With the launch of Patch 1.0.7, Diablo III players were finally given the opportunity to test their mettle in PvP combat. Thousands of new builds were proposed by the masses. Some worked; most failed. But through it all, only a handful of viable strategies emerged, and even then their effectiveness varied from situation to situation. Barbarians in particular had a rough go … [Read more...]
Barbarian Brawling Build
Remember the early days of Diablo III, when Barbarians were considered the most underpowered class? Yes, back in the days when Act II of Vanilla Inferno was actually considered difficult, the outlook for the Barbarian was woeful at best. For many of us, those nights of spawning at the nearest waypoint are distant memories. In fact, today’s Barbarians reign as arguably the most … [Read more...]
Patch 1.0.7 is Live!
Blizzard just announced that Patch 1.0.7 has gone live in the US! Here are some of the key updates... PvP Get your "Brawl" on Dueling has been added in Patch 1.0.7 - supporting either 1v1 or a 2v2 free-for-all format. Players who wish to duel need to seek out Nek the Brawler, who can be found in any of the hubs in each of the 4 acts. Nek will port you to the Scorched Chapel … [Read more...]
Dueling Coming to Diablo 3 in Patch 1.0.7
Blizzard has recently announced that PvP will be introduced in Patch 1.0.7! Although we won't see any sort of team-based arena system, dueling will be arriving in this next major content patch. Diablo 3 Dueling System Here's a breakdown of how this new dueling system will work... The dueling area is a separate map that players will be ported to by an NPC. Players … [Read more...]
Jay Wilson Speaks
In response to the heated comment he made on Facebook regarding David Brevik's criticism of D3 and Blizzard's dev team (see below), Jay Wilson addressed the Diablo 3 community today with an official apology. The apology itself was a class act - with Jay demonstrating a lot of humility - but even better were the comments that went along with it. In his forum post, Jay … [Read more...]
Competitive PvP in Diablo 3
Will the Diablo 3 PvP Arena be a competitive area of play..? Is Diablo 3 PvP poised to become an eSport..? Not hardly. Diablo 3 is going to be mainly about the co-op experience, with PvP functioning as merely a fun diversion for those interested in it. The reason being, it will be far too difficult and counter-productive for Blizzard to try and achieve some sort of … [Read more...]
Diablo 3 PvP Arena
More news coming out of BlizzCon 2010... Diablo 3 is going to feature an arena stystem for PvP, in which players can duel or challenge each other in team play. Right now it looks like arena teams will be capped at 4 players each. Rather than reintroduce a game world where players can flag themselves and go grief other players, Blizzard has elected to incorporate a system in … [Read more...]
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