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Yesterday's leak proved correct and we now have all the info regarding the Diablo 3 Switch port! There's more cosmetics to be had in addition to the Ganondorf transmog, including wings, a portrait frame and Cucco pet!

And we can now finally see the Zelda themed transmog set, pet and portrait frame:

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And the aforementioned co-op functionality:

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Check out the full details on the official page.

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Wow! A brand new and relevant game from Blizzard made just for the Switch! I'm going to rush right out and buy one now!

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As one with almost 3000 hours played in Diablo 3 so far and have been a huge fan since the series started decades ago, this is possibly the worst outcome of what Blizzard considered "Development" for the series.

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I never liked Diablo 3 once finished the story did a few rifts the game got boring and selling the Necromancer separate was very EA move of Blizzard

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2 hours ago, Arkpit said:

As one with almost 3000 hours played in Diablo 3 so far and have been a huge fan since the series started decades ago, this is possibly the worst outcome of what Blizzard considered "Development" for the series.

Especially since they are going to sell the game for $60...

1 hour ago, Lissianna said:

I never liked Diablo 3 once finished the story did a few rifts the game got boring and selling the Necromancer separate was very EA move of Blizzard

I wouldn't say "EA" of Blizzard. RoS was out for 4 years until the announcement of the Necro. If anything it was reasonbly priced for what it gave you. I wouldn't be surprised if they did the character pack to gain the funds needed to start D4 or whatever projects they are working on.

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22 minutes ago, Rhondis said:

Especially since they are going to sell the game for $60...

I wouldn't say "EA" of Blizzard. RoS was out for 4 years until the announcement of the Necro. If anything it was reasonbly priced for what it gave you. I wouldn't be surprised if they did the character pack to gain the funds needed to start D4 or whatever projects they are working on.

wow €20 is a reasonable price for one character and they really needed to funds to make another Diablo game.

And not to mention the game itself cost $60 on launch and the expansion that was clearly not worth another 40$ that barely added anything into the game.

And let me guess the switch port is going to cost another $60 on launch what a rip-off for a 6 year old game.

Blizzard is good at coping methods of EA and Todd Howard.

Because they know some people are stupid enough to pay full price for a port 

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30 minutes ago, Lissianna said:

wow €20 is a reasonable price for one character and they really needed to funds to make another Diablo game.

And not to mention the game itself cost $60 on launch and the expansion that was clearly not worth another 40$ that barely added anything into the game.

And let me guess the switch port is going to cost another $60 on launch what a rip-off for a 6 year old game.

Blizzard is good at coping methods of EA and Todd Howard.

Because they know some people are stupid enough to pay full price for a port 

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What? Lol. The expansion actually saved the game from ruins and is probably the reason why there's a fanbase/playerbase at all. Just take a look at the enormous patches that D3 received after RoS.

As for the Necro it was reasonably priced for what it was. Just another character. There was no addition to the story or any of the sort, otherwise most of the fan base would have been livid. Would it be nice to have the character for free? Maybe. But at the same time we all understand that D3 isn't a money maker like the other titles. At least they don't force you to buy it. Besides it played similar to the WD considering the builds so it wasnt a game changer.

I will agree with you on the fact that they are trying to sell for $60. That's really absurd considering the age of the game and the fact there are barely any major updates. I feel they should sell it at $20 considering how many ports they already done and how old the game is.

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Mhhh, i see a big problem...what age rating will D3 have and what is the age of a Nitendo Switch player? Think it wont match ?

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I would really like to know a official statement whether we will have to create brand new characters or we might port some of our progress from the PC.

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12 hours ago, Rhondis said:

What? Lol. The expansion actually saved the game from ruins and is probably the reason why there's a fanbase/playerbase at all. Just take a look at the enormous patches that D3 received after RoS.

As for the Necro it was reasonably priced for what it was. Just another character. There was no addition to the story or any of the sort, otherwise most of the fan base would have been livid. Would it be nice to have the character for free? Maybe. But at the same time we all understand that D3 isn't a money maker like the other titles. At least they don't force you to buy it. Besides it played similar to the WD considering the builds so it wasnt a game changer.

I will agree with you on the fact that they are trying to sell for $60. That's really absurd considering the age of the game and the fact there are barely any major updates. I feel they should sell it at $20 considering how many ports they already done and how old the game is.

Well that's your opinion but I think you're looking at the game through nostalgia glasses.

if you look at the PC Metacritic you can see that the players don't like the game anymore and last year with blizzcon they have nothing to show for they only had like 30 minutes of time and there was a nothing was dedicated for diablo.

I think path of Exile has a lot more to offer and the game is free to play and i has better score.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Lissianna said:

Well that's your opinion but I think you're looking at the game through nostalgia glasses.

if you look at the PC Metacritic you can see that the players don't like the game anymore and last year with blizzcon they have nothing to show for they only had like 30 minutes of time and there was a nothing was dedicated for diablo.

I think path of Exile has a lot more to offer and the game is free to play and i has better score.

 

 

It's not nostalgic glasses, it's facts. RoS brought a lot of updates that actually saved the player base back then. But now, not so much. Even I admit I don't play it anymore because I pretty much poured every last bit of entertainment out of it.

Also, I tried PoE, not in my liking. Just because a game has better score doesn't mean everyone will like the game. It's all about preferences. But of course, that's your opinion and you too could be looking through nostalgic glasses of PoE. 

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3 hours ago, lChronosl said:

I would really like to know a official statement whether we will have to create brand new characters or we might port some of our progress from the PC.

It's almost definitely going to be new characters, as it's the same with the xbox and playstation versions.

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2 hours ago, Lissianna said:

Well that's your opinion but I think you're looking at the game through nostalgia glasses.

if you look at the PC Metacritic you can see that the players don't like the game anymore and last year with blizzcon they have nothing to show for they only had like 30 minutes of time and there was a nothing was dedicated for diablo.

I think path of Exile has a lot more to offer and the game is free to play and i has better score.

 

 

The RoS part really isn't nostalgic at all. Now, we can argue whether RoS brought the game back FINANCIALLY (since vanilla sols 12 million copies before the expansion) but it 100% saved the game in terms of gameplay, replayability and longevity. The state D3 was in prior to RoS (even if we ignore the RMAH fiasco) was an unmitigated disaster for Blizz, as people just played it a little then saw how pointless it all was and stopped. Now sure, RoS isn't perfect, or even good atm, but back then it was lightyears better than what came before.

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6 hours ago, Starym said:

The RoS part really isn't nostalgic at all. Now, we can argue whether RoS brought the game back FINANCIALLY (since vanilla sols 12 million copies before the expansion) but it 100% saved the game in terms of gameplay, replayability and longevity. The state D3 was in prior to RoS (even if we ignore the RMAH fiasco) was an unmitigated disaster for Blizz, as people just played it a little then saw how pointless it all was and stopped. Now sure, RoS isn't perfect, or even good atm, but back then it was lightyears better than what came before.

you need to stop looking through those rose colored glasses and you need to accept that Diablo 3 is garbage the only people that are playing it right now in my friends list have no time to play anything else.

Nobody plays the game anymore Blizzard has not done anything to the game to make it more appealing too new players that is why the game is dead.

and charging people for one character €20 is ridiculous people have paid full price for both the game and expansion all that Blizzard has done is add 1 character over the pas six years and porting to consoles.

The difference between Diablo 3 and path of Exile one you have pay for and one is free

 

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Nobody plays the game anymore Blizzard has not done anything to the game to make it more appealing two new players that is why the game is dead.

Not every game should be a "live service" as they call them nowadays. There is nothing wrong with a game having a limited lifespan. The Call Of Duty from 6 years ago isn't played today either.

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18 minutes ago, Brutalis said:

Not every game should be a "live service" as they call them nowadays. There is nothing wrong with a game having a limited lifespan. The Call Of Duty from 6 years ago isn't played today either.

I have no problem with that either sadly Diablo 3 had a lot of potential they let it go to waste.

 

 

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7 hours ago, Lissianna said:

you need to stop looking through those rose colored glasses

You're missing the point of Starym's argument. He's not looking through any "rose tinted" glasses. He's stating a fact, and that's that. You're rather clueless on what "rose tinted glasses" mean. 

7 hours ago, Lissianna said:

you need to accept that Diablo 3 is garbage the only people that are playing it right now in my friends list have no time to play anything else.

Your opinion. Just because you think the game is garbage, doesn't mean another person thinks that way too. We all have preferences. Just like how someone out there probably dislikes PoE.

Also, I don't understand why you're basing the whole D3 community on what your friends do. Sometimes I get on to play through the season and that's it. This argument is rather weak.

 

7 hours ago, Lissianna said:

Nobody plays the game anymore Blizzard has not done anything to the game to make it more appealing too new players that is why the game is dead.

Actually, there's still an active community believe it or not. And didn't you just say your friends play the game and nothing else? Did you just contradict your other weak argument?

And how does Blizzard not make the game more appealing to new players? Them porting the game to differing consoles actually makes it appealing to new players who do not have the specs or the money to get a computer to play D3. I have a friend who's going to buy the Switch Port because he looks forward to introducing the game to his wife. I say that's a pretty good way of appealing to new players. And who know's how many new players have joined since the Xbox and PlayStation ports. 
 

7 hours ago, Lissianna said:

The difference between Diablo 3 and path of Exile one you have pay for and one is free

What? You're just stating the obvious. Just because PoE is free doesn't make it "good" by any means. I've tried it, and I failed to see the appeal to the game. But I am not going around telling people that the game is absolute garbage just because I didn't like it. 

We get it. You hate the game. Now can you stop whining about how much you hate D3 and go back to PoE? I don't understand D3 or PoE players who go out of their way to bash either game and state how superior their game is. I really don't. It's all about preferences and that's that. These kind of arguments really lead to nowhere because you're so hell bent on hating the game and going out of your way to prove it with weak arguments.

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Just my thoughts on PoE:

Personally, I played quite a few Hack and Slay, most with friends in coop.

Van Helsing 1-3, Victor Vran, Torchlight

Some of them had quite an interesting setting and characters. Others I just played because it Coop is useful if you have friends in other countries. You talk about this or that and you play a game during that. Solo I'd never have played Torchlight.

 

Path of Exile was / is quite hyped how good is it supposed to be. Frankly, I didn't get it. We played it on a LAN for maybe 3 or 4 hours. After that I never touched it again. Personally, IMO it had absolutly nothing. No interesting stories, no interesting characters. And the gameplay was way worse then the gameplay in D3.

 

I am quite mixed about my feelings on D3.

On the one hand I have played several hundred hours. Because personally, I love the gameplay. As stated above I have played a lot of Hack n Slay. There is not one single game that is close to D3 regarding Gameplay. How you have 100% control of your character all the time, how the skills flow... Every other game was much weaker. Sometimes you stuck there, skills didn't went off as smoothly, your character didn't do exactly what you were expecting, a skill didn't go off as expected...

Considering the gameplay, D3 is great IMO.
 

But on the other hand I agree that D3 is a horrible game.

If you take a look at the characters, storytelling, atmosphere.

It starts halfway decent with Act 1, gets worse at it goes on and is a total disaster when you reach Act 4. Not to speak of Act 5.

If you take a drunken homeless from the street and let him right the story and the dialogue it can't get any worse then D3 actually is.

 

If you compare that to D1 or D2 you can just weep.

 

Same is true for Starcraft 2. The first campaign is ok. But Heart of the Swarm is that badly told that I didn't even bother to buy Legacy of the Void.

Again, the gameplay of HotS is good. But the characters and storytelling, the dialogue is that horrible that it is hard to imagine that this was from the same company that made SC1 + BroodWar.

 

In the past Blizzard was a great company that made great games - regarding every aspect of the game.

Today they have at least good gameplay. Which is more then can be said of most other companies like Ubisoft e.g.

But the "soft skills" - dialogue, story, characters - is disastrous.
Cinematics used to be great - very emotional, with a lot of heart and sould in it. Today most of the cinematics are just boring as hell action sequenzes with stuff blowing up.

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Whenever a new Diablo 3 related announcement is coming, you can always be certain that people are bashing their heads in the comment sections.

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On 8/18/2018 at 8:03 AM, Rhondis said:

You're missing the point of Starym's argument. He's not looking through any "rose tinted" glasses. He's stating a fact, and that's that. You're rather clueless on what "rose tinted glasses" mean. 

Your opinion. Just because you think the game is garbage, doesn't mean another person thinks that way too. We all have preferences. Just like how someone out there probably dislikes PoE.

Also, I don't understand why you're basing the whole D3 community on what your friends do. Sometimes I get on to play through the season and that's it. This argument is rather weak.

 

Actually, there's still an active community believe it or not. And didn't you just say your friends play the game and nothing else? Did you just contradict your other weak argument?

And how does Blizzard not make the game more appealing to new players? Them porting the game to differing consoles actually makes it appealing to new players who do not have the specs or the money to get a computer to play D3. I have a friend who's going to buy the Switch Port because he looks forward to introducing the game to his wife. I say that's a pretty good way of appealing to new players. And who know's how many new players have joined since the Xbox and PlayStation ports. 
 

What? You're just stating the obvious. Just because PoE is free doesn't make it "good" by any means. I've tried it, and I failed to see the appeal to the game. But I am not going around telling people that the game is absolute garbage just because I didn't like it. 

We get it. You hate the game. Now can you stop whining about how much you hate D3 and go back to PoE? I don't understand D3 or PoE players who go out of their way to bash either game and state how superior their game is. I really don't. It's all about preferences and that's that. These kind of arguments really lead to nowhere because you're so hell bent on hating the game and going out of your way to prove it with weak arguments.

it is your opinion but as I mentioned before people have paid over $130 for this game isn't good.

path of Exile has a higher score on Metacritic and on Steam by users so I know what I'm talking about Diablo 3 is it that game at least for me and a friend of mine we don't play the game anymore,

I gave this game many chances in the past including with the necromancer I paid the €20 but unfortunately the game is not for me and does not provide enough content for me to stay besides from doing rifts all day i would rather play Warframe.

 

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5 hours ago, Lissianna said:

it is your opinion but as I mentioned before people have paid over $130 for this game isn't good.

path of Exile has a higher score on Metacritic and on Steam by users so I know what I'm talking about Diablo 3 is it that game at least for me and a friend of mine we don't play the game anymore,

I gave this game many chances in the past including with the necromancer I paid the €20 but unfortunately the game is not for me and does not provide enough content for me to stay besides from doing rifts all day i would rather play Warframe.

 

Again. Scores on metacritic don't mean jack. And that doesn't prove that you know what you're talking about. So far, all you have been doing is whining about how bad the game is with rather vague and poorly structured arguments. Everyone knows how bad D3 is (despite there being good things about it), but if someone wants to enjoy the game then let them. Don't be a baby and whine about how much you hate it and how much better PoE. You're forcing your own opinions down other's people's throats.

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27 minutes ago, Rhondis said:

Again. Scores on metacritic don't mean jack. And that doesn't prove that you know what you're talking about. So far, all you have been doing is whining about how bad the game is with rather vague and poorly structured arguments. Everyone knows how bad D3 is (despite there being good things about it), but if someone wants to enjoy the game then let them. Don't be a baby and whine about how much you hate it and how much better PoE. You're forcing your own opinions down other's people's throats.

Almost 10000 people bothered to create an account and write a review on Metacritic means jackshit TO YOU.

And when compared with path of Exile there are over 62000 reviews written on Steam are very positive and recent not and to mention the additional 1600 on Metacritic.

I'm not forcing anybody everybody can have their own opinion but you are the one that is denying the numbers.

and Blizzard knows that Diablo is bad because free to play games like path of Exile and Warframe are doing much better why do you think they put so much effort all of a sudden into Diablo because everybody stop playing it.

last year with blizzcon there was not a single space dedicated to Diablo and the only time they had was 30 minutes that is how sad it was.

and I'm done discussing it with you obviously we both share different opinions on this subject.

and if you still don't believe the numbers of metacritic you can always checked Twitch Tracker compare Diablo 3 with path of Exile and Warframe how many people are watching and streaming

I would like it if Activision Blizzard to allow users write reviews in their stores displayed in their store.

And I would love to hear it from other players what they think about their games

 

 

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9 hours ago, Lissianna said:

Almost 10000 people bothered to create an account and write a review on Metacritic means jackshit TO YOU.

And when compared with path of Exile there are over 62000 reviews written on Steam are very positive and recent not and to mention the additional 1600 on Metacritic.

Reviews don't mean anything. A review is a reflection of what that person enjoyed out of the game. They can help persuade you if the review is at all conducive to helping the individual decide if they want to try it or not. But in the end, it comes down to personal preference. I tried PoE. I didn't like it. Yet, it has positive reviews, so somehow I am supposed to like it? Your logic is flawed. Stop using reviews as a basis of an argument to decide if the game is good or not. Someone can play PoE and think it's terrible where as someone will think it's great. 

Also, it doesn't take much to create an account on metacritic. Literally takes 5 minutes or so.

 

 

9 hours ago, Lissianna said:

I'm not forcing anybody everybody can have their own opinion but you are the one that is denying the numbers.

Of course you're not. *Insert sarcasm here*

"path of Exile has a higher score on Metacritic and on Steam by users so I know what I'm talking about"
"you need to stop looking through those rose colored glasses and you need to accept that Diablo 3 is garbage the only people that are playing it right now in my friends list have no time to play anything else."



If this doesn't show the fact that you're forcing your opinion down people's throat. Then I dunno what is.

 

9 hours ago, Lissianna said:

last year with blizzcon there was not a single space dedicated to Diablo and the only time they had was 30 minutes that is how sad it was.

Ok? Your point? We all know this.

 

9 hours ago, Lissianna said:

and if you still don't believe the numbers of metacritic you can always checked Twitch Tracker compare Diablo 3 with path of Exile and Warframe how many people are watching and streaming

Diablo 3 doesn't get anymore large updates. It's 6 years old, with limited replayability. Of course Diablo 3 is barely going to be watched on stream. I don't doubt PoE gets streamed more, the game is regularly updated. When a game is kept up to date and keeps people doing new things of course there going to be more players, which could lead to more streamers. You're not exactly a genius on this my friend. 
 

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9 hours ago, Lissianna said:

Almost 10000 people bothered to create an account and write a review on Metacritic means jackshit TO YOU.

And when compared with path of Exile there are over 62000 reviews written on Steam are very positive and recent not and to mention the additional 1600 on Metacritic.

I'm not forcing anybody everybody can have their own opinion but you are the one that is denying the numbers.

and Blizzard knows that Diablo is bad because free to play games like path of Exile and Warframe are doing much better why do you think they put so much effort all of a sudden into Diablo because everybody stop playing it.

last year with blizzcon there was not a single space dedicated to Diablo and the only time they had was 30 minutes that is how sad it was.

 and I'm done discussing it with you obviously we both share different opinions on this subject.

and if you still don't believe the numbers of metacritic you can always checked Twitch Tracker compare Diablo 3 with path of Exile and Warframe how many people are watching and streaming

I would like it if Activision Blizzard to allow users write reviews in their stores displayed in their store.

 And I would love to hear it from other players what they think about their games

 

 

Also, The D3 team wasn't making large updates because of Warframe nor PoE. It was mainly due to the Expansion, and a large amounts of angry players such as I who were upset with the direction they took Vanilla D3. Albeit the game is tolerable when the Expansion came out, and even till now. But still has it's issues.

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      Our next patch goes live on October 22 and introduces quality-of-life updates for demon slayers on Mac. New Mac Executables/Mac Native Silicon and Intel: These updates will allow Diablo III to run on new versions of the macOS. PC Experience Stability: This PTR is open to both Mac and PC players. While the focal point of the 2.7.8 PTR is to test technical updates for Mac, we want PC users to monitor their playing experience as well. If you experience any stability issues or difficulties in connecting with Mac players, please give us that feedback. Return to Top  
    • By Staff
      Here's a preview of Season 33 and Patch 2.7.8 that will soon be available for testing on the PTR.
      Shades of Nephalem Theme
      In the latest Diablo III Season, the Shades of Nephalem season theme marks a return. Activating a Shrine or Pylon will spawn in a shadow clone of your class. The clone's power wil scale with your character and last for one minute or until death.

      Fourth Kanai's Cube Slot
      In addition to the season theme, Kanai's Cube will have an additional fourth slot.

      Season 33 Start?
      We expect Season 33 to start in late September/early October 2024.
      PTR Testing
      Patch 2.7.8 will be available for testing for one week. Initially, Blizzard planned to test out the patch from September 17 through September 24, but they ran into some unexpected issues and testing has been delayed. New Mac executables for Silicon and Intel chips will be available in this build, as revealed by Blizzard.
      (Source)
      PTR FOCUS AND DETAILS
      The Patch 2.7.8 PTR will soon be under way. During this time, there may be periodic maintenances, outages, hotfixes, or minor patches. We urge you to focus your playthrough on the following:
      New Mac Executables/Mac Native Silicon and Intel: These updates will allow Diablo III to run on new versions of the macOS. PC Experience Stability: This PTR is open to both Mac and PC players. While the focal point of the 2.7.8 PTR is to test technical updates for Mac, we want PC users to monitor their playing experience as well. If you experience any stability issues or difficulties in connecting with Mac players, please give us that feedback. So that we can efficiently review your posts, please provide feedback in the PTR Feedback forum and bug reports in the PTR Bug Report forum.
      Season 33 Rewards
      The upcoming season mirrors Season 22 in terms of rewards, so here's what you can get.
      The Head and Shoulder slots of the Conqueror Set are coming, alongside Black Soulstone-themed portratis and the Loremaster pennant.

      Complete the Season 33 journey to earn the Book of Cain pet and the Lost Civilization Portrait Frame.

      Season 33 Journey Rewards
      Here are the Conqueror requirements for Diablo III in the upcoming season. This will grant you an additional stash tab (up to a max of 5).

      Guardian of Sanctuary: Finish a level 70 Nephalem Rift on Torment XIII difficulty within five minutes. Gem of My Life: Level three Legendary Gems to level 55. All I Do is Win: Complete two Conquests this Season. Life Goes On: Kill Maghda at level 70 in under 15 seconds on Torment XIII difficulty. Money Ain’t a Thang: Slay Greed on Torment XIII difficulty. Treasure Goblins outside of Nephalem Rifts will sometimes open portals to Greed’s domain, The Vault. Take U There: Reach Greater Rift Level 60 Solo. Greater Rift keystones can be obtained from any Nephalem Rift guardian. Power Amplification: Use Kanai’s Cube to augment an Ancient Legendary item with a level 50+ gem. Cubic Reconfiguration: Use Kanai’s Cube to reforge a Legendary item. Seasonal Conquests are additional goals to complete as part of the journey. You must earn at least 3 to earn cosmetics:

      Sprinter and Speed Racer task you with completing Acts I through V at max level in under one hour. Want to go fast while killing things? Boss Mode and Worlds Apart are right up your alley.  On A Good Day and I Can’t Stop are making a return, if leveling your Legendary Gems is more your thing. Finally, if you’re keen to prove your mastery of various Class Sets, Years of War and Dynasty will be returning along with Masters of the Universe and Masters of Sets. Best of luck! Haedrig's Gift Sets for Season 3
      Here are the Haedrig's Gift sets granted to your class in Season 33:

      Barbarian - Horde of the Ninety Savages Crusader - Aegis of Valor Demon Hunter - Gears of Dreadlands Monk - Patterns of Justice Witch Doctor - Mundunugu’s Regalia Wizard - Typhon’s Veil Necromancer - Masquerade of the Burning Carnival
    • By Staff
      Blizzard ran into some unexpected issues, and as a result, 2.7.8 PTR testing will be delayed.
      (Source)
      Hello Nephalem,
      While trying to launch the PTR, we encountered some unexpected issues that will cause a delay to its start. The team is currently troubleshooting a fix for these issues and we’ll update you as soon as the PTR is stable enough to release. We apologize for any inconvenience and can’t wait for your to test the new technical features coming for Mac.
    • By Neviriah
      Season 32 of Diablo 3, Ethereal Memory, will go live later today, and we have prepared a list of various useful and updated guides to help you get started!
      The Season of Ethereal Memory will start later today at 5 p.m. PDT (NA Servers), 5 p.m. CEST (EU Servers), and 5 p.m. KST (Asian Servers). The theme of Season 32 was first introduced with Season 24 and is now back for another round!
      What are Ethereal Memories?
      The theme of the season reintroduces the Ethereals, which are rare and powerful items known from Diablo II and reimagined for Diablo III. You will be able to hunt for all 21 iconic weapons of Diablo 2 during the season, but this time they will be harder to find and will only drop in Ancient or Primal rarity!

      To help you with the start of this new season, our team has been busy updating all of our Diablo 3 guides to reflect all the changes ahead of the season launch. You can find our Season 32 Hub, as well as guides for leveling, the season mechanic, rankings, season start guides for each class, and even conquest guides, in the list below.
      General Season Guides Our Season 32 guides include all the information you need to know, from Haedrig's Gift sets to SSF and season mechanic explanations:
      Seasonal Leveling Guide Season 32 Compendium Ethereal Memories Solo Self-Found Mode (SSF) Leveling Guides
      We have you covered with our updated leveling guidelines, regardless of the class you want to play! 
      Barbarian Season Start Crusader Season Start DH Season Start Monk Season Start Necromancer Season Start Witch Doctor Season Start Wizard Season Start Season 32 Conquest Guides
      Finally, if you need help completing any of the season's conquests, we recommend you check out our individual guides listed below:
      Curses! Divinity  Years of War Masters of the Universe Boss Mode Season 32 Cosmetic Rewards
      Previous season items make their return this season. If you missed out on rewards originally available in Season 8, you will be able to get them this time. Furthermore, the end of journey rewards (originally introduced in Season 17) are back: The Teganze Warrior portrait frame and the Bat pet!

      As an interesting side note, the portrait frame you can earn this season is named after Teganze, a zone that was first introduced in Diablo 2 and will be revisited during our journey in the upcoming expansion of Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred!
    • By Staff
      Season 32 in Diablo 3 starts on July 12 and here is the official preview with more details.
      (Source)
      Sanctuary needs you to answer its call for aid in Season 32: Ethereal Memory. Starting on July 12 at 5 p.m. PDT/CET/KST, Nephalem can harness the power of the Ethereal Memory theme, which first debuted with Season 24. For an in-depth look at what’s coming, take a gander below.

      Seasonal Journey
      Season Theme
      Season Cosmetic Rewards
      Season Journey Rewards
      Seasonal Conquest
      Haedrig’s Gift
      Season Theme
      As the Nephalem reflect on Sanctuary's history, instruments of power from a bygone era resurface. These ethereal memories will grant those persistent enough to search for them unimaginable power. Legends of the past will manifest once more in the present, and you must decide how to best use these gifts—for ethereal power is fugacious by nature, and will soon return to being no more than a myth.
      For this seasonal theme, we were inspired to reimagine how Ethereal items could manifest in Diablo III, with 21 iconic weapons making a return from Diablo II. In Season 32, Ethereals are rare, powerful, and fleeting items.
      Season 32 reintroduces Ethereals, a weapon-type that players will be able to acquire and hunt for in their upcoming seasonal journey. Ethereals will roll a powerful set of affixes, a random Class Weapon Legendary Power and a random Class Passive Power. Ethereals will have unique icons, names, item types, and sounds originally found in Diablo II. For additional details on Ethereals, check out the list below:
      Ethereals are account bound and can only be dropped by monsters, chests, and destructibles, but do not require your character to be Level 70 in order to drop. Ethereals cannot be acquired through Kanai's Cube or from Kadala. Ethereal rarity drop rate is set between Ancient and Primal items. There are 3 unique Ethereals per class. Each Ethereal has fixed affixes and rolls one random Legendary Weapon power and one random Class Passive Skill. Only one Ethereal can be equipped at a time. Ethereals ignore item durability loss. Legendary Powers and Class Passive Skills rolled on Ethereals do not stack with the same power equipped through Kanai's Cube, Items or Skills. Ethereals cannot be Enchanted, Transmogrified, Dyed, Reforged, or traded. Ethereals can be augmented. Collecting all 21 Ethereals during the season will reward players with the Feat of Strength, Ethereal Recollection. Players who accomplish this will have all Ethereal transmogrify options available for future seasonal and non-seasonal play. Ethereals only drop in Seasonal play and will not transfer to your non-seasonal character when the season ends. Return to Top
      Season Cosmetic Rewards
      Beginning with Season 17, we began re-introducing previous Seasonal rewards to make them available to players who may have missed them the first time around. For Season 32, this means awards originally available from Season 8 are returning to the Season Journey.

      However, we know it’s nice to have something new to aim for if you’ve participated in previous Seasons. We’re continuing to provide new End of Journey rewards as introduced in Season 17, with two new cosmetic rewards for those who complete the entirety of the Season journey. Feast your eyes upon the Teganze Warrior Portrait Frame and Bat pet!

      In addition to the Boots and Pants slots of the exclusive Conqueror Set, you’ll be able to earn a series of portrait frames that smolder with demonic fires of the Burning Hells. The iconic wings of Andariel will also be available once more, allowing you to truly embrace your inner Maiden of Anguish.
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      Season Journey Rewards
      If you’ve been diligently slaying demons for the past few Seasons and reached Conqueror in the Season Journey each time, you’ve surely accrued a few extra stash tabs. You’ll earn one additional tab each Season by finishing the Conqueror tier, up to a maximum of 5:
      Guardian of Sanctuary: Finish a level 70 Nephalem Rift on Torment XIII difficulty within 5 minutes. Gem of My Life: Level three Legendary Gems to level 55. All I Do is Win: Complete 2 Conquests this Season. Warm Thoughts: Kill Izual at Level 70 in under 15 seconds on Torment XIII difficulty. Money Ain’t a Thang: Slay Greed on Torment XIII difficulty. Treasure Goblins outside of Nephalem Rifts will sometimes open portals to Greed’s domain, The Vault. Take U There: Reach Greater Rift Level 60 Solo. Greater Rift keystones can be obtained from any Nephalem Rift guardian. Power Amplification: Use Kanai’s Cube to augment an Ancient Legendary item with a level 50+ gem. Cubic Reconfiguration: Use Kanai’s Cube to reforge a Legendary item. Return to Top
      Seasonal Conquest
      Want to prepare your Conquest plan for Season 32? Here are the challenges you’ll face!
      For Curses!/Stars Align, pick any Cursed Chest event that requires killing monsters and defeat over 350 or more at Level 70 on Torment X or higher. Push your way to Greater Rift Level 75 to complete Divinity/Lionhearted. For the fiercest demon slayers, Boss Mode/Worlds Apart is a speed challenge where you’ll need to eliminate the following bosses at Level 70 and Torment X in under twenty minutes:
      The Skeleton King The Butcher Zoltun Kulle Ghom Cydaea Rakanoth Diablo Adria Queen Araneae Maghda Belial Siegebreaker Assault Beast Azmodan Izual Urzael Malthael Finally, Years of War/Dynasty will be a great test for those who enjoy mastering various Class Sets, and if that’s not enough, Masters of the Universe/Masters of Sets will challenge your tactical understanding of Set Dungeons.
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      Haedrig’s Gift
      Finally, the Class Sets rewarded for completing certain chapters in the Season Journey (courtesy of Haedrig’s Gift) have rotated once more. We’ve listed the available Sets below. For those new to Seasons, here’s how it works:
      Completing Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of the Season Journey will reward you with three of Haedrig’s Gifts. Each Gift contains a few pieces from one of your Class Sets. Players can only unlock one Class Set in this manner per Season across Hardcore and Non-Hardcore, so choose wisely!
      The set you receive depends on the class of the character you’re playing when you open each Haedrig’s Gift. To collect a full Class Set, you’ll need to open all three on the same character.
      Here are the sets granted by Haedrig’s Gift in Season 32:
      Barbarian – Immortal King’s Call Crusader – Seeker of the Light Demon Hunter – Natalya’s Vengeance Monk – Uliana’s Stratagem Necromancer – Trag’Oul’s Avatar Witch Doctor – Spirit of Arachyr Wizard – Vyr’s Amazing Arcana
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