==Hardcore Battle Arena==
Jay Wilson announced, with something of a gleam in his eye, that Hardcore characters could play can duel other Hardcore characters in the arenaPvP [[Battle Arena]], just like normal characters. However, but that it was begs a question; is dying in the real Arena the same thing. as dying to monsters in [[HardcoreCampaign mode]]. Permanent death to ? Do Hardcore character stay dead when they die in the losers. Arena?
Details were not given; whether The answer to that question was yes, through all of 2009 and 2010. Fans of the system said it would be single-fall, some sort awesome and true to the spirit of best of 3/5/7 competition, team based, etcHardcore. But Doubters said it's clear that would keep the vast majority of Hardcore characters will get to play in players from using the arenaArena, and that dying there will be as serious as dying anywhere elsewould force HC players to make normal chars to enjoy the Arena. (See [[Hardcore#Arena_PvP|the Arena section of the Hardcore article]] for much more on this controversial issue.)
You can The developers must have heard some of the fan debate, since they changed their plans in 2011, and at that year's Blizzcon they revealed that Hardcore PvP was no longer permanently fatal.[http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/blizzcon/pc/games/156898.Diablo-III/features/138132.20111026.Blizzards-Wyatt-Cheng-and-Andrew-Chambers-on-Diablo-III/] <blue>Wyatt Cheng: Our current position is that you don’t die in DiabloWikiPvP in DiabloWikiHardcore mode. So what happened in Diablo II is that anyone who wanted to do Hardcore PvP would basically level a character to level 10, and then they’d find much another level 10 character, and they’d fight and one would die. That’s just not really that interesting. So we’re just going to let players engage in PvP. </blue> No more discussion of this matterdetails were released, with arguments pro and conit's unknown if there will be an option for permanent death from an Arena defeat, on but clearly the default/only option is no longer permanent death, as HC characters experience if they die in the [[HardcorePvM]] articleCampaign mode.
==Arena Gameplay Video==
