
As we mentioned in our original announcement, our goal has always been to ensure everyone has the smoothest experience possible when the real-money auction house launches, and we need a bit more time to iron out the existing general stability and gameplay issues before that feature goes live.” “In light of the post-launch obstacles we’ve encountered, we have made the decision to move the launch of the real-money auction house beyond the previously estimated May time frame. “Moving forward, additional server maintenances will be required – and sometime next week, we plan to release a game update in the form of a patch that will further address client issues and apply additional bug fixes.” “Since the game’s launch, we’ve applied a number of hotfixes to address gameplay issues, made tweaks to improve our service stability, and performed occasional server maintenance when necessary to ensure that in the long term, players have the best gameplay experience possible,” wrote community manager Nethaera on the forums. Hotfixes are applied from the server, so users aren’t required to download a patch.īlizzard is also continuing its investigation into the mysterious case of missing achievements, and with so much work going on straightening out the servers it has further delayed the launch of its real-money Auction House, which now has no concrete launch date. Blizzard has released its full list of hotfixes for Diablo III, after confirming earlier this week that the Monk’s Boon of Protection skill had been changed.
