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The goal of Monster Power is to give players the ability to scale up how challenging enemies are in each difficulty and, in return, get some pretty cool bonuses to adventure stats as well as the opportunity to earn bonus items. Different players have different play styles, though, so we added 10 power settings so you could decide what challenge level is best for you. For some, MP5 might be best. For others, MP1 or MP2 feels right. If you’ve got a lot of supporting gear, maybe MP7 or MP8 is your so-called “sweet spot.”
What we didn’t want to do, however, is make players feel like they absolutely needed to play at the higher MP levels in order to get the best rewards. This is one of reasons that we didn’t add in Achievements for Monster Power, too. We wanted the primary motivation to be the challenge and finding a level that you enjoy. I gather from your post that you feel the bonuses given for challenging yourself aren’t really worth the effort, but my question is what would you change about it? (Keeping in mind that we don’t want to force players into the higher MP levels.)
Blizzard recently announced the release date of Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm and started a presale for the game online. If you buy the Digital Deluxe or Collectors Edition you will receive various rewards for Diablo 3. I decided to make a quick video showing of the new Diablo 3 mail system and how the wings look in game. Currently the mail system is only used for sending players new items directly from Blizzard.
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Prepare for the approaching Swarm.... On March 12, 2013, StarCraft® II: Heart of the Swarm™ launches around the world, igniting an intergalactic storm of intense strategic combat and opening a savage new chapter in the war between terran, protoss, and zerg. You can pre-purchase the expansion NOW directly through Battle.net® and be ready to play the moment it goes live.
In addition to the Standard Edition and retail-exclusive Collector’s Edition packed with bonus items, you’ll also have the option to upgrade a Standard Edition to the Digital Deluxe Edition, which comes equipped with all the in-game content from the physical Collector’s Edition, including a Torrasque skin for your zerg Ultralisks in Heart of the Swarm multiplayer, unique Swarm-infested portraits for your StarCraft II character profile, a Baneling pet for your World of Warcraft® characters, and a set of zerg-ified blade wings for your heroes in Diablo® III.
Whether you plan to tear a path of destruction through the all-new Kerrigan-focused single-player campaign or jump right into the multiplayer action with the devastating new units under your command, it’s never too early to begin preparing for your Heart of the Swarm experience. Simply log in to your Battle.net® account and pre-purchase Heart of the Swarm, and you’ll be flagged to automatically download the expansion content prior to launch.
Learn more about Heart of the Swarm
Learn more about the Digital Deluxe Edition
Learn more about the Collector’s Edition
For more details on the March 12 launch of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, head to the Heart of the Swarm game page to learn more about the expansion and pre-purchase your digital copy.
*When you pre-purchase StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, you will be able to download an encrypted version of the game once it’s available, prior to the game’s release. This content will be unlocked and available for play when the expansion launches on March 12, 2013.
Welcome to the second Challenge Tuesday, where this time I dash around like a mad man destroying things. This is actually my second best record as my first video got corrupted. My previous record was around 150 (I forgot) and todays video is only 74. I will try and get higher by next Tuesday as I oddly find this a fun challenge.
Sorry about the video quality! Been having problems with my video editing software all week.
The above photo is D3RMT member Buzzell's record.
Next weeks challenge is killing Inferno Diablo (or any difficulty you can) on any Monster Power you choose... while naked! Weapons are allowed.
Contest is closed, the winners are @Luis15pt and @douvinsky. Hope you guys enter next week also!
Oh and even though my roommate is sick she wanted to do the name drawing... so behold a random drawing video, apparently it's her favorite thing to do.
Welcome to this weeks I Love Mondays, where two lucky users will win a Leoric's Signet.
Rules & How to Enter:
- The contest is for North American Diablo 3 servers only.
- To enter leave a single comment on this post. Multiple comments will be deleted.
- You can only win one ring, if you enter with multiple accounts I will know and disqualify your entries.
- At 7:00PM PST (today) I will stop collecting entries and any post after that point will not be eligible to win.
- I will be quite literally drawing usernames out of a hat sometime around 7:30PM PST.
- You do not need to be online at the time of the drawing.
- Winners will be contacted directly by me and have their names edited into this post.
- If you have any other questions or concerns please send me a message directly.
(Next weeks prize will be 1 of each Radiant Star Gem)