In order to encourage posting auctions in Diablo 3, Blizzard took away all posting fees associated with creating auctions on both the GAH and RMAH. Because this could potentially lead to players posting thousands of items and quickly bring their infrastructure to its knees (as well as open up opportunities to scam players with crap items), Blizzard also limited the number of auctions you can have to 10 per auction house (10+10 = 20 total). What I’ve discovered is a terribly simple method (you’re going to facepalm yourself for not thinking of this) for getting around this limit.

How to Circumvent the 10 Auction House Limit

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Why does League of Legends remain to be so popular amongst casual players and fans of e-sports? Perhaps it is the ability of Riot Games to actually listen to players, pros and spectators (pun intended) feedback. After months of waiting, beta testing and polishing, Riot Games has finally released their Spectator Mode – a feature to watch LoL matches live. With this approach towards consumers I can only see the community of LoL grow even more.

Today let’s have quick run through the features spectator mode is equipped with.

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Hey guys,

It’s been a while since i posted any updates so i thought I’d write something to let you all know what’s going on with me, with hydramist and in general! I guess I’ll also include some cool vids music and whatnot, who knows; i only just started writing! The possibilities are endless.

So first up I guess you better get some music on while you read this.

Done that? Okay great!

Current events

So unless you’ve been living under a rock or all of your sensory inputs have been rendered completely null and void by cataclysm, you’ll know Diablo 3 is coming out on 15th May. I was contact by my old arena buddy and personal trainer Athene (we especially worked on my shoulders!) who asked me if I’d like to be flown out to Belgium on 12th May to play Diablo 3 with him and Redhot aka carekoala aka bigbadmike. We’d be going for world first level 60, of course due to my competitive nature in general I couldn’t really decline, plus I wouldn’t really pass up the chance to travel or go hang out with mike again so I glady accepted!

So yeah thats the plan, we’ll see whether we can make it or not, after all; we’re sick cunts right?

We’ll probably be goofing around at the airport and stuff so i guess I’ll be taking some videos of the trip and whatnot for you guys and stick em on youtube when i get the chance.

Anyway the day before that is the Yas Presents tourny which I’ll be playing in with Dice and Salv playing priest hunter feral druid most likely for a laugh. We’ll see how that goes, who knows!

Boosting/Coaching

I’ve recently been receiving a lot of queries regarding boosting/coaching. I am infact still available for both and if you’d like more info on either then email me at hydra@hydramist.tv

Hydramist T Shirts/Store

We’ll be starting up the T-Shirts again shortly so keep your eyes posted for that and be sure to let me know in comments if you’d be interested in any kind of Hydramist merchandise and what you’d like to see!

Thanks

Finally a big thanks to everyone whos been supporting me/hydramist by subscribing, donating etc. Everything is much appreciated and goes back into the site which we’ll be revamping entirely in the next few weeks to create a vastly better visiting/community experience for all you guys!

Much love <3

(As a thinks heres some lolage stuff)

ps still trying to find johnnyblaze clip, if anyone has the link for it post it in the comments!!

full night’s action here:

http://www.twitch.tv/hydramist/b/317392150

The era of Blizzard showing the middle finger to the PvP community continues. Bashiok, community manager for Diablo, has stated:

While we’re talking about PvP it’s probably worth reminding everyone that what we’re targeting is a very loose and ‘for fun’ system. Imagine clicking a button, being matched up against another team of equal skill and gear, and win or lose you move forward (although faster if you win) on a personal progression system that gives you some cosmetic recognition as you go. There won’t be ladders or leagues, we have no intent to expose team ratings, and very likely nothing besides a win/loss record to track performance etc. etc. etc. Anyone who has tried it at BlizzCon knows the PvP in Diablo III is a blast, but I’ve seen some people start to get ideas that it’s going to be an eSport, and that’s just not something we’re targeting – for the sake of our goals in the single player/co-op experience.

WoW arena has had its issues, there is no doubt about it (but that’s a topic for another blog). But even despite those problems it was considered by some E-sport fans as a legitimate, competitive title. The statement of Bashiok quells any doubts: there won’t be any support for PvP players, at least not from Blizzard. Hardly any sponsors will care about the Diablo PvP scene because of this. However the most important thing in this topic is the PvP player. What is going to be his or her motivation and goals for the upcoming game?

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One of the coolest parts about Diablo 3 is the diversity of its five classes. To pick a favorite requires playing each, but even then the decision is made more difficult by the variety of runes and possible gear builds per character. The interesting thing about Diablo 3, compared to its predecessor, is the fact that character customization is achieved through the accumulation of gear, not levels and stat allocations. Sure, you can change your runes and have a completely different play style, but that doesn’t require any farming to achieve. Gear on the other hand, will be a massive time investment, and without it, your build will be rather weak.

For example, let’s take a look at the Witch Doctor’s Fierce Loyalty.

Fierce Loyalty

“All your pets get 100% of the benefit of your Thorns and Life regeneration items.”

So, if you were to take this passive skill as a Witch Doctor, it means that your dogs and other pets instantly become damage dealing and healing machines, right? Wrong, because you can’t just turn on a passive skill or active ability and be successful in Diablo 3. You need gear with thorns and life regeneration to be effective with Fierce Loyalty.

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