Doubt that too will happen for D3, at launch anyway. As with the previous two in the series, a large percentage of the map in D3 will be randomized, with the rest being fixed. And since that's handled by the servers, the only explorable terrain hackers will have access to are the fixed portions, and they're not very large, and also not connected to each other. Maybe the first fixed area where players start in Act 1, but that's about it.The Burning Crusade client was hacked pretty much on release. I remember D/ling it and playing around in the empty world. No monsters, but it was still cool to check the world out early.
Just as a heads up, it looks like you must have a WoW or SC2 key tied to your account to have a chance of playing the beta.
On a side note, I just updated my hardware spec on Battle.net. The program reports that I have 2.7GB of video memory!
I have a GTX 460 1GB.
Just as a heads up, it looks like you must have a WoW or SC2 key tied to your account to have a chance of playing the beta.
Apparently a European Blizz tech support dude said this:The FAQ just says you need a Blizzard game tied to your account.
As already mentioned, youll need a World of WarCraft or StarCraft 2 Account to participate in the Diablo 3 Beta Lottery. If you dont have one, youll have no chance to create a Diablo 3 Beta Account if you win. This applies to our forums as well.
We dont do this because we only accept paying customers for the beta, even though it might look like that.
We want to prevent that players create countless Battle.net Accounts to take part in the lottery. Because of that, only players with an activated game will be able to take part in the beta lottery.
Apparently a European Blizz tech support dude said this:
As already mentioned, youll need a World of WarCraft or StarCraft 2 Account to participate in the Diablo 3 Beta Lottery. If you dont have one, youll have no chance to create a Diablo 3 Beta Account if you win. This applies to our forums as well.
We dont do this because we only accept paying customers for the beta, even though it might look like that.
We want to prevent that players create countless Battle.net Accounts to take part in the lottery. Because of that, only players with an activated game will be able to take part in the beta lottery.
Might just be for EU though, as both games are the only ones with current support in the continent (according to someone on the D3Incgamers comments). Assuming this doesn't apply to everyone else, I wouldn't be surprised if the Beta still requires a valid purchase of a Blizz game.
Beta my ass, that was more like a demo. It's over after you kill Leoric (~lvl 9).
Beta my ass, that was more like a demo. It's over after you kill Leoric (~lvl 9).
considering they said it was going to be limited only to the first few levels and solely for the purpose of network stress-testing, how can you complain?
did they do a d2 beta in a similar fashion? i honestly dont know
Ya, I didn't know much about the beta. I was just using my friend's account. Beta level cap aside, I'm pretty disappointed in the game, but not from anything in beta--I just don't care for many of the mechanics changes they've made and I knew that going in.
Apparently a European Blizz tech support dude said this:
Might just be for EU though, as both games are the only ones with current support in the continent (according to someone on the D3Incgamers comments). Assuming this doesn't apply to everyone else, I wouldn't be surprised if the Beta still requires a valid purchase of a Blizz game.
Edit: see above
You also need a WoW or SC2 account to post on the official Diablo 3 forums right now.
Someone else queried another support personnel, and here's what was said:Does the WoW account have to be active??
If you are opted into the beta then you are eligible to be chosen for it. When it says active battle.net it means that you have a battle.net account that has any title attached to it. In your case you were able to opt in due to the legacy games (ex, Diablo) you have attached to your battle.net account.
They had a closed beta and open beta. I want to say the closed was limited to act 1 and the open was limited to getting to that chick in the graveyard, but I can't remember for sure.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/game/
Official game guide is up, and it includes a pretty extensive skill planner. Between this and beta videos, you can pretty much imagine yourself playing already.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/game/
Official game guide is up, and it includes a pretty extensive skill planner. Between this and beta videos, you can pretty much imagine yourself playing already.
Followers, champions brave enough to join you in battle against the Burning Hells, are similar to Henchmen from Diablo II in that they can be outfitted with relevant arms and armor, but they're upgradable with their own skills
Diablo III lets you "respec" your skills at any time to experiment with interesting choices.
You can share items between all of your characters just by placing them in your stash
Cauldron of Jordan
Turn your items into gold.
Stone of Recall
Create a two-way portal that will teleport you to and from town.
In the brutal new Inferno mode, available only once the game's been beaten on Hell difficulty, monsters outstrip players in level range. Inferno difficulty is an epic challenge intended for players who have reached the game's level cap, and it offers epic rewards as well.
OMGOMGOMGOGMOGMOMGMOG
So freaking psyched for this game
Some interesting tidbits: