D3RMT will be receiving a security update on Thursday, January 3rd. This update will be targeting user passwords and how they are stored. Due to how passwords are currently stored, it is impossible to apply the update retroactively. For this reason, you will be required to reset your password after the update is applied. You will be able to change your password back after resetting.
IMPORTANT: please make sure you have access to the e-mail address you have registered to your account so that you do not lose access to your account.
Please note that no accounts have been compromised and your passwords are already being stored securely (salted, hashed, etc). We just feel like making them even more secure!
This weeks winners are:
- 1st place, 15 million gold - @nuhertz's record of 33.
- 2nd place, 10 million gold -@lagger1269's record of 25.
- 3rd place, 5 million gold - @ecocd's record of 24.
This weeks challenge was the "Pulverize Challenge" - which involved killing enemies with elements of the dungeon, such as the chandeliers, broken walls, and rolling log traps.
@Nuhertz - First Place
@lagger1269 - Second Place
@ecocd - Third Place
Next week will not see a challenge as the Christmas Giveaway ends the same day.
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Before we head off to join friends and loved ones in time-honored traditions of the season (e.g. catching up on the latest video games and eating our weight's worth in freshly-baked cookies), we wanted to wish all of you a very merry holiday!
'Tis the Season
As a small gift from our team, we've created a few festive Facebook cover photos and Twitter banners so you can deck the halls of your social media pages with some epic yuletide flare:
Facebook Header | Twitter Banner
Facebook Header | Twitter Banner
Facebook Header | Twitter Banner
(And speaking of presents, don't forget to be on the lookout for some heroic holiday giveaways, courtesy of Diablo III fansites!)
See You Next Year!
Just as a heads-up, the community team will have a reduced presence on the forums, Twitter, and Facebook over the holidays as we get ready to unwrap our very own Treasure Goblins and ring in a new year with family and friends. We're eager to hit the ground running in January, though, and look forward to discussing the delicate art of demon slaughter with you in 2013.
In the meantime, whether in Sanctuary, Azeroth, Mar Sara, or beyond, we hope that you and yours share in the warmth of the season. It's truly been a pleasure for us to represent Blizzard and the Diablo III community this past year, and we want to thank each and every one of you for your support, your reports, and (most importantly) your passion.
Have a fantastic holiday, everyone...and may all your loot be legendary!
Love,
Your friendly neighborhood North American Diablo III Community Team, featuring...
| @Lylirra | @Vaeflare | and @Grimiku |
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Blizzard Quote [source]
We've recently issued account bans to several thousand Diablo III players who were found to be using botting programs while playing. In addition to undermining the spirit of fair play, botting, hacking, and other forms of cheating can also cause technical problems with the game as well as contribute to performance issues with the Battle.net service. To learn more about our exploitation policy for Diablo III and how it may affect your gameplay, please visit our official support site.
As always, maintaining a stable, safe, and enjoyable online environment for legitimate players is very important to us, and we'll be continuing to keep watch on Battle.net and take action as needed. In the meantime, if you wish to report the possible use of botting programs to Blizzard, please see this thread for more information. (We will also be adding the ability for players to report this kind of behavior directly through the game client in a future patch.)
For questions regarding account actions, please refer to Account Administration.
We have just announced a large giveaway on the forums, for more details and how to enter please visit this thread.
The prizes are as follows:
- A Diablo 3 Mouse
- Diablo 3 Book of Cain
- 200 Million Gold
- 100 Million Gold
- 100 Million Gold
- 100 Million Gold
- 50 Million Gold
- 25 Million Gold
- 100 UNID Legendary Items
- 200 Fiery Brimstone
- 100 Fiery Brimstone
- 1 Radiant Star Topaz Gem
- 1 Radiant Star Emerald Gem
- 1 Radiant Star Ruby Gem
- 1 Radiant Star Amethyst Gem
- A 25% Leoric's Signet
- A 20% Leoric's Signet
- 25 UNID Legendary Items
More prizes may be added before the contest ends, but this is all the guaranteed prizes for now