by JR Cook - 10 years ago     show comments

Happy Birthday Diablo III! I can’t believe it has been 2 years since Error 37, I mean the release of Diablo III. Per usual of a birthday, Blizzard is throwing a party in Sanctuary. Rift Fragments drop rate has been doubled as well as a +100% boost to finding Legendary items. We haven’t seen any mention of the other leaked buffs like Double Blood Shards, Treasure Goblins appear in pairs, Cost reduction of Kadala’s goods or extra Horadric Caches. They could possibly be spacing out some of the rewards throughout the month or they are for future weekend events like the experience buff before the launch of Reaper of Souls. Below is the official post:

On May 15, 2012, the gates of the Burning Hells opened and Diablo III was unleashed onto the world. Since then, millions of heroes have been created, billions of hours have been spent in games, and trillions of demons have been slaughtered without mercy. We’ve even released an expansion!

To celebrate the game’s second anniversary and the community that made it all possible, players who log in to defend Sanctuary this week will receive double Rift Fragments as well as a +100% boost to their chance to find Legendary items. This bonus birthday buff begins in the Americas on Thursday, May 15 at 12:00 a.m. PDT and ends on Thursday, May 22 at 5:00 a.m. PDT.

Happy demon-hunting, nephalem. Thank you for your continued support, and we wish you many awesome adventures in the coming year!

*The buff is only available on PC and Mac, but it will apply to all characters and stack with similar bonuses.