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Looks like the Diablo 3 free beta weekend blew the doors off

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Looks like the Diablo 3 free beta weekend blew the doors off battle.net a bit:

"Diablo 3's weekend beta went about as smoothly as a hamster in a ball rolling down an erupting volcano – which is to say it was completely normal for a high-profile beta test. Saturday saw a peak of 300,000 concurrent players, Blizzard community manager Micah Whipple (Bashiok) tweeted, reporting the full number of testers for the weekend was "a lot.""

Friday night was quite laggy, Saturday was better but battle.net was out of commission until 9.50am. Some of my friends on Mac had the game crash a few times. My Windows client was stable but lagged out a bit. On Sunday battle.net was pretty... Read All

To the umbaru, their mortal duration is but a pale shadow of

"To the umbaru, their mortal duration is but a pale shadow of the Unformed Land, a testing ground for those wishing to ascend to the higher plane. And only the witch doctors are able to look upon the Mbwiru Eikura, through mastery of potent herbs, bloody rituals, and an intense focus known as the Ghost Trance. Their combined spiritual and military acumen has earned the witch doctors a place of status and reverence amongst the tribes. Theirs is a calling that requires an incredible degree of courage, self-sacrifice, wisdom, and foresight."

I will be playing this class at game drop.

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http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/witch-doctor/

Now that the Diablo 3 beta weekend is over what did you like

Now that the Diablo 3 beta weekend is over what did you like or dislike? Will you buy the game before launch on May 15th?

For me this was the first time I have ever played the Diablo franchise. I have to say for people new to the game but love any of the Blizzard IPs this is something that is very simple to pickup and can be played by anyone. I am looking forward to the harder modes and playing with friends. I like the Battle.net integration. I have many friends in WoW and going to be able to chat and play with them is going to be great. Only down side I have heard about is that if your computer that can play WoW it might not play D3. I have heard of this from several... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 04/23/2012 at 05:14pm

Well, tons of old PC's can play WoW. I'm not sure what the specs are for D3, but Blizzard usually seems to push a lot of beautiful graphics through older hardware.

I'm really looking forward to this, and I'm angry with Blizz for scheduling the open beta for a weekend when I was out of town.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/24/2012 at 12:28am

Diablo 3 was very easy to pick up and play. I pre-ordered it but I have to wait perhaps a day for it to arrive so I won't be online day of the drop.

The graphics seemed great but I imagine, like Starcraft 2, you can run them tuned WAY down to play the game at least. Won't be awesome but I imagine it would be fun.

Tungsten wrote on 04/28/2012 at 11:57am

You know, it wouldn't surprise me if the client was a free download... I mean it's just a client, right? Just a thought.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/28/2012 at 05:06pm

Yeah that makes sense.

Tungsten wrote on 04/30/2012 at 02:01am

Looking around, it looks like you can get the client now and have it pre-installed. You can then upgrade to the CE whenever you actually get your box in... at least that's how a few people posting here and there think it's going to work. It should be activated under your battle.net account, just because you have a WoW annual pass anyway. Check there for your link.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/30/2012 at 02:12am

Awesome, I am going to do that. Thanks Tungsten!

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I write this to you Saturday night 4/21 and the Diablo 3

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I write this to you Saturday night 4/21 and the Diablo 3 free weekend stress test beta is not available because they are rebooting servers. Error 301 abounds. That said, I did get on today with a few other Cheerful Ghost users. My thoughts on the game thus far in no particular order:

Right away I want to say the game and its user interface are extremely polished. Everything I thought to do in regard to chatting with other users in game or asking them to join my game was intuitive. After I started a chat with a person, simply hitting enter continued it. Click on a persons name sent them a private message independently. When something happened for the first time in game,... Read All

Tungsten wrote on 04/22/2012 at 08:05pm

My thought on the skill trees: Blizzard went in talking about how the new system could make the classes much more customizible, and I get the sense that that could be a distinct possibility. They brought up the idea of a tank wizard, that with the right choices and equipment, it would be an option.

In Diablo2, every class was kind of set on rails. Sure, you could be an ice mage, a fire mage, or a storm mage, but that's about as far as it went. My barbarian could use hammers instead of swords. While it seemed to offer more choices, each choice didn't greatly affect the gameplay. (Except, maybe, for a golem necro or the druid. I did get the feeling that those "builds" were a little different) If Blizzard can open up these classes a bit and let us create vastly different builds from the same skills, I'm all for it.

Oh, and I went an pre-purchased it today.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/23/2012 at 12:30am

Yeah, I hear you! If thats what we can do then I am down. Runes give me hope but I'm not really sure how that will go because the demo wasn't too telling.

Awesome you pre-ordered, looking forward to the 15th.

Tungsten wrote on 04/23/2012 at 01:44am

Ya, I'm downloading it right now. I see no reason not to.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/23/2012 at 02:02am

Be ready at launch! Radtastic.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/23/2012 at 04:05am

My copy is being shipped. Hopefully its not too long after the release I get it :(

Travis Admin wrote on 04/23/2012 at 08:30pm

How is the single vs. multiplayer? I know on D2 you could do both, since not everyone had always-on internet at the time. Can you play a character in single player and take it online like before?

Tungsten wrote on 04/23/2012 at 11:04pm

It's all the same thing now. Everything is online. Sorry, no offline available. Oh, and there's PvP now, so that'll be interesting.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/24/2012 at 12:22am

PVP seems to be shipping after launch.

Diablo 3 is now, basically, all online on Battle.net. You don't have to play with friends, but the UI is streamlined such that getting people in a game is dead simple.

Some people don't like the online only component of the game. I am fine with it as I go between Windows and Mac often and having my saves travel with me will be great. Alternatively I am not sure why they do certain things like limit your saves on battle.net to 10 though.

Tungsten wrote on 04/24/2012 at 01:25am

I stopped playing Diablo2 offline anyways, because I was more interested in building my online character.

Travis Admin wrote on 04/24/2012 at 03:31am

This certainly isn't a showstopper for me. I still really look forward to it. Maybe they will have another open beta weekend!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/24/2012 at 04:09am

I hope so but it seems somewhat doubtful as May 1st they are stopping the beta entirely for the May 15th launch. Sucks though, id love to give my female Monk another go.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/24/2012 at 04:54am

I just tried logging into the beta. No dice.

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Blizzard just announced a free beta weekend tomorrow for

Blizzard just announced a free beta weekend tomorrow for everyone.

"From Friday, April 20 at 12:01 p.m. PDT (noon), until Monday, April 23 at 10:00 a.m. PDT you'll be able to log in, team up with friends, and play each of the five heroic classes to level 13 as you fight to save the world from the impending demonic invasion."

Prayers answered.

** UPDATE ** Ill be playing the D3 Beta tomorrow(4/21) @ 10am playing the free beta with a few other users. Hit me up in the comments if you are interested in joining us!

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

Ben_Dodson wrote on 04/21/2012 at 02:08am

Would be fun, but I have other plans. Next time

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/21/2012 at 02:15am

Yeah, I'll plan more after it launches for sure!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/21/2012 at 02:19am

And I'll talk about them here :$

Tungsten wrote on 04/21/2012 at 02:31pm

I'm trying to get on but my launcher is freaking out. I wonder if its the server load or if I corrupted it somehow. I don't really have the bandwidth to make an entire client re-download feasible, so I might be out this weekend. :(

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/21/2012 at 04:16pm

Dude, that sucks! Hope it clears up soon.

I was lagging out often last night. Good they went with this stress test so they can tune things a bit before launch.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/21/2012 at 04:39pm

Looks like Blizzard is patching the D3 beta servers starting at 8am PST. As of 9.39am PST it is down still.

Hoping its up soon!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/21/2012 at 04:42pm

They just updated the Beta loading screen to say it will be up in the next 30 minutes, ill keep trying and let yall know when it pops.

Tungsten wrote on 04/22/2012 at 12:32am

I had to hunt down a bad MPQ. I'm redownloading it now. We'll see how it works out... **fingers crossed**

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/22/2012 at 12:49am

Hopefully it's better after launch!

Ben_Dodson wrote on 04/22/2012 at 02:32am

Need to setup a release party online for CG on the 15th

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/22/2012 at 04:43am

I am thinking about it.

More as it develops.

Tungsten wrote on 04/22/2012 at 08:06pm

Payed for mine today. I still have two weeks of school, but I can probably squeeze a few hours in here and there. (Is it wrong to slay a demon hoard with my 2 year old daughter sitting on my lap? Shhhh... don't tell my wife)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/22/2012 at 09:52pm

No it's not because good is being done. Time with your child and demon hordes dispatched!

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So a few minutes passed and keeping with that tradition, its

So a few minutes passed and keeping with that tradition, its time for some new Diablo 3 news! Above is the new Diablo 3 feature video for the Monk. I will admit, the Monk is a class I wasn't too interested in at all. I typically don't prefer hand to hand combat in games, but after watching the video I might give him a spin. He almost seems akin to the ol' Diablo 2 Paladin.

The second socketable new bits is that the Diablo 3 Beta servers will go dark May 1st. So get all your early level play in now because come May 1st, you will be without for 14 days until the official launch May 15th.

Lastish, it seems Blizzard hastily patched something they did not intend and may have... Read All

Two Part interview with the Diablo 3 developers. Here is

Two Part interview with the Diablo 3 developers.

Here is part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBbEuHivdNw&list=UUxn8csYeZg6awRnZS-aqg0g&index=1&feature=plcp

In the video its the end of 2011 and they look very tired. I wonder how they are doing now?

Yeah I am pretty crazy excited for this game. Barb looks

Yeah I am pretty crazy excited for this game. Barb looks awesome.

I will use this here site to let yall know when ill be on battle.net and how the games with people I play go. A few people on the site will be playing with me, so very excited.

Talked to one such person today about the lull in great games out now. I agreed, the games that have come out recently haven't been too exciting. Maybe we are missing something awesome?

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 04/10/2012 at 07:10am

I like how at 2:12 he goes Super Saiyan.

Tungsten wrote on 04/10/2012 at 10:03am

There's a string coming up that has me pretty excited:
• Diablo 3
• Torchlight 2
• Borderlands 2
• XCOM
• Guild Wars 2

In the last twelve months though, I would agree. I think I really only wanted 4 titles or so.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/10/2012 at 02:14pm

I should add Torchlight 2 to my mental list. Then again, will it be on par with D3?

Tungsten wrote on 04/10/2012 at 10:45pm

I see your point, but if D3 wasn't coming out near the same time, I would be VERY excite for Torchlight2.

It is going to be cheaper? If that matters to you.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/11/2012 at 03:04am

Ill pay whatever for great games. Ill prob pick this up too. When sort of depends on how well Diablo 3 is working out. I do like that it offers LAN and online play with friends. The "netbook on an airplane" crowd comes to mind. I don't own a netbook, but if I did that might be nice.

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Recently watched a video talking about the Diablo 3 beta on

Recently watched a video talking about the Diablo 3 beta on Slashdot.

http://games.slashdot.org/story/12/04/03/2042253/the-state-of-the-diablo-3-beta-two-videos?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2FslashdotGames+%28Slashdot%3A+Games%29

Its a bit dry but found the content interesting and afterward was really excited to play it. Originally I wanted to play as a Demon Hunter when I started but the reviewer seemed to think it wasn't quite up topar with the other classes. From his description I may try the Witch Doctor for my first play through.

May 15th can not come soon enough!

The world must be told of the coming darkness! It has

The world must be told of the coming darkness! It has begun.

Wonder how far into the story until you save Cain?

Diablo retrospective videos:

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/media/videos/?keywords=&view#/extended-retrospective

Wonder how much of that will show on the collectors DVD/Bluray?

Tungsten wrote on 04/02/2012 at 11:32pm

In the beta, it's the 2nd quest line

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/03/2012 at 12:10am

Good. I want to spend time staying around and listening and should not be subject to waiting half the game to do that. First computer problems!

Chowda wrote on 04/04/2012 at 05:33pm

I was also going to comment on how quickly you find him in the beta. Much earlier than expected.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/05/2012 at 01:14am

Yeah, as I recall it was a bit into the first act you found Cain. It wasn't immediately but it was a few hours in. As I recall he was in old Tristram that was burning?

Tungsten wrote on 04/05/2012 at 10:19am

In a cage surrounded by zombies. And you had to kill Griswold.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/05/2012 at 01:23pm

The best of times. I hope In D3 they bring back the butcher.

Tungsten wrote on 04/05/2012 at 09:58pm

It certainly keeps with it's dark sense of irony. It seems like revert other mission see you kill someone who once was good but got corrupted.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/06/2012 at 01:13am

Right. Would be cool. Hoping they extend the beta but this close to launch? Might not feel its worth it.

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