Bashiok Archive

  • According to Bashiok, September 7th — around 1am EST, Diablo III Family And Friends Internal Beta Testing has officially begun. Closed Beta will start very soon — which might mean any time within the next few days up to next two weeks considering Q3 ends September 30th. Bashiok informs this Friends and Family testing has NO NDA which means all the leaks are official Non-NDA and encouraged public videos. Bashiok: FYI, we’re getting very close...

    Diablo III Friends and Family Testing Begun

    Posted on September 7, 2011 | 1 Comment
    According to Bashiok, September 7th — around 1am EST, Diablo III Family And Friends Internal Beta Testing has officially begun. Closed Beta will start very soon — which might mean any time within the next few days up to next two weeks considering Q3 ends September 30th. Bashiok informs this Friends and Family testing has NO NDA which means all the leaks are official Non-NDA and encouraged public videos. Bashiok: FYI, we’re getting very close...

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  • Blizzcon ticket barcodes are now available for printing (if you choose to use your printer) from the Blizzard Store account page. It speeds up your entry to the Anaheim Convention Center. Personnel will scan your ticket barcode and you can pick up your goody bag when and where directed. Give your luv-love to Bashiok here. Blizzard Quote: If you have not yet received an email with your ticket barcodes, you can now view and print...

    BlizzCon 2010 Ticket Barcodes Available

    Posted on October 13, 2010 | No Comments
    Blizzcon ticket barcodes are now available for printing (if you choose to use your printer) from the Blizzard Store account page. It speeds up your entry to the Anaheim Convention Center. Personnel will scan your ticket barcode and you can pick up your goody bag when and where directed. Give your luv-love to Bashiok here. Blizzard Quote: If you have not yet received an email with your ticket barcodes, you can now view and print...

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  • Bashiok revealed Blizzard Entertainment will begin sending BlizzCon ticket barcodes via email early next week. BlizzCon will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in California through October 22-23. As always be mindful of fake emails and scams. Don’t click on links without inspecting their target.

    BlizzCon 2010 Tickets Going Out Next Week

    Posted on October 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Bashiok revealed Blizzard Entertainment will begin sending BlizzCon ticket barcodes via email early next week. BlizzCon will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in California through October 22-23. As always be mindful of fake emails and scams. Don’t click on links without inspecting their target.

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  • Blizzard has announced a new update to the Cataclysm raid dungeon lockout system which allows flexibility to guilds and PUGs. You can do a 25-man Marrowgar up to Saurfang attempt, and later a 10-man Blood Queen attempt and you will get the same loot in both type of raids. The way players are individually saved has changed too and you can check it out in your raid info tab. Bashiok posted a very extensive explanation...

    Cataclysm: Flexible Raid Lock System in 4.0.1

    Posted on October 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Blizzard has announced a new update to the Cataclysm raid dungeon lockout system which allows flexibility to guilds and PUGs. You can do a 25-man Marrowgar up to Saurfang attempt, and later a 10-man Blood Queen attempt and you will get the same loot in both type of raids. The way players are individually saved has changed too and you can check it out in your raid info tab. Bashiok posted a very extensive explanation...

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  • Hey, folks. Bashiok announced today that the Diablo II: Lord of Destruction ladder will be reset on March 23, marking the release of Diablo II patch 1.13 into the live realms. Blizzard Quote: We will be resetting the Diablo II ladder on Tuesday, March 23 with the release of patch 1.13. We anticipate all Diablo II realms to be down for approximately six hours during the reset. More specific information on realm availability on the...

    Diablo II Ladder Reset 3/23

    Posted on March 16, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Hey, folks. Bashiok announced today that the Diablo II: Lord of Destruction ladder will be reset on March 23, marking the release of Diablo II patch 1.13 into the live realms. Blizzard Quote: We will be resetting the Diablo II ladder on Tuesday, March 23 with the release of patch 1.13. We anticipate all Diablo II realms to be down for approximately six hours during the reset. More specific information on realm availability on the...

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  • There are two interesting posts from Bashiok today: one is a blooper in the gameplay video and the second is a very cool detail in the gameplay video that couldn’t be perceived as intended and most people missed. While critters usually die in one shot when doing AOE damage, the critters in Diablo III keep doing their thing as if they were tickled super-bunnies. There is something the developers worked so hard to show in...

    Diablo III: Siegebreaker Breaks Wall To Catch Merc Through Debris

    Posted on April 2, 2009 | No Comments
    There are two interesting posts from Bashiok today: one is a blooper in the gameplay video and the second is a very cool detail in the gameplay video that couldn’t be perceived as intended and most people missed. While critters usually die in one shot when doing AOE damage, the critters in Diablo III keep doing their thing as if they were tickled super-bunnies. There is something the developers worked so hard to show in...

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  • Bashiok teased players with one of the Diablo III features that have not been announced yet: How to upgrade base weapons damage to make them more powerful? The answer is not former Diablo II runes. Say whoa? We will probably have to wait until Blizzcon 2009 this August to find out or one of the BlizzCasts? Additionally, we learn something about the Wizard. Blizzard Quote: Wizard Bashiok: The sort of plate-like gauntlets shown on her...

    Diablo 3 Wizard Orb and Unannounced Weapon Enchantment

    Posted on March 4, 2009 | No Comments
    Bashiok teased players with one of the Diablo III features that have not been announced yet: How to upgrade base weapons damage to make them more powerful? The answer is not former Diablo II runes. Say whoa? We will probably have to wait until Blizzcon 2009 this August to find out or one of the BlizzCasts? Additionally, we learn something about the Wizard. Blizzard Quote: Wizard Bashiok: The sort of plate-like gauntlets shown on her...

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  • Bashiok invites all Diablo II players to share their ideas. It is probably the first time the Diablo II community has the opportunity to become involved in the development of a patch with plenty of heads up. What changes or features do you wish to see in patch 1.13 ? Blizzard Quote: We

    Diablo II Patch 1.13 Community Wish List

    Posted on March 3, 2009 | No Comments
    Bashiok invites all Diablo II players to share their ideas. It is probably the first time the Diablo II community has the opportunity to become involved in the development of a patch with plenty of heads up. What changes or features do you wish to see in patch 1.13 ? Blizzard Quote: We

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