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Gem Changes Philosophy and Future

It appears that the recent change to gem enchant cost for Jewelry did not resonate well with all players, in particular those who had recently converted a lot of their Gems. Tyvalir shared with us today some thoughts on the recent gem changes, and hinted at more future tweaks, suggesting that those high level gems will not be wasted. 

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Hey there, Boozor. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. I wanted to jump in to give you an idea of where our thinking is on this right now.

The goal in reducing the gem cost for Rings and Amulets from a Flawless Imperial gem to an Imperial gem was to give more players the opportunity to enchant their jewelry more often. While the previous cost was intended to be limiting, for many players it ended up being prohibitive. 

In the end, we want you to be able to enchant your jewelry (particularly now that Legendary gems are in the game), so reducing the cost was the best possible decision—not only for the long-term health of the game, but for your immediate enjoyment too.

That said, thanks for the great feedback and criticism. We’ve plans for the future to add more uses for high level gems. It’s a little too early to share any details just yet (sorry for the tease!), but we just wanted you to know that there will be opportunities down the road to put the gems you’ve crafted to good use beyond just socketing your gear.

Blizzcon Transmog Only for PC

Some sad news for console players. A blue post came up today to clarify that the Blizzcon exclusive weapon transmogs will be available only for the PC version of Reaper of Souls. See the post below.

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Hi everyone, just want to quickly clarify that the BlizzCon transmogrification appearances will only be available in the PC version of the game. Please be aware that any BlizzCon or Virtual Ticket code that is added to a Battle.net account will automatically unlock the bonus appearances for PC licenses that are upgraded to Reaper of Souls (this applies even if the code is added before the game license is upgraded). I know this may not necessarily help out folks who have no intention of playing the PC versions of our games, but I did want to offer that supplementary information as it may be useful down the road.

2.1.1 Goblin Changes

In the recent patch, a quality of life change was implemented so that players can more easily see goblins. While a great change, some myths surrounding how Greed's Realm opens when killing a Goblin have risen because of that. Some players think that a Goblin's initial portal has some relation to it - when it reality it doesn't have any. While we're at it, I'd like to point out a useful undocumented Patch change - Black Hole no longer disables those pesky Goblins. Mind that, Wizards!

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

So I encountered a goblin while running campaign on my HC seasonal. It had a portal open before it saw me and before I even engaged it, and the goblin itself showed as a different icon on my map. I engaged the goblin, the portal went away and there was no portal when I killed him. I asked in general about what may have happened and I was told that the portal to the treasure realm appears after you kill a goblin and that you need a key to enter it. They also said that you have to kill Diablo 30 times or so for the key, but I can't find any information anywhere about needing a key for the treasure goblin realm. Is this true that you need a key to get into the treasure realm?

Since about 2.1.1 all goblins show on map and when you see them, until you initiate, there is an open portal until you initiate, then the portal will disappear.
It has nothing to do with the Treasure Realm, which has a very small chance to open once you kill the gob. Hope this clarifies things.

The change to Treasure Goblin visibility by adding a portal graphic on first spawn and a mini-map icon was indeed a quality of life change meant to help you spot them more easily (and thanks to Satsui and others for providing clarification :)). 

Since this change wasn’t included in the patch notes, it’s caused some confusion among players, and I wanted to add to the voices providing answers. Hope that helps (and that the new graphics make it easier to find those loot-laden gobbies)!

Auriel and Imperius Cosplay

It has been a while since we last featured an amazing cosplay. With that said, this couple's cosplay posted on Deviantart by emmabellish, paired with some great photography and editing by Vancouver Cosplay, is absolutely mindblowing. They even shared a tutorial   by them on how to make the Foam-armor they used. Check them out!