Hasta La Gadget!

There is a fair number of Diablo 3 gamers who have gotten bored of the game, with someone actually maxing out the recent Paragon Levels, so what’s next to keep folks interested in the title? How about Player vs Player (PVP)? It seems that some Diablo fanatics did pick up a hidden addition within the latest patch that comes in the form of a button which will just light up but does not do anything, although the kicker when said button is active is to lead folks to the Public Test Realm and enjoy some insane PvP bouts. This is where the kids gloves are taken off, and you can for once be proud of the gear you wear as you vanquish your opponent(s), in addition to tweaking your armory to make sure that you have the most well balanced character out there.

Blizzard had this to say concerning PvP, “We’re going full steam ahead on the PvP patch, which will also include a number of game changes unrelated to PvP, and we look forward to sharing more about that as we get closer to opening up a PTR, where you’ll be able to test out our changes — and enjoy mercilessly slaughtering one another.”

Are you looking forward to PvP in Diablo 3 in the future?

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Just a few days ago, we talked about how Diablo 3 patch 1.0.5 (which has yet to be released, mind you) will fix the Trail of Cinders, and this time around, Blizzard’s developer journal has revealed that there are imminent changes coming your way as to how Crowd Control (CC) works in Diablo 3. In order to eke more fun out of Crowd Control skills at higher levels, Blizzard will be making some modifications to these skills. To put it in a nutshell, monsters will feature a “CC resistance” which is assigned on a per-monster basis.

As an example, the CC resistance will naturally kick off at 0%, and for each additional 1 second CC that is applied to the monster, the monster will be on the receiving end of 10% CC resistance. Monsters will lose lose 10% of their CC resistance for each second that they are not CC’d. Elite monster CC resistance has been capped at the current reduction values which are already active for Elites, and in plain English, that would be 35% in Normal, 50% in Nightmare,
65% in Hell and 65% in Inferno. How do you think this will change the way you enjoy your game?

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Diablo 3 patch 1.0.5 gets Trail of Cinders fix, Diablo 3 hotfixes (August Edition),

World of Warcraft publisher Blizzard has recently blocked Iranian fans of the role-playing game from being able to access its servers. The blockage comes as Blizzard makes moves to ensure that it is complying with US federal law having to do with trade restrictions and economic sanctions. Exactly why it’s taken so long for Blizzard to comply with US law is unknown.

What we do know is that Iranian fans of the game have started to pepper Blizzard message boards with complaints that they were unable to log onto game servers. These Iranian players were told recently that the reason they can’t get on servers has to do with US law. Blizzard hasn’t offered an indication of how many players were affected by the ban. However, Blizzard says that only a small percentage of its players were affected.

Blizzard wrote in an e-mail to affected players, “United States trade restrictions and economic sanction laws prohibit Blizzard from doing business with residents of certain nations, including Iran,” the company said in an email sent to players. Blizzard tightened up its procedures to ensure compliance with these laws, and players connecting from the affected nations are restricted from access to Blizzard games and services.”

[via Telegraph]

World of Warcraft players, the other, if you remember, we reported that in the upcoming patch 5.0.4, players will be able to access all races in the game (save for the Pandaran which will be unlocked when the game has been released) regardless which expansion they own. Basically what this means is that if you have only bought the Burning Crusade expansion, you will still be able to play as either the Worgen or Goblin race which was introduced in Cataclysm. In any case Blizzard has recently released a page on their World of Warcraft website dubbed the “5.0.4 Survival Guide” and it basically gives players a very brief preview as to what they can expect. This includes the changes to classes, the talent system, currency conversion and more. If you’re planning on continuing your adventures in World of Warcraft then perhaps this Survival Guide might be worth checking out.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Blizzard releases previews of Mists of Pandaria’s new Battlegrounds, Blizzard has no plans to raise the trial level cap of World of Warcraft,

We know that there are some of you World of Warcraft gamers out there who are probably pretty darn excited about the upcoming expansion, Mists of Pandaria. Well if you didn’t want to spoil the game for yourself with the in-game cinematics, perhaps Blizzard’s recently released previews of the game might not be as much of a spoiler. First up, the company has released a couple of previews on the new Battlegrounds PVP gamers can look forward to in Mists of Pandaria. This includes the Temple of Kotmogu and the Silvershard Mines.

As expected of new games and new expansions, new enemy units are also a part of it and Blizzard has since updated its Mists of Pandaria Bestiary page with new monsters that players will encounter in their journey. So far the game is shaping up to be pretty interesting and for some of us, the 25^th of September feels like forever. If you’d like to learn more, pop on over to links the above for the details.

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