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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, No Diablo 3 PvP at launch, patched in later.

    For many moons, "when it's done" was the only release date Blizzard would give for Diablo III. However, now it's "targeting" a Q2 launch, Blizzard's preparing to ship before it's done, cutting out the PvP mode to fix it up and patch it in after launch.
    Mar 12, 2012 5:30am PDT
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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, No Diablo 3 PvP at launch, patched in later.

    For many moons, "when it's done" was the only release date Blizzard would give for Diablo III. However, now it's "targeting" a Q2 launch, Blizzard's preparing to ship before it's done, cutting out the PvP mode to fix it up and patch it in after launch. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      Charge us 39.99 for the pvp expansion : action figure
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        lol i bet it will be a tier system.... 19.99 for Bronze with no perks 29.99 for Silver and you get a ... : Dark Drakonis
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          As if Blizzard would sell a year of WoW for $60. They'd definitely give you a WoW mount or pet though. : JarEme
          • They had a deal recently, pay for a year sub of WoW and get D3 for free, I wouldn't put it past them!. : Vincenoir
        • Okay I will take that bet. $50 bucks sound good to you? : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!
      • Has Blizzard ever wronged you this way? Why would you assume they will start now? : TheNiXXeDThis person is cool!
    • Personally, I'm happy to hear that. I'm not much for Diablo PvP. : OhSnapHighFive
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      Blizzard or GTA team, which is worse for being slow as hell!? : apocreg
      • Blizzard by far : wurt
    • Man I was hoping this was a release date announcement post. Grrrr : wurt
    • just release the fucking game NOW assholes : peasofme
    • Hopefully the final game is worth the wait. Personally I'm only interested in the SP/ co-op part of the g... : _jayP_
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      So what I get out of this... is that we get single player and co-op at launch.... then have to deal with ... : Dark Drakonis
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        yeah Blizzard why don't you just sit on that completed single-player campaign until you finish properly t... : AjaxThis person is cool!
        • sounds like a solid business plan : yAakThis person is cool!
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        The pvp system isn't even going be balanced anyway, they've said they're not doing any balance changes fo... : Ambient80
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          Well, it's a Blizzard afterthought. Blizzard afterthoughts are entire games for the rest of the indust... : walker270This person is cool!
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            Yeah but look at the WoW arena. Hardly every been balanced and definitely takes a back seat to PvE balan... : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!
            • That's exactly what Diablo 3 PvP will be. Only difference is they're stating upfront: you won't get E-Sp... : yAakThis person is cool!
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              I don't know, I think WoW PvP is pretty well balanced, all things considered. "Unbalanced" would be Quake... : FlatlineDixay
              • WoW imbalances tend to get bent out of shape based on 1-3% differences in effectiveness. Also, I think... : walker270This person is cool!
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                I have not played in maybe 9 or so months so things could have changed but I played primarily arena pvp f... : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!
                • Prot pally I mean : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!
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                  I have played my fair share of arena over the years I don't see why it's unbalanced from your post : SniperWolf22This person is cool!
                  • I didn't give examples of what is imbalanced, I gave examples of why it IS HARD to balance it and that th... : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!
            • bahahahaaa : the_burd
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          I've always thought of WoW balance as rock paper scissors anyway. WoW arena felt a lot like it to me. Bri... : TheNiXXeDThis person is cool!
          • Problem is the metagame, some setups are only countered by contrived combos that can't otherwise survive ... : Marrbe
          • That's basically true at the same skill levels. The rock paper scissors doesn't matter as much when one ... : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!
      • What you should get out of this is that you get single player, co-op, and no PvP at launch, then a couple... : isochronousThis person is cool!
    • We report you decide! : D45hizThis person is cool!
    • Cool. I don't give a shit about PVP so the sooner the better. :D : sevogajreThis person is cool!
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      When the PvP patch is ultimately ready, it will add multiple Arena maps with themed locations and layouts : walker270This person is cool!
      • You and I both know that people will rage anyway, just because. I'm just excited that they're even hi... : TheNiXXeDThis person is cool!
    • sounds fine. co-op and single player PvE loot zerg ahoy !!! : DownforceThis person is cool!
    • While I'm sure a lot of people are excited about the PVP, everyone is excited for the core game. The wait... : ForlornIdeals
    • Preorder still active : ninjase
    • Don't care, need the game to come out, if that means PvP isn't in at launch, that's just fine. The beta i... : hypn0t1cThis person is cool!
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      lol. Did they outsource this game to 3DRealms or something because they've been building this forever and... : Grape Flavor
      • Do you remember how long Diablo 2 was in development after it was announced? Four years. How long betwe... : isochronousThis person is cool!