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==Arena PvP==
Hardcore characters can duel other Hardcore characters in the PvP [[Battle Arena]], just like normal characters. The big issue was not about dueling, but about the consequences thereof. After all, Hardcore characters stay dead once they die to monsters, while the Diablo III Arena is designed for very fast action and repeated deaths, with the winning team the one that dies less in 10 minutes.
After two years of often bitter debate, the Diablo III team changed their initial plans, and announced at BlizzCon 2011 that Hardcore characters would no longer "die" when engaging in Arena PvP.[http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/blizzcon/pc/games/156898.Diablo-III/features/138132.20111026.Blizzards-Wyatt-Cheng-and-Andrew-Chambers-on-Diablo-III/]