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    • By OSW_Zenkiki Jan 26, 2023
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    Diablo III PTR 2.7.5 | Preview

    Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)

    Diablo III PTR 2.7.5 | Preview

     

    Nephalem, we welcome you to our seven-day PTR for the 2.7.5 update. Beginning on January 31st, we’ll need your help in testing the Rites of Sanctuary seasonal theme, Primordial Ashes feature, and changes to both Class Skills and items. Take time to acquaint yourself with these patch notes—we have some substantial new features in store.


    Seasonal Journey

    • PTR Focus and Details
    • PTR Testing Tips
    • Season 28: Rites of Sanctuary
    • Primordial Ashes Feature
    • Monk Skill Change
    • Item Changes
    • Bug Fixes
    • How to Participate in PTR
    • PTR Character Copy

    Please note that this is a preview for PTR content, which is subject to change.


    PTR Focus and Details

    We’ll be conducting the Patch 2.7.5 PTR starting Tuesday, January 31st. During this time there may be periodic maintenances, outages, hotfixes, or minor patches.

    • There will be PTR-unique buffs active to help you on your journey: increased experience gains, and double Blood Shard drops. You can also buy new gear for testing from the special PTR vendor, Djank Mi'em, who will exchange Blood Shards for class-specific bags full of Legendary Items that we'd love for you to test! Read down below to learn more on the new vendor updates that have been implemented to assist in the PTR experience starting with PTR 2.7.5.
    • Class Balance and Item Changes: To ensure that the most significant class changes receive an ample amount of attention, we'd love for you to focus testing and feedback on the skill changes to the Monk class and item changes for the Barbarian, Demon Hunter, Monk, Necromancer, and Wizard classes.
    • New Season Theme Testing: We're looking to gather feedback on the seasonal content around Rites of Sanctuary.

    So that we can efficiently review your posts, feedback should be provided in the PTR Feedback forum while bug reports should be provided in the PTR Bug Report forum.

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    PTR Testing Tips

    As with our previous PTRs, this testing period is short, so it's best to hit the ground running. Whether you’re a PTR veteran or newcomer, we thought we’d pass along a few tips to get you started.

    • Because of the limited duration of this PTR, we ask that participants pick a particular portion of this update to focus on testing.
      • For example, if you’re primarily a Wizard player, consider what changes impact the Wizard specifically. What you like best, what you think may still need adjustment, and what you’d want to see in the future (even if that may be beyond the scope of this patch) are all good questions to ask yourself.
    • Try to break things! Just tell us when you do so we can make sure that the patch’s launch is as smooth as possible.
    • When providing feedback, focus less on a solution and more on your experience. How did the changes make you feel? Was there something “off” that you noticed? Did something seem wrong or insufficient? Suggestions are always welcome but identifying the issues themselves is most important.

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    Season 28: Rites of Sanctuary

    For Season 28, Rites of Sanctuary, we’re travelling deep into the mysterious ruins of the Festering Woods. Amid a hunting expedition, citizens hailing from New Tristram stumbled across an ominous Altar carved from an archaic material bearing cryptic markings. Shaken to their core by the eldritch aroma of the monolith, they’ve enlisted the assistance of brave Nephalem willing to investigate this sinister discovery that was once left to time—the Altar of Rites.

     

    Home to power thought to be extinct from Sanctuary, the Altar of Rites will bestow these mystic forces upon worthy Nephalem. . .after a sacrifice is offered.

    Upon arrival at the Altar of Rites, players will see 26 icons called Seals and three Legendary Potion Powers. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the elements below.

     

    Seal and Legendary Potion Powers

    Seal

    Power

    A Your Kill Streak timer duration and reward bonus are doubled.
    B Pools of Reflection last for the entire Season and are not removed by death.
    C Items have no level requirement.
    D +200 Damage
    E +25% Missile Damage Reduction
    F +25% Movement Speed (Uncapped)
    G Increase damage against elites by 15%.
    H Picking up Health Globes grants a shield for 5% of your maximum health for 7 seconds. Max stacks 5.
    I +25% Melee Damage Reduction.
    J Increases your highest elemental skill damage bonus by 10%.
    K Increase damage against elites by 20%.
    L +10% Damage
    M Double the amount of Death's Breaths that drop.
    N Critical hits grant resource: Mana: 15, Hatred: 5, Wrath: 5, Arcane Power: 3, Fury: 3, Spirit: 5, Essence: 5.
    O Double the amount of Bounty Caches that drop from completing bounties.
    P Progress orbs from Nephalem and Greater Rifts are picked up automatically.
    Q Reduces the damage taken from elites by 25%.
    R +15% Damage
    S Gain immunity to crowd-controlling effects.
    T Gain passability.
    U Pets pick up Death's Breath.
    V Elite packs drop one additional progress orb.
    W Increase damage done to Bosses by 25%.
    X Pets pick up and salvage common, magic, and rare items.
    Y Increase your chance to Dodge by 15%.
    Z Double the chance to find a legendary item purchased from Kadala.
    Potion AA When you drink your health potion, you manifest one of three runic circles on the ground that grant increased damage, increased cooldown reduction, or increased resource cost reduction.
    Potion AB When you drink your health potion, all enemies within 25 yards deal 25% less damage.
    Potion AC When you drink your health potion, gain a random shrine or pylon effect.
    AD When a primal item drops, a second random primal item drops as well.

    How Seals and Potions Work

    As you can see, after unlocking the first Seal, the order in which you unlock additional Seals and obtain their powers is entirely up to you and which powers align with your character’s build the most. Once a Seal or Legendary Potion Power is unlocked, you’ll immediately receive that Seal or Potion’s power and will have the ability to unlock connected Seals or Potions once you have the required materials—unlocked powers apply to all your characters and last for the entirety of Season 28.

    How to Unlock Seals and Potions

    Unlocking Seals and Potions will be no easy feat, especially after multiple sacrifices—you’ll find yourself rummaging across Sanctuary slaying scores of demons hellbent on preventing you from acquiring the Altar of Rites’ full power.

     

    Players must gather materials listed in the Altar of Rites menu and sacrifice them in order to gain a Seal or Potion’s power. In addition to receiving the power after unlocking, you’ll notice the generic text previously displayed has been swapped with a small story scrap about Sanctuary’s tumultuous past.

     

    Regardless of the order in which you unlock Seals and Potions, the cost will increase as shown below. Study the cost of each sacrifice and theorize where within Sanctuary you can find some of these rare materials.

    Costs to Unlock a Seal or Legendary Potion Power

    #

    Cost

    1 10 Reusable Parts
    2 1 Flawless Diamond (or greater), 15 Arcane Dust, 20 Resuable Parts
    3 1 Greater Rift Key, 10 Death's Breaths
    4 Any Class Specific Set Helm
    5 20 Forgotten Souls, 10 Khanduran Runes, 10 Caldeum Nightshade, 10 Arreat War Tapestry, 10 Corrupted Angel Flesh, 10 Westmarch Holy Water
    6 1 Leoric's Regret, 1 Vial of Putridness, 1 Idol of Terror, 1 Heart of Fright
    7 Reaper's Wraps
    8 30 Forgotten Souls
    9 1,100 Bloodshards
    10 1 Flawless Royal Ruby, 20 Death's Breaths, Ring of Royal Grandeur
    11 1 Flawless Royal Emerald, 30 Khanduran Runes, 30 Caldeum Nightshade, 30 Arreat War Tapestry, 30 Corrupted Angel Flesh, 30 Westmarch Holy Water
    12 20 Greater Rift Keys, 1 Ramaladni's Gift
    13 1,300 Bloodshards
    14 Petrified Scream
    15 Challenge Rift Cache
    16 250 Forgotten Souls
    17 1,400 Bloodshards
    18 Ancient Hellfire Amulet
    19 Never Ending Questions
    20 Ancient Puzzle Ring, 50 Khanduran Runes, 50 Caldeum Nightshade, 50 Arreat War Tapestry, 50 Corrupted Angel Flesh, 50 Westmarch Holy Water
    21 500 Death's Breaths, 300 Forgotten Souls
    22 1,500 Bloodshards
    23 Whisper of Atonement Rank 125
    24 Any Augmented Weapon
    25 Staff of Herding
    26 1,600 Bloodshards
    Potion 1 55 Primordial Ashes
    Potion 2 110 Primordial Ashes
    Potion 3 165 Primordial Ashes

    Uncover an Ancient Legend—Unlock All Seals

    After you’ve conquered the armies of Hell and acquired the needed materials to unlock all Seals and Potions, you’ll receive a reward truly fitting of an unstoppable force—the Wings of Terror Cosmetic. We recommend you unlock all Seals and Potions within the Altar of Rites, not only to inspire terror within your foes, but also to piece together the fragments of Sanctuary’s past.

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    Primordial Ashes Feature

    Acquiring enough Primordial Ashes to offer to the Altar of Rites is no small task. That’s why we are adding a new Primordial Ashes feature with this patch to aid in your quest.

    At the Blacksmith, you can now salvage a Primal Item for 55 Primordial Ashes. We have also added a Primal Item recipe to Kanai’s Cube—it will cost 100 Primordial Ashes and any non-crafted Legendary Item.

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    Monk Skill Changes

    Monk

    • Combination Strike Passive Skill:
      • Each different Spirit Generator you use increases your damage by 10% for three seconds.
      • Each Spirit Generator you use increases the damage of your other Spirit Generators by 100% for 10 seconds.
    • Crippling Wave Skill:
      • Every third hit also dazes enemies within 11 yards, slowing their movement speed by 30% and attack speed by 20% for three seconds.
      • Every third hit also dazes enemies within 11 yards, slowing their movement speed by 30% and attack speed by 20% for 10 seconds.
        • Concussion Rune: Enemies hit by Crippling Wave deal 20% less damage for three 10 seconds.
        • Breaking Wave Rune: Enemies hit by Crippling Wave take 10% additional damage from all attacks for three 10 seconds.
    • Deadly Reach Skill:
      • Foresight Rune: Every third hit also increases the damage of all your stacks by 15% for five seconds.
      • Foresight Rune: Every enemy hit with the third hit increases your damage by 15% for 10 seconds.
    • Way of the Hundred Fists:
      • Assimilation Rune: Each enemy hit with the third hit increases your damage by 5% for five seconds.
      • Assimilation Rune: Each enemy hit with the third hit increases your damage by 5% for 10 seconds.

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    Item Changes

    Barbarian

    • Horde of the Ninety Savages (6-piece bonus):
      • Frenzy deals 1,000% increased damage per stack.
      • Frenzy deals 2,000% increased damage per stack.

    Demon Hunter

    • Chanon Bolter:
      • Spike Traps lure enemies to them. Enemies may be taunted once every 12-16 seconds.
      • Your Spike Traps lure enemies to them and deal 150-200% increased damage. Enemies may be taunted once every 10 seconds.
    • The Demon’s Demise:
      • The blast from Spike Trap will damage all enemies again after one second.
      • Each blast from Spike Trap will damage all enemies again after 1 second and deals 150-200% increased damage.
    • Natalya’s Slayer:
      • Increases Rain of Vengeance Damage by 20-25%.
      • Increases Spike Trap Damage by 10 -15%.
    • Natalya’s Vengeance (2-piece bonus):
      • Reduce the cooldown of Rain of Vengeance by 4 seconds when you hit with a Hatred-generating attack or Hatred-spending attack.
      • Hitting an enemy summons a Spike Trap if it is on your action bar. Each Spike Trap detonation restores 1 Discipline.
    • Natalya’s Vengeance (4-piece bonus):
      • Rain of Vengeance deals 100% increased damage.
      • Laying a Spike Trap grants 60% damage reduction. The duration of this bonus is always equal to the number of already laid traps in seconds.
    • Natalya’s Vengeance (6-piece bonus):
      • After casting Rain of Vengeance, deal 14,000% increased damage and take 60% reduced damage for 10 seconds.
      • Spike Traps deal 10,000% increased damage, and each consecutive blast from the detonation chain reaction will deal 10% more damage than the previous blast.
    • Trag’oul Coils:
      • Spike Traps gain the Impaling Spines Rune and are deployed twice as fast.
      • Spike Traps gain the Scatter Rune, are deployed twice as fast, and deal 150-200% increased damage.
    • Unhallowed Essence (6-piece bonus):
      • Hatred generators, Vengeance attacks, and Multishot deal 350% increased damage per point of Discipline the Demon Hunter currently has.
      • Hatred generators, Vengeance attacks, and Multishot deal 1700% increased damage per point of discipline the Demon Hunter currently has.

    Monk

    • Patterns of Justice (6-piece bonus):
      • Hitting with Tempest Rush while Sweeping Wind is active increases the size of Sweeping Wind as well and increases all damage delt by 15,000%.
      • Hitting with Tempest Rush while Sweeping Wind is active increases the size of Sweeping Wind as well and increases all damage dealt by 20,000.
    • Raiment of Thousand Storms (4-piece bonus):
      • Dashing Strike spends 75 Spirit but refunds a Charge when it does.
      • Dashing Strike spends 25 Spirit but refunds a Charge when it does.

    Necromancer

    • Masquerade of the Burning Carnival (6-piece bonus):
      • Bone Spear deals 6,000% increased damage
      • Bone Spear deals 9,000% increased damage. Simulacrums gain triple this bonus.

    Wizard

    • The Typhon’s Veil (6-piece-bonus):
      • Hydras deal 2,000% increased damage for each Hydra head alive.
      • Hydras deal 4,000% increased damage for each Hydra head alive.

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    How to Participate in the PTR

    To participate in the public test, you must have a Diablo III game license attached to a Battle.net account in good standing (i.e. one that hasn't been suspended or banned). In addition, you will also need to download and install the Blizzard Battle.net desktop app if you have not already done so.

    Step 1: Restart the Battle.net desktop app.

    Step 2: Navigate to the Diablo III tab on the left-hand menu.

    Step 3: On the Diablo III screen, there is a drop-down menu right above the "Play" button (note that this may say "Install" if you do not have Diablo III currently installed). Select "PTR: Diablo III" from this drop-down menu before proceeding.

    Step 4: Click Install to begin the installation process.

    Your PTR account will be created automatically if you do not already have one. The PTR is available in all supported languages, and accounts from all regions are eligible to participate. For additional assistance with installing and launching the PTR, click here.

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    PTR Character Copy

    The option to copy your existing Diablo III characters from your live account to the PTR will be available and can be done directly through the PTR client. However, only one region per account can be copied at a time. So, if you choose to copy characters from your account in a different region, any previously copied PTR characters will be lost.

    Step 1: Log into the live game and then log out.

    Step 2: Log into PTR client and create a level 1 character. After you're done, return to the main character screen.

    Step 3: Click on the "PTR Copy" button located in the upper right-hand corner. (The PTR Copy button will not appear in-game until you have created a new level 1 character.)

    Step 4: Select your region.

    Step 5: Click "Copy." This will copy all characters on your account from the selected region.

    Step 6: You will be disconnected from the PTR client.

    Step 7: Log back in. Your copied characters will be available for play.

    Please note that you can only copy characters from one gameplay region at a time. If you choose to copy characters from a different region, any previously copied PTR characters will be lost. In addition, you can only copy characters over to your PTR account once every 24 hours. Attempting to copy characters before this cooldown is up will result in an error.

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    As this is a test server, please anticipate uneven game performance, and note that restarts and downtime may occur without warning. Thank you, and we look forward to your feedback!

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  • Diablo II: Resurrected PTR 2.6—New Rune Words Coming Soon

    • By OSW_Zenkiki Jan 23, 2023
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    Diablo II: Resurrected PTR 2.6—New Rune Words Coming Soon

    Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)

    Diablo II: Resurrected PTR 2.6—New Rune Words Coming Soon

     

    We welcome you to a PTR fresh from the Burning Hells’ depths, adventurer.

     

    Our first testing period of 2023, PTR 2.6, will go live on January 24 at 10:00 a.m. PST and concludes on January 31 at 10:00 a.m. PST. Pour yourself a comforting elixir to enjoy as we delve straight into the focus of our test—eight new Rune Words.


    Quest Log

    Eight New Rune Words

    PTR Focus and Details

    How to Participate


    Eight New Rune Words

    Individually they are meek, but when uttered in unison, a greater force is awoken—this is the mystique of Rune Words. Call upon these archaic forces to transform your ordinary items into a wieldable force of destruction capable of smiting demonic hordes.

     

    We are introducing eight new Rune Words for Ladder and Offline Single-Player play. Our intent with introducing these additional Rune Words to Diablo II: Resurrected is to sprinkle variety into the competitive meta, creating an opportunity for players to forge new strategies as they race to Level 99. The bulk of these Rune Words focus on bolstering resistance bonuses, while the other Rune Words are centered on movement speed, and Assassin and Druid builds.

     

    New Rune Word
    Rune Order
    Allowed Items
    Character Level Required
    Final Stats

    Bulwark

    Shael + lo + Sol

    Helm

    35

    • +20% Faster Hit Recovery
    • +4-6% Life stolen per hit
    • +75-100% Enhanced Defense
    • +10 to Vitality
    • Increase Maximum Life 5%
    • Replenish Life +30
    • Damage Reduced by 7
    • Physical Damage Received Reduced by 10-15%

    Cure

    Shael + lo + Tal

    Helm

    35

    • +20% Faster Hit Recovery
    • +75-100% Enhanced Defense
    • +10 to Vitality
    • Increase Maximum Life 5%
    • Poison Resist +40-60%
    • Poison Length Reduced by 75%

    Ground

    Shael + lo + Ort

    Helm

    35

    • +20% Faster Hit Recovery
    • +75-100% Enhanced Defense
    • +10 to Vitality
    • Increase Maximum Life 5%
    • Lightning Resist +40-60%
    • Lightning Absorb +10-15%

    Hearth

    Shael + lo + Thul

    Helm

    35

    • +20% Faster Hit Recovery
    • +75-100% Enhanced Defense
    • +10 to Vitality
    • Increase Maximum Life 5%
    • Cold Resist +40-60%
    • Cold Absorb +10-15%

    Temper

    Shael + lo + Ral

    Helm

    35

    • +20% Faster Hit Recovery
    • +75-100% Enhanced Defense
    • +10 to Vitality
    • Increase Maximum Life 5%
    • Fire Resist +40-60%
    • Fire Absorb +10-15%

    Hustle

    Shael + Ko + Eld

    Any Weapon or Armor item

    39

    • Armor:
      • +50% Faster Run/Walk
      • +20% Increased Attack Speed
      • +20% Faster Hit Recovery
      • +10 to Dexterity
      • 50% Slower Stamina Drain
    • Weapon:
      • 5% Chance to cast level nine Burst of Speed on striking
      • +30% Increased Attack Speed
      • +130-150% Enhanced Damage
      • +75% Damage to Undead
      • +50 to Attack Rating against Undead
      • +10 to Dexterity

    Mosaic

    Mal + Gul + Thul

    Claw

    53

    • +25% chance for finishing moves to not consume charges
    • +2 to Martial Arts (Assassin only)
    • +20% Increased Attack Speed
    • +200-250% Enhanced Damage
    • +20% Bonus to Attack Rating
    • Adds 3-14 Cold Damage
    • Prevent Monster Heal

    Metamorphosis

    lo + Cham + Fal

    Helm

    67

    • Werewolf strikes grant Mark for 180 seconds
    • Mark of the Wolf:
      • +20% Bonus to Attack Rating
      • Increase Maximum Life 40%
    • Werebear strikes grant Mark for 180 seconds
    • Mark of the Bear:
      • +25% Attack Speed
      • +25% Chance of Crushing Blow
      • Physical Damage Received Reduced by 20%
    • +5 to Shape Shifting Skills (Druid only)
    • +50-80% Enhanced Defense
    • +10 to Strength
    • +10 to Vitality
    • All Resistances +10
    • Cannot be Frozen

    Developer's Note: The Bulwark, Cure, Ground, Hearth, and Temper Rune Words are being added to equip players with additional tools to boost specific resistance types as desired following the release of Sundering Charms.


    The Hustle Rune Word is being added as an early mobility option, providing increased Movement Speed without the teleport aspect of the Enigma Rune Word.


    For the Metamorphosis Rune Word, we wanted to add another viable option for an end-game shapeshifter Druid that could compete with items such as Jalal’s Mane. Metamorphosis grants a bonus for successful attacks in both Werewolf and Werebear forms, with each form providing different stacking bonuses.


    The Mosaic Rune Word is designed to buff Martial Arts Assassin builds. It grants a brand-new effect that allows for a chance to not consume the charge when using a finisher move. Note that the effect still occurs but the charge is not removed.


    PTR Focus and Details

    As the PTR progresses, please be aware there may be periodic maintenance, outages, or updates based on player feedback. Any changes implemented during this PTR period to the new Rune Words are not set in stone and we may make additional changes to how these Rune Word function post-PTR.

     

    We are testing eight new Rune Words with the desire of spicing up the Ladder meta and giving players additional tools to bring new builds to life. The new Rune Words are only a portion of the content arriving with Patch 2.6, stay tuned for what else is to come when the Patch officially releases.

     

    To ensure these new Rune Words provide an experience that best serves our players, we will need your assistance and urge you to provide any feedback you may have. You can leave your feedback in the PTR Feedback forum. If you discover any bugs, please report them in the PTR Bug Report forum.


    How To Participate

    To participate in the public test, you must have a Diablo II: Resurrected game license attached to a Battle.net account in good standing (Ex: one that hasn't been suspended or banned). In addition, you will also need to download and install the Blizzard Battle.net desktop app if you have not already done so.

    • Step 1: Restart the Battle.net desktop app.

       

    • Step 2: Navigate to the Diablo II: Resurrected tab on the left-hand menu.

       

    • Step 3: On the Diablo II: Resurrected screen, there is a drop-down menu right above the "Play" button (note that this may say "Install" if you do not have Diablo II: Resurrected currently installed). Select "PTR: Diablo II: Resurrected" from this drop-down menu before proceeding.

       

    • Step 4: Click Install to begin the installation process.

       

    Your PTR account will be created automatically if you do not already have one. The PTR is available in all supported languages, and accounts from all regions are eligible to participate. For additional assistance with installing and launching the PTR, click here.


    Thank You for Playing

    As we embark on a 2023 full of demons to slay, loot to acquire, and memories to make playing Diablo II: Resurrected—we want to thank you for your continued support. Your time spent testing the new features we cook up, as always, is heavily appreciated.

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  • The Darkening of Tristram Returns January 3, 2023!

    • By OSW_Zenkiki Dec 29, 2022
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    The Darkening of Tristram Returns January 3, 2023!

    Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)

    The Darkening of Tristram Returns January 3, 2023!

     

    Diablo’s anniversary is right around the corner, along with the Darkening of Tristram event! Whether you’re a series veteran craving nostalgia, or a newcomer hungry for your first taste of the franchise’s past, this annual loving homage to the earliest days of Diablo is for you.

     

    Read on for more, including a closer look at the anniversary dungeon and its unique rewards.

     

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    Stop the Cultists

    Your journey begins on the trail of a group of mysterious cultists causing trouble in Sanctuary. As you hunt them down in Adventure Mode, you’ll uncover clues leading to a portal into Tristram’s past, and the terrifying darkness that took hold of the town so many years ago. . . .

     

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    Explore the Cathedral

    Follow the clues and you’ll soon find yourself in a realm of glorious RetroVision™, where an all-too-familiar cathedral looms. Explore the depths and you’ll discover familiar enemies and iconic items, all brought to life in the Diablo III engine. Meanwhile, deep beneath the catacombs, the Dark Lord himself awaits any intrepid adventurer who dares to challenge him. . . .

     

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    Discover Precious Loot

    What is a Diablo game without shiny new loot to call your own? Completing activities in the anniversary event yields unique transmogrification effects, achievements, portraits, pets, and more.

     

    While some rewards are easy to find, others may have you scouring every nook or unlocking every achievement before you can get your hands on them. Can you earn them all? There’s only one way to find out!

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    Your Journey Begins…

    Exclusive rewards and challenging enemies await you, but they won’t last forever! The cultists will appear on December 31 at 4 p.m. PST, and the portal opens January 3 at the same hour. Both parts of the event end January 31 at 4 p.m. PST.

     

    Enter the dungeon, reap your rewards, and survive the evils within—or die in the process, never to be heard from again. . . .

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  • BlizzCon Returns In 2023 | End-Of-Year Blizzard Update

    • By OSW_Zenkiki Dec 21, 2022
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    BlizzCon Returns In 2023 | End-Of-Year Blizzard Update

    Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)

    End-of-year Blizzard Update

     

    Hey everyone! It’s been about a year since my last post, and with 2022 coming to an end, I felt it was a good time for an update.

     

    2022 has been a great year for Blizzard, made possible by the hard work, creativity, and passion of everyone who works here, and the support, feedback, and joy from the players. Putting people first—employees and players—is how we’re building the foundation of the next era of Blizzard.

     

    Environment art of the lush green Ohnahran Plains from WoW: Dragonflight

     

    A lot of this work has been internal, but I hope you can see the results of it in our games: the joy and love for Azeroth in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, the color and scale of seasonal updates in Overwatch 2, the care and respect in Wrath of the Lich King Classic and Diablo II: Resurrected, the creativity and charm in Hearthstone, and the gameplay and rich story built into Diablo Immortal. We also got to show off the chaotic glee built into Warcraft Arclight Rumble, and finally the Diablo IV team got to relish in the excitement with a recently announced June 6, 2023 launch date.

     

    Character art of Lilith from Diablo IV

     

    About 12 billion hours of Blizzard games were played this year, and as many as 50 million new players joined the Blizzard community*, and this would not have been possible if not for the passion from the people within Blizzard. We’re hearing from them that there is a fundamental shift happening, and it’s the thousands of people who work here who are steering this ship toward something greater than we’ve ever been—and we’ve only just begun.

     

    Ramattra from Overwatch 2 posing with his staff in the snow

     

    To give some clarity on what’s happened this year, I promised in January that we would hire full-time positions to support the ongoing work of improving the culture at Blizzard.

    • We welcomed Jessica Martinez as our VP of Culture, a brand-new role at Blizzard.
    • We announced Makaiya Brown as our DE&I lead.
    • We have welcomed a new Chief People Officer this year, J.D. Roux.

    Additionally, we’ve made several important changes to our teams:

    • Blizzard cofounder Allen Adham, Chief Design Officer: Championing game design as a discipline, helping to ensure we keep Blizzard gameplay at the forefront of the player experience.
    • Holly Longdale, Executive Producer of World of Warcraft: After leading WoW Classic, Holly now oversees all of World of Warcraft, bringing her deep MMO experience to the fore.
    • Jared Neuss, Executive Producer for Overwatch 2: Taking a holistic approach toward building a great live-service experience for this incredible universe.
    • Peiwen Yao, Executive Producer for Diablo Immortal: Leading the co-development partnership for our debut mobile-first title.
    • April McKee, Executive Producer of BlizzCon: Yes, we’re bringing BlizzCon back—more on that early next year!
    • Mike Elliott, Chief Technology Officer: A Blizzard veteran and engineering’s leading voice, overseeing technical evaluations, recommendations, and execution.
    • Dan Hay, General Manager of Survival Game: Leading the team which is infusing this genre with Blizzard magic while crafting our first new IP since Overwatch. The team has doubled in size this year and we’re looking to grow it even more in the new year!
    *New Battle.net accounts created and at least 1 Blizzard game played.

    Rebuilding the Foundations

    While we have full-time roles dedicated to culture, culture isn’t the work of one person or team. It involves all of us every day, and it requires perspectives and insights of different experiences, backgrounds, functions, and identities. To this end, we convened a culture team consisting of a wide array of functions across Blizzard who are helping us improve how we work, and create and sustain a culture that makes all of us better.

     

    Alex Horley painting of the Lich King from Hearthstone's March of the Lich King expansion

     

    One of the other major projects this year has been taking a deep look at the mission, vision and values upon which Blizzard was built. We have been talking about how these values are interpreted and lived, how they could be improved or modernized, and everyone at Blizzard had the chance to have their voice heard in this critical work. This is a project that our employees, as well as players, will see the results of in the new year.

     

    Warcraft Arclight Rumble mini characters in a toy-like pile

     

    We’ve also made solid progress advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I): we held a successful fourth Women's Summit, we deployed DE&I-focused training across all employees, we’ve expanded self-identification options to be more inclusive, and over the past year, we increased the percentage representation of women and non-binary people within Blizzard from 22% to 25% while also increasing the percentage of employees from under-represented ethnic groups from 34% to 36%. While this is progress, our commitment is that our focus on culture and inclusion will be a core part of our everyday efforts at Blizzard. This work will never be done. For you – our players – our hope is that you are seeing it in our games, the way we communicate, and more. We’re learning along the way, and it’s all of you who are keeping us on the right track.

     

    Environment art of Westmarch from Diablo

     

    We have received a lot of feedback this year, and our teams are always listening—as we grow in these areas, we have had important moments that help us learn and be better. Our players are always quick to let us know what they are thinking and feeling, and for that, I want to thank you. I’m three years into my journey at Blizzard, and not long into having the privilege of playing a small role in leading Blizzard forward. It’s inspiring to work here: every day, I learn from Blizzard and learn from you, and as we close out 2022, I couldn’t be more thankful for that.

    Finally, to our wonderful teams at Blizzard: thank you. We’re on a journey together to create an amazing culture that fosters and enables creative energy and fresh thinking. Together we’re bringing Blizzard back, better than ever.

     

    Take care this holiday season: spend time with loved ones, your favorite games, your favorite movies and books, and take the time for yourselves. We’ll be doing the same.

     

    I’ll see you in Azeroth, Sanctuary, the tavern, and in the optimistic vision of the future!

    - Mike “Qwik” Ybarra

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  • Sanctuary Freezes Over During the Hellish Holiday Event

    • By OSW_Zenkiki Dec 16, 2022
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    Sanctuary Freezes Over During the Hellish Holiday Event

    A new holiday event is live in Diablo 3!

     

    Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)

    Sanctuary Freezes Over During the Hellish Holiday Event

    We wish you one Hell of a holiday season!

     

    Winter has befallen Sanctuary—and with it, a fresh layer of demonic trickery has coated the land. During this time of year, mortals exchange gifts to spread holiday cheer, but the Burning Hell’s helpers have thwarted this celebration by stealing all the gifts for their own nefarious purposes.

     

    Restoring this time of glee rests squarely on your shoulders, Nephalem. Can you save this Hellish Holiday?


    Slay Hell’s Helpers to Recover Gifts

    From December 16, 11:00 a.m.–February 5, 11:00 a.m. PST, you’ll need to put the sword to Treasure Goblins and Greater Rift Guardians for a chance at recovering a Gift. Because of their hardiness, Greater Rift Guardians have an increased chance of dropping a Gift. Sanctuary’s denizens were especially generous in their offerings to one another this year, ranging from helpful resources to rarefied gear—here is what you can potentially receive from any recovered Gifts:

     

    Each Gift will always contain the following items:

    • Five Khanduran Rune, Caldeum Nightshade, Arreat War Tapestry, Corrupted Angel Flesh, and Westmarch Holy Water
    • Arcane Dust
    • Death’s Breaths
    • Forgotten souls
    • Reusable Parts
    • Veiled Crystals

    Each Gift could also contain one of the following items:

    • Wings
      • Cosmic Wings
      • Falcon’s Wings
    • Pets
      • Blaze
      • Buddy
      • The Bumble
      • Charlotte
      • Friendly Gauntlet
      • Galthrak the Unhinged
      • Grunkk
      • Haunting Hannah
      • Humbart Wessel
      • Lady Morthanlu
      • Lamb
      • Liv Moore
      • Malfeasance
      • Ms. Madeleine
      • The Mimic
      • Overseer Lady Josephine
      • Queen of the Succubi
      • That Which Must Not Be Named
      • The Stomach
      • Unihorn
    • Transmogs
      • Amberwing
      • The Clipper
      • Crossbow of Corvus
      • Flail of Carnage
      • Ghoul King's Blade
      • God Butcher
      • Hand of Despair
      • Helm of Cranial Crustacean
      • The Horadric Hamburger
      • King Maker
      • Lachdanan's Stormshield
      • Mace of the Crows
      • Man Prodder
      • Panther's Claw
      • The Que-Hegan's Will
      • Quinquennial Sword
      • Rakanishu's Blade
      • The Reaper's Kiss
      • Second Quinquennial Sword
      • Spectrum
      • Star Helm
      • Star Pauldrons
      • Steffon's Heavy Lance
      • Sungjae's Fury
      • Templar's Chain
    • Misc
      • Sword of Mediocrity
      • Blood Shards
      • Coal (Glowing Ore)

    Developer’s Note: If a player owns any of the Pets or Wings from above list, they will be unable to receive a duplicate of them from any recovered Gifts. Otherwise, enjoy your lumps of coal!

    May your holidays be full of demons to slay!
    -The Diablo III Team

     

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