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The Paradox of Diablo: Why "Optimal Builds" Hurt the Game Why optimal builds hurt the game (for me) and how we can move away from them.

Season 17 Content Hub (Patch 2.6.5) The new patch and season is on the PTR and we're taking a look at all the additions.

Season 17 Has Me Coming Back to D3 in a Big Way The next Season is a perfect time to come back to the game and here's why.

Everything We Know About Diablo IV So Far A summary of all information about the highly-anticipated upcoming Diablo title.

Patch 2.6.5 Patch Notes & Season 17 Preview The Season of Nightmares is going to utilize the Legacy of Nightmares buff, there will be 3 new Torment difficulties, and various quality of life improvements in Patch 2.6.5.

News and Guides for Diablo 3

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #40 In Episode #40, we cover Essences, mount equipment, and the customizable trinket from Mechagon. Sophia helps us cover Hearthstone and we discuss fun Rise of Shadow decks and Ignoblegarden. Icy Veins Icy Veins Apr 17, 2019 at 23:09 by Stan

Patch 2.6.5: Torment Difficulty & Rewards In Patch 2.6.5, we have three new Torment difficulties and while we previewed increased Gold and Experience bonuses, now we've got the more relevant numbers, including increased Legendary drop rate, and Monster health. Diablo III D3 Apr 16, 2019 at 10:29 by Stan 11 comments

Challenge Rift 95 Guides This week, we have DMO Wizards in both regions. Check out the guides to earn your weekly cache! Diablo III D3 Apr 16, 2019 at 09:56 by Stan 1 comment

Additional Stash Space Gated Behind Seasons on PC There's been a slight update to the new stash space for PC players in Patch 2.6.5. It's going to be gated behind Seasons and you won't be able to purchase it with Gold when the patch goes live. Diablo III D3 Apr 13, 2019 at 15:41 by Stan 8 comments

Challenge Rift 94 Guides Spin to win is all that matters in this week's Challenge Rift in North America. In Europe, you've got a take on a Legacy of Nightmares set. Diablo III D3 Apr 09, 2019 at 11:43 by Stan

"Diablo Immortal Pretty Much Ready" Says NetEase CFO Blizzard is co-developing Diablo Immortal with NetEase Inc. and the company's Chief Financial Officer Yang Zhaoxuan told analysts during a conference call that the game is ready from their perspective, according to Bloomberg reports. Blizzard Blizzard Apr 08, 2019 at 11:23 by Stan 23 comments

Season 17 Guardian Reward: Galactic Wings Players who complete the whole Season Journey in the upcoming Season will receive Galactic Wings. Diablo III D3 Apr 07, 2019 at 19:26 by Stan 9 comments

Ancient Vault of Greed Videos In Season 17, we'll be able to throw our Ancient or Primal Puzzle Rings into Kanai's Cube and get to an upgraded version of the Vault, appropriately called the Ancient Vault. It seems the new Vault is chock-full of goblins, even more so than the normal one, with the usual insane amounts of gold present as well. Now, don't get too excited with the amount of legendaries and set items that you see drop below, it is the PTR after all and the drop rates are very much buffed, but it's still impressive nonetheless. Diablo III D3 Apr 07, 2019 at 16:31 by Starym 1 comment

The Paradox of Diablo: Why "Optimal Builds" Hurt the Game A lot of the comments on my last article got me thinking (and btw, thanks to everyone for reading and hopefully enjoying it) and opened up a whole lot of ideas for followups. But the biggest takeaway from them has to be something I've been struggling with for a long time now: the paradox of Diablo-likes, as I like to call it. Just to put a huge disclaimer at the top here: all of this is my personal opinion and preference, obviously, and there are many people who prefer to play differently, be it use the same build over and over (WW Barb comes to mind) or just push to the maximum GR every single season no matter what. This article is for the rest of us who are at least somewhat conflicted. Diablo III D3 Apr 07, 2019 at 15:42 by Starym 11 comments

Patch 2.6.5: New Torment Difficulties & UI Improvements & More Stash Space The main highlights of Patch 2.6.5 are three new Torment difficulties, various UI improvements, and more stash space. Diablo III D3 Apr 06, 2019 at 18:27 by Stan

Season 17 Sets & Rewards With Patch 2.6.5 available for playtesting for a week, it's time to look at upcoming Season rewards and sets. Diablo III D3 Apr 05, 2019 at 21:37 by Stan 5 comments

Season 17 Content Hub (Patch 2.6.5) The new season is finally live on the PTR! We'll be taking a look at all the new features so we can all be prepared for mid-May when the live patch is scheduled to arrive. Our very own Stan will be diving into the PTR and sharing all the details for those of us that don't want to spoil ourselves on the massively increased legendary drop rate test realm, or for those that don't have time/just want to wait for the real thing. Diablo III D3 Apr 05, 2019 at 18:18 by Starym 11 comments

The Season 17 PTR Is Live Today! As Season 17 is probably the most exciting season since the first one, a lot of people have been waiting anxiously for that damn PTR release and today's the day. The PTR is going live later today (probably around 2-5pm PDT, 11pm-2am CEST) and will remain up for around a week, as mentioned in the patch notes. We'll definitely keep you posted on when exactly the patch arrives so stay tuned. Diablo III D3 Apr 05, 2019 at 13:24 by Starym

Diablo Animated Series Coming to Netflix Blizzard recently registered a trademark which hints at an animated series for Diablo. Diablo III D3 Apr 04, 2019 at 20:09 by Stan 19 comments

Season 17 Has Me Coming Back to D3 in a Big Way Diablo 3 is getting pretty old. A lot of us who spent so many hours on the game either skip seasons or just check back in every now and then for some great gameplay and then drop it pretty quickly. Considering how old the game actually is (going on 7 years now) with no major updates, it's still impressive how many people actually play. Today I wanted to talk a little about how the upcoming Season 17 or "Season of Nightmares", which is what it will probably be called, is getting me all hyped up for D3 once again. Diablo III D3 Apr 04, 2019 at 14:03 by Starym 18 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #39 We're back with a brand new episode of the Icy Veins Podcast, where we talk with Deadset about Diablo's upcoming Patch 2.6.5 and Season 17 that wll be available for playtesting for a week starting Friday and we also cover what's coming in World of Warcraft's next major content update, Patch 8.2. Icy Veins Icy Veins Apr 03, 2019 at 20:22 by Stan

Everything We Know About Diablo IV So Far Did you know that Diablo IV was supposedly in development for only two years and rebooted in 2016? Diablo III D3 Apr 03, 2019 at 12:07 by Stan 7 comments

Challenge Rift 93 Guides This week's Challenge Rift is all about Necromancers. EU must finish the run with the Inarius Set whilst in North America, we have a Necromancer with the Rathma pet build. Diablo III D3 Apr 02, 2019 at 17:13 by Stan 1 comment

Save up to 50% Off Diablo III Diablo III for PC/Mac is on sale and you can save up to 50% off the base game and Reaper of Souls. The Battle Chest & Rise of the Necromancer are 34% off through April 9. Diablo III D3 Apr 01, 2019 at 19:29 by Stan

Blizzard Websites Fully Localized for Murloc Players Blizzard has been hard at work to localize all their websites into Nerglish, the language of Murlocs. Blizzard Blizzard Apr 01, 2019 at 18:43 by Stan 8 comments

Patch 2.6.5 Patch Notes & Season 17 Preview Patch 2.6.5 and Season 17 will be playtested on PTR starting on April 5 and here are the official patch notes with all details. Diablo III D3 Mar 29, 2019 at 17:45 by Stan 6 comments

Warcraft 1 and 2 Now Available on GOG Following the original Diablo's addition to the Good Old Games store Blizzard are now adding Warcraft: Orcs and Humans and Warcraft 2 Battle.net edition (which has Beyond the Dark Portal included) as well! The franchise's 25th anniversary is coming up this year and this is a great way to celebrate (in addition to the upcoming Warcraft 3: Reforged)!
Here's the full announcement: Blizzard Blizzard Mar 28, 2019 at 15:01 by Starym 7 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #38 In Episode 38 of the Icy Veins Podcast, we speculate about the Derek & Jaina Reunion Cinematic, discuss Hearthstone's Rise of Shadows expansion with Sophia, and go through main features of the latest Heroes of the Storm update that will go live next week. Icy Veins Icy Veins Mar 20, 2019 at 23:34 by Stan

Icy Veins Podcast Episode 37 In the latest episode of our podcast, we talk about Patch 8.1.5 release date, Tools of the Trade items, and Island Expedition gear tokens. We also discuss the new Esports format and the Year of the Dragon in Hearthstone with Sophia. Icy Veins Icy Veins Mar 06, 2019 at 23:48 by Stan

Season 17 Pushed Back to May + All Season Durations It seems Season of Grandeur has been very popular and Blizzard is extending it to May 12th! This shouldn't come as a surprise as this season has been the most game changing one so far, with the biggest impact on gameplay through greater build diversity. The other reason Season 17 has been postponed is because Blizzard have "plans" for it and it'll take a while longer to test, both internally and on the PTR later on: Diablo III D3 Feb 22, 2019 at 21:57 by Starym 23 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode 36 In the latest episode of our podcast, we discuss potential Patch 8.1.5 release date, new Allied Races, recent layoffs at Activision Blizzard, and future game titles. Icy Veins Icy Veins Feb 20, 2019 at 20:56 by Stan

Activision Blizzard Q4 2018 Earnings Call & Layoffs Layoffs at Activision Blizzard have been confirmed during the earnings call earlier today. The company plans to eliminate 8% of its non-development employees according to Activision Blizzard's CEO Bobby Kotick, who told investors that the main focus in 2019 is stabilization and restructuring due to missed expectations in 2018. Blizzard Blizzard Feb 12, 2019 at 22:41 by Stan 27 comments

Activision Blizzard Layoffs to Be Announced Soon? According to Bloomberg, Activision Blizzard plans to cut hundreds of jobs due to slowing sales Tuesday.  Blizzard Blizzard Feb 09, 2019 at 11:40 by Stan 38 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #35 In the latest episode of our podcast, Kat joins us to talk about her Double Rank 1 Legend rank and recent Card nerfs in Hearthstone. Overwatch's getting a Paris map that's now available for testing on PTR and Heirloom Upgrade Tokens will cost less in Patch 8.1.5! Icy Veins Icy Veins Feb 08, 2019 at 15:08 by Stan

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #34 Episode 34 of the Icy Veins Podcast is here and we have Deadset on the show talking about the Season of Grandeur in Diablo III and we go through the main features of Tides of Vengeance Part II that hit live servers this week. Icy Veins Icy Veins Jan 24, 2019 at 10:17 by Stan 1 comment

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