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==Why no Arena Mode?==

The question has been asked many times, and always the developers say the system, as working, just wasn't right for Diablo 3.  Josh Mosquera replied to an interview question about it in July 2013.<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-developers-video-interview D3 Developer Interview] - Josh Mosqueira, July 2013</ref>

<blue>Josh Mosqueira: But was [Arena with pre-made characters] the right expression of PvP for Diablo? Something we really struggled with is, does it feel like Diablo when you’re not A: using your character that has all your cool items, and does it feel like Diablo in the fact that you’re not getting any items. I think everybody intrinsically gets the idea that a PvP mode in Diablo 3 should be really fun, and we’ve seen examples that in bursts it can be a lot of fun. So the questions is how do we make sure it feels like thematically... not just a side product, but part of the overall core fantasy of the game.</blue>

Most players greatly enjoyed<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/the-diablo-podcast-48-blizzcon-and-the-pvp-demo Diablo 3 Podcast, PvP Delays] - The Diablo Podcast, October 2011</ref> the Arena mode in the Blizzcon 2010 and 2011 demo -- using pre-made characters for a skill-based, rather than level/item based winner -- and Blizzard's refusal to recreate that sort of system seems suspicious to some fans. Fan speculation is that Blizzard felt that sort of system in Diablo 3 would be too similar to their planned [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DotA DotA]-style game, which is targeted for release in 2014 as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_the_Storm Heroes of the Storm].





The following info refers to the Arena System during development, and as seen at Blizzcon 2010 and 2011 in playable demos. It is preserved for posterity.

{{Archived|July 2014|The Arena system during development.. See the [[PvP]] and [[Brawling]] articles for the current game state of PvP.}}