Ragnaros US First Kill by vodka, Diablo 3 Beta, Auction House API, Artworks

Heroic Ragnaros US First Kill by vodka (25)
vodka was the first guild to defeat Ragnaros in the US, finally closing the race for the regional first kill of the last challenge of Patch 4.2. Congratulations to them!


As of today, only 6 guilds killed Ragnaros and I think that at this point it's safe to say that it was one of the most challenging bosses we've seen in the past few months/years.

Time (GMT)GuildRealmworldregionrealm
Jul 19, 2011 20:50DREAM ParagonEU-Lightning's Blade111
Jul 26, 2011 21:52MethodEU-Xavius221
Jul 28, 2011 19:22EnvyEU-Auchindoun331
Jul 29, 2011 18:29EnsidiaEU-Tarren Mill441
Jul 31, 2011 23:58vodkaUS-Alterac Mountains511
Aug 1, 2011 18:02Inner SanctumEU-Silvermoon651



Diablo 3 Beta Announcement
No date yet, except that we kinda know that the beta is supposed to start mid august. However, there's an official page/FAQ with beta information that you might want to read, along with an official recap of the Auction House.
Originally Posted by Blizzard
Countless hours of consulting the ancient prophecies and poring over dusty tomes have resulted in the unearthing of new information about Diablo III. The upcoming Diablo III beta test will introduce a treasure trove of exciting new features, including a new Auction House that will provide a powerful new way for your characters to acquire the implements of war. Prepare yourselves!


Blizzard also released extra screenshots of the AH on the Auction House Overview Page, including 3 screenshots of the characters selling/buying panel. (Fairly low resolution, if you know where to find higher quality screenshots please post about it in comments)



Auction House API is live!
If you're developing tools for World of Warcraft, you will most likely enjoy this news. If you're not, just skip it, it's developer mumbo jumbo talk.
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
We're very pleased to announce that the first version of the Auction House API is now live - we have been hard at work on this for the last few weeks, and are looking forward to seeing what new and exciting applications spawn out of it!

As of right now, US and Europe are live and populating, and Korea will be following in a couple of days.

Please refer to the documentation at http://blizzard.github.com/api-wow-docs/#id3683980 for further information, and don't hesitate to post any thoughts on this thread.

Thank you for your patience!

Art Gallery Update
The Trading Card Game Art Gallery has been updated with 10 new artworks.



This article was originally published in forum thread: Ragnaros US First Kill by vodka, Diablo 3 Beta, Auction House API, Artworks started by Boubouille View original post
Published on 2011-08-02 07:37 AM
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  1. Creptius's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Bantokar View Post
    Well seems D3 is a complete sell out by Blizz, what a massive failure. Torrent + Single player for me i guess.
    Wouldn't count on that seeing as you have to be online 100% of the time to play it.
  1. mmoc3eb006e951's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by WNxHellRaver View Post
    There is no Single Player so and no mods also. No extra content for this game.
    And can only be played online
    Ehhm yes there is a single player option, and the 100% online time will most likely be circumvented in some way.
  1. Pebrocks The Warlock's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Bantokar View Post
    Ehhm yes there is a single player option, and the 100% online time will most likely be circumvented in some way.
    No, the only way to play is to have internet access all the time.
  1. Airath's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by phillipisawarlock View Post
    No, the only way to play is to have internet access all the time.
    Of course there will be ways how to play it completely offline. However, I can't really go into details about it on this forum :P
  1. Argos's Avatar
    Grats Vodka
  1. Calendra12345's Avatar
    The Chinese will be pleased to hear this..
  1. Ausr's Avatar
    I notice Stars isn't up there in the world firsts since the stunt they pulled.
  1. IrishLol's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Ausr View Post
    I notice Stars isn't up there in the world firsts since the stunt they pulled.
    http://www.wowprogress.com/ :Rank - 15, am I missing something?
  1. mmoc0ca3d53c12's Avatar
    gratz vodka, I'm proud living in the EU /flex
  1. Grimbolt's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Creptius View Post
    Wouldn't count on that seeing as you have to be online 100% of the time to play it.
    Loads of games has tried this and they have all been cracked. Some even before the stores would sell them.
  1. silhantcat's Avatar
    What about the auction house API, anyone know of any sites that are going to implement that?
  1. RadGH's Avatar
    Auction house API? Will we finally be able to sort by item level via addons? oh joy if it's true!

    Why would anyone play Diablo 3 offline? Maybe with hamachi, but I doubt it will have lan play. (No modding? I hope so). IDK
  1. moocowfrakmilk's Avatar
    Why are people all of a sudden up in arms over blizzard providing an AH for items and charecters. Its not like this is something being pulled out of thin air. People have been selling these things for d2 for a decade now. This market would have existed regardless of Blizzards involvement.

    ---------- Post added 2011-08-02 at 01:59 AM ----------

    Quote Originally Posted by Creptius View Post
    Wouldn't count on that seeing as you have to be online 100% of the time to play it.
    you have a source for that or are you pulling shit out of thin air?
  1. mmoced534fce7e's Avatar
    GZ VODKA! My favourite guild tbh. And im from EU!
  1. Black Rider's Avatar
    Boub tell us something about 4.3 please...
  1. mmoc310a7931c1's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by phillipisawarlock View Post
    No, the only way to play is to have internet access all the time.
    Yes, because no other games have tried this and failed.
  1. mmoc3eb006e951's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by moocowfrakmilk View Post
    Why are people all of a sudden up in arms over blizzard providing an AH for items and charecters. Its not like this is something being pulled out of thin air. People have been selling these things for d2 for a decade now. This market would have existed regardless of Blizzards involvement.


    Just because scammers and toads mess up the game doesn´t all of a sudden make it ok for Blizz to the same. Why don´t they just start selling gold, chars and hell world firsts in wow also. The idea that a persons irl financial situation should be able to give him an ingame advantage is downright retarded and also destructive towards "fairness" and any and all sense of personal achievement in a game.
    Instead of being greedy twats Blizzard could invest some of their massive capitol into safeguards against such crap, but it seems they would rather make an ekstra buck than actually do anything about shit like this.
  1. mmoccdcfc5f8d6's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by phillipisawarlock View Post
    No, the only way to play is to have internet access all the time.
    Ubisoft tried this with Assassins Creed II.

    The game was cracked shortly after. Took a little longer than usual, mind you, but it was still succesfully cracked not long after release.

    Don't expect Diablo's DRM to survive much longer.
  1. LanceDH's Avatar
    2 FAQS that I think are worth pointing out:

    How will the currency-based auction house work?

    Players will be able to make purchases in the currency-based auction house using a registered form of payment attached to their Battle.net account. As with other popular online-purchase services, players will also have the option to charge up their Battle.net account with a balance of funds that can be drawn from for purchases of any digital product available through Battle.net -- this includes not only auction house items but also things like World of Warcraft subscription time and paid services, to name a few examples. On the flipside, when players sell an item in the currency-based auction house, the proceeds of the sale are deposited into their Battle.net account and can then be used as described above. Note that this process might be different for certain regions; we’ll provide further region-specific details as we get closer to launch.


    Can players choose to get cash from currency-based auction house sales, instead of having the proceeds deposited into their Battle.net account?

    Yes, as an advanced feature, players will have the option of attaching an account with an approved third-party payment service to their Battle.net account. Once this has been completed, proceeds from the sale of items in the currency-based auction house can be deposited into their third-party payment service account. “Cashing out” would then be handled through the third-party payment service. Note that this process will be subject to applicable fees charged by Blizzard and the third-party payment service. Also, any proceeds from the sale of items in the currency-based auction house that have been deposited into the Battle.net account will not be transferrable to the third-party payment service account. Not all regions will support this advanced feature at launch. Region-specific details, as well as details regarding which third-party payment services will be supported and the fee that Blizzard will charge for the cash-out process, will all be provided at a later date.
  1. Pr1me's Avatar
    Selling/buying in-game assests which boosts your performance in online game is completely fine. Its just as fine as paying money for "performance boosters" in footbal tournament or olympiad. Its just a games anyway.
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