DIABLO 3 FAQ
Home Page: <click here for link> please visit for more information
General
What is Diablo III?
Diablo III is to be the definitive action role-playing game, and a true continuation of the Diablo series. Players will adventure through rich and varied settings, unraveling an epic storyline, engaging in combat with hordes of monsters and challenging bosses, growing in experience and ability, and acquiring items of incredible power. Diablo III will be a fitting sequel to Diablo II, with the easy interface, fast-paced action, and visceral gameplay that Diablo players have come to expect and enjoy. It will also include many new features that will take the Diablo action-RPG experience to the next level.
Which characters will be in Diablo III?
Players will create a male or female hero from one of five distinct classes -- barbarian, witch doctor, wizard, monk, or demon hunter -- each equipped with an array of spells and abilities. New customization options will provide for an even greater level of character specialization than the previous Diablo games, allowing the player to create unique characters brimming with power.
Classes in Diablo 3
*Returning from Diablo II, the dual-wielding barbarian is one of the stoic guardians of Mount Arreat. Retooled with powerful new abilities and moves, this plate-wearing savage wields ferocious weapons to annihilate the demonic forces threatening the world of Sanctuary.
*The fearsome witch doctor hails from the terrifying Tribe of the Five Hills of the legendary umbaru race. The witch doctor is equipped with spells and alchemical powers; can summon mongrels, locust swarms, and zombie armies; and hurls fiery concoctions to annihilate any demon foolish enough to trifle with the powers of the umbaru.
*The wizard is a wielder of the elements and a master manipulator of time, who combats the hordes of the Burning Hells by launching environment-shattering lightning bolts, channeling explosive arcane energies, and creating pockets of space outside of the normal flow of time.
*The monk is a skilled warrior of unparalleled dexterity. Armed with speed, holy fervor, and a quest for physical and spiritual perfection, the monk becomes a deadly apparition in the heat of battle, moving faster than the eye can follow to strike down enemies with a barrage of lightning-fast blows.
*The demon hunter has a sole purpose in life: to track down and destroy every last demonic being that dares to threaten humanity. Lithe and notoriously deadly with a pair of dual crossbows, the demon hunter brings an entire arsenal of arcane gadgets and mystical traps to the battlefields of Sanctuary.
What is the story of Diablo III?
The game takes place on Sanctuary, a world of dark fantasy. Unbeknownst to most of its inhabitants, Sanctuary was saved some twenty years ago from the demonic forces of the underworld by a few brave and powerful heroes. Most of those warriors who directly faced Hell’s armies -- and were fortunate enough to survive -- went mad from their experiences. And most of the others have buried their haunted memories and pushed the horrors from their thoughts. In Diablo III, players will return to Sanctuary to confront evil in its many forms once again.
Will Diablo III still have randomized events?
Diablo III builds on the random environments of the previous Diablo games by adding random scripted events and encounters throughout the game, creating a dense and exciting world alive with quests, NPCs, and dynamic encounters.
What can you tell us about Battle.net?
Diablo III will benefit from Battle.net upgrades that will provide some exciting new features for players. Cooperative online play remains a primary focus, with multiple enhancements being planned to make connecting with your friends easier and cooperative play even more fun. We’ll have more details on all these aspects as well as other exciting new features at a later date.
How will PvP be implemented in Diablo III?
While Diablo III is designed primarily for cooperative multiplayer, we are building in support for competitive player-vs.-player gameplay as well. We’re focusing on team-based PvP in an arena setting, and we are being careful to avoid PvP features that can easily lead to griefing, such as the ability to go hostile at will. We also plan to integrate Battle.net’s matchmaking system, a progression-based ranking system, and more.
Note: lead game designer Jay Wilson announced that Diablo III’s PvP content will not be available until after the game is released.
What will Diablo III be rated?
The Diablo III rating will be determined by the ratings boards in each region. We still have a good amount of work to do content-wise, so we’re not quite ready to submit the game for ratings yet.
Will players interact with any familiar faces or places in Diablo III?
Yes, definitely. Players will return to Tristram and certain other locations from the previous games and they’ll also be exploring new areas of Sanctuary. Players will also encounter several new characters as well as a number of characters from the previous games including Deckard Cain.
What will questing be like in Diablo III? Will it be similar to Diablo II?
Our plans for the story and quest mechanics are still under wraps. We’ll go into detail on those elements of the game at a later date. We can say, however, that we expect to have class-based quests in addition to the main story-line quests.
When will Diablo III be released?
May 15 2012
Major Classes
Barbarian
Primary Attribute: Strength
Resource: Fury
Generated by:
Using Fury Generating skills.
Dealing damage.
Taking damage.
Spent by:
Using Fury Spending skills.
Inactivity over time.
Unknown if some creatures can leech it.
Demon Hunter
Primary Attribute: Dexterity
Resource: Hatred and Discipline
Generated by:
Regeneration over time (can be boosted by items, skills, and passives).
Using Hatred Generating skills.
Spent by:
Using Hatred Spending skills.
Monk
Primary Attribute: Dexterity
Resource: Spirit
Generated by:
Using Spirit Generating skills.
Spent by:
Using Spirit Spending skills.
Witch Doctor
Primary Attribute: Intelligence
Resource: Mana
Restored by:
Regeneration over time (can be boosted by items, skills, and passives).
Spent by:
Using abilities with Mana cost.
Some enemies may drain Mana with their attacks.
Wizard
Primary Attribute: Intelligence
Resource: Arcane Power
Restored by:
Regeneration over time (can be boosted by items, skills, and passives).
Spent by:
Using abilities with Arcane Power cost.
Difficulty Levels
4 difficulty levels: Normal / Nightmare / Hell / Inferno. Character Level progression would be 30 / 50 / 60 / 60.
Stats / Attributes
Composed of the basic attribute namely Strength / Vitality / Dexterity / Intelligence.
Attributes are automatically allocated, meaning player cannot set their skill points. Every level, a character would gain 1 or 2 points in the four attributes
Strength
Strength governs how much Armor a character has and increases Barbarian's damage dealt.
Each point of Strength gives:
+x to Armor.
+x to Barbarian's damage.
Dexterity
Dexterity governs the chance that a character will Dodge an attack and increases Demon Hunter's and Monk's damage dealt.
Each point of Dexterity gives:
+x% to Dodge chance.
+x to Demon Hunter's damage.
+x to Monk's damage.
Intelligence
Intelligence governs the amount of Life a character gains from Health Globes and increases Wizard's and Witch Doctor's damage dealt.
Each point of Intellect gives:
+0.1 per point to Resistances.
+x to Witch Doctor's damage.
+x to Wizard's damage.
Vitality
Vitality governs the amount of Life a character has.
Each point of Vitality gives:
+x to Life.
Random
There will be a full slate of updates coming to the official website between now and May 15. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
You can find the system requirements here. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
You can only have one Diablo III license per Battle.net account. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
Information on Acts will not be updated on the official site until release. (Source)
There are still no plans for an open beta before release. (Source)
Only a .1% chance of a delay at this point. (Source)
Skill Swapping
As of our current internal build, you can't move a skill to another location on your action bar while it is on cooldown. In addition, you cannot remove a skill from your action bar while it is on cooldown.
I imagine that these changes made it into Beta Patch 15, but if not, let me know here
(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Nephalem Valor Announced
Nephalem Valor is one of the major new systems in Diablo III and it kicks in at level 60. Keep in mind that this is still in testing and we’re still working out the details. Here’s how it currently works internally: Rare and Champion packs already have great loot on them. By killing a Rare or Champion pack, not only do you get their loot, but you’ll also receive a buff granting you increased magic find and gold find. However, if you change a skill, skill rune, passive, or leave the game, the buff disappears. As an extra reward, if you kill a boss while this buff is active, you’ll receive extra loot drops from that boss.
The exact amount of magic find and gold find provided by the buff is still being reviewed, as is the amount of extra loot you get from a boss while the buff is active. We’re also playing around with whether or not the buff stacks, what the duration should be, and whether or not it should persist through death. We want to make sure the buff is strong enough to make staying in your current game more rewarding than creating a new game. At the same time, if the buff is too strong, it risks making shorter play sessions feel not worthwhile.
We expect this system will encourage players to stick with a skill build of their choice, select an area of the game they enjoy, and sweep it for rare and champion packs on their way to a boss, finishing off a run with a boss that’ll be worth killing. If you wanted a shorter play session you could be done at that point, but if you have more time, the path of least resistance would ideally be to stay in the same game and make your way towards the next boss.
Diablo III PvP Update - PvP Arena System Postponed
It looks like we will not be seeing the PvP Arena system at release. However this will be patched in after release. Oddly enough this seems to be tagged with Sign of Release
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
As we’re counting down the days until we’re ready to announce a release date for Diablo III, we’ve come to realize that the PvP game and systems aren’t yet living up to our standards. Today, we wanted to let you know that we’ve made the difficult decision to hold back the PvP Arena system and release it in a patch following the game’s launch. After a lot of consideration and discussion, we ultimately felt that delaying the whole game purely for PvP would just be punishing to everyone who’s waiting to enjoy the campaign and core solo/co-op content, all of which is just about complete.
While we work on making sure PvP lives up to its full potential, we hope you’ll find some consolation in the fact that soon, you’ll be having a blast leveling characters, finding items, learning the classes, and perfecting builds…and that when the Arenas do arrive, you’ll be all the better prepared for battle.
When the PvP patch is ultimately ready, it will add multiple Arena maps with themed locations and layouts, PvP-centric achievements, and a matchmaking system that will help you and your team get into fairly matched games quickly and easily. We’ll also be adding a personal progression system that will reward you for successfully bashing in the other team’s skulls.
We know a lot of you are looking forward to PvP, and we’ll be focusing our post-launch efforts on making sure the Arenas are as brutal, bloody, fast-paced, and awesome as we know they can be. In the meantime, we’re in the process of putting the finishing touches on what we think is a truly epic campaign and co-op experience for launch.
We’ll have a lot more info to share on the PvP system in the future, and we look forward to the moment we can get the game into your hands.
Hardcore
With both Twitter and the Battle.net forums, we got some more clarification on how the Hardcore system is going to work and function.
Is Nightmare, Hell and Infernal privileged to hardcore players only or can we softcore players also enjoy the harder difficulties?
No, everyone gets all difficulty levels/skills/gear. Hardcore just has a separate AH and no currency AH... and you can die once. (Source)
How will the hardcore arena be handled? Seems like it might be a pretty empty place potentially..
Yeah, we're thinking arena death probably won't be permanent for hardcore characters. Not totally decided. (Source)
Does that mean joining hardcore games and going hostile and hunting through the acts looking 4 ur prey will no longer b an option?
Correct. That will not be an option. (Source)
I just don't think I have it in me to play HC. I'd be too scared that if I died, I'd quit for good.
It always had the opposite effect on me. Sure there is the initial shock and disbelief, but pretty quickly thereafter, I always want to start a new character. Because I'm so stoked for building up my banner and the things around it, I think the shock and disbelief stage will be even shorter with in Diablo III. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
Now, what's the point of hardcore if a disconnect (which WILL happen) kills your character?
You know, I never experienced a lag spike / disconnect threatening a D2 hardcore character. The big threats were always that I would get lazy and let my pots dwindle, or start a boss fight when I was tired and should have gone to bed, or got too overconfident with pulls and skipped full recovery. That sort of thing. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
What:
Diablo III pre-orders begin in the Philippines, retailing at Php 3,145.00
Where:
Select IP E-Game Ventures Inc. retail partners in the Philippines:
-iTech
-Datablitz
-Brochiere
-PCHub
-PCQuest
-Digital Hub
When:
Friday, 16 March 2012
Diablo 3 Pre-Order Info & Blue Posts
Time Servers Will Be Live
They currently do now know if everyone will need to wait till 12 PST for servers to go up (Source)
Pre-Orders
Digital pre-orders will be able to download the game client and be ready to play the second the game is available. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
The download should be as close to complete, beside a small patch, to be ready to played right away. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
The free Diablo III with WoW annual pass is digitally added to the same account as your WoW account. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
You can pre-download the client as many times as you want on as many computers as you want. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
Collector's Edition [urlhttp://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/3767199/Diablo_III_Collector%E2%80%99s_Edition_Unboxing-10_21_2011[/url]
There is no digital download if your are getting the Collector's Edition. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
You can upgrade your account to Collector's Edition without wiping your characters.(Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
You can download the game client before you pick-up your Collector's Edition although it won't save much time with the un-encryption. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
Many retailers are already sold out of their Collector's Editions. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows
Windows® XP/Vista/7 (latest service packs) with DX 9.0c
Intel Pentium® D 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4400+
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ X1950 Pro or better
1 GB RAM (XP), 1.5 GB (Vista/7)
12 GB available HD space
DVD-ROM (required for retail disc versions only)
Broadband** Internet connection
1024x768 minimum resolution
Mac*
Mac® OS X 10.6.8, 10.7.x or newer
Intel® Core 2 Duo
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 or better
2 GB RAM
12 GB available HD space
DVD-ROM (required for retail disc versions only)
Broadband** Internet connection
1024x768 minimum resolution
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows
Windows® Vista/7 (latest service packs)
Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5600+ 2.8 GHz
2 GB RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® 260 or ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 or better
Mac*
Mac® OS X 10.7.x or newer
Intel® Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M or ATI Radeon™ HD 4670 or better
Home Page: <click here for link> please visit for more information
General
What is Diablo III?
Diablo III is to be the definitive action role-playing game, and a true continuation of the Diablo series. Players will adventure through rich and varied settings, unraveling an epic storyline, engaging in combat with hordes of monsters and challenging bosses, growing in experience and ability, and acquiring items of incredible power. Diablo III will be a fitting sequel to Diablo II, with the easy interface, fast-paced action, and visceral gameplay that Diablo players have come to expect and enjoy. It will also include many new features that will take the Diablo action-RPG experience to the next level.
Which characters will be in Diablo III?
Players will create a male or female hero from one of five distinct classes -- barbarian, witch doctor, wizard, monk, or demon hunter -- each equipped with an array of spells and abilities. New customization options will provide for an even greater level of character specialization than the previous Diablo games, allowing the player to create unique characters brimming with power.
Classes in Diablo 3
*Returning from Diablo II, the dual-wielding barbarian is one of the stoic guardians of Mount Arreat. Retooled with powerful new abilities and moves, this plate-wearing savage wields ferocious weapons to annihilate the demonic forces threatening the world of Sanctuary.
*The fearsome witch doctor hails from the terrifying Tribe of the Five Hills of the legendary umbaru race. The witch doctor is equipped with spells and alchemical powers; can summon mongrels, locust swarms, and zombie armies; and hurls fiery concoctions to annihilate any demon foolish enough to trifle with the powers of the umbaru.
*The wizard is a wielder of the elements and a master manipulator of time, who combats the hordes of the Burning Hells by launching environment-shattering lightning bolts, channeling explosive arcane energies, and creating pockets of space outside of the normal flow of time.
*The monk is a skilled warrior of unparalleled dexterity. Armed with speed, holy fervor, and a quest for physical and spiritual perfection, the monk becomes a deadly apparition in the heat of battle, moving faster than the eye can follow to strike down enemies with a barrage of lightning-fast blows.
*The demon hunter has a sole purpose in life: to track down and destroy every last demonic being that dares to threaten humanity. Lithe and notoriously deadly with a pair of dual crossbows, the demon hunter brings an entire arsenal of arcane gadgets and mystical traps to the battlefields of Sanctuary.
What is the story of Diablo III?
The game takes place on Sanctuary, a world of dark fantasy. Unbeknownst to most of its inhabitants, Sanctuary was saved some twenty years ago from the demonic forces of the underworld by a few brave and powerful heroes. Most of those warriors who directly faced Hell’s armies -- and were fortunate enough to survive -- went mad from their experiences. And most of the others have buried their haunted memories and pushed the horrors from their thoughts. In Diablo III, players will return to Sanctuary to confront evil in its many forms once again.
Will Diablo III still have randomized events?
Diablo III builds on the random environments of the previous Diablo games by adding random scripted events and encounters throughout the game, creating a dense and exciting world alive with quests, NPCs, and dynamic encounters.
What can you tell us about Battle.net?
Diablo III will benefit from Battle.net upgrades that will provide some exciting new features for players. Cooperative online play remains a primary focus, with multiple enhancements being planned to make connecting with your friends easier and cooperative play even more fun. We’ll have more details on all these aspects as well as other exciting new features at a later date.
How will PvP be implemented in Diablo III?
While Diablo III is designed primarily for cooperative multiplayer, we are building in support for competitive player-vs.-player gameplay as well. We’re focusing on team-based PvP in an arena setting, and we are being careful to avoid PvP features that can easily lead to griefing, such as the ability to go hostile at will. We also plan to integrate Battle.net’s matchmaking system, a progression-based ranking system, and more.
Note: lead game designer Jay Wilson announced that Diablo III’s PvP content will not be available until after the game is released.
What will Diablo III be rated?
The Diablo III rating will be determined by the ratings boards in each region. We still have a good amount of work to do content-wise, so we’re not quite ready to submit the game for ratings yet.
Will players interact with any familiar faces or places in Diablo III?
Yes, definitely. Players will return to Tristram and certain other locations from the previous games and they’ll also be exploring new areas of Sanctuary. Players will also encounter several new characters as well as a number of characters from the previous games including Deckard Cain.
What will questing be like in Diablo III? Will it be similar to Diablo II?
Our plans for the story and quest mechanics are still under wraps. We’ll go into detail on those elements of the game at a later date. We can say, however, that we expect to have class-based quests in addition to the main story-line quests.
When will Diablo III be released?
May 15 2012
Major Classes
Barbarian
Primary Attribute: Strength
Resource: Fury
Generated by:
Using Fury Generating skills.
Dealing damage.
Taking damage.
Spent by:
Using Fury Spending skills.
Inactivity over time.
Unknown if some creatures can leech it.
Demon Hunter
Primary Attribute: Dexterity
Resource: Hatred and Discipline
Generated by:
Regeneration over time (can be boosted by items, skills, and passives).
Using Hatred Generating skills.
Spent by:
Using Hatred Spending skills.
Monk
Primary Attribute: Dexterity
Resource: Spirit
Generated by:
Using Spirit Generating skills.
Spent by:
Using Spirit Spending skills.
Witch Doctor
Primary Attribute: Intelligence
Resource: Mana
Restored by:
Regeneration over time (can be boosted by items, skills, and passives).
Spent by:
Using abilities with Mana cost.
Some enemies may drain Mana with their attacks.
Wizard
Primary Attribute: Intelligence
Resource: Arcane Power
Restored by:
Regeneration over time (can be boosted by items, skills, and passives).
Spent by:
Using abilities with Arcane Power cost.
Difficulty Levels
4 difficulty levels: Normal / Nightmare / Hell / Inferno. Character Level progression would be 30 / 50 / 60 / 60.
Stats / Attributes
Composed of the basic attribute namely Strength / Vitality / Dexterity / Intelligence.
Attributes are automatically allocated, meaning player cannot set their skill points. Every level, a character would gain 1 or 2 points in the four attributes
Strength
Strength governs how much Armor a character has and increases Barbarian's damage dealt.
Each point of Strength gives:
+x to Armor.
+x to Barbarian's damage.
Dexterity
Dexterity governs the chance that a character will Dodge an attack and increases Demon Hunter's and Monk's damage dealt.
Each point of Dexterity gives:
+x% to Dodge chance.
+x to Demon Hunter's damage.
+x to Monk's damage.
Intelligence
Intelligence governs the amount of Life a character gains from Health Globes and increases Wizard's and Witch Doctor's damage dealt.
Each point of Intellect gives:
+0.1 per point to Resistances.
+x to Witch Doctor's damage.
+x to Wizard's damage.
Vitality
Vitality governs the amount of Life a character has.
Each point of Vitality gives:
+x to Life.
Random
There will be a full slate of updates coming to the official website between now and May 15. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
You can find the system requirements here. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
You can only have one Diablo III license per Battle.net account. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
Information on Acts will not be updated on the official site until release. (Source)
There are still no plans for an open beta before release. (Source)
Only a .1% chance of a delay at this point. (Source)
Skill Swapping
As of our current internal build, you can't move a skill to another location on your action bar while it is on cooldown. In addition, you cannot remove a skill from your action bar while it is on cooldown.
I imagine that these changes made it into Beta Patch 15, but if not, let me know here
(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)Nephalem Valor Announced
Nephalem Valor is one of the major new systems in Diablo III and it kicks in at level 60. Keep in mind that this is still in testing and we’re still working out the details. Here’s how it currently works internally: Rare and Champion packs already have great loot on them. By killing a Rare or Champion pack, not only do you get their loot, but you’ll also receive a buff granting you increased magic find and gold find. However, if you change a skill, skill rune, passive, or leave the game, the buff disappears. As an extra reward, if you kill a boss while this buff is active, you’ll receive extra loot drops from that boss.
The exact amount of magic find and gold find provided by the buff is still being reviewed, as is the amount of extra loot you get from a boss while the buff is active. We’re also playing around with whether or not the buff stacks, what the duration should be, and whether or not it should persist through death. We want to make sure the buff is strong enough to make staying in your current game more rewarding than creating a new game. At the same time, if the buff is too strong, it risks making shorter play sessions feel not worthwhile.
We expect this system will encourage players to stick with a skill build of their choice, select an area of the game they enjoy, and sweep it for rare and champion packs on their way to a boss, finishing off a run with a boss that’ll be worth killing. If you wanted a shorter play session you could be done at that point, but if you have more time, the path of least resistance would ideally be to stay in the same game and make your way towards the next boss.
Diablo III PvP Update - PvP Arena System Postponed
It looks like we will not be seeing the PvP Arena system at release. However this will be patched in after release. Oddly enough this seems to be tagged with Sign of Release
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
As we’re counting down the days until we’re ready to announce a release date for Diablo III, we’ve come to realize that the PvP game and systems aren’t yet living up to our standards. Today, we wanted to let you know that we’ve made the difficult decision to hold back the PvP Arena system and release it in a patch following the game’s launch. After a lot of consideration and discussion, we ultimately felt that delaying the whole game purely for PvP would just be punishing to everyone who’s waiting to enjoy the campaign and core solo/co-op content, all of which is just about complete.
While we work on making sure PvP lives up to its full potential, we hope you’ll find some consolation in the fact that soon, you’ll be having a blast leveling characters, finding items, learning the classes, and perfecting builds…and that when the Arenas do arrive, you’ll be all the better prepared for battle.
When the PvP patch is ultimately ready, it will add multiple Arena maps with themed locations and layouts, PvP-centric achievements, and a matchmaking system that will help you and your team get into fairly matched games quickly and easily. We’ll also be adding a personal progression system that will reward you for successfully bashing in the other team’s skulls.
We know a lot of you are looking forward to PvP, and we’ll be focusing our post-launch efforts on making sure the Arenas are as brutal, bloody, fast-paced, and awesome as we know they can be. In the meantime, we’re in the process of putting the finishing touches on what we think is a truly epic campaign and co-op experience for launch.
We’ll have a lot more info to share on the PvP system in the future, and we look forward to the moment we can get the game into your hands.
Hardcore
With both Twitter and the Battle.net forums, we got some more clarification on how the Hardcore system is going to work and function.
Is Nightmare, Hell and Infernal privileged to hardcore players only or can we softcore players also enjoy the harder difficulties?
No, everyone gets all difficulty levels/skills/gear. Hardcore just has a separate AH and no currency AH... and you can die once.
(Source)How will the hardcore arena be handled? Seems like it might be a pretty empty place potentially..
Yeah, we're thinking arena death probably won't be permanent for hardcore characters. Not totally decided. (Source)
Does that mean joining hardcore games and going hostile and hunting through the acts looking 4 ur prey will no longer b an option?
Correct. That will not be an option. (Source)
I just don't think I have it in me to play HC. I'd be too scared that if I died, I'd quit for good.
It always had the opposite effect on me. Sure there is the initial shock and disbelief, but pretty quickly thereafter, I always want to start a new character. Because I'm so stoked for building up my banner and the things around it, I think the shock and disbelief stage will be even shorter with in Diablo III. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
Now, what's the point of hardcore if a disconnect (which WILL happen) kills your character?
You know, I never experienced a lag spike / disconnect threatening a D2 hardcore character. The big threats were always that I would get lazy and let my pots dwindle, or start a boss fight when I was tired and should have gone to bed, or got too overconfident with pulls and skipped full recovery. That sort of thing. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
What:
Diablo III pre-orders begin in the Philippines, retailing at Php 3,145.00
Where:
Select IP E-Game Ventures Inc. retail partners in the Philippines:
-iTech
-Datablitz
-Brochiere
-PCHub
-PCQuest
-Digital Hub
When:
Friday, 16 March 2012
Diablo 3 Pre-Order Info & Blue Posts
Time Servers Will Be Live
They currently do now know if everyone will need to wait till 12 PST for servers to go up (Source)
Pre-Orders
Digital pre-orders will be able to download the game client and be ready to play the second the game is available. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
The download should be as close to complete, beside a small patch, to be ready to played right away. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
The free Diablo III with WoW annual pass is digitally added to the same account as your WoW account. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
You can pre-download the client as many times as you want on as many computers as you want. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
Collector's Edition [urlhttp://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/3767199/Diablo_III_Collector%E2%80%99s_Edition_Unboxing-10_21_2011[/url]
There is no digital download if your are getting the Collector's Edition. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
You can upgrade your account to Collector's Edition without wiping your characters.(Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
You can download the game client before you pick-up your Collector's Edition although it won't save much time with the un-encryption. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
Many retailers are already sold out of their Collector's Editions. (Blue Tracker/Official Forums)
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows
Windows® XP/Vista/7 (latest service packs) with DX 9.0c
Intel Pentium® D 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4400+
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ X1950 Pro or better
1 GB RAM (XP), 1.5 GB (Vista/7)
12 GB available HD space
DVD-ROM (required for retail disc versions only)
Broadband** Internet connection
1024x768 minimum resolution
Mac*
Mac® OS X 10.6.8, 10.7.x or newer
Intel® Core 2 Duo
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 or better
2 GB RAM
12 GB available HD space
DVD-ROM (required for retail disc versions only)
Broadband** Internet connection
1024x768 minimum resolution
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows
Windows® Vista/7 (latest service packs)
Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5600+ 2.8 GHz
2 GB RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® 260 or ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 or better
Mac*
Mac® OS X 10.7.x or newer
Intel® Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M or ATI Radeon™ HD 4670 or better
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