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Written by Aaron Williams and illustrated by French artist Joseph Lacroix, Diablo: Sword of Justice has been unleashed!

From the dark world of Sanctuary comes the tale of a hero's birth. Haunted by his harrowing past, a wanted man named Jacob finds his destiny at the foot of a mountain shattered by the legendary sword of Tyrael, the archangel of Justice.

Previously released separately, all five issues of Diablo: Sword of Justice are now also available in one comprehensive, paperback volume. This edition of the book will also feature never before seen concept art and sketches.




You can also check out previews of some of the standalone issues below.




Interested in finding out more about the story of Diablo: Sword of Justice? Get your copy now at the Blizzard store, or preorder your copy today at Amazon and Barnes and Noble!

Progression Stats on Console
will the console version still keep track of our overall gameplay like the PC version does? kills/gold picked up/ overall time played per char/ elite kills?
It's fun to keep an eye on your progress, so you'll be able to view your progression stats in the console version too. It should be under the "View Profile" section on the title screen. (Blue Tracker/ Official Forums)

No Plans for Other Consoles
Im really hoping diablo 3 will b available on the psvita i think there is alot of interest on this topic n it would b great if blizzard would answer this question already as there is no info about it!
We’re excited for console players to have the opportunity to get their hands on Diablo III and defend Sanctuary, but we don't have any further platform announcements at this time. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Blizzard Employees Can't Contact You Through D3
hey, i was in a full d3 game, i was fighting mobs in halls of agony with 2 ppl beside me attacking too when i got removed from the game. i was talking /1 general chat.
i know how the system works, i get i can be removed i swear to god if you respond with a blizzard employee would never bla bla please save your lies for a new player. a little over a week ago i reported a blizzard employee for swearing at me calling me a bunch of stuff then when i went to report it i got auto disconnected later a guy joined my group to apologize for swearing at me and stuff over oq vent.
however, this time, i got removed from d3 game which i get it. but i also got magically disconnected from the game right after being removed from the game.
NOW, few days ago i was playing for a long time to level my paragon level they kept screwing with the monster power while i was in game. i had joined a mp7 game, every fight was like fighting something way harder than mp10 which is totally ridiculous.
if you guys want me to setup my sony camera to record every instance im talking about because i know when i run camtasia or fraps to record stuff they quit screwing with me.
I'll be locking the thread up here.

@ Zød: your previous report to us that was made 13 days ago concerned general harassment. I see no indication that Blizzard was in contact with you previous to that - except in response to other reports you've previously sent in.

Although Game Masters are unable to chat with you or otherwise interact with you in Diablo III or StarCraft II - they are able to open up a separate chat window in WoW. When they do that, a blue 'Blizz' tag will appear in front of their name. Only characters with this Blizz tag are official Blizzard representatives. If anyone else ever purports to be a representative of Blizzard who does not have this tag, they should be reported immediately.

If you do have any issues with the performance of your game, or connection - you're welcome to use our support portal to get in contact with us for further assistance. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Preferences Are the Same on Console
Damage Numbers on Console. Are they shown?
We kept a lot of the options in the console version of Diablo III that you currently have, including damage numbers, advanced tooltips, health bars, and elective mode. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

The Nephalem Valor Icon
For anyone who never noticed, the Nephalem Valor icon is actually a picture of a dead dinosaur with a sword going through his neck. A closer look reveals that some of his scales are morphing into gold. You can actually find the larger icon at the bottom of the link below.
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As a connoisseur of all things dinosaur, I can assure you that the Nephalem Valor icon you mentioned is actually a very dead Treasure Goblin with loot spilling out of his bag.

To be entirely fair, I hadn't actually stopped to consider the Nephalem Valor icon very carefully until you mentioned it, so it seems like a fun little Diablo III fact to me. Thanks for bringing it up! (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Some Services Are Slowed Down Due to Maintenance
Hi Polarbear, currently our maintenance on the authentication servers is preventing us from seeing some of the account details. In a bit, when this has been resolved please submit a ticket with the request for us to look into this for you through our support portal.

You may not be able to access the portal or submit the ticket until the maintenance has been concluded. Thanks for your patience in the meanwhile, we'll be happy to help you get this sorted out. (Blue Tracker/ Official Forums)

An exciting new contest is coming to this year’s show: the BlizzCon2013 Talent Contest! Blizzard gamers are an incredibly talented bunch, and this is your opportunity to shine a spotlight on your skills and celebrate Blizzard gaming culture along with BlizzCon attendees and viewers from around the world.

Can you play the Diablo theme on a 12-string guitar? Can you sing Lament of the Highborn? Are you the living embodiment of Sarah Kerrigan? Does your band play a Blizzard-themed song you can’t wait for everyone to hear? Well, we can’t wait to watch you act, sing, dance, and strut your stuff live on stage at BlizzCon 2013!

To be considered, you’ll need to create a 2-minute video of you (or your band, troupe, or what have you) performing your Blizzard-themed talent, post it on YouTube, and submit a link (or if you’re part of a troupe, have your troupe’s spokesperson upload it). Below are some examples of the kind of acts we have in mind.

Remember, what follows are just some ideas and guidelines. We know you have skills we haven’t even dreamed of, so surprise us! We’re eagerly looking forward to seeing you in action.

• Drama! Re-enact a scene or monologue from a Blizzard game
• Comedy! Make us laugh Blizzard-inspired stand-up or sketch comedy
• Music! Perform an instrumental or vocal cover of a Blizzard song, or write and perform your own original composition
• Dance! Come up with an original dance routines set to Blizzard music or original Blizzard-themed compositions

Please don’t limit yourself, and don’t be afraid to show us your best, because we aren’t selecting finalists based on any pre-existing categories. Instead finalists will be selected based on talent, live performance (remember, you could be performing on stage!), humor, entertainment, originality, creativity, and strong Blizzard theming.

Submissions are now open, so check out the rules, then head over to the contest page (scroll down) to sign up.

Please feel free to email any questions you might have to BlizzConContest@blizzard.com!

See you in the limelight!

Thanks for trying to keep this topic constructive

I must admit, I use the wings sporadically but they'd probably be on a lot more if they didn't vanish so often. Is that necessarily a good thing though, do we want to see them around a lot more or keep them as a rarer thing in Sanctuary?

Anyway, thanks for the feedback on this, all. Passing it on ^^

From what I understand, a couch co-op guest can use any saves that any user on the PS3 system has created, so yes you can both use the goodies that come with the game. The Xbox 360 however requires each player to have their own separate profile with their own characters. Hope that helps!

We agree that pausing the game to manage a menu screen isn't all that fun (especially in a local coop party), but we're hoping to significantly reduce the amount of time console players spend in menus through the quick loot system. You'll be able to identify if an item is an upgrade or not, equip it if you want to, and even drop recently acquired items for your group without ever stopping the action. (Blue Tracker/ Official Forums)

The correct answer was already given here, but it’s always good to hear it from a blue

A Battle.net account is not required to play Diablo III on a console. The Diablo III console version is a separate game, so you won’t be able to play the characters that you’ve created previously on your PC. You can use the PlayStation Network to play or chat with your friends online! (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

How does this work with playing on hardcore? Can I save my character on a USB before each playsession and then reload him if I happen to die?
This can be done, but it should be noted that all of the heroes are stored together with the profile, so all of your characters on the console would be overwritten with the USB version. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

If I level all 5 characters to level 60 can my friends choose any of my heroes to play as alongside of me. I do not have anyone that will be playing with me most of the time I play so it would be nice if they could use my leveled characters so we can play endgame together.
The answer to this question depends on the console you're playing on. You could do this on the PS3, but the Xbox 360 requires each player to use a separate profile with its own characters. There are some additional details about local coop that you might be interested in (like achievements, saving heroes, and cloud storage), so I'll quote a post from Vaeflare to share some of those details.

How guests can play with you on same screen co-op varies between the console systems.

On the PlayStation 3, additional players will have access to any saves that any User on the system has; however, only the primary User can unlock trophies during single-system co-op.

On the Xbox 360, if additional players logs in on other profiles, they are able to load their own heroes from their own save files. They can also bring their profile and Diablo III save on a memory unit or memory stick and load it at their friend’s house, or alternatively, they can bring their save file and recover their profile from Xbox LIVE (both Silver and Gold tier accounts can do this). If the player is an Xbox LIVE Gold Tier member and they choose to use Cloud Saving from Microsoft, they can also recover both their profile and their save at their friend’s house. It's important to note that only Gold Tier members can play online with other players over Xbox LIVE, however, Silver and Gold Tier members can play locally and recover profiles.

If additional Xbox 360 players log in on a guest profiles, they cannot load their own heroes from save files. If they log in on a guest profile, they will need to create a new hero and when they quit out of the game, their hero will not be saved.

On the Xbox 360 version, each profile that is playing together can unlock achievements. (Blue Tracker/ Official Forums)

Hi MightyMat, we will always do our best to assist in any way that we can. I see here that the rollback for the account was performed with the data that was available to us on 7/5/13 - as was previously expressed through our support ticket to you, there was no other available rollback that could be used in order to restore the account in this circumstance.

I would like to reiterate that although no security can guarantee 100% protection from an account compromise, the authenticators are your best defense against such kinds of issues. The mobile authenticators are free and are available for various smartphone and mobile devices.

As we will not be at liberty to discuss specific account information here in the forums, this thread will be locked. We do encourage you to share your thoughts with us about the game, however we will be redirecting any posts about specific CS requests like refunds back to us through the support channels. Thank you for your understanding.

Hi everyone, thanks for your continued patience - as of (7/8) 11a PDT we are still continuing to look into this issue. The majority of AH transactions are going through without incident or report of the SMS codes not being received, so this continues to be a tricky thing to pin down.

I just wanted to drop in and let you know that I am going to be continuing to update the thread as I am able - if I receive an update from our internal ticket that is tracking the issue, I will be sure to post. Otherwise, please feel free to provide your own update if you were affected by this, and if the status changes for you in the meanwhile. Thank you!

Hi Gary, depending on the traffic with the AH - transactions can sometimes take a few days to process. So as not to offtrack the thread about the SMS issue - please contact through the support portal for specific inquiries regarding delayed AH transactions. If you do create a ticket for that, please offer as much information as possible including item description, approximate date and AH transaction ID# if you have that available. Thank you

im still having the same issue Araxom...
need help....
Hi Temper - I'm curious, are you able to receive codes for when you try to remove the SMS and when you put it back on? Although it may not be a fix, this may tell us something more about the issue if you can get the code for when you try to remove it from Battle.net, but not for the AH transactions. Please let me know!

To try to remove it, log into your account - and press 'account' at the top. Then, on the main account screen you will see the security options. Press on the indication for SMS protect there and then follow the appropriate steps.
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Although I will not be here for much longer this evening, please be aware that we are going to keep our eyes on this thread and will be sure to post any updates as we are able. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Hi all, thanks for continuing to update the thread. We are continuing to monitor the situation: So far, it's been happening infrequently and across various regional accounts (using different carriers).

To those affected by this, we thank you for your continued patience! Please know that we will continue to try and figure out why some players are not receiving these codes, and/or are being re-prompted to enter them.

I will be here throughout the day and will be sure to offer any updates that I receive. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

The challenge with this is that the SMS system is dependent on external providers, and that can make these types of issues a bit more challenging to get resolved expediently. I've just updated our internal ticket about the issue letting our teams know that this thread continues to be updated.

I will continue to drop in and provide updates for as long as I see the reports. As soon as I know of anything more, you can be sure I'll communicate that here. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

The media section of our Diablo III website includes your submitted comics and fan art, in addition to Blizzard screenshots, wallpapers, artwork, videos, audio clips, and much more. When you submit a piece of original Diablo fan art to us, there's a chance that we'll highlight it here!
We recently added twenty-three more epic illustrations to our Diablo III Fan Art gallery. These pieces feature subject matter that's not only bold and heroic, but also downright adorable. You can check out four of these newly added pieces below!





Interested in sharing your own original work with the Diablo community? Read our Terms and Conditions of Fan Art Submissions to Blizzard Entertainment, and then submit your piece of fan art here.
Keen on contests? Considering entering the Blizzard Comic Contest by creating a fun original comic based on the Warcraft, Diablo, or StarCraft universe and submit it to us for a chance at some fabulous prizes we give away each month!

We were psyched about bringing Diablo III to consoles because we could potentially create some lasting memories for a whole new group of gamers around the world, but we needed to put in some serious work to make it happen. One thing we wanted to do was highlight the action on big screen televisions, without splitting that real estate into four little screens, so we created a new camera system that stays closer to the action, making it easier to see the animation in combat, where our characters really shine.

Over the years, many artists have created impressive artwork inspired by the Blizzard universes. During March and April of last year, hundreds of these talented artists also submitted entries for the Diablo III Portrait of a Champion art contest, and a select few were chosen as winners. We wanted to catch-up with one of the contest winners, whose Blizzard fan art has continued to thrill and astound on a regular basis.


This player spotlight showcases the work of artist Dmitriy "Tamplier" Prozorov and his diverse Blizzard fan art.

Tamplier’s body of work includes portraits of characters from the early era of Warcraft's history through to pieces depicting heroes and villians from the worlds of both Starcraft and Diablo. He's produced nearly fourty pieces of Blizzard fan art over the years, and we caught up with him to find out more about he and his art.


Q. How long have you been making art?
Back in the kindergarten I found that drawing is very interesting for me, and later in school, I started to distinguish myself from other pupils in the arts. Most recently in 2010, I felt that I had mastered my digital art skills. My first artwork began to appear at the same time. It all started with copies [of other art]. I could only look at the masterpieces previously and wonder how it was possible to create such pieces. So I had to train a lot before I could start to draw my own art. After that I started to put my artwork on the Internet.

Q. You've created some extremely impressive Blizzard fan art over the years! Which pieces have been the most challenging for you?
I suppose it was my artwork called “Opposition”. I specialize in the portrait drawing in general, but one of my goals here was to come up not only with a character but with the whole scene. I wanted to show the atmosphere and dynamics of this artwork. I also used to work with dark paints, but here I decided to step away of standards and tried to create a bright piece. It took me a lot of effort to achieve the result I wanted to see in the end.


Q. Which is your favorite piece?
It’s very hard to say. When I finish the piece, it becomes my favourite one almost every time. (And of course there are some rare exceptions). So that’s how it is right now. The piece that I value the most at the moment is my recent drawing “Maiev Shadowsong”. I consistently improve my skills with each and every single art work I do, so I’m pretty sure that as soon as I finish another drawing, it will become my next favorite.


Q. You were also one of the winners of our Diablo III Portrait of a Champion art contest. What inspired you to create your Barbarian piece and how long did it take you?
Yes… I have a special memories related to this piece. I suppose I’ve never spend so much efforts to create a piece as I did with “Victorious”. I had to start working on that art about a month before the deadline when contestants’ could submit their works. I remember I even had to ask my clients to wait with the completion of their requests. I explained that I’m entering a very important contest and all of them were cheering for me, saying that this kind of things is very important and wishing me good luck.
I couldn’t find the idea of the art for a long time. I’ve tried a lot different ideas and in the end I decided that it would be a barbarian. It took me around two weeks to finish that contest piece, but when I saw other contestants’ drawings and realized how many other great artists have participated in that contest, I had to polish my artwork even more.


Q. How long does it generally take for you to create your art from start to finish?
It depends. Sometimes it could be one hour and sometimes it could be a month! But in general I usually finish the art within a week.
It also depends on how much I love what I want to draw and on my workload. If I remember correctly, the fastest piece was made within 2 hours and the longest one took me around 2 months. The pieces are getting harder each time and consuming more and more time.





Q. What programs do you use to create your art?
From the beginning I always used Adobe Photoshop CS3; I think it’s optimal for me. I also tried some other graphical editors but I didn’t like them. However, some of my pieces were made in SAI – it has its own advantages.



Q. What is your artistic process for a piece?
I have to come up with the idea on what I want to draw first. If that didn’t happen there is an 80% chance that the whole work will fail. Many times I had to forcibly push myself to draw something and nothing good happened in the end. Previously I also had to come up with a concept of the piece by drawing some sketches on the paper before I could start the process.
But now it’s different. I do everything in the program from the beginning and change the idea on-the-go if I don’t like something. Initially I almost never have the final idea in my head and I personally don’t know what result will be there in the end.
But that’s completely another story if I want to make a Making-of Video. Here I need to plan everything ahead, because all the viewers will see each step of the process, they will also try to learn something for themselves. So there shouldn’t be any failures.


Q. We know that a lot of time and love goes into creating epic fan art, so what’s your favorite detail of one of your pieces?
Yeeeees! I really love working closely on small details and reflections! I love to draw metal; it gives me some special pleasure. But working closely on small details is also very time-consuming. I like to play with light and shadows. It’s awesome to see how the whole piece changing, becomes alive and look more 3D after you add some light effects to it.


Q. What other artists inspire you?
I was always impressed by Wei Wang! He was and still is one of the most influential artists for me. When I first started to learn the ropes of the graphical art I found his works very inspirational. I also respect the works of Andree Wallin, Daarken, David Rapoza and Cryptcrawler and consistently follow their art. I hope to try to achieve what they have in time, and maybe even become better than they are.

Q. Do you have any other Diablo-themed pieces in the works?
I currently don’t have any. But that doesn’t mean that I won’t start in near future! The inspiration comes unexpected: today I don’t plan anything and tomorrow I can start and finish a piece.
I have plenty of ideas and I certainly will continue to draw more Diablo-themed and other Blizzard related pieces.

Q. What tips and advice do you have for aspiring artists out there, particularly those that are just getting started?
There is a lot of information on the Internet nowadays and using it you could significantly improve your skills. Remember one important thing – it’s your skill that matters. People often ask me “which pen tablet is the best?” or “which Photoshop version is handier and what brushes should I use?”
On the early stages start with simple things and do not try to race for the technologies and fancy things. And when you start to improve your skill you will see for yourself what's better for you.
Believe in yourself and your strength! If you have any friends that are professional designers or artists, try to listen to their advice. Practice, improve your skills and do not pay attention to those who don’t like your pieces.


You can see more of Tamplier's impressive body of work on his DeviantART gallery. Which are your favorite pieces that he's created? What other Blizzard characters would you love to see him illustrate? Let us know in the comments below!

Are you working on any Blizzard fan art? We'd love to see it over in our Community Creations forum!

Check out Blizzard’s San Diego Comic-Con schedule of events including panels, booth activities, and partner shenanigans. Copies of your favorite Blizzard books will be available for purchase at the booth—don’t forget to get yours signed by our featured guests at the times listed below. Look for us at booth #115, and be sure to get there early before everything is gone!

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Funko Booth #5343
Funko will also be selling a limited amount of the Shadow Illidan at their booth. If you haven’t seen this little guy yet, check out our blog post on our SDCC exclusives.

Sideshow #1929
Come by to check out the painted Diablo statue in all its hellish glory, and the first look at Deathwing. Sideshow will also be showing off a previously unannounced statue that will be revealed in the Blizzard panel on Thursday.

Insight Editions #1134
Each day Insight Editions will be holding a random drawing to give away a copy of The Art of Blizzard. They will also be showing off spreads from the upcoming Diablo: Book of Tyrael.

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- Thursday, July 18 -

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. – Art of Blizzard Signing
Wei Wang and Glenn Rane will be signing copies of “Art of Blizzard,” which you can buy at the booth. The Art of Blizzard details some of the most iconic artwork Blizzard has produced over the years in this full-color compilation.

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m – World of Warcraft Tribute Signings (UDON booth #4529)
A selection of top-flight artists will be on hand to sign and maybe even sketch in your copy of World of Warcraft Tribute. Tribute artists scheduled to appear include Justin Bechtold, Kevin Cameron, Sean Galloway, Matt Grigsby, Dax Gordine, Gregory Higerd, Don Ho, Edwin Huang, Arun Naina, AJ Nazzaro, Laura Rivera, Emmanuel Fuentes, Patrick Scullin, and Arnold Tsang. (Subject to change)

2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. – Blizzard Licensing Panel (Hall 6BCF)
Chris Metzen (Blizzard Entertainment SVP Story and Franchise Development) and a team of esteemed guests reveal never-before-seen licensed products and plans for 2013/2014. Talk to the designers, writers and artists as we dig into toys, novels, comics, statues, and more. Panel and extended game Q&A session moderated by Kat Hunter (host of BlizzCon coverage on DIRECTV).

4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. – UDON World of Warcraft Tribute Art Book Signings
Come by the Blizzard booth to meet artists Justin Bechtold, Ginny Higerd, and Arun Naina, whose art is featured in the World of Warcraft Tribute fanart book, curated by UDON.

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- Friday, July 19 -

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. – World of Warcraft: Dark Riders Signing
Writer Mike Costa will be signing your World of Warcraft: Dark Riders comics at the Blizzard booth.

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m – World of Warcraft Tribute Signings (UDON booth #4529)
A selection of top-flight artists will be on hand to sign and maybe even sketch in your copy of World of Warcraft Tribute. Tribute artists scheduled to appear include Justin Bechtold, Kevin Cameron, Sean Galloway, Matt Grigsby, Dax Gordine, Gregory Higerd, Don Ho, Edwin Huang, Arun Naina, AJ Nazzaro, Laura Rivera, Emmanuel Fuentes, Patrick Scullin, and Arnold Tsang. (Subject to change)

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. – Vol’jin: Shadows of the Horde Signing
Give us your best troll impression when you pick up your copy of this newly released book and have it signed by author Mike Stackpole. Ya, mon!

4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. – Pearl of Pandaria Signing
Blizzard’s Micky Neilson and artist Sean Galloway join forces to sign their NY Times Bestselling original graphic novel, featuring the Pandarian adventures of Li Li Stormstout.

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- Saturday, July 20 -

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. – Art of Blizzard Signing
Chris Metzen, Bill Petras, and Roman Kenney will be pleased to sign their name in your book!

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m – World of Warcraft Tribute Signings (UDON booth #4529)
A selection of top-flight artists will be on hand to sign and maybe even sketch in your copy of World of Warcraft Tribute. Tribute artists scheduled to appear include Justin Bechtold, Kevin Cameron, Sean Galloway, Matt Grigsby, Dax Gordine, Gregory Higerd, Don Ho, Edwin Huang, Arun Naina, AJ Nazzaro, Laura Rivera, Emmanuel Fuentes, Patrick Scullin, and Arnold Tsang. (Subject to change)

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. – Vol’jin: Shadows of the Horde Signing
Author Mike Stackpole will be signing his newly released book for attendees.

Hi Tweak,

We respectfully ask that you do not post in regards to account suspensions in the forums. As a general reminder, forum account actions can be disputed through forum@blizzard.com

There may be a variety of things which determine how, or why an account is actioned - context of the post, number of reports, and penalty history all come to bear on our determination.

Thank you for your understanding, this thread will now be locked. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

forum@blizzard.com
is useless. stop telling me to report there.
esp when they stopped replying to any and all emails I send them

I reply in the matter I receive.
If they give me an automated response I'll give an automated response in kind.......
It is only polite. Don't you think?
Hi Ellis,

For the record: you won't get an automated responses from that mailbox - we do have moderators whose responsibility it is to review those appeals and inquiries on a daily basis. Although it can take us some time to go through, we definitely try to review those appeals expediently. That being said, many of our responses may take the form of copied responses (at least for the general format).

We do understand that we can make mistakes too, so if you ever feel we've made an error, just let us know there and we'll do our best to get the issue looked at as quickly as possible. Thanks! (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Just got locked out of rmah
Changed phone number, and it ask for SMS authentication to sell.
To change the SMS authenticator, you need access to the old phone number.

I contacted them, they ask for email, secret answer and I stopped them there...
Seriously? giving our secret answer to a tech support guy?
Hi Arden,

All of our CS is authorized to assist you with account verification. Another way of looking at it is that the lines which separate Tech Support and the Game Masters may not in all cases be as clear as some might believe. There's a good number of us who are crossed-trained and whereas at one point in the day we may be assisting with technical issues, later on we may engage with in-game tickets (Game Master issues).

Rest assured that we're all on the same page, and if we ask you for your information it's only to make sure we are dealing with the appropriate account holder. Please let us know if you do have any CS issues that you still would like us to work out!

I hope that clears that up a bit (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Tips on Surviving in Hardcore
Welcome to Hardcore, nivektuk. Losing your first 60 while it's still fresh is rough, but I'm willing to bet that you'd find a lot of help in public games if you haven't been doing them already. If you decide to give them a go then be sure to be careful with using banners to teleport to comrades, and keep an eye out for the "in combat" icons for your party. The tips thread for staying alive in HC is also a helpful thing to read. Good luck! (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Possible Solutions for Latency in Oceania
It is possible for Blizzard to implement a service like Battleping or Smoothping? The cost for this shouldn't be much at all. Or even implement it as part of the D3 client.
This is something I will relay back. Usually we would never recommend a third party service within a product though. Oceania servers are not off the table, but it also isn't a quick fix. Will know more details early next year.

Will we ever see servers situated more towards Australia and New Zealand? To be honest 200 ping just doesn't cut it for D3, especially when you're a CMWW wizard like me. The latest CC changes have made it so that the 200ms latency reduces the time I have to reset my freeze's cooldown by half, making my job harder than it should be. I'm not saying that the game is unplayable though. It would just be nice to have that little latency advantage that Americans and Europeans have.
The straight up answer is that we are still going through tech details to see if this is viable. We have made changes to improve latency that from the feedback we have had on this forum has helped for some. When I have a update I'll be posting it here for sure. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Blizzard Entertainment will be at gamescom 2013, the world’s biggest games convention, taking place August 21-25. Join us there for the latest news on our games, great entertainment, and fantastic competitions with great prizes!
We’ll be at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany to meet players from across Europe and the world and give everyone a chance to play our latest games. All kinds of entertainment will also be on offer to visitors to the Blizzard booth (B40 in Hall 7): show matches, live music, quizzes, competitions and much more.

You can find out more about this incredible games show, including how to attend, here.

Making a welcome return to gamescom will be our celebrated costume and dance contests. Always wanted to appear on stage as a witch doctor, a pandaren monk, or a Protoss Zealot? Or are you brave enough to show off your goblin, night elf or tauren dance moves? This is your big chance! In the coming days we’ll have signups ready so you can reserve your place in the contests, but for now you can already start stitching, welding and practicing.

Stand by for more contest information, prizes, a full schedule, and details on what you can play, see and watch with Blizzard at gamescom 2013!

It's Possible For the Jeweler in Act I to Be Relocated
please relocate jeweler in act I
yes am lazy, but blizz relocated cain in act v in d2.
This subject comes up from time to time, so you're not the only one who'd like to see Covetous Shen move his shop in Act I. I'd be happy to pass along your feedback. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

D3's Not Smooth on Overclocked Systems
I'm sorry but under no circumstances can we support running the game on non-standard clock speeds.

Of course you're welcome to tweak your hardware however you like, but our games may not run successfully on tweaked systems.

If you experience issues, we can only recommend going back to stock speeds. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Recently Bought Items Should Go Straight to the Stash
1) How many times or how many people buy something and DON'T want it in there stash box right away...
2) How many times have you bought something, started a game, run to stash or crafter, curse, leave game, back to AH, send to stash, and start game AGAIN...
You're not the only one who has loaded up a game to grab a recently bought item, only to immediately leave so it can be sent to the stash. I do that every so often, and I'll ask about it at our next meeting with the developers. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Thanks MissCheetah, Omrakos who lives there in those forums is also consolidating those to help us out. I appreciate it!

Okay, thanks for your patience, Pockey - we're still looking into this. For anyone else who may have experienced a similar issue, please feel free to update us here as to whether or not you started receiving the codes, or if the SMS started behaving differently.

Thanks!

@MissCheetah: Avatar incoming

Thanks for the update Sÿlak, I continue to see these reports popping up and hope to have an update here before too long.

Edit: For those of you who are still experiencing this, please let us know your carrier and which region you are in. Thank you!

Thanks Closure!

As of 7p PDT our systems administrators have been unable to replicate this or verify that this is due to an issue on our side of things. Although I do have less reports today than I did yesterday, I do still see reports coming in. As such, we're going to continue to keep close watch on the thread - if I have any other information to provide I will, and in the interim if anything changes on your side of things, please update us.

Thank you!

Bad news......forget 1.0.9.
That's good news. They should Take their time and come up with something really great.
Whether or not this is good news is in the eye of the beholder, as some are obviously not too happy about having to wait longer than they expected to get new and improved content.

It is important to emphasize though, that patch 1.0.8 is not the last and final update to the game! In fact we are working hard on new and improved content for Diablo III, including loot 2.0, and I can assure you that you guys will get more detailed information about these things we are working on as development continues.

I know we have been saying this a lot lately, but the changes we are working on will greatly impact many areas of the game, including core gameplay elements, and we have to work meticulously and carefully to get things right because we want to be absolutely sure that they live up to your expectations :-)

Do you have an ETA (ballpark figure is fine)? 3 months, 6 months, a year...
I do not I'm afraid. Providing ETAs has always been quite difficult for us due to our iterative development process... this is also one of the reason why we say Soon™ so often.

ETA of the blog then?
That will not be possible I think because I am not yet entirely sure that we will be ready to share detailed information on all the things that is being worked on at the same time. Some information will most likely be available sooner than other information, so I can imagine that there will be more than just one blog. Also, the developers would like to do more Q&A sessions and talks about the game on various Diablo community sites in a similar manner to what we recently saw in Archon the Wizard's stream.

All I can say for now is to keep an eye on our blog pages on a regular basis :-)

If you're headed to San Diego Comic-Con in July, don't miss out on the exclusive merchandise we'll have at the Blizzard booth! Whether you're looking for some sinister Diablo Papercraft, an adorable StarCraft collectible, or something special from World of Warcraft, we have you covered!

TRANSFORMING ZERGLING/BANELING PLUSH

This soft, huggable, and slightly murderous Zerg buddy is ready to keep you company at night! Transforms (at will) from Zergling to Baneling with the pull of a zipper. The exclusive San Diego Comic-Con color scheme is limited to 2,000 pieces.

MINI SYLVANAS

She’s cute. She’s deadly. Mini Sylvanas is the first in an exclusive new series of micro action figures. Limited to 2,000 pieces, so you’ll have to act quickly to snatch up a Banshee Queen of your very own.

SHADOW ILLIDAN BY FUNKO

With his big, adorable eyes and bold colors, Funko’s vinyl Shadow Illidan is sure to find a way to adorably corrupt your soul. Shadow Illidan is a Comic-Con exclusive variant of the upcoming Funko POP! Vinyl Blizzard line of toys and is limited to 750 pieces at the Blizzard booth and 250 at the Funko booth.

UDON WORLD OF WARCRAFT TRIBUTE ART BOOK [Hardcover Edition]

Blizzard will be the exclusive retailer for the Hardcover Edition of Udon’s new art book collecting fan-created tributes to the Warcraft universe. Only 300 copies of this Comic-Con exclusive will be available.

EPIC PURPLE LANYARD

Show off your impressive item level by equipping our new Epic Purple Lanyard in your neck slot! This lanyard features a custom-embroidered stat tag, four-color purple ribbon, and a rotating lobster claw clasp. These lanyards are available on a first come, first serve basis to visitors at the Blizzard booth.

MOMOT BLIZZARD PAPERCRAFT: US PREMIERE

Korean Papercraft comes to the United States with Diablo, Thrall, and Raynor models. Comic Con will be the US premiere of the new Korean product line by MOMOT.




Our San Diego Comic-Con exclusives are a limited run produced only for the convention, so make sure you're ready to grab them early. We hope to see you there!

Brawling is The Only PvP Content For Console
The console version of Diablo III has all of the PC content up to patch 1.0.7 (and then some), so it'll have the Brawling feature, but no additional options for it. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

PS4 Version Won't Be Compatible With PS3
Can i use my Diablo 3(PS3 ) disc on Ps4?
I thought I heard the answer to this at some point, but I double checked around the office (and in google) to be sure. The PS4 is not backwards compatible with a PS3 disc. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

Custom Music Will Be Exclusive for XBox 360
By default all 360 games can play your own music streamed from your PC or hard drive.
Can this be done on the PS3 .
Each platform has its own set of features, and background audio is supported a little differently between the two consoles. They both have the original background soundtrack, but only the Xbox 360 will allow you to play custom music. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

While reading the code of conduct (CoC) page I noticed that no warning/explanation is given and the user is left to figure out what they did wrong so that they don't repeat the offense.
When a forum account is penalized it should receive a note that is visible during the suspension period. When you log into the forum account you'll be informed that the account is suspended/banned. If you click the Learn More option you should see any related notes to that action. This usually includes details on the action taken, sometimes quoting the offending post and how long the suspension is for.

1) One will NOT be penalized or CoC enforcement will be slow, if one creates posts/threads that are inflammatory, peppered with discriminatory remarks, and/or littered with personal attacks, with the expressed intent to cause trouble, derail topics, and start flame wars.
No, reported posts are processed mostly in the order they are received though depending on the volume of those reports we have, a report may take awhile to get to.

2) One will be censored or penalized rather swiftly if one creates posts/threads that might strongly criticize and/or may cause doubt/uncertainty/distrust toward Blizzard (the company), its products, or its business practices.
We, members of the Moderation Team, primarily respond to reports submit through the forum reporting option. However, we also may spot check random forums, keeping an eye out for threads that may stand out as in need of moderation. Members of Community may also actively moderate threads while they are reviewing active posts.

For example, I made a thread titled "New Self-found ONLY server Please" and it was deleted.
This one? On the EU forum?
http://eu.battle.net...opic/7714092228
Or this one, that quotes the entire post and links to the EU forum?
http://us.battle.net...opic/9377488104
If you had another one, I wasn't able to immediately find it but I'd say it would have been deleted as spam at that point.

Also, as noted, you can't compare moderation of your own thread to moderation of other threads, especially on the weekends! It all depends on if others report the posts/threads and if there are any mods at work. Weekends do have moderation, but it can be very sporadic.
Well said, MissCheetah. As noted we do have moderation on the weekends, but currently that coverage may be lighter than during the week. Obviously it may may take a bit longer to get to a report but each report submit to us is reviewed for possible Code of Conduct/Forum Guideline violations.

Forum mods need only to lock the thread.
In some situations we may, but most often in the case of duplicate threads or when there are already multiple threads on the same subject we may opt to simply remove the thread.

As noted if you wish to inquire about the moderation of a particular thread you'll need to write the us, however, the wowreportpost@blizzard.com email is primarily for the Warcraft forums. It will still work but Diablo III and StarCraft II forums should go to forum@blizzard.com.

For feedback on forum moderators, the community team or MVP's, wowcmfeedback@blizzard.com.