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Ohio Joe

(21,894 posts) Fri Apr 20, 2012, 09:25 AM Apr 2012

Diablo III - Open beta weekend

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/4963739/Diablo%C2%AE_III_Open_Beta_Weekend-4_19_2012#blog

You will need to create a Battlenet account if you do not have one. Once this is done go to "My Account" and find the "Download Game Clients" link on the right, you will have to confirm your birth date (long form birth certificate required

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Diablo III - Open beta weekend (Original Post) Ohio Joe Apr 2012 OP

There goes all my free time this weekend. Occulus Apr 2012 #1

What? am I understanding correctly? Whisp Apr 2012 #2

I'm downloading the client now Occulus Apr 2012 #3

That is correct Ohio Joe Apr 2012 #4

thanks, Joe! I might have missed this if not for your notice. Whisp Apr 2012 #5

Oh my god! Neoma Apr 2012 #6

Hey guys.... Neoma Apr 2012 #7

anybody get in yet? Whisp Apr 2012 #8

Do you think this will be pay to play? Neoma Apr 2012 #9

as far I understand, no. Whisp Apr 2012 #11

premium shops? I thought it was player auctions only (seller chooses whether for game $ or real $) eShirl Apr 2012 #12

you could be right, I'm not sure. Whisp Apr 2012 #13

Nevermind, I think the answer is basically here: Neoma Apr 2012 #10

Beta is not the full copy of Diablo 3. Neoma Apr 2012 #14

No; a "beta" is for helping find software glitches eShirl Apr 2012 #15

That doesn't happen with every beta. Neoma Apr 2012 #17

er... eShirl Apr 2012 #18

I'm talking about them giving the full version for beta users. Neoma Apr 2012 #20

Well... I never got the thing to download... Ohio Joe Apr 2012 #16

I did. Occulus Apr 2012 #19

Occulus

(20,599 posts)

1. There goes all my free time this weekend.

Reply to Ohio Joe (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 09:37 AM

Apr 2012

Thanks. Thanks awfully.

Whisp

(24,096 posts)

2. What? am I understanding correctly?

Reply to Ohio Joe (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 10:04 AM

Apr 2012

Joe, this means I don't have to own a copy it's a freebie for the weekend to Everyone?

say it's so! say it's so!

*pen poised on calendar to cancel weekend commitments

Occulus

(20,599 posts)

3. I'm downloading the client now

Reply to Whisp (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 10:09 AM

Apr 2012

It is so.

And it just went to a playable state and I have to go to work.

Evil, pure evil.

Ohio Joe

(21,894 posts)

4. That is correct

Reply to Whisp (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 10:10 AM

Apr 2012

Just create your Battlenet account here:

https://us.battle.net/account/creation/tos.html

Then log in here:

https://us.battle.net/login/en/?ref=http%3A%2F%2Fus.battle.net%2Fd3%2Fen%2Findex&app=com-d3

Then follow the instructions in the OP to download (if I recall, the client is only a few meg... 15 or 30 but the game itself is around 15 gig).

Whisp

(24,096 posts)

5. thanks, Joe! I might have missed this if not for your notice.

Reply to Ohio Joe (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 10:20 AM

Apr 2012

oboyoboyoboyoboy.

made an account and downloading now

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

3.5 Hours to wait.

Neoma

(10,039 posts)

6. Oh my god!

Reply to Ohio Joe (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 12:46 PM

Apr 2012

Neoma

(10,039 posts)

7. Hey guys....

Reply to Ohio Joe (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 03:06 PM

Apr 2012

It says to back up your hard drive before you download it. Might wanna do that.

Whisp

(24,096 posts)

8. anybody get in yet?

Reply to Ohio Joe (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 05:01 PM

Apr 2012

been trying for about 3 hours and so far no go with busy busy busy. I know a couple people who are in but they aren't responding to ichat now.

Neoma

(10,039 posts)

9. Do you think this will be pay to play?

Reply to Whisp (Reply #8)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 05:44 PM

Apr 2012

I can't get a straight answer. All they talk about is how you can earn monies in the game.

Whisp

(24,096 posts)

11. as far I understand, no.

Reply to Neoma (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:58 PM

Apr 2012

but there will be premium shops to pay for stuff with real money - that's the way now.

eShirl

(18,792 posts)

12. premium shops? I thought it was player auctions only (seller chooses whether for game $ or real $)

Reply to Whisp (Reply #11)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 10:27 PM

Apr 2012

with nothing auctioned by Blizzard?

Whisp

(24,096 posts)

13. you could be right, I'm not sure.

Reply to eShirl (Reply #12)

Sat Apr 21, 2012, 02:56 AM

Apr 2012

that would be a different way of doing things with real money then.

Neoma

(10,039 posts)

10. Nevermind, I think the answer is basically here:

Reply to Whisp (Reply #8)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 05:54 PM

Apr 2012

http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?792619-Diablo-3-pay-to-play&p=7809734&viewfull=1#post7809734

Neoma

(10,039 posts)

14. Beta is not the full copy of Diablo 3.

Reply to Ohio Joe (Original post)

Sun Apr 22, 2012, 06:27 PM

Apr 2012

Argh.

eShirl

(18,792 posts)

15. No; a "beta" is for helping find software glitches

Reply to Neoma (Reply #14)

Mon Apr 23, 2012, 09:29 AM

Apr 2012

so they can be fixed before the full version is released.

Neoma

(10,039 posts)

17. That doesn't happen with every beta.

Reply to eShirl (Reply #15)

Mon Apr 23, 2012, 09:59 AM

Apr 2012

eShirl

(18,792 posts)

18. er...

Reply to Neoma (Reply #17)

Mon Apr 23, 2012, 12:30 PM

Apr 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Beta

Neoma

(10,039 posts)

20. I'm talking about them giving the full version for beta users.

Reply to eShirl (Reply #18)

Mon Apr 23, 2012, 03:10 PM

Apr 2012

Ohio Joe

(21,894 posts)

16. Well... I never got the thing to download...

Reply to Ohio Joe (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2012, 09:51 AM

Apr 2012

I got about 3/4 of the way through and then it just sat... I tried re-starting a few times but it just got stuck in the same place each time. I'm not sure what the problem was.

Did anyone get in for some play time?

Occulus

(20,599 posts)

19. I did.

Reply to Ohio Joe (Reply #16)

Mon Apr 23, 2012, 02:43 PM

Apr 2012

The beta caused random BSODs for me. And more than half the time it wouldn't even let me start the game.

What I saw of it looked pretty polished, though. It was classic Diablo gameplay; there wasn't any real need to use the keyboard, although the skill switching was a little bit clunky when I wanted to change between poison dart (I was playing as a witch doctor) and other skills. The visuals were very beautiful, but many of the more interesting visual effects (destruction of environmental stuff for the most part) depend exclusively on PhysX.

This game WILL push your system to its limit, that much I can tell you.

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