LL D3 Tourney

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This brings up another point... the collapse of the crumbling vault doesn't actually kill hardcore characters, does it? What does that mean for this tourney? What does it mean for full-clearing the zone when you have a time limit?

It does not kill hard core characters. There is actually an exit stone after the treasure room portal which allows you to exit. I'm not sure if it boots you out after the time limit or if it just shuts down the treasure room and you cannot access it. If it is the later, my feeling is that for the tournament players that get this event rolled should have the option to skip content and mob kills to go straight for the treasure room. As a player you are weighing the risk of rushing past stuff in the hopes of gaining extra gear which may benefit you. By taking that option you miss out on lots of experience that could be gained by giving up on the treasure room and just clearing the first floor. Vice versa if you don't risk it for the treasure you may gain more xp but lose out on extra treasure.