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Battle.net 2.0 features

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Battle.net hasn’t been upgraded much since it first came out. Blizzard have promised a new and improved version of Battle.net (2.0) that will coincide with the introduction of Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3.

Below is the confirmed feature list (source: DIII):

* Excellent Ping
* Channels and Chat in-game
* Ladders and Rankings, secured against cheating.
* Extended stats, with possibility to see who D/C etc
* AMM-type Matchmaking
* Avatars, Images and Icons to represent yourself
* Diablo III Hardcore mode
* Friends/Ignore Lists with advanced management
* Clan Support
* Automated Tournaments

In addition, there’s plenty of rumors regarding an Achievements system, Accountability (to track cheaters and those who use hacks) and Voice Over IP in-game chat.

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Welcome to Diablo 3!

Sunday, July 9th, 2006

Update (June 28): Diablo 3 has been announced at the WWI in Paris. You can now review the Diablo 3 trailer, screenshots, as well as demo.

Dame KrazaAlthough Blizzard still haven’t confirmed it officially, there’s a ton of RUMORS about an unveiling of the new Diablo at Blizzcon.

As a long-time Blizzard fan, I’ve decided to track all news (and rumors) about Diablo 3. Bookmark now. Subscribe to the RSS too!

Oh yeah, Dame Kraza was my first Diablo 2 character. You can download a save game of this ice sorceress.

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Diablo 3 classes

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Update (June 28): Diablo 3 has been announced at the WWI in Paris. You can now review the Diablo 3 trailer, screenshots, as well as demo.

The characters that appeared in the Diablo 3 announcement were the Barbarian and the Witch Doctor.

Diablo 3 Barbarian

Diablo 3 Witch Doctor

I just looked at the stats for my Diablo 2 site. The two most popular characters on the site are the sorceress and the barbarian. Popular in the sense people are looking for specific skill guides and even saves.

I’m wondering which characters will make it to Diablo 3? A pure spell caster should be available, i.e. a sorceror or sorceress of some kind. Then, we need the classic sword – call him barbarian, gladiator, whatever. Blizzard has shown a knack for good (and balanced) mixed breeds – like the Druid or the Paladin.

Looking at the World of Warcraft characters, if Blizzard wants to turn Diablo 3 into a MMORPG they should put a healer of some sort as well. There’s none in the Diablo 2 universe.

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