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gamescom 2014 – activities

If you’re planning to visit the Blizzard booth at gamescom this August, you’d better be ready for an avalanche of entertainment. Throughout all four public days of the world’s biggest games convention, we’ll have all sorts of fun stuff kicking off on our massive stage, at the heart of our biggest ever booth. You’ll also […]

Billou’s "Arcane Melee" Wizard

Wizards are masters of magic and weavers of wonder, able to conjure something from nothing and unleash terrifying amounts of power from their perceived frail forms. Typically, Wizards will take up the rear flank, relying on their companions to protect them in combat so they may then obliterate their foes from afar. Today, Billou#1123 wants […]

Curse of Naxxramas™ Now Live . . . Er, Undead!

Mr. Bigglesworth, did you hear that? There appears to be a small commotion outside. . . . Meow? Intruders everywhere! Who left the door open?! A curse upon you, interlopers! Rouse my undead army! Bring me my most imposing hat! Things are about to get interesting—now, where did I put my cards. . . . […]

Patch 2.1.0 PTR Patch Notes (Updated: July 18, 2014)

Updates to patch notes can be found in red. Last updated July 18, 2014. Below you'll find the preliminary PTR patch notes for patch 2.1.0. Please note that this isn't the final version of the patch notes and that some changes may not be documented or described in full detail. PTR PATCH 2.1.0 – v2.1.99.25390 […]

Deadset’s "Leapquake" Crusader

Just about any Barbarian with their hands on a pair of Lut Socks and a few pieces of the Might of the Earth set will use the drop opportunity (droppertunity?) to experiment with the popular "Leapquake" build, which capitalizes on the synergy between those items. Video creator and regular livestreamer Deadset#2627 found his Crusader growing […]

Play Your Way Thursday Begins This Week!

Theorycraft Thursday has been a wonderful experiment and opportunity for us to engage with you, the community, on a personal level. After all your feedback and support, we’ve made the decision to change the name of this recurring blog to Play Your Way Thursday. So What’s Changed? You may be wondering how this will affect […]

Round 2 Livestream VOD Now Available

Just yesterday, I hosted our latest voodoo-laden Theorycraft Thursday stream! Don't worry if you were unable to tune in, because the VOD of our play session is now available on Twitch.tv/Diablo. For our Round 2 livestream, I was joined by Senior Technical Game Designer Wyatt Cheng, r/Diablo Moderator Emil "Thunderclaww" Rubakh, and Theorycraft Thursday vote […]

Patch 2.1.0 PTR Patch Notes (Updated: July 9, 2014)

Updates to patch notes can be found in red. Last updated July 9, 2014. Below you'll find the preliminary PTR patch notes for patch 2.1.0. Please note that this isn't the final version of the patch notes and that some changes may not be documented or described in full detail. PTR PATCH 2.1.0 – v2.1.99.25390 […]

Round 2 Livestream – Join us Thursday, July 10

Your votes are in and tallied, and the masses have spoken. Join us this Friday, July 11 for our Round 2 livestream focused on the Witch Doctor! Here are the short and sweet details: What: Our second Theorycraft Thursday livestream Where: http://www.twitch.tv/diablo When: Friday, July 11 @ 1:00 a.m. CEST to 2:00 a.m. CEST Who: […]

Vote For Your Favorite Build!

Another four weeks have passed with four very different Theorycraft Thursday builds, so by now you should know what that means—it's time to choose your favorite build to be featured on stream! Voting – How Does It Work? If you missed out on our "Round 1" Theorycraft Thursday community vote and livestream, you may be […]