Diablo III Beta Archive

  • Here is a Diablo III internal beta video stream from nvsammy. I took some screenshot from his livestream showing the shrines, stash, and other perks such as blacksmith recipes you can bring to the blacksmither to learn how to make armor and weapons. Some spoilers likely, so skip the dialogues if that ain’t your thing.

    Diablo III Beta Video Stream # 1

    Here is a Diablo III internal beta video stream from nvsammy. I took some screenshot from his livestream showing the shrines, stash, and other perks such as blacksmith recipes you can bring to the blacksmither to learn how to make armor and weapons. Some spoilers likely, so skip the dialogues if that ain’t your thing.

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  • With the announcement that Diablo III Friends & Family Internal Beta testing has officially begun, and no NDA is required, now we can post the installer screenshots and the EULA. Sorry, I personally don’t like to post Leaks until they are official. EULA DIABLO® III PRE-RELEASE TESTING AGREEMENT YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING PRE-RELEASE TEST AGREEMENT (THE “AGREEMENT”) BEFORE INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE PROGRAM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE TERMS OF...

    Diablo III Beta Installer Screenshots and EULA

    With the announcement that Diablo III Friends & Family Internal Beta testing has officially begun, and no NDA is required, now we can post the installer screenshots and the EULA. Sorry, I personally don’t like to post Leaks until they are official. EULA DIABLO® III PRE-RELEASE TESTING AGREEMENT YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING PRE-RELEASE TEST AGREEMENT (THE “AGREEMENT”) BEFORE INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE PROGRAM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE TERMS OF...

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  • According to Bashiok, September 7th — around 1am EST, Diablo III Family And Friends Internal Beta Testing has officially begun. Closed Beta will start very soon — which might mean any time within the next few days up to next two weeks considering Q3 ends September 30th. Bashiok informs this Friends and Family testing has NO NDA which means all the leaks are official Non-NDA and encouraged public videos. Bashiok: FYI, we’re getting very close...

    Diablo III Friends and Family Testing Begun

    According to Bashiok, September 7th — around 1am EST, Diablo III Family And Friends Internal Beta Testing has officially begun. Closed Beta will start very soon — which might mean any time within the next few days up to next two weeks considering Q3 ends September 30th. Bashiok informs this Friends and Family testing has NO NDA which means all the leaks are official Non-NDA and encouraged public videos. Bashiok: FYI, we’re getting very close...

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  • Bashiok revealed a few tidbits about the upcoming beta testing. Some bits have been filtered out in interviews, and serve as reassurance for those who missed said interviews. Beta testing has a length of about two hours of gameplay. However, counting on beta testers to try out the other five classes definitely counts as a 10 hours of basic experience, plus the countless replayability for those who will keep playing throughout the lifespan of the...

    Diablo III Beta Lasts Two Hours of Gameplay

    Bashiok revealed a few tidbits about the upcoming beta testing. Some bits have been filtered out in interviews, and serve as reassurance for those who missed said interviews. Beta testing has a length of about two hours of gameplay. However, counting on beta testers to try out the other five classes definitely counts as a 10 hours of basic experience, plus the countless replayability for those who will keep playing throughout the lifespan of the...

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  • A few days ago, Blizzard Entertainment put a challenge out there for Diablo III fans. Let your beard grow and take a photo. Submit it via Twitter with the #Diableard tag and via email to Diableards@Blizzard.com Pity I shaved my goatie … Anyway, the source link below shows several photos of the Diablo III developers who already have impressive beards. Some fans have been submitting their photos too (see below). Are you up to the...

    Join the Diableards Challenge and Show Off Your Diablo III Beard

    A few days ago, Blizzard Entertainment put a challenge out there for Diablo III fans. Let your beard grow and take a photo. Submit it via Twitter with the #Diableard tag and via email to Diableards@Blizzard.com Pity I shaved my goatie … Anyway, the source link below shows several photos of the Diablo III developers who already have impressive beards. Some fans have been submitting their photos too (see below). Are you up to the...

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  • The Diablo III Beta Testing is approaching perilously with Q3 2011 reaching its critical mass in September 30th. As of today, any day in the next 33 days is potentially Beta Launch time. Which of those days is anyone’s guess. Lot of rumors abound in the last few days. I won’t confirm or deny any of those. I can only tell you one thing for certain. Eldorian and Medievaldragon will be updating Blizzplanet ["and other...

    Diablo III Beta Watch # 4: Emergency. Critical. Imminent.

    The Diablo III Beta Testing is approaching perilously with Q3 2011 reaching its critical mass in September 30th. As of today, any day in the next 33 days is potentially Beta Launch time. Which of those days is anyone’s guess. Lot of rumors abound in the last few days. I won’t confirm or deny any of those. I can only tell you one thing for certain. Eldorian and Medievaldragon will be updating Blizzplanet ["and other...

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  • Blizzard wants everyone (yes, you too) to run again the Beta Profile Tool. They have updated it, and it will help your chances to get a beta key invite over those who haven’t ran it again. Even if you ran it yesterday, run it again. This is a brand new Beta Profile Tool that needs to be installed and run to obtain non-personal details about your computer. The beta test approaches! We’ve just updated our...

    Diablo III Beta Watch # 3: Blizzard Wants You To Run New Beta Profile Tool

    Blizzard wants everyone (yes, you too) to run again the Beta Profile Tool. They have updated it, and it will help your chances to get a beta key invite over those who haven’t ran it again. Even if you ran it yesterday, run it again. This is a brand new Beta Profile Tool that needs to be installed and run to obtain non-personal details about your computer. The beta test approaches! We’ve just updated our...

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  • Blizzard Entertainment unveiled the timelapse video of The Making of the Diablo Mural shown at Hahnentorburg Rudolfplatz. It is important to all GamesCom 2011 attendees to attend Hahnentorburg for a chance at a Diablo III beta key. Contest details at the bottom. Additionally, IGN UK nominated Diablo III for the IGN People’s Choice Award. You can vote for Diablo III here. As part of Blizzard Entertainment’s presence at gamescom 2011, artist Manfred Stader has created...

    Diablo III Hahnentorburg Timelapse Video and Beta Key Contest

    Blizzard Entertainment unveiled the timelapse video of The Making of the Diablo Mural shown at Hahnentorburg Rudolfplatz. It is important to all GamesCom 2011 attendees to attend Hahnentorburg for a chance at a Diablo III beta key. Contest details at the bottom. Additionally, IGN UK nominated Diablo III for the IGN People’s Choice Award. You can vote for Diablo III here. As part of Blizzard Entertainment’s presence at gamescom 2011, artist Manfred Stader has created...

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  • This is possibly nothing and might not be related to Diablo III beta testing. However, previous pre-beta preparation shared similar type of maintenance oddities. While checking my Battle.net account for any new changes, I noticed my StarCraft II links were completely gone. I launched StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and downloaded the latest patches. The StarCraft II Battle.net server seems to be operating normally, but when I go to the Battle.net Account page — StarCraft...

    Diablo III Beta Watch # 1: Battle.net Account Maintenance

    This is possibly nothing and might not be related to Diablo III beta testing. However, previous pre-beta preparation shared similar type of maintenance oddities. While checking my Battle.net account for any new changes, I noticed my StarCraft II links were completely gone. I launched StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and downloaded the latest patches. The StarCraft II Battle.net server seems to be operating normally, but when I go to the Battle.net Account page — StarCraft...

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