August 31, 2016
Wyatt Cheng on the Barbarian’s Wrath of the Wastes
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Wyatt Cheng has posted a developer update specifically looking at the Wrath of the Wastes set and discusses why there as been few changes to Wrath of the Wastes in recent updates
Gear Sets
June 15, 2016
Diablo 3: Firebirds Finery Set Update
Nevalistis recently posted an update on the Future of the Firebirds Finery Wizard set. Keep in mind these changes wont go live right now during the current season. There will be Focused Feedback on PTR to give players a chance to work with these changes.
May 29, 2016
Diablo 3: The Future of Firebirds Finery
Nevalistis on the Diablo forums brought about a post on the future of the Firebirds set as well as a bug surrounding it. But plans to fix said bug wouldn’t happen until after this season.
August 3, 2014
Reaper of Souls Item Sets Illustrated
A fan assembled all six of the class-specific item sets in Reaper of Souls, took pics of them on each gender for each class, and provided views from all angles. It’s quite a useful presentation, and credit to Zeldrin for creating it.
November 27, 2012
High Level Item Type List
Once into full on fast speed farming, many players only pick up item level 61 and higher rares, plus legendaries and sets and jewelry. Which are those item types, though? It can be hard to remember, especially for odd item types you don’t see all that often, but for which you might find a use, should you win the lottery (figuratively and literally) and get one with a great roll.
August 15, 2012
Legendary Improvements Preview
The next major update is now available for viewing. And the updates are definitely a step in the right direction. It makes me truly curious as to what they have in store for the legendary set bonuses and visuals. This breath of fresh air gives promise to the future of the franchise. Don’t forget, though, we still have several more previews in the pipeline, including an update on magic find, class, and of course the final patch notes.
July 3, 2012
Magic Find and Gear Swapping
The promised blog post on the magic find conundrum is now available for viewing.
June 27, 2012
Natalya’s Wrath Stays Disciplined
As an update to our previous article regarding Natalya’s Demon Hunter legendary set, Bashiok has confirmed the developer’s decision on the undocumented and unintended change for the set. The verdict? There will be no change. To recap, the 4 piece set bonus was changed from an original .42 Discipline regeneration to a 2 Discipline regeneration rate. So, tor what seems to be the first time since release, a feature that is perceived to give an amazing (perhaps even overpowered) bonus will not be nerfed. It will be interesting to see how other sets are affected and if they will rival such a bonus when the legendary overhaul hits later this year.
April 3, 2012
Diablo III’s Female Characters are Believable?
TheMarySue.com, a “Guide to Girl Geek Culture” has posted an article about the realistic (relatively speaking) appearance of the female characters in Diablo III. The piece isn’t a straight out class-by-class comparison, and it references the presentation of females in WoW and Starcraft as well, but it’s an interesting perspective on the topic.
March 13, 2012
Diablo 3 Art Panel from GDC 2012
The annual Game Developer’s Convention went off in San Francisco last week, and Diablo 3 was featured. The beta build was playable at the show, but of more interest was the panel presentation on Diablo 3.