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Diablo 3 open beta for 3 days.WOot!

ZefireZefire Member Posts: 676
in Diablo 3

Thats right guys it's time to play the game at last.

Who is getting in?

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

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  • Panther2103Panther2103 Member EpicPosts: 5,779

    I've been playing the closed beta, but it's pretty cool they are letting people do an open beta of it.

  • chakalakachakalaka Member UncommonPosts: 291

    Thank you so much OP, What a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays! Thanks again!!!! yes!!!

  • OpapanaxOpapanax Member Posts: 973

    Originally posted by Zefire

    Thats right guys it's time to play the game at last.

    Who is getting in?

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

    CHEA..!! Good find.. Staying up all hours of the night has it's benefits..

    PM before you report at least or you could just block.

  • ZippyZippy Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 1,412

    Interesting timing.  Recall in 2004 Blizzard waited for EQ2 to announce their release date then started open beta a few days before EQ2's release.  Essentially ruining EQ2's release.  In that case Blizzard knew they had a much more advancded and superior product as EQ2 was not ready for release while WoW was in great shape.  Now they are sort of doing it again trying to undercut GW2's thunder releasing OB weekend one week before GW2's open beta weekends.  While D3 is not an MMO neither is GW2.  Both are more like co-op games than real sub based MMOs.  The question is will Blizzard have the superior product this time as well. Certainly  interesting timing to release their beta weekend

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    Thanks for info OP, much appreciated.

  • ZenIrishChaiZenIrishChai Member UncommonPosts: 527

    Wow, thanks Zefire! I had no idea this was going on. Now I will have Tera beta, Diablo 3 beta, Rift & SWTOR competing for all my time this weekend. image Damn, I'm spoiled. image

  • skeaserskeaser Member RarePosts: 4,208

    Originally posted by Zippy

    Interesting timing.  Recall in 2004 Blizzard waited for EQ2 to announce their release date then started open beta a few days before EQ2's release.  Essentially ruining EQ2's release.  In that case Blizzard knew they had a much more advancded and superior product as EQ2 was not ready for release while WoW was in great shape.  Now they are sort of doing it again trying to undercut GW2's thunder releasing OB weekend one week before GW2's open beta weekends.  While D3 is not an MMO neither is GW2.  Both are more like co-op games than real sub based MMOs.  The question is will Blizzard have the superior product this time as well. Certainly  interesting timing to release their beta weekend

    /doublefacepalm

    Seriously dude, go look at GW2, it's a full on MMO...

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  • BigHatLoganBigHatLogan Member Posts: 688

    Diablo 3 doesn't have any pvp, so it definitely won't compete with GW2 for playerbase since GW2 is a primarily pvp game.  I don't really see why anyone would be all that excited about Diablo 3, it sounds like a lot of clicking and killing monsters for no reason other than to kill more monsters.  The only way i could stomach a grinding game is if it lets me get powerful for pvp purposes.

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  • OpapanaxOpapanax Member Posts: 973

    Originally posted by BigHatLogan

    Diablo 3 doesn't have any pvp, so it definitely won't compete with GW2 for playerbase since GW2 is a primarily pvp game.  I don't really see why anyone would be all that excited about Diablo 3, it sounds like a lot of clicking and killing monsters for no reason other than to kill more monsters.  The only way i could stomach a grinding game is if it lets me get powerful for pvp purposes.

    So are you trying Beta or not? I think we are just concered with trying it out. Trying beta is not a promise..

    PM before you report at least or you could just block.

  • ZefireZefire Member Posts: 676

    Originally posted by Zippy

    Interesting timing.  Recall in 2004 Blizzard waited for EQ2 to announce their release date then started open beta a few days before EQ2's release.  Essentially ruining EQ2's release.  In that case Blizzard knew they had a much more advancded and superior product as EQ2 was not ready for release while WoW was in great shape.  Now they are sort of doing it again trying to undercut GW2's thunder releasing OB weekend one week before GW2's open beta weekends.  While D3 is not an MMO neither is GW2.  Both are more like co-op games than real sub based MMOs.  The question is will Blizzard have the superior product this time as well. Certainly  interesting timing to release their beta weekend

    Great question.Will they have the superior product this time?

  • expressoexpresso Member UncommonPosts: 2,218

    Yes... Yes.... Yes... YES... YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! ... need a tissue.

    Well the beta was due to end My 1st so this is more of a demo than a beta I guess - but then again they'll have a flood of players hammering the servers so I guess that is good.

    Also remember this is the begining of Act 1 on Normal difficulty later acts are more difficult and there are higher difficulty levels in retail including hardcore.

    Shame the PvP is not in yet but hey I am going to grab two friends and have a blast.

  • fivorothfivoroth Member UncommonPosts: 3,916

    OMG, omg, omg!!!! I am so not going out this weekend.

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  • DraftbeerDraftbeer Member UncommonPosts: 517

    Originally posted by skeaser

    Originally posted by Zippy

    Interesting timing.  Recall in 2004 Blizzard waited for EQ2 to announce their release date then started open beta a few days before EQ2's release.  Essentially ruining EQ2's release.  In that case Blizzard knew they had a much more advancded and superior product as EQ2 was not ready for release while WoW was in great shape.  Now they are sort of doing it again trying to undercut GW2's thunder releasing OB weekend one week before GW2's open beta weekends.  While D3 is not an MMO neither is GW2.  Both are more like co-op games than real sub based MMOs.  The question is will Blizzard have the superior product this time as well. Certainly  interesting timing to release their beta weekend

    /doublefacepalm

    Seriously dude, go look at GW2, it's a full on MMO...

    /off

    +1

    Btw WTF is 'real sub based MMO'? You say this like MMOs has to be sub based to be 'real' image

    /on

    Thanks for the link OP - definitely going to give it a shot.

  • Sora2810Sora2810 Member Posts: 567

    Thank god GW2 wasn't this weekend. Tera/D3/GW2 would've sent me into cardiac arrest.

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  • gurunadegurunade Member UncommonPosts: 23

    Good lookin out.

  • pwainpwain Member UncommonPosts: 115

    Thank you for posting this.

  • jusomdudejusomdude Member RarePosts: 2,706

    Not sure what to play... this, or Tera.

  • RageaholRageahol Member UncommonPosts: 1,127

    anyone having problems with getting stuck at "updating setup files"

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  • AryanRoAryanRo Member UncommonPosts: 48

    Originally posted by Draftbeer

    Originally posted by skeaser

    Originally posted by Zippy

    Interesting timing.  Recall in 2004 Blizzard waited for EQ2 to announce their release date then started open beta a few days before EQ2's release.  Essentially ruining EQ2's release.  In that case Blizzard knew they had a much more advancded and superior product as EQ2 was not ready for release while WoW was in great shape.  Now they are sort of doing it again trying to undercut GW2's thunder releasing OB weekend one week before GW2's open beta weekends.  While D3 is not an MMO neither is GW2.  Both are more like co-op games than real sub based MMOs.  The question is will Blizzard have the superior product this time as well. Certainly  interesting timing to release their beta weekend

    /doublefacepalm

    Seriously dude, go look at GW2, it's a full on MMO...

    /off

    +1

    Btw WTF is 'real sub based MMO'? You say this like MMOs has to be sub based to be 'real' image

    /on

    Thanks for the link OP - definitely going to give it a shot.

    EQ/Ultima which I think were the only MMO's around were subscription base if there were f2p MMO's were very small so kinda makes sense what OP said for a Real MMO if he meant 3d and all. Even though he is mistaken as GW2 is an MMO type cant be consider partial p2p cause you got buy the game to play even though there is no monthly sub and might be partial consider f2p with the cash shop being placed... Cant say much on D3 I have yet to see game style other then is also partial p2p cause you have buy the game to play is not total free. 

    Korea has launch too many f2p to keep up and now with SOE and NCSOFT going for fully 3d MMO to f2p model Korean publisher better come up with a better graphics formula for their f2p games which is mostly 3d toon on 2d world and is getting old as WoW.. with more 3d games worlds being more fully 3d environment.

     

  • NitthNitth Member UncommonPosts: 3,904

    "This battle.net account does not have a diablo 3 licence attached to it. error(12)"

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  • kalsigurkalsigur Member Posts: 27

    Originally posted by IrishChai

    Wow, thanks Zefire! I had no idea this was going on. Now I will have Tera beta, Diablo 3 beta, Rift & SWTOR competing for all my time this weekend. image Damn, I'm spoiled. image

    ^ Don't worry, SWTOR and RIFT have both been playtested and suck. That should help your decision making.

  • kalsigurkalsigur Member Posts: 27

    Originally posted by Mellkor

    "This battle.net account does not have a diablo 3 licence attached to it. error(12)"

     

    Wait till noon friday.

  • DeathspankDeathspank Member UncommonPosts: 139

    First of all this is the beta version and NOT a demo as someone else is claiming. The fact that people who downloaded the whole game with their pre purchase still have to download the beta client and files should attest to that.

     

    Second, this is a stress test, and if WoW's beta stress tests are any indiacation, you can expect minor lag at best and constant DC's at worst depending on where in the world you are. This is more due to the fact that everyone and their uncle will be on this (even those who "don't care" since they have to let us know why they don't care).

     

    Looking foward to seeing all the "ZOMG THE GAME IS SO LAGGY!!1one" threads here in the next few days. You had lag during a stress test? Who woulda thought! (-.-)"  

     

    And lastly, if you're stuck at 10% in your install, close the bnet and launcher process in your task manager. Restart the launcher in admin mode and it should install fine.

     

    Good Luck.

     

     

     

  • DrakxiiDrakxii Member Posts: 594

    but but.... I can't play diablo 3 open beta and tera's beta at the same time...  well maybe...

    I will not play a game with a cash shop ever again. A dev job should be to make the game better not make me pay so it sucks less.

  • ZefireZefire Member Posts: 676

    Originally posted by kalsigur

    Originally posted by IrishChai

    Wow, thanks Zefire! I had no idea this was going on. Now I will have Tera beta, Diablo 3 beta, Rift & SWTOR competing for all my time this weekend. image Damn, I'm spoiled. image

    ^ Don't worry, SWTOR and RIFT have both been playtested and suck. That should help your decision making.

    hahaha

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