Diablo 3 Beta [Beta withdrawal underway!]
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Castor Krieg
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Thrakier said:
Yes, also you need to have a Battle.net account to even play DIII, so it is a no-brainer to get it.
A few days ago I installed D2 just to get some of the D3 angst out of me (it only made me want to play it more but it was a fun distraction) and just read today that a reset is coming up. No more D2 for me till the reset 
lol. Wish I had known before I started! Actually looking forward to playing this ladder season and it should keep me entertained for a while... unless a beta invite comes my way by some fluke chance...
D3 can't come soon enough.
lol. Wish I had known before I started! Actually looking forward to playing this ladder season and it should keep me entertained for a while... unless a beta invite comes my way by some fluke chance...D3 can't come soon enough.
Pixel Pete
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nacire said:Don't worry Corky, I didn't know what ladder was either until recently repurchased Diablo 2. I had to look it up when I made my character.
I requested access to the list of beta folks, I already have a couple of you on my friends list.
Also, at this point, I still plan on rolling DH day one, so if anyone will have me, I'd love to pve and pvp!
I'm totally up for some GAF love. However my biggest problem is just to avoid completely shutting out gaf when it launches. I also have a few workmates who want to play, I'm expecting some killer LANs at work, but, no offense to them, I don't think they will play d3 as long as I will....GAF will likely be my long term source of comrades.
Chittagong
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So two questions in my mind
1. Release in 2011 pretty damn unlikely, right?
2. My chances of getting invited to the beta? I've completed StarCraft II on regular and am somewhere around 20 in WoW, so not hardcore like most here.
1. Release in 2011 pretty damn unlikely, right?
2. My chances of getting invited to the beta? I've completed StarCraft II on regular and am somewhere around 20 in WoW, so not hardcore like most here.
It's actually looking very likely.Chittagong said:
Low, at least early on. They said this is going to be a small beta. But they also said they will periodically invite more and even replace old testers as people quit playing, as is inevitable with the small amount of content to be tested.
Castor Krieg
Banned
Chittagong said:
Unknown. Last chance for them to announce a 2011 release would be Blizzcon, October 21-22. They might announce it earlier - Cataclysm release was given two weeks before Blizzcon 2010, not to mention the real release date was teased in May 2010.
Chittagong said:
You progress in Blizzard games has nothing to do with chances to get in the beta. It's a combination of hardware configuration they want to test it on + luck.
Ummm. Major bug?
I turned off vsync to see where I'd reach my bottleneck. I was getting ~90-120fps. Here's the utilization:
That doesn't make any sense at all. Looks like I might have a bug report to fill out.
Turned off SLI. Ran it without vsync again. Here's the usage now:
I am very, very confused.
Also, with SLI on, the fps doesn't appear to be capped. With SLI off, it's capped at 100fps. Performance doesn't scale whatsoever with SLI.
I turned off vsync to see where I'd reach my bottleneck. I was getting ~90-120fps. Here's the utilization:
That doesn't make any sense at all. Looks like I might have a bug report to fill out.
Turned off SLI. Ran it without vsync again. Here's the usage now:
I am very, very confused.
Also, with SLI on, the fps doesn't appear to be capped. With SLI off, it's capped at 100fps. Performance doesn't scale whatsoever with SLI.
Pixel Pete
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chris-013 said:
sweet jesus
Pixel Pete
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Valnen said:
you can also use skills, presumably only level 1 skills? who knows. for many, it's better than nothing.
edit: yeah apparently it's DH only, level 1 skills only, and tristram only. no mobs. Slow and steady eh?
I played with it for a minute before I went to work. Not sure I will go back tbh, seems pointless because it's only DH - no mobs - only town - can't talk or do anything - spells don't work properly.
Only real benefit I got from it is that it works great on High settings with 1920x1080 resolution on my computer. My computer sucks >_>
Then again the uselessness of this comes along and crushes that too, doubt it will be good framerates when there is > 30 mobs attacking me.
Only real benefit I got from it is that it works great on High settings with 1920x1080 resolution on my computer. My computer sucks >_>
Then again the uselessness of this comes along and crushes that too, doubt it will be good framerates when there is > 30 mobs attacking me.
FieryBalrog
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It's certainly going to be a while before they can get an actual client running. I imagine emulating the monster AI is going to pose a significant problem.
Pixel Pete
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pieatorium
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whats the bad news?Pixel Pete said:
Pixel Pete
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pieatorium said:
every second that goes past isn't closed beta?
Pixel Pete
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Number45 said:3 month iOS exclusivity.
oh please, like you wouldn't pounce on an ipad version of diablo.
FieryBalrog
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It's usually every one to two years. I haven't kept up lately, but they will definitely announce it ahead of time if there's a reset.
Thanks, I've seen that mentioned. I think once I'm happy with the way the game plays (the only other game I've played similar to this really, at least on PC, is Torchlight which is obviously a very streamlined experience by comparison) I'll give that a whirl.red731 said:
Hardest part I find at the moment is realising when I'm going to die! Usually I realise when it's too late.
I had no idea you could increase belt size! 
I do know about the town portals though, I just need to get into the routine of using them. Shame I can't have more than two active skills at a time though, I think the biggest learning curve for me has been switching skills on the fly.
In fact, now that I think about it, I don't really need the main attack bound to left click as the only clicking I need to do after my summons are out is amplify damage/corpse explosion.
I do know about the town portals though, I just need to get into the routine of using them. Shame I can't have more than two active skills at a time though, I think the biggest learning curve for me has been switching skills on the fly.
In fact, now that I think about it, I don't really need the main attack bound to left click as the only clicking I need to do after my summons are out is amplify damage/corpse explosion.
Castor Krieg
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Number45 said:
AFAIK, F1-F12 keys can be used as hotkeys. Open Left/Right skill panel, move your cursor over a desired skill, and press F1-F12. BAM!
Yeah, I've got those bound to the number keys because my hand sits there more naturally (thanks WoW!) and I have the belt rebound to F1-F4 currently. All they do is switch the powers though, right? I can't actually activate them without first switching, then clicking, then (if necessary) switching back? I realise it wouldn't be feasible any other way as there's no specific targeting system outside of the mouse.Castor Krieg said:
I guess it's just a LONG time since I've basically had to start from scratch to learn the basics of how to play a game. Pretty much all games now, even those that are somewhat innovative, use a variation of one well defined control scheme or another.
You can put town portal on F number or anything too. Just click the right skill and hover over skill you want to keybind to whatver you can - in your case to F keys.
I had F keys for skill and normaly, the 1-4 for potions. 1,2,3 health and 4 mana, then rejuventaion on everything.
Also numeric pad is used to say things in MP.
You can set the map to your liking be it on full, in top left right corner, faded or normal...
Blad bla bla, play it and learn xD I am learning Starcraft 2 too
I had F keys for skill and normaly, the 1-4 for potions. 1,2,3 health and 4 mana, then rejuventaion on everything.
Also numeric pad is used to say things in MP.
You can set the map to your liking be it on full, in top left right corner, faded or normal...
Blad bla bla, play it and learn xD I am learning Starcraft 2 too
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