这次《暗黑破坏神3》在5月15日发售时不会加入PVP模式，但是在今年它不可避免的会和《火炬之光2》来一场PVP较量。《火炬之光2》的开发商Runic最近表示，他们不怕与暴雪正面交锋。
Runic近期公布了一篇写给玩家的公开信：
“我们知道很多人都很担心Runic。我们听到了你们的谈论，我们自己也有过类似的讨论。但在2008年开始制作《火炬之光》时，《暗黑破坏神 3》已经在开发中。我们并没有因为这点而退缩。我们决定创造一款大家都喜欢的游戏。这对我们来说才是最重要的，也是我们每天工作的动力。
如今我们的承诺也没有改变。无论有什么对手，哪怕遭到丧尸入侵也不会改变这一点。我们相信最好的商业模式就是从事喜爱的事业，全身心的投入，创造出值得自己自豪的东西。
未知的挑战肯定会有，无论你涉足哪种行业。我们选择将整个队伍控制在32人，我们希望能成为那种通过努力工作创造出自己喜欢的游戏的公司。”
Runic的精神值得称赞，作为玩家，你会选择《火炬之光2》，还是《暗黑破坏神3》?
以下为Runic公布的公开信英文原文：
We know a lot of you are worried about us. We've heard what you're saying, and sure we've had similar discussions. But we began making the first Torchlight in 2008 when development on Diablo III was already underway. We didn't let that be a reason that we couldn't make an RPG. We made the commitment to create a game we loved to play. That's what's important to us, and that's why we go to work every day.
Our commitment is the same today. It doesn't matter what gets announced, or who gets elected, or if there's a zombie attack. (Well actually, in a zombie attack we might leave our desks, but only to smash them into weapons.) We believe that the best business model is to do what you love, to give it everything you've got, and to make something you'll be proud of.
There will be unforeseen challenges along the way, no matter what business you're in. We've chosen to stay small with a total team of 32. We want to be the company that works hard and makes something we love. We know we have a lot of fans out there who've had a chance to play early builds of Torchlight II at conventions around the world, and are eagerly awaiting the sequel. We want you to have the best darn game we can make. We're pretty sure that we want this game out more than anyone (not just so that we can resume a normal sleep schedule!) - but we are going to do it right. That's our commitment to you, and to ourselves.
We're happy for the team at Blizzard - it's been a long haul for them. We are looking forward to our home stretch too.
