Diablo 3 Beta [Beta withdrawal underway!]
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Pixel Pete
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TurtleSnatcher said:
do you happen to be press/media or have a F&F connection?
MrMister said:
sorry mate, that list is pretty much useless.
CarbonatedFalcon
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I'll be watching the main D3 page and the Facebook page like a hawk and if there are any patterns to key giveaways/redemptions, I'll sit there and mash refresh until I get one.
That's how I got into the SC2 beta anyway, after which I got the typical opt-in access email a couple days later.
This is assuming I don't make it in before they start any promotions.
That's how I got into the SC2 beta anyway, after which I got the typical opt-in access email a couple days later.
This is assuming I don't make it in before they start any promotions.
Pixel Pete
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MrMister said:
We don't get keys. Beta access is linked to battle.net accounts via the opt-in service.
edit: putting aside promotional keys, which is only speculation anyway.
Pixel Pete
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ah, I stand thoroughly corrected 
That said, it seems like early stage of beta, the stage everybody is frothing at the mouth at, is done through battle.net
That said, it seems like early stage of beta, the stage everybody is frothing at the mouth at, is done through battle.net
Pixel Pete said:ah, I stand thoroughly corrected
That said, it seems like early stage of beta, the stage everybody is frothing at the mouth at, is done through battle.net
Yea early stages it's pretty much a bnet thing. In SC2 they gave a lot of keys to fan sites etc so they started making contests and just randomly gave it away. After a while they sent invite a friend keys.
I would prefer getting in sooner than later though >_> Also if non of my friends get it I also don't get in via friend invite either.
From what I gathered though they haven't sen the real batch of invites yet. Only press and handful of them to those who opted in. I'm to lazy to find the blue post but they pretty much said they will send them 9am - 6pm next day (today) pacific time.
Rentahamster
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TurtleSnatcher said:
Profound sadness for Renta
Pixel Pete
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Fonds said:
he's probably just giddy he finally gets to play beta, in which case I don't blame him.
Pixel Pete said:
Well to be fair, he sounds like that ALL THE TIME.
I imagine him having a kind of trollface expression going on when he is talking.
Nevertheless, i'm glad that the press finally got their invites. The F&F lacked commentary and in-depth analysis which is what i have been craving for.
maniac-kun
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Somehow iam not in the beta yet
Fallout-NL
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Fuuuu
Fallout-NL
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Where does it show up anyway? On the main account page or in the account management?
Fallout-NL
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Thanks.
Not that I have any illusions regarding it actually showing up. *sniff*
Not that I have any illusions regarding it actually showing up. *sniff*
I'm hoping my recent purchases of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, the Diablo Battlechest and the WarCraft III Battlechest will be enough to earn me a Diablo III beta invite.
It won't be, though.
Edit: I should point out that I didn't purchase the games with the intention of having them score me an invite. SC2 I snapped up because it was erroneously tagged as $49 and the manager was kind enough to honour the pricing mistake, and the Diablo and WC3 Battlechests I'd been meaning to purchase for yonks.
It won't be, though.
Edit: I should point out that I didn't purchase the games with the intention of having them score me an invite. SC2 I snapped up because it was erroneously tagged as $49 and the manager was kind enough to honour the pricing mistake, and the Diablo and WC3 Battlechests I'd been meaning to purchase for yonks.
I wouldn't worry too much if you're not in the beta yet. They always start out with a very limited amount of invites, which gradually increases with every phase. I remember getting an invite for Wrath of the Lich King about halfway through the closed beta, which gave me enough time to experience everything. So I'm trying to keep my hopes up!
FrontalMonk
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Pretty much this. Ah well, at least Gears 3 released at the same time so I can take my mind off the fact that I don't have a D3 beta.Fallout-NL said:
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Yoshichan said:
Yeah, I'd love to be in the beta and play this now, but realistically, the game is coming out in a few months anyway. The FULL game. Diablo 3 time is nigh upon us, finally. I'll be playing the shit out of it then. In the meantime I have other games to keep me busy, a few of which I need to get out of the way before D3 ships. Plus Skyrim is coming out soon, and no way in Hell will I be finished with that by the time D3 comes out. No idea how I'm going to handle that one...
But, if I do get in the beta, I'm playing it of course...
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
It's the GW-system man... it recognizes everything.MrKnives said:
- Shh... don't speak to it!
-... what's going on? Why can't I speak to this... machine?!
-It can hear us... see our every move, understand our every thought...
JaseC said:I'm hoping my recent purchases of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, the Diablo Battlechest and the WarCraft III Battlechest will be enough to earn me a Diablo III beta invite.
It won't be, though.
Edit: I should point out that I didn't purchase the games with the intention of having them score me an invite. SC2 I snapped up because it was erroneously tagged as $49 and the manager was kind enough to honour the pricing mistake, and the Diablo and WC3 Battlechests I'd been meaning to purchase for yonks.
Except almost every single soul on this earth along side with their dog and cat also owns anywhere from 80-100% of blizzard library.............so your and my chances of getting in to beta based on product adoption/purchase is slim to none
/wrist
I played WoW for over 4 years, and had multiple account etc... I own the whole library except for SC1, which is somewhere in my house.Varvor said:Except almost every single soul on this earth along side with their dog and cat also owns anywhere from 80-100% of blizzard library.............so your and my chances of getting in to beta based on product adoption/purchase is slim to none
/wrist
Im pretty sure I have 6 copies of Diablo 2.
tirant said:
Your integrated Intel HD 3000 graphics will be your bottle neck. Everything else is great.
Zzoram said:
Sometimes both. Accounts are marked for Beta and the game will typically appear on the Accounts tab/download game clients on Battle.net.
If they are not there, an email with a key (apparently) will just have to be entered on the BNet site.
Strafer said:
Yes/No
New composer, new take on the track. The sound file can be found on youtube with ease.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lKdkYc3pBs
(no music at work, looks legit though)
AZRandom_guy
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Played through beta last night as the monk (first character) and was able to defeat the last guy at level 10 in just about 3.5 hours. The only issue I had other than the servers being down was just a video card overclocking issue, which was causing my computer to lock up.
Some things noticed over the 3.5 hours:
-I amassed 7k gold
-I was able to upgrade my Blacksmith twice
-The ability to sell/disenchant items at will speeds up gameplay immensely
-I didn't really get a good idea of how the Monk should play until around level 6
If anyone has any questions I'll do my best to answer them.
Some things noticed over the 3.5 hours:
-I amassed 7k gold
-I was able to upgrade my Blacksmith twice
-The ability to sell/disenchant items at will speeds up gameplay immensely
-I didn't really get a good idea of how the Monk should play until around level 6
If anyone has any questions I'll do my best to answer them.
AZRandom_guy said:
Are you press?
Did you get a key or did it just show up in your account? When/How did you get your key? Can you walk us through what you had to do once you were notified?
Besides the menus (which I already know about) is there anything that seems "unfinished"? What I am getting at is: Do you think the final game will be out this year?
Any stand out moments, skills, or design choices that you haven't already mentioned?
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