Diablo 3 Dueling Re-Named to Brawling

Posted 10 February 2013 by Elly

A rather large update from Lylirra this weekend for what essentially boils down to a name change. Perhaps anticipating the knicker-wringing that would follow they felt longer was better.

After reviewing feedback from the DiabloWikiPTR, we’ve decided to rename dueling to brawling—a title we feel is much more fitting for the system. Rather than wait to announce this in the official patch notes, we wanted to let players know ahead of time, in part to reduce confusion and in part to explain the reasons behind the change.

While the system we designed for 1.0.7 was developed in order to give players a fun way to beat each other up in Diablo III, we’ve come to realize that “dueling” wasn’t the best name for it. Sure, it allows players to pummel, stomp, immolate, and hex fellow Nephalem (over and over again, if they so choose), but it’s not a traditional one-on-one duel. It’s something much more wild and open-ended, where you can engage in 3-person and even 4-person free-for-all skirmishes with few restrictions. The system is all about letting players fight for the sake of fighting—you don’t need to worry about objectives, rewards, or scoring, and that’s exactly what we love about it. But again, that’s not really dueling; it’s brawling!

There’s a lot of power in a name, and we think that the idea of a brawl more accurately describes the system we created. Heck, the NPC we added is even called Nek the Brawler, so we feel this re-branding must have been foretold in one of Deckard Cain’s prophecies. :)

This change will be reflected in the patch notes, as well as in all related game text fields once DiabloWiki1.0.7 ships. We’ve no further changes planned for brawling at this time, but we’re excited to see what kind of havoc players will wreak in the Scorched Chapel once the patch is released.

Feedback in the comments on the official site are typically pitiful so if your faith in humanity is tender as it is I recommend you don’t hop over for a read.

DiabloWikiDuelling was always the incorrect word for it, brawling is as good as any for a four way potentially unbalanced fight.

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49 Opinions have been expressed on “Diablo 3 Dueling Re-Named to Brawling”
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  • OMG, that changes everything! ;>

  • the think tank up there are working very hard as it seems.

    +1 to blizzard.

  • The complaining over on the Blizzard forums over something that is nothing more than a name change is hilarious. I’m starting to think I could unsub from HBO and just take up watching the Blizzard forums with a bag of popcorn and get just as much, if not more, entertainment.

  • they lose time thinking and reporting this… and I lose time posting this :(

  • This seems to me like the end result of 6 weeks of hard work in the Blizzard offices.

    *Applauds*

    Bravo good chaps, bravo!

  • Srsly ? You call that “System” ? You allow us to click on another character.The result of … arround 3 years of hard work and polishing.
    Pathetic.Just pathetic!

  • The hamster sure is running fast in that wheel over at Blizzard HQ.

  • Brawling, huh? Aww, I was rooting for Nephalem Kerfluffle, or One-Shotting With Friends.

    • Based on comments here, I think “Bawling” would be more apt.

      The name change is a somewhat subtle way to state they will never balance pvp. So can they release the patch now??

  • “The idea of a brawl more accurately describes the system we created.”

    Really now? Wasnt this ‘system’ lifted from D2….

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