What I Want from a Battle.net Desktop Client

Posted on Feb 04, 2013

There have been some hints at a possible new Battle.net client found by data-mining some strings in Diablo III’s 1.0.7 patch beta. A page on Blizzard’s career site also referenced the client in a job description. “RegionSelectionTooltip_App - Region selection is disabled when Diablo III is launched from the Battle.net Desktop app.” (Diablo patch notes) “Battle.net App

Blizzard Ditches Team Deathmatch for PvP, Looks to Add Dueling to Diablo in Patch 1.0.7

Posted on Dec 28, 2012

Blizzard will scrap its in-development PvP feature “Team Deathmatch,” but instead will release a dueling feature “soon” in the new year, Game Director Jay Wilson announced yesterday on the Diablo 3 blog. The PvP mode had been long in development and was showcased at previous BlizzCon events, but will not be released for a number of cited

Diablo 3: Diary of Torak the Barbarian, pg 6

Posted on Oct 15, 2012

Warning: The Diary of Torak posts are roleplaying posts and will likely contain spoilers.  If you don’t want your campaign potentially spoiled, please play the game first then return see Torak’s adventure unfold. You have been warned. After having found the Stranger, Deckard began his polite interrogation. The Stranger responded that the last things he remembered was him falling

Diablo 3: Diary of Torak the Barbarian, pg 5 pt. 2

Posted on Oct 02, 2012

Warning: The Diary of Torak posts are roleplaying posts and will likely contain spoilers.  If you don’t want your campaign potentially spoiled, please play the game first then return see Torak’s adventure unfold. You have been warned. I continued my search for the Skeleton King inside the Royal Crypts. After having fought a trope of skeletons I found a

Diablo 3: Diary of Torak the Barbarian, pg 5 pt. 1

Posted on Jun 26, 2012

Warning: The Diary of Torak posts are roleplaying posts and will likely contain spoilers.  If you don’t want your campaign potentially spoiled, please play the game first then return see Torak’s adventure unfold. You have been warned. After helping Headrig put his wife to rest and receiving the reforged crown in return, I went to Deckard to tell him

Diablo 3: Diary of Torak the Barbarian, pg 4

Posted on Jun 12, 2012

Warning: The Diary of Torak posts are roleplaying posts and will likely contain spoilers.  If you don’t want your campaign potentially spoiled, please play the game first then return see Torak’s adventure unfold. You have been warned. “Deckard Cain told me that the Skeleton King was once their beloved lord, Leoric and that he was driven mad by

Diablo 3 Real-Money Auction House to be Live Today

Posted on Jun 12, 2012

Diablo 3‘s auction house has been having its ups and downs (quite literally), delaying the release quite a few weeks from the game’s launch 28 days ago. If in-game messages and other sources are to be believed, the real-money auction house should be available in NA, EU, and possibly other regions beginning today, June 12.

LoreFlix: Diablo 3 Rap

Posted on Jun 11, 2012

The following video has some NSFW language. Dan Bull, author and performer of many video game raps on his YouTube channel, has a brilliant song about Diablo III. It’s got a sick beat with a remix of Diablo 3 music and clever lyrics. Check it out below: This song stands out to me for several

Diablo 3: Diary of Torak the Barbarian, pg 3

Posted on Jun 04, 2012

Warning: The Diary of Torak posts are roleplaying posts and will likely contain spoilers.  If you don’t want your campaign potentially spoiled, please play the game first then return see Torak’s adventure unfold. You have been warned. “I told Leah to come along with me to go search for her uncle. She said that we’ll need to open

Diablo III Real Money Auction House: Analysis of Fees, Market Forces, and Strategy, Part 3

Posted on May 24, 2012

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Last time, we looked at some of the pricing implications of the Diablo 3 auction house fee structure and why Blizzard implemented these fees. This time, we’ll propose some other fee systems and consider some economic ideas that have relevance to the Diablo 3 auction house. One of the basic