Blizzard Launches Free Open Beta Weekend for Diablo III

chrono1081 · Apr 21, 2012

fretdevil said:
After such a long development time, I expected much more. I realize this is only the first chapter. However, it was pretty boring. I did not have to think about what I was doing at all. Open the door, break down the barrier, drop the chandelier on top of the nasties and slash on. Was not much fun. The only fun was chasing down those pesky Imps.

The concept of gold is still useless in most cases. The only reason for it's existence is to train the Blacksmith. Even then, the items created do not compare to what can be found during gameplay.

I think I'll wait a year or two for the price to drop.

Oh good I wasn't the only one who thought gold was useless. I never bought anything yet and the armor I found was much better.

I didn't even mess with the blacksmith, I don't really know what to do with him. I thought there would be an in game explanation or something.

Can't Stop · Apr 21, 2012

chrono1081 said:
I'm sure I'll get down-ranked for that but in my opinion Blizzard games are often overrated.

Not that many games to 'often overrate when you count.

Isthar · Apr 21, 2012

Issues

If you have any issues with the open beta, check this post on Blizzard forum:

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/4511822204#1

NAG · Apr 21, 2012

chrono1081 said:
Oh good I wasn't the only one who thought gold was useless. I never bought anything yet and the armor I found was much better.

I didn't even mess with the blacksmith, I don't really know what to do with him. I thought there would be an in game explanation or something.

In earlier betas the blacksmith had much better gear. I think the gear imbalance is probably due to the fact that this is only a small fraction of the game. There is also the bit about the blacksmith not being the only profession.

littyboy · Apr 22, 2012

Hey guys. I have a 2010 macbook pro 15". My laptop turned off in the middle of game. I'm guessing it is an overheat issue since my brother has the same laptop and his is running perfectly fine. Is this a valid assumption? *tear*

onmi · Apr 22, 2012

Just finished the beta and hit the level cap. I played the Wizard class and it rocks. I'll maybe give it another go with the barbarian class...

it ran smooth on my mid-2010 standard macbook pro. No lag or anything. Settings were at recommended.

I'm stoked for this game. Buying it day 1.

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chrono1081 said:
Oh good I wasn't the only one who thought gold was useless. I never bought anything yet and the armor I found was much better.

I didn't even mess with the blacksmith, I don't really know what to do with him. I thought there would be an in game explanation or something.

I think Gold helped me out a bit but not that much. If you have equips that help find magical items, you can score some pretty sweet stuff.

There should be an in game explanation as soon as you unlock the blacksmith in the town. At least, I got one as pop up windows.

Justinf79 · Apr 22, 2012

chrono1081 said:
Oh good I wasn't the only one who thought gold was useless. I never bought anything yet and the armor I found was much better.

I didn't even mess with the blacksmith, I don't really know what to do with him. I thought there would be an in game explanation or something.

Eh, I thought the blacksmith was actually pretty useful. You have to throw gold at him to train him up so that he can make good stuff for you. Almost all my gear is from him now because I've yet to find anything better.

chrono1081 · Apr 22, 2012

Justinf79 said:
Eh, I thought the blacksmith was actually pretty useful. You have to throw gold at him to train him up so that he can make good stuff for you. Almost all my gear is from him now because I've yet to find anything better.

I just figured that out lol. I spent a bunch of gold on him and now he can make me good stuff. The merchant didn't sell anything useful and I obliterate everything with the witch doctor so it was easy to pick up health.

Blizzard officially won me back over. I will be preordering the game so I can play it when it comes out.

50548 · Apr 22, 2012

chrono1081 said:
I just figured that out lol. I spent a bunch of gold on him and now he can make me good stuff. The merchant didn't sell anything useful and I obliterate everything with the witch doctor so it was easy to pick up health.

Blizzard officially won me back over. I will be preordering the game so I can play it when it comes out.

Seems like an excellent game, indeed...absolutely flawless performance on my iMac.

Gasu E. · Apr 22, 2012

chrono1081 said:
Oh good I wasn't the only one who thought gold was useless. I never bought anything yet and the armor I found was much better.

I didn't even mess with the blacksmith, I don't really know what to do with him. I thought there would be an in game explanation or something.

You use the gold to train the blacksmith, who can then build more/better stuff.

Fandongo · Apr 22, 2012

chrono1081 said:
Oh good I wasn't the only one who thought gold was useless. I never bought anything yet and the armor I found was much better.

I didn't even mess with the blacksmith, I don't really know what to do with him. I thought there would be an in game explanation or something.

Blacksmith at lvl 2 so far, and I can already make boosted shoulder armor that I wouldn't be able to use till lvl 18.

He's made some pretty good crap too.

I'm sure at lvl 99 he'll be making ridiculous stuff that you can sell for real money in the auction.

Oh, and gold can also be used for auctions.
So no...
Gold is not useless like it was in the last games.

the8thark · Apr 22, 2012

tdream said:
Have you even tried to get in? It's a complete mess.

And that's the whole point of an open beta. Open beta is meant to:

Provide publicity/hype for the game.
Intentionally break (via overload) their servers to see what dies first. So they break now and not on 15th May. And if they break later, already have worked out the quickest way to fix them.
Give blizzard staff practice to deal with the waves of complaints when an issue arrises.
And lastly give people a trail of the game.

smhh · Apr 22, 2012

Abazigal said:
Game's lagging just the slightest bit on 2560x1440 res on my imac.

I've got 2011 iMac with the 2GB Radeon 6970, and this is what I can tell you:

2560x1440, high settings + aa, 60 fps limit

OS X 10.7.3
-> outside - 10-25 fps
-> inside - 20-35 fps

Win7
-> outside - 40-55 fps
-> inside - 59-60 fps

OS X is not designed for games

Zulithe · Apr 22, 2012

runs like garbage on my 2010 2.66ghz mbp. no surprise... mac gaming is still a joke when it comes to AAA titles like this. I don't blame blizzard or valve... I blame apple. Anyway, hopefully the 2012 mbps will have some significant gains... I'm hoping to upgrade.

seamuskrat · Apr 22, 2012

I am on a 2010 iMac. I have similar settings and the game seems smooth. How are you determining the FPS? What settings allow me to see this?

smhh said:
I've got 2011 iMac with the 2GB Radeon 6970, and this is what I can tell you:

2560x1440, high settings + aa, 60 fps limit

OS X 10.7.3
-> outside - 10-25 fps
-> inside - 20-35 fps

Win7
-> outside - 40-55 fps
-> inside - 59-60 fps

OS X is not designed for games

smhh · Apr 22, 2012

seamuskrat said:
I am on a 2010 iMac. I have similar settings and the game seems smooth. How are you determining the FPS? What settings allow me to see this?

To display fps: CMD+R (ctrl+r @ windows)

btw, are you on 10.7 ?

the8thark · Apr 22, 2012

If you want to see the possible errors you can get in the beta I made up this pic. Most of them I have experienced. And a couple I got from friends with Macs.

http://i.imgur.com/anfii.jpg

I will post the link as the image is a little too big to show here directly.

iSayuSay · Apr 22, 2012

I'm not exactly a n00b on Diablo .. but I never play it on a Mac before. Some questions then,

1.) Can we use switch and play between Mac and Bootcamp using the same save game file? Or Diablo III will only use cloud save only?

2.) And are we eligible to install Diablo III on both Bootcamp and OSX, or do we need 2 licenses for that?

Heavenly · Apr 22, 2012

iSayuSay said:
I'm not exactly a n00b on Diablo .. but I never play it on a Mac before. Some questions then,

1.) Can we use switch and play between Mac and Bootcamp using the same save game file? Or Diablo III will only use cloud save only?

2.) And are we eligible to install Diablo III on both Bootcamp and OSX, or do we need 2 licenses for that?

1. The game is saved on the cloud when you log out and it'll pick up from the same spot whenever you log back on, regardless of the platform(I've done it a lot between my laptop and PC).

2. A CD key is tied to your Blizzard account and you can download both the Windows and OS X client from it.

Basically if you've played WoW and/or StarCraft 2, Blizzard handles Diablo 3 in the exact same way.

the8thark · Apr 22, 2012

1. You will need to install D3 bootcamp side and OS X side if you want to play on both OS's. But you can play on one and continue on the other as you character save data (and achievement data) will be held in Blizzard's cloud.

2. You can install it as many times as you want. Anywhere. Your licence only means you can only play the game once (ie. no multiboxing from the same account). You just use the same game licence to install in many places. And you log in with your battle.net account. So you can play at a friends place on your account if you want to.

iSayuSay · Apr 22, 2012

Thank you for the enlightenment

I think I'm gonna stick with DVD for Diablo III, I don't have a strong connection to make the download justifiable. It's universal PC/Mac client on the dvds right? So I can just install D3 on both Windows/OS X using the same given CD key, right?

I switch between OS quite oftenly (I prefer bootcamp over VM whenever I have the time), so when I'm in the mood to play D3, I want to make sure I could play it from any OS I have with me at the time.

throAU · Apr 22, 2012

Runs fine on my 2011 MBP (native, not bootcamp). Clocked it as a wizard.

Buying it.

Ubuntu · Apr 22, 2012

iSayuSay said:
Thank you for the enlightenment I think I'm gonna stick with DVD for Diablo III, I don't have a strong connection to make the download justifiable. It's universal PC/Mac client on the dvds right? So I can just install D3 on both Windows/OS X using the same given CD key, right?

I switch between OS quite oftenly (I prefer bootcamp over VM whenever I have the time), so when I'm in the mood to play D3, I want to make sure I could play it from any OS I have with me at the time.

That's right. Assuming it's a similar process to WoW (99% sure it is), you'll enter the serial key in your Battle.net account management page and then you can install the PC and Mac clients whenever you want as the disc comes with both.

robertosh · Apr 23, 2012

great game, i'll buy it, impressive. The only "but" that i have it's that has some much "cartoonish" graphics in some spaces (f.e, in the cathedral) and it is less darker than its predecessors.

In terms of perfomance, I'm using a 2008 imac, 10.7, with a 8800GS (512mb) and runs very well at the native resolution (1920x1200) and blizzard default graphic settings. It down a little with a big group of monsters but still very playable and enjoyable visuals.The blizzard default recommends lower resolution but i prefer the native for better quality text.

foodog · Apr 23, 2012

tdream said:
Have you even tried to get in? It's a complete mess.

It is a great game!!!!! If you have played since the original Diablo you will see a lot of familiar places.

Blizzard Launches Free Open Beta Weekend for Diablo III

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