前幾日《暗黑破壞神3》正式宣布了將會在在5月15日發售，而且暫時確定了不會加入PVP模式，雖然這另玩家少許失望但也不能打消玩家對《暗黑破壞神3》的熱情。但是在今年它不可避免的會和《火炬之光2》來一場PVP較量。《火炬之光2》的開發商Runic表示，他們并不害怕與動視暴雪來場正面的交鋒。

Runic近期公布了一篇寫給玩家的公開信：
    “我們知道很多人都很擔心Runic。我們聽到了你們的談論，我們自己也有過類似的討論。但在2008年開始制作《火炬之光》時，《暗黑破壞神 3》已經在開發中。我們并沒有因為這點而退縮。我們決定創造一款大家都喜歡的游戲。這對我們來說才是最重要的，也是我們每天工作的動力。

《火炬之光2》游戲截圖
    如今我們的承諾也沒有改變。無論有什么對手，哪怕遭到喪尸入侵也不會改變這一點。我們相信最好的商業模式就是從事喜愛的事業，全身心的投入，創造出值得自己自豪的東西。未知的挑戰肯定會有，無論你涉足哪種行業。我們選擇將整個隊伍控制在32人，我們希望能成為那種通過努力工作創造出自己喜歡的游戲的公司。”

《火炬之光2》游戲截圖
Runic的精神值得稱贊，作為玩家，你會選擇《火炬之光2》，還是《暗黑破壞神3》？

以下為Runic公布的公開信英文原文：

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.