Official Diablo 3 thread: everything D3 related

[MrRline]

That's great news so I still have a chance to get in on it. With over 1k hours or more logged on bnet with sc2 right now I'm hopiing for an invite

[Clean PG]

That's great news so I still have a chance to get in on it. With over 1k hours or more logged on bnet with sc2 right now I'm hopiing for an invite

i dont think they will be looking and picking based on who has the most time logged on b.net.

but good luck to us all

[MrRline]

i dont think they will be looking and picking based on who has the most time logged on b.net.

but good luck to us all

ha I planned for that got a banging system too

[SOAR]

ha I planned for that got a banging system too

They aren't going to just invite people with a "banging system" either. Being a beta, they will want to invite people with minimum req's all the way up to killer systems, and everything in between. Not to mention every variety of hardware possible.

Trying to predict what system, and actions will get you picked for a beta is pointless.

[vortexn]

yeah i agree its a bunch of BS this game has been in the making for how long and if the servers are remotely as good as WOW then there just blowing smoke up peoples asses.. watever hopefully its soon..

[Lurkin bunny]

They updated the d3 battlenet site today. Released the whole items page. Got loads of items on there. Start planning your gear builds!! I'm stoked windforce is back !

[Clean PG]

They updated the d3 battlenet site today. Released the whole items page. Got loads of items on there. Start planning your gear builds!! I'm stoked windforce is back !

MG! i know what i'm doing tonight....NOT being social

[eddie291]

Well, it's official. It won't come out till at least 2012.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/3552227

We commonly use the term “soon” when referring to Blizzard releases, because we know that no matter how hard we’re working to reach a target, we’re not going to compromise and launch a game before it’s ready. For Diablo III, we were aiming to launch by the end of 2011. As we’re announcing globally today, our new target for the game is early 2012.



While this news might not be a complete surprise, I know that many of you were hopeful that Diablo III would ship this year. We were too. However, this week we pulled together people from all of the teams involved with the game to decide whether we felt it would be ready before the end of December, and we grudgingly came to the conclusion that it would not. Ultimately, we feel that to deliver an awesome Diablo sequel that lives up to our expectations and yours as well, we should take a little more time and add further polish to a few different elements of the game.



The upside of today’s announcement is that we will be running the beta test longer than we initially planned, which will allow us to invite more of you who have opted in.



For those taking on the Diableard challenge, we salute you -- and now fear for your well-being and personal hygiene. We hereby issue an official reprieve to all Diableard participants, including Blizzard employees, if you want to trim or otherwise manage the lower half of your face. We’d still love to see your beardly achievements, and we look forward to seeing more of your efforts as we move into 2012, but not to the detriment of your workplaces and significant others.



Thank you everyone for your support and anticipation for Diablo III. We’re still moving ahead at full pace, and we’ll be keeping you fully informed of any news and developments here at Diablo3.com, including the specific release date when the time comes, so stay tuned.



-Mike Morhaime

[Lurkin bunny]

yup, just saw this... i'm not surprised at all really. I was hopefully 2011 but this shouldn't be a shock to anyone, blizzard is known for pushing their games back worse than square-enix.

[Clean PG]

well that blows, but it's not a suprise. guess i'll just have to play skyrim and cod:mw3 when they come out in november to hold me over until then.

[SOAR]

Yeah, I'm not all that bummed. I'll be able to give proper time to Skyrim and Torchlight 2(which I think will release in Nov) now.

[Yzerman]

Yeah, I'm not all that bummed. I'll be able to give proper time to Skyrim and Torchlight 2(which I think will release in Nov) now.

Looking forward to torchlight as well

[Hostile]

Aww yea!!!

[tauntoh]

Congrats! Every email notification on my phone is teasing me, y u no beta?! lol

[Clean PG]

congrats man

are you at all affiliated with a fan site or press at all? just wondering if these are still press invites or actual invites to the general public that opted in through their bnet account.

[Hostile]

Thanks guys! And no, I'm not affiliated with any press or fan sites.

[Clean PG]

hmm, so that means actual public invites are going out, sweet! ill have to check my email when i get home, might get lucky

feel free to PM me your sleep schedule and account details, so when you go to bed i can login and play

[eddie291]

Aww yea!!!

Let us know how you like it.

[Lurkin bunny]

You lucky sob! Wish I could get my hands on one of those!

[MrRline]

Congrats same here wish I could get my hands on one of the invites.

[Hostile]

I played through the available content as a Demon Hunter last night. This is definitely the Diablo we all know and love.

[Lurkin bunny]

Nice!
If anyone wants to a friend and myself are playing d2 again on UsWest. Playing my ghost assassin mostly and occasionally I get on my zon. Let me know if anyone wants to join. My assassins name is Assian and my zon is bewt.

[Clean PG]

This is definitely the Diablo we all know and love.

i'm so happy to hear that

[horribleR]

Definitely good news.

[Hostile]

BTW- There is not an NDA on the beta so if you have questions ask away.

[horribleR]

I was watching the new Feedback on G4tv.com and they said people were actually complaining about how Diablo 3 plays too similar to Diablo 2.

[Clean PG]

I was watching the new Feedback on G4tv.com and they said people were actually complaining about how Diablo 3 plays too similar to Diablo 2.

those are all the WoW fanatics i'm sure . i personally hope a lot of the look and feel of d2 is found in d3

[nismo4life]

I'm still hoping for a beta invite email

[WOB24v]

I just realized my desktop computer was new when Diabl 2 LOD came out. Im going to need an upgrade,,,,and alot of time off of work!

[Clean PG]

so blizzcon starts in a few days, hopefully that brings with it some major d3 news. i definitely gave up on hoping for a beta key, which is ok cus i have a lot of other things that take up my time right now

[Clean PG]

Incase some of you arent aware:

Blizzard is giving away 200 beta keys every monday from here until the middle of December. go to and "Like" their Diablo 3 facebook page and you'll see how to enter in the Beta Giveaway Sweepstakes. enter once and let it ride, hope for an email

[Lurkin bunny]

Blizzcon started today and with it they have released a cinematic that's pretty badass. Has to deal with the black soulstone. I'd link but I'm on my phone. YouTube it and it'll pop right up.

[horribleR]

I love it!


The girl looked pretty damn realistic.

[Avus]

[SOAR]

Blizzard always makes such BA cinematics.