D3v refers to "D3C = Diablo 3 vanilla," the basic version of the gameClassic. The term is adapted from the initial version of [[World of Warcraft]], which many fans called "vanilla WoW." Also, the D3V = Diablo II expansion, Lord of Destruction, is widely called "[[D2X]]3 Vanilla."
Like Both acronyms refer to the basic version of the game, though this is a moving target with numerous major content patches responsible for major changes to the game over 2012 and 2013. The terminology is a common one for video games that have seen one or more expansion packs. Diablo 2 is often referred to as D2C and the expansion pack is dubbed [[D2X]]. Diablo 2 was not commonly called "Diablo 2 Vanilla" though the initial release of [[World of Warcraft]] is often known as "WoW before itvanilla" to refer to the basic, plain version of the game. * See also [[Diablo III seems certain to change greatly through patches and expansion packs3 Expansion]], thus D3v will likely be joined by [[D3X]], and perhaps [[D3Y]], as a .* See more [[Reference]] terms for the first and second planned Diablo 3 expansion.
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