Blizzard's Jay Wilson confirms that Diablo 3 PvP will not make a 2012 release.
Who says a dud game can't have a video game comeback?
Cyberpunk and No Man's Sky have to be up there. We're lucky and cursed, equally, to have games that can be updated now. For folks old enough to remember the Sega/SNES into PS1 and even 2 eras, if a game came out that was half baked (*cough*Angel of Darkness*cough*) that was it, no redemption. At the same time, having the option for updates shouldn't be an excuse for half assing games.
Diablo III still works on modern PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and remains hugely playable a decade after initial release.
Are you comparing a continuously improved 10+ years old masterpiece with the... beta of an unreleased game?
Diablo III: Season 28 brings with it the Altar of Rites, an altar full of unlockable bonuses and potions that will require the gathering of tons of resources. One of things needed is the Staff of Herding, which also unlocks the famous Cow Level known as Whimsyshire. Here's how to craft that staff, for those that either have forgotten, or have never completed it.
Poor Blizzard. They simply cannot keep up with their games, now can they? I remember when interviewed, they said "at launch", then "mid 2012", and then "by the end of 2012". How long does it take to make a freakin' patch? My guess is that they'll sell it as a part of the Diablo 3 expansion pack.
Years ago, ex-employees at Origin (makers of Ultima Online) said that World of Warcraft would destroy Blizzard just like UO destroyed Origin. They might be right. The number of Blizzard games has decreased dramatically over the past few years since they have to keep updating and regulating WoW.
The real question is, who cares? Anyone still playing D3? And if they are, do they want PvP?