Diablo III Beta Archive

As players venture into the dangerous lands of New Tristram, and kill new mobs, there will be New Lore icon updates flashing onscreen at the bottom-right. When players click the “New Lore” icon, a voice over plays featuring Deckard Cain or Abd al-Hazir. They will tell you a bit of lore about each new creature you come across in-game. You can access these lore descriptions later by clicking the cup icon at the menu bar...

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Blizzard Entertainment updated the Diablo III website with an article about the Nephalem Cube and the Cauldron of Jordan giving fans a rundown on what each item does for players. These two items are unlocked by completing quests in New Tristram. Afterwards, both items become part of your character armor item slot window. Check out at the bottom one of the HD 1080p videos submitted to us showing both items in action. Nephalem Cube The...

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Blizzard Entertainment has finally revealed the PC Spec requirements to play Diablo III. This is a sign that external closed beta testing will begin really soon in the next few days. Stay sharp brethren. MINIMUM SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS PC OS: Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Latest Service Packs) with DirectX® 9.0c Processor: Intel Pentium® D 2.8 GHz or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 4400+ Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ X1950 Pro or better Mac OS:...

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There are countless Diablo III Beta videos out there from the Friends and Family beta testers since the moment Blizzard Entertainment announced there won’t be an NDA. Here is a compilation of several 1080p HD quality videos of the Barbarian, Wizard, Witch Doctor, Demon Hunter, and Monk classes. Thanks, Andygoyap. Classes Barbarian Demon Hunter Witch Doctor Wizard Monk Extras 5 Classes Team-up Nephalem Cube and Crafting Windows Comparison: Low, Medium, High Settings BARBARIAN: 12 Minutes...

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Here is the list of known issues in the Public Beta. This is by no means a complete list, but covers several of the general issues player will encounter or find during their testing. Issues that occur in specific places are notated with “Act – Level Area”. The level area is the name of the location you are in. It is displayed above your minimap. General Players cannot log into the Public Beta if they...

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Thought this would be a topic to bring up to the front page for those who are having trouble to install the Diablo III Beta client. Blizzard is aware and has come up with a workaround. Here is a quote from Vasadan (QA Team): Vasadan: We currently have three bugs with installing and streaming, all of which will be fixed in a coming Beta patch. If you do not fully download the game before playing,...

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Last night when the Friends and Family Beta Patch 2 was released, all characters were wiped. No explanation was provided for the wipe. Some fans speculate external closed beta might start very soon, but the wipe might be unrelated. That has happened in past beta tests. Bashiok: We’re in the process of bringing down the Diablo III test server to deploy a patch, and wipe all characters to continue the testing process. We anticipate the...

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It is unknown if this is in reference to internal F&F Closed Beta or external Closed Beta. Felicia Day acknowledged in her Twitter she just got a email invitation. I don’t know about you, but if she really meant External Closed Beta, I am reloading my email like no tomorrow. Felicia Day: “OH HAI DIABLO 3 BETA INVITE, YOU ARE PRETTY IN MY INBOX” source: Felicia Day Twitter Update: Heard from Eldorian, there was a...

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Blizzard Entertainment released the second patch of Diablo III Friends-&-Family Beta. There are a few significant class and quest bug fixes. User Interface The UI for character skills has been greatly improved. Bug Fixes General Breaking News will now properly display when launching the game client. The victory text for completing the Diablo III beta will now only appear after the Skeleton King’s death has fully completed. Classes Monk Fixed an issue with Dashing Strike...

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Here are some screenshots of the Diablo III Beta login screen, the Options window (Video, Sound, Gameplay, Keyboard). I don’t know about you, but when I see this loading screen I meltdown. It is the long lost fabled city of Ureh. The Light of Lights. Those who have lived under a rock, this is the city where the events of The Diablo: The Kingdom of Shadow (by Richard A. Knaak) took place, and the debut...

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