Asia Servers Going Live at 12:01 Taiwan time
Over at the TW Diablo III site, the Asia server time has been posted. A user has confirmed for us that it is indeed 12:01am! You can view the blog here.
Thus we now know when each region's servers will go online!
ASIA: 12:01 a.m. Taiwan Time
EU : 00:01 CEST
US: 12:01 a.m. PDT
Armor Set Preview
You may remember a few weeks ago we showed some videos of all the armor sets currently in the data files. Calavera666 has taken the time to line up each class showing off how each class looks while wearing the same tier of armor! Don't forget, in the Q&A video we posted a few days ago, Jay Wilson said there are over 16 armor tiers for each class. We see 17 here.
Earlier this month, we sent sets of the currently-running Sword of Justice comic book series to our North American fansites. In addition to publishing reviews and coverage of the first three issues, many of the fansites are holding giveaways and contests to give them out. They only ask for your creativity and silliness to receive these comics, once touched by real life Blizzard employees of undisclosed name and title!
Take note, some of these giveaways are ending rather soon, so you'll want to act fast.
DiabloFans
In addition to interviews DiabloFans held with the comic's artist Joseph Lacroix and writer Aaron Williams, they're holding a contest to create your own three-panel comic. The contest ends April 28, and five lucky winners will be chosen to receive a set of issue #1, #2, and #3 of the Sword of Justice series.
BlizzPlanet
BlizzPlanet's new weekly YouTube series "Diablo Dialogue", hosted by Chris "The Bearded Gamer" Arnone, covers recent Diablo news including the Sword of Justice comic series and their issue giveaway. Simply favorite their channel, leave a comment, and five lucky winners will get the first three issues of the series.
D3DB
Diablo III Database has been on top of it, reviewingeach issue of the comic as they were released, and is now offering six sets as prizes in the Design a Skill contest, ending April 28.
D3Sanc
D3Sanc is giving away sets of the first three issues to artists who make and post a "Diablo themed comic book cover." Contest ends May 4.
DiabloExpressions
Betting there are some creative people looking to win free swag, the DiabloExpressions contest asks you to take a photo in an action or comedic pose with thought or speech bubbles held over your head. It’s a fun and interesting take on this kind of contest, and those who enter before May 5 and win will receive the first three issues of the Sword of Justice series.
Game Data on Game Guide Will we be seeing the stats on some of the Set/Legendary items before release?
Unlikely. We're holding all the updated game data until release. (Source)
Please tell me there will be more uniques...
We'll be updating the game guide right around release, and yes, there are far more items than what's shown currently. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Collective Identity? ANZ'ers unite!
What do you think of holding a poll to see what the preference would be?
I need some more names options for the poll so keep the ideas coming. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Diablo Monsters Which monster was your favorite from D1 or D2? (No bosses)
Regurgitators from Act IV.
Simply put, they were gross and very well designed. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
CE Preorders
I hear all US retailers taking pre-orders for the D3 CE are sold out. Best bet is to camp a store for release that doesn't take pre-orders. (Source)
or of course, the digital version, that one shouldn't sell out, right?
We don't have a digital Collector's Edition. (Source)
which version do we get if we pre download from Battlenet?
The Collector's Edition does not come in a digital format. Digital purchases are all standard editions. (Source)
The life of a hero in Sanctuary can be pretty dangerous -- prime evils, zombies, falling stars from the sky -- but it can also make for some divine comedy.
Illustrator and comic author, Oskar Pannier (aka "Shakes"), explores the dark humor of Diablo III, chronicling the hilarious journeys of Sanctuary's most esteemed adventurers in his new comic, "Hell Yeah!"
Check out the first comic strip in the series below.
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Oh come on man, spoiler pls. I know that visiting this site won't help about spoilers but most staff has been careful about this in the past and I do manage to avoid them because of it.
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I love all loot fest kind of game! I will be playing all of them for the next few years. Loot fest games I'm looking forward to: LotR: War in the North,Torchlight 2,Borderlands 2 and of course Diablo 3.
Oh come on man, spoiler pls. I know that visiting this site won't help about spoilers but most staff has been careful about this in the past and I do manage to avoid them because of it.
theres nothing spoiler just onthe front page. The armors shown in the thumb have been seen before. If you click on it..well yeah thats gonna be a spoiler =P
The front page will be just like mmochamp, we will be showing any and all armor previews as we can find them
Story spoilers we will of course always try to hide, for example like the loading screens
The monk wanders sanctuary in search for a helmet and after trying out 15 tiers he found out that he never needed a helmet and his quest was folly. That is the path of the monk........ ok well you try explain why the monk is the only class with no helmet for the final tier armor! ffs blizz...
I don't get why they are being so stingy with stat previews for sets/legendaries.
I don't view it as being stingy. Blizzard simply doesn't want it to be spoiled, pure and simple.
how are stats a "spoiler"? i mean seriously are we supposed to put spoiler tags for items links now? you're confusing lore with item stats...there's nothing to be "spoiled" and it adds to the hype. i shouldn't have to remind people how datamining items in that other game got lots of people excited for new patches/expansions. Did you really see people outrage or become disappointed that legendary item stats got "spoiled"?
I don't get why they are being so stingy with stat previews for sets/legendaries.
Gotta leave some things for launch. The info will be out soon enough.
Yeah there's only the entire damn game minus the tiny beta content...a few legendary/set stat previews would just completely drain them of new material to show us on may 15th right?
they keep showing items in those hero videos...it would be nice if they would just show us at least 1 or 2 legendary or set items with their current values
Oh come on man, spoiler pls. I know that visiting this site won't help about spoilers but most staff has been careful about this in the past and I do manage to avoid them because of it.
theres nothing spoiler just onthe front page. The armors shown in the thumb have been seen before. If you click on it..well yeah thats gonna be a spoiler =P
The front page will be just like mmochamp, we will be showing any and all armor previews as we can find them
Story spoilers we will of course always try to hide, for example like the loading screens
First time I've seen this set and name! Oh well 18 days left so I guess I'll just stop visiting the site for a month at least. Only reason why I might be tempted to come back is since you guys put all blue posts in one place which I always appreciate.
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
I love all loot fest kind of game! I will be playing all of them for the next few years. Loot fest games I'm looking forward to: LotR: War in the North,Torchlight 2,Borderlands 2 and of course Diablo 3.
Over at the TW Diablo III site, the Asia server time has been posted. A user has confirmed for us that it is indeed 12:01am! You can view the blog here.
Thus we now know when each region's servers will go online!
Armor Set Preview
You may remember a few weeks ago we showed some videos of all the armor sets currently in the data files. Calavera666 has taken the time to line up each class showing off how each class looks while wearing the same tier of armor! Don't forget, in the Q&A video we posted a few days ago, Jay Wilson said there are over 16 armor tiers for each class. We see 17 here.
Sword of Justice Fansite Giveaways
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Take note, some of these giveaways are ending rather soon, so you'll want to act fast.
DiabloFans
In addition to interviews DiabloFans held with the comic's artist Joseph Lacroix and writer Aaron Williams, they're holding a contest to create your own three-panel comic. The contest ends April 28, and five lucky winners will be chosen to receive a set of issue #1, #2, and #3 of the Sword of Justice series.
BlizzPlanet
BlizzPlanet's new weekly YouTube series "Diablo Dialogue", hosted by Chris "The Bearded Gamer" Arnone, covers recent Diablo news including the Sword of Justice comic series and their issue giveaway. Simply favorite their channel, leave a comment, and five lucky winners will get the first three issues of the series.
D3DB
Diablo III Database has been on top of it, reviewing each issue of the comic as they were released, and is now offering six sets as prizes in the Design a Skill contest, ending April 28.
D3Sanc
D3Sanc is giving away sets of the first three issues to artists who make and post a "Diablo themed comic book cover." Contest ends May 4.
DiabloExpressions
Betting there are some creative people looking to win free swag, the DiabloExpressions contest asks you to take a photo in an action or comedic pose with thought or speech bubbles held over your head. It’s a fun and interesting take on this kind of contest, and those who enter before May 5 and win will receive the first three issues of the Sword of Justice series.
Blue Posts
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Will we be seeing the stats on some of the Set/Legendary items before release?
Unlikely. We're holding all the updated game data until release. (Source)
Please tell me there will be more uniques...
We'll be updating the game guide right around release, and yes, there are far more items than what's shown currently. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Collective Identity? ANZ'ers unite!
What do you think of holding a poll to see what the preference would be?
I need some more names options for the poll so keep the ideas coming. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Gem and skull
.... What do they do?
They work.
So, so well. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Diablo Monsters
Which monster was your favorite from D1 or D2? (No bosses)
Regurgitators from Act IV.
Simply put, they were gross and very well designed. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
CE Preorders
I hear all US retailers taking pre-orders for the D3 CE are sold out. Best bet is to camp a store for release that doesn't take pre-orders. (Source)
or of course, the digital version, that one shouldn't sell out, right?
We don't have a digital Collector's Edition. (Source)
which version do we get if we pre download from Battlenet?
The Collector's Edition does not come in a digital format. Digital purchases are all standard editions. (Source)
Diablo? Funny? Hell Yeah!
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Illustrator and comic author, Oskar Pannier (aka "Shakes"), explores the dark humor of Diablo III, chronicling the hilarious journeys of Sanctuary's most esteemed adventurers in his new comic, "Hell Yeah!"
Check out the first comic strip in the series below.
For more "Hell Yeah!" be sure to follow Oskar's official page on Facebook. To submit a comic of your own, visit the Blizzard Contests page.
Introducing Battle.net Alerts
We gave the heads up on this new feature a few weeks ago. The official blog post is up, along with an informative video!
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
This new service will allow you to use your mobile phone to:
These text messages are a free* and easy way to further protect your account from unauthorized access and changes!
For more information on Battle.net Mobile Alerts and instructions on how to set it up, visit the Battle.net Mobile Alerts page and FAQ.
Take charge of your account security with the security checklist and a Battle.net Authenticator
*Your phone carrier's standard rate for received text messages may apply.
EDIT: first? weee
I don't view it as being stingy. Blizzard simply doesn't want it to be spoiled, pure and simple.
Gotta leave some things for launch. The info will be out soon enough.
Editing my post out then =P
The front page will be just like mmochamp, we will be showing any and all armor previews as we can find them
Story spoilers we will of course always try to hide, for example like the loading screens
I'm hoping to find some good Doom armour (which actually looks good) and use Spirit Stones instead of the awful helmet.
Or maybe Archon armour with the Doom armour shoulders.
US and TW blog posts use 12 hour format while the EU blog posts using 24
how are stats a "spoiler"? i mean seriously are we supposed to put spoiler tags for items links now? you're confusing lore with item stats...there's nothing to be "spoiled" and it adds to the hype. i shouldn't have to remind people how datamining items in that other game got lots of people excited for new patches/expansions. Did you really see people outrage or become disappointed that legendary item stats got "spoiled"?
Yeah there's only the entire damn game minus the tiny beta content...a few legendary/set stat previews would just completely drain them of new material to show us on may 15th right?
they keep showing items in those hero videos...it would be nice if they would just show us at least 1 or 2 legendary or set items with their current values
First time I've seen this set and name! Oh well 18 days left so I guess I'll just stop visiting the site for a month at least. Only reason why I might be tempted to come back is since you guys put all blue posts in one place which I always appreciate.
I don't believe it's a total catastrophe. The Archon set looks beautiful (no helm helps), and the Brigandine Coat set looks realistic enough.