Diablo

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Do you have items from Season 2 of Diablo 3 that you've kind of... neglected? Because you're about to lose them.

So you've been persuaded to try Diablo 3 (maybe you read about the basics). You've loaded into the game, and now you're faced with the question of what game mode to play. There are many modes of play in Diablo 3 and some of the modes refer to what content you're playing rather than what difficulty.

Will they announce a new Diablo III expansion at gamescom, at PAX, or even at BlizzCon? Are they working on one? What will it be? Will it have a new class and if so, what should it be? (My argument on this week's podcast was that it should be some variation on the Diablo II druid.) But the more I think about a Diablo III expansion, the more I wonder if what we really, ultimately want, is Diablo IV or perhaps even something else entirely set in the Diablo universe.

Tonight we'll be livestreaming the Diablo 3 Season 3 adventures of an intrepid group of Blizzard Watchers (who are mostly not Diablo experts). Want to join us? Tune in to Blizzard Watch on Twitch.tv at 10 PM CDT!

How quickly can you hit level 70? Diablo 3 player Dat Modz reaches max level in just 65 seconds.

Three years later, despite the warnings that the Diablo franchise is the maker of computer mouse graveyards, my original 2-button mouse still lives, though I admit the plastic has worn off in two fingertip-shaped spots. I might not log into Diablo 3 every day like I do for WoW, but now at Blizzard Watch we have more space to talk about and share the game. We've got you covered (again) for learning the basics of Diablo 3.

So how is your Season 3 going? Are you chasing leaderboards and Conquest achievements or are you just gunning for a level 70 to complete the seasonal transmogrification set?

In World of Warcraft, "hardcore" is a term often found opposite "casual" in those heated debates about whether time spent should be equal to rewards received. But in Diablo 3, "hardcore" isn't a player-generated term to describe other players -- Hardcore is a specific game mode.

Tonight we'll be livestreaming the Diablo 3 Season 3 adventures of an intrepid group of Blizzard Watchers (who are mostly not Diablo experts). Want to join us? Tune in to Blizzard Watch on Twitch.tv at 10 PM CDT!