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Raxxanterax has cleared GR 133 with his Hungering Arrow Gears of Dreadlands Demon Hunter and claimed rank 1 on the leaderboards, and we also get a not only a video of the clear, but also a commentary track explaining all the details, mistakes and gearing options related to the clear! We also get some tips on how to better play at certain GR levels with the set, and on hardcore, especially as Raxx is severely under health in the clear and wouldn't recommend it for others 1 comment Today at 14:47 by Starym

Diablo 3 Season 21 Theme/Power Might Get Modified

Update: It seems (at least part of) the change being talked about is, as we presumed, being able to disable the seasonal power during set dungeons, and presumably also disable it in general, as community manager PezRadar commented on a reddit thread: 6 comments Yesterday at 22:14 by Starym

It's time for another sale, this time for Diablo 3! Both the base game and Reaper of Souls are 50% off, with the Neco pack 33% off, so you can get whichever one you're missing, or go for the Eternal Collection which is 26% off instead! With the new season just having started, and Diablo 4 being quite a long way off, there's still time to enjoy D3 and all its features. Jul 07, 2020 at 23:35 by Starym

Community Perception of the Season 21 Buff

Season 21 is live for more than 48 hours, and the community reacts to the Seasonal buff that makes your character periodically channel an elemental power that unleashes into the environment. 10 comments Jul 05, 2020 at 20:54 by Stan

It seems Blizzard forgot to turn on the Season 21 buff on consoles and Leaderboards are showing Season 19 clears. 4 comments Jul 04, 2020 at 03:52 by Stan

All Diablo 3 Season 21 Class Guides (Patch 2.6.9)

Season 21 starts today! It's going to be quite a season, especially for Demon Hunters. We've already taken a look at the top builds for solo pushing, speedfarming and group compositions, as well as the meta-breaking new 3x DH-based XP farm setup which dethroned Rat runs, so now its time to head for the full guides themselves, and we have them ready for all classes! 6 comments Jul 03, 2020 at 03:22 by Starym

Barbarian, Crusader and Demon Hunter Season 21 Guides Are Live

We only have a short time until Season 21 is upon us, and it's going to be quite a season, especially for Demon Hunters. We've already taken a look at the top builds for solo pushing, speedfarming and group compositions, as well as the meta-breaking new 3x DH-based XP farm setup which dethroned Rat runs, so now its time to head for the full guides themselves! Jul 02, 2020 at 00:06 by Starym

Necromancer Simulacrum Hotfix: Patch 2.6.9a

We have a new hotfix ahead of the Season 21 start on Friday, as an issue causing Necromancers' Simulacrums to stop casting their abilities has been fixed. Jul 02, 2020 at 00:00 by Starym

The Rat Is Dead: Long Live the Demon Hunter Speed Meta

The XP/paragon farming meta is changing this season, as the extremely popular Rat runs are no longer the top dog and Demon Hunters are taking on Necromancers for the throne. We have our own guide writer Impact taking us through all the details, from the start, through the Haedrig's set and on to the actual group compositions and builds for the optimal group XP runs in the endgame! 9 comments Jul 01, 2020 at 23:25 by Starym

Which Class to Play in Diablo 3 Season 21? Solo, Group and Speedfarm Rankings

With Season 21 starting this Friday, July 3rd, everyone is wondering which classes to play in the new season. Are the new Demon Hunter and Necromancer sets any good, what old favorites have been buffed or changed etc. We have 3 categories with those answers, from solo GR pushing to speed farming and the group meta, so let's get into it! 1 comment Jul 01, 2020 at 03:08 by Starym

We have official confirmation on the Season 21 start times for this Friday, July 3rd, as PezRadar confirmed that they will be the same as previous seasons, at 5PM PDT, CEDT and KST for the three major regions. While we wait you can check out the patch notes, class guides, class tier rankings, or an article on the new XP meta featuring Demon Hunters. Jun 30, 2020 at 20:12 by Starym

Demon Hunter Set Guides Spotlight for Season 21: Gears of Dreadlands

The Gears of the Dreadlands Demon Hunter set is about to see a whole lot of use in Season 21 (which starts this Friday), and our own Deadset has you covered with not one, but two builds featuring the set! We'll be taking a look at both the solo push and support focused builds, as well as the set itself here, but if you're feeling impatient and just want to jump straight into the guides here they are: Jun 30, 2020 at 14:47 by Starym

Here's the 20-year retrospective for Diablo 2, featuring a lot of Blizzard staff sharing their thoughts and memories of the game, including both franchise head Rod Ferguson and Diablo 4 lead Jesse McCree (but unfortunately not featuring some of the original developers, who recently shared their thoughts on a D2 remaster), as well as arguments on why the game has held up for so long and some fun things the community does to make the game more interesting. Jun 29, 2020 at 14:42 by Starym

Diablo 2 20-year Anniversary Celebration with New Wings, a Diablo Bust, Videos and More!

The Diablo 2 20-year anniversary is here! Blizzard have a whole lot of special treats for us on this monumental day, with some Baal-themed wings in Diablo 3, a new bust of big red himself, a great D2 retrospective with comments from the devs, as well as a lot of content from prominent community members, including this awesome Carbot animation. 2 comments Jun 29, 2020 at 14:10 by Starym

In the latest round of Diablo blue posts, we learn about new suspensions in D3, Community Manager PezRadar addresses a follow-up on D4 itemization and we learn that no Era reset is planned for Season 21. Jun 27, 2020 at 12:27 by Stan

Diablo 2 Remaster Wont Be Announced in June

After a new rumor that came out a while ago, based on nothing but the 20 year anniversary of Diablo 2's release and the fact that the IGN Summer Game Fest is going on, we actually got an official blue response to that claim stating that there will be no more Diablo-related announcements coming this month! But we did find out there will be some "fun activities" around the anniversary, whatever that means. Some remain convinced that we'll see a D2 remaster announced during the IGN event, again only based on the fact that Blizzard are participating (but they've already announced Mei at the event, so that might have been it. 1 comment Jun 25, 2020 at 23:52 by Starym

Diablo 4 Quarterly Update 2: No Alpha or Beta Yet, Storytelling Techniques, Multiplayer, Items and More

We finally have the second Diablo 4 quarterly update! We get to hear a whole lot about how the story will be presented, the new itemization affixes and new items, the open world and "camps" which we'll conquer and more! 7 comments Jun 25, 2020 at 20:06 by Starym

Diablo 3 Patch 2.6.9 (Season 21 Precursor) Is Now Live + Patch Notes

While we still have a week and a half's wait for Season 21, the patch containing pretty much everything aside from the season-related stuff has gone live now! Check out the patch notes below. 1 comment Jun 23, 2020 at 20:45 by Starym

Diablo 2 Creators on the Rumored Remaster: No Censoring, Its a Tough Job

IGN had a chat with original Diablo 2 developers Max Schaefer (Executive Producer, co-founder of Blizzard North) and Matt Uelmen (Composer), and while talking about their latest project, Torchlight 3, they were asked about the rumored Diablo 2: Resurrected remaster. First, Schaefer talked about the actual remastering itself, and the technical hurdles it might involve: 3 comments Jun 22, 2020 at 20:33 by Starym

Blizzard just revealed the start date of Season 21 in Diablo 3. The forthcoming Season is known as Trial of Tempests and begins July 3. They're expecting to release Patch 2.6.9 on June 23. 1 comment Jun 22, 2020 at 17:33 by Stan

Community Manager PezRadar confirmed today that there was a ban wave in Diablo this morning, as Blizzard closed or suspended many accounts due to cheating in the game. 10 comments Jun 19, 2020 at 21:31 by Stan

Diablo 4 Quarterly Update Still on Track for This Month

We have some news on the second Diablo 4 quarterly update, in the form of a very short reply from Community Manager Lead PezRadar, confirming that it's still planned for this month, with a note that things can change. But we do now know it's at least written (in some form), so that's something. You can check out the previous quarterly update from back in February here, which focuses on the UI, controllers and co-op and the Cannibal monster family. 2 comments Jun 19, 2020 at 02:46 by Starym

Season 21 Start Date Announce Next Week, Start Speculation and All Season Durations

Update: the Season 21 start date has been announced at it's July 3rd! Check out the full article for more info.

In a bit of a disappointing development, it seems the announcement of the Season 21 start date has been postponed a little, as we were expecting it this week, but it will instead be coming next week. The patch notes for 2.6.9 will also be coming next week, and apparently they won't be too different from the most recent PTR ones. 2 comments Jun 19, 2020 at 00:47 by Starym

Diablo 2 Remaster Significantly More Likely After Two Job Postings Surface

There have been plenty of rumors about a supposed Diablo 2 remaster, Diablo 2: Resurrected being the most recent and most prominent, but we didn't really have any real indications for it other than rumors and supposed anonymous sources. That has changed a little today as two job postings indicate the possibility of a release and seemingly support the original rumor/leak. 8 comments Jun 18, 2020 at 17:45 by Starym

Season 20 Rank 1 Greater Rift (3-Player) Cleared in 4:21

Raxxanterax is back with a brand new video, and this time, his group managed to score a Rank 1 clear in North America. 3 comments Jun 14, 2020 at 21:57 by Stan

With Season 20 ending June 21, Blizzard today announced that Patch 2.6.9 testing has concluded on test realms. Jun 11, 2020 at 19:53 by Stan

Season 20 Greater Rift 150 (2-Player) Cleared in 6:58

Raxxanterax and his friend Snail managed to clear Greater Rift 150 under seven minutes, scoring Rank 2 in North America, and Rank 4 in the world. Congrats! Jun 11, 2020 at 16:26 by Stan

Blizzard today announced via Twitter that Season 20 ends June 21, meaning you still have 13 days to grab Season 20 loot rewards. Jun 08, 2020 at 20:08 by Stan

Is the Season 21 Power Too Good? ZDPS Barb Can Solo GR 150 Without Area Damage

There have been plenty of issues with the S21 power, a lot of which have been fixed, and it's mostly been buffs/QoL changes, aside from one big nerf. The elemental effects were procing Area Damage which was overkill, and Blizzard decided to disable that (but the change won't be implemented on PTR). And so Rob2628 decided to test what that will look like, removing all Area Damage from his Barbarian and headed into a GR 150, to see if he could finish it up without doing any damage himself, as he was using a ZDPS build. 1 comment Jun 08, 2020 at 00:14 by Starym

Solo GR 150 S21 PTR Showcasing Seasonal Power Issues

This solo max Greater Rift video from the PTR is a great showcase for several of the changes that went into the new patch today, as it was done before the second PTR deploy and is taking advantage of and identifying problems with the seasonal power. You'll see exactly why Blizzard decided to remove Area Damage procs from the seasonal power abilities, why the firewall and meteros were improved and more, so it's definitely worth a look! 2 comments Jun 05, 2020 at 01:25 by Starym

CHANGELOG

08 Jul. 2020: Generator Necromancer Gear, Gems, and Paragon Points
- Overhauled the guide to include item recommendations based on the revised powers of Haunted Visions and Razeth's Volition.
08 Jul. 2020: Generator Necromancer Introduction
- Significant revision to the guide for Season 21.
08 Jul. 2020: Generator Necromancer Skills and Runes
- Overhauled the guide to include skill recommendations based on the revised powers of Haunted Visions and Razeth's Volition.
08 Jul. 2020: Generator Necromancer Speed Farming
- Overhauled the guide to include item recommendations based on the revised powers of Haunted Visions and Razeth's Volition.
08 Jul. 2020: GoD Hungering Arrow Demon Hunter GoD Hungering Arrow Speed Farming DH
- Added slight alteration to the weaponry to make resource management easier.
08 Jul. 2020: GoD Hungering Arrow Demon Hunter Skills and Runes
- Minor clarification to the skill selection.
07 Jul. 2020: Barbarian Fresh 70 MotE Build
- Slight revision for Season 21 to better reflect the development of Leapquake builds over time.
06 Jul. 2020: Shadow Impale Demon Hunter Gear, Gems, and Paragon Points
- Reverted guide recommendation back to the lightning version of the build; included additional clarifications for variant playstyles of the build.

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