • Not presently.

(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Pre-Purchase of RoS Affecting Live Accounts - Resolved

A very unexpected issue appeared for a lot of people that ordered Diablo III's expansion in the first day. Turns out this affected their live accounts in a not very pleasant way, restricting them from certain places and services in-game AND on battle.net.

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker/ Official Forums)

We're currently investigating reports from players who have indicated that pre-purchasing the expansion is affecting their live licenses, including for the PTR and Beta. If you have pre-ordered the expansion and have noticed something unusual occurring on your account as a result, please let us know in this thread so I can pass this information on for further investigation.
Thank you!

We're continuing to investigate this issue. We don't have an ETA at this time for when it will be resolved, but will provide an update as more information becomes available.

Thanks everyone for your reports and patience! Players that have prepurchased Reaper of Souls should no longer be experiencing any in-game or website restrictions at this point.

If you are, try relogging first. If the issue or issues persist after relogging, please let us know.

Thanks all! For those reporting an Error 3003, this is apparently due to the PTR and Closed Beta being offline for maintenance (this particular maintenance appears to be Battle.net-related and not directly connected with Diablo III). We'll get the appropriate messaging up ASAP.

For those of you who were receiving an Error 3003 or Error 33 when logging into the PTR/Closed Beta, Battle.net maintenance has concluded--which means the PTR and Closed Beta should once again be available. (May take a few minutes before everything is completely stable and error-message-free, though.) 

Thanks for your patience!

Curse Premium Membership Now Includes a FREE Game From Curse And GOG.com

Today Curse and GOG.com announced a new partnership which gives all Curse Premium Members their choice of one of GOG's most popular titles - FREE! This offer applies to all current Premium members and all new Premium subscriptions purchased between now and December 31, 2014.

If you are already a premium member, you can claim your free game anytime by following these steps:

1. Go to www.curse.com/myoffers (You must be logged into your Curse Premium account)
2. Click the "Enter Now!" button under the Curse and GOG free game offer
3. Click "Enter" again
4. Your unique redemption code will display on the screen. Copy and paste this code into your browser. 
5. You will be prompted to sign up for a GOG.com account or log into your existing account 
6. After you log in, follow the instructions to select and download your free game

You will be able to select from one of the following 10 games:

• Sacred Gold
• Gothic 2 Gold Edition
• Empire Earth: Gold Edition
• Divine Divinity
• Dungeon Keeper Gold™
• Darwinia
• Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
• Puddle
• Defender's Quest
• Megabyte Punch

If you aren't already a Curse Premium member, there has never been a better time to join. You'll get all the benefits of Premium membership including the new free game offer! Check out www.curse.com/premium/plan to sign-up and start enjoying the Premium experience today!