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Linkin Park LIVE at BlizzCon 2015!

Linkin Park Live at Blizzcon 2015

Blizzard revealed that the band performing at this year's Blizzcon is none other than Linkin Park. If you're not attending live, you can still watch the show with a Virtual Ticket. See the blog post below!

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Whether you’re geeking out on the show floor at BlizzCon or tuning in from home, this is a performance you won’t want to miss: Linkin Park is closing out BlizzCon 2015!

The Grammy Award–winning rock band—and the biggest band on Facebook, with 63 million fans and counting—will be taking the stage the evening of Saturday, November 7, to provide an epic send-off for everyone at this year’s convention. Even if you didn’t score tickets to the show, Blizzard gamers and Linkin Park fans around the world can still get a front-row seat from home with the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket.

BlizzCon is the biggest Blizzard party of the year, packed with in-depth developer panels, intense eSports tournaments, the legendary Friday night contests—this year hosted by Wil Wheaton—and what’s sure to be an epic finale from Linkin Park. The Virtual Ticket lets you watch it all online, live and in high definition. Order a Virtual Ticket and you’ll also receive a treasure trove of in-game goodies for World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, Diablo III, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm.

Check out the press release for more information on this year’s closing concert featuring Linkin Park. We’ll see you at the show!

Pumpkin Carving Contest

The details of the Pumpkin Carving Contest for this year's Halloween have been revealed. Check below.

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

The Halloween season has finally arrived, and we’re ready to cut straight to the heart of the holiday. If you're dying to pick up a knife and hack, gash, slash, and jab at something, then you might be excited to hear that as of October 19, Blizzard's 2015 Halloween Pumpkin Carving Contest has officially begun! Unleash your magical axes, psi blades, chitinous claws, and other creative cutlery to carve up Blizzard-themed jack-o''-lanterns of epic awesomeness. If you're unclear as to what epic awesomeness looks like in the flesh, you can check out previous pumpkins for some inspiration..

We’ll choose five of the grandest Cucurbita to earn one Stiches Plush with In-Game skin. Don’t delay; start carving right away! The thirteenth annual pumpkin carving contest ends on October 29, so be sure to check out the contest page for rules and eligibility and get straight to slicing.

Deadset 2.3 Guides

Deadset has put together a thread with links to all his Patch 2.3 guides, along with a brief description of where each fits in the current end-game meta. Useful for those looking for an all-in-one source that gives players the "big picture" about the current trends. See it below.

Heya, /r/Diablo, it's Deadset! I hope your journey in 2.3 is going well

You may recall a similar thread I did at the start of 2.3, but a number of new builds and variations have sprung up over time - this is my full written work on the ever-developing state of the Diablo meta!

 

CRUSADER

Proc Support Crusader

Love or hate supporting, you can't deny its usefulness in 4 man parties - and Static Charge Monks have turned out so potent, that entire builds develop around their most effective use. This fresh Support Crusader variation (affectionately calling it Procsader) focuses on Condemning and Smiting your way into a better, electrically charged future.

 

BARBARIAN

Support Barbarian

Did I mention supporting? A fresh take on spin-to-win, the spin-to-assist build takes advantage of two of the coolest Barbarian skills - Whirlwind and Ancient Spear - into a build that makes your party tougher, meaner and occasionally, more health globe-y.

 

MONK

Without a doubt the class that underwent the most innovation in this patch, the Monks are now healers, conditional DPSers and AoE clear gods, rolled into one.

Static Charge Monk

The current master and commander of the speedrun DPS role, as well as the undisputed solo champion - who would've thought these words would describe a generator build? The leaderboard speaks for itself however, and the Static Charge Monk is the living proof of what consistent procs and damage amplifying sets can do.

Sunwuko Exploding Palm Monk

Sunwuko might be set for a future rework into a six piece set, but even in its current state it boosts Exploding Palm to epic proportions - enough to warrant an entire build that projects the concentrated party DPS into bursty AoE clears. Though it might be gradually replaced by the Proc Support Saders, SWK Monks have proved themselves reliable secondary DPSers.

Heal Monk

One could mistake it for a crowd controlling build for a second, as Cyclone Strike is very obvious and prominent - but the true power is in the invisible numbers, and the insane healing output this build is capable of. The sole reason anyone in your party even survives in crazy high GRs, the healer Monk is essential in this patch.

Bonus Round - Uliana Monk

Undergone several revisions and abusing one of the more complex snapshotting routines in the game, this build nevertheless remains a cool-looking tool in the vast Monk arsenal.

 

WITCH DOCTOR

Zombie Bears Helltooth

This spec murders demons wth a skill called Zombie Bears. Need I say more?

 

Closing Words

I hope you enjoy these guides, and may they bring you shiny loot beyond all reason! Thank you for reading and good hunting

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